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THE PITTSBURGH ORTHOPAEDIC JOURNAL2019 • Volume 30

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Justin W. Arner, MD

ADVISORY STAFF

Freddie H. Fu, MD, DSc (Hon), DPs (Hon)

EDITORS EMERITI

Instructions for Authors

The Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Journal is an annual publication by the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pitts-burgh School of Medicine. The journal aims to serve as a vehicle for education and communication for those affiliated with the Pitts-burgh orthopaedic community.

The journal is a non-copyrighted publication, and materials sub-mitted to the journal remain the property of the contributing au-thors. Information published in the journal may not be directly referenced but may be cited as personal communication from the authors. Permission to reprint any information should be obtained from the specific authors.

The journal welcomes submission by current residents, fellows, and faculty, as well as alumni and visiting students, fellows, and staff. Articles for consideration for the 2020 volume should be sub-mitted to the Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Journal by March 1, 2020, at the address below. Specific formatting instructions for the text and figures of submitted articles will be announced by the journal editor in January 2020. The journal is distributed annually in June.

Please direct all inquiries and submissions to:Editor, Pittsburgh Orthopaedic JournalDepartment of Orthopaedic SurgeryUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine3471 Fifth AvenueKaufmann Building Suite 1011Pittsburgh, PA 15213

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James Irvine, MD, 2018Nicholas J. Greco, MD, 2017

Michael P. McClincy, MD, 2016 Gele B. Moloney, MD, 2015 Barrett I. Woods, MD, 2014 David M. Bear, MD, 2013

Edward R. Westrick, MD, 2012 John C. Karpie, MD, 2011

Michael R. Pagnotto, MD, 2010Kurt R. Weiss, MD, 2009

Andrew Man-Lap Ho, MD, PhD, 2008 Joseph Sang Kim, MD, 2007

Jamie Pfaeffle, MD, PhD, 2006Rachel S. Rohde, MD, 2005Joon Yung Lee, MD, 2004

Douglas S. Musgrave, MD, 2003C. Benjamin Ma, MD, 2002

Christina R. Allen, MD, 2001Ross J. Fox, MD, 2000

Jeffrey D. Stone, MD, 1999

Doug Boardman, MD, 1998Gregory Hung, MD, 1997

Carolyn “Sis” Engle, MD, 1996John J. Fernandez, MD, 1995Patrick E. Greis, MD, 1994

Vincent J. Silvaggio, MD, 1993James D. Kang, MD, 1992

Anthony M. DiGioia III, MD, 1991Carl L. Stanitski, MD, 1990–1991

Neal El-Attrache, MD, 1990

ON THE COVER

University of Pittsburgh

Top left: Resident Dr. Maggie Hankins’ wonderful photo of the city

Right photos (top to bottom):

Dr. John Perri and Dr. Peter Cohen with the bust of their mentor Dr. Ferguson. Dr. Perri will retire after 60 years of practice.

Dr. Musahl enjoying the night with Dr. David Dejour (France), on right, and Dr. Stefano Zaffagnini (Italy).

Dr. Henry Mankin (1928-2018)

Dr. TK Miller with an advertisement of the steel I-Beam from 1956 with Dr. Ferguson’s painting

Dr. and Mrs. Fu with Chancellor and Mrs. Gallagher at the naming of the Freddie Fu Sports Medicine Center.

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EDITOR’S NOTE

Justin W. Arner, MD

Justin W. Arner, MDEditor-in-Chief2019 Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Journal30th edition

It is my privilege to present to you the 2019 edition of the Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Journal (POJ). This is the 30th edition—the diamond anniversary—of the POJ! Following the tradition laid forth by previous editions, the POJ displays the efforts of our Department to contribute to the evolution of the field of orthopaedic surgery. Within these pages, we present the scientific endeavors, academic advancements, and altruism of our orthopaedic team under the leadership of our Chairman, Freddie H. Fu, MD.

The cover of the Journal again showcases highlights of the past year: Dr. John Perri and Dr. Peter Cohen, attendings at the VA with their mentor Dr. Ferguson’s bust; Dr. Musahl enjoying the night with Dr. David Dejour (France) and Dr. Stefano Zaffagnini (Italy); portrait of the late Dr. Henry Mankin (1928-2018), who grew up in Pittsburgh, was a college and medical student at Pitt, then returned as faculty after residency for six years; Dr. TK Miller with an advertisement of the steel I-Beam from 1956 that he gifted the Department while sitting with Dr. Ferguson’s painting; and Dr. and Mrs. Fu with Pitt Chancellor and Mrs. Gallagher at Dr. Fu’s naming ceremony. Also, we have continued the tradition of including a Pittsburgh cityscape picture on the front cover of the Journal; this year’s photo was taken by resident Maggie Hankins from the North Side vantage point. This year we have added a badge celebrating our 30th anniversary of the Journal!

Dr. Fu’s Chairman’s Corner report serves as an introduction to this year’s Journal, detailing some of the key events of the past year. Continuing that theme, the Special Reports section goes into greater detail on a few of the most notable events from the past year, including the renaming of the Freddie Fu Sports Medicine Center on the Southside as well as the Pitt Alumni Update. As this is the 30th anniversary of the Journal, we sought out past POJ editors and asked them to recall their time at Pitt, as well as to acknowledge the development of their careers after residency.

The POJ continues with an update on the state of the residency program from program directors MaCalus Hogan, MD, MBA, and Joon Lee, MD. We were honored to have so many extraordinary visiting professors this year during our weekly grand rounds schedule, culminating with our 2019 Resident Research Day lecture from Gerald R. Williams Jr., MD, director of the Shoulder and Elbow Center at the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute and former president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). The 2019 Resident Research Day recognized the clinical and basic science research performed by our residents currently partaking in their dedicated research year, as well as the graduating resident class, with whom I have been privileged to work during my residency.

The Division Reports section details the breadth of surgical practice and clinical research being performed within our Department. We are fortunate to have exceptional clinical instructors who also emphasize research, as modeled by previous generations at Pitt. Outstanding new orthopaedic surgery clinical faculty this year include Jeremy Shaw, MD (spinal surgery), Stella Lee, MD (orthopaedic oncology), and Pitt residency 2016 alumnus Michael McClincy, MD (pediatric sports medicine and hip preservation). Joel Himes, DO (primary care sports medicine), and Natalie Sandel Sherry, PsyD (concussion), were also excellent new hires on the non-operative side of our Department.

The scope of our 13 basic science research laboratories, under the leadership of James Wang, PhD, is demonstrated in the subsequent Laboratory Reports section of the journal. The section includes abstracts extending from the study of mesenchymal stem cells used for cartilage regeneration

in the Center for Cellular and Molecular Engineering to the study of joint biomechanics following soft-tissue reconstructive procedures in both the Biodynamics Laboratory and Orthopaedic Robotics Laboratory. We had another successful year at the annual Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) and AAOS meetings, with 70 presentations at ORS and 31 at AAOS. New this year was the First Annual Research Retreat, as well as monthly Department Research Seminars, which include presentations from both visiting professors and Departmental scientists and clinician-scientists.

The POJ concludes with a photo gallery of our Pittsburgh orthopaedic family. We follow Dr. Fu around the world, as he continues to devote his time to re-search, teaching, and international collaboration. Our Department’s commitment is again exhibited in various orthopaedic meetings, conferences, and clinical settings, but we also try to show our faculty, trainees, and alumni in their lives outside the medical arena, celebrating the weddings, engagements, children, and friendships that have been shaped over the past year and will last a lifetime.

I am grateful to the team that has helped to create this year’s POJ. The orthopaedic research staff, clinical faculty, fellows, and residents have demonstrated great dedication to scientific study in the abstracts and reports published within the Journal. I would like to thank Andrea Badway, Barbara Moore, Lisa Arrisher-Brown, Noreen Corcoran, Ben Rothrauff, MD, PhD, and the design and productions team, including Keightley Amen of Amen Editorial, who all contributed greatly to this publication.

I am blessed and thankful for the tremendous love and unwavering encouragement and support of my wife, Clara, in my academic pursuits during residency and medical school to reach my end goal. I would like to thank my parents, Judge James G. Arner and Mrs. Debra Arner, who have always been available, supportive, and loving throughout my entire life. Thank you to my brother, Jamie; my grandparents, Boomer and Judy Vogel; and my late grandparents, Jim and Lou Arner, for always being enthusiastic and supportive. Thank you to my in-laws, Wayne and Gayle McCrossin, for welcoming me into their family and continuously being so generous and kind.

Dr. Fu: Thank you for giving me an opportunity to be a resident at this wonderful program and affording me numerous clinical, research, and fellowship opportunities. I am appreciative of your support of my professional development, as well as that of my personal life and family. The cultural opportunities you give your residents, whether it be attending a gala or sporting event, are a testament to your giving nature and the value that family and friends matter most. We will never forget that you taught us to “do the right thing” and that “the latest is not always the greatest.” Thank you, Drs. Hogan and Lee, for sustaining and improving the foundation of our great resident training program. I would also like to thank my fellow residents and many great lifelong mentors at Pitt. I am indebted to you for your patience and all that you have taught me about orthopaedics and life during my time as a resident.

I hope that you enjoy the 2019 edition and 30th anniversary of the Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Journal!

