American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH, FAOA, FAAOS – One of Only Thirty-Six

New York City, NY and Greenwich, CT
November 3, 2022

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH, FAOA, FAAOS is an orthopaedic surgeon holding certification from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. More importantly, Dr. Plancher is one of only thirty-six Orthopaedic Surgeons who hold American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery certification in both Surgery of the Hand and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. You can verify ABOS certification online at abos.org.

Kevin D. Plancher, MDKevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH, FAAOS, is a board- certified orthopaedic surgeon and founder of Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. He is a Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, at the Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University in New York. Since 2001, he has been listed annually in the Castle Connolly directory as a “top doctor” in his field.

Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is a comprehensive orthopaedics and sports medicine practice with offices in New York City and Greenwich, CT. Leaders in

orthopaedics, sports medicine, and acute emergency treatment of sports injuries and rehabilitation utilizing the latest techniques in orthopaedic care. plancherortho.com.

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Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH Name EAO President

Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH Name EAO President

New York and Greenwich, CT
November 1, 2022

Name EAO PresidentKevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH, FAOA, FAAOS attended the Eastern Orthopaedic Association’s 53rd Annual Meeting in Atlantic City October 26-29, 2022. Dr. Plancher moderated the Rapid Fire
Session 5C – Sports Medicine early Saturday morning. After which he was inducted as the incoming EOA President; pictured here with EOA 2022 President Amar S. Ranawat. Save the date for EOA 2023 54th Annual Meeting at The Charleston Place Hotel in South Carolina, October 26–28, 2023.

Name EAO President

Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH, FAAOS, is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and founder of Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. Dr. Plancher is 1 of only 36 Orthopaedic Surgeons who hold American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons certification in both Surgery of the Hand and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. He is a Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, at the Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University in New York. Since 2001, he has been listed annually in the Castle Connolly directory as a “top doctor” in his field.

Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is a comprehensive orthopaedics and sports medicine practice with offices in New York City and Greenwich, CT. Leaders in orthopaedics, sports medicine, and acute emergency treatment of sports injuries and rehabilitation utilizing the latest techniques in orthopaedic care. plancherortho.com.

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Arthroplasty Forum

Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH Attends Knee Arthroplasty Forum

New York and Greenwich, CT
October 20, 2022

Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH Attends Knee Arthroplasty Forum

Kevin D. Plancher’s, MD, MPH, FAAOS attended the 2022 ISAKOS Knee Arthroplasty Forum in Viña del Mar, Chile. ISAKOS, a global knee society formed by the merger of the International Knee Society and the International Arthroscopy Society hosted the first international meeting dedicated entirely to Knee Arthroplasty October 20-21, 2022.

Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH Attends Knee Arthroplasty Forum

While in attendance as invited faculty, Dr. Plancher presented and participated in multiple sessions including;

Session 1: Transition to Outpatient Surgery – Making It Reality: Outpatient Arthroplasty in a Self-Standing Surgery Center – From the First Encounter to Saying Goodbye in Less Than 4 Hours
Session 4: Unicompartmental OA Case-Based Discussion
Session 5: Uni Implant Choice in 2022 – Uni Implant Choice in 2022
Session 5: Uni Implant Choice in 2022 – Fixed Bearing UKR
Session 9: Revision Case-Based Presentation – Infection
Session 13: Revision Case-Based Presenations – Revision of UKR to TKR: Tips & Results

Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH, FAAOS, is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and founder of Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. Dr. Plancher is a Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, at the Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University in New York. Since 2001, he has been listed annually in the Castle Connolly directory as a “top doctor” in his field.

Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is a comprehensive orthopaedics and sports medicine practice with offices in New York City and Greenwich, CT. Leaders in orthopaedics, sports medicine, and acute emergency treatment of sports injuries and rehabilitation utilizing the latest techniques in orthopaedic care. plancherortho.com.

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Celebrating Graduating and Incoming Fellows

Celebrating Graduating and Incoming Fellows

New York and Greenwich, CT
July 29, 2022

Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH is delighted to announce Cliff Voigt, MD and Bill Murrell, MD as the latest graduates of the Plancher Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Fellowship Program.

