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Saturday, May 4, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

13th Annual HTA-CA Conference 2024 - Part 2

Virtual Mini Series May 4, 2024

Part 2 – Complexities of the Plexus

Join our speakers for an in-depth look at the anatomy, incidence, diagnosis, surgical and non-surgical management, EMG study, and rehabilitation of both adult brachial plexus injury and thoracic outlet syndrome.

Membership not required.

This year’s conference is a 2 part mini series. The first is hosted on April 13 and the second on May 4th.

Each part is an individual 4 hour event awarding 4 CEUs for OTs (3.5 CEUs for PTs pending CPTA determination), and requires separate registration and payment.

Sessions will be recorded and available for viewing up to 3 months after the event. If you are not able to attend live, you must complete your registration before the live event. A link to the recording will be sent to you after the event.

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Part 2 – May 4, 2024

Cost: $150 for 4 CEUs for OTs (3.5 CEUs for PTs pending CPTA determination) (for part 2 only)

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9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Speakers:

Dr. Igor Immerman M.D.

Dr. Michael J. Terry M.D.

Bill Berrigan M.D.

Karina Del Rosario M.D.

Andrew Liu DPT

Schedule for May 4, 2024

9:00 am – Intro and presentation on the UCSF Peripheral Nerve and Complex Limb Reconstruction Center (Immerman)

9:05 am – Brachial plexus anatomy prosection pre-recorded video (Lee, Terry, Immerman)

9:25 am – Questions

9:30 am – Adult BPI – Incidence, mechanism, injury patterns, diagnosis, indications for surgery (Immerman)

9:50 am – Role of EMG in brachial plexus injury (Del Rosario)

10:05 am – Adult BPI – Surgical management (Terry)

10:30 am – Questions

10:40 am – Break

10:50 am – TOS: Incidence, differential diagnosis, role of US and injections (Berrigan)

11:10 am – Neuralgic Amyotrophy or Parsonage Turner Syndrome (Del Rosario)

11:30 am – Rehabilitation for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and Brachial Neuritis (Lui)

11:50 am – Surgical Management of TOS and Brachial Neuritis (Immerman/Terry)

12:10 pm – Break

12:20 pm – Questions / Participant Cases

12:50 pm – Final Comments (End 1:00 pm)

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Bios

Dr. Igor Immerman is an orthopaedic surgeon with specialty training in hand and upper extremity surgery. Treating all conditions of the upper extremity, from the simple to the complex, Dr. Immerman’s philosophy of care is that each patient should be treated as a unique person and not by a cookie-cutter, protocol-only approach. He spends time getting to know each patient, and works with the patient to choose the right treatment, whether surgical or nonsurgical, that is best for a patient’s specific situation.

Dr. Immerman grew up in Moscow, Russia, and moved to Maryland in his teens. He graduated with honors with a B.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University, and he received his M.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland. After medical school, he completed residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, and he also received subspecialty training in hand, upper extremity and microvascular surgery at UC Davis Medical Center. After fellowship, Dr. Immerman studied hand and peripheral nerve surgery in Israel and Russia, including a fellowship at the birthplace of the Ilizarov method in Siberia. Throughout his career, Dr. Immerman has been active in research, and has over 20 peer-reviewed publications in medical journals. In addition to his full-time clinical practice, Dr. Immerman serves as a volunteer reviewer for the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, participates in several committees in the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and takes part in international medical missions with Health Volunteers Overseas.

Michael J. Terry, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at UCSF. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1999 and earned his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2006. During this time, he completed a one year research fellowship at the National Cancer Center Research Institute in Tokyo, Japan as part of the MIT-Japan Program, and was later selected to participate in the prestigious HHMI-NIH Research Scholar Program. He then went on to complete a combined General Surgery/Plastic Surgery residency at Yale University, where he received training in reconstructive plastic surgery, microsurgery, and aesthetic surgery. Dr. Terry dedicated an additional year of fellowship training at the Institute for Reconstructive Plastic Surgery at New York University to studying complex hand/upper extremity surgery with Dr. David Chiu.

