Submissions for the Aaron A. Hofmann Resident Award have closed. Thank you!
The Aaron A. Hofmann Resident Award is an incredible opportunity for residents to gain podium experience. Our previous winners have gone on to present and win at AAHKS!
The top 5 winners will need to print their posters and display them in the exhibitor hallway. The top winner will receive $1,000, the opportunity to present their Abstract on the podium, and an invite to our Faculty dinner.
Applicants are also eligible to apply to receive a scholarship. This form is not registration. You must be registered and attending the meeting to receive your award.
2024 Winner
Congratulations to Christine Wu, MD for winning the 2024 Aaron A. Hofmann Resident Award with her paper titled, "Unsuspected Positive Intraoperative Cultures in Aseptic Revision Knee Arthroplasty - Prevalence, Management, and Infection-Free Survivorship". Her paper was selected out of over 45 submissions!
2023 Winner
Congratulations to Aleksander Mika, MD for winning the 2023 Aaron A. Hofmann Resident Award with his paper titled, "Synovial Barium and Zirconium Ions are Promising Markers for Aseptic Loosening."
2022 Winner
Congratulations to Mark Wu, MD for winning the 2022 Aaron A. Hofmann Resident Award with his paper titled,
"Total Hip Arthroplasty First May Prevent Lumbar Surgery in Concomitant Hip Spine Syndrome."
““One thing I love about this meeting is that it’s a tight-knit group of attendees talking about really practical, technical, surgical things.””
After winning the Hofmann Resident Award at PCHK ‘22 Mark Wu, MD’s abstract was presented at AAHKS ‘22
Previous Award Winners:
2021: Jeffrey O'Donnell, MD- Efficacy of Common Antiseptic Solutions Against Clinically Relevant Microorganisms in Biofilm
2020: David Deckey, MD- Prevalence of Cannabinoid (CBD) Use in Patients with Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis
2019: Rahul Goel, MD- Capsular Management in Direct Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Randomized, Single Blind, Controlled Trial
2018: Beau Kildow, MD- The Utility of Complete Blood Count Tests After Total Knee Arthroplasty