Invited Presentations
- “Examination of the Hand and Wrist” at Orthopaedics for Primary Care Physicians at UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Santa Monica, California, 1998.
- “Fingertip Amputations and flap Coverage of the Upper Extremity” at Norodom – Sihanouk Teaching Hospital of Phnom Penh University, Cambodia, 1998.
- “Third World Orthopaedic Surgery: Cambodia” at UCLA Division of Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, California, 1998.
- “Dupuytren’s Contracture: Basic Science and Clinical Medicine” at Department of Hand Surgery, University of Berne, Switzerland, 1998.
- “Tenosynovitis of the Hand and Forearm” at the American Society of Surgery of the Hand Regional Review course, Los Angeles, California, 1998.
- “The effect of laminar fluid flow on fibroblasts derived from Dupuytren’s tissue and normal palmar fascia” at Lund University, Malmo, Sweden, 1998.
- “Arthritis Pharmacology” at Basic Science Update for Occupational Therapists and Physical Therapists at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, 2000.
- “Compressive neuropathies of the Upper Extremity” at USC Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, California, 2000.
- "Rheumatoid Thumb" at the UCLA Hand Therapist Conference, Los Angeles, California, 2001.
- "Current concepts of Compression Neuropathy" at University of California, Irvine Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds, Irvine, California, 2002.
- "The biology of carpal tunnel syndrome" at the University of California, Los Angeles Department of Orthopedic Surgery Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, California, 2002.
- "Compression Neuropathy – Basic Science and Clinical Practice" at the University of California, Irvine, Division of Plastic Surgery, Irvine, California, July 2002.
- “Arthritis Pharmacology” at Orthopaedics Update for Occupational therapists and Physical Therapists at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, March 2003.
- “Ganglions” at Orthopaedics Update for Occupational therapists and Physical Therapists at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, March 2003.
- “Anatomy and Evaluation of the Upper Extremity” at the 2003 Spinal Cord Conference at the Long Beach VA Healthcare System, Long Beach, California, June 2003.
- “What’s new in hand surgery?” at the International College of Surgeons Unites Stated Section-California Division Annual Meeting at Disneyland Anaheim Hilton Hotel, Anaheim, California, November 23, 2003.
- Moderator of Shoulder session at the Orthopaedic Research Society, 2004- San Francisco, CA.
- “Research as a Career Option” at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, New York, NY, 2004.
- “Compartment Syndromes of the Hand and Upper Extremity” at the Stanford Hand and Upper Limb Symposium, Palo Alto, CA, November 12-13, 2004.
- Moderator of the Nerve session at the Orthopaedic Research Society, 2005- Washington, D.C.
- “The Biology of Nerve Injury” at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Pre-Course 3 -Advances and Innovations in Nerve Injury, Repair and Reconstruction, San Antonio, TX, September 22, 2005.
- “The Role of Electrical Studies” at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Pre- Course 3 -Advances and Innovations in Nerve Injury, Repair and Reconstruction, San Antonio, TX, September 22, 2005.
- “Cubital Tunnel Syndrome “ at the ASSH Crucial Elements Review Course for the Southern California Society for Surgery of the Hand, Los Angeles, CA, November, 2005.
- Moderator of the Upper Extremity session at the Orthopaedic Research Society, March, 2006- Chicago, IL.
- “Schwann cell control of Chronic Nerve Injury” at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Dana Point, CA, May 17-20th, 2006.
- “Schwann cell control of Chronic Nerve Injury” at the Fifth Annual U.C. Irvine Multidisciplinary Exercise Science Retreat, Irvine, CA, June 15-16, 2006.
- “Emerging Concepts in the Management and Treatment of Nerve Injuries” at the ASSH Crucial Elements Review Course for the Southern California Society for Surgery of the Hand, Los Angeles, CA, October, 2006.
