2026 DisasterPlasty Agenda*

*topic and times subject to change

DAY 1: WEDNESDAY, September 30, 2026

  • 12:30pm – Opening Remarks: Richard Buch, MD

THE BASICS I - Moderator: Richard Buch, MD

  • 1:00pm – Natural products for DJD – Do they work – Is stem cell / PRP an option, and when: Anna Khachatrian, MD

  • 1:12pm – Patient MEDICAL optimization prior to surgery: Janet Conway, MD

  • 1:24pm – Patient NUTRITIONAL optimization before and after surgery: Revaz Jazayeri, MD

  • 1:36pm – Non-surgical alternative treatments for infected joints – what’s new: Jon Minter, DO

  • 1:50pm – DISCUSSION

THE BASICS II - Moderator: Chris Johnson, MD

  • 2:05pm – Non-Opioid pain management: Vinod Dasa, MD

  • 2:15pm - Pain Management: pre- and post- surgery for revision (chronic pain/patient dilemma): Erik Shaw, DO

  • 2:25pm – Antibiotic stewardship – High dose antibiotics for infections: does it work and how long for joint infections: Maria Savoia, MD

  • 2:35pm – How do I decide on an implant; is there an algorithm: Russell Nevins, MD

  • 2:45 pm – Infection failure is on the rise, normal products no longer working; WHY? MIC and standard testing obsolete, or did we miss the obvious (COVID): Richard Sokolov, MD

  • 2:55pm – DISCUSSION

  • 3:10pm – BREAK

    • SPONSORED BY: CORENTEC AMERICA, INC.

SHOULDER I - Moderator: John Itamura, MD

  • 3:35pm – There are so many options – When to do a reverse versus total shoulder (what about resurfacing): Christopher Chuinard, MD

  • 3:47pm – Steps to decrease shoulder infections: Caroline Chebli, MD

  • 3:59pm – Algorithm for what to do for unstable reverse TSR: Eddie Lo, MD

  • 4:11pm – DISCUSSION

SCATTER SHOOTING I - Moderator: Jon Minter, MD

  • 4:30pm - Work-up for patient with painful revision knee – what’s the workup: Christopher Grayson, MD

  • 4:42pm - Point Counterpoint: Cement versus Cementless stems for Revision Knee: Randall Peyton, MD vs. Russell Nevins, MD

  • 5:02pm – Point Counterpoint: Morbid obesity (BMI > 45) - Surgery, Yes/No: James Nace, DO (NO) vs. Edward Cheng, MD (YES)

  • 5:25pm - X-Ray Conference: Ishvinder Grewal, MD

  • 6:00pm - Adjourn for the Day

  • 7:00pm – 9:00pm - WELCOME RECEPTION

    • SPONSORED BY LINK Orthopedics

DAY 2: THURSDAY, October 1, 2026

  • 6:30-7:30am - Breakfast

  • 7:30am - Opening Remarks: Richard Buch, MD

KNEES I - Moderator: Spencer Montgomery, MD

  • • 8:00am – When is UKA indicated? Avoiding Disasters from the Start: Marty Redish, MD

    • 8:12am – Best option for wound closure and treatment to decrease infection: Randall Peyton, MD

    • 8:24am – Treatment for arthrofibrosis (non-operative vs operative vs major operative): Lian Freedman, MD (Australia)

    • 8:36am – When to constrain a primary knee: Ron Hillock, MD

    • 8:48am – Increased Constraint or hinge for revision TKA, and when: Esteban Holguin, MD

    • 9:00am - DISCUSSION

INFECTION I - Moderator: Edward Cheng, MD

  • 9:15am – Major points from the 2025 PJI Consensus Meeting: Any changes: Thorsten Gehrke, MD (Germany)

  • 9:27am – Is there a best antibiotic spacer (Knee & Hip): Matthew Seidel, MD

  • 9:39am – What is the best antibiotic combination for cement and infection? How long does elution really occur: Pablo Sanz-Ruiz, MD (Spain)

  • 9:56am – Can we still save an infected joint, or must it come out: Simon Buckley, MD (UK)

