Awards

Residents and Fellows Research Night Conference

2026

PRESENTATION WINNERS

1st Place: Cost Analysis of Carpal Tunnel Tenosynovial Biopsy for Early Diagnosis and Management of Cardiac Amyloidosis; Priya Duvvuri MD, Chloe Heiting, Amr Tawfik MD, David Stern MD, Kate Nellans MD, Northwell

2nd Place: Perioperative DMARD Use is Not Associated with Increased Complications after Upper Extremity Fracture Fixation in Patients with Autoimmune Disease; Jarred Chow, Peter Kutuzov, Viveka Jain, Michelle Hassan, Anish Attarde, Shuting Lu, Troy Amen MD, Duretti Fufa MD, HSS

3rd Place: Evaluation of Large Language Models for Automated CPT Coding of Hand Surgery Op Notes; AMitesh Verma, Peter Noback MD, Nader Paksima DO MPH, Jacques Hacquebord MD, NYU Ortho

POSTER WINNERS

1st Place: Volar Locking Plate Design Does Not Impact FPL Tendon Irritation at 5 Years following Distal Radius Fracture Fixation; Sreetha Sidharthan MD, Rosie McColgan MD,Phillip Colucci MD, Yoshimi Endo, MD, Duretti Fufa MD, HSS

2nd Place: Mapping the Nerve Transfer Paradigm Shift: Epidemiology in Surgical Techniques in Pediatric Brachial Plexus Birth Injuries, 2005-2024; Alejandro, Friedman, Ahren Alberto, Janet HSU, Mandan Behbahani MD, Cristian Escalera MD, Lynn Ann Forrester MD, Steven Koehler MD, Albert Einstein/Montefiore

3rd Place: Fewer Short Term Complication in Outpatient vs Inpatient in Treatment of ORIF Fixation of Distal Humerus Fractures: An Analysis of 3912 Propensity Matched Patients; Christopher White MD, Akiro H Duey MD, Mary Richardson MD, John Corvi MD, Timothy Hoang BA, Hannah Rhee MD, Jaehon M Kim MD, Mount Sinai

2025

ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS

1st Place: Prevalence of Additional Comorbidities in Transthyretin Amyloidosis in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Presenter: Amr Tawfik,MD
Authors: Brian Li, Chloe Heiting, Amr Tawfik MD, George Economou, Sruthi Katakam, Carolina Herrera, Priya Duvvuri, Camille Pinpin, David Bowles, John Nolan, Kate Nellans MD, MPH
Institution: Nrrthwell

2nd Place: Cadaveric Assessment of Distal Radius Fracture Malrotation During Dorsal Spanning Plate Application
Presenter: Janna Kim,MD
Authors: Taylor Paskey MD, Mark Ren, MD, Joanna Kim MD, Susanne Roberts MD, Robert Strauch MD
Institution: Columbia

3rd Place: Revisiting Brachial Plexus Birth Injury INcidence: A 2021-2024 Prospective Surveillance Study
Presenter: Victoria Robbins, MD
Authors: Victoria Robbins, Nathan Khabyel-Hasbani, Brian Pettitt, Mandana Behbahani, Steven Koehler MD
Institution: Albert Einstein/Montefiore

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

1st Place: Identifying Risk Factors for Amyloidosis in Carpal Tunnel Release patients Using a National EHR Database
Presenter: Michele Cerasani, MD
Authors: Michele Cerasani MD, Gabriel Bouz, MD, Jonah Dewing, BS, Rajan Murgai, MD, Nikhil Agrawal, MD, Nader Paksima, DO
Institution: NYU Langone Orthopedics

2nd Place: Acute NSAID Use is Associated with Non Union in Partial Wrist Fusion
Presenter: Matthew Abola MD
Authors: M. V. Abola, K. I. Reddy, K. L. Smith, L. Good, A. Berk, S. K. Lee
Institution: HSS

3rd Place: Nationwide Analysis of Complications, Reoperation and Cost of Wide Awake Flexor Tendon Repair
Presenter: Samuel Kim MD
Authors: Alexander J. Kammien, BS, Albert L. Rancu, BS, Samuel Kim, MD, Neil Parikh, BS, Jonathan N. Grauer, MD, David L. Colen, MD
Institution: NYU Plastics

2020:

ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS

First place: Validation of the Konnyaku Shirataki Model for Training in Microsurgery

Presenter: Saeed Mohammad, MD

Authors: Saeed Mohammad, MD, I Martin Levy, MD, Regina Hanstein, PhD, Yungtai Lo, PhD