- “Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: The Basic Science around the Pathophysiology of Nerve Compressive Neuropathies and How This Can Help the Practicing Surgeon in Everyday Practice: at the Annual American Society for Surgery of the Hand meeting, Washington DC, September 7, 2006.
- Organizer of Workshop 3 “Evolving Ideas in Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerve Injuries: Neuroscience for Musculoskeletal Investigators” at the 53rd Orthopaedic Research Society meeting, San Diego, CA, February 11, 2007.
- “Developmental Neuroscience” at the 53rd Orthopaedic Research Society meeting, San Diego, CA, February 11, 2007.
- “Fractures of the Adult Elbow” at the Western Orthopaedic Association San Diego chapter, April 10, 2007.
- “Understanding the mechanisms of the chronic nerve injuries from carpal tunnel syndrome to spinal nerve root stenosis” Visiting Professor for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California, San Diego, April 11, 2007.
- Moderator of Platform Session 4 Neurobiology and Schwann cell Biology at the Biennial Meeting of the Peripheral Nerve Society Snowbird, Utah, July 17, 2007.
- Moderator of the Nerve Session at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Seattle, WA, September 28, 2007.
- Moderator Symposium 3- “Evidence Based Management of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome” at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Seattle, WA, September 28, 2007.
- “Biology of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome” in the Instructional Course 15/Presidential Instructional Course: Evidence Based Diagnosis and Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Seattle, WA, September 28, 2007.
- “The inherent limitations of peripheral nerve surgery and the role of molecular medicine”- Visiting Professor for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital, NY; October 4, 2007.
- “Mechanotransduction of chronic nerve injury by Schwann cells” Visiting Professor for the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University, NY; October 5, 2007.
- “Fractures of the Adult Elbow” Visiting Professor for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, PA; October 23, 2007.
- “The inherent limitations of peripheral nerve surgery and the role of molecular medicine” Visiting Professor for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, PA; October 24, 2007.
- “Nerve Physiology and Repair”- Invited Speaker at the Concepts in Upper Extremity Restoration (CUER) Disruptive Technologies and Future Directions in Upper Extremity
- “Nerve Repair and Reconstructions: The Future”- Invited Speaker at the Concepts in Upper Extremity Restoration (CUER) Disruptive Technologies and Future Directions in Upper Extremity Surgery, Aventura, FL; October 26-27, 2007.
- Moderator Scientific Session B of the Annual Meeting of American Society for Peripheral Nerve, Beverly Hills, CA; January 11, 2008.
- “Schwann cell control of chronic nerve injury”. Visiting Professor for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lerdsvin Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand; February 19, 2008.
- “Schwann cell control of chronic nerve injury”. Visiting Professor at Ogori-Daiichi General Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan; April 14, 2008
- “Mechano-transduction of chronic nerve injury by Schwann cells” at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Surgery of the Hand, Tsukuba, Japan; April 17, 2008.
- “Fractures of the adult elbows-tips and pearls from the trenches”. Visiting Professor at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Mariannna University, Tokyo, Japan; April 20, 2008.
- “Mechano-transduction of chronic nerve injury by Schwann cells” Visiting Professor for the Department of Plastic Surgery, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan; April 22, 2008.
- “The inherent limitations of peripheral nerve surgery and the role of molecular medicine” Visiting Professor for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan; April 24, 2008.
- “Mechano-transduction of chronic nerve injury by Schwann cells”
- “Schwann cell control of chronic nerve injury”. Visiting Professor at the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, TX; July 10, 2008.
- “ Nerve Injuries: Current Management and Future Directions”. Invited Speaker at the Society for Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS) 50th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV; December 12, 2008.
- Moderator of the Hand Session. Society for Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS) 50th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV; December 12, 2008.
- Moderator of Scientific Paper Session D. American Society for Peripheral Nerve Annual Meeting, Maui, Hawaii; January 11, 2009.
- Moderator at the AAOS/ORS Clinical Trials in Orthopaedics Research Symposium, Albuquerque, NM; May 7-9, 2009.
