Course Overview

The course begins with a welcome dinner on Friday, followed by a full day of programming on Saturday featuring in-depth case discussions and cadaveric lab time covering Acumed’s hand and wrist portfolio. Our expert faculty will guide attendees through diagnosis, planning, and execution of cases in both lecture and lab settings, while also sharing their experience building a practice after fellowship and the challenges they faced during that transition.

Attendance is by invitation only.

Target Audience

Hand & Wrist Fellows and Plastics Fellows

Chair

• Joseph Styron, MD (Cleveland Clinic) – Dr. Styron currently practices at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. After completing his Orthopedic Surgery Residency at Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Dr. Styron pursued two fellowships in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and Congenital & Pediatric Hand Surgery at Shriners Hospital in Philadelphia. His specialty interests include surgery of the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder, and he has specialized training in nerve and tendon transfers in infants and children.

Faculty

• Roy Cardoso, MD, FACS (Baptist Health, Miami, FL) – Dr. Cardoso is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hand and upper extremity conditions at Baptist Health Orthopedic Care. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of California, Davis, followed by a hand and upper extremity fellowship at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. His clinical interests include surgery of the hand, wrist, and elbow, with expertise in complex fractures, elbow arthroscopy, and upper extremity reconstruction, including sports‑related injuries. He serves as a clinical assistant professor at Florida International University, where he teaches across hand surgery and sports medicine training programs. Dr. Cardoso lectures nationally and internationally, contributes to clinical and basic science research, and remains committed to global medical outreach.
• Nathan Lesley, MD (The Hand to Shoulder Center) – Dr. Lesley is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hand, wrist, and elbow. Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons in 2013, he received an additional subspecialty certification in Surgery of the Hand in 2015. He trained at JPS in Ft. Worth and completed his Fellowship at Brown University. He is the founder and CEO of The Hand to Shoulder Center in Fort Worth, TX, and co-founder of BetterWay Medical Group. Dr. Lesley has been listed as a “Fort Worth Magazine’s Top Doctor” annually from 2015-2026.
• Nathan Morrell, MD, FAOA (University of New Mexico) – Dr. Morrell is an Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Director of the Hand Surgery Fellowship at the University of New Mexico. He earned his MD from Stanford University, completed orthopedic residency at UNM, and fellowship training in Hand, Upper Extremity, and Microvascular Surgery at Brown University. He serves as the Hand Fellowship Program Director. He is New Mexico’s only brachial plexus surgeon and the only surgeon in the state performing total wrist and thumb joint replacements. He also provides microsurgical replantation services.
• Tyler Pidgeon, MD (Durham, NC) – Dr. Pidgeon is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hand, wrist, elbow, and microvascular surgery at Duke Health. He earned his MD from Tufts University School of Medicine and completed his orthopedic surgery residency and orthopedic trauma fellowship at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, followed by a fellowship in hand, upper extremity, and microvascular surgery at Duke University Hospital. His clinical interests include tendon and nerve injuries, hand and wrist fractures, elbow fractures, cubital and carpal tunnel syndromes, thumb arthritis, biceps and triceps tears, and Tommy John surgery.

Featured Products

• Acu-Loc NEXT Wrist Fixation System
• Acu-Sinch Knotless Mini System
• Acutrak 3 Headless Compression Screw System
• InFrame™ Intramedullary Micro Nail System
• INnate™ Intramedullary Threaded Nail System
• NanoPhix™ Cannulated Lag Screw

Lab Location

FIVE Labs San Diego
5288 Eastgate Mall, San Diego CA 92121

Hotel

San Diego Marriott La Jolla
4240 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037