Update In Orthopaedic Surgery Conference
2025 FACULTY
Scott Becker, JD
Founder, Publisher
Becker’s Hospital Review
Becker’s Healthcare
Chicago, IL
Lisa Blackrick, MD
Orthopedic Trauma Surgeon
Hughston Clinic
Memorial Hospital
Jacksonville, Florida
Jean Chaoui, MSc, EMBA, PhD
Digital, Robotics & Enabling Technologies
Lyon, France
Rick Csintalan, MD
Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
Kaiser Permanente, Orange County
Faculty Sports Medicine Fellowship
Brent Davis, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon
Kaiser Permanente
Irvine, CA
Emil Dionysian, MD
Co-Director, Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Fellowship
Kaiser Permanente, Orange County
Thomas Eickmann, MD
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Orthopedic Centers of Colorado
Superior, Colorado
Michael Githens, MD
Orthopaedic Surgeon/Traumatologist
University of Washington
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Thomas Grogan, MD
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon
Santa Monica, CA
Scott Hadley, MD
Kaiser Permanente Orthopedic Surgeon
Hand and Upper Extremity Specialist
Neil G. Harness, MD
Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery
Kaiser Permanente, Orange County
Associate Clinical Professor University of California, Irvine
David Langton, PhD
Managing Director, The ExplantLab
Newcastle University, England
Michael Milburn, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon
Kaiser Permanente
Santa Clara, CA
Michael Ries, MD
Clinical Professor of Surgery
University of Reno
Reno, NV
Professor Emeritus Orthopaedic Surgery
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
David Rovinsky, MD, FACS, FAAOS
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Assistant Clinical Professor
University of Hawaii
John A. Burns School of Medicine
Jessica Ryu, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery
Kaiser Permanente Capitol Hill Campus South Specialty Center
Seattle, WA
Richard K.N. Ryu, MD
Past President, AANA
The Ryu Hurvitz Orthopaedic Clinic Senior Attending Surgeon
Diana Shiba, MD
Chair, Health Care Delivery System Policy Council
Chief, Govt Relations Officer, SCPMG
Pasadena, CA
2025 PLANNING COMMITTEE
Vivek Mohan, MD
Total Joint Specialist
Kaiser Permanente
Irvine, CA
Course Chairman
Tadashi Funahashi, MD
Kaiser Permanente/SCPMG
Chief Innovation Officer
Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
Kanu Okike MD MPH
Orthopaedic Surgeon/Traumatologist
Kaiser Moanalua Medical Center
Honolulu, HI
Jerry W. Van Meter, MD
Course Chairman Emeritus,
Retired- Orthopaedic Surgery
Kaiser Permanente
Honolulu, Hawaii
Planning Committee