the orthoPA-c podcast

Thanks for joining us for the orthoPAc podcast, the official podcast of the Physician Associates in Orthopaedic Surgery. Join Sam Dyer, PA-C, Chuck Dowell, PA-C, and Miles Gilbreath, PA-C, each Wednesday for a discussion of up-to-date orthopedic topics for the busy clinician.

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4 days ago

6 min

Susan Lindahl Scholarship winner Nina Coletta, PA-S, speaks with Miles at the San Diego conference, where she presented her work, Early Implant Loosening with Suspected Occult Prosthetic Joint Infection Following Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Case Report
πŸ‘‰ Learn more about the Susan Lindahl Memorial Scholarship and contribute here to help PA students pursuing orthopaedics!paos.org/scholarshipThe portal for scholarship applications typically opens in January, with submissions due at the end of April.
🀝 Join and Connect!Membership in Physician Associates in Orthopaedic Surgery:paos.org/joinandconnect

4 days ago

6 min

Oct 7, 2026

6 min

Susan Lindahl Scholarship winner Bella Hannigan, PA-S, speaks with Miles at the San Diego conference, where she presented her work, Efficacy and Safety of Perioperative GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Review
πŸ‘‰ Learn more about the Susan Lindahl Memorial Scholarship and contribute here to help PA students pursuing orthopaedics!
paos.org/scholarship
The portal for scholarship applications typically opens in January, with submissions due at the end of April.
🀝 Join and Connect!
Membership in Physician Associates in Orthopaedic Surgery:
paos.org/joinandconnect

Oct 7, 2026

6 min

Sep 30, 2026

5 min

Susan Lindahl Scholarship winner Alex Toben, PA-S, speaks with Miles at the San Diego conference, where she presented her work, Vascular Evaluation in Suspected Spontaneously Reduced Tibiofemoral Dislocations: A Clinical Guide to Ankle-Brachial Index Versus Computed Tomography Angiography.
πŸ‘‰ Learn more about the Susan Lindahl Memorial Scholarship and contribute here to help PA students pursuing orthopaedics!
paos.org/scholarship
The portal for scholarship applications typically opens in January, with submissions due at the end of April.
🀝 Join and Connect!
Membership in Physician Associates in Orthopaedic Surgery:
https://paos.org/joinandconnect

Sep 30, 2026

5 min

Sep 22, 2026

11 min

Sam Dyer, PA-C, MHS, launched the orthoPAc podcast in September of 2020. Now, six years later, we have three co-hosts and three hundred episodes! Chuck Dowell, PA-C, MS, ATC and Miles Gilbreath, PA-C, MCHS interview Sam about his idea for the podcast.

Sep 22, 2026

11 min

Sep 15, 2026

8 min

At Ortho By the Bay Miles sits down with Udaya Dahal, PA-C, an Army Baylor Orthopedic PA Fellow. Udaya shares the results of his research on chronic exertional compartment syndrome among military service members and its effects on performance. He presented this work at the annual PAOS conference, Ortho By the Bay, in San Diego.
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πŸ”‘ PAOS Membership provides the tools, resources, and relationships to strengthen your career and advance orthopaedic care. πŸ‘‰ Join and connect: https://paos.org/page/JoinandConnect
πŸ”¬ PA-Directed Research - The PAOS Foundation supports Physician Associates working in orthopaedic surgery through scholarships, research, leadership development, and charitable outreach that improve patient care and expand access to musculoskeletal medicine.
πŸ‘‰ Learn more at https://paos.org/Foundation_new
πŸ“Ί PAOS On Demand! Virtual CME for Ortho By The Bay will be available soon!
PAOS members receive a CME discount at PAOS.org. πŸ›οΈ Non-members may also purchase PAOS On-Demand at AAPA.org.
Thanks again for joining the orthoPAc podcast, the official podcast of the Physician Associates in Orthopaedic Surgery. Join Sam Dyer, PA-C, Chuck Dowell, PA-C, and Miles Gilbreath, PA-C, each Wednesday for a discussion of up-to-date orthopedic topics for the busy clinician.

Sep 15, 2026

8 min

Sep 9, 2026

10 min

Sam Dyer interviews Kaitlyn G. Elrod, DMS, PA-C, CAQ-OS, ATC. Kaitlyn is part of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Atrium Health Musculoskeletal Institute in Charlotte, NC. She shares the success of offering a Hospital at Home (HAH) Pathway to orthopedic patients, specifically foot and ankle patients.
HAH programs provide hospital-level services outside the brick-and-mortar hospital setting and have demonstrated effectiveness in medical populations. For patients that are healthy enough, can we reduce the number of nights they spend in a brick-and-mortar hospital? How do HAH outcomes compare to a baseline cohort over a matched historical timeframe?
The PAOS Foundation supports Physician Associates working in orthopaedic surgery through scholarships, research, leadership development, and charitable outreach that improve patient care and expand access to musculoskeletal medicine.

Sep 9, 2026

10 min