Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

University of Pittsburgh	UPMC	Health Sciences @ Pitt	School of Medicine

	Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Chairman: Freddie H. Fu M.D., D. Sc. (Hon), D.Ps. (Hon)

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3471 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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January 28, 2012

News & Announcements

News & Announcement Archive

1/24/2012	Congratulations to Dr. Antonia Chen (PGY-4) and Dr. Verena Schreiber (PGY-2) for receiving Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) Resident Clinician Scientist Training Grants!
1/13/2012	Freddie H. Fu, MD Plenary Lecturer at 2nd Annual Scientific Meeting of Indonesian Hip and Knee Society [IHKS] in Jakarta, Indonesia January 13 - 15, 2012
1/13/2012	Freddie H. Fu, MD Guest Lecturer at Singapore General Hospital for the Advanced Concepts in Anatomic ACL Reconstruction Live Surgery and Symposium on January 9-10, 2012
1/13/2012	Freddie H. Fu, MD Conducted a Symposium on “Advanced Concepts in Anatomic ACL Reconstruction” in Kuala Lumpur on January 11, 2012
1/12/2012	Ivan S. Tarkin, MD Guest Editor of Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics-December 2011 Issue “Geriatric Acetabular Trauma”
1/10/2012	Becker's Orthopedic Review Names Drs. Constance R. Chu, Freddie H. Fu and Christopher D. Harner as “125 Outstanding Knee Surgeons”
1/10/2012	Former Sports Medicine Fellow Brian Forsythe, MD Joins Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago
1/9/2012	Dr. Scott Tashman Elected to Nominating Committee of Orthopaedic Research Society [ORS]
1/9/2012	Ferguson Laboratory for Spine Research Wins The International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine [ISSLS] Prize for Lumbar Spine Research for their Manuscript “Inhibition of NF-kB Activity Ameliorates Age-Associated Disc Degeneration in a Mouse Model of Accelerated Aging”
1/9/2012	British “New Scientist” December 20, 2011 Sites Research by Drs. Johnny Huard and James Wang
1/3/2012	Freddie H. Fu, MD to be Honored at 76th Dapper Dan Dinner & Sports Auction March 12, 2012 with “Sports Leadership Award”
1/3/2012	Drs. Mitra Lavasani and Johnny Huard in Local and National Headlines “Pitt Stem-Cell Research Lengthens Lifespan for Mice” on January 3, 2012 for Research Published in the Journal – Nature Communications
1/3/2012	Michael J. Rogal, MD, JD, FAC was In-House Professor for Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds on January 4, 2012 at UPMC Montefiore Presenting “Medical Malpractice-Risk Prevention”
1/3/2012	Peter Tang, MD, MPH is Visiting Professor for Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds on January 25, 2012 at 7:00am in the LHAS Auditorium – 7 Main – UPMC Montefiore Presenting “Proximal Row Carpectomy and Scaphoid Excision, Four Bone Fusion – from the Laboratory to our Patients”
12/21/2011	Congratulations to Patrick P. Bosch, MD – Promoted to Associate Professor Effective January 1, 2012
12/21/2011	Congratulations to Anthony P. Kontos, PhD – Promoted to Associate Professor Effective January 1, 2012
12/21/2011	Happy Holidays from the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery!
12/18/2011	On Behalf of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Happy Holidays to You and Yours!!
