Mar 20, 2026 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy, Federal Guidelines, Reimbursement
AAHKS volunteers from the Board of Directors, Advocacy Committee, Health Policy Fellows and other committees convened in Washington, D.C. for our annual Legislative Retreat. Leaders met with more than two dozen Congressional offices (including honorary AAHKS member...
Mar 6, 2026 | AAHKS Business, AAHKS Leadership
AAHKS is proud to announce Antonia F. Chen, MD, MBA, has taken office as the 2026-27 President, taking over the role from outgoing AAHKS President R. Michael Meneghini, MD. Dr. Chen is the first female AAHKS President in 15 years and only the second woman to serve as...
Mar 6, 2026 | AAHKS Business, AAHKS Leadership, Committees and Task Forces
The AAHKS Board of Directors, Foundation for Arthroplasty Research and Education (FARE) and AAHKS Global Outreach (AAHKS GO) boards met on Wednesday, March 4, reviewing membership reports and plans for the 2026 Spring and Annual Meetings to better serve members’...
Mar 6, 2026 | AAHKS Leadership, Women in Arthroplasty
At the 2026 Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (RJOS) Annual Meeting and Third Research Congress, held in New Orleans on March 2, RJOS members elected Linda I. Suleiman, MD, as its next President. Dr. Suleiman the 2026 AAHKS Annual Meeting Program Chair and has...
Feb 27, 2026 | AAHKS Leadership, Co-Branded Meetings, International
This week, AAHKS leaders were in Osaka, Japan serving as the guest society for the 56th Japanese Society for Replacement Arthroplasty (JSRA). First Vice President Antonia F. Chen, MD, MBA kicked off the Congress by addressing increasing the number of women in...
Jan 30, 2026 | AAHKS Leadership, Membership
This week the presidential lines of AAHKS and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) had a very productive meeting to discuss organizational cooperation and partnership. Topics included continuing mutual development of research topics, cooperation in...
