OrthoJOE

By Mohit Bhandari and Marc SwiontkowskiScience Health & Fitness

OrthoJOE episodes

August 27, 2025The Growing Trend of Achilles Tendon Ruptures, with special guest Sagar Desai
In this episode, Mo and Marc are joined by special guest Sagar Desai (Foot and Ankle surgeon, Toronto, Canada) in a discussion on the increasing trend of Achilles tendon ruptures across various age groups and sports, with a focus on variables such as playing style, training volume, and shoe design as well as both operative and nonoperative treatment options.

Subspecialties:
Foot and Ankle
Orthopaedic Essentials
Sports Medicine
22 min
August 20, 2025Bonus Episode! JBJS OrthoCorps: An Audio Archive of Stories from the Orthopaedic Community (Part 24)
In this bonus episode, from the JBJS OrthoCorps audio archive, Bernie Stulberg, MD, interviews David Markel, MD, Second-Vice President of the Mid-America Orthopaedic Association.

Links:
Swiontkowski M. Introducing JBJS OrthoCorps: An Online Audio Archive of Stories from the Orthopaedic Community. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 Mar 8. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.00222. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36888940. https://bit.ly/42PUnZZ
JBJS OrthoCorps: https://bit.ly/3lTBaG5
OrthoCorps submission guidelines: https://bit.ly/4dD2sqr

Subspecialties:
Orthopaedic Essentials
12 min
August 13, 2025Innovations in Fracture-Healing, with special guest Ted Miclau
In this episode, Mo and Marc are joined by special guest Professor Ted Miclau (Orthopaedic Trauma Institute International Chair, UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery) in a discussion focusing on innovations and recent work in fracture-healing.

Link
Gouhari F, Shariatpanahi ZV, Talebi S, Mehrvar A, Momeny M, Ehsani A, Ahmadi-Abdashti A, Zandi R. Therapeutic Effects of Bovine Colostrum on Bone Healing, Rehabilitation, and Postoperative Complications: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blinded Comparative Trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2025 Apr 18;107(12):1307-1315. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.24.00542. PMID: 40249794. https://www.jbjs.org/reader.php?rsuite_id=bf628643-fcfe-4fc5-9f9e-b46db1bd70d2&source=The_Journal_of_Bone_and_Joint_Surgery/107/12/1307&topics=hp+ta#info

Subspecialties:
Basic Science
Hip
Orthopaedic Essentials
Trauma
19 min
July 23, 2025Executive Editor Spotlight with special guest Nico Piuzzi
In this episode, Mo and Marc chat with Executive Editor Nico Piuzzi (Vice-Chair of Research, Cleveland Clinic) in a discussion focusing on innovation, biologics, robotics, arthroplasty, osteoarthritis, and periprosthetic infection.

Subspecialties:
Orthopaedic Essentials
20 min
July 16, 2025Bonus Episode! JBJS OrthoCorps: An Audio Archive of Stories from the Orthopaedic Community (Part 23)
In this bonus episode, from the JBJS OrthoCorps audio archive, Paul D. Sponseller, MD, and Stuart L. Weinstein, MD, discuss Dr. Weinstein’s career in orthopaedics and highlight the past, present, and future of idiopathic scoliosis care and management.

Links:
Swiontkowski M. Introducing JBJS OrthoCorps: An Online Audio Archive of Stories from the Orthopaedic Community. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 Mar 8. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.00222. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36888940. https://bit.ly/42PUnZZ
JBJS OrthoCorps: https://bit.ly/3lTBaG5
OrthoCorps submission guidelines: https://bit.ly/4dD2sqr

Subspecialties:
Orthopaedic Essentials
Spine
Pediatrics
33 min
July 09, 2025A Chat with Dr. Evalina Burger-Van Der Walt
In this episode, Mo and Marc chat with Dr. Evalina Burger-Van Der Walt about her inspiring personal and professional journey, from growing up in South Africa to becoming the first female chair of orthopaedics at the University of Colorado, with a focus on her approach to leadership, mentorship, resident support, facing challenges, and achieving a fulfilling work-life balance.