Institution: Albert Einstein

SECOND PLACE: Is the Dorsal Fiber-splitting Approach to the Wrist Safe? A Kinematic Analysis and Introduction of the Window Approach

Presenter: Kyle W. Morse, MD

Authors: Francois Loisel, MD, Lauren Wessel, MD, Kyle W. Morse, MD, Christian Victoria, MD, Kathleen Meyers, MS, Scott W. Wolfe, MD

Institution: Hospital for Special Surgery

THIRD PLACE: Biomechanical Study of an Osteochondral Allograft Implant for Treatment of Basal Joint Arthritis

Presenter: Kelly R. Esposito, MD, MBA

Authors: Seth C. Shoap, BA, BS, Chia H. Wu, MD, MBA, Kelly R. Esposito, MD, MBA, Christina E. Freibott, MPH, Dimitri Skouteris, MD, Linda Effiong, MA, Silvio Torres Betancur, BS, Thomas R. Gardener, MS, Melvin P. Rosenwasser, MD

Institution: Columbia University

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

First place: The Effect of Thenar Flap Length on Degree of Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Flexion During the First Stage of Fingertip Reconstruction

Authors: Karan Desai, MD, David T. W. Chiu, MD

Institution: NYU Langone

Second place: The Risk of Lymphedema Following Breast Cancer Surgery Should Not Restrict Necessary Hand Surgery Interventions

Authors: Michael J. Fitzgerald, MD, Jesse Galina, BS, Peter Olivares, BS, Cesar Iturriaga, BS, Susan Maltser, MD, Lewis Lane, MD, Kate W. Nellans, MD, MPH

Institution: Northwell Health

Third Place: Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Soft Tissue Sarcomas of the Hand

Authors: Talia Chapman, MD, Edward Athanasian, MD

Institution: Hospital for Special Surgery

2019:

First place: A Double-Blinded, Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial Comparing Dexamethasone Versus Ketorolac Injection for the Treatment of Trigger Finger: A Pilot Study. James Mullen, MD, Sergio Glait, MD, Kenneth Brock, MD, Nader Paksima, DO, MPH, Anthony Sapienza, MD. NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases.

Second Place: The Prevalence of Stenosing Tenosynovitis Requiring Resection of the Ulnar Slip of the Flexor Digitorum Superficialis. Omar F. Rahman MD, Remy V. Rabinovich MD, Steven Beldner MD, Michael Casden BS, Daniel B. Polatsch MD. Lenox Hill Hospital.

Third Place: Utilization and Impact of Social Media in Hand Surgeon Practices. Garret Garofolo MD, Elan Golan MD, Sheriff Akinleye MD, Jack Choueka, MD. Maimonides Medical Center.

2018:

First place: Anatomic Evaluation of the Obturator Branch to the Gracilis Muscle to Optimize its use as a Free Functional Muscle Transfer for Elbow Flexion Reanimation. Bilal Mahmood MD; Danielle Marshall BA; Scott Wolfe MD; Steve Lee MD; Duretti Fufa MD.Hospital for Special Surgery.

Second Place:Mapping the Proximal Scaphoid and Proximal Hamate for Goodness of Fit. Anastassia Newbury MD; Alex McIntyre BS; Dawn-Marie Swahn RT; Kimberly Orozco BA; Anthony Sapienza MD.NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases.

Third Place: The Prevalence of a Septated First Dorsal Compartment Among Patients with and without DeQuervain's Tenosynovitis: An In Vivo Anatomical Study. Bryan Beutel MD; Matthew Doscher MD; Charles Melone MD.Mount Sinai Beth Israel.

2017:

First place: Success of Scaphoid Nonunion is independent of proximal pole vascularity. MorganSwanstrom, MD, Rancy SK, Edward DiCarlo, MD, Daryl Sneag, MD, Hollis Potter, MD, Steve K. Lee MD, Scott W. Wolfe, MD. Hospital for Special Surgery.

Second Place: Use of the Skin Pie-Crusting Technique in Upper and Lower Extremity Trauma: A Biomechanical Study and Case Series. John T. Capo, MD, Frank Liporace, MD, Sergio A. Glait MD, John Yingling DO, Ferris M. Pfeiffer, PhD, Tyler A. Dailey, MD, Brett D. Crist, MD, David A. Volgas, MD, Gregory J. Della Rocca, MD. Jersey City Medical Center.

Third Place: Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Tendon Anatomy May Mimic Tears. John Erickson, MD, Ariel Kwart, BA, Eitan Melamed, MD, S. Steven Yang, MD. NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases.