The Direct Anterior Approach to Hip Reconstruction

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About the Editors

Joseph T. Moskal, MD, FAAOS, FAAHKS, FAOA, FACS

ASSOCIATE EDITORS H. John Cooper, MD

Joseph T. Moskal, MD, is a native of Brooklyn, New York. He received his BA from the State University of New York at Binghamton, graduat ing summa cum laude and elected to the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa honor society. After receiving his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, he completed

Dr. Cooper is an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City, with a busy clinical practice focusing on ante rior approach hip arthroplasty and complex anterior revision surgery. An active educator and researcher, he has published over 130 peer-re viewed articles and book chapters

his orthopaedic residency at the University of Virginia Medical Center. He then completed his fellowship in Adult Reconstruction and Total Joint Replacement at the Cleveland Clinic, followed by an Orthopaedic Traumatology fellowship at the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services System in Baltimore. Dr. Moskal joined the medical staff of Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in 1988. He currently serves as chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and chief of Adult Reconstruction at Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, Virginia. He is also chair and pro fessor of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, and associate professor at the University of Virginia Medical School and the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine. He has trained numerous orthopaedic surgery resi dents and more than 25 fellows in adult reconstruction. His multiple honors and awards include membership to Alpha Omega Alpha, the University of Virginia Resident Teaching Award, the Virginia Orthopaedic Society Lifetime Achievement Award, and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery (AAOS) Achievement Award. He is a Fellow of the AAOS, a Fellow of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS), past chair of the AAOS Exhibits Committee, and past chair of the Education Committee for AAHKS. He served as chair and faculty member of the International Congress for Joint Reconstruction Direct Anterior Approach Total Hip Meeting for the past 11 years. Dr. Moskal is the current inaugural co-chair of the International Masters Anterior Course. He is also a member of both the Hip Society and the Knee Society, the highest honors bestowed upon an orthopaedic surgeon in adult reconstruction. Dr. Moskal has authored over 140 publications in ref ereed journals, over 40 published abstracts, and serves as a reviewer for several prestigious orthopaedic jour nals. In addition, he has contributed to over 40 scien tific exhibits at national and international meetings. He is a highly respected teacher, having been invited to be a guest speaker, faculty member, and instructor at both national and international meetings. Dr. Moskal and his wife, Pam, have four children, one grandchild and reside in Roanoke, Virginia.

and regularly participates in national and international meetings. Originally from South Carolina, Dr. Cooper graduated from Duke University with a degree in mechanical engineering and materials science, and then completed his medical education at Columbia University, residency at Lenox Hill Hospital, and fellowship at Rush University Medical Center. Kristoff Corten, MD, PhD

Prof. Dr. Kristoff Corten is a fel lowship trained surgeon who spe cializes in reconstructive surgery of the hip joint. He focused on mus cle-sparing surgery of the hip joint, both for joint preservative and for joint reconstructive procedures. During his doctoral research, he focused on the anatomy of the cap sular releases of the direct anterior

approach. He conducted cadaver and clinical research on the efficient direct anterior (EDA) hip procedure. Prof. Dr. Corten optimized the OR-setting of the DAA. He focused on teamwork, instrument tray reduction, and process optimization. He developed the “Efficient SurgerY” (ESY) concept of which parallel processing is the most important key feature. Prof. Dr. Corten welcomes hundreds of visiting surgeons from all over the world. He is (co-)author of over 80 scientific papers and textbook chapters. He is an invited speaker at many world class meetings. Jeremy M. Gililland, MD, FAAOS, FAAHKS

Dr. Jeremy M. Gililland is fellow ship trained in adult reconstruc tive orthopaedic surgery of the hip and knee, with a focus on direct anterior total hip arthroplasty and revision hip and knee arthroplasty procedures. Prior to his medi cal education, Dr. Gililland stud ied Mechanical Engineering and Copyright © Wolters Kluwer, Inc. Unauthorized reproduction of the content is prohibited. 2024