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Speakers
R. Carter Cassidy, Stephen Duncan, Jeffrey Grantham, Scott Green, Daniel Hackett, Mary Ireland, Darren Johnson, Kimberly Kaiser, William Kibler, Chase Kluemper, Joseph Liu, Scott Mair, Chaitu Malempati, Brent Morris, Srikanth Nithyanandam, Maureen O'Shaughnessy, Kathleen Roberts, Kaveh Sajadi, Aaron Sciascia, Holly Stilz, Austin Stone, Richard Watson, Benjamin Wilson
R. Carter Cassidy, MD
Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Medical Director and Dyad Leader
UK Healthcare Good Samaritan Spine and Joint Clinic
Lexington, Kentucky
Dr. Carter Cassidy completed his degree at Northeastern Ohio Universities, College of Medicine, in Rootstown, OH, and his residency and fellowship training at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Cassidy is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. His clinical interest includes Orthopaedic & Spine Surgery. Dr. Cassidy knew early in his training that he wanted to be a spine surgeon. He enjoys the complexity of spine surgery, but the challenges make it interesting. Dr. Cassidy is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Kentucky.
Stephen Duncan, MD
Associate Professor
Associate Residency Program Director
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Associate Professor, Veteran's Hospital
Associate Professor, Shriner's Hospital for Children
Director
Center for Hip Preservation
Lexington, Kentucky
Stephen Duncan, MD, is a nationally recognized orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in arthroscopic hip and open hip surgery. He delivers leading-edge surgery for conditions such as hip impingement and labral tears. Duncan also has specialized training in open hip surgery, such as the periacetabular osteotomy, to treat conditions such as hip dysplasia.
Duncan has specialty training in adult hip and knee reconstruction. He performs anterior THA, MIS-posterior THA, and revision THA. He also performs UKA, TKA, and revision TKA. He currently works to help design and evaluate new implants in order to meet the demands of his patient population.
As the author of multiple publications in the fields of hip preservation and joint reconstruction, Duncan lectures and teaches courses for other surgeons around the country. He continues to give talks at national meetings and is actively involved in the research and development of new techniques involving the hip and knee. He is also engaged in health policy, traveling to Washington, D.C., throughout the year to enable orthopedic surgeons continue to be able to provide quality healthcare in today’s economy.
As an avid cyclist, Duncan also understands the importance of being active. He takes a patient-specific approach focused on reducing hospital-stay length and getting you back to your daily activities as quickly as possible.
Jeffrey Grantham, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon
Lexington Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky
Dr. Jeffrey Grantham is a board-certified in Orthopaedic Surgeon who trained at Vanderbilt University and received further fellowship training in Sports Medicine at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado. As a former collegiate baseball player, he has a special interest in shoulder and scapula mechanics. He provides services in general orthopedic, hip, knee, shoulder, and sports medicine surgical procedures.
Mary Ireland, MD
Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky
Clinical Series
Athletic Training Education Program Medical Director
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky
Attending Orthopaedic Physician
Shriner's Hospital
Lexington, Kentucky
Mary Lloyd Ireland received her medical degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis. She completed fellowships in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine at Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School and in Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine at Hughston Orthopaedic Clinic, Columbus, Ga.
Dr. Ireland is board certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners and American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery in Orthopaedic Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine.
Darren Johnson, MD
Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
University Kentucky College of Medicine
Professor of Allied Health
Department of Clinical Sciences
College of Allied Health Professions
Program Director of Sports Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky
Darren Johnson, MD, is a nationally recognized physician in the field of sports medicine, particularly in complex knee surgery, and has spent the past 25 years caring for orthopaedic patients at UK HealthCare.
Johnson received his bachelor’s degree from the combined University of California, Riverside and University of California, Los Angeles program in biomedical sciences before earning his medical degree from UCLA. After his orthopaedic residency at the University of Southern California, he completed a fellowship in sports medicine and shoulder surgery at the University of Pittsburgh under Dr. Freddie H. Fu.
