This year's theme will be the
MASTERING THE ROTATOR CUFF
REGISTER HERE
May 1-4, 2025
Barnsley Resort
597 Barnsley Gardens Rd NW
Adairsville, Georgia 30738
MASTERING THE ROTATOR CUFF
REGISTER HERE
May 1-4, 2025
Barnsley Resort
597 Barnsley Gardens Rd NW
Adairsville, Georgia 30738
Join us for another memorable meeting in the North Georgia Foothills at Barnsley Resort!
We will have academic sessions on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning.
The social calendar is full of meals and fellowship time, centering around the GSES GUNS AND GOLF TOURNAMENT featuring Barnsley’s challenging Sporting Clays and 18 Holes on the Tom Fazio course.
We will have academic sessions on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning.
The social calendar is full of meals and fellowship time, centering around the GSES GUNS AND GOLF TOURNAMENT featuring Barnsley’s challenging Sporting Clays and 18 Holes on the Tom Fazio course.
Master Agenda
Thursday, May 1, 2024
6:00pm - Dinner on your own – Woodlands Grill, Beer Garden
8:00pm – Faculty Bourbon Tasting Party (INVITATION ONLY)
Friday, May 2 2025
7:00am – 9:00am - Breakfast on your own – Woodlands Grill
9:00am – GSES GUNS & GOLF TOURNAMENT, ROUND 1 – SPORTING CLAYS
12:00pm – Lunch Buffet – Savannah Terrace
1:00pm – 6:00pm – Academic Session 1 – Dalton Room
6:00pm – Cocktail Reception – Savannah Terrace
7:00pm – Dinner – Savannah 2
9:30pm – Presidential After-Party (Invitation Only) – Barnsley Inn Queen Suite
Saturday, May 3, 2025
7:00am – Breakfast – Town Hall
7:30am – 12:00pm – Academic Session 2 – Birch Cottage
12:30pm – GSES GUNS & GOLF TOURNAMENT, ROUND 2 – GOLF
6:00pm – Dinner (Optional) – Woodlands Grill, Rice House, Beer Garden
6:00pm - Dinner on your own – Woodlands Grill, Beer Garden
8:00pm – Faculty Bourbon Tasting Party (INVITATION ONLY)
Friday, May 2 2025
7:00am – 9:00am - Breakfast on your own – Woodlands Grill
9:00am – GSES GUNS & GOLF TOURNAMENT, ROUND 1 – SPORTING CLAYS
12:00pm – Lunch Buffet – Savannah Terrace
1:00pm – 6:00pm – Academic Session 1 – Dalton Room
6:00pm – Cocktail Reception – Savannah Terrace
7:00pm – Dinner – Savannah 2
9:30pm – Presidential After-Party (Invitation Only) – Barnsley Inn Queen Suite
Saturday, May 3, 2025
7:00am – Breakfast – Town Hall
7:30am – 12:00pm – Academic Session 2 – Birch Cottage
12:30pm – GSES GUNS & GOLF TOURNAMENT, ROUND 2 – GOLF
6:00pm – Dinner (Optional) – Woodlands Grill, Rice House, Beer Garden
Confirmed Faculty List
Champ Baker, MD – Columbus, GA
Kier Blevins, MD – Atlanta, GA
Robert Boykin, MD – Asheville, NC
Jeremy Bruce, MD – Chattanooga, TN
Joe Burns, MD – Atlanta, GA
Brad Bushnell, MD – Rome, GA
Aaron Casp, MD – Birmingham, AL
Greg Colbath, MD – Spartanburg, SC
John Courson, MD – Augusta, GA
Alex Creighton, MD – Chapel Hill, NC
Snehal Dalal, MD – Atlanta, GA
Phani Dantuluri, MD – Atlanta, GA
Xavier Duralde, MD – Atlanta, GA
Pat Fernicola, MD – Columbus, GA
Bryce Gaunt, PT – Columbus, GA
Harold Goodrum, PT – Atlanta, GA
Kier Blevins, MD – Atlanta, GA
Robert Boykin, MD – Asheville, NC
Jeremy Bruce, MD – Chattanooga, TN
Joe Burns, MD – Atlanta, GA
Brad Bushnell, MD – Rome, GA
Aaron Casp, MD – Birmingham, AL
Greg Colbath, MD – Spartanburg, SC
John Courson, MD – Augusta, GA
