Each Spring the Northern California Kaiser Residency Programs meet for the Kaiser Permanente Foot & Ankle Summit in which Kaiser Permanent attendings and residents celebrate the residents’ research accomplishments for the year.
Keynote Speakers: Dr. Scott Kaiser, pediatric orthopedic specialist
The 2020 Kaiser Permanente Foot & Ankle Virtual Summit
(In order of presentation)
- Shafiq Prasla (Kaiser SF Bay Area): Mid-term Incidence of Tarsometatarsal Joint Arthrodesis following Open Reduction with Internal Fixation of Lisfranc Injuries.
- Brandon Kim (Kaiser South Bay Consortium): Outcomes of Talar Microfracture Surgery and Predictors of Failure
- Caroline Ko/Katie Pettibone (Kaiser North Bay Consortium): Percutaneous Fixation and Immediate Weightbearing for Ankle Fractures in a High Risk Geriatric Population: Case Series and Technique
- Caroline Ko (Kaiser North Bay Consortium): The Effect of Ankle Angular Deformity on Total Ankle Arthroplasty Failure Rate
- Shontal Dionisopoulos (Kaiser SF Bay Area): Peri-Prosthetic Joint Infection Following Total Ankle Arthroplasty.
- Toby Ishizuka: Congenital Clubfoot (Kaiser SF Bay Area): Associated Comorbidities and Treatment Outcomes
- Megan Hom (Kaiser North Bay Consortium): Plate vs Screw Fixation for 2nd and 3rd TMTJ Fusion Nonunion Rates
- Rishika Lagisetti (Kaiser South Bay Consortium): Protective weight bearing protocol for Weber B ankle fractures
- Luke McCann (Kaiser SF Bay Area): Long term follow up of outcomes in patient’s undergoing surgical reconstruction for Charcot arthropathy of the foot and ankle
- Ashmi Patel (Kaiser North Bay Consortium): Failure of Ankle fracture fixation
- Ian Newport (Kaiser South Bay Consortium): Outcomes Following Open Reduction Internal Fixation of Ankle Fractures
- Megan Ishibashi (Kaiser SF Bay Area): Pain Management following Foot and Ankle Surgery: What is the Current Standard Practice?
- Lewis Kane (Kaiser SF Bay Area): Secondary Surgery following Lapidus Bunionectomy
- Yuki Chen (Kaiser South Bay Consortium): Comparison of Distal Metatarsal Osteotomy for Mild Bunion Deformity with or without Lateral Soft Tissue Release
- Fernando Ramirez (Kaiser SF Bay Area): Correlation Between Isolated Fibular Fracture Displacement and Deep Deltoid Injury: A Comparative Analysis of Arthroscopic and Radiographic Assessments
- Logan Mitchell (Kaiser SF Bay Area): The Impact of Diabetes Mellitus on Postoperative Outcomes Following Open Reduction and Internal Fixation to Treat Open Ankle Fractures
- Dixon Xu (Kaiser Sacramento): The Effectiveness of Topical Cannabidol oil in Symptomatic Relief of Peripheral neuropathy
- Lisa Yoon (Kaiser South Bay Consortium): Quantifying the Amount of Blood Flow to Heal a Transmetatarsal Amputation
- Jeffrey Sanker (Kaiser SF Bay Area): Tarsal Coalition: Outcomes Following Surgical Resection
2019 Resident Presentations
- Success and survivorship following charcot reconstruction, a review of 151 cases
Luke McCann, Kaiser SF Bay Area Foot & Ankle - Ten year incidence of midfoot arthrodesis following ORIF of lisfrancs injuries
Shafiq Prasla, Kaiser SF Bay Area Foot & Ankle - Quantifying the amount of blood flow needed to heal a transmetatarsal amputation
Jessica Lin and Lisa Yoon, Kaiser South Bay - Surgical symptomatic recurrence of idiopathic and non-idiopathic clubfoot
Toby Ishizuka, Kaiser SF Bay Area Foot & Ankle - The influence of TASC classification on amputation healing rates
Megan Ishibashi, Kaiser SF Bay Area Foot & Ankle - The determinate value of the medial clear space for deltoid integrity in lateral malleolar fractures: A correlative analysis of arthroscopic and radiographic findings.