He joined the UK faculty in 1993 and served as the chair of UK Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine from 2000 to 2018. In addition to his role as a professor, Johnson is also the head orthopaedic surgeon of UK Athletics.
The prevention and treatment of ACL injuries in athletes is one of Johnson’s primary interests. He also enjoys teaching other surgeons, so he travels to national and international meetings as an invited guest speaker on knee injuries.
Johnson has served on the board of directors of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, and he was the former president of Southern Orthopedic Association.
He has published more than 100 peer reviewed manuscripts as well as more than 30 book chapters and has edited two textbooks: Clinical Sports Medicine and Reconstructive Knee Surgery.
His outside interests include outdoor activities, particularly fly fishing, hunting, skiing and golf. He also enjoys spending time with his wife, Nancy, and their three children.
Kimberly Kaiser, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Title Series
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Team Physician, University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky
Dr. Kimberly Kaiser is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine and Family and Community Medicine at the University of Kentucky. She received her medical degree from the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO. She completed residency in Family and Community Medicine at the University of Missouri and fellowship in Primary Care Sports Medicine at the University of Kentucky. She is team physician for University of Kentucky Athletics and Medical Director for Eastern Kentucky University Athletics.
William Kibler, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon
Lexington Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky
Dr. Ben Kibler is a highly experienced board-certified Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in sports medicine and shoulder surgery, with a distinguished 45-year career. Renowned for his expertise in evaluating and treating disorders of scapular function, Dr. Kibler has conducted extensive research in this field. As the founder of the Shoulder Center of Kentucky at the Lexington Clinic, he has pioneered innovative physical therapy protocols targeting strength, flexibility, and activation deficits.
Chase Kluemper, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky
Dr. Chase Kluemper is a board-certified Orthopedic Surgeon with a Subspecialty Certificate in Surgery of the Hand. He has expertise in treating conditions of the elbow, wrist, and hand and is associated with multiple institutions in Lexington, including the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital system, the Lexington Surgery Center and Shriners Hospital for Children. Dr. Kluemper earned his medical degree from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and completed his Orthopedic Surgery Residency at the University of Tennessee. He completed a Hand Surgery Fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University and the Philadelphia Hand Center.
Dr. Kluemper teaches orthopedic residents at UK and serves as faculty for the Hand Surgery Fellowship. He cares for athletes at UK and surrounding colleges and highschools as well as regional trauma patients. His specific interests include peripheral nerve, upper extremity reconstruction following tetraplegia, sports injuries and wrist arthroscopy.
Joseph Liu, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Joseph Liu, M.D., board-certified Orthopaedic Surgeon, is dedicated to delivering top-tier, patient-centric care. With a focus on individualized care, Dr. Liu emphasizes tailoring treatments to each patient's unique circumstances and aspirations, prioritizing pain-free function restoration through minimally invasive approaches. His extensive training, including a fellowship in Orthopedic Sports Medicine at Rush University Medical Center and residency at the Hospital for Special Surgery, underscores his commitment to excellence in ACL injuries, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, and Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Liu's affiliations with leading hospitals like Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital reflect his dedication to advancing orthopedic care.
Scott Mair, MD
Professor
Chief of Shoulder Service
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky
Dr. Scott Mair earned his MD from Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, where he also completed his residency training. Following this, he pursued a fellowship in Sports Medicine at Steadman-Hawkins Clinic in Vail, Colorado.
Specializing in arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder and knee, Dr. Mair has served as the orthopedic team physician for various University of Kentucky teams for over two decades, including men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, and softball. Additionally, he provides medical support as a team physician for Georgetown College and Kentucky State University Athletics.
Dr. Mair also holds the esteemed position of Sports Medicine Fellowship Director, guiding aspiring physicians in this specialized field. His special interests include shoulder reconstruction and arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, knee, and ankle.
Chaitu Malempati, DO
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky
Head Team Physician and Medical Director, Western
Kentucky University Athletics
Vice Chair of Surgery – Medical Center of Bowling Green
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Dr. Chaitu Malempati earned his medical degree from Pikeville College's School of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his residency at Michigan State University and return to Kentucky for his Sports Medicine Fellowship.