12/16/2011	UPMC Sports Medicine will be Featured on CBS Evening News with Dr. John LaPook December 16, 2011
12/15/2011	Drs. Patrick P. Bosch and Ronald A. Navarro Inducted into American Orthopaedic Association [AOA] Class of 2011
12/12/2011	Thanks to all that Supported Team Shadyside Ortho and the 27th Anniversary Jingle Bell Run/Walk for the Arthritis Foundation December 10, 2011
12/12/2011	Freddie H. Fu, MD Guest Lecturer at 53rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons [SOMOS] in San Diego, California on December 13-14, 2011
12/8/2011	Thank You to Resident Applicants – Resident Recruitment in Department of Orthopaedic Surgery December 7-8, 2011
12/7/2011	Freddie H. Fu, MD Participated in National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases [NIAMS] Roundtable Discussion at National Institutes of Health [NIH] in Bethesda, Maryland on December 9, 2011
12/6/2011	Michael Collins, PhD Featured in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on December 6, 2011 “Study: Headaches More Likely Among Girls with Brain Injury”
12/5/2011	Freddie H. Fu, MD Participated in 6th International Congress of the Chinese Orthopaedic Association [COA] in Beijing, China December 1 – 3, 2012 and was Chairman of the 1st Annual ISAKOS/COA Specialty Day held on December 3, 2012
12/2/2011	Dr. Micky Collins Quoted on Home Page of CNN.com December 2, 2012 “Hockey’s Biggest Star Returns With Dramatic Results, On and Off the Ice”
11/29/2011	Freddie H. Fu MD 2011 AAOS Diversity Award on YouTube
11/21/2011	Sidney Crosby Cleared to Play Hockey by Drs. Charles Burke and Michael Collins in Game vs. Islanders on November 21, 2011
11/18/2011	Former Research Fellow Mohsen Hussein, MD is First Author, Dr. Freddie H. Fu-Sr. Author and Drs. Carola van Eck (Intern), Andrej Cretnik and Dejan Dinevski are Co-Authors in November 15, 2011 The American Journal of Sports Medicine
11/16/2011	Freddie H. Fu, MD Quoted in New York Times November 16, 2011 “Hip Procedure Grows Popular Despite Doubt”
11/16/2011	Orthopaedic Residents Drs. Antonia Chen, Verena Schreiber and Tiffany Pan Provided Assistance to Organization of Chinese Americans [OCA] on November 7, 2011
11/16/2011	Freddie H. Fu, MD was Vice Chairman of Third World Endoscopy Doctor Association Meeting Held in Beijing, China November 18-20, 2011
11/15/2011	Freddie H. Fu, MD was a Guest Speaker at the 22nd Annual Japanese Society of Clinical Sport Medicine Meeting in Aomori, Japan November 5-6, 2011
11/10/2011	Freddie H. Fu MD Presented Grand Rounds at UPMC Hamot and was Keynote Speaker for Jefferson Educational Society Global Summit III in Erie, PA on November 9, 2011
11/10/2011	Orthopaedic Surgery had Successful Meeting at 21st Annual American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons in Dallas, Texas November 4-6, 2011
11/10/2011	Steven Leckie MD and Colleagues from the Ferguson Laboratory Received the Prestigious Outstanding Paper Award in Basic Science on November 3, 2011 at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois
11/9/2011	Vonda J. Wright, MD Quoted in New York Times November 9, 2011 “Aging Well Through Exercise”
11/2/2011	Arlen D. Hanssen, MD was Visiting Professor for Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds on November 2, 2011 at UPMC Montefiore Presenting “Porous Metals: A Unique Orthopedic Biomaterial”
11/2/2011	Anatomic Single- and Double-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction Patient Handout 2011
11/1/2011	Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Well Represented at Combined Meetings of Connective Tissue Oncology Society [CTOS] and Musculoskeletal Tumor Society [MSTS] in Chicago, Illinois October 26-29, 2011
10/28/2011	Freddie H. Fu, MD Presented International Festival Lecture “Coming to Pittsburgh” for Cèilidh Weekend/International Festival at Carnegie Mellon University [CMU] on October 27, 2011
10/27/2011	Edward M. Wojtys, MD was Blue Cross Visiting Professor at UPMC Montefiore Hospital on November 30, 2011 Presenting "ACL Injury: Osteoarthritis to Tissue Engineering”
10/27/2011	Congratulations Barrett Woods, MD 4th Year Orthopaedic Surgery Resident and Faculty Mentor Andrew Evans, MD for their contribution at the Orthopedic Trauma Association [OTA] Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas-October 15, 2011
10/20/2011	Freddie H. Fu, MD Presented the Ralph and Mary Wilson “Buffalo Bills” Visiting Professor Lecture at the University of Buffalo Department of Orthopedic Surgery on October 20, 2011
10/19/2011	Ivan S. Tarkin, MD Awarded “Outstanding Clinical Educator of the Year” on October 4, 2011
10/19/2011	Constance R. Chu, MD Elected to American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine [AOSSM] 2011 - 2012 Nominating Committee
