December Featured Editorial Board Members

Olaf Lorbach, MD
Chairman Department of Shoulder Surgery and Sports Traumatology
Schoen-Clinic Lorsch, Germany

Prof. Dr. Olaf Lorbach is a specialist in orthopedic surgery, who currently serves as the Head for Shoulder Surgery, Arthroscopy and Sports Orthopedics at the Schoen-Clinic in Lorsch, Germany.

His clinical and scientific interests focus on reconstructive shoulder and knee surgery as well as shoulder arthroplasty. He completed his residency training at the ATOS Clinic Heidelberg under Prof. Habermeyer and Prof. Pässler, Saarland University under Prof. Kohn as well as at the Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg under Prof. Seil. He further received his specialty training at Balgrist University Hospital in Zürich Switzerland under Prof. Christian Gerber as well as at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, USA under Prof. Scott Rodeo.

He has authored and co-authored a multitude of internationally published and peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and regularly attends international conferences and meetings as an invited speaker and instructor.

Prof. Lorbach received several national and international awards amongst others the Richard O´Connor Award (AANA), Herodicus Award, ESSKA DJO Award, ESSKA – Smith & Nephew Award (Best Paper in Ligaments and Biomechanics) as well as the Perthes Award (DVSE). He was further selected as travelling fellow for the ESSKA-AOSSM Exchange Program.

Prof. Lorbach serves as active Editorial Board member of KSSTA, AJSM, Arthroscopy as well as OJSM. He was awarded as “Reviewer of the year” for KSSTA and received the “Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing” of the Arthroscopy Journal. 

He is an established member of the following professional associations and serves as an active member in committees: International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS), the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA), the Association for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA), the German Association for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE), European Shoulder Associates (ESSKA-ESA) Magellan Society and the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine AOSSM. He is currently the congress president of the German Association for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. Head of the DVSE Communications-Committee and head of the AGA Shoulder Committee.

Selected Published Work

Brockmeyer M, Schmitt C, Haupert A, Kohn D, Lorbach O. Limited diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging and clinical tests for detecting partial-thickness tears of the rotator cuff. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2017;137(12):1719-1724. doi: 10.1007/s00402-017-2799-3.

Lorbach O, Zumbansen N, Kieb M, Efe T, Pizanis A, Kohn D, Haupert A. Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction: Impact of Knee Flexion Angle During Graft Fixation on Dynamic Patellofemoral Contact Pressure-A Biomechanical Study. Arthroscopy. 2018;34(4):1072-1082. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2017.09.047.

Lorbach O. Anatomical total shoulder replacement in glenohumeral osteoarthritis : Indications, current implants, and clinical results. Orthopade. 2018;47(5):383-389. doi: 10.1007/s00132-018-3544-5.

Lorbach O. Current strategies in the surgical and non-surgical treatment of glenohumeral osteoarthritis : 2018 update. Orthopade. 2018;47(5):367. doi: 10.1007/s00132-018-3559-y.

Zumbansen N, Haupert A, Kohn D, Lorbach O. Selective bundle tensioning in double-bundle MPFL reconstruction to improve restoration of dynamic patellofemoral contact pressure. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2019 Nov 18.

Joseph Nguyen, MPH
Director
Biostatistics Core at Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY

Mr. Joseph Nguyen, MPH is the Director of the Biostatistics Core at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, NY. Born and raised in Kansas City, MO, Mr. Nguyen is a first generation American and the proud son of Vietnamese refugees. He was awarded the inaugural Bill and Melinda Gates Millennium Scholarship and earned his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Rockhurst University in Kansas City, MO. Following his undergraduate studies, Mr. Nguyen spent a year volunteer teaching in St. Louis, MO.  In 2007, Mr. Nguyen completed his Master of Public Health program from Saint Louis University’s School of Public Health with a concentration in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. He subsequently moved to New York City to work for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in their Bureau of Communicable Diseases.