Myles Knutson, Kaiser SF Bay Area Foot & Ankle - Early weightbearing of Jones fractures
Stephanie Mita, Kaiser North Bay - The effects of timing and in-line flow on the success of healing pedal amputations
Matthew Doyle, Kaiser SF Bay Area Foot & Ankle
2019 Student Poster Presentations
- Retrospective review of radiographic outcomes after triplane correction for hallux valgus
Stefany Carvalho, Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery - Saline or Antiseptic Solution? A Systematic review of wound characteristics, clinical uses, and wound healing outcomes in negative pressure wound therapy with instillation
Varsha Salunkhe, California School of Podiatric Medicine at Samuel Merritt University - Biomarker discovery for prediction of healing vs. non-healing chronic diabetic foot ulcers
Matthew Diamond, Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science - Effect of hallux valgus surgery on balance and gait in middle-aged and older adults
Janki Patel, Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science - The effect of three-dimensional printed models on the reliability of the assessment of the Lauge-Hansen classification system
Christopher Berkelbach, Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine
Previous Keynote Speakers
| Year | Speaker | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Scott Kaiser, MD | Pediatric Orthopedics |
| 2018 | Phil Wirganowicz, MD Peter Peng, MD |
Musculoskeletal Oncology, Kaiser Northwest Surgical Oncologist, Kaiser Oakland |
| 2017 | Joan Lo, MD | Director of Research, East Bay Endocrinology, Kaiser Oakland |
| 2016 | Michael Conte, MD Alexander Reyzelman, DPM |
Vascular Surgery, UCSF Limb Preservation Cofounder Podiatric Surgery, Wound care specialist, UCSF Limb Preservation Cofounder |
| 2015 | James O. Johnston, MD | Musculoskeletal Oncology and Orthopedic Surgery |
| 2014 | Roger Baxter, MD | Infectious Disease and Research, Kaiser Oakland |
| 2013 | Shannon Rush, DPM | Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Foot & Ankle Surgery |
Resident Research Award Winners
| 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Presentation Topic | Resident | Kaiser Residency Program |
| 1 | Success and survivorship following charcot reconstruction, a review of 151 cases | Luke McCann, PGY-3 | Kaiser SF Bay Area Foot & Ankle Residency Program |
| 2 | Plate vs Screw Fixation for 2nd and 3rd TMTJ Fusion Nonunion Rates | Megan Hom, PGY-3 | Kaiser North Bay Consortium |
| 3 | Mid-term Incidence of Tarsometatarsal Joint Arthrodesis following Open Reduction with Internal Fixation (ORIF) of Lisfranc Injuries. | Shafiq Prasla, PGY-3 | Kaiser SF Bay Area Foot & Ankle Residency Program |
| 2019 | |||
| Place | Presentation Topic | Resident | Kaiser Residency Program |
| 1 | Early weightbearing of Jones fractures | Stephanie Mita, PGY-3 | Kaiser North Bay Consortium |
| 2 | Success and survivorship following charcot reconstruction, a review of 151 cases | Luke McCann, PGY-2 | Kaiser SF Bay Area Foot & Ankle Residency Program |
| 3 | The influence of TASC classification on amputation healing rates | Megan Ishibashi, PGY-1 | Kaiser SF Bay Area Foot & Ankle Residency Program |
| 2018 | |||
| Place | Presentation Topic | Resident | Kaiser Residency Program |
| 1 | Revision total ankle arthroplasty: Success and survivorship | Francesca Castellucci-Garza, PGY-3 | Kaiser SF Bay Area Foot & Ankle Residency Program |
| 2 | Osseous and soft tissue complications associated with foot and ankle surgery in patients with rheumatoid arthritis taking a variety of anti-rheumatic medications | Colten Dougherty, PGY-3 | Kaiser SF Bay Area Foot & Ankle Residency Program |
| 3 | Melanoma of the foot is associated withadvanced disease and poorer survival | Yaseer Parupia | Kaiser SF Bay Area Foot & Ankle Residency Program |
| 2017 | |||
| Place | Presentation Topic | Resident | Kaiser Residency Program |
| 1 | 3-Year morbidity and mortality after transmetatarsal amputation | Barbara Adams, PGY-3 | Kaiser SF Bay Area Foot & Ankle Residency Program |
| 2 | Timing of vascular intervention in relation to TMA survivability | Eric Shi, PGY-2 | Kaiser South Bay Consortium |
| 3 | Prevalence of metatarsal fracture among women with proximal diaphyseal and atypical femur fractures | Tenaya West, PGY-1 | Kaiser SF Bay Area Foot & Ankle Residency Program |
| 2016 | |||