Subspecialties:
Orthopaedic Essentials
Spine
Trauma
Education and Training
22 min
June 25, 2025Literature Beyond Orthopaedics: The Myriad Benefits of Outside Reading
In this episode, Mo and Marc share their insights on the importance of outside reading and its impact on broadening knowledge, enriching life, increasing enjoyment, and fostering creativity.

Links:
Paulo Coelho. The Alchemist.  https://rb.gy/ks2tao
Ernest Hemingway. The Old Man and the Sea. https://rb.gy/669rno
Ernest Hemingway. For Whom the Bell Tolls. https://rb.gy/90va2b
Siddhartha Mukherjee. The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer. https://rb.gy/3yb67u
Solomon. The Book of Proverbs. https://rb.gy/350laz
Rick Rubin. The Creative Act: A Way of Being. https://bit.ly/441CBV2
David Maraniss. When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi. https://bit.ly/3Tkn65r
David Maraniss. Path Lit By Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe. https://bit.ly/3Zv2mvw
Ron Chernow. Alexander Hamilton. https://bit.ly/45QDVfO
Erik Larson. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America. https://bit.ly/44aqPZA
Fyodor Dostoevski. Crime and Punishment. https://bit.ly/3HAWZEV
Kahlil Gibran. The Prophet. https://bit.ly/4jKPxo4
Thomas Mann. The Magic Mountain. https://bit.ly/4jPiFui
Erik Larson. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War. https://bit.ly/3HFoZal
James Herriot https://bit.ly/3FzRAgP

Subspecialties:
Orthopaedic Essentials
28 min
June 18, 2025Bonus Episode! JBJS OrthoCorps: An Audio Archive of Stories from the Orthopaedic Community (Part 22)
In this bonus episode, from the JBJS OrthoCorps audio archive, Ross K. Leighton, MD, FRCSC, FACS, discusses his history with orthopaedic trauma in North America with Anna Miller, MD.

Links:
Swiontkowski M. Introducing JBJS OrthoCorps: An Online Audio Archive of Stories from the Orthopaedic Community. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 Mar 8. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.00222. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36888940. https://bit.ly/42PUnZZ
JBJS OrthoCorps: https://bit.ly/3lTBaG5
OrthoCorps submission guidelines: https://bit.ly/4dD2sqr

Subspecialties:
Orthopaedic Essentials
Trauma
14 min
June 11, 2025GLP-1 Agonists, Weight Loss, and Surgical Outcomes, with special guests Karim Ramji and Jamie Le
In this episode, Mo and Marc are joined by special guests Karim Ramji (bariatric surgeon, entrepreneur, and researcher at McMaster University) and Jamie Le (internal medicine and obesity specialist at HOW Clinics) in a discussion on GLP-1 agonists and their role in orthopaedics, particularly for weight loss and surgical outcomes.

Links:
Kim BI, LaValva SM, Parks ML, Sculco PK, Della Valle AG, Lee GC. Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Decrease Medical and Surgical Complications in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Primary TKA. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2025 Feb 19;107(4):348-355. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.24.00468. Epub 2024 Dec 24. PMID: 39719003. https://bit.ly/4jvCvdX

Subspecialties:
Orthopaedic Essentials
29 min
May 21, 2025Evidence-Based Management and Leadership Philosophies, with special guest Rudolf Poolman
In this episode, Mo and Marc are joined by special guest Professor Rudolf Poolman (Leiden University, OLVG) in a discussion about evidence-based management, leadership, curiosity, Stoicism, and the importance of questioning everything.

Links:
Ioannidis JP. Why most published research findings are false. PLoS Med. 2005 Aug;2(8):e124. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020124. Epub 2005 Aug 30. Erratum in: PLoS Med. 2022 Aug 25;19(8):e1004085. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004085. PMID: 16060722; PMCID: PMC1182327. https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.0020124
Seneca, Ad Lucilium Epistulae Morales (Moral Letters to Lucilius) https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moral_letters_to_Lucilius

Subspecialties:
Orthopaedic Essentials
24 min