Alex Creighton, MD – Chapel Hill, NC
Snehal Dalal, MD – Atlanta, GA
Phani Dantuluri, MD – Atlanta, GA
Xavier Duralde, MD – Atlanta, GA
Pat Fernicola, MD – Columbus, GA
Bryce Gaunt, PT – Columbus, GA
Harold Goodrum, PT – Atlanta, GA
Michael Gottschalk, MD – Atlanta, GA
Alex Graf, MD – Athens, GA
Robert Hancock, MD – Athens, GA
Zaamin Hussein, MD – Atlanta, GA
Spero Karas, MD – Atlanta, GA
Justin Kennon, MD – Knoxville, TN
Walter McClelland, MD – Atlanta, GA
Stephen Parada, MD – Augusta, GA
Chris Piller, MD – Rome, GA
Joshua Pniewski, PT – Aiken, SC
Brent Ponce, MD – Columbus, GA
Brad Register, MD – Athens, GA
Brett Sanders, MD – Chattanooga, TN
Henry Twibell, MD – Augusta, GA
Eric Wagner, MD – Atlanta, GA
Cody White, MD – Chattanooga, TN
Alex Graf, MD – Athens, GA
Robert Hancock, MD – Athens, GA
Zaamin Hussein, MD – Atlanta, GA
Spero Karas, MD – Atlanta, GA
Justin Kennon, MD – Knoxville, TN
Walter McClelland, MD – Atlanta, GA
Stephen Parada, MD – Augusta, GA
Chris Piller, MD – Rome, GA
Joshua Pniewski, PT – Aiken, SC
Brent Ponce, MD – Columbus, GA
Brad Register, MD – Athens, GA
Brett Sanders, MD – Chattanooga, TN
Henry Twibell, MD – Augusta, GA
Eric Wagner, MD – Atlanta, GA
Cody White, MD – Chattanooga, TN
Registration is now OPEN! Please click on this link to register. You will receive the discount code for the GSES Hotel Reservation Room Rate in your confirmation email. Be sure to book your hotel room ASAP once you register!
***Registration is non-refundable after April 1, 2025.
Please email any questions to GSES President Brad Bushnell, MD, MBA, at [email protected]. See you in May!!
***Registration is non-refundable after April 1, 2025.
Please email any questions to GSES President Brad Bushnell, MD, MBA, at [email protected]. See you in May!!
Academic Program
“MASTERING THE ROTATOR CUFF”
“MASTERING THE ROTATOR CUFF”
The 2025 GSES Academic Program will again be a case-based, discussion-focused format. The meeting boasts a unique conversational and collegial spirit, wherein all participants are encouraged to ask questions, challenge assumptions, and trade ideas. This year we will focus on “Mastering the Rotator Cuff.”
The highlight of the Friday program will be the “Master of the Rotator Cuff” series, in which faculty members will present their “best” rotator cuff case – highlighting why they should win the coveted “Master of the Cuff” trophy. Saturday’s highlight goes to the other end of the spectrum with the battle for the “My Craziest Case” trophy – given to the member who presents the “worst” case of complications and challenges. For both trophies, the audience will vote for their favorite!
Last Year’s Winners:
2024 Master of the Proximal Humerus – Eric Wagner, MD
2024 Craziest Case – Phani Dantuluri, MD
The highlight of the Friday program will be the “Master of the Rotator Cuff” series, in which faculty members will present their “best” rotator cuff case – highlighting why they should win the coveted “Master of the Cuff” trophy. Saturday’s highlight goes to the other end of the spectrum with the battle for the “My Craziest Case” trophy – given to the member who presents the “worst” case of complications and challenges. For both trophies, the audience will vote for their favorite!
