Dr. Anna Schreiner Returns to Germany After Productive Research Fellowship

Dr. Anna Schreiner spent the last six months collaborating with Dr. James Stannard, Dr. James Cook, and the TLRO team to pursue her research interest in osteochondral and meniscal allograft transplantation.

During her time here, she worked on publications, statistical research and x-ray analyses and also assisted in the lab with sample processing and experiments, joined journal club and observed mostly BioJoint procedures in the OR and clinic. Her productivity was impressive and resulted in the following publications and manuscript submissions:

Original research articles:

• Schreiner AJ, Stannard JP, Cook CR, Bozynski CC, Kuroki K, Stoker AM, Smith PA, Cook JL. Comparison of meniscal allograft transplantation techniques using a preclinical canine model. J Orthop Res. March 2020. doi:10.1002/jor.24668
• Schreiner AJ, Stannard JP, Stoker AM, Bozynski C, Kuroki K, Cook CR, Cook JL. Unicompartmental Bipolar Osteochondral and Meniscal Allograft Transplantation is Effective for Treatment of Medial Compartment Gonarthrosis in a Canine Model. Under review.
• Schreiner AJ, Stannard JP, Cook CR, Oladeji LO, Smith PA, Rucinski K, Cook JL. Initial Outcomes Comparing Frozen versus Fresh Meniscus Allograft Transplants. Under review.

Review articles:

• Stannard JP, Schreiner AJ. Vascular Injuries following Knee Dislocation. J Knee Surg. 2020;33(4):351-356. doi:10.1055/s-0040-1701210.
• Schreiner AJ, Stoker AM, Bozyinski C, Kuroki K, Stannard JP, Cook JL. Clinical Application of the Basic Science of Articular Cartilage Pathology and Treatment. Accepted for publication in J Knee Surg Special Issue.
• Stannard, JP, Schreiner AJ. Fresh Osteoarticular Allografts: Bipolar and Beyond. Submitted to J Knee Surg Special Issue.

Dr. Schreiner was born in Stuttgart, Germany and grew up in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. She attended the Eberhard Karls University of Tuebingen for medical school. Since 2014, she has worked at the University of Tuebingen’s BG Trauma Center as an orthopaedic and trauma resident, and she is head of section science of the young forum—an educational and political interest group for German residents of the DGOU and BVOU (German orthopaedic and trauma associations).

When asked what she found most valuable from this experience, she said “people’s friendly, welcoming and caring attitude that made me feel at home and appreciated from day 1 on…and having experienced servant leadership, truly caring people, and the culture of yes.”

Best wishes, Dr. Schreiner!