10/17/2011	Freddie H. Fu, MD Speaker and Moderator at American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons [AAOS] Top Controversies Course in New York City on October 15, 2011
10/17/2011	Freddie H. Fu, MD Speaker at the Puerto Rican Orthopaedics and Traumatology Society 43rd Annual Meeting [SPOT] on October 9, 2011 “Anatomic ACL Reconstruction”
10/17/2011	Robin V. West, MD Featured in NBC Nightly News Online October 16, 2011 “Knee Injuries Up in Young Athletes”
10/17/2011	Vonda J. Wright, MD Gave Keynote Speech at the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators on October 11, 2011
10/17/2011	Vonda J. Wright, MD Moderator at Annual Meeting International Society for Hip Arthroscopy 2011 [IHAS] on October 14, 2011 in Paris, France
10/17/2011	Vonda J. Wright, MD Speaker at the Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society 2011 Fall Scientific Meeting on Hip Arthroscopy in Philadelphia on October 21-22, 2011
10/17/2011	Jay Irrgang, PhD Hosted Orthopaedic Section Board of Directors Meeting at UPMC Center for Sports Medicine October 13-14, 2011
10/17/2011	Micky Collins, PhD Quoted in Tribune-Review “Gorman: A Parent’s Worst Nightmare” on October 8, 2011
10/14/2011	Constance R. Chu, MD Featured in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette October 14, 2011 “Knee-deep in pain: With osteoarthritis and other knee injuries, doctors stress the importance of proper analysis, treatment and exercise” and “Mixed results: Effectiveness of glucosamine and chondroitin controversial”
10/6/2011	Morey S. Moreland, MD Memorial Service Friday, October 7, 2011 at 3:00pm – Trinity Cathedral
10/5/2011	Ivan S. Tarkin, MD Awarded “Outstanding Clinical Educator for Orthpaedic Medicine on October 4, 2011
9/29/2011	James A. D’Antonio, MD was Visiting Professor for Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds on October 12, 2011 at UPMC Montefiore-7th Floor Presenting “Total Hip Arthroplasty: What I Have Learned Over 35 Years”
9/29/2011	Andrew D. Pearle, MD was Visiting Professor for Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds on October 5, 2011 at UPMC Montefiore “Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto. Computer Aided Orthopedic Surgery in 2011”
9/23/2011	University of Pittsburgh to Receive Historic Gift from Alumnus, Trustee, and Former Board Chair William S. Dietrich II
9/16/2011	Xeuqin Gao, MD, PhD 2011 Postdoctoral Data & Dine Symposium $500 Travel Award Recipient Recognizing Best Poster Presentation
9/16/2011	Ortho Surgery Resident Mollie Manley, MD Placed First in Pittsburgh Triathlon and Adventure Race Sprint July 31, 2011
9/16/2011	Volker Musahl, MD Quoted on Website ESPN W - July 15, 2011 - “Too Sick to Train?”
9/15/2011	Johnny Huard, PhD on Editorial Board of “Plos One”
9/15/2011	Freddie Fu Cycling Team News
9/15/2011	Rocky S. Tuan Quoted in New York Times – September 4, 2011 in Article “As Sports Medicine Surges, Hope and Hype Outpace Proven Treatments”
9/15/2011	Micky Collins, PhD Quoted in Pittsburgh Tribune-Review September 2, 2011 in Article “Sudden Impact: The Growing Issue of Youth Concussions”
9/15/2011	Micky Collins, PhD Featured in September Issue of Pittsburgh Magazine: “Football on the Brain-Concussions are Hanging Over the NFL Like a Black Cloud, and Dr. Micky Collins Wants to Clear the Air”
9/15/2011	New Video on Vumedi Website: “Quadriceps Tendon for Anatomic ACL Single and Double Bundle Reconstruction”
9/14/2011	Freddie H. Fu, MD Presented The 7th Annual James G. Garrick Lectureship In Sports Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle on September 1, 2011
9/14/2011	Robert V. O’Toole, MD was Visiting Professor for Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds September 28, 2011 at UPMC Montefiore Presenting ''The Mangled Extremity''
9/14/2011	Oakland Tailor Celebrating 50 Years of Service to Many of Orthopaedic Department Faculty and Residents
9/14/2011	James D. Kang, MD Named a Winner of UPMC's Award for Commitment and Excellence in Service [ACES] for 2011!
9/14/2011	Roberta Moenich Named “2011 Outstanding Coordinator” Award for UPMC GME Programs
9/14/2011	Brian Klatt, MD Appointed to Western Pennsylvania Arthritis Foundation Advisory Board August 2011
9/14/2011	UPMC Sports Medicine Athletic Trainers -Donna Rife and Joe Gatti Announced as Winners of UPMC’s Award for Commitment and Excellence in Service [ACES] 2011
9/7/2011	Dr. Micky Collins Quoted “I'm Optimistic Sid Will Have a Long, Fruitful Career” Regarding Sydney Crosby’s Status During Media Conference September 7, 2011
9/6/2011	Christopher D. Harner, MD- In-House Grand Rounds September 7, 2011 at UPMC Montefiore “Board Certification: Past, Present & Future”
9/6/2011	James D. Kang, MD- In-House Grand Rounds September 14, 2011 at UPMC Montefiore “Conflicts of Interest in Orthopaedic and Spine Surgery: Where is the Fine Line?”
