Orthopedics This Week

Robin Young, CFA

Editor and Publisher

robin[at]ryortho[dot]com

Robin Young is the founder of RRY Publications and is, last time we checked, its publisher. Although given his travel schedule, we’re not sure what he looks like or where he is at any given point in time. Mr. Young has been knocking around medical technologies for a quarter of century and, given his propensity for verbosity, has disgorged more than 1,000 research reports and 6 books on such subjects as Surgical Biomaterials, The Spinal Implant Industry and The Stock Market. Earlier this century, Mr. Young was named "Best on the Street" by the Wall Street Journal and even earlier than that was identified as one of the top ten analysts in the United States by Institutional Investor Magazine. Most people, including members of his immediate family, find that they can reach him at robin[at]ryortho[dot]com.

Elizabeth Hofheinz

Senior Writer

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Two time winner of the MORE award Ms. Hofheinz was the first writer employed by Orthopedics This Week. The MORE award is granted annually by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons to recognize excellence in journalism. Ms. Hofheinz resides in a small community just outside of Philadelphia with her entrepreneur husband and delightful new daughter. As a member of the orthopedic community, Ms. Hofheinz is best known for her amazing Picture of Success features and her ability to bring to life important daily issues in Orthopedics—like volunteerism, billing or the contributions of staff.

Walter Eisner

Senior Writer

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Winner of the MORE award for 2008, Mr. Eisner is consistently one of the most widely read writers in our publication. Mr. Eisner's beat is medical ethics, regulatory and legal developments and reimbursement. His articles try to explain the complicated and evolving legal landscape and, in a nutshell, minimize perp-walks in our community. A lifelong resident of Minnesota, Mr. Eisner is fluent in several languages including Scandosotan, German and pseudo-Panamanian. In previous work lives, Mr. Eisner has been a community organizer, opera fund raiser, political advance man and stock broker—in other words, the perfect background for writing for Orthopedics This Week.

Dan Knowlton

Editor and
Senior Writer

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The newest member of the Orthopedics This Week editorial staff, Mr. Knowlton is the only person on our staff with formal journalism or biologics training. A Summa Cum Laude graduate from Middlebury College, Mr. Knowlton recently returned from a year in China and, we think, two years in Japan. As regular readers of our publication are learning, Mr. Knowlton has elevated the professionalism of our publication significantly since joining it. We are working to correct that flaw. In addition to editing our submissions, Mr. Knowlton has assumed the responsibility for keeping us informed of biotech innovations (like Stem Cells).

Tom Bishow

VP of Sales

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Tom Bishow is our salesman. He is also, easily, the most endearing member of our staff. If you haven’t shared Tom’s love of crab cakes or attended a ball game with him, you haven’t lived. All advertisers, readers, staff and hangers on have an open invitation to join “Tommy” in his beloved Baltimore. A former professional ball player and medical school student, Tommy was on the dental track before he found his calling with McGraw Hill. The merger of McGraw Hill into a media conglomerate created the opportunity for RRY Publications to snare the legendary and beloved former second baseman and near-dentist. Tommy Bishow may be reached at any time by all members of our community. And next time you’re in Baltimore….

Suzanne Kirchner

Production Manager

suzanne[at]ryortho[dot]com

Part Southern Belle, part Chickasaw Indian and all organizer, Ms. Kirchner has been Robin Young’s executive assistant for a decade and a half. A resident of Little Rock, Arkansas, Ms. Kirchner oversees all aspects of the production of Orthopedics This Week, Stem Cell Summit, Spine Technology Summit, Awards Dinners, books and just about anything that emanates from Mr. Young’s fertile imagination. Ms. Kirchner was previously the senior executive assistant for the Life Sciences Research team at Stephens, Inc. and prior to that an office manager for a major corporation. Ms. Kirchner was the first employee of Orthopedics This Week.

Jayme Johnson

Subscription/Production
Coordinator

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Jayme Johnson is the Production and Subscription Coordinator, Web Work Horse and the bright bubbly spirit of Orthopedics This Week. Ensconced among her horses, cats, dogs, birds, friends, cousins and other family members in a beautiful cabin in the Arkansas Ozarks, Ms. Johnson is the effervescent center of her home and RRY Publications. Every day of every week, Ms. Johnson assembles, formats, codes, posts and distributes 30-50 pages of Orthopedics This Week to readers. Her late father was the creator of one of the most popular give-a-ways we ever had – the handmade wooden Stem Cell Dispenser.

Julia Cecil

Marketing & Promotions

julia[at]ryortho[dot]com

Holder of three Master’s degrees, a wealth of work experience in marketing, production, editing and word wrangling in general, Ms. Cecil organizes our marketing campaigns. In her spare time, Ms. Cecil also edits feature stories for that most difficult of writers – RRY. The third member of the Little Rock Orthopedic This Week contingency, Ms. Cecil has been an indispensable element of RRY Publications since 2005. Like Mr. Young, Ms. Kirchner and Ms. Johnson, Ms. Cecil is also a graduate of the Stephens Inc. Life Sciences research department.

Lisa Carpenter

Sales

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The woman with the best phone voice we’ve ever heard, Ms. Carpenter anchors the West Coast advertising office of RRY Publications and is in charge of soliciting speakers and attendees for the Stem Cell Summit, advertisers for new publications and the Spine Technology Awards Dinner. Ms. Carpenter started dialing for speakers and attendees on our behalf in 2007. Ms. Carpenter resides with her husband and children in Irvine, California. So if you get an email from Lisa, call her. She’s amazing.

Bharathi Kavalipati

Accountant

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Ms. Kavalipati is our book keeper, accounts payable clerk, accounts receivable clerk and financial analyst. A quiet, diligent force in our company, Ms. Kavalipati makes sure that all the numbers line up, add up and balance. No small feat. Ms. Kavalipati comes from a family of quantitative types including computer and software engineers. So, on occasion, Ms. Kavalipati helps RRY Publications with its servers and software upgrades. Truly one of the most versatile employees of our firm, Ms. Kavalipati is also the go-to person for all matters quantitative.

Paula Swisher

Webmaster

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Ms. Swisher is the newest member of Orthopedics This Week and is responsible for the wholesale remodeling of our website and the entire infrastructure that supports it. A former Assistant Professor of art and artist-in-residence at Oregon State University, Ms. Swisher brings an extraordinary artistic sense to our web communications. In addition, Ms. Swisher is proficient in a bewildering array of web skills, media concepts and software tools. On busy days we can literally see vapors which may be steam, may be smoke emanating from her office. All we know is that she is deep into integrating two extraordinarily difficult skill sets – art and coding.