Sincerely,

Justin Arner with his wife, Clara, after their wedding in Pittsburgh

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The steel I-Beam.Since the turn of the century, this structural device has changed the way the world builds.

Today, the I-Beam stands as a symbol of strength and supportRefl ecting the mission of the Orthopaedics Department:

To provide a structurally solid framework for the delivery of orthopaedic care,To allow for the continued pursuit of excellence in resident education, and

To accept the ongoing challenge of developing new treatments in orthopaedics.

The steel I-Beam. Since the turn of the century, this Pittsburgh creation has changed

The landscape of the world.Today, it stands as our symbol of commitment to change

The landscape of orthopaedic care.

University of Pittsburgh Department of Orthopaedic Surgery3471 Fifth Avenue, 1011 Kaufmann Building

Pittsburgh, PA 15213412-605-3203

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Research Centers and Labs:

n Center for Cellular and Molecular Engineering

n Musculoskeletal Oncology Laboratory n Growth and Regeneration Laboratory n Molecular Therapeutics Laboratory n Arthroplasty Design and Outcomes Laboratory n Biodynamics Laboratory n Concussion Program Laboratory n Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic

and Spine Research n Mechanobiology Laboratory n Neuromuscular Research Laboratory n Ortho Engineering Laboratory n Orthopaedic Robotics Laboratory n Anatomic ACL Reconstruction Group n Clinical Outcomes Research Laboratory n Shoulder and Elbow Mechanics

Laboratory

University of Pittsburgh Department of Orthopaedic Surgery2018–2019 – by the Numbers

199

1550

Faculty and Trainees:53 Clinical faculty14 Research faculty44 Residents15 Fellows46 Affiliated faculty27 Joint/adjunct faculty

Fellowship Programs:Hand

PediatricSpine

Sports medicineTrauma

Surgical Case Volume:8,994

ambulatory cases

7,817 inpatient

cases

16,811 in total

Visiting Learners:10 Visiting medical

students40 Sports medicine

research fellows

#16

US News & World Report Ranking:

in adult orthopaedics#3#10

in Researchin Reputation

Divisions: n Adult Reconstruction n Concussion n Foot and Ankle n General Orthopaedics n Hand and Upper Extremity n Musculoskeletal Oncology n Pediatric Orthopaedics n Podiatry n Primary Care Sports Medicine n Spine Surgery n Sports Medicine n Trauma

Interdisciplinary Collaborations with Other Departments: n Anesthesiology n Bioengineering n Clinical and Translational Science n McGowan Institute for

Regenerative Medicine n Mechanical Engineering and

Materials Science n Medicine n Neurobiology n Neurology n Neurosurgery n Pathology n Pharmacology and Chemical Biology n Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation n Physical Therapy n Plastic Surgery n Rehab Science and Technology n Sports Medicine and Nutrition n Surgery n Surgery/Plastics

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Sports Medicine Coverage:3 professional teams

2 semi-professional/adult teams

14 college/university teams and club sports

39 high schools

30 tournaments

100s of injury-prevention programs

Research:110 active awards

$6,942,000 in federal and foundation funds$850,000 in corporate support

$7,792,000 in total$1,005,543 of new awards in fiscal year 2019

Patient Satisfaction: 92.4%

CGCAHPS® Clinician and Group Survey  

Doximity Orthopaedic Residency:

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Chairman’s Corner

2019 CHAIRMAN’S CORNER

Freddie H. Fu, MD, DSc (Hon), DPs (Hon)Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

It has been another busy and exciting year for Pitt Orthopaedics. As we enter our 110th year, we continue our mission of providing excellent care for our patients; the best education for our medical students, residents, and fellows; and leading basic science and clinical research. Our orthopaedic surgery residency and fellowship education program is a model to be proud of and benefits the community in the Pittsburgh region and beyond. Our alumni and faculty continue to achieve professional success in their careers and honor the legacy of Dr. Ferguson.

This year, we celebrate the publication of the 30th issue of the Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Journal, which first hit the press in 1990. Since its inception, led by then-chairman Dr. James Herndon, the Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Journal has been resident-produced. Our first editor was chief resident Dr. Neal ElAttrache, with Associate Editors Drs. Anthony DiGioia and James Kang. An editorial board was assembled, along with a junior to senior resident progression for editorship, which still holds true today. The Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Journal has grown into an exceptional publication over the years, and its format has been replicated by several other orthopaedic programs throughout the country, as well as internationally. The editor of this year’s edition is Dr. Justin W. Arner, and I’m sure you’ll agree that he has done an exceptional job in continuing the quality and tradition of our journal and its former editors.

One of my most memorable events was the dedication of the UPMC Freddie Fu Sports Medicine Center. In November 2018, the medical building on the campus of the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex was renamed in my honor. Bill Hillgrove, Pittsburgh sports broadcasting legend and the voice of Pitt Panthers football, served as master of ceremonies for the event. The event was well-attended by many current and former faculty and fellows, and it was an honor to share the experience with my family. Guest speakers included Patrick Gallagher, PhD, chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh, and Steve Israel, former National Football League and Pitt Panthers cornerback. I was overcome by congratulatory video messages from friends around the world who were unable to attend in person. The heartwarming messages were sent by my colleagues, peers, former sports medicine and research fellows, as well as current and former athletes who have

sought treatment in Pittsburgh. To see more details and photographs from the event, please see the Special Reports, page 31.

Burton Morris, a Pittsburgh native, Carnegie Mellon University alumnus, and world-renowned artist, visited the Freddie Fu Sports Medicine Center in April 2019 to donate a piece of art in honor of the renaming of the sports center. The donated painting was originally commissioned for the 2010 FIFA World Cup held in South Africa and was subsequently exhibited around the world. It will join the unique art collection previously donated by Mr. Morris at the opening of the sports center in 2000. This comprises the largest collection of Mr. Morris’s artwork in the world, bringing undeniable vibrancy to the sports center!

Dr. Fu celebrates the naming of the UPMC Freddie Fu Sports Medicine Center with Drs. Hagen, Musahl, and Irrgang.

The UPMC Freddie Fu Sports Medicine Center

Dr. and Mrs. Fu with Burton Morris, a Pittsburgh native, Carnegie Mellon University alumnus, and world-renowned artist, who donated art in honor of the renaming of the sports center

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My wife, Hilda, and I partnered with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Medical Alumni Association for the Class of 2022 White Coat Ceremony. To accommodate all of the students and their families, the ceremony was moved to the Carnegie Music Hall, and it featured performances by the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and Pittsburgh Opera.

We are excited to welcome our colleagues at the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Consensus Meeting—Panther Symposium 2019, scheduled for June 5–7, 2019, at the University Club in Pittsburgh, Pa. Codirected by myself and Volker Musahl, MD, the three-day conference will feature inspiring and engaging presentations and live surgeries with 55 nationally and internationally recognized colleagues and leading sports medicine experts.

At the 2019 annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), former faculty member Constance Chu, MD, was honored with the 2019 Kappa Delta Elizabeth Winston Lanier Award for her project titled “Visualizing Pre-Osteoarthritis: Integrating MRI UTE-T2* with Mechanics and Biology to Combat Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis,” based on work started during her time in Pittsburgh. Dr. Chu is currently professor and vice chair of research in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Stanford University. She also is director of the Joint Preservation Center and chief of sports medicine at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. Dr. Chu previously served as the Albert Ferguson Endowed Chair and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

After more than 20 years of service to the University of Pittsburgh, Arthur Levine, MD, has announced plans to leave his position as senior vice chancellor for the health sciences and the John and Gertrude Peterson Dean of the School of Medicine. Chancellor Patrick Gallagher has initiated the search process, and Dr. Levine will continue in his current role until a successor has been identified. In addition, Dr. Levine plans to open a laboratory in the Brain Institute and will study Alzheimer’s disease. During his tenure, Dr. Levine has made a remarkable impact on the School of Medicine, health science programs, UPMC, and the University. During his leadership, Dr. Levine recruited and appointed all of the deans of the health sciences schools. He also recruited and appointed all but three of the School of Medicine’s 31 department chairs and has added 10 academic departments. He has been credited with transforming Pitt into one of the strongest research institutions in the country. The University repeatedly ranks among the top five institutions in terms of funding received from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

After a career spanning five decades, John Perri, MD (Ortho alumnus ’66), has announced his plan to retire. He completed his residency training in orthopaedic surgery under the direction of

Dr. Albert Ferguson. He has demonstrated a longstanding commitment and service to orthopaedics at the University of Pittsburgh, as faculty in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, at Children’s Hospital, and at Mercy Hospital, before moving to the VA Medical Center to serve as chief of orthopaedic surgery. For the past 20+ years, he has provided invaluable education and clinical training for medical students and junior and senior orthopaedic residents at the VA Medical Center. An outstanding member of our teaching staff, he has been an enthusiastic educator, sharing his personal experience and the history of orthopaedic surgery.