Brent Morris, MD
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Baptist Health Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky
Brent J. Morris, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and fellowship trained shoulder and elbow surgeon that practices as part of Baptist Health Medical Group Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Lexington, Kentucky.
Dr. Morris is a native Kentuckian and was raised in Powell County. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of the Cumberlands (formerly Cumberland College) where he was a 4-year member of the golf team. He earned his medical degree from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He subsequently completed his shoulder and elbow fellowship training at Texas Orthopedic Hospital in affiliation with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Dr. Morris remains committed to education and orthopedic research. He formerly served as the TERFSES Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship Director at Texas Orthopedic Hospital in Houston, Texas, and currently serves as the UK/Baptist Health PA Residency in Surgery Clinical Director. He is an Active Member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons and the Association of Clinical Elbow and Shoulder Surgeons. Dr. Morris has published nearly 60 peer-reviewed publications and co-authored a shoulder arthroplasty textbook (Shoulder Arthroplasty 2nd Edition). He also remains committed to innovation in shoulder surgery serving on multiple shoulder arthroplasty implant design teams and participating in an ongoing reverse shoulder arthroplasty IDE study and a clinical outcomes registry.
Srikanth Nithyanandam, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Title Series
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Department of Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky
Dr. Srikanth Nithyanandam is a family medicine physician with specialized training in primary care sports medicine. He provides the full spectrum of primary care to his patients, as well as preventive care and personalized counseling on maintaining a healthy lifestyle. His patients include active individuals, from year-round competitors to recreational athletes. In addition to addressing musculoskeletal issues in athletes, Dr. Nithyanandam works with active patients to manage other health-related issues they might be facing, including asthma, eating disorders, diabetes, and other conditions. Dr. Nithyanandam has a special interest in injury prevention and in integrative medicine. He has been accepted into the Faculty Integrative Medicine in Residency Program through the University of Arizona, which he will complete in 2022. He also serves as a team physician at Georgetown College.
Maureen O'Shaughnessy, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky
Maureen O’Shaughnessy, MD, specializes in the treatment of conditions affecting the hand, wrist, elbow, and upper limb. She completed her residency in orthopaedic surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., before completing additional training as a hand and upper limb fellow at Stanford University in California.
O’Shaughnessy evaluates and treats both children and adults. She excels in treating patients whose problems are complex or unusual.
Treatment areas include traumatic disorders, arthritis, repetitive stress injury, entrapment neuropathy, sports-related injuries, performing-arts-related injuries, reconstructive procedures after spinal cord or brachial plexus injury, congenital hand differences, and tumors involving the upper limb.
O’Shaughnessy also has expertise in minimally invasive arthroscopy of the wrist and small joints, as well as endoscopic carpal tunnel release.
Kathleen Roberts, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Title Series
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky
Dr. Kathleen Roberts currently practices as a Primary Care Sports Medicine physician at the University of Kentucky. She received her medical degree from West Virginia University School of Medicine and completed her Family Medicine residency and Primary Care Sports Medicine fellowship training at the University of Kentucky. As an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, she provides care for the general orthopedic walk-in clinic, non-operative musculoskeletal treatment to everyone from recreational athletes to highly competitive individuals, as well as a high-volume ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal procedure clinic. She serves as the Team Physician for Lexington Sporting Club and Eastern Kentucky University.
Kaveh Sajadi, MD
Kentucky Bone & Joint Surgeons
A Division of Ortho Kentucky, PLLC
Lexington, Kentucky
Assistant Professor, Adjunct
Residency and Sports Medicine Fellowship
Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky
Contract Surgeon, Shoulder Surgery
Veteran’s Administration Hospital
Lexington, Kentucky
Dr. Kaveh Robert Sajadi grew up in Lexington. He graduated cum laude from Vanderbilt University and then earned the highest honors at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the prestigious Campbell Clinic-University of Tennessee, Memphis program, one of the oldest orthopedic training programs in the country.