| Place | Presentation Topic | Resident | Kaiser Residency Program |
| 1 | Medial malleolar fractures: ORIF vs percutaneous fixation. A retrospective comparative study | Patrick Levine, PGY-3 | Kaiser South Bay Consortium |
| 2 | Timing of vascular intervention in relation to TMA survivability | Eric Shi, PGY-1 | Kaiser South Bay Consortium |
| 3 | 3-Year morbidity and mortality after transmetatarsal amputation | Joshua Edlinger, PGY-3 | Kaiser SF Bay Area Foot & Ankle Residency Program |
| 2015 | |||
| Place | Presentation Topic | Resident | Kaiser Residency Program |
| 1 | 3-Year morbidity and mortality after transmetatarsal amputation | Barbara Adams, PGY-1 | Kaiser SF Bay Area Foot & Ankle Residency Program |
| 2 | Comparative nonunion rates in triple arthrodesis | Lindsey Klassen, PGY-2 | Kaiser South Bay Consortium |
| 3 | Does timing of vascular intervention in patients undergoing transmetatarsal amputation (TMA) secondary to peripheral vascular disease have an effect on healing/survivability of TMA stump? | Marshall Jex, PGY-2 | Kaiser South Bay Consortium |
Student Research Poster Award Winners
| 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Poster Title | Students (Presenters in Bold) | Podiatric School |
| 1 | Retrospective review of radiographic outcomes after triplane correction for hallux valgus | Paul Dayton, DPM, MS, Stefany Carvalho, Rachel Egdorf, Mindi Dayton, DPM, MHA | DMU |
| 2 | Effect of hallux valgus surgery on balance and gait in middle aged and older adults | Adam Fleischer, DPM, MPH, Janki Patel, Alyse Acciani, Erin E. Klein, DPM, Sai Yalla, PhD, Lowell Weil, Sr., DPM, Lowell Weil, Jr., DPM | Scholl |
| 3 | Saline or Antiseptic Solution? A Systematic review of wound characteristics, clinical uses, and wound healing outcomes in negative pressure wound therapy with instillation | Varsha S. Salunkhe, Jeremie D. Oliver, David V. Ivanov, Arif Chaudhry, MD, Krishna Vyas, MD, PhD, MHS | CSPM |
| 2018 | |||
| Place | Poster Title | Students (Presenters in Bold) | Podiatric School |
| 1 | Progression of Radiographic Healing Following First Ray Arthrodesis in the Foot Using a Biplanar Plating Technique Without Compression | Paul Dayton, DPM, Robert Santrock MD, Merrell Kauwe, DPM, Gary Gansen, DPM, Sean Harper,DPM, Andrea Cifaldi,Rachel Egdorf, Jake Eisenschink | DMU |
| 2 | Peak Plantar Pressure of Walking Gait in Prefab Orthotics of Different Foot Types | Samuel Caine, Danielle Greenfield, Jessica Hethcoat, Raddison Veater, Nishit Vora | CSPM |
| 3 | Percutaneous Harvest of Calcaneal Bone Autograft: Evaluation of complications, Quantification of Volume and Defining Anatomical Safe Zones | Duane J.Ehredt Jr., DPM; Brandon Rogers, Jaspreet Takhar, Kathy Seisel, DPM | Temple |
| 2017 | |||
| Place | Poster Title | Students (Presenters in Bold) | Podiatric School |
| 1 | Titanium scaffolding: A novel replacement for iliac bone grafts in salvage of failed first metatarsal procedures. | Ryan Carter, DPM, Colin Zdenek, DPM, Nicholas Todd, DPM, Shannon Rush, DPM, Natalie Coriaty, Katherine Pettibone | CSPM |
| 2 | Evaluation of the mechanical axis of the first ray before and after first metatarsal-phalangeal joint reconstructive surgery. | Sara Naguib, Brian S. Derner, and Andrew J. Meyr, DPM | Temple |
| 3 | Correlation between patient-reported and functional outcome measures following ankle injury. | Zinnia M. Rocha, Sean R. Lyons, Gurvikram Boparai, Brian Derner, Trevor Klinkner, Christine Palma, Kevin Perra, Anthony Samaan | Temple |
| 2016 | |||
| Place | Poster Title | Students (Presenters in Bold) | Podiatric School |
| 1 | Genetically enhanced PDGFR-B production in primary neonatal dermal fibroblasts using CRISPR/CAS9 delivered by MEMS-based Lance Array Nanoinjection | JW Sessions, CS Stousen, BT Garcia, JK Adler, DG Armstrong, DS Nickerson, S Hope, BD Jensen | Midwestern |
| 2 | The effect of variable lower extremity immobilization devices on brake response driving outcomes | Zinnia M. Rocha, Matthew W. Lawrence, Kayla Baloga, Brian Derner, Jonathan C. Dillard, Jared Littlejohn, Alexandra Spangler | Temple |
| 3 | Type IV cell mediated hypersensitivity reaction caused by titatinum implant following medial displacement calcaneal osteotomy and first metatarsal-cuneiform arthrodesis | Stephen J. Kriger, Shontal Behan, Parth Phakta, Chiolas G. Bruning, Brennan A. Menninger, Mark C. Razzante | CSPM |