9/1/2011	Freddie H. Fu, MD Presented The 7th Annual James G. Garrick Lectureship In Sports Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle on September 1, 2011
8/24/2011	2011 Panther Global Summit August 25-27, 2011
8/18/2011	Freddie H. Fu, MD –M. B. Lee Visiting Professor Keynote Lecture at Hong Kong University, During the 8th Hong Kong International Orthopaedic Forum August 16-20, 2011
8/11/2011	Armed Forces Institue of Regenerative Medicine Visits Department July 14, 2011
8/11/2011	2011 WHITE COAT CEREMONY
8/1/2011	Vonda J. Wright, MD Quoted in The Washington Post on August 1, 2011 “Older Athletes are Reluctant to Take it Easy Even Though Their Bodies Have Aged”
7/19/2011	U.S. News & World Report Ranks the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Number 7 of "Best Hospitals in 2011"
7/19/2011	Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Summer Picnic: Good Fun, Good Food, Good Times!
7/19/2011	Dr. Kurt Weiss on ESPN2 Mike & Mike-July 13, 2011-The V Foundation for Cancer Research
7/19/2011	Kurt Weiss, MD Guest Speaker for Sixth Annual Dick Vitale Gala to Benefit The V Foundation for Cancer Research on May 20, 2011
7/15/2011	UPMC Physician Resources Video by Freddie Fu, MD "Anatomic ACL Reconstruction: A Changing Paradigm"
7/14/2011	Dr. Freddie Fu Featured in St. Paul’s College Hong Kong Newsletter – Class of ‘68
7/14/2011	Congratulations to Vanessa Fazio, PhD – Promoted to Assistant Professor July 1, 2011
7/14/2011	Congratulations to Anthony Kontos, PhD – Promoted to Visiting Associate Professor on July 1, 2011
7/11/2011	Drs. Kanu Goyal, Scott Tashman, Joon Wang, Kang Li, Albert Lin, Xudong Zhang and Christopher Harner Received O’Donoghue Sports Injury Research Award during The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine AOSSM Meeting in San Diego on July 8, 2011
7/8/2011	Kenneth David Illingworth, MD Abstract Only Selected Basic Science Abstract on the Knee for Scientific Poster Presentation During American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Meeting in San Diego July 5-9, 2011
7/8/2011	Steven Leckie, MD, PGY5 Orthopaedic Resident Won the North American Spine Society’s [NAAS] Outstanding Paper Award
7/8/2011	Drs. David Bear and Kanu Goyal, PGY4 Orthopaedic Residents Attended the 2011 AOA-OREF Resident Leadership Forum Held in Boston June 21-22, 2011
7/8/2011	Dr. Scott Tashman Selected for 2012-2014 ACL Study Group Traveling Fellowship
7/7/2011	Lloydine Jacobs, MD PGY3 Orthopaedic Surgery Resident Received Award at Rehabilitation Institute Research Day for “The Effects of Glucosamine Sulfate on Intervertebral Disc Degeneration" on June 16, 2011
7/1/2011	Constance R. Chu, MD Awarded $2.4 million NIH R01
6/29/2011	Rocky Tuan, PhD is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal - Stem Cell Research & Therapy
6/28/2011	Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Held Resident/Fellow Graduation June 22, 2011
6/28/2011	James D. Kang, MD Received Ken Yaw Golden Apple Award June 22, 2011
6/28/2011	Outstanding Senior Resident Awarded to Tharun Karthikeyan, MD at Graduation June 22, 2011
6/27/2011	Departmental Newsletter-Restore-Spring 2011
6/20/2011	Freddie H. Fu, MD was the Ranawat Lectureship Guest Speaker for Lenox Hill Hospital Seventeenth Annual Orthopaedic Research Day Symposium in New York City on June 20, 2011
6/20/2011	Freddie H. Fu, MD Invited Lecturer at Annual Meeting of Japanese Orthopaedic Society of Knee, Arthroscopy, and Sports Medicine [JOSKAS] in Sapporo, Japan – June 16-18, 2011
6/14/2011	Best Wishes Drs. Susan S. Jordan and Mark R. Lovell
6/14/2011	Drs. Mark R. Lovell and Michael W. Collins in June 2011 Issue of The American Journal of Sports Medicine “Sensitivity and Specificity of Subacute Computerized Neurocognitive Testing and Symptom Evaluation in Predicting Outcomes After Sports-Related Concussion”
6/14/2011	Dr. Christopher Harner-Lead Article in June 15, 2011-The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, “Changes in Tibiofemoral Contact Mechanics Following Radial Split and Vertical Tears of the Medial Meniscus”
