Dr. Powell Featured in “The Hindu&...
Dr. Scott Powell was recently featured in India’s largest Newspaper, “The Hindu” for his recent trip where he performed live surgeries at the Indo-US Shoulder Course January 27-29. The following is an excerpt from the article:
“Advances in orthopaedic surgery and medicine have given a new lease of life to sports persons in the country, W.I. Dawaram, president of Tamil Nadu Athletic Association, said here on Friday.
Speaking at the second Indo-US Shoulder Conference, organised by Ortho One Orthopaedic Speciality Centre, Mr. Dawaram pointed out that sports injuries had crushed the dreams of aspiring athletes, forcing them out of action for months and even early retirement.
But the availability of ortho
paedic surgeons to treat knee, back and shoulder injuries had brought back athletes to achieve new heights in their career and contribute to sports excellence in the country.
The three-day shoulder rehabilitation course for surgeons, physiotherapists and sports trainers would have sessions in demonstrating specific rehabilitation for instability, cuff pathologies and stiff shoulder and advances in sports shoulder rehabilitation.
A live surgical and video demonstration of shoulder surgeries performed at the hospital would be transmitted to the conference hall at Vivanta By Taj – Surya, and there would be interaction with the experts.
Scott E Powell, Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, said the conferences, meetings and journal publications brought out by the university helped spread the advancements in the orthopaedic surgeries globally which would help the learners and trainers.”
The full article may be read by clicking here.
Dr. Powell Performs Surgery in India
Dr. Powell traveled to Coimbatore, India to perform live surgeries at the Indo-US Shoulder Course January 27-29. Along with Nikhil Verma from Rush Medical Center in Chicago and Raymond Nunez from the Philippines, Dr. Powell demonstrated techniques of instability and rotator cuff repair as well as shoulder replacement to his Indian Colleagues at the Ortho One Orthopedic Center in Coimbatore.
Dr. Stetson Attends Extremity War Injury...
As part of his duties as the new chairman-elect of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) International Committee, Dr. Stetson attended the Extremity War Injury (EWI) Conference in January where he participated in a meeting concerning disaster preparedness. His committee is working with the Department of Defense, the US Army, Air Force and Navy to develop a credentialing process for orthopaedic surgeons to volunteer in case of a national or international emergency. The committee has developed a Disaster Response Course modeled with the help of the military and will have over 100 civilian volunteer surgeons enrolled by the end of February. This could become a model for volunteerism for other medical and surgical specialties.
Volunteer Saturday
Volunteer Saturday, a branch of Operation Arthroscopy, has continued to serve those in need with orthopedics and arthoscopic surgery. This month, Dr. Stetson and his surgical team volunteered their time to perform three surgeries for those unable to regularly afford the procedures. Yesenia Ramirez, pictured above, was one of those patients.
Ysenia is an 18 year old avid skateboarder who has been unable to skate since she tore her ACL a year ago in a skateboarding accident. She had come to understand that she would have to live with her injury and limit her skateboarding because she could not afford the surgery to reconstruct it. Now, thanks to the generosity of those involved with Volunteer Saturday, she is one month into recovery after a successful ACL reconstruction operation and progressing well. We look forward to seeing her skateboard to our offices for follow-up appointments in the near future.
To learn more about Operation Arthroscopy, click here.
Ethiopian Orthopedic Surgeon Visits Stet...
From Monday, September 19th thru Thursday, September 22nd Dr. Biruk Wamisho, an
Ethiopian Orthopedic Surgeon, visited with Stetson Powell Orthopedics. During this time, Dr. Wamisho shadowed Dr. Stetson & Dr. Powell in the office as well as in the operating room, showing Dr. Wamisho basic and advanced techniques of arthroscopic surgery.
Stetson Powell Orthopedics & Sports Medicine support a Fellowship grant from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons for an International Fellow to visit the United States to participate in a laboratory at the Orthopedic Learning Center in Chicago and and to visit their practice in Los Angeles,
During the trip, Dr. Wamisho was able to share his experience of orthopedics in Ethiopia, a country that has only 39 orthopedic surgeons for a population of 82 million people.
Operation Arthroscopy is working to provide ”Dr. Biruk” with the support he needs to develop Arthroscopy in Ethiopia.
Stetson Powell wins “Best of Burba...
Stetson Powell Orthopedics has been selected for the 2011 Best of Burbank Award in the Sports Medicine Specialist category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).
The USCA “Best of Local Business” Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community..