The Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (RJOS) is pleased to recognize the recipients of the 2023 RJOS Grants, Fellowships and Scholarships.  All recipients were recognized during the RJOS Annual Meeting on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, in Las Veas, Nevada. 

RJOS would like to extend their grateful appreciation to Zimmer Biomet for their generous contribution and exclusive support of many of the 2022 RJOS grants and scholarships.    

The RJOS/Zimmer Biomet Clinical/Basic Science Research Grant
Casey Jo Humbyrd, MD
Title of Research: Defining clinical thresholds for midfoot pain and deformity throughout pregnancy

The Alexandra Kirkley, MD Academic Traveling Fellowship
Ana Cecelia Belzarena, MD
Fellowship Focus:  Surgical Treatment of Desmoid Tumors and Sarcomas Through Innovative Alternatives

The Alexandra Kirkley, MD Academic Traveling Fellowship
Elizabeth L. Lord, MD
Fellowship Focus:  Endoscopic Spine Surgery

The Jacquelin Perry, MD Resident Research Award
Sofia Bougioukli, MD, PhD
Title of Research: Neuroma Resection and Relocation Nerve Grafting for Management of Post-Operative Painful Neuromas of Upper and Lower Extremities

The Jacquelin Perry, MD Resident Research Award
Olivia C. O’Reilly, MD
Title of Research: Physical Therapy Following Shoulder Arthroplasty: An Assessment of Telerehabilitation vs. In-Person Physical Therapy

Resident Annual Meeting Scholarships
Alicia Asturias, MD
Alyssa Barre, MD
Monique Chambers, MD
Allicia Imada, MD
Chrystina Leigh James, MD, MPH
Eugenia A. Lin, MD
Sarah Elizabeth Lindsay, MD
Ariana Alexis Reyes, MD
Sarah E. Rizzo, MD
Liana Juliet Tedesco, MD
Celestine Warren, MD
Morgan Howard Whitmire, MD
Lily Kathleen Wood, MD
Isabella Tianwen Wu, MD, MPH 

Medical Student Annual Meeting Scholarships – Sponsored by Zimmer Biomet
Sydney Christine Boike
Jamie Joe Bousleiman
Marilee Ja Clunk
Cristina Rose DelPrete
Hayley Denwood
Meera Dhodapkar
Kelly Dopke
Katherine Lian Esser
Ashley Morgan Gall
Miriyam Ghali
Caitlin Grant
Katherine Sara Hajdu
Kendall Horan
Michaela Juels
Emily Lauren Larson
Charlotte Leape
Alisa Malyavko

Medical Student Annual Meeting Scholarships – Sponsored by AAOS IDEA Grant
Angela Marie Mercurio
Maya Rae Moore
Anna Rose Redden
Kendall Michelle Schwartz
Danielle Jaeyoon Sim
Karissa Nicole Simon
Jessica Steindler
Maike van Niekerk
Nitya Venkat
Gayathri Vijakumar
Mahala Walker
Morgan Whyte
Linzie Wildenauer
Amy Zhao

The Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (RJOS) would like to extend special appreciation to the following individual sponsors for their generous support in offering new RJOS scholarship opportunities. 

The NYU Langone Marian Frauenthal Sloane Medical Student Scholarship, sponsored by the NYU Langone Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Isabel P. Prado  

The Julie and Quincy Samora Medical Resident Scholarship, sponsored by Julie Samora, MD, PhD
Geordie Claire Lonza, MD

The Grace Marlene DeMaio Memorial Medical Student Scholarship, sponsored by Marlene DeMaio, MD
Hannah Autumn Lee   

The Perry Initiative Medical Student Scholarship, sponsored by The Perry Initiative Board of Directors
Sara Kaini Marisa Samani