Research ActivitiesThe department continues to have a successful research program. We have 13 active and separate laboratories or research units positioned in five different locations. The Center for Cellular and Molecular Engineering (Rocky Tuan, director), the Molecular Therapeutics Laboratory (headed by Bing Wang), and Musculoskeletal Oncology Laboratory (Kurt Weiss, director) are located at the Bridgeside Point 2 Research Facility. The Biodynamics Laboratory (William Anderst, director) and the Neuromuscular Research Laboratory are located in the UPMC RiverTech Complex near the Sports Medicine Center. The Orthopaedic Engineering and Sports Medicine Laboratory (with codirectors Freddie Fu and Patrick Smolinski) is a joint function with the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and is also located in the RiverTech Complex near the UPMC Freddie Fu Sports Medicine Center; it houses the Anatomic ACL Reconstruction Study Group. The Sports Medicine Concussion Program Laboratory (Micky Collins, director) is also located in the RiverTech Complex near the UPMC Freddie Fu Sports Medicine Center. The Orthopaedic Robotics Laboratory (codirected by Volker Musahl and Richard E. Debski, faculty in orthopaedic surgery and bioengineering, respectively) is located in the Center for Biotechnology and marked the five-year anniversary of its grand opening in October 2013. The Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic and Spine Research (codirected by Nam Vo and Gwendolyn Sowa) and the MechanoBiology Laboratory (James Wang, director) are located in Bioscience Tower 1 on the hospital campus. The Outcome Research unit (formerly directed by Jay Irrgang), with a heavy emphasis on outcomes research, involves participation by each of our clinical divisions. We continue to host research fellows from around the world for training, and they work within the various laboratories in the department.

As external grant funding continues to be highly competitive, our faculty continue to succeed in securing grant awards in support of their research efforts. For fiscal year 2019, our faculty members have received grant awards totaling nearly $7.8 million from federal, foundation, state, industry, and other external sources. Our endowed chairs and other endowments exceed nearly $2.4 million.

Soccer superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic with Dr. Fu

Dr. Fu and Patricia Wilde. Ms. Wilde was a world-famous ballerina at American Ballet Theatre and former artistic director of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre.

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Mickey Collins, PhD, and Anthony Kontos, PhD, received the “National Center for Injury Prevention Special Emphasis Panel CE-18-003: Research on Improving Pediatric mTBI Outcomes Through Clinician Training, Decision Support, and Discharge Instructions” research grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for their project titled, “Active Injury Management After Pediatric Concussion.” Dr. Kontos will serve as co-primary investigator, and Dr. Collins will serve as co-investigator on the four-year, $2.11 million project (with $1.08 million to the University of Pittsburgh).

Rebecca Watters, PhD, received a three-year, $450,000 grant award from the Susan G. Komen National Board of Directors in support of her research project titled “Identification and Targeting of Clinically Actionable Genes in Bone Metastases.”

The project “Pittsburgh Sarcoma Research Collaborative,” by Kurt Weiss, MD, was selected to receive an award as part of the inaugural Pitt Seed Program. Twenty-three projects were awarded up to $50,000. Nearly 200 faculty and staff members submitted projects for consideration, and the proposals were reviewed by 125 faculty and staff members. University Chancellor Patrick Gallagher noted that the first set of Pitt seed projects “are poised to help our faculty and staff members advance Pitt’s mission in new and meaningful ways.”

Dr. Weiss and Dr. Watters received a two-year, $133,775 grant award from the Shadyside Hospital Foundation. The grant award will help fund a clinical coordinator for the tumor collections and studies of the Musculoskeletal Oncology Lab.

Yasutaka Tashiro, MD (Visiting Scholar ’17), received the 2018 JOSKAS Outstanding Young Investigator Award at the 10th annual meeting of Japanese Orthopaedic Society of Knee, Arthroscopy, and Sports Medicine (JOSKAS2018) in Fukuoka, Japan, June 14–16, 2018. Of his four presentations at JOSKAS2018, three papers presented ACL research conducted here at Pitt. Dr. Tashiro recently served as a visiting scholar until March 31, 2017. He returned to the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Kyushu Rosai Hospital in Japan. Dr. Tashiro continues to collaborate in new and ongoing research projects related to biomechanics of the knee and the ACL and was appointed adjunct assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at Pitt.

EducationThe department continues to promote a national and international reputation for teaching and developing recognized leaders in orthopaedics. Many important contributions to advanced understanding of orthopaedic diseases have emanated from the department. Our faculty are committed to providing excellence in clinical care, a focused education in various subspecialties, and cooperative participation in innovative research. Continued expansion of the basic science faculty and development of a large facility for studying biomechanical and developmental aspects of musculoskeletal diseases have made our program one of the premier programs in the country.

Our residency and fellowship programs continue to recruit and train a diverse group of talented men and women. Our residency program matches for eight positions per year, for a current complement of 44 interns and residents. Our program is one of a few in the United States that offer the opportunity for residents to participate in one year of dedicated research during their residency training. After completion of an internship year, the research-track residents (four of the eight residents) experience one year in orthopaedic research laboratories, participating in publishable, cutting-edge scientific investigation while learning the research process in-depth. Upon completion of the research-track year, the residents return to the clinical orthopaedic surgery curriculum. The UPMC Orthopaedic Residency Program ranked 10th in reputation and third in research by Doximity. The department also has 19 fellows pursuing specialty training in hand and upper extremity, pediatrics, primary care sports medicine, spine, sports medicine, or trauma.

We are proud to share that our recent Pitt Ortho graduates had a 100 percent pass rate for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery part 1 and part 2 board certification.

Upon graduation, our senior residents plan to pursue fellowship training and did well in the fellowship match. Rashmi Agarwal (orthopaedic oncology) matched at Sloan Kettering in New York, N.Y.; Justin Arner (sports medicine) matched at the Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institute in Vail, Colo.; Daniel March (adult reconstruction) matched at Norton Healthcare, Louisville, Ky.; Adam Olsen (adult reconstruction) matched at Midwest Orthopaedics/Rush, Chicago, Ill.; Hannah Lee (hand) matched at UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Jason Hoellwarth (pediatric orthopaedics) matched at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Chinedu Nwasike (spine) matched at Twin Cities Spine Surgeons; Minneapolis, Minn.; and Kwesi St. Louis (adult reconstruction) matched at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). We are so very proud of their excellent academic achievements, and we know that they will each continue to succeed as they progress in their surgical careers!

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery continues to host more than 40 fellows from the United States as well as from around the world. In addition to those from the United States, trainees have traveled from Brazil, China, Egypt, Germany, Italy, Japan, Qatar, South Korea, Turkey, and, for the first time, Nepal for an opportunity to work with our department.

The 2018 Harold Henderson Sankey, MD, Orthopaedic Award was presented to Ajay Kanakamedala in May 2018. The award is given to an outstanding senior medical student interested in orthopaedic surgery. Dr. Kanakamedala is currently an orthopaedic surgery resident at New York University. The 2019 Harold Henderson Sankey, MD, Orthopaedic Award was presented to Favian Su in May 2019. Dr. Su matched with UCSF and will begin his residency training in June 2019.

2019 Match Day was held in March 2019. In this year’s class of graduating medical students, seven Pitt students will pursue orthopaedic surgery residency training in top programs around the country. Two students matched with our program here at Pitt; the others are headed to excellent programs at UCSF, Rush University Medical Center, Temple University Hospital, University at Buffalo, and Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/Cooper University Hospital.

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Dr. Fu and Tony Dorsett at the Pitt–Virginia Tech game. Mr. Dorsett, the Pitt 1976 Heisman Trophy winner and National Football League Hall of Famer, was recognized at the game on November 10, 2018.

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Other News and EventsThis has been another busy academic year, and I have been honored to represent and promote the work of the department, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, and UPMC. I was honored to present the Philip A. Deffer Sr., MD, Endowed Lecture at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. I served as the plenary speaker at the 2018 American Orthopaedic Association continuing orthopaedic education program and Asia-Pacific Knee, Arthroscopy, and Sports Medicine Society (APKASS) Congress, Sydney, Australia, as well as moderator at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) 2018 annual meeting in San Diego, Calif. I served as the keynote speaker at the 2019 APKASS Summit and 16th International Forum of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy conference in Chengdu, China; keynote speaker at the 2019 Inova Sports Medicine Summit in Fairfax, Va.; and as the presidential speaker at the 2019 Hughston Society Biennial Meeting in Columbus, Ga. In addition, I continue to participate as an invited speaker for numerous national and international meetings.

UPMC has partnered in Ireland with Affidea, Bon Secours Health System Ltd., and ImPACT Applications Inc. to establish the first countrywide network for the diagnosis and treatment of concussion in people of all ages. Micky Collins, PhD, executive and clinical director of the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program, will oversee the UPMC Concussion Network.

The Sports Ultrasound Summit was held in September 2018. The course brought together experts from around the globe (United States, Asia, Europe) to discuss cutting-edge applications of ultrasound in musculoskeletal and sports medicine practices. The course featured hands-on scanning, cadaver workshops, fundamental scanning protocols of various body parts (shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, foot/ankle), and engaging discussions on special topics such as hydrodissection, hydrorelease, “pie crust technique,” and more. Course attendees had a unique opportunity to interact with the multidisciplinary course faculty from physical medicine and rehabilitation, orthopaedic surgery, radiology, and family practice.

The 2019 Freddie Fu Sports Leadership Award was presented to David Morehouse, president and chief executive officer of the National Hockey League’s Pittsburgh Penguins, at the 83rd Annual Dapper Dan Dinner and Sports Auction in February 2019. Mr. Morehouse was recognized for his years of leadership with the Penguins organization.

