79th Biennial Meeting

The New York Orthopaedic Hospital Alumni Association's 79th Biennial Meeting will be held April 30-May 1, 2027 in New York City. We look forward to welcoming current and former residents, fellows, faculty, family, friends, and distinguished guests to New York for our biennial academic conference and gala.

The agenda for this accredited 2-day academic conference, held on the Columbia University Irving Medical Center campus, covers a diverse range of topics in orthopedic surgery, physician performance, practice management, and quality. Program faculty include NYOH alumni, current Columbia Orthopedics faculty, and honored guests.

The Saturday evening gala will be held at Tribeca360, located at 10 Desbrosses St. (between Greenwich & Hudson Streets).
Black tie optional.

Additional details and registration information is coming soon!

Guest Lecturers

Alan DeForest Smith Memorial Lecture

Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo, MD, PhD

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Professor and Chair, Division of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Frank E. Stinchfield Memorial Lecture

Antonia F. Chen, MD, MBA

UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Professor and Dr. Charles F. Gregory Distinguished Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery

NYOH Distinguished Alumnus Lecture

David L. Skaggs, MD ('94)

Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
Executive Vice Chair, Department of Orthpaedics
Co-Director, Spine Center
Spine Center, Guerin Children's Pediatric Spine

Louis U. Bigliani Lecture

Frances Cuomo, MD (Fellowship '88-'89)

Montefiore Einstein, New York, NY
Chief, Shoulder & Elbow
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Marvin L. Shelton Invited Lectureship in Orthopaedic Trauma

Theodore Miclau, III, MD

University of California, San Francisco
Professor and Vice Chairman,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Director, General Hospital Orthopaedic Trauma Institute