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2025 AOA American-British-Canadian (ABC) Traveling Fellowship
Dr. Xinning “Tiger” Li was honored with the 2025 American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) American-British-Canadian (ABC) Traveling Fellowship, a distinction awarded every two years to only five emerging board-certified orthopaedic leaders in the United States. The ABC fellowship, often regarded as the “jewel of Traveling Fellowships,” was first conceived in 1955 and recognizes early contributions to orthopaedics. This fellowship aims to develop leadership skills, connect fellows with orthopaedic leaders, and prepare them for the challenges of leading and improving the specialty.
2022 AOSSM/ESSKA European Sports Medicine Traveling Fellowship
Dr. Xinning “Tiger” Li received the prestigious 2022 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) European Sports Medicine Traveling Fellowship in partnership with the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery & Arthroscopy (ESSKA). Dr. Li was among only four board-certified orthopaedic surgeons selected in the United States and Canada to receive this distinguished award.
2019 AAOS Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) Committee on the Management of Rotator Cuff Tears
Dr. Li invited by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) to be on the Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) committee for the management of Rotator Cuff Tears. He is one of six Orthopaedic surgeons from the United States to be invited to participate on this prestigious committee.
2019 Work Related Injury Workshop
Dr. Li invited as the chairman for the orthopaedic knee session of the 2019 Work Related Workshop in Waltham MA. His talk on “Knee Injections. Where, What, When, and How Much?” was very well received by the audience. He also presented a challenging work related case for the panel.
2019 AAOS Articular Cartilage Restoration Course
Dr. Li invited as faculty member to teach the 2019 AAOS Articular Cartilage Restoration Course in Rosemont, IL. The course is sold out with over 60 participants from across the United States. Dr. Li will be lecturing and also teaching the cadaver lab on different current and advanced techniques on cartilage restoration in the knee and shoulder.
Dr. Li invited to give grand rounds at the University of Rochester Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr. Li invited to give grand rounds at the University of Rochester department of Orthopaedic Surgery. His talk is on “Anterior Shoulder Instability. What I Have Learned in My First Five Years of Practice”. A dinner with the sports medicine and shoulder surgery division members was held the night before.
Blue Ribbon Research Article Award Winner
Dr. Li was awarded the “Blue Ribbon Research Article Award” from the Orthopedics Journal on his research article “The Effect of Race on Early Perioperative Outcomes after Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Propensity Score Match Analysis”. This award is given annually to the best research articles in the journal. Only the top 25 articles are selected from the over 500 articles published in the printed journal and also the online version of the journal.
Journal of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS) Live Webinar on Scapular Notching after Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty
Dr. Li has been invited by the JAAOS to be faculty on the Live Webinar on Scapular Notching after Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty. He will be lecturing on the incidence, etiology, anatomic factors, and clinical outcomes related to notching after reverse shoulder.
Dr. Li has been invited as a Member of the ABOS Blueprint Committee
Dr. Li has been invited as one of five Orthopaedic Sports Medicine and Shoulder surgeons in the United States to participate on the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) Blueprint Committee to redesign the Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Subspecialty Certification Examination and the Sports Medicine Recertification examination for AOSSM, AAOS, and ABOS. The meeting will take place in Philadelphia at the ABOS headquarters.
AAOS Articular Cartilage Restoration: Current, Emerging, and Advanced Techniques
This premier skills course provides training for simple and complex primary and revision procedures, and features ample hands-on lab time with marquis faculty, industry-sponsored sessions, interactive discussions, panel debates, and expert demonstrations.