- “Anatomy and Surgical Approaches to the Shoulder”. Invited Speaker at the UC Irvine Shoulder Symposium, Newport Coast, CA; May 29, 2009.
- Moderator at the UC Irvine Shoulder Symposium, Newport Coast, CA; May 29, 2009.
- “Shoulder Arthroplasty: Current State of Affairs and Future Directions”. Invited Speaker at the ASME 4th Frontiers in Biomedical Devices Conference & Exhibition, Irvine, CA, June 8, 2009.
- Moderator of Session 2-6: Joint Arthroplasty at the ASME 4th Frontiers in Biomedical Devices Conference & Exhibition, Irvine, CA, June 8, 2009.
- Key Note speaker at the Hand Therapy Society of Greater Los Angeles Annual meeting “Embryology of the Hand & Upper Extremity- Why does Elmo only have four fingers?” Irvine, VA, January 23, 2010.
- Invited Speaker “Challenges of Limb Salvage: Major Nerve Injury” at Extremity War Injuries V AAOS/OTA/ORS/SOMOS symposium, Washington D.C., January, 29, 2010.
- Invited Speaker “Current Innovations: Nerve” at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Electives in Hand Surgery course, New Orleans, LA, February 5, 2010.
- Invited Speaker “Current Innovations: Molecular Biology” at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Electives in Hand Surgery course, New Orleans, LA, February 5, 2010.
- Moderator of the “Shoulder-Biologic and Mechanical Factors” session at the Orthopaedic Research Society, March 8, 2010- New Orleans, LA.
- Invited Speaker “Mentoring Infrastructure: As Residents and Fellows” at the AAOS/OREF/ORS Clinical Scientist Development Program, October 18, 2010- Rosemont, IL.
- Moderator “SM01-08: Challenges of Limb Salvage: Major Nerve Surgery” at the 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand. Seoul, South Korea, November 1, 2010.
- Moderator “FP03-19: Nerve: Other Compression Neuropathy” at the 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand. Seoul, South Korea, November 3, 2010.
- Invited Speaker “Latissimus transfer for Massive Rotator Cuff Tears” at the International Shoulder Symposium at the Konkuk University Medical Center and IFSSH. Seoul, South Korea; November 1, 2010.
- Keynote Speaker for the OREF/ORS Chesapeake Region Resident Research Symposium “From mice to men: why nerve surgery can only do so much” at Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore, MD; December 9, 2010.
- Invited Speaker and Moderator for the UC Irvine Wrist and Elbow Arthroscopy Course “Distal Biceps Ruptures” at UC Irvine. Orange, CA; December 11, 2010.
- Invited Speaker “ Mechano-transduction of chronic neural injury by Schwann cells” by the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University. Durham, North Carolina, December 14, 2010.
- Invited Speaker “From mice to men: why nerve surgery can only do so much” at Research Triangle Orthopaedic Society. Cardinal Club, Raleigh, North Carolina; December 14, 2010.
- Invited Speaker for the Joint Concurrent AAHS/ASPN Panel: Assessment and Management of the Mangled Hand with talk “Management of Bone Loss: Acute & Reconstructive”. Cancun, Mexico, January 14, 2011.
- Moderator of “Scientific Paper Session E” of the American Society of Peripheral Nerve annual meeting. Cancun, Mexico, January 16, 2011.
- Moderator of “”Regeneration-other” Session of the Peripheral Nerve Society Biannual meeting. Potomac, MD, June 27, 2011.
- Invited Speaker “ Nerve Physiology and Repair” at the ASSH Comprehensive Review in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery. Chicago, Illinois, July 16, 2011.
- Invited Speaker “ Complex Regional Pain Syndrome” at the ASSH Comprehensive Review in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery. Chicago, Illinois, July 16, 2011.
