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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
  • Lutul D. Farrow10
    Lutul D. Farrow, MD
    Director, Sports Medicine Clinical Operations
  • Daniel W. Green11
    Daniel W. Green, MD, FACS
    Director, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Fellowship
  • Jason Koh12
    Jason Koh, MD
    Director and Mark R. Neaman Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Robert A. Magnussen13
    Robert A. Magnussen, MD
  • Todd Milbrandt14
    Todd Milbrandt, MD
  • Lauren Hannon Redler15
    Lauren Hannon Redler, MD
    Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Adult & Pediatric Sports Medicine
  • Ryan Roach16
    Ryan Roach, MD
    University of Florida, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine; Team Physician, University of Florida
  • Eric J. Strauss17
    Eric J. Strauss, MD
    Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
  • Marc Tompkins18
    Marc Tompkins, MD
  • Robert W. Westermann19
    Robert W. Westermann, MD
  • Philip L. Wilson20
    Philip L. Wilson, MD
    Director, Sports Medicine Center
  • Jocelyn Wittstein21
    Jocelyn Wittstein, MD
    Associate Professor Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Adam B Yanke22
    Adam B Yanke, MD
    Associate Professor Rush University
  • Kevin Farmer23
    Kevin Farmer, MD
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
  • Benton (Ben) E. Heyworth24
    Benton (Ben) E. Heyworth, MD
    Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
  • Nikolaos Paschos25
    Nikolaos Paschos, MD
    Co-Chief, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Adam J. Tagliero26
    Adam J. Tagliero, MD
    Assistant Professor of Orthopedics & Senior Associate Consultant- Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery
  • Brian R. Wolf27
    Brian R. Wolf, MD
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