Mar 8, 2018 | AAHKS Business, AAHKS Leadership
On Wednesday, March 7, 2018, Craig J. Della Valle, MD took office as the 28th President of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) during the AAHKS Board of Directors meeting in New Orleans. Dr. Della Valle is the Aaron G. Rosenberg Endowed Professor...
Dec 15, 2017 | AAHKS Business, Publications
This week, the AAHKS Board of Directors approved a new Deputy Editor position with the AAHKS open-access journal, Arthroplasty Today. As the journal continues to grow under the leadership of its first Editor-in-Chief, Brian J. McGrory, MD, a Deputy Editor is needed to...
Nov 10, 2017 | AAHKS Business, Annual Meeting
A record number of attendees participated in the 2017 AAHKS Annual Meeting in Dallas last week. The meeting kicked off with industry symposia covering hot topics in hip and knee arthroplasty. Three special courses reached out to residents, team members and hospital...
Aug 25, 2017 | AAHKS Business
The AAHKS Nominating Committee has put out a call for nominations to the following positions: Third Vice President (1) Member-at-Large (2) Member, Nominating Committee (3) All nominations must hold Fellow membership status with AAHKS. Nominate yourself by Friday,...
Aug 4, 2017 | AAHKS Business
Members will be asked to approve changes in AAHKS Bylaws at the 2017 Annual Business Meeting on November 5, 2017 in Dallas. The significant changes include allowing Candidate members and Arthroplasty Surgeons in Training members to serve on AAHKS committees. Members...
Jul 21, 2017 | AAHKS Business, AAHKS Leadership
The AAHKS Board of Directors retreat that took place last week focused on strategic issues. Facilitated by Jim Meffert of Tecker International, Board members learned best practices to apply strategy in the core areas of the AAHKS mission: education, advocacy and...