New York and Greenwich, CT
January 5, 2022
Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH, FAOA, FAAOS recently sat down with Dr. Scott Sigman, the host of The Ortho Show. Born from a passion to share remarkable, insightful, educational and just plain entertaining stories from the world of orthopedics, The Ortho Show looks to advance patient care through the sharing of ideas and information.
In this episode Dr. Plancher shares his story of becoming an orthopedic surgeon, his sports medicine fellowship, including stories with previous fellow Dr. Shariff Bishai, and Dr. Plancher’s responsibilities being named chair of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) Board of Specialty Societies (BOS). The BOS brings together the leaders of the 23 musculoskeletal societies to address advocacy, continuing medical education, research, and membership, residency, and fellowship issues. It also serves as an advisory body to the AAOS Board of Directors and promotes unity and collaboration between specialty societies and the Academy. Finally, the discuss Dr. Plancher’s global lectures on issues related to orthopedic procedures and sports injury management and his founding of the “Orthopedic Summit: Evolving Techniques”, (OSET) a national conference.
Listen to this episode of The Ortho Show.
Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH, FAOA, FAAOS is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and founder of Plancher Orthopedics. Dr. Plancher is a Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, at the Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University in New York.
>Plancher Orthopedics is a comprehensive orthopedics and sports medicine practice with offices in New York City and Greenwich, CT. Leaders in orthopedics, sports medicine, and acute emergency treatment of sports injuries and rehabilitation utilizing the latest techniques in orthopedic care. plancherortho.com.