Welcome to the San Diego Orthopaedic Society

 Dear San Diego Orthopedic Colleagues,

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We are excited to announce that the 41st Annual Malcolm B. Coutts Visiting Professorship will return on the afternoon of January 31, 2025, at Hilton San Diego / Del Mar followed by a cocktail hour and dinner opportunity in the early evening.

This year’s visiting professors are Drs. Paul and Jeanne Huddleston.

Dr. Paul Huddleston is an academic spine surgeon from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He has a clinical focus on spinal reconstruction, military trauma, and musculoskeletal infections. He is the past Chair of Spine Surgery within the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Huddleston has also served 28 years in the US Army reserves, achieving the rank of Colonel.  He has participated in seven tours of duty including Iraq and Afghanistan. His leadership roles have included Commander of the 380th Hospital Center in Bell, CA, as well as the Commander of the 5th Medical Brigade in Birmingham, AL.

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Dr. Jeanne Huddleston is a hospitalist and engineer who is a past President of the Society of Hospital Medicine, and past Program Director of the Hospital Medicine Fellowship at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Her academic focus is the translation of industrial and systems engineering principles to improve healthcare safety and delivery. She has pioneered predictive analytic applications and machine learning methodology into clinical practice for decision support at the bedside.

Speakers from throughout the San Diego orthopedic community will also present on timely topics.  We will continue the annual Orthopedic Jeopardy competition between residents of Navy and UCSD; who will take home the Golden Femur award this year?

The SDOS annual meeting also awards Partner of the Year to recognize an exceptional member of the San Diego orthopedic community for their contributions, collaboration, and leadership.  We invite SDOS members to nominate outstanding orthopedic surgeons for Partner of the Year which will be voted on by the SDOS Board.  Please send a one-page nomination letter for the SDOS Partner of the year to farmer.kiersten@sandiegospinefoundation.org . The due date for SDOS Partner of the Year nominations is December 15th, 2024.

We look forward to seeing you all on the afternoon and evening of January 31, 2025. Please mark your calendars and block out the time for camaraderie, updates, and debates on topics dear to us as orthopedic surgeons.

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Sincerely,

Gregory Alberton, MD, MS 

Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group