Associate Professor, Adult Reconstruction-Adolescent and Young Adult Hip Service
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Washington University School of Medicine

Dr. Pascual-Garrido  is a dedicated surgeon and researcher who also has experience serving as a team physician. Specific to her research endeavors, she has a broad background in basic sciences and clinical orthopedics research with specific focus in hip preservation, cartilage regeneration, and biologics treatments. Over the last ten years, she has studied cartilage in depth with special focus in regeneration, prevention of osteoarthritis and new cell therapies. She has established a collaborative cartilage research team involving veterinarians, biochemists, and PhD scientist. She is working on identifying molecular pathways in the pre-arthritic hip including FAI and hip dysplasia. Finally, she is also working in the tissue engineering lab trying to improve repair of cartilage lesions. Dr. Pascual-Garrido is a former winner of the AOSSM-SANOFI Osteoarthritis Grant.


Moderator



Alvin W. Su, MD, PhD

Attending Surgeon, Sports Medicine, Dept. Orthopedics, Nemours duPont Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University
Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware
Former Winner of the AOSSM Steven P. Arnoczky Young Investigator Grant in Basic Science