Department Awards and Events The “Top Doctors” from our department featured in the May 2019 issue of Pittsburgh Magazine include myself and Drs. Patrick Bosch, Lawrence Crossett, William Donaldson, Robert Goitz, Mark Goodman, Gary Gruen, MaCalus Hogan, Brian Klatt, Joon Lee, Richard McGough, Stephen Mendelson, Volker Musahl, Peter Siska, Ivan Tarkin, Dharmesh Vyas, W. Timothy Ward, Kurt Weiss, and A.J. Yates. We also extend our congratulations to affiliated faculty members Drs. Mark Baratz, James Baum, James Bradley, Charles Burke, Stephen Conti, Anthony DiGioia, Carl Hasselman, Alex Kline, Craig Mauro, Edward McClain, William Saar, Christopher Schmidt, Vincent Silvaggio, Patrick Smith, and Dean Sotereanos.

Chairman’s Corner

Dr. Fu with Professor Shiyi Chen at Fudan University Sports Medicine Center Huashan Hospital Shanghai–American-China exchange

Dr. Champ Baker Jr. and his son Dr. Champ Baker III (Ortho Alum ’07) of the famous Hughston Clinic, where Dr. Fu was the presidential speaker. They stand in front of a painting of Dr. Jack Hughston, who was a good friend of Dr. Ferguson.

Dr. Fu and former Steelers superstar Jerome Bettis with sports fellows, residents, and author Mr. Jim O’Brien at the 83rd Annual Dapper Dan Dinner

Dr. Fu is pictured with David Rehak, MD (Ortho Alum ’93), during his speaking engagement at Hughston Society.

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Dr. Fu with former Pitt and current National Football League superstar Aaron Donald, who donated more than $1 million to Pitt football this year. He is the youngest person to ever donate seven figures to Pitt, at age 27.

The fourth Sports Medicine Fellow Research Day was held in June 2018. Each of the five sports medicine fellows presented exciting research projects. Darren L. Johnson, MD (Sports Med ’93), professor and chairman in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and director of sports medicine at the University of Kentucky School of Medicine, served as moderator and judge of the fellow presentations. One winner was chosen and announced at the graduation ceremony during the evening activities. Andrew Sheean, MD, was selected as the winner for his presentation, “Intra-operative Quantitative Pivot Shift (iQPS) Measurement Is Feasible and Demonstrates Improvement of Pivot Shift After ACL Reconstruction.” Dr. Sheean received a certificate and $500 prize from the alumni association. Dr. Johnson also served as grand rounds visiting professor and presented “ACL Injury and Surgery: What I Have Learned in 25 Years!”

The department hosted a visit of the 2018 SLARD (of Latin America) and APKASS traveling fellows in June 2018. The 2018 SLARD traveling fellows were Juan Martinez, MD, MSc, Fundacion Valle del Lili; Gerardo Villarroel, MD, Universidad Nacional de Trujillo; and Carlos Yacuzzi, MD, Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires. A. David Torres, MD, MBA, served as godfather for the SLARD traveling fellows. The 2018 APKASS traveling fellows were Yuichi Hoshino, MD, PhD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine; Gandhi Nathan Solayar, MB, MCh, FRCSI, International Medical University; and Nathan P. White, MBBS, FRACS, Department of Orthopaedics, Eastern Health/Royal Children’s Hospital. Parag Sancheti, FRCS, MCh, MS, DNB, served as godfather for the 2018 APKASS traveling fellows.

The department hosted a visit of the 2018 Japanese Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine (JOSSM)-USA traveling fellows in July 2018. The 2018 JOSSM-USA traveling fellows were Satoshi Hamai, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyushu University; Nami Yamaguchi, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Miyazaki University; and Tetsuya Takenaga, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya City University. During their visit, the traveling fellows toured our clinical facilities and laboratories and observed in the operating room.

In July 2018, Volker Musahl, MD, and Freddie Fu, MD, hosted the Panther Alumni Symposium and Cocktail Reception during the 2018 AOSSM annual meeting in San Diego, Calif. Invited speakers included Michaela Kopka, MD (Sports Med ’16), Alexis Colvin, MD (Sports Med ’08), James Bradley, MD (Ortho Alum ’87), Anil Ranawat, MD (Sports Med ’07), Sam Tejwani, MD (Sports Med ’07), and Russell Petri, MD (Sports Med ’99). The symposium and reception were well attended by nearly 100 guests and alumni.

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery was well represented at the annual Orthopaedic Research Society meeting in Austin, Texas, and the AAOS meeting in Las Vegas, Nev. Our faculty and researchers participated in instructional courses, symposia, numerous podium and poster presentations, scientific exhibits, and Specialty Day lectures, and they also moderated several educational sessions.

During the AAOS annual meeting, the UPMC Alumni and Friends Reception was held at the Dolphin Bar at the Mirage Pool. This annual event reunites our alumni, faculty, fellows, residents, and international friends and was well attended, with nearly 200 guests. The event was cohosted by Pitt Orthopaedic Alumni Association Chairman Jack Smith, MD; his wife, Georgia; and UPMC. The spirit of Pitt Orthopaedics peaks each year when we can spend time and reconnect with friends and colleagues, both old and new. The Pitt Orthopaedic Alumni Association began in 1972 with Dr. Peter Cohen serving as association chairman for 18 years.

The Fifth Annual Western Pennsylvania Hand Society Spring Meeting and Imbriglia Lectureship Series were held at the Pittsburgh Golf Club in June 2019, hosted by Mark E. Baratz, MD. Marco Rizzo, MD, was the guest lecturer. Dr. Rizzo served as moderator and judge of the fellow presentations. In addition, he served as visiting professor at grand rounds. Dr. Rizzo’s presentation was “An Unforgiving Joint: Management of Finger Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Arthritis.” Dr. Rizzo is professor of orthopaedic surgery and chair of the Division of Hand Surgery at Mayo Clinic. The Imbriglia Lectureship Series is an annual program to allow faculty, fellows, and residents the opportunity to develop a better understanding of hand pathology and commonly performed hand and upper-extremity procedures. It is named in honor of Joseph E. Imbriglia, MD, in recognition of his decades of involvement with the University of Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Surgery Hand Fellowship Program.

New FacultyJoel D. Himes, DO, joined the Division of Primary Care Sports Medicine in August 2018 as an assistant professor. Dr. Himes received his DO degree at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2012. He completed residency in emergency medicine at Saint Vincent Mercy Medical Center in June 2015, followed by completion of a primary care sports medicine fellowship at UPMC in June 2018.

Stella Lee, MD, joined the Division of Musculoskeletal Oncology in September 2018 as an assistant professor. Dr. Lee received her medical degree at Saint Louis University in 2012. She completed orthopaedic surgery residency training at Indiana University in 2017 and completed fellowship training in orthopaedic oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital in July 2018.

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Dr. and Mrs. Fu with Dr. Jack and Mrs. Georgia Smith host the 2018 Alumni and Friends Reception at the 2018 AAOS meeting in Las Vegas, Nev.

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Michael P. McClincy, MD, joined the Division of Sports Medicine in September 2018 as an assistant professor. Dr. McClincy graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2010. He remained at Pitt to complete orthopaedic surgery residency training in 2015. He completed fellowship training at Boston Children’s Hospital in pediatric sports medicine in July 2016, as well as fellowship training in pediatric and adolescent hip presentation in July 2018.

Jeremy Shaw, MD, joined the Division of Spine Surgery in September 2018 as an assistant professor. Dr. Shaw received his medical degree at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 2012. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency training at the University of California, San Francisco, and he was a scholar in the Global Health Clinical Scholars Program at the University of California, Los Angeles. He completed fellowship training in adult and pediatric spine surgery at the University of Utah in July 2018.

Natalie Sandel Sherry, PsyD, joined the Division of Sports Medicine/Concussion in July 2018 as an instructor. Dr. Sandel Sherry received her MA and PsyD from Widener University’s Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology in 2014 and 2016, respectively. She also earned her MBA from Widener University School of Business Administration in 2016. She completed internships in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Temple University in 2015 and the Department of Neurology at the Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania in 2016. She was a neuropsychology postdoctoral fellow under the direction of Dr. Micky Collins at the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program.

Faculty Awards Dr. Fu was honored with the title of lifetime honorary professor at the Institute of Sports Medicine at Peking University in recognition of his valued service and contributions. The first to receive this honor, Dr. Fu was recognized during the celebration at the Second Peking University Forum on Sports Medicine in Peking, China, in August 2018.

William Anderst, PhD, was nominated by the Bioengineering Graduate Program for membership in the graduate faculty.

Dr. Hogan received the distinguished “Oswald J. Nickens, MD, Physician of the Year Award on behalf of the Gateway Medical Society. The award honors physicians of exemplary character and unselfish service to their communities. Dr. Hogan was selected in honor of his “outstanding career as an orthopaedic surgeon and his passion for mentoring.” Awardees were recognized at a reception in October 2018.

Hang Lin, PhD, was nominated by the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery for membership in the graduate faculty.

Dr. Hang Lin was selected to participate in the 2019 Butler-Williams Scholars Program offered by the NIH National Institute on Aging. The program provides an opportunity for researchers to attend lectures, seminars, and small-group discussions in research design relative to aging.

