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AHF Podcast
The AHF Podcast features thoughtful conversations about orthopedic surgery, outcomes, and clinical decision-making, with a particular focus on hip surgery and related innovation.
Produced by the Anterior Hip Foundation, the podcast brings together surgeons, researchers, and clinical leaders to examine how evidence, experience, and real-world practice intersect. Episodes explore what the data actually shows, where assumptions break down, and how clinicians navigate uncertainty in daily practice…
Episodes
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Filling, Crown or Implant? The Case for Hip Resurfacing
Send us Fan Mail Hip resurfacing never went away; it went quiet. Paul Beaulé of The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa explains what really failed in…
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The View From Outside the US (2026 Traveling Fellows - Ep 3)
Send us Fan Mail A Toronto hip surgeon on what two weeks in the operating rooms of leading US anterior hip surgeons changed in his own practice, and what…
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Managing Intraoperative and Early Complications (S+N Surgeon Roundtable)
Send us Fan Mail Every hip surgeon will eventually crack a calcar or fracture a femur — what separates a manageable complication from a cascade is what happens…
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The Part Nobody Can Teach You (2026 Traveling Fellows - Ep 2)
Send us Fan Mail Three 2026 AHF Traveling Fellows on what two weeks in the operating rooms of the highest-volume anterior hip surgeons in the US taught them…
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Scrubbing In With the Giants (2026 Traveling Fellows - Ep 1)
Send us Fan Mail Three 2026 AHF Traveling Fellows on what two and a half weeks scrubbing in with the most experienced anterior hip surgeons in the US actually…
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Anterior Approach Revision (S+N Surgeon Roundtable)
Send us Fan Mail Can you really revise a failed total hip through the anterior approach? Three surgeons who do it every week explain when they stay anterior…
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JointMedica & the Hip Resurfacing Comeback
Send us Fan Mail Hip resurfacing was written off after the metal-on-metal era — but the patients kept coming back happy. Two surgeons who never stopped…
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Managing Instability in AA Hips (S+N Surgeon Roundtable)
Send us Fan Mail Dislocation after anterior approach total hip replacement still runs around 2% in the first two years — so what actually moves that number?…
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The 2026 Shark Tank Winners Rethinking Surgical Imaging
Send us Fan Mail What if the C-arm you already own could show you the entire pelvis — in real time, with less radiation? The winners of the 2026 AHF Shark Tank…
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Operation FUBAR: Eight Challenging Hips with Nick Mast
Send us Fan Mail What do you do when the foot slips out of the traction boot mid-case — and a manageable periprosthetic fracture becomes a femur in pieces? Dr…
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Complex primary THA with AA (S+N Surgeon Roundtable)
Send us Fan Mail What do you do the moment a calcar crack appears? Where does the cup go when the spine won't move? And which complex primary belongs in an ASC…
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From Idea to Market: Ep 12 - From Here, It's Yours
Send us Fan Mail In the finale of From Idea to Market, the surgeons, engineers, founders, attorneys, and investors who lived every stage of medical device…
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From Idea to Market: Ep 11 - Built to Last or Built to Sell?
Send us Fan Mail Is your med tech company built to last, or built to sell? Voices from inside Stryker, XRSynergies, FIOS Health, and physician contract law…
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Operation FUBAR: One-in-Six-Million Bone
Send us Fan Mail What do you do when the greater trochanter shears off during a routine hip replacement — and the bone is too soft to hold a screw? Dr. Jeff…
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Mapping How the World Really Does Hip Replacement
Send us Fan Mail How does hip replacement practice really differ from one country to the next? Researcher Irrum Afzal joins the AHF Podcast to discuss the…
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From Idea to Market: Ep 10 - What Breaks at Scale
Send us Fan Mail What real-world use reveals about a medical device that no clinical trial ever could — and why the most dangerous moment in med tech…
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FITM Extended Interview: Alexander Sah
Send us Fan Mail Alex Sah on what it actually takes for a practicing surgeon to develop new orthopaedic tools — from first idea to OR adoption. An honest…
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From Idea to Market: Ep 9 - Inside the Decision Room
Send us Fan Mail What med tech investors and strategic acquirers actually evaluate when a founder walks into the room — and what separates the pitches that…
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FITM Extended Interview: Charles Lawrie (FIOS Health)
Send us Fan Mail Charles Lawrie, MD — president of the Anterior Hip Foundation and a high-volume anterior approach hip and robotic knee surgeon in Miami —…
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From Idea to Market: Ep 8 - Built to Run
Send us Fan Mail What does it actually take to move a medical device from a working prototype to a product that can be built reliably at volume? In this…
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FITM Extended Interview: Emily Ast
Send us Fan Mail There is no such thing as an off-the-record innovation discussion. Even a casual conversation over drinks can create a factual record of idea…
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FITM Extended Interview: XRS Medical (Marie-Isabelle Batthyány)
Send us Fan Mail A patient had already signed every document — but no one had told her she would lose her stomach. That moment early in her anesthesia training…
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FITM Extended Interview: Simon Mifsud (Garland Surgical, Ltd.)
