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The Augment from the AAHKS YAG
by American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
The Augment podcast channel is comprised of AAHKS Young Arthroplasty Group (YAG) members who are in training or less than five years in practice. The Augment provides an in-depth and relevant discussion about timely topics within the total joint arthroplasty subspecialty and interviewing experts in the field on their experience and knowledge.
Episodes
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From the Horse’s Mouth: The Spring Meeting for Young Surgeons
Dr. Buller, AAHKS Spring Meeting Program Chair, joined hosts Dr. Gold and Dr. Landy to discuss development of the Young Surgeon Track at this year’s AAHKS Spring Meeting in Chicago. The track was developed to help surgeons in training and new to practice to develop relationships with their...
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Sustaining Performance as a Surgeon: From the AAHKS Spring Meeting Young Surgeon Track
Dr. Lieberman, faculty for the AAHKS Spring Meeting Young Surgeon Track, joined hosts Dr. Gold and Dr. Landy to discuss her symposium, “Longevity, Resilience and Joy in Arthroplasty: Sustaining Performance, Purpose and Well-Being Over a Career” and why it’s important for young surgeons to be...
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Spring Meeting Young Surgeon Symposium: Getting Paid: How Money Really Moves in Modern Practice
Former YAG Committee member Dr. Rozell joined hosts Dr. Gold and Dr. Landy on this episode of The Augment. They discuss Dr. Rozell’s Spring Meeting symposium, “Getting Paid: How Money Really Moves in Modern Practice” and the importance of teaching the business side of building a practice to young...
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How To Build a Resume for Hip and Knee Fellowship: A Year-by-Year Guide
Adult Reconstruction Fellowship Directors Dr. Aggarwal and Dr. Melnic join Dr. Crockatt and Dr. Lex in this episode of the Augment. They discuss the current landscape of adult recon fellowships, what fellowship directors are looking for in an application and provide tips and tricks for what a...
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“Legends of Arthroplasty” with Past President Dr. Jay Lieberman
Former AAHKS President and YAG Advisor Dr. Lieberman join Dr. Rozell and Dr. Schwartz in this episode of the Augment. They discuss developing a successful surgical career and in developing leadership skills. Dr. Lieberman talks about his mentors and understanding how being a leader is about...
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“Arthroplasty for Femoral Neck Fracture Can Be Delayed for Treatment with an Arthroplasty Surgeon”
Dr. Krueger joined hosts Dr. Gabrielli, Dr. Landy and Dr. Gold on this episode of the Augment. They discuss the final paper presentation of the 2025 AAHKS Annual Meeting, “Arthroplasty for Femoral Neck Fracture Can Be Delayed for Treatment with an Arthroplasty Surgeon”. The paper compares…
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“State of the Art Management of Periprosthetic Fractures of the Femur”, Highlighted Symposium of the 2025 Annual Meeting
Dr. Haidukewych, Dr. Jacobs and Dr. Schwarzkopf join hosts Dr. Crockatt and Dr. Thomas on this episode of the Augment. They discuss the final symposium of the 2025 AAHKS Annual Meeting, “State of the Art Management of Periprosthetic Fractures of the Femur”. This topic continues to be a bigger…
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“Secrets to Building Your Career”, Highlights of the YAG Annual Meeting Education Panel
Former YAG Chairs Dr. Frisch and Dr. Wolfstadt join Dr. Landy and Dr. Schwartz on this episode of the Augment, to discuss some highlights of the YAG Educational Panel that was held at the 2025 AAHKS Annual Meeting: “Worst Mistakes and Best Decisions in Early Practice: Secrets to Building Your...
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Revising the Spring Meeting with Dr. Vigdorchik and Dr. Buller
Dr. Vigdorchik and Dr. Buller, Chair and Vice Chair of the AAHKS Education Council, respectively, join hosts Dr. Sarpong and Dr. Yoo on this episode of the Augment. They discuss revising Spring Meeting education to the type of sessions members are seeking now, including developing a track...
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AAHKS Evidence-Based Medicine Committee with Dr. Charles Hannon
Dr. Hannon, chair of the AAHKS Evidence-Based Medicine Committee, joined hosts Dr. Gabrielli, Dr. Crockatt and Dr. Thomas on this episode of the Augment. They discuss Dr. Hannon’s introduction to the committee, while he was a resident under Past President Craig J. Della Valle, MD, discussing...