After his residency, Dr. Sajadi performed an additional year of training as a fellow in shoulder and elbow surgery at the Hospital for Joint Diseases-New York University Medical Center in New York, NY. He then returned to Lexington, where he joined his father, Dr. Kooros Sajadi, in practice. He is board certified in orthopedic surgery with a subspecialty certification in sports medicine.
Dr. Sajadi’s practice focuses on the individual patient, using their goals and desires to develop a treatment plan. His special expertise includes rotator cuff disorders, shoulder instability or dislocations, shoulder and elbow arthroscopy, and shoulder replacements, including reverse total shoulder and outpatient shoulder replacement.
Dr. Sajadi frequently trains other orthopedic surgeons in instructional courses in shoulder replacement and shoulder arthroscopy, both nationally and internationally. He is also a member of the American Shoulder & Elbow Surgeons, an organization with less than 500 members worldwide.
Aaron Sciascia, PhD, LAT, ATC, PES, SMTC
Clinical Outcomes and Research Director
Lexington Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky
Adjunct Professor
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Moravian University
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Aaron Sciascia is the Clinical Outcomes and Research Director at Lexington Clinic and serves as adjunct faculty for Moravian University's Doctorate in Athletic Training program in Bethlehem, PA. He has been previously honored with the Founders' Award from the American Society of Shoulder and Elbow Therapists (ASSET) and has previously served ASSET as President. He holds the distinction of Fellow within ASSET and is an Affiliate Member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons. Aaron has produced multiple peer-reviewed articles, textbooks, and chapters related to function, evaluation, and treatment of the shoulder and scapula. He also serves as an associate editor for the International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training.
Austin Stone, MD, PhD, FAAOS
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Dr. Austin V. Stone is an Orthopaedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine Physician who enjoys taking care of athletes and active individuals of all ages. Dr. Stone specializes in orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine conditions of the shoulder, elbow, and knee. He additionally performs complex cartilage restoration and meniscus and cartilage transplantation. He currently serves as a Team Physician for the University of Kentucky and Eastern Kentucky University. Dr. Stone’s research is internationally published with expertise in knee and cartilage injuries, patellar instability, return to sport, and treatment of the throwing athlete.
Dr. Stone completed medical school at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine followed by his Orthopaedic Surgery Residency training at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC. During his residency, he also completed an orthopaedic research fellowship and obtained a PhD in Molecular Medicine and Translational Sciences specializing in cartilage injury and osteoarthritis. Dr. Stone then completed an Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine Fellowship at the prestigious Rush University Medical Center.
Dr. Stone enjoys being involved in the community and most enjoys time spent with his family.
Richard Watson, PT, PhD, OCS
Supervisor, University of Kentucky Sport Rehabilitation and Hand Therapy
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Richard Watson earned his Master of Science in Physical Therapy from the University of North Georgia in 1998. He completed his undergraduate education at Auburn University in 1992. He completed board certification as an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) in 2004. Watson has also completed advanced training in manual therapy hosted by the Medical University of South Carolina School of Physical Therapy, earning his manual therapy certification in 2005. Watson completed a certification in dry needling in 2016.
Watson has served as Sports Rehabilitation’s departmental supervisor since 2012. Prior to joining UK HealthCare, he served as Director of Rehabilitation for a multidisciplinary hospital.
Most recently, Watson was part of the group that established the first physical therapy residency program at the University of Kentucky and serves as a residency mentor. In 2023 Watson completed his PhD in rehabilitation sciences at the University of Kentucky’s College of Health Science.
Benjamin Wilson, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky
Benjamin R. Wilson, MD received his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine before completing his Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at the University of Kentucky. From there he went to Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School for subspecialty training in Sports Medicine with a focus on the pediatric and adolescent athlete. He specializes in the treatment of bone, joint, and soft tissue injuries and utilizes both open and arthroscopic techniques to allow athletes of all ages to continue performing the activities they enjoy.
