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Timothy McGuine, PhD, receives UW Chancellor’s Award

Last month, Timothy McGuine, PhD, received the UW-Madison Professional Development and Recognition Committee 2024 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research: Independent Investigator. Dr. McGuine and his fellow award recipients were honored at a reception on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at the Fluno Center in Madison.

Each year, the University of Wisconsin–Madison recognizes outstanding academic staff members who have excelled in leadership, public service, research, and teaching. Timothy McGuine is one of those exceptional individuals who brings the university’s mission to life and ensures that the Wisconsin Idea extends far beyond the campus and the state.

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The Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation invites you to join us as we create the first sports medicine-endowed professorship at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. The Dr. William G. Clancy Jr. Professorship in Sports Medicine will enable us to honor the achievements of a true pioneer and innovator, perpetuate his spirit of inclusion, and support our mission to educate future leaders in the field.

Read more about Dr. Clancy and his legacy here.

We are thrilled to share the names and faces of the stellar orthopedic surgery and physical medicine and rehabilitation candidates who matched into residency in our department on March 15, 2024. Our incoming class will arrive at UW early this summer.

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The match for sports medicine, adult reconstructive hip and knee, and spine surgery fellowships was held on April 16, 2024. Four outstanding physicians matched with us and will begin their one-year fellowship in 2025.

Spring 2024 orthopedic surgery visiting professor lectureship

On April 12, 2024, the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation welcomed Brian Cole, MD, for our spring visiting professor lectureship. Dr. Cole is a professor and the associate chairman of the Department of Orthopedics at Rush University and the Chairman of Surgery at Rush Oak Park Hospital in Chicago. He is also the Section Head of the Cartilage Research and Restoration Center at Rush University Medical Center and the Director/Founder of the Chicago Sports Summit.

Clockwise from L to R: Tamara Scerpella, MD, Molly Day,

MD, Geoffrey Baer, MD, Brian Cole, MD (Visiting Professor), Brian Grogan, MD, Eric Cotter, MD, Andrea Spiker, MD

Presentations focused on sports medicine. Dr. Cole gave talks on “Cartilage Restoration: Clinical Decision Making” and “Biologic Augmentation on Rotator Cuff Repair: What Really Works.”

This comprehensive, all-day event included additional presentations by UW Orthopedics faculty, residents, and other residency alumni. The program agenda lists all presenters and lecture topics.

Spring 2024 OrthoRehab Research Exchange

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The UW Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation held our 2024 Spring OrthoRehab Research Exchange on March 7, 2024, at the Edgewater Hotel in Madison, WI. Researchers presenting their work at the event were Freedom of Movement Award grant recipients – Christopher Domes, MD, Wan-Ju LI, PhD, and Drew Watson, MD. This biannual event provides UW OrthoRehab faculty, staff, and key stakeholders the opportunity to learn about the latest innovative and impactful research happening in our department.

Each year, the Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association (WMAA) invites alumni to nominate their fellow alumni and, in some cases, faculty and staff of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health or UW Health to be considered for WMAA awards.

This year, professor and primary care sports medicine physician David Bernhardt, MD, received the Ralph Hawley Distinguished Community Service Award. This honor is given to a select UW School of Medicine and Public Health graduate "who has made outstanding contributions to their local community through medical practice, teaching, research, or humanitarian activities."

In her nomination of Dr. Bernhardt, UW pediatrics professor Dr. Ellen Wald stated:

“Dr. Bernhardt has a long history of commitment to community service. His role as a member of the Dane County Sports Medicine Council led to his involvement in providing free physicals and immunizations to students with limited financial resources. He is a dedicated and compassionate physician who provides excellent clinical care for his patients and his families.”

How to get any kid to enjoy exercise

Parents play a vital role in encouraging their children to stay active, though exercise looks different for different kids. Blaise Nemeth, MD, outlines six steps for parents to help inspire even the most sedentary kids to play sports and move more. This story appeared on WebMD.com and was syndicated by news outlets nationwide, reaching approximately 64.8 million readers.

Read the full article here.

Drew Watson, MD, is guest editor for Sports Health

Drew Watson, MD, MS, an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, was the guest editor of Sports Health's March/April special issue on mental health and well-being in athletes.

Read Dr. Watson's editorial from the issue.

Sports Health is a collaborative, peer-reviewed publication of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, the American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy, the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, and the National Athletic Trainers Association.

Time to schedule your child’s high school sports physical

Student-athletes in Wisconsin and Illinois are required to complete a physical exam before the first day of practice. These physicals evaluate overall adolescent health. David Bernhardt, MD, shared why it is a good idea for student-athletes to schedule an exam before summer or fall practices begin.

Dr. Bernhardt's segment appeared on news outlets across Wisconsin.

Watch the video here.

Andrea Spiker, MD, awarded AANA research grant

Andrea Spiker, MD, assistant professor and orthopedic surgeon in the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, was awarded a $50,000 research grant from the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) for her proposal entitled “Identifying and managing pain generators in patients with persistent post-hip arthroscopy pain using FDG PET/MRI."

Keith Knurr, DPT, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, and Corinne Henak, PhD, assistant professor, Departments of Mechanical Engineering / Orthopedics and Rehabilitation / Biomedical Engineering, were recently awarded the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) Advancing Translational Research and Science (ATRS) project planning grant.

Read more here.

Professor and vice chair for research Bryan Heiderscheit, PT, PhD, and assistant professor Daniel Cobian, DPT, PhD, attended a meeting at the NFL League office in New York this spring to discuss findings from the instrumented mouthguard program designed to monitor head impacts among college football players and help inform concussion injury reduction strategies.

They were joined by Matt Kuehl, head athletic trainer for UW Badger Football, multiple participating universities, and the NFL’s chief medical officer, Dr. Allen Sills. This ongoing program will evolve in future years to address other priorities related to player health and safety.