Send us Fan Mail Garland Surgical's flagship product, the TriActiv Hip (formerly known as the MaltaHip), replaces the ball-and-socket geometry that has defined…
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From Idea to Market: Ep 7 - Beyond Clearance
Send us Fan Mail Your device just got FDA clearance. So why isn't anyone using it? In this episode of From Idea to Market, Joe Schwab and a panel of surgeons…
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FITM Extended Interview: Charlie DeCook
Send us Fan Mail Charlie DeCook has exited seven medical device companies while performing 1,500 joint replacements a year — all packed into three clinical…
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From Idea to Market: Ep 6 - The Valley Between Idea and Approval
Send us Fan Mail What actually happens between building a medical device and getting it approved? In this episode of From Idea to Market, we walk through the…
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FITM: The Extended Conversation with Doug Fairbanks
Send us Fan Mail Doug Fairbanks left a robotics commercialization role at Johnson & Johnson to lead a deep tech startup most surgeons had never heard of. In…
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From Idea to Market: Ep 5 - Financing the Journey
Send us Fan Mail Most MedTech founders think financing is about getting enough money to keep building. But once you take capital, it reshapes your governance…
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FITM: The Full Conversation with Robert Cohen
Send us Fan Mail Robert Cohen has spent four decades on both sides of the MedTech table — founding companies, selling them, and now evaluating billion-dollar…
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The Team Behind the Surgeon: Efficiency Lessons From Canada
Send us Fan Mail Dr. Sebastian Rodriguez-Elizalde built a same-day anterior hip program inside a Canadian public hospital — not a private surgical center. This…
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FITM: The Full Conversation with ForCast Orthopedics
Send us Fan Mail This is a deep-dive extended interview with the team behind ForCast Orthopedics — a company working to change how periprosthetic joint…
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From Idea to Market: Ep 4 - Choosing the Vehicle
Send us Fan Mail This episode is about the moment an idea needs a formal structure to move forward — and why that choice is just as strategic as any technical…
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From Idea to Market: Ep 3 - Proof of Concept
Send us Fan Mail This episode explores what proof of concept really means in medical device development — and why the hardest problems at this stage are rarely…
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How AI is Personalizing Hip Replacement Care
Send us Fan Mail Dr. Kristoff Corten built an AI-driven platform called Hip Cloud that predicts patient outcomes after hip replacement — and it's changing the…
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From Idea to Market: Ep 2 - Shaping the Idea
Send us Fan Mail This episode explores how orthopedic innovators determine whether a clinical problem is worth solving at scale. We examine the transition from…
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From Idea to Market: Ep 1 - The Spark
Send us Fan Mail This episode explores how medical innovation actually begins—not in labs or boardrooms, but in operating rooms, clinics, and patient…
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From Idea to Market: A New Series on Innovation
Send us Fan Mail This mini-series explores how medical innovation actually happens in practice—from the first spark of an idea to bringing a product to market…
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The Anterior Hip Learning Curve Nobody Warns You About
Send us Fan Mail Learning the anterior approach to total hip arthroplasty doesn't follow a straight line. Dr. Joe Schwab shares what happened when improving…
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Ask Me Anything: LFCN Issues
Send us Fan Mail An engaging, AMA‑style deep dive into how to actually manage lateral femoral cutaneous nerve problems after anterior approach THA—from “my…
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Rethinking TFL Injury in Anterior Approach THA
Send us Fan Mail Protecting the Tensor Fascia Lata in Anterior Approach Total Hip Arthroplasty 🎥 Welcome to the AHF Podcast! Join host Joe Schwab as he dives…
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Operation FUBAR: I Bet You Can't Do That!
