AdolphJYatesJr.MDFAAOS, FAOA

Summary

• Dr. Yates has been on the University of Pittsburgh faculty for 20 years where he serves as Professor and Vice Chair for Quality within the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is also Chief of Orthopaedics at UPMC Shadyside specializing in Adult Reconstruction. His undergraduate concentration at Harvard was in Economics. From there he matriculated to Johns Hopkins where he spent ten years through medical school, residency, and then on the faculty. Before returning to Pittsburgh, he was on the faculty of OHSU, WVU, and the University of Rochester. He has completed executive training with the ACPE, the Katz-UPMC Leadership program, and the AAOS Leadership Fellowship, for which he also served as a mentor for three years. He was awarded the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeon’s President’s Award and served as their RUC Advisor. Lab research has focused on restoration of cartilage. Clinical research is centered on EBM including co-authorship of multiple guidelines including ones for prevention of VTE and surgical treatment of knee OA. His publications have addressed value-based purchasing and performance measures and their impact on equitable access to care. He has served on the FDA device panel and MEDCAC. He served six years on the Surgical Committee for the NQF as well as numerous technical expert panels for CMS/Acumen/Yale-CORE helping to formulate performance and cost measures within MACRA and surgeon/hospital performance programs. He has addressed multiple issues with CMS/HHS as well as made numerous trips to Capitol Hill advocating that the transition to value-based medicine benefit patients and providers, not just payers. He currently serves as the Chair Elect for BOS which includes a seat on the AAOS BOD.