Recent publications by members of our team

The Associations Between Wellbeing and Injury Differ by Time Loss in Collegiate Athletes

Sanfilippo JL, Hoffmann CN, Haraldsdottir K, Steiner Q, Watson AM | Sports Health. 2024 May-Jun

Open fractures: evidence-based best practices

Whiting PS, Obremskey W, Johal H, Shearer D, Volgas D, Balogh ZJ | OTA Int. 2024 May 3

Suicide in National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes: a 20-year analysis

Whelan BM, Kliethermes SA, Schloredt KA, Rao A, Harmon KG, Petek BJ | Br J Sports Med. 2024 May 2

Team Physician Consensus Statement: Return to Sport/Return to Play and the Team Physician: A Team Physician Consensus Statement-2023 Update

Herring SA, Putukian M, Kibler WB, Leclere L, Boyajian-O'Neill L, Day MA, Franks RR, Indelicato P, Matuszak J, Miller TL, O'Connor F, Poddar S, Svoboda SJ, Zaremski JL | Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2024 May 1

Mechanisms of Injury Leading to Concussions in Collegiate Soccer Players: A CARE Consortium Study

Jo J et al, (Brooks A, Williams KL) | Am J Sports Med. 2024 May

Trends in avascular necrosis and related arthroplasties in hospitalized patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis

Dhital R, Singh NC, Spiker AM, Poudel DR, Pedersen B, Bartels CM | Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2024 Apr 10

Modulating the Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Microenvironment Alters Exosome RNA Content and Ligament Healing Capacity

Chamberlain CS, Prabahar A, Kink JA, Mueller E, Li Y, Yopp S, Capitini CM, Hematti P, Murphy WL, Vanderby R, Jiang P | Stem Cells. 2024 Apr 10

Does Topical Vancomycin Powder Use in Fracture Surgery Change Bacteriology and Antibiotic Susceptibilities? An Analysis of the VANCO Trial

Joshi M et al (Whiting PS); METRC | J Orthop Trauma. 2024 Apr 1

Periprosthetic fractures are osteoporotic fractures: missed opportunities for osteoporosis diagnosis

Whiting PS, Hare K, Krueger D, Borchardt G, Parvanta-Johnson K, Bernatz J, Binkley N, Anderson PA | Osteoporos Int. 2024 Apr 1

Secondary School Athletic Trainers' Perceptions of the Influence of Social Determinants of Health and Socioeconomic Status on Clinical Management Decisions

Hernandez MI, Miller EC, Biese KM, Columna L, Andreae S, McGuine TA, Snedden TR, Eberman LE, Bell DR | J Athl Train. 2024 Apr 1

Translation and cross-cultural adaptation into French of the University of Wisconsin Running Injury and Recovery Index

Servant G, Pernoud A, Gojanovic B, Heiderscheit B, Fourchet F, Bothorel H | Ann Phys Rehabil Med. 2024 Apr

Regional shear wave speeds track regional axial stress in nonuniformly loaded fibrous soft tissues

Blank JL, Thelen DG, Roth JD | J Biomech. 2024 Apr

Gene Expression Alterations in Peripheral Blood Following Sport-Related Concussion in a Prospective Cohort of Collegiate Athletes: A Concussion Assessment, Research and Education (CARE) Consortium Study

Simpson E et al (Brooks A); CARE Consortium Investigators | Sports Med. 2024 Apr

Changes in Quality of Life Among Collegiate Athletes During COVID-19

Harris T, Sanfilippo J, Haraldsdottir K, Anderson S, Watson A | Sports Health. 2024 Mar-Apr

The current state of training in pain medicine fellowships: An Association of Pain Program Directors (APPD) survey of program directors

Wahezi SE et al (Sehgal N) | Pain Pract. 2024 Mar 30

Subperiosteal delivery of transforming growth factor beta 1 and human growth hormone from mineralized PCL films

Parlato MB, Lee JS, Belair DG, Fontana G, Leiferman E, Hanna R, Chamberlain C, Ranheim EA, Murphy WL, Halanski MA | J Biomed Mater Res A. 2024 Mar 26

Spine surgeon triage of new patient referrals: quantification of surgical conversion rate by clinic referral source

French ZP, Hundal RS, McGee AC, Winzenried AE, Williams SK | Spine J. 2024 Mar 16

Microwave Ablation of the Pig Growth Plate: Proof of Concept for Minimally Invasive Epiphysiodesis

Noonan SO, Miller KJ, Goldstein S, Leiferman E, White J, Brace C, Noonan KJ | Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2024 Mar 12

Depression Scores Decrease After Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome

Zacharias AJ, Dooley M, Mosiman S, Spiker AM | Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil. 2024 Mar 11

Infographic. Head to toe considerations for the postpartum endurance athlete

Afifi T, Barrack MT, Casey E, Huddle M, Kliethermes SA, Kraus E, Toresdahl BG, Wasfy MM, Tenforde AS | Br J Sports Med. 2024 Mar 6

Sport Specialization and Sport Motivation in Middle School-Aged Athletes

Biese KM, Winans M, Rudek G, Cadmus-Bertram L, Andreae S, Brooks MA, Kliethermes S, McGuine TA, Bell DR | J Athl Train. 2024 Mar 1

Ben feels fantastic after two knee surgeries

We have some exciting opportunities for orthopedic and rehabilitation medicine faculty physicians to join our incredible, dedicated team!

Learn more about these positions and working at UW Hospitals and Clinics and the University of Wisconsin-Madison by clicking the links listed in this section.

Orthopedics

Foot & Ankle Surgeon

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Physical Medicine

and Rehabilitation

PM&R Pain Physician 

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Learn more at ortho.wisc.edu