The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) held its annual meeting from March 2–6, 2026, in New Orleans, LA. Several members of the UPMC Pittsburgh Shoulder Institute, including residents and fellows, attended and participated in a variety of interactive lectures, courses, and workshops highlighting the latest advancements in orthopaedics across specialties and career stages. Explore their contributions below.
Courses and Lectures:
Subcritical Bone Loss in Shoulder Instability in the Year 2026: It’s So Confusing! Arthroscopic Bankart, Remplissage, Open Bankart, or Bone Reconstruction?
Albert Lin, MD
Virtual Reality: Challenges and Solutions in Academic Program Adoption
Albert Lin, MD
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: A General Instructional Course Lecture - Single versus Double Row Repair: Technique and Clinical Outcomes
Albert Lin, MD
Arthroscopy is the way to go - Arthroscopic Bankart Repair With or Without Remplissage
Bryson P. Lesniak, MD
Sessions:
Failure Bankart Repair
Albert Lin, MD
Orthodome: Double Row Side-to-Side Rotator Cuff Repair with Tensionable Knotless Anchors for Transtendinous Supraspinatus Rotator Cuff Tears
Albert Lin, MD
Papers:
Comparable Long-Term Survival after Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Repair for High and Low Preoperative Outerbridge Classification Grade
Bryson P. Lesniak, MD; Camila Grandberg, MD; Jonathan D. Hughes, MD; Robert Bilodeau, BS; Romano Sebastiani, MD; Volker Musahl, MD; Zachary Herman, MD
Demographic and Clinical Risk Factors for Failure Following Primary Arthroscopic Posterior Instability Stabilization
Albert Lin, MD; Cortez Brown, MD; Jenna L. Dvorsky, MS, BS; Joseph P. Mullen, BS; Matthew Como, BS; Ryan T. Lin; Yunseo Park, BS
Posters:
Bariatric Surgery Is Associated with Surgical Failure and Inferior Outcomes after Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Compared to a Matched Cohort
Albert Lin, MD; Audrey Chang, BA; Bryson P. Lesniak, MD; Camila Grandberg, MD; Emily Lau, MD; Fritz Steuer, BS; Ting Cong, MD; Jonathan D. Hughes, MD; Michael Fox, MD
Risk Factors for Subjective Hand Numbness Following Shoulder Arthroscopy
Albert Lin, MD; Charles Z. Jiang, BS; Christian Cisneros; Christopher Gonzalez, BA; Jenna L. Dvorsky, MS, BS; John R. Fowler, MD; Mohamed-Ali H. Jawad-Makki, BS
Low Reliability Found Between Motion Capture Sensors and Standard Goniometry: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Albert Lin, MD; Sophia McMahon, BA; Ryan Lin, BS; Matthew Como, BS; Adam Popchak, PT, PhD
Reducing Last-Minute Cancellations in Shoulder Surgery: A Prospective Intervention Study
Albert Lin, MD; Sophia McMahon, BA; Ryan Lin, BS; Charles Patterson, BS; Tyler Williams, BS
AOSSM Specialty Day Presentations:
Validation of the Pittsburgh Instability Tool (PIT) Score: The PIT Score Predicts Outcomes Following Arthroscopic Anterior Shoulder Stabilization in Patients with Subcritical Bone Loss
Albert Lin, MD; Ryan T. Lin, BS; Shaquille Charles, MD, MS; Ryan Gilbert, BA; Andrew Liu, BS; Neel Bhardwaj, BS; Kyle Andrade-Bucknor, BS; Tyler Williams, BS; Sahil Dadoo, MD; Amin Karimi, MD; Pittsburgh Shoulder Institute
The Effect of Number of Preoperative Instability Episodes on Distance-to-Dislocation and Risk of Recurrent Instability After Arthroscopic Bankart Repair
Albert Lin, MD; Ryan T. Lin, BS; Amin Karimi, MD; Noah Feder, BS; Sophia McMahon, BA; Jenna Dvorsky, MS, BS; Joseph Mullen, BS; Asher Mirvish, BS; Shaquille Charles, MD, MS; Matthew Koelvar, MD; Jonathan D. Hughes, MD; Pittsburgh Shoulder Institute
