09/08/2026
Congrats to Aksh*tha Adhiyaman, MD β another one of our poster winners! π
Watch her present her award-winning research, "Surgeon Level Variation in Implant Cost and Operative Efficiency for Medicare Total Joint Arthroplasty," to our Award Committee Member, Lucas E. Nikkel, MD, who evaluated posters on clinical significance, novelty/originality, and scientific rigor.
Dr. Adhiyaman's abstract and poster presentation brought much-needed attention to a critical blind spot in TJA profitability under Medicare reimbursement: implant cost alone doesn't tell the full story. Her analysis of over 1,100 Medicare TKA and THA cases showed that operative efficiency plays just as important a role in surgeon-level financial performance. Congrats on this well-deserved honor!