Benjamin J. Schwartz, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon at Sports Medicine North, Greater Boston, and chief information officer of Healent, has been named to the Clinical Advisory Board of PrecisionOS, based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Benjamin Schwartz, M.D. Joins PrecisionOS CAB
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A hip and knee arthritis specialist, Dr. Schwartz is also an authority on joint replacement surgery. His research has included work on the treatment of hip fractures in the elderly, in addition to athletic activity after total joint replacement. Dr. Schwartz will share his expertise with PrecisionOS in crafting training modules for joint replacement procedures.
Dr. Schwartz earned his undergraduate degree at the College of William and Mary, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Biology (1998). He went on to medical school at the Virginia Commonwealth School of Medicine (2002) and then did a residency in orthopedic surgery at Boston Medical Center (2007) and his Adult Reconstruction Fellowship at the Anderson Orthopedic Clinic (2008).
Dr. Schwartz also possesses in-depth knowledge in the digital health arena, serving as chief innovation officer for Healent, a healthcare technology company. He has also mentored incubators, accelerators, and hack-a-thons including MassChallenge, MATTER Health and MIT Hacking Medicine, and held advisory roles with Osteoapp.ai, QuadrantEye, and Enhatch.
Dr. Schwartz is an editorial board member of the journal Arthroplasty and the vice chairman of the Practice Management Committee of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. He is also a member of the Hip and Knee Content Committee for the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.
Dr. Schwartz told OTW, “PrecisionOS represents the next generation of surgical planning and virtual reality-based training. As the company continues to establish itself as the proven leader in this evolving technology, I look forward to helping the team develop its arthroplasty platform. By leveraging my 13 years of experience as a fellowship trained hip and knee replacement surgeon and expertise in healthcare technology, my goal is to help PrecisionOS further its mission to deliver the future of surgical training now.
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This is a fascinating development. In my practice we've seen similar outcomes with the revised protocol. The key differentiator seems to be patient selection criteria. Has anyone else noticed the correlation with BMI thresholds?
Great point. I'd push back slightly on the conclusion, the sample size in the cited study is too small to draw population-level inferences. That said, the directional signal is compelling and worth a larger RCT.
We implemented a similar approach last year. Early results are promising but we're still gathering 12-month follow-up data. Happy to share our protocol if anyone is interested.
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