HICKSVILLE, N.Y., Aug. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — In March 2013, Dr. Richard Obedian made the cold journey from New York to Chicago for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual conference. He has never missed a conference but was really not looking forward to this particular trip. The weather was bad, he had a tough flight, and he was leaving behind a lot of unfinished work that was on his mind.