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San Francisco Bay Area Foot and Ankle Residency Program - Foot & Ankle Summit

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.

Resident Name Program Presentation Topic
Amber O’Connor Kaiser South Bay Consortium Impact of Vitamin K Antagonist Warfarin on Ankle Fracture Healing
Khanh Phuong Tong Kaiser South Bay Consortium A Case of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma in the Metatarsal Bone
Monte Schmalhaus  Kaiser SF Bay Area Incidence of ankle valgus after indirect repair of the deltoid ligament with Open Reduction Internal Fixation in unstable ankle fractures
Varsha Ivanova Kaiser South Bay Consortium A retrospective analysis of synovial fluid in hematogenous septic arthritis in the native foot and ankle
Pats Limcaoco Kaiser South Bay Consortium Incidence of COVID-19 Disease, Hospitalizations, and Death in Patients Receiving Lower Extremity Corticosteroid Joint Injections for Musculoskeletal Conditions
Rabeea Abbas Kaiser North Bay Consortium Evaluating Improvements in Perioperative Pain Management in Foot and Ankle Surgery with the Use of Regional Liposomal Bupivacaine Blocks
Tamanna Hoque and James Diep Kaiser South Bay Consortium and Kaiser SF Bay Area Percutaneous Needling with Prolotherapy in Treating Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy
Craig Krcal Jr and Matthew Kennedy Kaiser SF Bay Area The Vantage Total Ankle System: Short-Term Outcomes and Early Weight-Bearing Allowing Tibial Implant Seating.
Aaron Medina and Nic Grimes Kaiser SF Bay Area Effects of timing on hardware removal following lisfrancs removal
Arjun Vijayakumar Kaiser South Bay Consortium The Effect of Tibial Sesamoid Position on Patient Outcome Scores After Bunion Surgery
Shawn Kashef  Kaiser SF Bay Area Revision Total Ankle Arthroplasty
Sukhranjan Nijjar  Kaiser SF Bay Area Pediatric Osteomyelitis of the Foot and Ankle
Paul Marinos  Kaiser SF Bay Area Treatment for Neglected Achilles Tendon Reconstruction
Sonia Chuang (Student)  Kaiser SF Bay Area Surgically offloading diabetic feet via digital flexor tenotomies: A systematic review
Sibella Campbell (Student)  Kaiser SF Bay Area Pointe Readiness: An Evaluation of the Current Criteria
Student Name Program Presentation Topic
Whitney Branham Midwestern 1. The Approach to the Pigmented Foot Lesion: An Advanced Case of Malignant Melanoma and Literature Review

2. PER Ankle Fracture and Associated Syndesmotic Rupture in a Professional Athlete a Case Study

Sibella S Campbell Midwestern Pointe Readiness: An Evaluation of the Current Criteria
Rashika Budhathoki Barry Investigating the Use of Virtual Reality in the Treatment of Chronic Foot Pain
Sydni Sears Barry Synovial Sarcoma: A Case Study
Vishnupriya Bodempudi CSPM Pain Medication Intake During Immediate Postoperative Period May Not Predict Patient Reported Outcomes Following Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lateral Ankle Instability
Jake Loitz CSPM Structures at Risk with Arthroscopic Brostrom Compared to Open Brostrom: A Cadaveric Study
Olivia Ly CSPM PROMISE: Patient Reported Outcomes in Minimally Invasive Surgery and Experiences
Anne Thomas CSPM Peripheral Arterial Disease Health Literacy and Learning Preferences in a Chinese-Speaking Population: A Preliminary Survey Study
Sonia Chuang Chicago Surgically offloading diabetic feet via digital flexor tenotomies: A systematic review.
Stephanie Bush DMU Quantifying the Rupture Rate of the Plantar Fascia Following Corticosteroid Injection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Marlethia Lawrence B.S.B, M.P.H Kent Is compression therapy benign? Complications of compression therapy in the neuropathic patient and how to avoid them.
Year Speaker Specialty
2023 Dr. Tenaya West, DPM (ADD)
Dr. Holly Spohn-Gross
Pediatric Foot and Ankle, Global Health CPMA President Update
2022 Dr. Zachary Bailowitz, MD Ultrasound Utilization in Foot & Ankle
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
Place Presentation Topic Resident Kaiser Residency Program

