LIFT UP – ASES Foundation’s 2026 National Shoulder & Elbow Week
Join Us! May 8 – 15, 2026
(See all eight events at www.ases-assn.org/foundation)
City: New York, NY
Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026
Hours: 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Location: 230 Fifth Rooftop – Fifth Avenue Empire Penthouse & East Lounge
Address: 230 5th Ave, New York, NY 10001
Ticket Price: $200
Local Attractions: Empire State Building, Flatiron Building, Madison Square Park, Koreatown
Attendees: Surgeons and physicians, physical/occupational therapists, hospital administration, industry representatives, patients, and family members
Dress Code: Business Casual
Parking/Transit: Limited nearby garages; subway access recommended — N/R/W at 28 St (Broadway), 6 at 28 St (Park Ave S); short walk from Penn Station
Event Description:
Join New York’s leading programs—Columbia, Mount Sinai, HSS, NYU, Montefiore, Northwell, Lenox Hill and more—for an evening celebrating shoulder & elbow care. Enjoy skyline views, a focused exhibitor reception (~20 sponsor tables), engaging talks, and a collaborative spirit across institutions.
Agenda:
6:00 – 7:00 PM – Opening Networking Reception / Exhibits / Posters (Passport active)
– Industry exhibits & Sponsor “Passport” card activity (stamps for prize drawing)
– Resident/Fellow posters on display monitors
– Hosted open bar; passed hors d’oeuvres
7:00 – 7:10 PM – Guests seated + Welcome + ASES Foundation video
– Host welcome (Cagle + Knudsen) + ASES Foundation intro/video
7:10 – 7:30 PM – In Memoriam for Dr. David Altchek
– HSS in-memoriam video
– Remarks by David M. Dines, MD
7:30 – 7:55 PM – Baseball / Overhead Athlete Case Panel
Moderator: Christopher Ahmad, MD
Panel: Brandon Erickson, MD; James “Beamer” Carr II, MD; Joshua Dines, MD; Michael Knudsen, MD
7:55 – 8:15 PM – Buffet / Networking
8:15 – 8:35 PM – Shoulder Arthroplasty & Innovation Panel
Moderator: William N. Levine, MD
Title: “Shoulder arthroplasty in 2026 – Anatomic, Reverse or gulp, Pyrocarbon!”
Panel: Lawrence V. Gulotta, MD; Mandeep Virk, MD; Charles Jobin, MD; Konrad Gruson, MD; Paul Cagle, MD
8:35 – 8:40 PM – Brief break
8:40 – 9:00 PM – Business of Orthopedics / Leadership & Future Directions Panel
Panel: Evan Flatow, MD; Gerald R. Williams, Jr., MD; Peter McCann, MD; William Levine, MD+ others TBD
9:00 – 9:10 PM – Poster awards + Sponsor Passport drawing + Silent auction
9:10 – 9:30 PM – Dessert & Farewells
Academic Presentation Ideas (TBD):
• Advances in Shoulder Arthroplasty: Navigation, Robotics & Mixed Reality
• Rotator Cuff Augmentation: Indications and Outcomes
• Instability with Bone Loss: Modern Algorithms
• Elbow UCL: Repair vs. Reconstruction in 2026
Local Planning Committee:
- Dr. Michael Knudsen, Host
- Dr. Paul Cagle, Host
- Dr. Mandeep Virk
- Dr. Chris Brusalis
- Dr. Konrad Gruson