Send us Fan Mail To WATCH this episode on YouTube, go here: https://youtu.be/6uohJmxA-eo In Episode 2 of Operation FUBAR, Dr. Ben Feibel (adult hip & knee…
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Reflections & Insights: AHF 2025 Traveling Fellowship - Part II
Send us Fan Mail Reflections & Insights: AHF 2025 Traveling Fellowship - Part II The end of the year is a period of reflection for the Anterior Hip Foundation…
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Reflections & Insights: AHF 2025 Traveling Fellowship - Part I
Send us Fan Mail Reflections & Insights: AHF 2025 Traveling Fellowship - Part I The end of the year is a period of reflection for the Anterior Hip Foundation…
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What Makes a Great Hip Surgeon? Lessons from Michael Solomon
Send us Fan Mail What does it really take to become a great hip surgeon — not just technically excellent, but trusted by patients, teams, and colleagues around…
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Operation FUBAR: The Case No One Wanted
Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Operation FUBAR: The Case No One Wanted with Dr. John Horberg 🌟 | AHF Podcast Welcome to the AHF Podcast! Join host Joe Schwab as we launch…
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2025 Great Debates: Every cup deserves a good screw
Send us Fan Mail Great Debate: To Screw or Not to Screw in Hip Arthroplasty 🎙️ Join host Joe Schwab for the thrilling finale of the AHF podcast's Great Debates…
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2025 Great Debates: Obesity does not need to be optimized prior to Anterior Approach
Send us Fan Mail Great Debate: Obesity does not need to be optimized prior to Anterior Approach 🚶♂️🦿🩺 Welcome to the AHF podcast! In this episode, host Joe…
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2025 Great Debates: The Hip-Spine relationship does not matter for Anterior Approach
Send us Fan Mail Great Debate: Does the Hip-Spine Relationship Matter for Anterior Approach? 🎙️ Join Joe Schwab in this intriguing episode of the AHF Podcast…
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2025 Great Debates: The Bikini incision is the BEST incision for AA
Send us Fan Mail The Great Debate: Is the Bikini Incision Best for Anterior Approach Total Hip? In this episode, we dive into a spirited debate on the bikini…
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2025 Great Debates: The HANA table is the best way to perform AA
Send us Fan Mail The Great Debate: HANA Table vs. Standard Operating Table for Anterior Hip Replacement Welcome to the AHF Podcast! In this second episode of…
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2025 Great Debates: Collared stems are clearly superior to collarless stems
Send us Fan Mail Great Debates Return at 2025 AHF Annual Meeting: Collared vs. Collarless Stems 🏆 Welcome to the AHF podcast, hosted by Joe Schwab. In this…
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Transforming Hip Surgery from 2D to 3D: Insights on Anterior Approach and Advanced Tools 🦾👨⚕️
Send us Fan Mail Transforming Hip Surgery from 2D to 3D: Insights on Anterior Approach and Advanced Tools 🦾👨⚕️ In this episode of the AHF Podcast, host Joe…
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INOV8-ing Orthopedics: Dr. Stefan Kreuzer
Send us Fan Mail Innovating Orthopedics: Dr. Stefan Kreuzer's Journey Join host Joe Schwab on the AHF Podcast as he interviews Dr. Stefan Kreuzer, an…
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From Croatia to South Africa: Chuck's Journey in Hip Surgery
Send us Fan Mail From Croatia to South Africa: Chuck's Journey in Hip Surgery | AHF Podcast Welcome to the AHF Podcast with your host, Joe Schwab! In this…
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(Evidence + Impact) Anterior vs. Lateral Approach in Hip Fracture Surgery: What's Best for Recovery? 🦴
Send us Fan Mail Anterior vs. Lateral Approach in Hip Fracture Surgery: What's Best for Recovery? 🦴 In this inaugural episode of the AHF Podcast's new series…
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Cut For Time: Anterior Total Hip Replacement in the (Super) Morbidly Obese with Dr. Bob Sershon
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to another insightful episode of the AHF Podcast! Join host Joe Schwab and special guest Dr. Bob Sershon from the Anderson Orthopedic…
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AHF LIVE - Sunday Aug 24 - Dr. Andrew Wickline's "March 2 A Million"
Send us Fan Mail 🚨 Special LIVE AHF Podcast Event 🚨 This Sunday, August 24th at 12pm (ET), join us for a powerful live broadcast featuring Dr. Andrew Wickline…
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Look Back, Leap Forward. A Mid-Career Reflection with Dr. Khalid Yousuf
Send us Fan Mail Join us in this episode of the AHF Podcast as host Joe Schwab sits down with Dr. Khalid Yousuf, an accomplished orthopedic surgeon based in…
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Advancing Anterior Hip Excellence in Latin America with Francisco J. Gómez Torres, MD
Send us Fan Mail Join us on the AHF Podcast Live as we welcome Dr. Francisco J. Gómez Torres, an orthopedic surgeon and innovator from Mexico. Despite a recent…
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Advances in Anterior Approach for Orthopedic Oncology: An Interview with Dr. Chris Johnson
Send us Fan Mail Join us on the AHF Podcast as host Joe Schwab sits down with Dr. Chris Johnson, a leading orthopedic oncology surgeon and president of…