 

2023

1 A retrospective analysis of synovial fluid in hematogenous septic arthritis in the native foot and ankle Varsha Ivanova, PGY-3 Kaiser South Bay Consortium
2 Incidence of ankle valgus after indirect repair of the deltoid ligament with Open Reduction Internal Fixation in unstable ankle fractures​ Monte Schmalhaus, PGY-3 Kaiser SF Bay Area Foot & Ankle Residency Program
3 Percutaneous Needling with Prolotherapy in Treating Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy James Diep, PGY-1
Tammana Hoque, PGY-1
Kaiser SF Bay Area Foot & Ankle Residency Program Kaiser South Bay Consortium

2022

1 Secondary Surgery Following Lapidus Bunionectomy Logan Mitchell, PGY-3 Kaiser SF Bay Area Foot & Ankle Residency Program
2 The Vantage Total Ankle System: Short-Term Outcomes and Early Weight-Bearing Allowing Tibial Implant Seating Craig Krcal, PGY-2 Kaiser SF Bay Area Foot & Ankle Residency Program
3 Outcomes of Talar Microfracture Surgery and Predictors of Failure Amber O’Connor, PGY-2 Kaiser South Bay Consortium

2021

1 The Impact of Diabetes Mellitus on Postoperative Outcomes Following Open Reduction and Internal Fixation to Treat Open Ankle Fractures Logan Mitchell, PGY-2 Kaiser SF Bay Area Foot & Ankle Residency Program
2 Pain Management Following Foot and Ankle Surgery Megan Ishibashi, PGY-3 Kaiser SF Bay Area Foot & Ankle Residency Program
3 Secondary Surgery Following Lapidus Bunionectomy Lewis Kane, PGY-3 Kaiser SF Bay Area Foot & Ankle Residency Program

2020

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

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

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 with advanced disease and poorer survival Yaseer Parupia Kaiser SF Bay Area Foot & Ankle Residency Program

2017

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

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

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
Place Poster Title Students

(Presenters/Submission in Bold)

Podiatric School

2023

1 Quantifying the Rupture Rate of the Plantar Fascia Following Corticosteroid Injection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Stephanie Bush DMU
2 Surgically offloading diabetic feet via digital flexor tenotomies: A systematic review. Sonia Chuang Chicago
3 Pain Medication Intake During Immediate Postoperative Period May Not Predict Patient Reported Outcomes Following Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lateral Ankle Instability Vishnupriya Bodempudi CSPM

2022

1 Gender Disparities in Financial Relationships between Podiatric Physicians Airam Caldera, Anish Sharma Western
2 Risk Factors Associated with Postoperative Mortality After Minor Non-traumatic Foot Amputation: A Systematic Review Sarah Luettgen, Hargun Oberai, BS Pavan Shrestha, BS Krishna Patel, BS Nicole Pham, BS Chia-Ding Shih, DPM, MPH, MA CSPM
3 Postoperative Opioid Prescribing Practice in Limb Preservation Surgery Lili Hooshivar, Brandon M. Brooks, DPM, MPH, Chia-Ding Shih, DPM, MPH, MA, Kevin P. Pham, DPM; Reed W. R. Bratches, MPH, and Kristina B. Wolff, PhD, MPH CSPM
4 Biomechanical factors leading to common injuries in racewalking: literature review Jannani Krishnan, Dr. Timothy Dutra, DPM CSPM
5 Risk Factors Associated with Postoperative Mortality After Minor Non-traumatic Foot Amputation: A Systematic Review Hargun Oberai, Hargun Oberai, BS Pavan Shrestha, BS Krishna Patel, BS Nicole Pham, BS Chia-Ding Shih, DPM, MPH, MA CSPM

2021

1 Variation in the Lateral Compartment of the Lower Extremity Mitchell Goldman, Michael Amedeo, Lindsey Bustos, Ashley Schneider, Matthew Wedel PhD Western
2 Access to Podiatric Healthcare in Los Angeles County and Health Disparities Michael Guzzardo Western
3 Metatarsal Head Resection as a Treatment for Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Andrew To, Monica Cervantes, Patricia Woo, Jason Aguas, Christian Costales, Chia-Ding Shih DPM CSPM

2020:Postponed Student Poster Submission

2019

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

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 KENT

2017

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

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
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