Every May, 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: Drs. Peter Peng and Phil Wirganowicz
2018 Resident Presentation Winners
1st place – Melanoma of the foot is associated with advanced disease and poorer survival
– Yaseer Parupia
2nd Place – 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
3rd Place – Revision total ankle arthroplasty: Success and survivorship
– Francesca Castellucci-Garza
2018 Student Poster Winners
1st place – Progression of radiographic helaing following first ray arthrodesis in the foot using a biplanar plating technique without compression. Dayton P, Santrock R, Kauwe M, Gansen G, Harper S, Cifaldi A, Egdorf R, Eisenschink J.
– Presented by Rachel Egdorf, Des Moines University
2nd Place – Peak plantar pressure of walking gait in prefab orthotics of different foot types. Samuel Caine, Danielle Greenfield, Jessica Hethcoat, Steven Hill, Raddison Veater, Nishit Vora.
– Presented by Samuel Caine, Danielle Greenfield, Jessica Hethcoat, Raddison Veater, Nishit Vora, California School of Podiatric Medicine
3rd Place – Percutaneous harvest of calcaneal bone autograft: evaluation of complications, quantification of volume and defining anatomical safe zones. Ehredt Jr. DJ, Rogers B, Takhar J, Seisel K.
– Presented by Brandon Rogers, Kent University
Previous Keynote Speakers
| Year | Speaker | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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
| 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 |