- Invited Speaker “ Posterior Instability” and Course Faculty for the AAOS/ASES Advanced Surgical Management of Complex Shoulder Instability at the Orthopaedic Learning Center. Rosemont, Illinois, July 22-23, 2011.
- Moderator of Scientific Session VIII at the Sunderland Society Meeting December 10-13, 2011, New York City.
- Invited Speaker “Intra-articular phalangeal fractures of the hand” and AAHS Course Faculty for Hands-On Workshop Surgeons Workshop: Principles and Application of Internal Fixation in the Hand. Las Vegas, Nevada, January 11, 2012.
- Invited Speaker “Management of Digital Nerve Gap-What Really Works?
- Course Faculty for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery Surgical Skills Course 9SK entitled “Shoulder Instability”, San Francisco, CA, February 9, 2012.
- “Peripheral Nerve Injuries: Current and Future Treatment Strategies”
- “ How to Interpret the Summary Statement” and “Effective Collaboration” at the 2012 ORS/OREF/AAOS Research Funding Workshop Strategies for Success: Tools for Investigators in Challenging Times Long Beach, CA, May 17-18, 2012.
- Moderator for “Symposium 5: Changing the Surgical Education Paradigm- How Do You Teach Someone to Have the Surgical Skills of an Orthopaedic Surgeon?” at the 2012 American Orthopaedic Association annual meeting, Washington, D.C., June 9, 2012.
- Invited Speaker for “ Symposium 1: Highlighting the Achievements of the American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand (Nerve)” at the 2012 American Society for Surgery of the Hand annual meeting, Chicago, IL; September 6, 2012.
- Moderator for the Clinical Paper Session 6: Basic Science at the 2012 American Society for Surgery of the Hand annual meeting, Chicago, IL; September 7, 2012.
- Moderator for Session 9 Brachial Plexus/Nerve with Invited Lecture “Nerve Overview” at the 2013 Annual Meeting for the American Association for Hand Surgery, Naples, FL; January 11, 2013.
- Moderator for Spotlight Session 14 Rotator Cuff Repair at the 2013 Annual Meeting for the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Antonio, TX; January 27, 2013.
- Invited Speaker/Grand Rounds for the Department of Neurology at UC Irvine “From Mice to Men: Lessons We Have Learned About Peripheral Nerve Injuries”, February 8, 2013.
- Invited Speaker for the Allan Smith Lecture at the United States Uniform Health Sciences “From Mice to Men: Lessons We Have Learned About Peripheral Nerve Injuries” & “The Evolving Role of Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty”; February 28, 2013.
- Invited Speaker University of Calgary Department of Neurology “Traumatic Nerve Injuries: Current and Future Management”; June 5, 2013.
- Invited Speaker for Resident Educators Workshop “The Role of Surgical Skills Labs and Surgical Simulation Exercises in Resident and Fellow Education” at the 2013 American Society for Surgery of the Hand annual meeting, San Francisco, CA; October 2, 2013.
- Invited Speaker for Precourse 7: Nerve Repair and Reconstruction-Basic Principles and Complex Problems “Nerve Transfers to Regain Sensibility” at the 2013 American Society for Surgery of the Hand annual meeting, San Francisco, CA; October 2, 2013.
- Moderator for the Clinical Paper Session 14: Basic Science/Microsurgery at the 2013 American Society for Surgery of the Hand annual meeting, San Francisco, CA; October 5, 2013.
- Invited Discusser/Reviewer for AAHS/ASPN Concurrent Scientific Session VI: Nerve at the 2014 American Association for Hand Surgery/American Society for Peripheral Nerve annual meeting; Kauai, Hawaii; January 10, 2014.
- Visiting Professor for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Loma Linda University “Nerve Regeneration-Current and Future Strategies”; Loma Linda, CA: January 22, 2014.
- Invited Speaker for Extremity War Injury Symposium IX: Reducing Disability with the Military, Washington, DC; February 11, 2014.