After a short tenure at the DOHMH, Mr. Nguyen transitioned his work from in the public sector to focus on orthopaedic clinical research at HSS. At HSS, he has provided comprehensive methodological and statistical support in the area of musculoskeletal research, overseeing research projects from development to publication. This support provided came in the form of development and execution of study design methodology, statistical analysis planning, data management structure, and written contributions for abstract, manuscript, and grant submissions. Since 2014, Mr. Nguyen has served as the Director of the Biostatistics Core, managing and mentoring an integrative team of epidemiologists and biostatisticians that provide methodological, data, and statistical support to facilitate, encourage, and maintain the highest of quality standards of clinical research at HSS. The area of orthopaedic sports medicine has been an area of interest for as long as he can remember. His personal experience as a multi-sport athlete in high school and previous work coaching varsity high school teams during his time in St. Louis has made him appreciate the physical and mental components that are involved in the conditions and procedures he studies. While his personal research interest is in sports medicine, Mr. Nguyen has been co-authored on many publications throughout the field of orthopaedic medicine. Outside of his time at work, Mr. Nguyen enjoys spending time with his three brothers, two sisters, and his nieces and nephews as much as he can see them. Mr. Nguyen is married to his wife Brie, and together they enjoy their time with their dog and have a love of food and travel.

Selected Published Work

Kahlenberg CA, Nwachukwu BU, Mehta N, Zhang DT, Nguyen J, Fabricant PD, Altchek DW, Williams RJ 3rd, Allen AA. Development and Validation of the Hospital for Special Surgery Anterior Cruciate Ligament Postoperative Satisfaction Survey. Arthroscopy. 2020;36(7):1897-1903. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2020.02.043.

Wang D, Nawabi DH, Krych AJ, Jones KJ, Nguyen J, Elbuluk AM, Farshad-Amacker NA, Potter HG, Williams RJ 3rd. Synthetic Biphasic Scaffolds versus Microfracture for Articular Cartilage Defects of the Knee: A Retrospective Comparative Study. Cartilage. 2020 Feb 11;:1947603520903418. doi: 10.1177/1947603520903418. [Epub ahead of print]

Belkin NS, Meyers KN, Redler LH, Maher S, Nguyen JT, Shubin Stein BE. Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Isometry in the Setting of Patella Alta. Arthroscopy. 2020 Feb 5;. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2020.01.035. [Epub ahead of print]

Lamplot JD, Tompkins WP, Friedman MV, Nguyen JT, Rai MF, Brophy RH. Radiographic and Clinical Evidence for Osteoarthritis at Medium-Term Follow-up after Arthroscopic Partial Medial Meniscectomy. Cartilage. 2019 Dec 12;:1947603519892315. doi: 10.1177/1947603519892315. [Epub ahead of print]

Erickson BJ, Nguyen J, Gasik K, Gruber S, Brady J, Shubin Stein BE. Isolated Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction for Patellar Instability Regardless of Tibial Tubercle-Trochlear Groove Distance and Patellar Height: Outcomes at 1 and 2 Years. Am J Sports Med. 2019;47(6):1331-1337. doi: 10.1177/0363546519835800.

Bishop ME, Black SR, Nguyen J, Mintz D, Stein BS. A Simple Method of Measuring the Distance From the Schöttle Point to the Medial Distal Femoral Physis With MRI. Orthop J Sports Med. 2019;7(4):2325967119840713. doi: 10.1177/2325967119840713.

Cordasco FA, Black SR, Price M, Wixted C, Heller M, Asaro LA, Nguyen J, Green DW. Return to Sport and Reoperation Rates in Patients Under the Age of 20 After Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Risk Profile Comparing 3 Patient Groups Predicated Upon Skeletal Age. Am J Sports Med. 2019;47(3):628-639. doi: 10.1177/0363546518819217.

Ma R, Schär M, Chen T, Sisto M, Nguyen J, Voigt C, Deng XH, Rodeo SA. Effect of Dynamic Changes in Anterior Cruciate Ligament In Situ Graft Force on the Biological Healing Response of the Graft-Tunnel Interface. Am J Sports Med. 2018;46(4):915-923. doi: 10.1177/0363546517745624. Epub 2018 Jan 3. PubMed PMID: 29298079.

Liu JN, Brady JM, Kalbian IL, Strickland SM, Ryan CB, Nguyen JT, Shubin Stein BE. Clinical Outcomes After Isolated Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction for Patellar Instability Among Patients With Trochlear Dysplasia. Am J Sports Med. 2018;46(4):883-889. doi: 10.1177/0363546517745625.

Nguyen J, Marx R, Hidaka C, Wilson S, Lyman S. Validation of electronic administration of knee surveys among ACL-injured patients. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2017;25(10):3116-3122. doi: 10.1007/s00167-016-4189-8.

Nguyen JT, Wasserstein D, Reinke EK, Spindler KP, Mehta N, Doyle JB, Marx RG. Does the Chronicity of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Ruptures Influence Patient-Reported Outcomes Before Surgery?. Am J Sports Med. 2017;45(3):541-549. doi: 10.1177/0363546516669344.