  • 10:10am – DISCUSSION

  • 10:25am - BREAK

HIP I - Moderator: Brandon Naylor, DO

  • 10:55am – Consensus on hip fractures in the elderly – Do they all need a total hip, and do you cement or not: Anna Khachatrian, MD

  • 11:07am – Treatment of periprosthetic fractures (Hip): Vilas Saldanha, MD

  • 11:19am – Acetabular options for revisions (Custom, Tri-Flange, Cage, Jumbo Cup): Herrick Siegel, MD

  • 11:31am – Treatment options for laxity of the hip: Brian Palumbo, MD

  • 11:43pm – DISCUSSION

  • 12:00am – Rapid Fire, “Things we should all know”: Richard Buch, MD

  • 12:10pm – WORKING LUNCH (10 to 15-minute corporate presentations, 3-4 total)

    • SPONSORED BY: LINK Orthopedics

      • 12:15pm – 12:30pm: LINK (Thorsten Gehrke, MD)

      • 12:30pm – 12:45pm: Zimmer-Biomet

      • 12:45pm – 1:00pm: CURONIX

SHOULDER II – MODERATOR: John Itamura, MD

  • 1:10pm – Options for treating a stiff shoulder pre- and post-TSR.  Christopher Chuinard, MD

  • 1:22pm – When to fix or replace a shoulder fracture? Caroline Chebli, MD

  • 1:34pm – When to use allograft versus metal in the shoulder – John Itamura, MD

  • 1:46pm - DISCUSSION

  • 1:55pm – Point / Counterpoint (5 min each debater)

    • DAA or Posterolateral Spencer Montgomery, MD / Brandon Naylor, DO

    • DISCUSSION

  • 2:15pm – Point / Counterpoint (5 min each debater)

    • One stage (Brian Palumbo MD) vs. 1.5 stage (James Nace, DO) vs. Two Stage for chronic PJI (Simon Buckley, MD – UK)

    • Discussion

  • 2:40pm – ADJOURNED FOR THE DAY (on your own)

  • 8:00pm – Karaoke and Cocktails

    • SPONSORED BY: LINK Orthopedics

DAY 3: FRIDAY, October 2, 2026

  • 6:30-7:30am - Breakfast

  • 7:30am - Opening Remarks: Richard Buch, MD

HIP II - Moderator: Herrick Siegel, MD

  • 8:00am – Revision for instability – How and why they fail so often: David Kirwan, MD

  • 8:12am – Periprosthetic femoral fracture – When to use PFR vs. Modular vs. Fixation: James Nace, DO

  • 8:24am – When to use allograft for revision hips/acetabulum: Thorsten Gehrke, MD (Germany)

  • 8:36am – Treatment of the Infected Megaprosthesis: James Baker, MD

  • 8:50 - DISCUSSION

INFECTION II - Moderator: Anna Khachatrian, MD

  • 9:00am – Long-term antibiotics, yes or no: Richard Sokolov, MD

  • 9:12am – What should we know about the microbiome: Maria Savoia, MD

  • 9:29am – Failed multiple revisions of the knee for infection – what are my treatment options: Janet Conway, MD

  • 9:41am – When to say NO: Richard Buch, MD

  • 9:53am – DISCUSSION

  • 10:15am – BREAK/Poster Review

    • SPONSORED BY: LINK Orthopedics

KNEES II - Moderator: John Abraham, MD

  • 10:45am – Periprosthetic fracture options (Knee): Jan Szatkowski, MD

  • 11:00am – I put the knee in by x-ray/computer/robotics and fixed balancing – Is this the mechanical or kinematic or natural – What am I missing: Spencer Montgomery, MD

  • 11:12am – Only one half of my femur is left – Options for a DFR and is there a limit to how much bone I need: Pablo Sanz-Ruiz, MD

  • 11:27am – I have a painful knee – Ruled out infection, am I allergic? Or is this a natural reaction: Marco Caicedo, PhD

  • 11:40am – DISCUSSION

SCATTER SHOOTING II - Moderator: Russell Nevins, MD

  • 11:55am – I have a soft tissue defect of the knee; what can an orthopedic surgeon do to solve transfer of soft tissue/muscle: Dan Ladizinsky, MD

