2024 | | Susan V. Bukata, MD, FAOA, FAAOS
Susan Bukata, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in treating diseases and injuries that affect bones, joints, ligaments, and tendons. She is internationally recognized for her work on bone fragility disorders, which range from osteoporosis to rare genetic bone disease. |
2023 | | Kurt Hankenson, DVM, MS, PhD
Dr. Hankenson received his DVM from the University of Illinois (1992), an MS from Purdue University (1997) and his PhD from the University of Washington (2001). A former equine veterinarian, he began his independent research career at the University of Michigan in 2002 as a faculty member in the Orthopaedic Research Laboratories (ORL). |
2022 | | Marjolein C. van der Meulen, PhD
Marjolein C. van der Meulen is Associate Vice Provost for Research and Innovation and Swanson Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering and Sibley School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University and a Senior Scientist in the Research Division of the Hospital for Special Surgery. Before joining the faculty at Cornell Marjolein worked for three years as a biomedical engineer at the Rehabilitation R&D Center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Palo Alto, California. |
2021 | | Peter C. Amadio, MD
Dr. Peter C. Amadio is an orthopedist in Rochester, Minnesota and is affiliated with Mayo Clinic Rochester. He received his medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University and has been in practice for more than 20 years. |
2020 | | Susan Chubinskaya, PhD
Susan Chubinskaya, PhD, the Ciba-Geigy endowed professor, is the Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs at Rush University and Vice-Chair, Research and Faculty Development, Department of Pediatrics. She also holds joint appointments as Professor in the Departments of Biochemistry, Internal Medicine, and Orthopedic Surgery at Rush University Medical Center. Susan holds leadership positions in various professional societies within the field. |
2019 | | James Iatridis, PhD
Dr. Iatridis is Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedics of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai Health System in New York City. His interdisciplinary research is focused on regenerative therapies and mechanisms for painful intervertebral disc degeneration. |
2018 | | Gloria Matthews, DVM, PhD
Gloria has over 20 years of experience encompassing programs from discovery into Phase 3 clinical development for devices, orthobiologics, combination products and new chemical entities for osteoarthritis, cartilage repair and regenerative medicine. She is an accomplished scientific leader with broad ranging expertise in orthopaedics and rheumatologic diseases and she has significant functional experience in cellular and gene therapy, biomaterials and growth factors. |
2017 | | Rick Sumner, PhD
Rick Sumner, PhD, serves as a basic science department chair at Rush University Medical Center. He has more than 35 years of NIH funding as a principal investigator on research, training and instrumentation grants. He and his colleagues continue to study bone, now focusing on the genetics of bone regeneration and the skeletal consequences of preterm birth. In addition to the ORS, he has served as the president of the American Association for Anatomy, the International Society for Bone Morphometry, and the Association of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Neurobiology Chairpersons. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association for Anatomy, Orthopaedic Research Society, and the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. |
2016 | | Farshid Guilak, PhD
Dr. Farshid Guilak is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Washington University, the Director of Research at St. Louis Shriners Hospitals for Children, and Co-Director of the Washington University Center of Regenerative Medicine. He also holds appointments in the Departments of Developmental Biology and Biomedical Engineering. |
2015 | | Mathias P.G. Bostrom, MD
Dr. Mathias Bostrom is Associate Surgeon-in-Chief and Director of Quality and Safety at Hospital for Special Surgery. He specializes in hip and knee surgery, especially in complex reconstructions and the treatment of musculoskeletal infections. |
2014 | | Mary B. Goldring, PhD
Mary B. Goldring, PhD, is Senior Scientist and the former Co-Director of the Tissue Engineering Regeneration and Repair Program in the Research Division at Hospital for Special Surgery. Her research has focused on the molecular regulation of extracellular matrix remodeling with special attention to cartilage biology. |
2013 | | Joan E. Bechtold, PhD
Joan Bechtold is a Professor in the Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and in the Graduate Programs in Biomedical Engineering and in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Bechtold has been the Director of the Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis since 1984, where she works very closely with an active group of Orthopaedic Surgeons. |
2012 | | Theodore Miclau, MD
Dr. Ted Miclau is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in treating injuries caused by physical trauma, such as complex fractures and bone loss. He is an internationally recognized expert on bone regeneration and repair, locally applied antibiotics and minimally invasive surgery for fractures. |
2011 | | Brian Johnstone, PhD
Brian Johnstone currently works at the Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, Oregon Health & Science University. Brian does research in stem cells and musculoskeletal tissue engineering, cartilage biology and spinal fusion. His most recent publication is 'Dynamic Mechanical Compression of Chondrocytes for Tissue Engineering: A Critical Review.' |
