DART Mentorship program

Stryker’s Direct Anterior Mentorship gives you the opportunity to connect with highly experienced Stryker DA faculty that can help further skills and foster post-program Direct Anterior learning.
It is our goal that the conversations from the course you attended will not end there! We encourage you to utilize the Direct Anterior Mentorship by reaching out to your sales representative to determine the best next steps in your DA education journey. We understand the importance of DA education and we are committed to partnering with you along the way.

 

2023 DART programs

Strategies for success: Intro to DA
This is a faculty-led surgical training program for surgeons looking to incorporate the DA approach into their practice.
Topics include:

• Patient anatomy
• Incision, exposure and femoral releases
• Acetabular and femoral preparation
• Implant options including Insignia and Trident II
   

Advanced techniques for complex primaries
This faculty-led surgical training program is for surgeons looking to advance their DA approach for complex primaries and revisions.
Topics include:

• Implant options including Insignia, Exeter, Restoration Modular, Modular Dual Mobility and Restoration Anatomic Shell
• Acetabular revision
• Femoral fractures/cables
• Hardware removal
• Cement techniques
• Managing instability
   

Elevating Direct Anterior with Mako Total Hip
This is a faculty-led surgical training program for surgeons looking to advance their DA approach with Mako Total Hip.
Topics include:

• Functional hip positioning with CT-based pre-planning
• Optimizing patient positioning and OR set up
• Pelvic registration tips and tricks
• Procedural efficiencies to help get back to time neutral
• Implant portfolio including Insignia and Trident II
  

How do I utilize Stryker’s DA mentorship?

Medical education mentorship event options:

Have your sales representative from Stryker reach out to their respective medical education regional program manager to schedule your next step in your education journey.

Contact information for respective region:

Northeast region:
Peter Mousa, peter.mousa@stryker.com

Southeast region:
Alexis Culhane, alexis.culhane@stryker.com

Southwest region:
Maria Wygonik, maria.wygonik@stryker.com

West region:
Krista Brennan, krista.brennan@stryker.com

The faculty are paid consultants of Stryker Orthopaedics. The opinions expressed by the faculty are those of the faculty and not necessarily those of Stryker. Individual experiences may vary.