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From left to right: Elizabeth Arendt, MD, Heather Cichanowski, MD, and Caitlin Chambers, MD
Women’s Sports Medicine Program First of its Kind in the Twin Cities
Erica Gauger, MD
Female Representation Draws Erica Gauger, MD, to the U of M Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program
Jeffrey Macalena, MD
Jeffrey Macalena, MD, Named Cartilage Restoration and Joint Preservation Program Director

HEADLINES

Time on the Slopes Leads Kris Kimber, MD, to a Life of Orthopedic Care

For Kristofer Kimber, MD, it took some time providing care to injured skiers on the mountains of Colorado and California to realize that a career i
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.