2010 | | Clare M Rimnac, PhD
Prof. Rimnac received her B.S. in Metallurgy and Materials Science from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1978, and her M.S. in 1980 and Ph.D. in 1983 in Metallurgy and Materials Engineering from Lehigh University. Prior to her faculty appointment at CWRU in 1996, she was a Scientist in the Department of Biomechanics at The Hospital for Special Surgery (affiliated with Cornell Weill College of Medicine) in New York City. |
2009 | | Regis O’Keefe, MD, PhD
Dr. O'Keefe is the Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine. As a clinician scientist with an active surgical practice, Dr. O’Keefe has had continuous NIH funding for 30 years. Dr. O’Keefe is an international leader in the cellular and molecular events involved in osteoarthritis and bone healing. Dr. O’Keefe is a past president of American Orthopaedic Association and the U.S. Bone and Joint Decade. Dr. O’Keefe has chaired two study sections, Skeletal Biology Structure and Regeneration and Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering. Dr. O’Keefe has also served a member of both the NIAMS Advisory Council and the NIH Council on Councils, which oversees the NIH Common Fund. |
2008 | | David B. Burr, PhD
David Burr is an Indiana University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology. He served as Chair of the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Indiana University School of Medicine from 1990-2010, and as Associate Vice Chancellor for Research at IUPUI from 2012-2018. He is known as a world leader in two broad areas of investigation – the significance of skeletal microdamage to bone health and metabolism, and the adverse effects of current treatments for osteoporosis. |
2007 | | Alan J. Grodzinsky, ScD
Alan Grodzinsky is the Director of MIT’s Center for Biomedical Engineering and is Professor Emeritus of Biological, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering in the MIT Departments of Biological Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include the degeneration and repair of cartilage in injured and arthritic joints, cellular mechanobiology, molecular nano-mechanics, cartilage tissue engineering, and transport in tissues relevant to drug delivery and cartilage repair. |
2006 | | Joshua J. Jacobs, MD
Dr. Joshua Jacobs is a renowned orthopedic surgeon specializing in total hip and total knee replacement surgery at Rush University Medical Center. He served as the chairperson of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Rush Medical College for 16 years. As a past President of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) in 2013-14, Dr. Jacobs has made significant contributions to the field of orthopedics. His research focuses on the biocompatibility of orthopaedic implants and the local and systemic effects of implant debris generated by wear and tribocorrosion. |
2005 | | Christopher H. Evans, PhD
Christopher H. Evans, PhD, is using his background in cell and molecular biology to solve clinical problems involving bones and joints. Gene therapy is his major, but not sole, technology platform. |
2004 | | Steven A. Goldstein, PhD |
2003 | | Stephen Trippel, MD
Stephen B. Trippel received his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed his post-doctoral training at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Harvard Orthopaedic Residency Program and was chief resident in orthopaedic surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in 1980. |
2002 | | Edward Puzas, PhD Dr. Puzas' research interests span all areas of bone, cartilage, orthopaedics and oral biology, especially at the cellular and molecular level. Research from his laboratory is aimed at translational approaches that extend discoveries made at the lab bench to higher order life forms.
Dr. Puzas currently holds the Donald and Mary Clark Chair in Orthopaedics at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. He is also the former Senior Associate Dean for Research at that institution. Dr. Puzas has been a past president of the Orthopaedic Research Society and the United States Bone and Joint Decade. He has been continuously funded by the NIH for over 25 years and lists over 250 publications. |
2001 | | Thomas Brown, PhD |
2000 | | Gunnar Andersson, MD, PhD
Dr. Andersson is a past president of the Orthopaedic Research Society, the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine and the American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians and is currently president-elect and treasurer of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery. He has been a council member of the National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases at NIH, chairman of the Research Committee at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a member of three Institute of Medicine committees. |
1999 | | Linda J. Sandell, PhD
Dr. Sandell served as the first Director of the Orthopaedic Research Laboratories at Washington University from 1997 to 2015. She was also the inaugural Mildred Simon Research Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery (2008–2019) and a founding Co-Director of the Musculoskeletal Research Center. A past president of the Orthopaedic Research Society, the American Society for Matrix Biology, and the Osteoarthritis Research Society International, Dr. Sandell is recognized as a pioneer in applying molecular biology and genetic approaches to study the physiological regulation of musculoskeletal connective tissues. |
1998 | | Dwight T. Davy, PhD |
1997 | | Richard A. Brand, Jr., MD
Dr. Brand Jr graduated from the Baylor College of Medicine in 1967. Dr. Brand Jr works in Philadelphia, PA and specializes in Orthopedic Surgery.
