ORS Fellows represent longstanding members of the ORS who have demonstrated exemplary service and leadership, substantial achievement, expert knowledge, and significant contributions to the ORS, its governance, and the field of musculoskeletal research. Fellows are thought leaders and experts in their respective disciplines.
Fellows also serve as role models in the ORS community and in the field of musculoskeletal research and exemplify the core values of the Society.
ORS Fellows by Year of Recognition
Richard Debski, PhD
Kathleen Derwin, PhD
Bob Hastings, PE
Johnny Huard, PhD
Edward Schwarz, PhD
Matthew Silva, PhD
Roy Aaron, MD
Matthew Allen, VetMB, PhD
Catherine Ambrose, PhD
Don Anderson, PhD
Thomas Bauer, MD, PhD
Richard Brand, MD
Qian Chen, PhD
Susanna Chubinskaya, PhD
Trey Crisco, PhD
Douglas Dennis, MD
Darryl D’Lima, MD, PhD
Russell Fernandes, PhD
Evan Flatow, MD
Braden Fleming, PhD
Susannah Fritton, PhD
Louis Gerstenfeld, PhD
Steven Goldstein, PhD
Daniel Grande, PhD
Ed Greenfield, PhD
Robert Guldberg, PhD
Francis Hornicek, MD, PhD
Karl Jepsen, PhD
Kenton Kaufman, PhD, PE
Joyce Keyak, PhD
Joseph Lane, MD
Jeffrey Lotz, PhD
Kenneth Mann, PhD
Koichi Masuda, MD
William Mihalko, MD, PhD
James Ninomiya, MD, MS
Nancy Pleshko, PhD
Vicki Rosen, PhD
Paul Rullkoetter, PhD
Mitchell Schaffler, PhD
Zvi Schwartz, DMD, PhD
Lori Setton, PhD
Brian Snyder, MD, PhD
Matthew Stewart, BVSc, PhD
Scott Tashman, PhD
Xiaodu Wang, PhD
Jeffrey Weiss, PhD
Edward Wojtys, MD
Yang Xia, PhD
Mauro Alini, PhD
Benjamin Alman, MD
Bruce Beynnon, PhD, MS
Scott Boden, MD
Lawrence Bonassar, PhD
Barbara Boyan, PhD
Scott Bruder, MD, PhD
Henry Donahue, PhD
Stuart Goodman, MD, PhD
Warren Haggard, PhD
Clark Hung, PhD
James Iatridis, PhD
Gun-Il Im, MD, PhD, FIOR, FBSE
Lynne Jones, PhD
Rita Kandel, MD
James Kang, MD
Francis Y. Lee, MD, PhD
Gayle Lester, PhD
Gang Li, MD, PhD
Richard Lieber, PhD
Gloria Matthews, DVM, PhD
Robert Mauck, PhD
George Muschler, MD
Maurizio Pacifici, PhD
Cathleen Raggio, MD
Geoff Richards, FLSW, FORS, FIOR, FTERM, FBSE
Scott Rodeo, MD
Robert Sah, MD, ScD
Daisuke Sakai, MD, PhD
Hamish Simpson, MA, BM, BCH, FRCS, DM
Lou Soslowsky, PhD
Rick Sumner, PhD
Rocky Tuan, PhD
Jennifer Wayne, PhD
Stuart Weinstein, MD
J Mark Wilkinson, PhD, FRCS
Michael Yaszemski, MD, PhD
Clare Yellowley, PhD
Gunnar Andersson, MD, PhD
Joan Bechtold, PhD
Mathias P Bostrom, MD
Joseph Buckwalter, MD
David Burr, PhD
Dennis Carter, PhD
Bruce Caterson, PhD
Richard Coutts, MD
Richard Cruess, MD
Dwight Davy, PhD
Christopher Evans, PhD
Mary Goldring, PhD
Alan Grodzinsky, ScD
Farshid Guilak, PhD
Joshua Jacobs, MD
Brian Johnstone, PhD
Theodore Miclau, MD
Van Mow, PhD
Regis O’Keefe, MD, PhD
Clare Rimnac, PhD
Linda Sandell, PhD
Stephen Trippel, MD
Savio L-Y Woo, PhD, DSc, DEng
Timothy M. Wright, PhD
Fellows Candidate Criteria
ORS members will be identified and recommended by the Executive Committee based on the records maintained by the ORS office and will be selected/approved as ORS Fellows by the ORS Board of Directors. The number of inducted ORS Fellow will be determined by the Board of Directors each year.
Current members of the ORS Board of Directors are not eligible to be nominated to avoid any perception of conflict of interest, apart from the Past President.
Requirements and criteria for the ORS Fellows Program
Candidates will be primarily evaluated by their contribution to the ORS, its Governance, and the field of musculoskeletal research. They will be identified and recommended to the Board by the Executive Committee, and approved by the Board in accordance with, but not limited to, the following:
- Recent and historical contribution to the ORS and its Governance – multiple committees, roles, and contributions.
- Leadership roles in the ORS
- Status and recognition in the field of musculoskeletal research including the candidate’s national and international reputation in the field.
- An ORS Member, or ORS Emeritus Member, in Good Standing with a minimum of 15 consecutive years of ORS membership. Students and Trainees are not eligible for Fellowship status.
- A minimum of 15 years of scientific or professional contributions to the field of orthopaedic/musculoskeletal research.
- Verification of eligible years and information supplied by Fellow candidate confirmed by ORS staff based on available, verifiable records (1998‐present).
- ORS Annual Meeting attendance required by the Fellow nominee within the same nomination year.
- The ORS Executive Director will provide a list of ORS members that have been members of the ORS for more than 15 consecutive years to the Executive Committee for review.
- The selection of the ORS Fellows will be done by the Executive Committee by simple majority vote.
- The list of proposed ORS Fellows will be presented to the Board at its Fall meeting for final review and approval.