Michael McClincy, MD, Kevin Bell, PhD, Andrew Lynch, PT, PhD, and Jay Irrgang, PhD, PT, ATC, were awarded a grant through the Children’s Hospital Foundation. The grant award of $65,000 is to further develop their rehabilitation software application and tailor its use for pediatric patients.

Deniz Olgun, MD, was named director of pediatric orthopaedic residency education. In this role, she will coordinate the didactic educational talks for the pediatric orthopaedic program; help to more formally direct the educational program for the residents on rotation at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh; and interface with Dr. Ward, Dr. Hogan, and Dr. Lee on educational issues pertinent to pediatric orthopaedics. Dr. Olgun has been very active in teaching residents, and this new title reflects the importance of that activity and rewards her with an appropriate expanded role within the division.

Mark Goodman, MD, and Gary Gruen, MD, were co-recipients of the Golden Apple Award during resident/fellow graduation in June 2018 for the most outstanding contribution to resident education. Dr. Goodman was professor of orthopaedic surgery and retired in July 2018. Dr. Gruen is professor of orthopaedic surgery.

Kurt Weiss, MD, was appointed vice chairman of translational re-search for the department.

Bing Wang, PhD, and Kurt R. Weiss, MD, were selected to participate in the 2019 Advanced Faculty Leadership Academy. This yearlong professional development program is designed to cultivate a generation of transformative academic leaders through shared leadership training. The half-day sessions began in January and will be held once a month through December 2019. This is only a sampling of many noteworthy events. To read more about the accomplishments of our faculty and residents and the many events that occurred in our department over the past academic year, please visit the “Accolades Go to Our Department” section in POJ (page 26) or visit our department website at www.orthonet.pitt.edu.

Dr. Hogan with residents and faculty after receiving the Gateway Award

Co-recipients Dr. Mark Goodman (top photo) and Dr. Gary Gruen (bottom photo) receive the Golden Apple Award during resident/fellow graduation.

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Visiting ProfessorsWe welcomed Professor Stefano Zaffagnini to serve as the Freddie H. Fu Visiting Professor of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Conference at grand rounds in October 2018. Professor Zaffagnini is full professor of orthopaedics at the University of Bologna; director of Complex Structure, Second Orthopaedic Traumatologic Clinic; and past president of the Italian Society of Knee Arthroscopy Shoulder Cartilage Sport and Orthopaedic Technologies in Bologna, Italy. Professor Zaffagnini presented “Meniscus Transplant or Total Knee.” He also served as guest speaker at the Sports Medicine Conference and presented “Indication Technique and Results of ACL Reconstruction Plus Anterolateral Plasty, More Than 20 Years Follow-Up.”

Our academic year is highlighted with the Albert B. Ferguson Jr., MD, Visiting Professorship. In May 2019, we welcomed Gerald R. Williams Jr., MD, as the Ferguson Visiting Professor. Dr. Williams is the John M. Fenlin Jr., MD, Professor of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, and he is a member of the Shoulder and Elbow Center at the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute. Dr. Williams’ presentation was “Management of Arthritis in the Young Patient.”

As the Ferguson Visiting Professor, Dr. Williams also served as judge and selected the best papers for our annual Resident Research Day. Many of our residents have multiple ongoing research projects and had to select one project to present. Best paper awards were presented to:

Best Junior Presentation: Margaret Hankins, MD

Best Senior Presentations: Justin W. Arner, MD, and Hannah Lee, MD, PhD

The awards are generously provided by Dr. Jack Smith, president of the Pitt Orthopaedic Alumni Association.

New ResidentsThe Department of Orthopaedic Surgery received a record number of 713 applications for the residency program and interviewed a total of 90 applicants from top-ranked U.S. medical schools. Our tradition of attracting the best and brightest continued in 2019 as we matched eight outstanding medical students to our residency program. We are pleased to report that our incoming interns who matched on the clinical track are Joshua Adjei, Cornell University; Jonathan Dalton, Washington University; Michael Fox, University of Virginia; and Benjamin Rothrauff, University of Pittsburgh. On the research track, we welcome Sumail Bhogal, University of Pittsburgh; Stephen Chen, Vanderbilt University; Maria Munsch, Ohio State University; and Nyaluma Wagala, University of Missouri.

Alumni NewsPitt Ortho alumni continue to uphold the tradition and legacy of Dr. Ferguson with their appointments to leadership roles.

James P. Bradley, MD (Ortho Alum ’87), is incoming president of AOSSM, with former fellow Lee Kaplan, MD (Sports Med ’01) as his program director. Dr. Bradley is the head team physician for the Pittsburgh Steelers and a clinical professor. Neal S. ElAttrache, MD (Ortho Alum ’90), current chief of the renowned Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, is the current president of AOSSM.

Bryan T. Kelly, MD (Sports Med ’04), will be appointed surgeon-in-chief and medical director at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Dr. Kelly will transition into the position in July 2019.

William Macaulay, MD (Ortho Alum ’97), was named chief of the Division of Adult Reconstructive Surgery in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at NYU Langone Health.

Vincent Silvaggio, MD (Ortho Alum ’93, Spine ’94), was appointed vice president of medical affairs at UPMC St. Margaret in July 2018.

Dr. Peter Cohen with the bust of his mentor Dr. Ferguson

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Dr. Kurt Weiss and AAOS President Kristy L. Weber, MD. Dr. Weber is the fi rst female president of AAOS.

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Pittsburgh News The award-winning documentary “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” was released in June 2018. The film examines the life and legacy of Fred Rogers, the well-liked host of the children’s television program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. Also coming soon to a theater near you, the movie “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” is scheduled to be released this fall. Tom Hanks will portray the beloved Fred Rogers.

Pittsburgh was named the second most livable city in America by the Global Livability Index 2018. Cities were rated across five broad categories: stability (crime, conflict, and terrorism), health care, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure. Honolulu was the No. 1 city in the United States. Pittsburgh also was featured by National Geographic on its Cool List 2019 of destinations to visit. The Cathedral of Learning made the “don’t miss” category for the nationality-themed rooms.

The 11th running of the DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon was held in May 2019. UPMC Sports Medicine has been the medical provider for the DICK’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon and has been refining the medical care of the runners since 1985, when

the first Pittsburgh Marathon was held. Between the full and half-marathon, approximately more than 20,000 runners hit the streets in the City of Pittsburgh. As in years past, people lined the streets along the marathon course throughout the 13 city neighborhoods to provide encouragement to the runners. The medical team, led by UPMC Sports Medicine and UPMC Emergency Medicine, treated approximately 172 athletes along the race course and in the medical tent. Congratulations to the excellent medical team.

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Dr. Gloria Beim (Sports ’96) visits with residents at a morbidity and mortality conference in December 2018.

Dr. and Mrs. Fu at the advanced screening of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” Fred Baldassare, director, Freddie Fu Cycling Team; Patricia Matamoros, chief executive officer and race director for the Pittsburgh Marathon; and Dr. Freddie Fu

Dr. Fu with Edwin Moses, Olympic gold medalist in 1976 and 1984 and former world record holder in the 400-meter hurdles, now physicist presidential speaker at 2019 ISAKOS in Cancun, Mexico

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In MemoriamKent Chou, MD (Ortho Alum ’03, Hand ’04), passed away in September 2018. Dr. Chou completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery as well as a fellowship in hand, upper extremity, and microsurgery at UPMC. In 2004, he joined Ortho Arizona (formerly Canyon Orthopaedic Surgeons) in Avondale, Ariz.

We learned of the passing of John “Jock” Beachler (Ortho Alum ’75) in March 2019. Jock attended Pitt on a full scholarship to play football and received his medical degree from Pitt’s School of Medicine. He remained at Pitt to complete his residency in orthopaedic surgery in 1975. He served as an orthopaedic surgeon with the U.S. Army from 1975–1977. Jock was cofounder of South Hills Orthopaedics and served as chief of orthopaedic surgery at St. Clair Hospital from 1992–1995. He also held an appointment as clinical assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh.

A memorial was held in May 2019 for Professor Henry Mankin. Dr. Mankin passed away peacefully in December 2018 in Boston, Mass. A native of Pittsburgh, he was a graduate of the class of 1953 Pittsburgh Medical School. He was faculty at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Pitt, working with Professor Ferguson in the 1960s. He then became the chair of the program at New York University and subsequently assumed the chair of orthopaedic surgery at Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital until he retired in the 90s. Dr. Mankin was a world-renowned tumor surgeon and a fantastic educator, and he trained generations of orthopaedic leaders. He served

as a board of overseer of the Pitt medical school. He was inducted into the Taylor Allderdice High School Hall of Fame, where he was a classmate and neighbor of the late Myron Cope, the Steelers broadcaster and inventor of the Terrible Towel. His wife, Carole, passed away a few years ago. His son, Keith, is also a Pitt Med alumnus and orthopaedic surgeon in North Carolina. To read more about Dr. Mankin, please see the Special Reports section, page 28.

Personal NotesI enjoy sharing the news of success for both our current faculty and alumni. Please continue to keep us up to date on any exciting news, and in turn, we’ll continue to share that information throughout the year. It is a great way to keep us all connected from all corners of the country and world. We welcome ideas to improve our communication with all of you, so please keep your suggestions coming! Also, if your contact information should change over the year, please send us a note so we can update our alumni database.