Celebrating Graduating and Incoming Fellows

This ACGME-approved Fellowship is designed to offer an extensive clinical experience in sports medicine to include knee and elbow ligament repair/reconstruction, traumatic sports injuries as well as knee and shoulder arthritis. It focuses on operative and non- operative care of all individuals from pediatric to the middle-aged athletes. Dr. Voigt and Dr. Murrell gained knowledge and experience through clinical volume performing advanced and complex surgical procedures, reporting and diagnosing patient outcomes in the office while gaining independence in a mentorship model towards graduation in 12 months. Upon graduation fellows are proficient in arthroscopic and open procedures of the knee, shoulder, elbow, hip, foot and ankle, wrist, and orthobiologics.

In addition Dr. Plancher and his team are happy to welcome incoming fellows, Rafael Sanchez, MD and Alexander Strassman, DO. For more information on our Fellowship Program and to apply, please visit the Fellowship section of our website.

Celebrating Graduating and Incoming Fellows

Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH, FAAOS, is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and founder of Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. Dr. Plancher is a Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, at the Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University in New York. Since 2001, he has been listed annually in the Castle Connolly directory as a “top doctor” in his field.
Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is a comprehensive orthopaedics and sports medicine practice with offices in New York City and Greenwich, CT. Leaders in

orthopaedics, sports medicine, and acute emergency treatment of sports injuries and rehabilitation utilizing the latest techniques in orthopaedic care. plancherortho.com.

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50 Years AOSSM

Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH Attends Magellan Society & AOSSM 50

New York and Greenwich, CT
July 17, 2022

Magellan Society & AOSSM 50

Magellan Society & AOSSM 50Kevin D. Plancher’s, MD, MPH, FAAOS recently attended the Magellan Society 2022 in Tabernash, Colorado followed by the 50th Annual AOSSM Meeting in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Magellan Society is an International Society that brings together as members the Traveling Fellows and the guiding Godparents who were pre-selected by their parent Sports Medicine Societies of North America (AOSSM), Europe (ESSKA), the Pacific Region (APOA), and South America (SLARD) for carefully planned tours of the other regions’ major sports medicine centers. The traveling fellowship program is an annual scientific and cultural exchange among orthopaedic sports medicine physicians in North America, Europe, the Pacific Rim, and South America. The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s (AOSSM) mission is to be the premier global, sports medicine organization representing the interests of orthopaedic surgeons and other professionals who provide comprehensive health services for the care of athletes and active people of all ages and abilities.

Magellan Society & AOSSM 50

While in attendance Dr. Plancher presented, “Repairing Lateral Meniscus Tears in Patients with ACLR Ensures Low Rate of OA Compared to Lateral Meniscectomy” at the Magellan Society meeting. Dr. Plancher also presented the course, “The Business of Medicine: Hospital-Based, Academic, Private Practice–Learning How To Succeed.” The purpose of this course was to give physicians a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of medicine from health insurance and coding to marketing and enhancing your visibility to compete in the current healthcare marketplace with a sports medicine practice. This included caring of patients with COVID-19, tricks for telemedicine to succeed, and maintaining income.

Magellan Society & AOSSM 50Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH, FAAOS, is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and founder of Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. Dr. Plancher is a Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, at the Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University in New York. Since 2001, he has been listed annually in the Castle Connolly directory as a “top doctor” in his field.

Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is a comprehensive orthopaedics and sports medicine practice with offices in New York City and Greenwich, CT. Leaders in orthopaedics, sports medicine, and acute emergency treatment of sports injuries and rehabilitation utilizing the latest techniques in orthopaedic care. plancherortho.com.

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Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH & Colleagues Article Published

New York, NY and Greenwich, CT
July 5, 2022

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The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery recently published scientific article “Isolated Lateral Tibiofemoral Compartment Osteoarthritis: Survivorship and Patient Acceptable Symptom State After Lateral Fixed-Bearing Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty at Mean 10-Year Follow-up” written by Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH and his research team at the Orthopaedic Foundation. The purpose of the present study was to determine the survivorship and long-term outcomes in both younger/middle-aged and older patients with lateral compartment OA following non-robotically-assisted, fixed-bearing lateral UKA and to determine if an acceptable symptom state can be achieved. This article is available in the June 28, 2022 – Volume – Issue – 10.2106/JBJS.21.015223 of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH, is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and founder of Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. Dr. Plancher is a Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, at the Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University in New York. Since 2001, he has been listed annually in the Castle Connolly directory as a “top doctor” in his field.

Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is a comprehensive orthopaedics and sports medicine practice with offices in New York City and Greenwich, CT. Leaders in orthopaedics, sports medicine, and acute emergency treatment of sports injuries and rehabilitation utilizing the latest techniques in orthopaedic care. plancherortho.com.

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Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH Attends 2022 AOA Annual Leadership Meeting

Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH Attends 2022 AOA Annual Leadership Meeting

New York and Greenwich, CT
June 19, 2022

2022 AOA Annual Leadership Meeting

Kevin D. Plancher’s, MD, MPH, FAAOS traveled to Providence, Rhode Island this week to attend the The American Orthopaedic Association’s 2022 Annual Leadership Meeting. This meeting of leaders in the field of orthopaedic surgery “aims to deliver symposia to all in the orthopaedic space that inspire robust discourse on pressing important problems and deliver excellent information of the greatest standard and engagement to all orthopaedic surgeons.”

2022 AOA Annual Leadership Meeting

While in attendance Dr. Plancher was a moderator, symposium speaker, participated in member meetings, and was inducted as a new member.
Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH, FAAOS, is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and founder of Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. Dr. Plancher is a Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, at the Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University in New York. Since 2001, he has been listed annually in the Castle Connolly directory as a “top doctor” in his field.

2022 AOA Annual Leadership Meeting

Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is a comprehensive orthopaedics and sports medicine practice with offices in New York City and Greenwich, CT. Leaders in orthopaedics, sports medicine, and acute emergency treatment of sports injuries and rehabilitation utilizing the latest techniques in orthopaedic care. plancherortho.com.

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2022 AMA Annual Meeting

Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH Attends AMA 2022

New York and Greenwich, CT
June 16, 2022

AMA 2022

Kevin D. Plancher’s, MD, MPH, FAAOS attended the 2022 American Medical Association Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois this past week. While in attendance Dr. Plancher was the Official Observer Representing for the American Orthopadeic Association’s Council of Orthopaedic Residency Directors Academics Committee. The orthopaedic section was delighted to have the President and CEO of the AMA visit for two hours.

AMA 2022

Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH, FAAOS, is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and founder of Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. Dr. Plancher is a Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, at the Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University in New York. Since 2001, he has been listed annually in the Castle Connolly directory as a “top doctor” in his field.

Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is a comprehensive orthopaedics and sports medicine practice with offices in New York City and Greenwich, CT. Leaders in orthopaedics, sports medicine, and acute emergency treatment of sports injuries and rehabilitation utilizing the latest techniques in orthopaedic care. plancherortho.com.

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ACSM

Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH Attends ACSM

New York and Greenwich, CT
June 5, 2022

ACSM

Kevin D. Plancher’s, MD, MPH, FAAOS attended the American College of Sports Medicine 2022 Annual Meeting and World Congresses in San Diego, California this past week. The 2022 ACSM Annual Meeting, World Congress on Exercise is Medicine and World Congress on the Basic Science of Exercise and Vascular Health showcased the latest in exercise science and sports medicine—programming that covers the science, practice, public health and policy aspects of sports medicine, exercise science and physical activity.

Dr. PlancherWhile in attendance Dr. Plancher chaired the session “State-of-the-Art Knee Cartilage and OA: Indications for Remedies from Nonoperative and Biologics to Operative Interventions. “This session explored nonoperative advancements for solving common knee pain associated with various knee cartilage pathologies, interactive case presentations and audience participation will follow the short didactic lectures. Topics covered included the indications and role of injectables from steroids, viscosupplementation, and biologist as well as the pros and cons of bracing and physical therapy programs. Understanding when surgical intervention is necessary and which procedure may return the individual to actives of daily living or sport were highlighted.”

Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH, FAAOS, is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and founder of Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. Dr. Plancher is a Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, at the Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University in New York. Since 2001, he has been listed annually in the Castle Connolly directory as a “top doctor” in his field.

Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is a comprehensive orthopaedics and sports medicine practice with offices in New York City and Greenwich, CT. Leaders in orthopaedics, sports medicine, and acute emergency treatment of sports injuries and rehabilitation utilizing the latest techniques in orthopaedic care. plancherortho.com.

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