6/14/2011	Dr. Freddie Fu Presented the 28th Annual Shannon E. Stauffer Spring Visiting Professor Lecture and was Guest of Honor at Southern Illinois University for Resident Graduation on June 3, 2011
6/14/2011	The American Journal of Sports Medicine-Spotlight on Surgical Techniques May 2011 Issue Featured-“Anatomic Single- and Double-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, Part 1 (Basic Science) and Part 2 (Clinical Application of Surgical Technique)
6/14/2011	Freddie H. Fu, MD Participated in Resident Research Day at Portsmouth Naval Medical Center in Norfolk, Virginia on June 10, 2011
6/8/2011	Guoan Li, PhD was Visiting Professor for Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds on June 8, 2011 at Montefiore Hospital - "ACL Reconstruction and Knee Stability”
6/3/2011	USA Today June 3, 2011 “Penguins Center Sidney Crosby Cleared for Workouts” by Dr. Michael Collins
5/26/2011	Dr. Pau Golano Appointed Adjunct Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
5/26/2011	Dr. Rocky Tuan Quoted in The Washington Post-May 9, 2011 “3-D Printers May Someday Allow Labs to Create Replacement Human Organs”
5/25/2011	James D. Kang, MD Quoted in NY Times-May 25, 2011 “New Study Links Spine Product from Medtronic to Risk of Sterility in Men”
5/25/2011	Freddie H. Fu, MD Presented the Lauren V. Ackerman Memorial Lecture/ Biomedical Seminar Series Lecture at Stony Brook University on May 25, 2011 “Anatomic ACL Reconstruction: A Changing Paradigm”
5/24/2011	Baltimore Orioles Second Baseman, Brian Roberts, to See Concussion Specialist Dr. Michael Collins in Pittsburgh as Noted in The Baltimore Sun-May 22, 2011
5/24/2011	Freddie H. Fu, MD Just Published Two-Part Current Concept Paper on ACL Reconstruction in The American Journal of Sports Medicine [AJSM]
5/23/2011	Rocky S. Tuan, PhD Featured in AAOS Now May 2011 “New Technologies for Diagnosing Orthopaedic Infection”
5/20/2011	Michael Collins, PhD Speaker for University of Pittsburgh Office of Alumni Relations-Schools of Health Sciences May 18, 2011 “Evidence-Based Management of Sports Concussion: What Are We Learning?”
5/20/2011	Christopher D. Harner, MD Elected to Serve on American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons [AAOS] 2012 Nominating Committee
5/20/2011	James J. Irrgang, PT, PhD, ATC, FAPTA and Deborah A. Kowalchuk, MD, MS Lead Article Featured in The American Journal of Sports Medicine “Interobserver Reliability of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine [ISAKOS] Classification of Meniscal Tears”
5/18/2011	Amgad Haleen, MD, Former Postdoctoral Associate from Cartilage Research Center, Featured in AAOS Now-May 2011 “Egyptian Surgeon Sees Hope for His Nation”
5/18/2011	Dr. Arvydas Usas Defended Thesis, "Regeneration of Injured Bone and Articular Cartilage Using Mouse Muscle Derived Stem Cells", April 20, 2011 at the Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
5/18/2011	Burhan Gharaibeh, PhD Received Secondary Appointment in Department of Bioengineering November 1, 2010
5/18/2011	Burhan Gharaibeh, PhD Elected to Faculty Senate Educational Policies Committee for the University of Pittsburgh
5/17/2011	Dr. Scott Lephart’s Neuromuscular Research Laboratory Featured on WPXI Channel 11 News-May 17, 2011"Success for Top Military Operators Begins in Pittsburgh"
5/12/2011	Rocky S. Tuan, PhD is ISAKOS Presidential Guest Lecturer-May 17, 2011 “Adult Stem Cells and Nanomaterials in Skeletal Tissue Engineering and Regeneration”
5/12/2011	Freddie H. Fu, MD Quoted in NY Times-May 11, 2011”Pitcher’s Treatment Draws Scrutiny”
5/11/2011	International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) Annual Meeting May 15-19, 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil –Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Well Represented by Faculty and Current and Past Fellows
5/6/2011	Edward Westrick, MD Named Chief Editor of 2012 Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Journal
