 We would like to congratulate the Mid-America Orthopaedic Association 2026 Annual Meeting “Physician in Training Award Winners for Excellence in Medical Writing”. These Orthopedic Surgery residents were recognized at the 2026 MAOA Annual meeting and each awarded $1,000 prize.  Hamlet A. Peterson, MD Award
Joseph A, Panos, MD, PhD | Rochester, MN
Increased Risk of Prosthetic Joint Infection Following Revision Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty for Aseptic Loosening with the use of Alternative Antibiotics to Cefazolin
Edward D. Henderson, MD Award
Travis B. Zhang, BS | Iowa City, IA
Weight Bearing CT Shows Altered Tibiofemoral Loading Following Combined ACL Reconstruction and Meniscus Treatment E. W. Johnson, Jr., MD Award
Bailey R. MacInnis, MD | Rochester, MN
One Dislocation is often Just the Beginning: 10-Year Outcomes after Initial THA Dislocations Carl L. Nelson, MD Award
Samuel P. Alfonsi III, MD | Chicago, IL
GLP-1 Agonists Vs. Bariatric Surgery: Which Management Carries Heavier Weight Prior to Total Hip Arthroplasty?
Dallas B. Phemister, MD Award
Samuel A. Florentino, MD | Cleveland, OH
Impact of Non-Tobacco Nicotine Dependence on Perioperative and Long-Term Outcomes Following Ankle Fracture ORIF Matthew D. Karam, MD | 2026 Program Committee Chair |