Orthopaedics, Stand-Up Comedy, and Rap, with special guest Kamran Hamid

In this episode, Mo and Marc discuss the development of OrthoEvidence, an online platform that delivers evidence-based summaries of RCTs to help busy orthopaedists stay current with and confident in the medical literature. Mo also reflects on a recent visit to Paisley Park, using Prince’s creative workspace as a springboard for a broader conversation about creativity, discipline, and work ethic.    Subspecialties:  Orthopaedic Essentials    Link:  OrthoEvidence: https://myorthoevidence.com/    Chapters (00:00:03) - Ortho Joe Podcast(00:01:49) - In the Elevator: Ortho Evidence(00:04:22) - Osteo Evidence: The importance of randomized trials(00:08:40) - The Innovative Ortho Evidence Project(00:12:14) - In the Elevator With Orthopedic Surgeons(00:12:53) - Machine Learning in Orthopedic Surgery(00:17:36) - Prince's Love Letter to Paisley Park(00:21:52) - Egg Hunt with Ortho Joe

In this bonus episode, from the JBJS OrthoCorps audio archive, Andrew Pollak, MD, discusses his history with orthopaedic trauma in North America with Anna Miller, MD.  Links:  Swiontkowski M. Introducing JBJS OrthoCorps: An Online Audio Archive of Stories from the Orthopaedic Community. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 Mar 8. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.00222. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36888940. https://bit.ly/42PUnZZ  JBJS OrthoCorps: https://bit.ly/3lTBaG5  OrthoCorps submission guidelines: https://bit.ly/4dD2sqr     Subspecialties:  Orthopaedic Essentials  Trauma  Chapters (00:00:03) - OrthoCorps(00:04:41) - Mentors in the Orthopedics field(00:07:36) - What Lessons Has Your Work Life Teached You?(00:09:09) - What would you say you're proudest of in your career?(00:10:38) - Obstruction and extremity trauma training(00:14:20) - In the Elevator of Medical Imagination(00:15:34) - Helford on His Career(00:18:54) - Obstruction of the lateral position during shock trauma

In this episode, Mo and Marc welcome special guest Kamran Hamid (hospital CMO, team doctor for Chicago Bulls and White Sox, and award-winning comedian) in a discussion about his unique journey in medicine, stand-up comedy, and rap, along with the lessons learned along the way.    Subspecialties:  Orthopaedic Essentials    Link:  Kamran’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisiskomron/reels/?hl=en  Chapters (00:00:03) - Ortho Joe Podcast(00:00:51) - Ice Drowning(00:01:43) - Dr. Cameron Hameed on Comedian Kamaran(00:02:44) - Dr. Hamid on His Funs(00:07:10) - Paul Varghese on Starting to Do Stand Up(00:10:05) - In the Elevator With Dr. Cameron(00:14:48) - In the Elevator With Comedians(00:20:23) - In the Elevator With Cameron Lee(00:24:13) - How Should We Have Universal Healthcare Coverage?(00:26:28) - Your Man Is Entirely Unimportant

In this episode, Mo and Marc take a look back at several highly viewed studies that were published in The Journal in 2025 and share their predictions of what will shape the field of orthopaedics in 2026. Subspecialties: Orthopaedic Essentials Ankle Knee Link: Khojaly R, Rowan FE, Shah V, Nagle M, Shahab M, Ahmad AS, Dahly D, Taylor C, Niocaill RM, Cleary M. Immediate Weight-Bearing Compared with Non-Weight-Bearing After Operative Ankle Fracture Fixation: Results of the INWN Pragmatic, Randomized, Multicenter Trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2025 May 23;107(13):1423-1438. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.24.00965. PMID: 40408465. https://bit.ly/4pMR5BR Lawson MM, Lancaster K, Lipps C, Slobogean G, Brady JM, O'Hara N, Working ZM. Home Call and Sleep in Orthopaedic Surgeons: A Prospective, Longitudinal Study of the Effect of Home Call on Sleep in Orthopaedic Attending Surgeons and Residents. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2025 Oct 15;107(20):2235-2242. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.24.01411. Epub 2025 Aug 20. PMID: 40834105. https://bit.ly/4anUpOS Harris AB, Vigdorchik JM, Khanuja HS, Hegde V. Modern Alignment Strategies in Total Knee Arthroplasty and How to Best Achieve Them. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2025 Nov 5;107(21):2457-2468. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.25.00480. Epub 2025 Sep 12. PMID: 40938970. https://bit.ly/49gzlbY Hannon CP, Salih R, Barrack RL, Nunley RM. Cementless Versus Cemented Total Knee Arthroplasty: Concise Midterm Results of a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 Sep 20;105(18):1430-1434. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.00161. Epub 2023 Jun 22. PMID: 37347823. https://bit.ly/44UsJxJ

In this bonus episode, from the JBJS OrthoCorps audio archive, Richard Lackman, MD, discusses the influence of Ronald Bruce Heppenstall, MD, on his career and the TCOA, in conversation with Marc Swiontkowski, MD.     Links:  Swiontkowski M. Introducing JBJS OrthoCorps: An Online Audio Archive of Stories from the Orthopaedic Community. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 Mar 8. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.00222. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36888940. https://bit.ly/42PUnZZ  JBJS OrthoCorps: https://bit.ly/3lTBaG5  OrthoCorps submission guidelines: https://bit.ly/4dD2sqr     Subspecialties:  Orthopaedic Essentials 