5/3/2011	Pittsburgh Marathon Will be Held May 15, 2011
5/3/2011	Ron DeAngelo, Leslie Bonci and Vonda Wright, MD Featured Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, “Fueling up: Advice for Marathoners-What and When to Eat and Drink are Critical Elements”-May 2, 2011
5/3/2011	“At the Bud Harris Track, the Cycle Begins Anew” - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
5/3/2011	UPMC Sports Medicine Featured in ESPN3 Broadcast of Pittsburgh Passion
4/28/2011	Freddie H. Fu, MD Receives Great Review in Doody’s Notes for Fu/Sports Medicine
4/27/2011	James D. Kang, MD Invited to Brazilian Society of Spine Surgery Biannual Meeting April 25-29, 2011
4/27/2011	Freddie H. Fu, MD Keynote Lecturer at the 8th International Forum on Orthopaedic Sports Medicine & Arthroscopic Surgery (IFOSMA) in Shanghai, China-April 28-30, 2011
4/25/2011	“Doc-Star: Dr. Freddie Fu” – Pittsburgh-Magazine/May 2011
4/25/2011	Congratulations Pittsburgh Magazine 2011 Top Doctors-Drs. Freddie H. Fu, Constance R. Chu, Lawrence S. Crossett, William F. Donaldson III, Robert J. Goitz, Christopher Harner and Dr. Mark W. Rodosky, James P. Bradley, Charles J. Burke, III, Joseph E. Imbriglia and Robert Waltrip!
4/21/2011	Christopher D. Harner, MD in Orthopaedics Today-April 2011 Issue “Optimal PCL Reconstruction Depends on Understanding the Anatomy and Biomechanics”
4/20/2011	Patrick P. Bosch, MD Selected as 2011 Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America [POSNA] Traveling Fellow
4/20/2011	Drs. James Kang, Joon Lee and Nam Vo Featured in AAOS Now April 2011 Issue “Spinal Surgery-Searching for New Ways to Treat Intervertebral Disk Degeneration”
4/18/2011	Dr. Antonia Chen, PGY3 Resident, Wins Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching / “Little Apple” Award
4/15/2011	Freddie H. Fu, MD Visited the University of Florida as their Annual Visiting Professor on April 13-15, 2011 in Gainesville, Florida
4/15/2011	Freddie H. Fu, MD Donates his Award from 2011 AAOS Diversity Award to Resident Fund
4/15/2011	Past Presidents of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine [AOSSM] have ACL Meeting at Hughston Clinic in Columbus, Georgia April 7-8, 2011
4/13/2011	Constance R. Chu, MD Awarded as a Fellow for 2011-12 Class of the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine [ELAM] Program for Women
4/13/2011	James H. Beaty, MD was the Albert B. Ferguson Jr. MD Visiting Professor for Annual Resident’s Research Day May 4, 2011 - "Pediatric Elbow Fractures: How to Stay Out of and Get Out of Trouble"
4/11/2011	Dr. Rodosky and PITT Technique on VuMedi Webinar Tonight at 9:00pm [Monday, April 11, 2011]
4/6/2011	Lisa A. Fortier, DVM, PhD, DACVS was Visiting Professor for Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds April 6, 2011 at UPMC Montefiore Hospital-"Cartilage Degeneration and Repair"
4/5/2011	“Heads Up Pittsburgh” Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation and UPMC Team Up to Offer Free Baseline Concussion Testing and Educational Programs to Local Youth Hockey Players
4/5/2011	German Speaking Arthroscopy Society [AGA] Fellows Visit Department of Orthopaedic Surgery April 3-5, 2011
4/5/2011	Wen Xu, Student in Dr. Yong Li's Molecular Pathology Lab Won Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
4/4/2011	Freddie H. Fu, MD Featured in European Version of Orthopaedics Today, "Platelet-rich Plasma: Yet to be Proven, but Studies are on the Way"
4/4/2011	Michael Collins, PhD Interviewed by ESPN NY "Justin Morneau Takes the Field as MLB Leads the Way with Concussion Protocols" on April 1, 2011
4/4/2011	Molecular Pathology Lab-Under the Direction of Yong Li, MD, PhD has won the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)-Translational Technologies Cores Pilot Grant of UPMC
3/30/2011	Orthopaedic Trauma Division Leaders in Recent UPMC Initiative to Improve Patient Care and Safety
3/29/2011	AAOS Clinical Skills Workshop Held for all Residents in Department of Orthopaedics March 23, 2011
