September 2011
Missouri State Orthopaedic Association
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Jonathan Grantham, MD
Galena, Kansas
Dirk Alander, MD
St. Louis, Missouri
Joel Jeffries, MD
Columbia, Missouri
Tom Reinsel, MD
Columbia, Missouri
Douglas Kiburz, MD
Sedalia, Missouri
Mark Bernhardt, MD
Kansas City, Missouri
Exert a little peer pressure
Peer pressure. These
days, the term has
something of a negative
connotation.
We warn our children
about succumbing to
peer pressure to do
drugs, drink alcohol, and
myriad other things.
Scott Swango, MD
Springfield, Missouri
We encourage them to
“stand on their own two
feet”, not bowing to the
evil that is peer
pressure. We certainly
would like to think that
we ourselves are not
susceptible to peer
pressure.
John Anderson, MD
Kansas City, Missouri
However, is peer
pressure always bad?
John Krause, MD
St. Louis, Missouri
According to
dictionary.com, a peer is
a nobleman. Pressure is
a force applied by one
body to another body.
So in one sense, the
definition of peer
pressure sounds
suspiciously like a group
of nobles having a really
good time.
Akin Cil, MD
Kansas City, Missouri
Michael Clarke, MD
Springfield, Missouri
Matthew Dobbs, MD
St. Louis, Missouri
Michael Grillot, MD
Springfield, Missouri
INSIDE:
MSOA members select
new officers & members.
Joplin-area physicians
featured in AAOSnow.
MSOA hosts 42nd Annual
Meeting in Kansas City.
Save the Date: St. Louis
2012 Annual Meeting
Alternatively, peer
pressure can mean
persuasion by one’s
equal to choose a certain
course of action. This is
the definition we’re
talking about.
MSOA President Jon
Grantham, M.D.
serves serves the
greater Joplin,
Missouri area at
Orthopaedic
Specialists of the
Four States, LLC.
Why all the talk about
peer pressure? When I
was just getting started
in practice, two of my
peers and mentors, Drs.
Lowry Jones and Charlie
Rhoades, introduced me
to the Missouri State
Orthopaedic Association.
At that time, I had no
idea how much MSOA did
on my behalf to enable
me to practice medicine
as I saw fit. Since then,
I’ve seen firsthand the
influence our leadership
has in both Jefferson
City and Washington,
D.C.
MSOA is a consistent and
respected voice on our
behalf.
Our specialty is currently
under attack from
multiple directions.
Insurance companies,
hospitals, allied health
organizations, and even
our own government
want to control our
ability to practice our
craft. I’m deeply
indebted to Drs. Jones
and Rhoades for allowing
me to get involved in the
fight, and as your new
president I’d like to offer
a little advice.
If one of your colleagues
isn’t a member of the
MSOA, exert a little peer
pressure. It isn’t always
a bad thing. After all,
our unity is our strength.
MSOA Resource
PAC Frontrunners
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MSOA members select new officers & members
The Missouri State
Orthopaedic Association
Political Action Committee
(MSOA PAC) helps support
the legislative advocacy
efforts of orthopaedic
physicians at the state and
national level.
We thank the following
individuals who have made
a generous contribution to
the MSOA PAC:
$1000 and above
John Clohisy, M.D.
Doug Kiburz, M.D.
$500 and above
Tom Reinsel, M.D.
Lawrence Lenke, M.D.
Chris Miller, M.D.
Tom McClain, M.D.
Byron Tarbox, M.D.
Santosh George, M.D.
$250 and above
John Krause, M.D.
Paulo Bicahlo, M.D.
Matthew Dobbs, M.D.
Michael Clarke, M.D.
Micahel Grillot, M.D.
Ganesh Gupta, M.D.
Keith Bridwell, M.D.
Michael Burns, M.D.
James Burke, M.D.
Thomas Turnbaugh, M.D.
John Miles, M.D.
Keith Wilkey, M.D.
Daniel Weed, M.D.
Ron Carter, M.D.
Paul Olive, M.D.
Richard Crank, Jr., D.O.
$100 and above
Stephen Morton, D.O
Patrick Smith, M.D.
Dirk Alander, M.D.
Please support our
legislative advocacy with
your contributions:
MSOA PAC
P.O. Box 2124
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Outgoing MSOA President Doug Kiburz, M.D. passes the Presidential Medallion to new
MSOA President Jon Grantham, M.D. at the 2011 Annual Meeting in Kansas City.
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Attendees at the 42 Annual Meeting
of the Missouri State Orthopaedic
Association selected new officers and
approved 22 new members of the
association.
Jon Grantham, M.D. was elected
MSOA President. Dr. Grantham
recently completed two 3-year terms
on the AAOS Board of Councilors.
