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Jupiter Study

Principal Investigators

The JUPITER (Justifying Patellar Instability Treatment by Results) Group was established as the first multi-center prospective patellar instability research group by principal investigators Dr. Beth Shubin Stein (Hospital for Special Surgery) and Dr. Shital Parikh (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center).

  • Beth E. Shubin Stein0
    Beth E. Shubin Stein, MD
    Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
  • Shital N. Parikh1
    Shital N. Parikh, MD, FACS
    Professor Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Matthew W Veerkamp2
    Matthew W Veerkamp,
    Clinical Research Coordinator
  • Simone Gruber3
    Simone Gruber,
    Lead Research Coordinator
  • Natalie Pahapill4
    Natalie Pahapill,
    Research Coordinator
  • Bennett Propp5
    Bennett Propp,
    Research Coordinator
  • Matthew Bollier6
    Matthew Bollier, MD
    Sports Medicine Fellowship Director, Team Physician
  • Jacqueline M. Brady7
    Jacqueline M. Brady, MD
    Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Henry B. Ellis8
    Henry B. Ellis, MD
    Scottish Rite for Children
  • Peter D. Fabricant9
    Peter D. Fabricant, MD
    Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine
  • Kevin Farmer10
    Kevin Farmer, MD
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
  • Lutul D. Farrow11
    Lutul D. Farrow, MD
    Director, Sports Medicine Clinical Operations
  • Daniel W. Green12
    Daniel W. Green, MD, FACS
    Director, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Fellowship
  • Benton Heyworth13
    Benton Heyworth, MD
    Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
  • Jason Koh14
    Jason Koh, MD
    Director and Mark R. Neaman Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Robert A. Magnussen15
    Robert A. Magnussen, MD
  • Todd Milbrandt16
    Todd Milbrandt, MD
  • Nikolaos Paschos17
    Nikolaos Paschos, MD
    Co-Chief, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Lauren Hannon Redler18
    Lauren Hannon Redler, MD
    Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Adult & Pediatric Sports Medicine
  • Ryan Roach19
    Ryan Roach, MD
    University of Florida, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine; Team Physician, University of Florida
  • Seth L. Sherman20
    Seth L. Sherman, MD
    Board-certified and fellowship trained in Sports Medicine
  • Eric J. Strauss21
    Eric J. Strauss, MD
    Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
  • Adam J. Tagliero22
    Adam J. Tagliero, MD
    Assistant Professor of Orthopedics & Senior Associate Consultant- Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery
  • Marc Tompkins23
    Marc Tompkins, MD
  • Robert W. Westermann24
    Robert W. Westermann, MD
  • Philip L. Wilson25
    Philip L. Wilson, MD
    Director, Sports Medicine Center
  • Jocelyn Wittstein26
    Jocelyn Wittstein, MD
    Associate Professor Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Brian R. Wolf27
    Brian R. Wolf, MD
  • Adam B Yanke28
    Adam B Yanke, MD
    Associate Professor Rush University
What Causes Patellar Instability?
Surgical & Nonsurgical Treatment Options for Sports Injuries

People who experience a first-time patella dislocation frequently do so while participating in sports, causing the knee to suddenly buckle and they fall. Because ACL tears often happen in the same way, and because they are much more common than patella dislocations, it is important to rule out an ACL tear. In rare cases a patient comes in with an ACL tear and is found