Department of Orthopedic Surgery

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From left to right: Ann Van Heest, MD, Benjamin Williams, MD, PGY-5, Lauren Williams, James House, MD
Resident's Passion for Quality Improvement May Lead to System-Wide Change
Marc Tompkins, MD
Academic Sports Medicine Specialist, Marc Tompkins, MD, Helps Get Patients Back in Motion
Fifty Years of Innovation in Orthopedics

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U of M Orthopedic Work Abroad: Making Patients Better One Country at a Time

Physician burnout and wellness have been hot topics in the medical community, and rightly so.
“Triple Gopher” Serving as Assistant Editor-in-Chief of Arthroscopy

U of M Department of Orthopaedic Surgery alumnus, Jefferson Brand, MD, specializes in sports medicine and arthroscopy at Heartland Orthopedics in A
Resident’s Research into Better Understanding How Cartilage Develops Could Lead to Innovative Replacement Therapies

The Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF), offered 38 grants to fund orthopaedic research by residents, fellows, and practicing orthopaedic surgeons in 2018; only 4 of these grants are available to residents. 
UMN Orthopaedic Surgeons Working Hard to Reduce Opioid Use for Pain, While Maintaining Patient Comfort

The University of Minnesota Department of Orthopaedic Surgery’s team of physicians has developed innovative pain reduction techniques, including the use of liposomal bupivacaine (a local anesthetic that prevents pain by blocking signals at nerve endings) for interscalene blocks and intraoperative lidocaine.
Vice Chair and Professor Elizabeth Arendt, MD, to Receive Plaque on Medical School’s Wall of Scholarship

Arendt will be honored for her accomplishment with a plaque on the Medical School’s Wall of Scholarship featuring the first page of her article, along with an induction ceremony and reception in conjunction with the Medical School Dean’s Distinguished Research Lectureship on October 25, 2018.