2024 Physician in Training Awards

We would like to congratulate the Mid-America Orthopaedic Association 2024 Annual Meeting “Physician in Training Award Winners for Excellence in Medical Writing”.  These Orthopedic Surgery residents were recognized at the 2024 MAOA Annual meeting and each awarded $1,000 prize.


E. W. Johnson, Jr., MD Award
Jacob F. Oeding, MS
 | Rochester, MN
Predicting and Understanding the Risk for Shoulder and Elbow Injuries in Major League Baseball Pitchers: A Game-Theory-Based Machine Learning Approach
Presented & accepted by Christopher Camp, MD | Rochester, MN


Dallas B. Phemister, MD Award
Nicolas P. Kuttner, MD
 | Columbus, OH

Severely Obese Patients Undergoing Ankle Arthrodesis Experience Higher Complication and Failure Rates


Carl L. Nelson, MD Award
John T. Strony, MD | Cleveland, OH
The Role of Genetic Sequencing in the Diagnosis of Shoulder Periprosthetic Joint Infection

JaeWon Yang, MD | 2024 Physician in Training Recipient
Edward D. Henderson, MD Award
JaeWon Yang, MD
 | Chicago, IL

A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Duloxetine on Postoperative Outcomes Following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty

Matthew Abdel, MD | 2024 Program Committee Chair
Craig Della Valle, MD | 2023 - 2024 MAOA President