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Developing the 2025 AAHKS Annual Meeting and First Time Attendees
Dr. Buller, 2025 Program Chair, joined hosts Dr. Sarpong and Dr. Yoo on this episode of the Augment. They discuss the importance of the clinical education at the Annual Meeting and bringing it back to the OR, the increased abstract submissions year after year and the utilization of a...
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AAHKS History and Structure with Drs. Meneghini and Chen
Dr. Meneghini, AAHKS President, and Dr. Chen, AAHKS First Vice President, join hosts Dr. Landy and Dr. Schwartz for this episode of the Augment. They discuss the history of how and why AAHKS was created, the development of the Annual Meeting and how it has changed in the past 35 years but…
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AAHKS Practice Management Committee with Dr. Ben Schwartz
Dr. Schwartz, chair of the AAHKS Practice Management Committee, joined hosts Dr. Landy and Dr. Weber on this episode of the Augment. They discuss the work of the committee, answering coding questions, developing resources for members on value-based care initiatives and other business-related...
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European Arthroplasty Perspectives
In a new segment looking at arthroplasty surgical practices around the globe, this episode sees the Augment hosts joined by surgeons from Europe. The discussions include differences in training and practice models, reimbursement in training and practice with both public and private insurance...
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AAHKS Patient and Public Relations Committee with Drs. Stronach and Saxena
Dr. Stronach and Dr. Saxena, chair and vice chair of the AAHKS Patient and Public Relations Committee, join host Dr. Yoo in this episode of The Augment. They discuss developing and providing patient education resources for members to provide their patients to help the patients understand and...
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Re-Release: ABOS Part II Exam Q&A
In anticipation of the ABOS Part II Exams taking place July 20-23, YAG is releasing this Q&A to help those members preparing for the exam; good luck! In this episode Augment hosts Anna R. Cohen-Rosenblum, MD, MSc and Jenna A. Bernstein, MD are joined by YAG Committee Members Peter A. Gold, MD and...
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Arthroplasty Implant Registry with Dr. Andrew Schwartz
Dr. Schwartz, YAG Secretary and AAHKS AIR Director, joins hosts Dr. Bernstein and Dr. Gabrielli in this episode of the Augment. They discuss what the Arthroplasty Implant Registry (AIR) is, how it functions and where it can go in the future. Dr. Schwartz talks about how AIR came about during the...
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Value-Based Care and Practice Insurance with Dr. David Jevsevar
Dr. Jevsevar, Past Chair of the AAHKS Evidence-Based Medicine Committee and CEO of OrthoVirginia, joins hosts Dr. Bernstein and Dr. Landy in this episode of the Augment. They discuss Dr. Jevsevar’s journey from small private practice to academic medicine to CEO of a large orthopaedic practice....
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Orthopaedic Leadership with Dr. Antonia Chen
Dr. Chen, AAHKS First Vice President, joins hosts Dr. Gabrielli and Dr. Wolfstadt in this episode of the Augment, recorded at the 2024 Annual Meeting. They discuss Dr. Chen’s recent appointment as Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center, creating a joint...
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Diversity in Arthroplasty with Dr. Linda Suleiman
In this episode of the Augment recorded at the 2024 Annual Meeting, hosts Dr. Bernstein and Dr. Wolfstadt are joined by Dr. Suleiman, AAHKS Women in Arthroplasty (WIA) Chair and Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at Northwestern, to discuss the growth of WIA and how diversity in...
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The AAHKS Presidency with Dr. Huddleston
In this episode of the Augment recorded at the 2024 Annual Meeting, hosts Dr. Rozell, Dr. Gabrielli and Dr. Yang are joined by Dr. Huddleston, the 2023-2024 AAHKS President, to discuss how he become involved with AAHKS, from abstract submission to joining the Advocacy Committee and his work…
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Planning the 2024 AAHKS Annual Meeting with Dr. Jonathan Vigdorchik
In this episode of the Augment, hosts Dr. Gabrielli and Dr. Yang are joined by Dr. Vigdorchik, the 2024 AAHKS Program Chair, to discuss the 2024 AAHKS Annual Meeting, starting with how Dr. Vigdorchik got into arthroplasty, then into AAHKS and finally to the program committee. Dr. Vigdorchik…
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Difficult Patient Discussions with Dr. Matthew Austin
In this episode of the Augment, hosts Dr. Rozell and Dr. Bernstein are joined by Dr. Austin to discuss how to have difficult discussions with patients about preparing for, having and recovering from surgery. This includes touching on modifiable or potentially modifiable risk factors, seeing...