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1996 | | Adele L. Boskey, PhD
Dr. Boskey earned her bachelor’s in chemistry from Barnard College, her PhD from Boston University and began her post-doctoral fellowship at the Imperial College in London, completing her fellowship at HSS in 1972. As a physical chemist Dr. Boskey devoted her career to understanding biomineralization and bone formation. |
1995 | | Thomas A. Einhorn, MD |
1994 | | Gary E. Friedlaender, MD
Dr. Friedlaender received his BA and MD degrees from the University of Michigan and his orthopaedic surgical training at Yale-New Haven Hospital and Newington Children’s Hospital. In 1976, after 2 years service in the U.S. Navy assigned to the Naval Medical Research Institute in Bethesda, Dr. Friedlaender joined the full-time faculty of Yale University School of Medicine and since 1986 has served as the Wayne O. Southwick Professor and, until 2016, Chair of the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and Chief of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation at Yale New Haven Hospital. |
1993 | | Bruce Caterson, PhD |
1992 | | Timothy M. Wright, PhD
Dr. Wright received his undergraduate degree from Lehigh University and his graduate degrees from Stanford University, after which he joined the Hospital for Special Surgery. He is a recipient of honors for excellence in research from the Hip Society and the Knee Society and earned a Kappa Delta Award from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons for outstanding musculoskeletal research. |
1991 | | Richard D. Coutts, MD
Dr. Richard D. Coutts is an orthopedist in San Diego, California. He received his medical degree from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and has been in practice for more than 20 years. |
1990 | | Theodore R. Oegema, PhD
Dr. Oegema is internationally recognized as an expert in understanding the relationship between trauma and the development of osteoarthritis as well as in cartilage carbohydrate biochemistry. His research interests included proteoglycans and glycoprotein structure and synthesis. |
1989 | | Joseph A. Buckwalter, MD
Joseph A. Buckwalter IV, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon that specializes in musculoskeletal oncology, reconstructive surgery, and trauma. He has served as a leader of multiple professional organizations including being a past president for the Orthopedic Research Society, American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, and the American Orthopedic Association. |
1988 | | Dennis R. Carter, PhD
Dennis Carter, PhD was a highly respected leader in the field of musculoskeletal research. He spent much of his career at Stanford University, where he also earned his PhD, and made foundational contributions to our understanding of bone biomechanics. His early work examined bone as a two-phase porous structure and explored how factors like stress and microstructure influence fatigue life. Dr. Carter later helped establish the field of mechanobiology, studying how mechanical loading affects the growth, development, and aging of skeletal tissues. He leaves behind a lasting legacy through his impactful research and the many students and colleagues he mentored throughout his career. |
1987 | | Victor Goldberg, MD
A world-renowned expert in joint replacement surgery, Dr. Goldberg had a distinguished career spanning over 40 years, contributing to all aspects of orthopedics, from biomechanics and implant design to stem-cell research in osteoarthritis. A skilled surgeon, dedicated clinician, and passionate educator, he spent his entire professional career (1972–2015) at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals. |
1986 | | Jack L. Lewis, PhD |
1985 | | Savio L-Y Woo, PhD
Dr. Savio L-Y. Woo is a Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh. After a 20-year tenure at the University of California in San Diego, he moved to the University of Pittsburgh and founded the world-renowned Musculoskeletal Research Center (MSRC) for diverse, multidisciplinary research and education in the Schools of Medicine and Engineering. Dr. Woo’s 50+ years of translational research in orthopaedics has led to improvements in the healing and repair of tissues. Over 645 bioengineering students, orthopaedic residents, postdoctoral fellows plus many junior faculty members have studied and worked with him. The novel concepts of functional treatment and “controlled motion is good” have significantly impacted the management of ligament, tendon, and sports related injuries – clinical paradigm shifts to improved patient outcome. Dr. Woo has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, the National Academy of Engineering and Academia Sinica (Taiwan). In 1998, he received the Olympic Prize for Sports Medicine from the International Olympic Committee and the first Olympic Gold Medal at the Nagano Games in Japan. |