Dr. Terry’s areas of clinical expertise include the treatment of disorders of the hand and wrist; surgical reconstruction of defects of the head and neck, torso, and extremities; aesthetic surgery of the eyelids, nose, face, and neck; and body-contouring surgery of the breasts, abdomen, arms, and legs.

2006 Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY – M.D.

1999 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, B.S. in Biology

Residencies

2006-2009 Yale University, Resident, General Surgery
2009-2012 Yale University, Resident, Plastic Surgery

Fellowships

2012-2013 NYU-Langone Medical Center, Hand Surgery Fellowship

Board Certifications

American Board of Plastic Surgery

Clinical Expertise

Body Contouring/Post-Bariatric Body Contouring
Breast Augmentation
Breast Reduction
Burn/Trauma Reconstruction
Facial Rejuvenation
General Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Microvascular Surgery
Peripheral Nerve/Brachial Plexus Surgery
Reconstruction after skin cancer excision
Surgery of the Hand/Upper Extremity

Research Interests

Improving outcomes for flexor tendon repair utilizing novel suture techniques
Measurement and documentation of outcomes in the field of hand surgery

WILLIAM BERRIGAN M.D. is board-certified in Sports Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Musculoskeletal Sonography, and fellowship-trained in Primary Care Sports Medicine. Dr. Berrigan has a particular focus on providing ultrasound-guided injections and non-operative care for patients with acute sports injuries, chronic disorders and pain conditions.

An avid researcher, Dr. Berrigan’s clinical research interests include: non-invasive measures for diagnosis and treatment of chronic exertional compartment syndrome; ultrasound shear wave elastography as a diagnostic and prognostic tool for musculoskeletal pathology and interventions; and evidenced-based use of orthobiologics, which involve using a patient’s own cells and growth factors to treat an injury.

Dr. Berrigan earned his medical degree at St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies. He completed an internship in internal medicine at the Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center, and followed with a residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Medstar Georgetown National Rehabilitation Hospital. Dr. Berrigan then completed fellowship training in Primary Care Sports Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine where he served an additional year as chief fellow focused on teaching and academic leadership.

Dr. Berrigan sees patients at both the UCSF Orthopaedic Institute on the Mission Bay campus in San Francisco and at the UCSF Redwood Shores Specialty Clinic on the Peninsula.

Dr. Karina Del Rosario is a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation who cares for patients with nerve and muscle conditions with the goal of restoring physical function. As a specialist in electrodiagnostic medicine, she performs diagnostic procedures to identify nerve and muscle injuries, such as electromyography (recording the electrical activity in muscles to assess muscle and nerve health) and nerve conduction studies (measuring the speed of electrical impulses to assess nerve health), along with providing treatment to facilitate recovery from musculoskeletal and neurological injuries. In addition to caring for patients at UCSF, she sees patients at the Orthopaedic Trauma Institute at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center.

After earning a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and cell biology at the University of California, San Diego, Del Rosario earned her medical degree at Drexel University College of Medicine. She completed a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of California, Davis, where she was recognized with an award for outstanding teaching during her year as chief resident. She continues to teach and mentor medical students and residents at UCSF.

A Bay Area native, Del Rosario grew up in San Francisco and Oakland, and enjoys hiking, cooking and yoga.

Andrew Lui PT, DPT is a physical therapist (PT) who cares for patients with ALS or who have other movement issues. In addition to caring for patients, he participates in trials of drugs for ALS, serving as a clinical evaluator in research involving patients.

As a physical therapist, Lui performs an initial evaluation that includes a subjective exam – assessing complaints of weakness, stiffness, pain and fatigue, and any history of falls – as well as a physical exam, with gait analyses, balance tests, and measurements of strength and muscle tone. He also provides patients’ neurologists with recommendations on which PT equipment and services will best serve an individual.

Lui earned his master’s degree in physical therapy and his doctor of physical therapy degree at UCSF. He joined the physical therapy team at the UCSF ALS Center in 2000.

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