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Building Efficiency in an Arthroplasty Practice
In this episode of the Augment, hosts Dr. Rozell and Dr. Wolfstadt are joined by Dr. Kim to talk about building efficiency in an arthroplasty practice. Dr. Kim discusses his training and where his approach to efficiency came from early in his career. He shared important pieces to building...
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Perioperative Pain Management in TJA
In this episode of the Augment, hosts Dr. Wolfstadt and Dr. Landy are joined by Dr. Hah and Dr. Khan, anesthesiologist and pain management physicians, to discuss research in perioperative pain specific to total joint arthroplasty. They start with chronic painful total knee patient where the pain...
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“Legends of Arthroplasty” with Past President Dr. Thomas Vail
In this episode of the Augment, hosts Dr. Bernstein and Dr. Gold are joined by AAHKS Past President Dr. Vail to discuss how an engineering background led him to arthroplasty and arthritis research, what the future may hold for better treating and understanding osteoarthritis and osteonecrosis…
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YAG Special Issue of Arthroplasty Today Out Now!
In this episode of the Augment, YAG leaders discuss the Arthroplasty Today Young Arthroplasty Group Special Issue, which is out now! The Special Issue was edited by former YAG Chair Dr. Cohen-Rosenblum. The group discusses how the Special Issue came about and highlights a few of the articles.…
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The International Session of the Spring Meeting
In this episode of the Augment, hosts Dr. Wolfstadt and Dr. Bernstein are joined by the faculty of the “International Session: Hip and Knee Arthroplasty – A Global Perspective” at the Spring Meeting. Discussion includes a summary of the symposium, providing a perspective from each of the members’...
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The AAHKS Spring Meeting with Dr. Polkowski
In this episode of the Augment, hosts Dr. Landy and Dr. Gabrielli are joined by AAHKS Spring Meeting Program Co-Chair Dr. Polkowski to discuss the AAHKS Spring Meeting, including the differences between the Spring and Annual Meetings, as well as what an attendee can expect from and get out of...
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“Legends of Arthroplasty” with Past Presidents Dr. Berry and Dr. Lewallen
In this episode of the Augment, host Dr. Cohen-Rosenblum is joined by AAHKS Past President Dr. Berry to discuss how he became involved with AAHKS, how you too can get involved, his work as president to manage the rapid growth of the organization and the important areas AAHKS can look to lead in…
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Duke University’s Longitudinal Bundled Program
In this episode of the Augment, hosts Jenna A. Bernstein, MD and David C. Landy, MD, PhD are joined by AAHKS Past Presidents Michael P. Bolognesi, MD and William A. Jiranek, MD to discuss the development of the longitudinal arthritis bundled care model they have developed at Duke University. The...
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Celebrating 5 Years of YAG with the Past Chairs
In this episode of the Augment, host and Past Chair Dr. Cohen-Rosenblum, is joined by 3 of the 4 previous YAG Chairs, Dr. Lange, Dr. Culp and Dr. Frisch to discuss how the YAG was developed and became an official AAHKS committee, the need that it fills for young surgeons and how that has changed...
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Resident Ask Me Anything with YAG Leaders
In this episode of the Augment, ortho residents Dr. Lex and Dr. Connolly take over to host an AMA with YAG leaders Dr. Wolfstadt and Dr. Mildren. The discussion includes why they went into arthroplasty, what they would do differently in their training and how residents should seek fellowships…
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The Annual Meeting Ortho Team and Resident Courses
In this episode of the Augment, host Dr. Mildren is joined by 2023 Ortho Team Course Chair Dr. Fillingham to discuss the development of the course to help with understanding the principles of joint replacement, what the surgeon is concerned with during the surgery and what the team members can...
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The Business and Advocacy of Arthroplasty with Dr. Iorio and Dr. Courtney
In this episode Augment hosts Dr. Chalmers and Dr. King are joined by AAHKS Past President Dr. Iorio to discuss the AAHKS Business Course at the Annual Meeting and the larger business of arthroplasty. The group talks about the evolution of practice models to very large group practices, ASC…
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AAHKS Annual Meeting and Leadership with Dr. Parvizi, Dr. Schwarzkopf and Dr. Della Valle
In this episode the Augment hosts are joined by AAHKS Past President Dr. Parvizi to discuss his work goals and work as AAHKS president during his year, his experience as an immigrant and engaging young surgeons in the association. The hosts are then joined by 2023 Program Chair Dr. Schwarzkopf to...