Hilda and I enjoy spending time with our children and their families. From weekend trips to New York, summer vacation at Hilton Head, or the holiday season in Hawaii, we truly enjoy being grandparents and experiencing new adventures through the eyes of our grandchildren.

Best wishes to you in the coming year. If your travel brings you through the Pittsburgh area, please be sure to say hi. We are always happy to welcome visitors.

Keith Mankin, son of Dr. Henry Mankin, and Dr. Freddie Fu at the May 2019 memorial service for Dr. Henry Mankin

Pitt alumni attend Dr. Henry Mankin’s memorial service. Pictured (left to right): Dr. Freddie Fu, Dr. James Kang, Dr. Constance Chu, Dr. Christian Latterman, and Dr. Mark Gerhardt

ISAKOS past presidents at the 12th Annual ISAKOS Congress, Cancun, Mexico, May 2019 Dr. Marc Safran (Sports Med ’94), current ISAKOS president, with his wife, Lee

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ACCOLADES GO TO OUR DEPARTMENT

• Freddie Fu, MD, was mentioned as a notable alumnus from Dartmouth College in a book titled Hardest Colleges to Get into in Every State.

• Dr. Fu received elite reviewer recognition by the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS). Reviewers on the list have completed four or more reviews in a one-year period, have maintained an exceptional turnaround time, and consistently achieve review ratings in the top 1–2 percentile. Only 2% of JBJS reviewers have achieved elite status. Elite reviewers are recognized on the JBJS Elite Reviewers Program webpage and are acknowledged alongside the Editorial Board members in print and online.

• A paper titled “Bone Bruise Patterns in Skeletally Immature Patients with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: Shock-Absorbing Function of the Physis,” with senior author Dr. Fu, won second place for the 2018 Arthroscopy Association of Canada Research Award and honorable mention for the 2018 Canadian Orthopaedic Association annual meeting, presented by former sports fellow Dr. Jeremy Shin (Sports Med ’17).

• UPMC Sports Medicine won the first- and third-place prizes for best posters at the 2018 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine annual meeting, with Drs. Fu and Volker Musahl receiving first prize and Drs. Justin Arner, Dharmesh Vyas, and James Bradley receiving third prize.

• Peter Alexander, PhD, assistant director of the Center for Cellular and Molecular Engineering, was appointed assistant professor in the tenure stream in August 2018.

• Michael Collins, PhD, chief of the Concussion Service, was promoted to professor in December 2018. Dr. Collins is the clinical and executive director of the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program.

• Anthony Kontos, PhD, and Dr. Collins co-authored Concussion: A Clinical Profiles Approach to Assessment and Treatment, a new book highlighting their treatment model. The book presents a comprehensive, interdisciplinary model for assessment and treatment of concussion based on the authors’ combined 30+ years working in concussion.

• John Fowler, MD, was promoted to associate professor in February 2019. Dr. Fowler also serves as assistant dean for medical student research with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

• MaCalus Hogan, MD, MBA, was promoted to associate professor of orthopaedic surgery in August 2018. Dr. Hogan is chief of the Foot and Ankle Division, director of the residency program, and vice chairman of education.

• Dr. Hogan was named to the Diversity MBA annual list of Top 100 under 50 executive leaders with advanced degrees. The recognition represents outstanding achievements in community, leadership, and education. Dr. Hogan was also invited to participate in the Society of Black Academic Surgeons Leadership and Faculty Development Institute to be held at the University of Alabama.

• Dr. Hogan was named one of 15 up and coming healthcare leaders by Modern Healthcare.

• Brian Klatt, MD, will serve as a representative to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Board of Specialties. He will represent the Musculoskeletal Infection Society.

• Dr. Kontos was elected to membership as an active fellow in the National Academy of Kinesiology. Bestowed by peer election, the honor demonstrates his scholarly excellence and leadership in the field.

• Albert Lin, MD, was promoted to associate professor of orthopaedic surgery in July 2018. Dr. Lin also serves as associate chief in the Division of Sports Medicine and associate program director for the Sports Medicine Fellowship Program.

• Hang Lin, PhD, was appointed assistant professor in the tenure stream in August 2018.

• Richard McGough, MD, chief of the Musculoskeletal Oncology Division, was promoted to professor in October 2018. Dr. McGough is also codirector of the Sarcoma Specialty Center at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute.

• Volker Musahl, MD, was promoted to professor with tenure and appointed to the Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania Endowed Chair in April 2019. Dr. Musahl also serves as chief of the Division of Sports Medicine, is medical director of the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, and serves as program director for the Sports Medicine Fellowship Program.

• Dr. Musahl published two textbooks with the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine/European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery, and Arthroscopy, titled Return to Play in Football: An Evidence-Based Approach and Basic Methods Handbook for Clinical Orthopaedic Research: A Practical Guide and Case-Based Research Approach.

• Richard Debski, PhD, Sene Polamalu, and Dr. Musahl received the first-place award in the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) Scientific Photo Competition for their photo titled “Bony Morphology of the Distal Femur.” Hosted by the ORS Media Relations and Communications Committee, the competition aims to use images to highlight musculoskeletal research. Dr. Debski is professor of bioengineering and orthopaedic surgery and serves as codirector of the Orthopaedic Robotics Laboratory. Sene Polamalu is a graduate student researcher in the Orthopaedic Robotics Laboratory, Department of Bioengineering. Dr. Musahl serves as codirector of the Orthopaedic Robotics Laboratory.

• Peter Siska, MD, was promoted to associate professor of orthopaedic surgery in May 2018. Dr. Siska is a physician with the Division of Traumatology and General Orthopaedic Surgery.

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• James Wang, PhD, was appointed to the Albert B. Ferguson Jr., MD, Endowed Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Wang is professor of orthopaedic surgery, vice chairman for orthopaedic research, and director of the MechanoBiology Laboratory.

• AJ “Chick” Yates, MD, was the medical honoree at the 2018 Annual Bone Bash hosted by the Arthritis Foundation. Dr. Yates is an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery and chief of orthopaedic surgery at UPMC Shadyside Hospital.

• Justin Arner, MD, received the 2018 UPMC Medical Education LEAP Award for Patient Safety and Quality Improvement. The award honors resident and fellow physician trainees who devote their time to creating a culture of safety through continuous care improvement. The award is presented to teams of physicians-in-training and their peers for completing quality-improvement projects that have made an impact in their clinical learning environments and the overall outcomes of care within a facility. Recipients of the award exemplify interdisciplinary teamwork that places the quality of patient outcomes above all else. Dr. Arner was recognized for his poster, “A Nursing Education Program Reduces the Number of Missed Doses of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylactic Medications.”

• Mitchell Fourman, MD (PGY-4), authored an article in the May 2018 issue of AAOS Now: “Does it Feel Like the 1900s?” discussing antitrust and the emerging conglomeration of health care.

• Dr. Fourman was confirmed as national chair of the AAOS Resident Assembly, an organization consisting of more than 300 active resident members tasked with advocating for resident issues to the academy’s executive committee and promoting emerging resident leaders as they proceed into full academy membership. Responsibilities include running the Resident Assembly Executive Committee and representing UPMC, AAOS, and the State of Pennsylvania at the National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference in June in Washington, D.C.

• Pat Maher, MD (PGY-3), penned an article in AAOS Now titled “Antimicrobial Stewardship in Orthopaedics” in the January 2019 issue.

• Dr. Maher serves as the resident member of the Biomedical Engineering Committee of AAOS.

Alumni Honors:

• Mark Baratz, MD (Ortho Alum ’90), received the 2019 David P. Green Mentorship Award at the 2019 American Society for Surgery of the Hand annual meeting in Las Vegas, Nev., and was presented with a special named instructional course. Dr. Baratz is clinical professor of orthopaedic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and serves as the program director of the UPMC Hand Fellowship Program.

• James P. Bradley, MD (Ortho Alum ’87), Steelers orthopaedic surgeon and clinical professor, received the Arthur C. Rettig Award for Academic Excellence. The award was presented by the National Football League (NFL) Physicians Social during the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine.

• Antonia Chen, MD (Ortho Alum ’13), was selected for the 2019 American-British-Canadian Traveling Fellowship. Dr. Chen travelled to Australia and New Zealand in spring 2019.

• Alexis Chiang Colvin, MD (Sports Med ’08), was named chief medical officer of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships. Dr. Colvin is an associate professor of sports medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital.

• Kyle Hammond, MD (Sports Med '13), was named head team physician for the National Football League's Atlanta Falcons.

• Michaela Kopka, MD (Sports Med ’16), was named chief medical officer for Canada Snowboard.

• Mark Miller, MD (Sports Med ’93), received the 2018 Uniformed Services University Alumni Medical Service Award. Dr. Miller was recognized for his “outstanding meritorious service and recognition to military medicine throughout an exemplary career of leadership, warfighter medical care, and contributions to military health.” The award cited his “extraordinary vision of leadership, dedication, and commitment to military medicine that was embraced by the founders of the Uniformed Services University.”

• Dr. Miller was honored during the University of Virginia (UVA) ortho alumni weekend. In recognition of his guidance of the sports medicine fellowship at UVA, the Distinguished Fellowship Alumni Award was renamed in his honor—the Mark Miller Distinguished Sports Fellow Alumni Award, which will be presented at the UVA ortho alumni meeting, held every two years. The first recipient of the award was Dr. Mark Milewski.