3/28/2011	Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Recruits First Subject for NIAMS Funded Randomized Clinical Trial to Compare Single- vs. Double-Bundle ACL Reconstruction
3/25/2011	LUMINARI: An Up-and-Coming Pittsburgh-Based Organization Promotes Mind-Broadening Activities for Teens in Our Region
3/23/2011	Airlift Foundation Hosted Extremity Trauma Research Grant Awards on March 22, 2011
3/23/2011	Mickey Collins, PhD Quoted in USA Today, "Focus on MLB Safety: Morneau, Bay Recover from Concussions" on March 22, 2011
3/23/2011	Vonda J. Wright, MD Keynote Speaker for 72nd Pittsburgh Regional Science and Engineering Fair Awards Ceremony April 2, 2011
3/23/2011	Antonia Chen, PGY-3 Orthopaedic Resident Won First Place at 14th Annual OREF/ORS Midwest Heartland Resident Research Symposium in St. Louis, Missouri on March 18, 2011
3/22/2011	Constance R. Chu, MD Presents Talks at 12th Annual Faculty AAOS/AOSSM Sports Medicine Course: Elite Athletes to Weekend Warriors March 9-13, 2011
3/22/2011	Rocky S. Tuan, PhD Vice-Chair of Gordon Research Conference in Ventura Beach, California March 6-13, 2011
3/22/2011	Constance R. Chu, MD Visiting Professor at Steadman Philippon Research Institute in Vail on March 14, 2011
3/21/2011	Constance Chu, MD Featured in Post-Gazette "Get to Know Your Knees" on March 21, 2011
3/21/2011	Kathleen Nachazel Featured in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Proper Training Helps Ease Strain on Dancer's Body During Ballet Season" on March 21, 2011
3/17/2011	Successful Recruiting of Excellent Class of Interns for 2011-12
3/8/2011	Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Participates in McGowan Retreat-Hosted by McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Nemacolin Woodlands March 7, 2011
3/8/2011	Yi-Sheng Chan, MD Promoted to Professor and Chief of Sports Medicine in Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital/Chang Gung University in Taiwan
3/8/2011	Hilda and Dr. Freddie Fu King and Queen of Mardi Gras Gala for Epilepsy Foundation of Western/Central Pennsylvania March 8, 2011
3/4/2011	In Memoriam: Charles Sumner Neer II, MD-Pioneer and Founding Member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Society
2/28/2011	Antonia Chen, PGY-3 Orthopaedic Resident and Brian A. Klatt, MD Podium Presentation at American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons-February 18, 2011 "Physical Therapy on Day of Total Joint Arthroplasty [TJA] Surgery Reduces Length of Hospital Stay"
2/25/2011	Freddie H. Fu, MD Featured in UPMC EXTRA-February 25, 2011
2/25/2011	Congratulations-Carola van Eck, MD, PhD Passed Thesis Defense in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on February 25, 2011 "Anatomic ACL Reconstruction, a Changing Paradigm"
2/24/2011	Micky Collins, PhD Featured on NBC Nightly News-February 23, 2011
2/23/2011	Vincent Deeney, MD Promoted to Associate Professor February 1, 2011
2/23/2011	Vonda J. Wright, MD Joined Editorial Board for Dr. Oz's New Medical Social Network-www.sharecare.com
2/23/2011	Valerae O. Lewis, MD was Visiting Professor for Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds on March 2, 2011 at UPMC Montefiore Hospital - "IL-IIRα as a Potential Target for the Treatment of Osteosarcoma"
2/17/2011	Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Well Represented at Annual American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting in San Diego February 15-19, 2011
2/17/2011	Freddie H. Fu, MD Received Prestigious 2011 Diversity Award During American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting in San Diego February 17, 2011
2/15/2011	Robin West, MD Featured in Post-Gazette February 14, 2011 " Study: running-related Injuries in Youths Ages 6-18 are On Rise"
2/15/2011	75th Dapper Dan Dinner & Sports Auction Well Attended by Department of Orthopaedic Surgery February 9, 2011
2/11/2011	Chinese Delegation Visits University of Pittsburgh Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
1/30/2011	Qing Yang Received New Investigator Recognition Award[NIRA] at 57th Orthopaedic Research Society[ORS] Meeting-January 2011