- Invited Speaker for Mammoth Upper Extremity Winter Conference “Oberlin and other Nerve transfers of the Upper Extremity”, Mammoth Mountain Inn, Mammoth Lakes, CA; March 1, 2014.
- Keynote Speaker for the University of Connecticut’s New England Musculoskeletal Center “ Nerve Injuries: Current and Future Management”, Avon Old Farm Inn, Farmington, CT; April 4, 2014.
- Invited Speaker for California Orthopaedic Association 2014 Annual Meeting/QME Course “Iatrogenic Nerve Injury in the Upper Extremity: What you should know”, Portola Hotel & Spa Monterey, CA; June 1, 2014.
- Invited Speaker for California Orthopaedic Association 2014 Annual Meeting/QME Course “Nerve Injury Transfer”, Portola Hotel & Spa Monterey, CA; June 1, 2014.
- Invited Speaker for the American Orthopaedic Association’s Council of Orthopaedic Residency Directors (CORD) Conference “Symposium II: Basic Surgical Skills Curriculum Implementation”, Montreal, Canada; June 20, 2014.
- Invited Speaker for the American Association for Hand Surgery 2015 Annual Meeting “Compression Neuropathies”, Paradise Island, Bahamas; January 23, 2015.
- Moderator for American Association for Hand Surgery/American Society for Peripheral Nerve Scientific Abstract Session VI at the 2015 Annual Meeting, Paradise Island, Bahamas; January 23, 2015.
- Keynote Speaker for the International Symposium on Ligaments and Tendons- XIV “Does my shoulder look fat to you? Muscle Phenotypic changes and Rotator Cuff Pathology” at the MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada; March 27, 2015.
- Moderator of Ulnar Nerve Session at the ASSH/JSSH meeting, Maui, Hawaii; April 1, 2015.
- Invited Speaker & Moderator for California Orthopaedic Association 2015 Annual Meeting/QME Course “The evolving role of shoulder arthroplasty”, Esmeralda Resort & Spa, Indian Wells, CA; April 25, 2015.
- Invited Speaker & Moderator for California Orthopaedic Association 2015 Annual Meeting/QME Course “Lessons learned from the Literature 2014-2015”, Esmeralda Resort & Spa, Indian Wells, CA; April 25, 2015.
- Invited Speaker for the Mayo Clinic Division of Hand Surgery, “Surgical Skills Training”, Rochester, MN; June 5, 2015.
- Invited Speaker/Moderator at the AOA’s Council of Orthopaedic Residency Directors (CORD) Conference, “ Best Practices: Success with Surgical Skills Training”, Providence, RI; June 27, 2015.
- Invited Speaker/Moderator of Clinical Paper Session 09: Basic Science at American Society for Surgery of the Hand annual meeting, Seattle, WA; September 12, 2015.
- Invited Speaker/Moderator of Shoulder and Elbow VI: The Rotator Cuff II: Basic Science Aspects Papers #871-885 at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery annual meeting, Orlando, FL; March 4, 2016.
- Invited Speaker for the Panjabi Symposium at Yale University, “Reflections of my first professional mentor”, New Haven, CT; March 9, 2016.
- Invited Speaker/Moderator of Paper Session 17 – “Daily Considerations for the Hand Surgeon” at the 2nd Combined Meeting of the Australian Hand Surgery Society and American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Sidney, Australia; April 1, 2016.
- Invited Speaker for “ Symposium 14 - Why Nerve Decompression Fails and What to Do About It “ at the 2nd Combined Meeting of the Australian Hand Surgery Society and American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Sidney, Australia; April 1, 2016.
- Invited Speaker for ORS/OREF/AAOS New Investigator Research Funding Workshop Clinical, Translational, and Basic Science Research; Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront, Jacksonville, Florida; May 13-14, 2016
- Invited Speaker as Annual Invited Professor for Orthopaedic Research Day/ Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto “The Problem of the Human Nerve Injury: Species Specific Findings versus Functional Neural Regeneration”. Toronto, Canada; November 29, 2016.