• T.K. Miller, MD (Ortho Alum ’85), was promoted to professor at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.

• Matthew Pepe, MD (Sports Med ’01), was named associate head orthopaedic physician for the Philadelphia Eagles. Dr. Pepe is an assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

• Andy Sheean, MD (Sports Med ‘18), was selected an Arthroscopy Association of North America Traveling Fellow for 2019. Dr. Sheean is an orthopaedic sports medicine physician in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at San Antonio Military Medical Center.

• Robin West, MD (Sports Med ’03), was featured in the July 2018 issue of AAOS Now as an orthopaedic leader and pioneer in the field of sports medicine. Dr. West is the only female physician serving as head team physician for both a professional football team (Washington Redskins) and a professional baseball team (Washington Nationals). She is also the founding chair of Inova Sports Medicine based in Fairfax, Va.

• Boris Zelle, MD (Ortho Alum ’10, Trauma ’11), Department of Orthopaedics, University of Texas at San Antonio, penned an editorial titled “Lessons Learned for Postoperative Wound Healing: Respect the Past and Embrace the Future” in The Patient Safety in Surgery Journal, using tenants learned while in residency and taking inspiration from Dr. Fu’s lectures.

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HENRY J. MANKIN1928–2018

By Kurt Weiss, MD, and Freddie Fu, MD

On December 22, 2018, the orthopaedic communities of Pittsburgh and the entire world lost a treasured surgeon, scientist, teacher, mentor, and friend. Henry J. Mankin, MD, was a titan of orthopaedic research and education whose influence reached far and wide across oceans and generations.

We in Pittsburgh proudly claim Dr. Mankin as one of our own. He was the youngest son of Hyman and Mary (Simons) Mankin. His parents owned and operated a men’s clothing store on Fifth Avenue for many years. Dr. Mankin attended Colfax Elementary School, Taylor Allderdice High School, and the University of Pittsburgh for both undergraduate and medical school, earning his MD degree in 1953.

Although he departed Pittsburgh for Nevada to fulfill his military obligation with the U.S. Navy, Dr. Mankin was fiercely proud of his Pittsburgh roots. After his orthopaedic residency at the Hospital for

Joint Diseases in New York, Dr. Mankin returned to Pitt Ortho and was a member of the faculty for six years. It’s hard to imagine two towering giants of orthopaedics—Mankin and Albert Ferguson—working side by side in the same department. But in Dr. Ferguson’s Camelot, anything was possible.

Dr. Mankin accepted a faculty position back at the Hospital for Joint Diseases and then in 1972 moved to Harvard, where he would spend the next several decades of his life as the chairman of orthopaedic surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. At that time, there was no recognized subspecialty society for orthopaedic oncology. That all changed in 1977, when 17 visionary orthopaedic surgeons met to form the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS). Naturally, Dr. Mankin was one of the original founding members and later served as MSTS president. MSTS remains the premier professional society for orthopaedic oncologists on the continent of North America, and the society also has associate members across the globe.

In terms of his clinical orthopaedic oncology research, Dr. Mankin started keeping databases on his cancer patients before the word “database” existed. Dr. Mankin was a meticulous collector of clinical data and understood the importance of outcomes research decades before it became fashionable. He instilled this ethos to his residents and fellows, who adopted “the Mankin Way” at institutions all over the world. He also published the classic article “The Hazards of Biopsy” in 1982, then again in 1996. His original article was republished by Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research in 2006 as a classic. Thanks to Dr. Mankin, the recommendation that a surgeon who performs a biopsy of a tumor should be prepared to perform definitive tumor resection has become gospel. That teaching has undoubtedly saved thousands from unnecessary and harmful procedures.

What most people don’t know about Dr. Mankin is that he was probably the greatest cartilage scientist in history. His publications on articular cartilage date back to 1964, and much of his seminal work was performed in Pittsburgh. Dr. Mankin was among the first to demonstrate that articular cartilage is not merely the white, slippery stuff that caps our bones and is lost throughout the aging process. Dr. Mankin dove deeply into chondrocyte biochemistry and synthetic activity, and he described how they are affected by aging, trauma, and toxins. A simple Medline search using the terms “Mankin” and “cartilage” will yield more than 630 manuscripts. Dr. Mankin’s co-authors from those early years include famous names like Greer, Laing, Wolf, Ehrlich, Copeland, and others.

Dr. Henry Mankin

Dr. Henry Mankin with members of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Orthopaedics, including Chairman Dr. Freddie Fu, after presenting grand rounds

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Among Henry Mankin’s accolades is a distinction that is far less prestigious. He was my doctor. When I was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, my parents (not in the medical profession) searched for anyone who might be able to give them a second opinion about what might be done for their son. Imagine their surprise when they learned that one of the world’s experts was a fellow Pittsburgher who was the big boss at Harvard! Mankin did my first several orthopaedic procedures, including the resection of my proximal tibia osteosarcoma. My surgical care was transferred back to Mark Goodman (another of my heroes) in Pittsburgh once it became clear that, due to complications, I needed an orthopaedic oncologist closer to home.

I have many memories of those visits to Boston to see the Great Mankin. His waiting room at Massachusetts General Hospital frequently spilled out into the hallway, down the hall, and around the corner. Mankin’s clinics were constantly overbooked and several hours late, but nobody seemed to mind. All of us knew that, once it was our turn, we would have Dr. Mankin’s full and undivided attention. When you were in the room with him, you had the sense that for those few minutes, you were the most important thing in his universe. He certainly embodied Albert Ferguson’s admonition to “take good care of the patient.” Several years later, I know that Mankin put in a good word for me when I was applying for residency at Pitt Ortho. I am so proud that I learn and teach at the same hallowed institution where Mankin learned and taught.

Following this testimonial is a writing from the hand of Mankin himself that originally appeared in the 1995 Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Journal.

(I still have a copy; it might be as old as some of the residents). It is his speech from the establishment of the Mankin Endowed Chair in our department. As you read it, I think you will appreciate the marvelous love Mankin had for Pittsburgh in all the seasons of his life—as a young boy, a medical student, and an attending surgeon. I was present for that inaugural celebration at the Duquesne Club in 1995 as an impressionable undergraduate student, watching as Mankin and Christopher H. Evans, PhD, were honored as the namesake and first Mankin chair, respectively. I believe that I am the only person to work for both Mankin chairs (Chris Evans and Johnny Huard). With enough hard work and a whole lot of luck, perhaps I will call myself a Mankin chair someday.

In closing, please remember with pride the life and legacy of Henry J. Mankin, MD. He loved Pittsburgh, his family and friends, orthopaedics, teaching, and science. I like to think that he loved me, too. I certainly loved him very much. Although we are sad that we will never see those sparking eyes and enormous grin again, or hear that one-of-a-kind jolly laugh, we rejoice to have been in the presence of the greatest orthopaedic surgeon/scientist of the last century. Godspeed, sir.

Thou who unto knowledge bore us,In the good old days long gone,Raise thy Gold and Blue high o’er us,Land and we will follow on.—University of Pittsburgh Alma Mater, third stanza

Henry Mankin treated Kurt Weiss for osteosarcoma. Left: Weiss’ mother, Joanne; Mankin; and Kurt Weiss at Mankin’s clinic in 1990, one year after Mankin performed Weiss’ tibial osteosarcoma resectionRight: Weiss and Mankin in 2004, one year after Weiss’ acceptance to the orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Pittsburgh

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MANKIN CHAIR INAUGURAL SPEECH

Note. This originally appeared in the Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Journal in 1995.

By Henry Mankin, MD

I want to thank all of the speakers for their kind remarks and especially my friend Pete Cohen for detailing my biography and also chairing the committee—not an easy job! I also want to warmly thank each of you for your contribution to funding the Mankin Chair (the Mankin Chair—has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?). And especially, I want to thank all of you for joining Carole and me tonight in what is for us and for our family the most extraordinary honor we have ever or will ever receive: a chair in my name! What a moment! What a great event for me! Partly for the joy of it but also because Chris Evans, whom I consider to be one of the premier cartilage scientists in the world, will be the very first Mankin Professor. I love it!

You have heard more about me than I think you need to hear from Peter and the others, but I thought I would say a few words about Pittsburgh, the Mankins, and my extended family, all of whom share in this exquisite moment and in the great honor that this represents.

Mary Simons and Hyman Mankin came to Pittsburgh separately from Eastern Europe in the early part of this century. They grew up in different towns in Lithuania. Around 1907, along with most of the members of their large families, they came to western Pennsylvania. I am not sure why they chose this part of the world, but I am certainly glad they did! They met on Bluff Street near Duquesne University, fell in love, married, and started a long and, for the most part, happy life. Hymie had a keen business sense and went into men’s clothing. Some of you know the store he created —Specialty Clothing Company on Fifth Avenue —which was ours for many years. Mar y, in her own inimitable way, fashioned her household; helped Hymie in the store; and raised her three sons, Mil ton, Arthur, and, as sort of an afterthought, Henry—born to her when she was 42 years of age.

