Date Friday, June 27^th, 2025

Time 7:00am – 12:00pm

Breakfast & Sign-in 6:30am

Hoag Orthopedic Institute
Irvine Campus Extension
16205 Sand Canyon Avenue, Suite 105
Irvine, CA 92618

Event Description

We are delighted to have Dr. Andrew Hecht, Chief of Spine Surgery for the Mount Sinai Health System and Chief of Spine Surgery for the Mount Sinai Hospital, as this year’s Distinguished Visiting Professor. Join us as our presenting fellows deliver special case reviews and presentations of their work and research investigations to their peers and attending surgeons.

Target Audience

Orthopedists, anesthesiologists, allied health professionals, nursing staff, medical students, residents, fellows, physical therapists, athletic trainers, research staff, clinical and administrative leaders.

10th Annual Orthopedic Fellowship Research Day

Course Director

Course Director TBD

Distinguished Visiting Professor

Andrew Hecht, MD
Chief of Spine Surgery
Mount Sinai Health System

Presenting Fellows

Abhay Mathur, MD
Orthopedic Sports Medicine
Hoag Orthopedic Institute
Residency: George Washington University- Washington, D.C.
Patrick Saunders, MD
Orthopedic Sports Medicine
Hoag Orthopedic Institute
Residency: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, Arizona
Sean Kelly, MD
Orthopedic Sports Medicine
Kaiser Permanente Orange County
Residency: One Brooklyn Health
Nicholas Stekas, MD
Orthopedic Sports Medicine
Kaiser Permanente Orange County
Residency: SUNY Downstate
John "Pat" Connors, MD
Adult Reconstruction and Total Joint Replacement
Hoag Orthopedic Institute
Residency: University of Connecticut - Farmington, Connecticut
Clark Dorman, MD
Adult Reconstruction and Total Joint Replacement
Hoag Orthopedic Institute
Residency: UTHealth Houston - Houston, Texas
Casey Slattery, MD
Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Hoag Orthopedic Institute
Residency: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Accreditation

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Sponsors

Sponsors: We would like to give a special thank you to the following gracious donors, for generously
contributing to Hoag Orthopedics research and education programs to make this day possible.

Rhynard Family Foundation, Pamela Yoder (5046052), Matthew and Joan Valente, Marty and Corinne
Morgenstern, Scott and Deanna O'Brien, James Lyons, Maureen Dunn, Betty and Philip Wang, Douglas
Marx, Michael Surmanian, Thomas and Oleta Hoffman, Micheal Vaughn, Christina and Roy Alzua, John
and Celia Tiongson, Nora Varshavsky, John and Geraldine Reese, Brigitte Charles, Setsuo Koyama, Cecilia
Nguyen Tran, Mary and John Leonard, Anna Mercer, Evelyn Flynn, Lucrecia Perez, Lynn Meyer, Norma
and Donald Yockel, William Bozich, Patricia Morton, Joseph and Shella Salvo, Robert and Mary Sullivan