- Invited/Special Lecture “The Problem of the Human Nerve Injury: Species Specific Findings versus Functional Neural Regeneration” 60th Annual meeting of the Japanese Society for Surgery of the Hand, Nagoya, Japan; April 27, 2017.
- Moderator of “Ortho Hand” for Driving Innovation and Establishing Value in Musculoskeletal Care Delivery 2nd Summit; Detroit, Michigan; June 1, 2017.
- Invited Speaker “Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: Upper Extremity Reconstruction/ Peripheral Nerve and Brachial Plexus Injuries” for Driving Innovation and Establishing Value in Musculoskeletal Care Delivery 2nd Summit; Detroit, Michigan; June 1, 2017.
- Invited Speaker “Arthritis of the Upper Extremity” for Driving Innovation and Establishing Value in Musculoskeletal Care Delivery 2nd Summit; Detroit, Michigan; June 1, 2017.
- Invited Speaker “ Understanding Compression Neuropathies and Why Non-surgical Therapies are still not Available” for the 7th International Symposium on Musculoskeletal System and Pain; Tokyo, Japan; July 22, 2017.
- Invited Speaker/ Visiting Professor at Yale University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Division of Plastic Surgery “The Lazarus Project: Preservation of the Neuromuscular Junction after Traumatic Nerve Injury”; Brady Building in New Haven, CT; August 4, 2017.
- Invited Speaker/ Visiting Professor at Yale University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Division of Plastic Surgery “Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: Case based approach to Nerve transfers and other upper extremity reconstruction”; Brady Building in New Haven, CT; August 4, 2017.
- Invited Speaker “Strategic Biomimicry & Case Based Approach to Upper Extremity Reconstruction” for the 29th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Peripheral Nerve Surgery in Nagoya, Japan; August 26th, 2017.
- Moderator for the Clinical Paper Session 2: Nerve 1 at the 2017 American Society for Surgery of the Hand annual meeting, San Francisco, CA; September 8, 2017.
- Invited Speaker “Motor Nerve Transfers for the Upper Extremity You Should Know” for Symposium 8:Nerve Reconstruction, Repair to Transfer at the 2017 American Society for Surgery of the Hand annual meeting, San Francisco, CA; September 9, 2017.
- Invited Speaker “Treating Radial Head Fractures” at the Orthopaedic Trauma & Fracture Care: Pushing the Envelope course, Coronado, CA; February 2, 2018.
- Invited Speaker “Expanding Role of Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Post-Trauma” at the Orthopaedic Trauma & Fracture Care: Pushing the Envelope course, Coronado, CA; February 3, 2018.
- Invited Speaker “Panel Discussion: The Upper Extremity Specialist: The Wrist, The Elbow & The Nerves” at the Orthopaedic Trauma & Fracture Care: Pushing the Envelope course, Coronado, CA; February 3, 2018.
- Invited Speaker “Upper Extremity Rehab after Trauma” at the Orthopaedic Trauma & Fracture Care: Pushing the Envelope course, Coronado, CA; February 3, 2018.
- Invited Speaker “Surgical Care Pathways for Hip Fracture” at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Orthopaedic Value-Based Care, Newport Beach, CA; February 11, 2018.
- Invited Speaker “The Opioid Epidemic: Risk evaluation and management strategies for prescribing opioids” as Instructional Course Lecture for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery annual meeting, New Orleans, LA; March 8, 2018.
- Invited Speaker/ Visiting Professor at The Curtis National Hand Center at Union Memorial Hospital Visiting Lecturer Series “Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: Case based approach to Nerve transfers and other upper extremity reconstruction”; Baltimore, MD; July 23, 2018.