He serves the greater Joplin, Missouri
area at Orthopaedic Specialists of the
Four States, LLC. Other officers
include President Elect Dirk Alander,
M.D.; Treasurer Joel Jeffries, M.D.;
and Secretary Tom Reinsel, M.D.
MSOA attendees also welcomed
twenty-two new members to the
association. Membership recruitment
has been an important part of
MSOA’s growth in the last five years.
Our new members represent a 9%
increase in the total number of MSOA
members.
At a time when many orthopaedic
physicians, especially younger
physicians are choosing not to join
professional societies, we are excited
about MSOA’s newest members
including many orthopaedic residents.
Joplin-area physicians featured in AAOSNow
MSOA members Jon Grantham, M.D. and Michael Grillot, M.D. were featured in the
August edition of AAOSNow for their quick response and trauma care immediately
following the natural disaster in Joplin, Missouri. Joplin was struck by a tornado that
destroyed St. John’s Regional Medical Center.
Dr. Grantham helped evacuate patients from St. John’s. Dr. Grillot volunteered at a
hospital in nearby Carthage. “I specialize in hand and upper extremity surgery, so I
cared for patients with high energy, foreign body injuries to those areas,” said Dr.
Grillot. “One patient had cut his hand—I treated him in the hallway because no rooms
were available.”
The full story can be viewed at http://www.aaos.org/news/aaosnow/aug11/cover1.asp
MSOA Resource
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MSOA hosts 42nd Annual Meeting in Kansas City
More than 54 orthopaedic physicians
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attended the 42 Annual Meeting of
the Missouri State Orthopaedic
Association held on May 21-22 in
Kansas City.
On Friday evening, the MSOA PAC
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hosted the 8 Annual Legislative
Reception featuring key members of
the Missouri General Assembly,
including Rep. Chris Molendorp,
chairman of the House Health
Insurance Committee and Rep. Keith
Frederick, D.O.
2011 MSOA Program Chair Akin Cil,
M.D. planned an excellent academic
agenda with leading experts from
Dickson-Dively Orthopaedic Clinic,
Children’s Mercy Hospital, the
University of Kansas Department of
Orthopaedic Surgery, and Truman
Medical Center.
On Saturday, more than 100
physicians, physician assistants,
orthopaedic nurse professionals and
exhibitors attended the Presidential
Luncheon featuring guest speaker
Richard C. Huseman, Ph.D., the
author of “The Physician as Coach”.
The MSOA Annual Meeting
and Exhibit Hall draws
exhibitors from across the
country to share the latest
technology and information
available to orthopaedic
practices.
Exhibitors at the 2011 MSOA
Annual Meeting included:
SILVER LEVEL
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals
Ferring Pharmaceuticals
HOPE: Horizon Orthotic &
Prosthetic Experience
Salient Surgical
Technologies
BRONZE LEVEL
Acumed
AHC Solutions
Angiotech
Left: Santosh George,
M.D.; Akin Cil, M.D.
and Michael Grillot,
M.D. at the 2012
MSOA Legislative
Reception.
Below: More than 34
exhibitors helped
support the MSOA
Annual Meeting.
Aspen Medical Products
Biomet Orthopaedics
Carticept Medical
Convatec
DePuy Mitek
DePuy Orthopaedics
Genzyme Biosurgery
Hangar Orthotics
Mako Surgical
Medartis
Ortho-McNeil
Optec USA
PDS Cortex
RTI Biologics, Inc.
Pfizer
Smith & Nephew
SRSsoft
Synthes
Trans1
U.S. Army Medical
Recruiting
Victory Pharma
Zimmer-Titus Associates
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MSOA 43rd Annual Meeting: May 18-19, 2012
Midwest Orthopaedic Expo: Four Seasons Hotel, St. Louis
The 2012 MSOA Annual Meeting and Midwest Orthopaedic Expo will be
held on May 18-19, 2012 at the Four Seasons Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri.
MSOA’s 2012 Program co-chairs Matthew Dobbs,
M.D. and Ryan Nunley, M.D. are planning a
premier scientific program at the Annual Meeting.
Exhibitors at the Midwest Orthopaedic Expo will
showcase the latest technology and resources
available to orthopaedic practices.
The Four Seasons Hotel is the newest and most
exclusive hotel in St. Louis. With sweeping views
of the Mississippi River, the Gateway Arch,
historic Laclede’s Landing and Downtown St.
Louis, the Four Seasons Hotel is a great way to
experience everything St. Louis has to offer.
MSOA has negotiated a special rate of $215 and free parking for MSOA
attendees. But only a limited number of rooms are available at this special
rate. Please call the Four Seasons Hotel at 314-881-5757.
Please mark your calendars and plan to attend today. Registration
information will be mailed to all MSOA members.