As most of you know, the Mankins and the Simons, the two branches that were joined by this marriage, were Jewish. My parents and the rest of their families had all the attributes of the Eastern European people who came to this country to escape racial oppression, Cossack raids, the Czar, and a very uncertain future. They had what we consider by today’s standards to be very good values, a keen devotion to their families, a strong work ethic, and an extraordinary reverence for education. But, most of all, they endeavored fiercely to make things better for their children. Mary and Hymie and all of my uncles and aunts were highly successful in this regard, and, in fact, the chair in the Mankin name represents some of that success, not just for me, but for my extended family ... for all the Mankins and the Simons, who, like most Jewish, firmly believe that their immortality lies not in a heaven or a garden of Eden , but in the success and accomplishment of their children.

I grew up in Squirrel Hill, went to Colfax Elementary School, Taylor Allderdice High School, Beth Shalom Synagogue for Hebrew school and bar mitzvah—all the things that kids did in the days of the Depression, the Johnstown Flood, the home front in World War II, and the immediate postwar period. I loved my life in Pittsburgh, loved the city, and even today remember happy moments in so many places—Forbes Field, Carnegie Library, Murray Avenue on Saturday night, basketball at the Irene Kaufmann Settlement, double features at the Squirrel Hill Theater, five-cent hot dogs at the Hotpuppy Shop on Forward Avenue, even shopping with Mary and my Aunt Rosie at Kaufmann’s department store. Even more, I

loved my friends and relatives, many of whom are here tonight, and enjoyed becoming what my parents and my brothers, Milton and Arthur, wanted me to be: the best student I could be. They made it easy for me; they taught me how to learn, helped me to choose and enter Pitt undergraduate school, and proudly watched me enter the medical school. They and my colleagues from the wonderful class of 1953, who are also here in extraordinary number tonight, taught me how to be first a good physician and then a good teacher, and in truth and in fact, made it possible for me to become what I am.

I went off then, married Carole, interned in Chicago, took a time out for the Navy, then went to New York for a residency in orthopaedics. I came back to Pittsburgh to work as a junior staff person with Albert Ferguson and an extraordinary faculty here for six years. Fergie, Tom Brower, Bill Donaldson, Pat Laing, Bob Greer—believe me, it was Camelot! But then back to New York, and finally to Boston and MGH and Harvard, where Carole and I have been for the past 23 years. Time passes quickly when you’re having so much fun. I suddenly woke up to find that it has been 42 years since I left Pittsburgh for Chicago and almost 30 years since I left again to go to New York and Boston. A long time ago, and yet here I am, still in love with Pittsburgh, still deeply committed to the community and people and school that spawned me, still very fond of my Pittsburgh family and friends, and really greatly honored by their contributions to this chair.

I want to say a few words about Chris Evans. I have watched his career with great interest, and for at least a time we worked in the same field: cartilage chemistry. He has become, in a very short time, a wonderful contributor to this important area, extending the horizons of his laboratory into molecular biology and standing on the threshold of great discovery that will help all of mankind. I feel really honored to lend my name to his efforts and am proud of his work—far better than the work I did in the same laboratory 30 years ago and far superior to anything that I could ever do.

Finally, I have to tell you that there are some similarities between this speech and one I gave 53 years ago this October at the time of my bar mitzvah (but not at the Duquesne Club!) ... both went on far too long ... and both ended with thanks to a lot of people. I single out for special thanks my brother Arthur, my sister-in-law Cecille, my niece Judy, and my cousins, all of whom are here tonight; my friends from grade school, high school, and especially the Class of 1953. Ferg and Bill, and all the faculty, Jim Herndon, Pete Cohen (who thought of the idea of the Mankin chair), Carolyn McCaque for her efforts as a fund raiser, and all of you for joining in this effort and coming tonight. I accept this honor, however, not just in my name, but in the name of my beautiful bride of 42 years, Carole; my children, Allison, David, and Keith, and their families; my brother Arthur and my late brother Milton and their families; and, in fact and in truth, Mary and Hyman Mankin. You honor us all, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

The Mankin Chair inaugural celebration. From left to right: Henry J. Mankin, MD, Christopher H. Evans, PhD, and former Chairman James Herndon, MD, MPH

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UPMC NAMES SPORTS MEDICINE CENTER IN HONOR

OF CHAIRMAN FREDDIE FU

By Brian Hagen, PhD, PT, James Irrgang, PhD, PT, and Volker Musahl, MD

In honor of the pioneering work, unwavering dedication, and commitment to UPMC Sports Medicine by Freddie Fu, MD, over more than 30 years, the medical building on the campus of the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex has been renamed the UPMC Freddie Fu Sports Medicine Center.

Dr. Fu founded UPMC’s sports medicine program in 1986. It was housed in a 1,500-square-foot suite in the Iroquois Building in Oakland. Under Dr. Fu’s leadership, UPMC Sports Medicine quickly grew to become one of the largest, most comprehensive clinical and research programs of its kind in the world, uniquely placing multiple specialists under one roof—including primary care sports medicine physicians, orthopaedic surgeons, physical therapists, athletic trainers, nutritionists, neuropsychologists, and others who work together to prevent and treat a full range of chronic and acute sports-related and non-sports-related injuries and conditions, ranging from ankle sprains to knee ligament tears to concussions.

Dr. Fu also established the University of Pittsburgh’s Sports Medicine Fellowship Program, which attracts physicians from around the globe (more than 120 sports medicine fellows and more than 1,000 international fellows) to learn surgical techniques and conduct research in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Dr. Fu gives a sneak peak of the newly named building.

Dr. Fu with his family before the naming ceremony for the UPMC Freddie Fu Sports Medicine Center

Panoramic photo of the UPMC Freddie Fu Sports Medicine Center

Dr. and Mrs. Fu celebrate the opening of the Fu Sports Center.

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Dr. Fu and his multispecialty teams have built clinical excellence with evidence-based treatments, published in an endless number of scientific journals, and set a standard of care replicated by surgeons around the world. He has authored more than 700 peer-reviewed articles, made more than 1,200 national and international presentations, co-authored almost 200 book chapters, and edited 30 major orthopaedic textbooks.

Dr. Fu’s intense and prolific work has helped revolutionize anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, and he is extoled specifically for his relentless scientific research and clinical expertise in treating that type of injury, common in athletes of all ages and skill levels. His reputation has made the UPMC Sports Medicine program the destination of hope for Olympic, collegiate, and professional athletes when their careers are in jeopardy. It is also a marquis program for nonathletic patients who need treatment and rehabilitation to safely return to their activities of daily living.

July 2016, Dr. Fu was inducted into the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Hall of Fame, one of the society’s highest honors, as only a select few inductees are named each year. In recognition, the council of the City of Pittsburgh dedicated Sept. 13, 2016, as Dr. Freddie Fu Day.

Because of Dr. Fu’s medical achievements and their impact locally and internationally, along with his many contributions to enrich the Pittsburgh community, Pittsburgh Magazine named him one of the 100 most influential Pittsburghers of the 20th century. He is consistently listed in the magazine’s annual “Best Doctors” issue and has earned a place among Pittsburgh’s most beloved residents.

Dr. and Mrs. Fu with Chancellor and Mrs. Gallagher

Dr. Fu speaks to the crowd at the naming party.

A new sign welcomes people to the UPMC Freddie Fu Sports Medicine Center.

Dr. and Mrs. Fu with the newly named building Dr. Fu with former Pitt football star Steve Israel

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Residents enjoy the festivities with Dr. Fu.

Former Pitt football star Steve Israel speaks at the naming ceremony.

Dr. Fu with resident Lorraine Boakye and former resident Kellie Middleton

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Dr. and Mrs. Fu with Dr. Maroon

Dr. Fu and team with Pitt Athletic Director Heather Lyke

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The University of Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Residency Program is fortunate to have a rich history and tradition, owing to the faculty and residents who have built the foundation and those who continue to build the framework of the department for the years to come. Many former residents cherish memories of the relationships fostered and lessons learned during their training that have influenced their careers. In this 30th edition of the Pitts-burgh Orthopaedic Journal (POJ), past residents and POJ editors offer recollections and update the department on their current paths.

ORTHOPAEDIC RESIDENCY ALUMNI: MEMORIES AND UPDATES

James D. Kang, MD, Pitt Ortho Class of 1992, completed his spine fellowship with Henry Bohlman, MD, at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and then returned to Pitt as faculty in 1993. He spent the next 22 years at Pitt, teaching spine surgery to residents and fellows, as well as running the Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic and Spine Research. In 2015, he was named the Thornhill Family Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School and new chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

“I will always cherish my memories of the Pitt program, both as a resident as well as faculty, having collectively spent 29 years there. The one year I spent in the original Ferguson Laboratory doing basic research as well as the four years of clinical training were absolutely the most formative years of my life and gave me the strongest foundation for my academic success. I have the fondest memories of having trained with some of the best and fun-loving resident colleagues, as well as being taught by truly outstanding faculty and role models. I was lucky to have crossed paths with some of the giants in the field who helped me in my career: Dr. Albert Ferguson, Dr. James Herndon, and Dr. Freddie Fu. Pittsburgh is truly a unique place when it comes to orthopaedics.”

In 2008, left to right, the late Warren Thompson, James Kang, MD, Freddie Fu, MD, Chris Evans, PhD, Helga Georgescu, and the late Albert Ferguson, MD

Vincent Silvaggio, MD, is a 1993 residency graduate and POJ editor. After completing residency, he completed a spine fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh and stayed in Pittsburgh, joining Thr