1984 | | Joseph M. Lane, MD
Dr. Joseph Lane is Chief of the Metabolic Bone Disease Service at HSS and specializes in fractures, bone tumors, and metabolic bone diseases including osteoporosis and other bone disorders. He has served on numerous committees for the AAOS, including the Board of Directors and Chairman of COMSS, the Chairman Oversight Panel on Women’s Health Issues. |
1983 | | Nelson S. Mitchell, MD
Nelson Mitchell was an orthopedic surgeon at the Royal Victoria Hospital, held various leadership positions in his field and was active in arthritis research in Canada at the Shriners Hospital. He ended his 50-year career at McGill as Associate Dean of Medical School Admissions and Professor Emeritus. |
1982 | | Van C. Mow, PhD |
1981 | | Larry Rosenberg, MD |
1980 | | Michael G. Ehrlich, MD
Dr. Michael G. Ehrlich was a highly accomplished orthopedic surgeon and educator, serving as Chief of Pediatric Orthopedics at Massachusetts General Hospital and later as the Vincent Zecchino Professor and Chairman of Orthopedics at Brown University for three decades. Renowned for his dedication to mentoring, research, and patient care, he received numerous prestigious awards and left a lasting legacy through his students, medical institutions, and the Michael G. Ehrlich, M.D. Endowed Chair in Orthopedic Research. |
1979 | | Clement B. Sledge, MD
Dr. Clement Sledge was a renowned orthopedic surgeon and researcher who led the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital for 26 years, advancing total joint replacement and establishing a total joint registry. A former president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, he received numerous honors, including election to the Institute of Medicine in 1992. |
1978 | | Roby C. Thompson, MD
Dr. Roby Calvin Thompson, MD, is an experienced orthopedic surgeon and oncologist with over 66 years in practice, primarily based in Minneapolis, MN, and affiliated with the University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital. Fluent in multiple languages, he specializes in a wide range of conditions, including arthroscopy, back pain, and bone cancer, and is currently accepting new patients. |
1977 | | Carl T. Brighton, MD
Dr. Carl Brighton was a distinguished orthopedic surgeon, researcher, and educator who served as Chairman of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania from 1977 to 1993 and founded the McKay Laboratory of Orthopaedic Research. Renowned for his innovations in bone growth stimulation and fracture healing, he was a dedicated mentor, prolific researcher, and leader in the field, earning numerous prestigious awards while balancing his passion for family, sports, and community service. |
1976 | | Richard N. Stauffer, MD
Dr. Dick Stauffer was an accomplished orthopedic surgeon and educator who trained at Northwestern University and the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, with a service period in the U.S. Navy. He held faculty positions at the University of Iowa before spending 19 years at the Mayo Medical School and Clinic, where he rose to the rank of Full Professor. |
1975 | | Richard Cruess, MD
Dr. Richard Cruess is a renowned orthopedic surgeon and medical educator who served as Chair of Orthopedics and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University, where he contributed extensively to research and leadership in the field. A Companion of the Order of Canada, he and his wife, Dr. Sylvia Cruess, have been influential in advancing professionalism and professional identity formation in medicine through extensive research, publications, and global lectures. |
1974 | | Reginald Cooper, MD
Dr. Reginald Cooper, MD is an orthopedic surgeon in Iowa City, IA and has over 65 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1955. |
1973 | | Harlan Amstutz, MD
Dr. Amstutz was a prolific orthopedic researcher, authoring 335 peer-reviewed articles, over 500 abstracts, and 75 book chapters, while also delivering more than 1,000 presentations worldwide. Highly recognized for his contributions, he held 13 patents, won the John Charnley Award six times, and was honored with fellowships and memberships in prestigious international surgical societies. |
1972 | | Eugene Mindell, MD
Dr. Mindell was a pioneering orthopedic surgeon and researcher who advanced limb-sparing surgery and significantly improved survival rates for bone cancer patients. As the founding chair of orthopedics at the University at Buffalo, he established a top-tier residency program, a bone research lab, and the area's first bone bank while also leading national orthopedic organizations and earning numerous prestigious awards. |
1971 | | Melvin Glimcher, MD