In this episode, Mo and Marc welcome special guest Rock Patel (Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan) for a fascinating discussion about his globe-trotting adventures and career journey—and how professional and personal growth often stem from adversity.     Subspecialties:  Orthopaedic Essentials  Spine    Link:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rockpatelmd00/?hl=en  Chapters (00:00:03) - Ortho Joe Podcast(00:00:39) - Meet Rock Patel(00:01:11) - Bo Horner on His Adventure(00:02:03) - In the Elevator With Cancer Patients(00:06:30) - Rocky climbed Everest in 2019(00:10:32) - Rock climbing the Everest(00:16:33) - Ultramarathoning and Climbing(00:17:59) - Osteoartho surgeons on the challenges of life(00:21:34) - Rock Patel

In this episode, Mo and Marc are joined by special guest Dr. Anton Lambers (orthopaedic surgeon based in Bright, Victoria, Australia) in a discussion on his unique and transformative gap-year experience, spent travelling in a caravan with his family around the coast of Australia, visiting orthopaedic surgeons along the way.    Subspecialties:  Education and Training  Orthopaedic Essentials     Link:  Dr. Lambert’s web page: https://antonlambers.au/  Dr. Lambert’s Resident Roundup post on JBJS OrthoBuzz: https://bit.ly/4oSLCIB  Chapters (00:00:03) - Pod Topics: Ortho Joe Podcast(00:00:37) - Toronto's baseball fans after the game(00:01:47) - The 'Gap Year'(00:05:02) - The 'Gap Year'(00:08:50) - Traveling Around Australia With a Caravan(00:10:29) - The journey of a doctor's fellowship(00:13:10) - Travel Journal(00:14:20) - Active Australians talk about physical exercise(00:15:59) - A Year on the Road: Inspiring others to do the same(00:20:48) - A week in the wilderness

In this bonus episode, from the JBJS OrthoCorps audio archive, James Keeney, MD, discusses his history with the Mid-America Orthopaedic Association, in conversation with Bernie Stulberg, MD.     Links:  Swiontkowski M. Introducing JBJS OrthoCorps: An Online Audio Archive of Stories from the Orthopaedic Community. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 Mar 8. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.00222. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36888940. https://bit.ly/42PUnZZ  JBJS OrthoCorps: https://bit.ly/3lTBaG5  OrthoCorps submission guidelines: https://bit.ly/4dD2sqr     Subspecialties:  Orthopaedic Essentials  Chapters (00:00:03) - Mid America Orthopedics Conference 2018(00:08:22) - Board of Directors Discuss the Organization's Future(00:11:16) - The Mid-America Conference(00:13:03) - A message for President Brody's last year

In this episode, Mo and Marc are joined by special guest Thomas Frydendal, PhD (physiotherapist and researcher at Aarhus University in Denmark) in a discussion about his study entitled "Total Hip Replacement or Resistance Training for Severe Hip Osteoarthritis," published in NEJM in 2024.    Subspecialties:  Hip  Orthopaedic Essentials    Links:  Frydendal T, Christensen R, Mechlenburg I, Mikkelsen LR, Varnum C, Graversen AE, Kjærsgaard-Andersen P, Revald PH, Hofbauer C, Bieder MJ, Qassim H, Munir MS, Jakobsen SS, Nielsen SM, Ingwersen KG, Overgaard S. Total Hip Replacement or Resistance Training for Severe Hip Osteoarthritis. N Engl J Med. 2024 Oct 31;391(17):1610-1620. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2400141. PMID: 39476341. http://bit.ly/4oKQL5v  Thomas Frydendal’s profile on LinkedIn. https://bit.ly/4hClZtp  Chapters (00:00:03) - Ortho Joe Podcast(00:02:41) - Total Hip Replacement or Resistance Training for Severe Hip Osteo(00:11:04) - The Case for a Trials(00:13:55) - A Little About My LinkedIn Profile(00:15:22) - The New England trial's 10 years in the world(00:18:16) - What are you working on now?(00:20:13) - A message for Thomas Feist

In this episode, Mo and Marc discuss the ongoing process of reimagining The Journal, including the reorganization of the editorial board, a redesign of the cover, and the introduction of new article types and theme issues, with an emphasis on globalizing the journal's content and authorship to provide high-impact, gold standard information to MSK practitioners worldwide.     Subspecialties:  Basic Science  Education and Training  Elbow   Ethics  Foot & Ankle  Hand & Wrist  Hip  Infection  Knee  Oncology  Orthopaedic Essentials  Pain Management  Pediatrics  Rehabilitation  Spine  Shoulder  Sports Medicine  Trauma   Links:  Think JBJS: https://bit.ly/3XfynWF  Chapters (00:00:03) - Ortho Joe Podcast(00:01:59) - A Minute with the Editorial Board(00:06:31) - The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery: Globalization(00:09:13) - The Journal of Bow and Joint Surgery: Special Issues(00:11:09) - Do we Need More Medical Journals?(00:12:53) - A Question for The Journal(00:15:17) - A Special Thank You for The New Vision(00:16:37) - Think JBJS