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Cover Story: Keep Moving: UR Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation

Catherine Humphrey, MD (third from right) reviews the surgical instruments for hip fracture repair
with residents (from left) Caitlin Orner (MD ’16), Michelle Smith, MD, Linda Zhang, MD, Serena Liu,
MD, and Brittany Haws, MD.

Researching New Cures, Medicine (Rheumatology and Endocri- at major U.S. universities and launched
Training Next-Generation nology). Some 25 faculty members have national searches for their inaugural
Providers individual labs supporting over 75 scientists directors. All three positions were filled by
In addition to expanding its clinical focused on research programs that include former CMSR faculty: Michael Zuscik at the
reach, UR’s Orthopaedic research and Bone Biology and Disease, Cartilage University of Colorado, Hicham Drissi at
medical education efforts are preparing the Biology and Arthritis, Musculoskeletal Stem Emory University, and John Elfar at
department for the future. Orthopaedics Cell Biology, Musculoskeletal Repair and Penn State.
is home to research faculty who drive Maintenance, Musculoskeletal Development, As the U.S. faces a shortage of orthopaedic
innovation and exploration at the Center for and Bone Cancer Biology. providers, UR’s Orthopaedic residency
Musculoskeletal Research (CMSR), one of CMSR has consistently placed in the top training program is growing and evolving its
the nation’s preeminent, top-funded musculo- tier of NIH research funding and serves as a training to prepare surgeons for next-gen-
skeletal research enterprises. The Center fertile training ground for the next generation eration medicine. (Full story in Rochester
integrates faculty from Orthopaedics and of orthopaedic research leaders at UR and Medicine Volume 1, 2018.)
Rehabilitation, Pathology and Laboratory across the nation. Last year three new
Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, and centers for musculoskeletal research opened

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