Curtis National Hand Center & Johns Hopkins Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland
Friday/Saturday March 28-29, 2025
American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery2025 ASRM Functional Extremity Reconstruction Skills Course
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Co-Hosts
Course Directors
James Higgins, MD
Sami Tuffaha, MD
Faculty
Jayme Bertelli, MD, PhD
Joseph Catapano, MD
Pedro Cavadas, MD
Harvey Chim, MD
Jorge Clifton, MD
Tim Daugherty, MD
Kyle Eberlein, MD
Austin Hembd, MD
Ryan Katz, MD
Amber Leis, MD
Johnny Lu, MD
David McCombe, MD
Amy Moore, MD
Hollie Power, MD
Bauback Safa, MD
Francisco Soldado, MD
Jason Souza, MD
Milan Stevanovic, MD
Educational Course Director
Orlando Merced
Curtis National Hand Center, Mezzanine Conference RoomFriday Session
9:30a: Coffee and basic breakfast
10:00a: Welcome (James Higgins, MD/Sami Tuffaha, MD)
10:10a-11:30a: “Progress and Perspectives in Upper Limb Surgery: Agree, Disagree, and Agree to Disagree” – Jayme Bertelli, MD; Panelists TBD
11:30a-12:30p: Lunch with faculty “speed rounds”- 5 minute presentations of novel concepts or ideas. May be untried procedures. No requirement for scientific support. To serve as an idea incubator of larger group.
Led by James Higgins, MD and Francisco Soldado, MD
12:30p-4:15p: Friday Technique Demonstrations
12:30p-12:55p Presentation 1: Medial Femoral Trochlea osteochondral reconstruction of scaphoid or lunate: James Higgins, Timothy Daugherty
12:55p-1:20p Presentation 2: Pect to deltoid, Lower trap to supraspinatus Sami Tuffaha, Austin Hembd
1:20p-1:45p Presentation 3: Nerve transfers in forearm- median to radial; radial to median: Jayme Bertelli, Amy Moore
1:45p-2:10p Presentation 4: Nerve transfers in arm: Oberlin; triceps to axillary Jorge Clifton, Amber Leis
2:10p-2:35p Presentation 5: Contralateral C7+ vascularized ulnar nerve Johnny Lu, Harvey Chim
2:35p-3:00p Presentation 6: Functioning rectus femoris muscle transfers harvest and inset: Jason Souza, Hollie Powers
3:00p-3:25p Presentation 7: Autologous Elbow Joint Reconstruction Pedro Cavadas, Bauback Safa
3:25p-3:50p Presentation 8: Gracilis and Latissimus for elbow flexion (inset technique considerations, thoracoacromial vessels): Milan Stevanovic, Kyle Eberlin
3:50p-4:15p Presentation 9: Fibula physeal transfer (Fransisco Soldado, David McCombe)
4:15p-5:30p Open dissection
6:30p Friday Night reception (faculty + registrants)
Location:
La Cuchara
Tapas from the Basque region
3600 Clipper Mill Rd
Baltimore, MD 21211
Curtis National Hand Center, Mezzanine Conference RoomSaturday Session
7:00a-8:30a: Breakfast + Controversial topics
Moderators: Jason Souza, Sami Tuffaha
8:30a-2:00p: Saturday Technique demonstrations
8:40a-9:05a Presentation 1: Brachial Plexus Exploration Harvey Chim, Johnny Lu
9:05a-9:30a Presentation 2: Axillary approach and nerve transfers + How to harvest intercostal nerves: Jorge Clifton, Fransisco Soldado
9:30a-9:55a Presentation 3: Nerve transfers in palm: ADM to thenar motor; Opponens pollicis to ulnar motor: Jayme Bertelli, Hollie Powers
9:55a-10:20a Presentation 4: Lateral femoral trochlea osteochondral flap: James Higgins, Dave McCombe
10:20a-10:45a Presentation 5: Ulnar nerve tendon transfers Kyle Eberlin, Tim Daugherty
10:40a-11:05a Presentation 6: Gracilis for forearm flexor/extensor tendon reconstruction: Amber Leis, Bauback Safa
11:05a- 11:30a Presentation 7: Ninkovic tendon/nerve transfer, Sciatic/tibial/CPN anatomy: Austin Hembd, Jason Souza
11:30a-11:55a Presentation 8: Obturator to femoral nerve transfer; vastus medialis to medial gastrocnemius: Amy Moore, Sami Tuffaha
12:00p-1:00p Lunch and Speed Rounds: Curtis National Hand Center Mezzanine
1:10p-1:35p Presentation 9: Vascularized PIP transfers for digit reconstruction Pedro Cavadas, Ryan Katz
1:35p-2:00p Presentation 10: Gracilis harvest with skin plus pes anserinus exposure/anatomy: Milan Stevanovic, Joseph Catapano
2:00p Closing remarks and adjournment: Sami Tuffaha, MD and James Higgins, MD
2:15p-5:00p Registrants are welcome to stay for open dissection
Hotel Block
The Study at Johns Hopkins
3215 N Charles St
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-243-0030
thestudyatjohnshopkins.com