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Putting on the Annual Meeting with AAHKS Staff
In this episode the Augment hosts are joined by AAHKS staff members to discuss their roles in the day-to-day work of the Association and, specifically, the work that goes into hosting the AAHKS Annual Meeting each year. The conversation covers the abstract and symposium submission and review...
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Value-Based Care and More with Kevin J. Bozic, MD, MBA
In this episode, AAOS President Kevin J. Bozic, MD, MBA joins the Augment hosts to examine value-based care and the program of longitudinal care he developed at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Bozic talks about how parts of the program could be adapted to other practice models and the...
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The YAG Augment: Legends of Arthroplasty with Eduardo A. Salvati, MD
In this episode the Augment hosts are joined by Eduardo A. Salvati, MD, for the latest “Legends in Arthroplasty”, to discuss how he came to orthopaedics, and adult reconstruction when working with his farther treating patients with polio in his home country of Argentina. He shares his experiences...
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The YAG Augment: Legends of Arthroplasty with Dr. Douglas E. Padgett
In this episode the Augment hosts are joined by Douglas E. Padgett, MD, for the latest “Legends in Arthroplasty”, to discuss how he came to orthopaedics, and specifically adult reconstruction. He shares his experiences in military medical service and how it informed his non-military practice,...
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The Future of Non-Arthroplasty Management of Knee OA
In this episode the Augment hosts are joined by Christopher Kim, MD, PhD and Sowmya Viswanathan, PhD to discuss the future of regenerative medicine for knee osteoarthritis. Topics include the current state of orthobiologics and injectables for treatment of knee OA, the optimal patient population…
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Expert Witness: Should You/Shouldn’t You? What you need to know with Thomas Fleeter, MD
In this episode the Augment hosts are joined by AAOS Committee on Professionalism Chair Thomas B. Fleeter, MD to discuss what is involved with being an expert witness in the medical field. Dr. Fleeter also has experience in co-founding a medical liability insurance company in Virginia. Topics...
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Coding Tips and Tricks Part 2: PCM and Pre-Optimization
In this episode the Augment hosts are joined by AAHKS Advocacy Committee member Stephen M. Engstrom, MD, MBA and AAHKS Health Policy Fellow Christopher Skeehan, MD to discuss the use of Principle Care Management (PCM) CPT codes to capture the pre-optimization work that is done to prepare TJA...
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Coding Tips and Tricks Part 1: Recent Data on TKA Conversion and Hip Preservation Coding
In this episode the Augment hosts are joined by Nicholas M. Brown, MD and AAHKS Research Committee Member Stephen T. Duncan, MD to discuss recent research around coding issues in TJA. Discussion included Dr. Brown’s recent article, “Cost Analysis of Conversion Total Knee Arthroplasty: A...
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ABOS Part II Exam Q&A
In this episode Augment hosts Anna R. Cohen-Rosenblum, MD, MSc and Jenna A. Bernstein, MD are joined by YAG Committee Members Peter A. Gold, MD and Connor A. King, MD for a round table discussion on tips, tricks and pitfalls for preparing for the ABOS Part II Examination. Topics include ways to...
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Global Medical Outreach with Dr. Neil Sheth
In this episode the Augment hosts are joined by Neil P. Sheth, MD, MBA, who serves as director of global orthopaedics while working with partner organizations to build an orthopaedics center of excellence hospital in Tanzania. The discussion includes how Dr. Sheth became involved with global...
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Optimizing Outcomes in Obese TJA Patients with Dr. Michael Blankstein
In this episode the Augment hosts are joined by Michael Blankstein, MD, MSc, FRCSC to have an open and frank discussion about treating obese total joint arthroplasty patients. The discussion includes Dr. Blankstein’s adjustments to his practice from using hard BMI cut offs to looking at each...
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Social Media Savvy with Dr. Cory Calendine
Getting involved in social media platforms and how to develop content that works across the different platforms and within the strengths of those platforms. Discussion includes ethical considerations for working in social media and dealing with negative feedback. Dr. Calendine, in his social…
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Quality Assurance with Dr. Ayesha Abdeen
Dr. Abdeen joins YAG Augment hosts Dr. Mildren and Dr. Wolfstadt to talk about her journey from Canada to training in Los Angeles and New York to becoming the chief of the arthroplasty division at Boston Medical Center and developing quality assurance and research initiatives among a very diverse...
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The Augment podcast channel is comprised of AAHKS Young Arthroplasty Group (YAG) members who are in training or less than five years in practice. The Augment provides an in-depth and relevant discussion about timely topics within the total joint arthroplasty subspecialty and interviewing experts in the field on their experience and knowledge.
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