William J. Maloney, MD (Chairman)
Chair Orthopaedic Surgery,
Stanford University School of Medicine
Dr. Maloney is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine where he oversees clinical and research programs in areas including spinal surgery, arthroscopy and sports medicine. He also served as Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
His clinical and research efforts concentrate on joint replacement surgery and he is internationally recognized for his work on the skeletal response to biomaterials used in total joint replacement. He has received a number of awards, including two Hip Society Research Awards and the American-British-Canadian Traveling Fellowship of the American Orthopaedic Association. He is the author of more than 175 peer-reviewed articles.
Dr. Maloney is active in numerous professional societies. He is currently First Vice-President of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and has served on a number of AAOS committees, including the Council on Education. Previously, he was chair of the American Joint Replacement Registry Board of Directors (AJRR), and on the board of directors for the Knee Society, the Hip Society, the Western Orthopaedic Association, and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS). He is a past president of the Hip Society.
Stanley B. Cohen, MD
Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine,
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Co-Director, Division of Rheumatology,
Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas
Dr. Cohen is a board-certified rheumatologist and internist who joined Rheumatology Associates in 1975. Dr. Cohen is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Co-Director of the Division of Rheumatology at Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas. He also is Co-Medical Director of Metroplex Clinical Research Center. He is a past president of the American College of Rheumatology and was honored in 2016 with the designation of Master by the American College of Rheumatology. Dr. Cohen completed a degree in biology from the University of Virginia and received his Doctor of Medicine with honors, from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham. He completed an internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, Texas, and a fellowship in Rheumatology at UT Southwestern/St. Paul University Hospital.
Nathaniel Katz, MD, MS
Chief Executive Officer,
Analgesic Solutions
Dr. Katz is president of Analgesic Solutions, a research and consulting firm focused on analgesics. He is also adjunct associate professor of anesthesia at Tufts University School of Medicine. After completing his neurology residency at Tufts-New England Medical Center he entered a pain management fellowship in the Department of Anesthesia at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in 1990, after which he was appointed staff neurologist in the Pain Management Center of Brigham & Women’s Hospital.
Dr. Katz subsequently founded the Pain & Symptom Management Program at Dana Farber Cancer Institute and the Pain Trials Center (a clinical analgesics research unit) at Brigham & Women’s Hospital. He remained director of both until 2001. From 2000-04 he served as chair of the Advisory Committee, Anesthesia, Critical Care and Addiction Products Division of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, during which time he completed a MS in Biostatistics at Columbia University.
Scott A. Rodeo, MD
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery,
Weill Cornell Medical College
Co-Chief Emeritus of the Sports Medicine Service,
Hospital for Special Surgery
Dr. Rodeo is a clinician-scientist at Hospital for Special Surgery, with appointments in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery (Sports Medicine Service) and the Research Department (Tissue Engineering, Repair, and Regeneration Program). He is Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College and Co-Chief Emeritus of the Sports Medicine Service at Hospital for Special Surgery. He specializes in sports medicine injuries of the knee, shoulder, ankle, and elbow. He also performs arthritis surgery of the knee and shoulder, including joint replacement surgery. He has specific expertise in complex knee reconstruction (including meniscus transplantation, cartilage resurfacing, osteotomy, and ligament reconstruction), treatment of shoulder instability, and rotator cuff tendon repair. His research focuses on the basic biology of tendon and ligament healing, meniscal allograft transplantation, and rotator cuff repair.