Dr. Melvin J. Glimcher was a pioneering scientist and orthopedic surgeon known for his groundbreaking research on biologically mineralized tissues such as bone and teeth. As the first tenured chair in orthopedic surgery at Harvard Medical School and orthopedic surgeon-in-chief at Children's Hospital, he combined expertise in medicine, engineering, and physical sciences to advance the field, mentor future leaders, and establish an internationally recognized research center. |
1970 | | Patrick Kelly
Dr. Patrick J. Kelly received his MD degree from St. Louis University in 1949 and served as a Lieutenant in the US Navy from 1950 to 1952. He completed his orthopaedic training at the Mayo Clinic in 1956 and joined the consulting staff of the Orthopaedic Department of Mayo. He was awarded a Master’s Degree in Orthopaedics in 1958 from the University of Minnesota. |
1969 | | Henry Mankin, MD
A native of Pittsburgh, he was a graduate of the class of 1953 Pittsburgh Medical School. He was faculty at the department of orthopedic surgery at Pitt, working with Professor Ferguson in the 60s. He then became the Chair at NYU and subsequently assumed Harvard MGH Chair until he retired in the 90s. |
1968 | | C.A.L Basset |
1967 | | R.R. Calondruccio |
1966 | | O. Donald Chrisman |
1965 | | Michael Bonfiglio |
1964 | | Paul H. Curtiss, PhD
Dr. Paul H. Curtiss Jr. was a distinguished orthopedic surgeon, researcher, and editor who made significant contributions to orthopedics through his leadership, research, and editorial work with The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. Serving as a professor, department head, and president of multiple orthopedic organizations, he was instrumental in advancing orthopedic education, research, and publishing, while also fostering mentorship and innovation in medical journalism. |
1963 | | Jonathan Cohen |
1962 | | William F. Enneking
Dr. William F. Enneking was an orthopedic surgeon known for his groundbreaking work in musculoskeletal oncology, particularly his classification of tumor margins, which revolutionized limb salvage surgery for bone sarcomas. Throughout his distinguished career, he held key leadership roles, received numerous accolades—including the Kappa Delta Award twice—and contributed extensively to the field through six major books and over 100 published papers. |
1961 | | Robert A. Robinson |
1960 | | Ignacio V. Ponseti
Dr. Ignacio V. Ponseti was an orthopedic surgeon and researcher best known for developing the Ponseti method, a groundbreaking non-surgical treatment for congenital clubfoot that has transformed the lives of thousands of children worldwide. A dedicated clinician, scientist, and teacher, he made significant contributions to the understanding of scoliosis, hip dislocation, and connective tissue disorders, earning numerous prestigious awards throughout his distinguished career at the University of Iowa. |
1959 | | Robert D. Ray |
1958 | | C. Howard Hatcher
Dr. Cly Howard Hatcher was a distinguished orthopedic surgeon and educator who emphasized the importance of pathology in orthopedic surgery, particularly in musculoskeletal oncology. Known for his unique, inquiry-based teaching style at the University of Chicago and Stanford University, he fostered independent learning among residents, encouraging them to correlate histological, radiographic, and macroscopic findings—an approach that left a lasting impact on orthopedic education and research. |
1957 | | Charles H. Herndon, MD
Dr. Charles Harbison Herndon was an orthopedic surgeon who made significant contributions to bone transplantation research and played a key role in developing the first full-time Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at Case Western Reserve University. His leadership extended to many prestigious roles, including president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, where he advocated for the controversial but eventually adopted idea of regular recertification for orthopedic surgeons. |
1956 | | Philip D. Wilson, MD
Dr. Philip D. Wilson, Jr. was an orthopedic surgeon who introduced total hip replacement at Hospital for Special Surgery in 1967 and served as its surgeon-in-chief from 1972 to 1989, transforming the institution into a globally recognized center for orthopedic care. Known for his surgical expertise, leadership, and compassion, he also made significant contributions to orthopedic research and education, fostering innovation in biomechanics and training future generations of orthopedic surgeons. |
1955 | | J. Albert Key, MD
Dr. J. Albert Key was a prominent orthopedic surgeon known for his contributions to understanding and defining slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), laying the foundation for its modern terminology and classification. Serving as Professor and Chair at Washington University from 1930 onward, he was a dynamic figure in orthopedics, recognized for his sharp insights, engaging presence, and lasting impact on the field. |
1954 | | Paul C. Colonna, MD |
