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Women in Orthopedics: Hand & Upper Extremity Surgical Skills
March 23
Course Overview
Join us for this comprehensive program designed to address the unique challenges and opportunities that women encounter throughout their surgical career. The one-day course provides hands-on cadaveric workshops, didactic lectures, in-depth case discussions, and exclusive opportunity to learn from fellow women in orthopedics about their journey from residency through practice. Our expert faculty will deliver advanced instruction for injury treatments, sharing insight from their clinical experience, tips, pearls, current treatment trends, and offer practical tips to manage career demands while prioritizing personal well-being.
Target Audience
Orthopaedic surgeons in first 5 years of practice, Fellows, and PGY5 Residents looking to learn advanced treatment options for orthopaedic fractures and reconstruction.
Course Topics
- Metacarpal IM Nailing
- Phalanx IM Nailing
- Distal Radius Fracture Management
- Terrible Triad Injuries
Surgical Skills Products
- INnate, InFrame, and ArcPhix
- Acutrak 3
- Acu-Loc 2
- Anatomic Radial Head Solutions 2
- Elbow Plating System
Course Faculty
Lisa Lattanza, MD
Dr. Lattanza is the chair of the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation at the Yale School of Medicine and specializes in treating complex injuries and congenital problems of the adult and pediatric elbow. She completed her residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Missouri Kansas City and did a fellowship in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons/Roosevelt Hospital. She did additional fellowship training in Pediatric Hand and Upper Extremity at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, Texas.
Ayesha Rahman, MD
Dr. Rahman is the co-director of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital Level I Trauma Center in Queens, specializing in complex injuries of the hand, wrist, and elbow. She completed Orthopaedic Surgery residency at NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, fellowship in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery at the University of California San Francisco, and has academic appointments at Cornell University, Columbia University, and St. John’s University.
Leslie Sisco-Wise, MD
Dr. Sisco-Wise is the Section Head of Hand Surgery for the Ochsner Health System and current President of the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association. After a residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Louisiana State University she completed her fellowship in Hand Surgery at the University of California. Her clinical interests include hand surgery, microsurgery and problems of the hand and upper extremity with and without arthroscopy and microvascular care.
Course Location
The NEAR Center
1200 Hospital Dr, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464
Hotel
Emeline
181 Church St, Charleston, SC 29401