  • 12:07pm – Best treatment for post-op decreased drainage. Can we treat conservatively, and when: John Abraham, MD

  • 12:19pm – Direct anterior approach (DAA) for Revision – how do I get out of trouble and how can I fix it: Brandon Naylor, DO

  • 12:31pm - When to use cones: Chris Johnson, MD

  • 12:43pm - DISCUSSION

  • 1:00pm - WORKING LUNCH

    • SPONSORED BY: CURONIX

      • X-ray Conference in Exhibit Area

BUSINESS OF MEDICINE I - Moderator: W. Andrew Hodge, MD

  • 2:00pm - Political Direction for Orthopedics: Tom Price, MD

  • 2:20pm - Negotiating your first job after Fellowship: Avoiding Landmines: Kevin Plancher, MD

  • 2:35pm - The Power of Large Single Specialty Groups: David Jevsevar, MD

  • 2:50pm - Out of Network Billing: Daniel “Chris” Allison, MD

  • 3:05pm – DISCUSSION

BUSINESS OF MEDICINE II - Moderator: Daniel “Chris” Allison

  • 3:15pm - Medicare (Dis) Advantage and Will They Pay: W. Andrew Hodge, MD

  • 3:30pm - Building A Specialized Disasterplasty Operating Suite within Your Hospital: Edward Stolarski, MD

  • 3:45pm – Company Rep Roundtable: Kevin Plancher, MD

    • LinkBio Corp: Joe Almasy, Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer

    • Zimmer-Biomet: TBD

    • Bone Solutions: TBD

    • Kinamed: TBD

    • OsteoRemedies: TBD

  • 4:15pm - BREAK

    • SPONSORED BY: CORENTEC AMERICA, INC

SCATTER SHOOTING III - Moderator: W. Andrew Hodge, MD

  • 4:30pm - Business Panel: Allison, Jevsevar, Plancher, Price , Stolarski

    • What does the Political Landscape look like in 2028?

    • What will be the Orthopedic Practice Opportunities in 2028?

    • How will Technology and AI impact our business options?

    • Business Skill Set Needed for the future?

  • 5:00pm – Adjourn from Lectures

  • 6:30pm – DisasterBowl Competition - MANDATORY

    • Young Surgeons versus the Old/Usual Suspects

  • 7:30pm – Dinner/Dueling Pianos Theme Night

    • SPONSORED BY: ALTEVA Revenue Cycling Management (RCM)

DAY 4: SATURDAY, October 3, 2026

  • 6:30am-7:45am - Breakfast

  • 7:45am - Opening Remarks:L Richard Buch, MD

SCATTER SHOOTING IV - Moderator: Matthew Seidel, MD

  • 8:00am – My worst case and what I learned (Faculty Presentations – 5 minutes each): Nevins, Johnson, Siegel, Minter, Naylor, Khachatrian

  • 9:30am – How can I stay out of a lawsuit? Insights from a malpractice lawyer: Trent Speckhals, JD

  • 9:42am - Rapid Fire Consensus Topics (Voting)

  • 9:50am – Roundtable Faculty & Young Surgeons Open Topics to throw questions at cases and what to do: Russell Nevins, MD

    • Retained fixed rods after infection? Yes : No

    • The cost of robots: is it worthwhile? Yes : No

    • Revisions in ASCs? Yes : No

  • 10:30am - BREAK

MISH-MASH HOUR - Moderator: Christopher Grayson, MD

  • 10:50am – The Future of Orthopedics: Where are we going? What will it look like: Russell Bodner, MD

  • 11:05am – The Use/Misuse of Social Media in Medicine: Kevin Brown

  • 11:20am – High risk cases and complex reconstructions – sustainable or will it break you: Chris Allison, MD

  • 11:35am – Roundtable –TBD by FACULTY

    • Young surgeons’ dilemmas (what to expect in your first practice)!

      or

    • X-Ray what would you do next? (cases and question the audience)

  • 12:20pm - CLOSING REMARKS: Richard Buch, MD

  • 12:30pm - DisasterPlasty Conference 2026 - ADJOURNED

  • 8:00pm - For those who stay, a special treat - Comedy Magic Cabaret (gratis for attendees)