In the News
David Ayers, MD and Patricia Franklin, MD, MPH, MBA were honored with the prestigious Chitranjan Ranawat Award for surgical technique from The Knee Society. (link to article)
Dr. Jie Song was recently awarded a 4-year “Exceptional, Unconventional Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration”
(EUREKA, R01) grant from the National Institute of General Medical
Science to develop nanostructured tissue scaffolds that possess tunable
mechanical strength, defined biochemical properties, and minimally
invasive delivery and "smart" tissue docking capability. If validated,
this new materials design platform can lead to the development of
patient-specific and defect-specific "intelligent" tissue grafts and
implants that conform to the target tissue both physically and
biochemically.
The November issue of Orthopaedic Practice Management highlights a five-year study conducted at UMass Memorial and UMass Medical School to look at value of a dedicated hospital fracture room. David Ayers, MD, chair of orthopedics and physical rehabilitation, along with orthopedic colleagues Patricia Franklin, MD, Walter Leclair, MD, and John Wixted, MD, and anesthesiologist Shubeet Kaur, MD, conducted a cost-benefit analysis on establishing a dedicated orthopedic trauma room and reorganization of the call structure in the trauma center. Outcome measurements included the development of a subspecialty model of care, surgeon satisfaction and financial return to the hospital and the Orthopedic Department. (Read article.)
A Message from the Chair
The Department of Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation has a long-standing history of excellence in clinical care and in orthopedic training for residents, fellows and medical students. Our department is in a period of rapid expansion...(continued)