Last Year’s Winners:
2024 Master of the Proximal Humerus – Eric Wagner, MD
2024 Craziest Case – Phani Dantuluri, MD
Friday Academic Session: 1:00pm – 6:00pm
1:00 PM – Welcome/Introduction/Announcements
1:05 PM – Nonoperative Treatment of Rotator Cuff: When and How
Featuring Physical Therapists:
Harold Goodrum, Bryce Gaunt, and Joshua Pniewski
1:40 PM – Partial Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears
Case 1: Acromioplasty is Enough – Chris Piller, MD
Case 2: Leave It Intact and Fix It – Spero Karas, MD
Case 3: Take It Down and Repair – Snehal Dalal, MD
Case 4: Patch It!! – Justin Kennon, MD
2:25 PM – Full Thickness Posterosuperior Rotator Cuff Tears
Case 1: Small Tear - How to Optimize Healing – Champ Baker, MD
Case 2: Large/Massive Tear - Ripstops to Optimize Fixation – Robert Hancock, MD
Case 3: Large/Massive Tear - Structural Graft Augmentation – Spero Karas, MD
Case 4: Massive Traumatic Tear with Brachial Plexopathy – Eric Wagner, MD
3:10 PM – EXHIBITOR BREAK
3:30 PM – Subscapularis Tears:
Case 1: Subscapularis Tears Identification & Mobilization Pearls – Robert Boykin, MD
Case 2: Subscapularis Repair – Types I-III – Aaron Casp, MD
Case 3: Subscapularis Repair – Type IV – Joe Burns, MD
4:05 PM – Debate Number 1: Open vs Arthroscopic Biceps Tenodesis
Open Subpectoralis Tenodesis – Alex Creighton, MD
Arthroscopic Tenodesis – Brad Register, MD
4:30 PM -The Battle Royale – Master of the Rotator Cuff
Our Combatants (Case Presenters) Will Include:
Greg Colbath, MD; Alex Creighton, MD; Brett Sanders, MD; Stephen Parada, MD; Xavier Duralde, MD; Alex Graf, MD; Jeremy Bruce, MD
PLEASE VOTE FOR YOUR WINNER!!!
The coveted “GSES MASTER” Trophy Awaits them!
6:00 PM – Adjourn for Drinks and Dinner!
1:05 PM – Nonoperative Treatment of Rotator Cuff: When and How
Featuring Physical Therapists:
Harold Goodrum, Bryce Gaunt, and Joshua Pniewski
1:40 PM – Partial Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears
Case 1: Acromioplasty is Enough – Chris Piller, MD
Case 2: Leave It Intact and Fix It – Spero Karas, MD
Case 3: Take It Down and Repair – Snehal Dalal, MD
Case 4: Patch It!! – Justin Kennon, MD
2:25 PM – Full Thickness Posterosuperior Rotator Cuff Tears
Case 1: Small Tear - How to Optimize Healing – Champ Baker, MD
Case 2: Large/Massive Tear - Ripstops to Optimize Fixation – Robert Hancock, MD
Case 3: Large/Massive Tear - Structural Graft Augmentation – Spero Karas, MD
Case 4: Massive Traumatic Tear with Brachial Plexopathy – Eric Wagner, MD
3:10 PM – EXHIBITOR BREAK
3:30 PM – Subscapularis Tears:
Case 1: Subscapularis Tears Identification & Mobilization Pearls – Robert Boykin, MD
Case 2: Subscapularis Repair – Types I-III – Aaron Casp, MD
Case 3: Subscapularis Repair – Type IV – Joe Burns, MD
4:05 PM – Debate Number 1: Open vs Arthroscopic Biceps Tenodesis
Open Subpectoralis Tenodesis – Alex Creighton, MD
Arthroscopic Tenodesis – Brad Register, MD
4:30 PM -The Battle Royale – Master of the Rotator Cuff
Our Combatants (Case Presenters) Will Include:
Greg Colbath, MD; Alex Creighton, MD; Brett Sanders, MD; Stephen Parada, MD; Xavier Duralde, MD; Alex Graf, MD; Jeremy Bruce, MD
PLEASE VOTE FOR YOUR WINNER!!!