- Invited Speaker/ Visiting Professor at Baltimore City-wide Hand Surgery Symposium: “The Lazarus Project: Resurrection of the Neuromuscular Junction after Traumatic Nerve Injury”; Baltimore, MD; July 23, 2018.
- Moderator for the Clinical Paper Session 2: Nerve 1 at the 2018 American Society for Surgery of the Hand annual meeting, Boston, MA; September 14, 2018.
- Invited Speaker/Moderator Symposium 8: ‘Surgical Simulation and Hand Surgery’ at the 2018 American Society for Surgery of the Hand annual meeting, Boston, MA; September 14, 2018.
- Invited Speaker: “The Lazarus Project: Resurrection of the Neuromuscular Junction after Traumatic Nerve Injury” at the Ninth Annual California ALS Research Network Summit, Irvine, CA; January 12, 2019
- Co-Course Director of Interdisciplinary Conference on Orthopedic Value-Based Care, Newport Beach, CA; January 18-20, 2019.
- Invited Moderator for the 2019 Penn Orthopaedics Alumni Weekend, University of Pennsylvania- Philadelphia, PA; May 3-4, 2019.
- Invited Speaker “Simulation Curriculum for Microsurgery” for the Symposium “Training the next generation of micro surgeons around the world” at the 10th Congress of the World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery; Bologna, Italy; June 12-15, 2019.
- Invited Speaker for American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Resident Course; Orthopaedic Learning Center, Rosemont, IL; November 22-23, 2019.
- Invited Speaker “Surgical Misadventures Around the Shoulder: What to Do When You Cut a Nerve” at the 10th Annual Course Orthopaedic Trauma & Fracture Care: Pushing the Envelope, La Jolla, CA; January 9-11, 2020
- Invited Speaker “Models for Skill Development” at the 10th Annual Course Orthopaedic Trauma & Fracture Care: Pushing the Envelope, La Jolla, CA; January 9-11, 2020
- Invited Speaker “Orthopaedic Emergencies and Elbow fractures” at the 10th Annual Course Orthopaedic Trauma & Fracture Care: Pushing the Envelope, La Jolla, CA; January 9-11, 2020
- Invited Speaker/Moderator Symposium 8: ‘Surgical Simulation Education’ at the 2020 American Society for Surgery of the Hand annual meeting, Virtual Meeting; October 1-3, 2020.
- Invited Speaker "Nerve dysfunction before and after shoulder and elbow surgery" at the New England Shoulder & Elbow Society Virtual meeting; February 12, 2021.
- Co-Course Director of Interdisciplinary Conference on Orthopedic Value-Based Care; April 9-11, 2021.
- Invited Speaker "STEP (Surgical Training and Educational Platform)"" at the HFDA Retreat at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand annual meeting; September 28, 2021.
- Invited Speaker "STEP: ASSH Simulation Testing" at the Resident Educators Workshop (AM21) at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand annual meeting; September 29, 2021.
- Invited Speaker for American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) 2021 Resident Course at the Orthopaedic Learning Center, Rosemont, IL; November 20-21, 2021.
- Invited Speaker "Surgical Misadventures Around the Shoulder: Understanding and Treating Iatrogenic Nerve Injuries in Shoulder Surgery" at Arab Health: 18th Orthopaedic Conference; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; January 24, 2022.
- Invited Speaker "Piriformis Syndrome and Other Uncommon Compression Neuropathies" at Arab Health: 18th Orthopaedic Conference; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; January 25, 2022.
- Invited Speaker "Evolving Management of Proximal Humerus Fractures" at Arab Health: 18th Orthopaedic Conference; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; January 25, 2022.
2007-2008 Gail F. Beach Memorial Visiting Lectureship Series for the Department of Neurologic Surgery and the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami, Miami, FL; June 5, 2008.
Basic Science” at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Hand Surgery. Las Vegas, Nevada, January 11, 2012.
Visiting Professor for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Rochester, New York, March 1, 2012.