1/28/2011	Rory Cooper, PhD Presented Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds on February 2, 2011 at UPMC Montefiore Hospital-"New Developments in Wheelchair Design and Usage"
1/28/2011	Victor R. Prisk, MD is Awarded the New 2011 Albert Ferguson Chair Translational Research Grant
1/28/2011	Lance Brunton, MD Participated in Young Leaders Program for American Society for Surgery of the Hand in Chicago January 20-22, 2011
1/28/2011	Johnny Huard, PhD Accepted Secondary Appointment in Clinical and Translational Science Institute
1/23/2011	Volker Musahl, MD Traveled to Guadalajara-Mexico with US Soccer Boys Under 14 National Team January 16-23, 2011
1/20/2011	Freddie H. Fu, MD is Invited Keynote Speaker at 27th International Jerusalem Symposium on Sports Medicine in Israel-January 26-28, 2011
1/20/2011	Carola F. van Eck, MD, is Invited Guest Speaker at the Annual Groningen Sports Medicine Symposium in the Netherlands-January 20-21, 2011
1/19/2011	In Memoriam: Warren H. Thompson-February 13, 1923 - January 16, 2011
1/19/2011	Justin Hohl, MD Won Pair of Tickets to Steelers Playoff Game and Venkat Seshadri, MD Won Pair of Tickets to Pitt vs. Notre Dame Basketball Game
1/13/2011	The School of Medicine-Executive Committee Approved a Secondary Appointment in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of Dr. Richard E. Debski
1/12/2011	Pitt Won 5th Annual BBVA Compass Bowl on January 8, 2011 vs. University of Kentucky -Final Score Pitt 27- Kentucky 10
1/11/2011	85 Orthopaedic Research Society Presentations at 2011 Annual Meeting in Long Beach California
1/7/2011	Johnny Lau, MD was Visiting Professor for Grand Rounds on January 19, 2011 at UPMC Montefiore Hospital Presenting, "Hallux Rigidus: Fusion or Replacement?
1/6/2011	Thomas Tischer, MD-Former Research Fellow-Promoted to Professor at University of Rostock, Germany
1/6/2011	Drs. Kanu Goyal, Scott Tashman, Kang Li, Albert Lin, Xudong Zhang and Christopher Harner-Recipients of 2011 O'Donoghue Sports Injury Research Award from AOSSM for their paper "In Vivo Analysis of the Isolated Posterior Cruciate Ligament-Deficient Knee During Functional Activities"
1/6/2011	Samsung Medical Center from Seoul, Korea Visit UPMC Sports Medicine and Labs of Drs. Constance Chu, Rocky Tuan and Johnny Huard
1/5/2011	Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellows Reunite During the Pitt- Maryland Eastern Shore College Basketball Game
1/5/2011	Freddie H. Fu, MD Featured in Dartmouth Alumni Magazine "Surgical Precision"
1/5/2011	Dr. Rocky Tuan's Papers Among Most Frequently Cited Papers in Journal of Orthopaedic Research
1/4/2011	Dr. Vonda Wright and Ron DeAngelo Featured in Post-Gazette "Novice Runner Discovers Her Body's Strengths and Weaknesses" January 3, 2011

Upcoming Events

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*Internal events are highlighted in color.

2/1/2012 7:00 AM	Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds, ''Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds'', Sarah Henry, MD [ Montefiore University Hospital - LHAS Auditorium - 7th Floor Main ]
2/8/2012 7:00 AM	Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds, ''GRAND ROUNDS CANCELLED - AAOS ANNUAL MEETING'' [ Montefiore University Hospital - LHAS Auditorium - 7th Floor Main ]
2/15/2012 7:00 AM	Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds, ''Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds'', Aaron Insel, MD [ Montefiore University Hospital - LHAS Auditorium - 7th Floor Main ]
2/22/2012 7:00 AM	Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds, ''High Energy Lower Extremity Trauma - When Does Limb Salvage Make Sense?'', James R. Fricke, MD [ Montefiore University Hospital - LHAS Auditorium - 7th Floor Main ]
2/29/2012 7:00 AM	Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds, ''Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds'', Charles Lupo, MD [ Montefiore University Hospital - LHAS Auditorium - 7th Floor Main ]