The coveted “GSES MASTER” Trophy Awaits them!
6:00 PM – Adjourn for Drinks and Dinner!
Saturday Academic Session: 7:30am – 12:00pm
7:30 AM – Welcome/Introduction/Announcements
7:35 AM – Diagnostics in Rotator Cuff Tears – Cody White, MD
8:00 AM – Rotator Cuff Tear Retears
Case 1: Revision repair – Phani Dantuluri, MD
Case 2: Revision repair with SSN decompression – Stephen Parada, MD
Case 3: Revision repair and patch – Greg Colbath, MD
8:35 AM - Tendon Transfers for Posterosuperior Tears
Case 1: Lower Trapezius Transfer – Brent Ponce, MD
Case 2: Lower Trapezius Transfer with Biceps SCR – Eric Wagner, MD
Case 3: Latissimus Transfer for Subscapularis Tears – Phani Dantuluri, MD
Case 4: Latissimus Transfer + ACR – Eric Wagner, MD
9:15 AM Exhibitor Break
9:35 AM – Debate #2: Lateralization Alone vs Tendon Transfer in RTSA
Lateralization Alone – Walter McClelland, MD
Latissimus Transfer – Michael Gottschalk, MD
10:00 AM – Fellow/Resident Complex Case Discussion Presentation
Kier Blevins, MD; Zaamin Hussein, MD; Henry Twibell, MD; John Courson, MD
10:45 AM “My Craziest Case” – Treating Complications Associated with Rotator Cuff Surgery
Our Victims (Case Presenters) Will Include:
Robert Boykin, MD; Pat Fernicola, MD; Michael Gottschalk, MD; Joe Burns, MD; Spero Karas, MD; Eric Wagner, MD; Phani Dantuluri, MD
PLEASE VOTE FOR YOUR WINNER!!!
The coveted “GSES COMMODE” Trophy Awaits them!
12:00 PM – Adjourn For Golf!
7:35 AM – Diagnostics in Rotator Cuff Tears – Cody White, MD
8:00 AM – Rotator Cuff Tear Retears
Case 1: Revision repair – Phani Dantuluri, MD
Case 2: Revision repair with SSN decompression – Stephen Parada, MD
Case 3: Revision repair and patch – Greg Colbath, MD
8:35 AM - Tendon Transfers for Posterosuperior Tears
Case 1: Lower Trapezius Transfer – Brent Ponce, MD
Case 2: Lower Trapezius Transfer with Biceps SCR – Eric Wagner, MD
Case 3: Latissimus Transfer for Subscapularis Tears – Phani Dantuluri, MD
Case 4: Latissimus Transfer + ACR – Eric Wagner, MD
9:15 AM Exhibitor Break
9:35 AM – Debate #2: Lateralization Alone vs Tendon Transfer in RTSA
Lateralization Alone – Walter McClelland, MD
Latissimus Transfer – Michael Gottschalk, MD
10:00 AM – Fellow/Resident Complex Case Discussion Presentation
Kier Blevins, MD; Zaamin Hussein, MD; Henry Twibell, MD; John Courson, MD
10:45 AM “My Craziest Case” – Treating Complications Associated with Rotator Cuff Surgery
Our Victims (Case Presenters) Will Include:
Robert Boykin, MD; Pat Fernicola, MD; Michael Gottschalk, MD; Joe Burns, MD; Spero Karas, MD; Eric Wagner, MD; Phani Dantuluri, MD
PLEASE VOTE FOR YOUR WINNER!!!
The coveted “GSES COMMODE” Trophy Awaits them!
12:00 PM – Adjourn For Golf!
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