What's New

Orthopedic Injury Clinic Closed 8/31 and 9/2 in observance of Labor Day Holiday (8/19/2019 12:00:00 AM)
Washington University Orthopedics holds Graduation for Spine Fellowship Class of 2019 (8/1/2019 12:00:00 AM)
Shriners Hospital for Children helps local teen born without arms play the game he loves - inspires the nation (7/24/2019 12:00:00 AM)
The Comeback: How an O'Fallon wrestler battled back from a broken vertebrae (7/16/2019 12:00:00 AM)
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital Awarded the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacements (7/2/2019 12:00:00 AM)
Richard Gelberman, MD, honored by International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (6/19/2019 12:00:00 AM)
Washington University Orthopedics holds Commencement Ceremony for Resident Class of 2019 (6/18/2019 12:00:00 AM)
Perry Schoenecker, MD, receives Distinguished Achievement Award from the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (5/17/2019 12:00:00 AM)
Alexander Aleem, MD, named Associate Residency Program Director (5/15/2019 12:00:00 AM)
Christopher Dy, MD, MPH selected for OREF award (5/9/2019 12:00:00 AM)
Jean Szerzinski, MSN, RN, ONC, recognized among top nurses in St. Louis area (5/2/2019 12:00:00 AM)
Nathan Olafsen, MD, accepted for Washington University Teaching Scholars Program (4/22/2019 12:00:00 AM)
Symone Swift, BSN, RN, ATC, recognized as winner of the 2019 Excellence in Nursing Award for Orthopedics (4/19/2019 12:00:00 AM)
Despite double knee replacements, seniors in St. Louis continue playing baseball (4/15/2019 12:00:00 AM)
Scott Luhmann, MD, presented with 2019 Hero with a Heart Award from Marfan Foundation (4/3/2019 12:00:00 AM)
Girls soccer preseason spotlight: Preventing ACL injuries is a goal for all teams (3/27/2019 12:00:00 AM)
Kappa Delta Ann Doner Vaughn Award presented to Rick Wright, MD, for more than a decade of research in ACL reconstruction (3/15/2019 12:00:00 AM)
Local hospital offering a unique service for children who have trouble walking (3/7/2019 12:00:00 AM)
Eric Carson, MD, named new Chief of Orthopedic Surgery for VA St. Louis Health Care System (3/5/2019 12:00:00 AM)
KMOX Interview with Matthew Smith, MD (2/28/2019 12:00:00 AM)
For adult scoliosis, surgery, other treatments are viable options (2/27/2019 12:00:00 AM)
Emergency Orthopedic Care, Just for Kids (2/27/2019 12:00:00 AM)
Motion Analysis Center Offers Comprehensive Gait Evaluation (2/22/2019 12:00:00 AM)
Expanded Office Hours Now Available (2/22/2019 12:00:00 AM)
Orthopaedic Clinical Research Center National Advisory Board Meeting (2/19/2019 12:00:00 AM)
New Study Identifies Washington University Orthopedics as a Top Orthopedic Surgery Academic Center (2/13/2019 12:00:00 AM)
Postdoc Research Scholars recognized at ORS Annual Meeting (2/7/2019 12:00:00 AM)
O’Keefe honored by Orthopaedic Research Society (2/6/2019 12:00:00 AM)
Surgical Hip and Femur Fracture Treatment Team Recognized for Quality Improvement (2/1/2019 12:00:00 AM)
3D Spinal Models Improve Surgical Planning and Execution (1/23/2019 12:00:00 AM)
3D Spinal Models Improve Surgical Planning and Execution (1/23/2019 12:00:00 AM)
Physiatry raises money for Foundation of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at holiday party (1/9/2019 12:00:00 AM)
A new study published by Charles Goldfarb, MD, Robert Brophy, MD, and colleagues, supports safety of overlapping surgery for outpatient orthopedic procedures (12/20/2018 12:00:00 AM)
New research published by Robert Barrack, MD, and colleagues, demonstrates positive long-term outcomes for patients with Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Implant (12/12/2018 12:00:00 AM)
NPR interview with Mark Halstead, MD, regarding the AAP updated concussion guidelines (12/3/2018 12:00:00 AM)
New research from Christopher Dy, MD, MPH, and colleagues supports safety of overlapping inpatient orthopedic surgeries, emphasizes importance of patient informed consent (11/26/2018 12:00:00 AM)
American Academy of Pediatrics announces new concussion recommendations for kids (11/13/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Video: new location at Progress West Hospital provides comprehensive care in convenient setting (10/26/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Spine faculty significantly involved at Scoliosis Research Society’s 53rd Annual Meeting and Course (10/24/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Matthew Matava, MD, Inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame (10/24/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Rick Wright, MD, elected as President of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) for 2019-2020 (10/23/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Farshid Guilak, PhD, Mildred Simon Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, listed as one of the 3160 Highly Cited Researchers in Web of Metrics. (10/18/2018 12:00:00 AM)
35th Annual Knee Society Meeting held in St. Louis (9/21/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Dale Colorado, DO, MPH, receives 20 Under 40 Award from the North American Spine Society (9/17/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Washington University Orthopedics Physiatrists receive Best Research Paper award by the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Journal (9/7/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Distinguished Alumni Thomas E. Whitesides, MD, visits Washington University Orthopaedics (9/4/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Jeremy J. McCormick, MD, joins Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Foundation Board of Directors (8/14/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Rick Wright, MD, installed as president of the American Orthopaedic Association. (7/27/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Ryan Nunley, MD, a Washington University orthopaedic surgeon installed as the next President of the Southern Orthopedic Association (SOA); follows Matthew Matava, MD; Richard Gelberman, MD, named the Distinguished Southern Orthopedist (7/25/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Farshid Guilak, PhD, receives funding to continue studies on osteoarthritis (7/23/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Youth sports injuries on the rise (7/19/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Amid Osteoporosis Treatment Crisis, Experts Suggest Addressing Patients’ Bisphosphonate Concerns (6/8/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Are fast-pitch softball pitchers overdoing it? (6/6/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Teen continues his remarkable recovery after nearly losing his leg in a boating accident (6/6/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Cartilage Wear Pattern May Help Identify Pre-arthritic Hip Disorder (6/5/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to Celebrate Grand Opening of Progress West Location (5/30/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Munish Gupta, MD, receives best e-poster award at 2018 Global Spine Congress meeting (5/24/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Cipriano and Olafsen to serve as new leadership for medical student education (5/10/2018 12:00:00 AM)
USA Today High School Sports: Female soccer players at higher risk for additional work on ACL after revision surgery (4/23/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Christi Abeln, MS, APRN, BC, wins St. Louis Magazine's Excellence in Nursing Award 2018 for Orthopedics (4/20/2018 12:00:00 AM)
St. Louis Blues Tarasenko sustained dislocated shoulder in final game (4/10/2018 12:00:00 AM)
St. Louis Blues defenseman Gunnarsson has surgery to repair torn ACL (4/3/2018 12:00:00 AM)
2018 J. Albert Key Alumi Society Reception (3/27/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Washington University Orthopedics hosts the 2018 British Orthopaedic Research Society Traveling Fellows (3/27/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Stem Cells: Frequently Asked Questions (3/21/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Research faculty and staff receive numerous awards at Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting (3/19/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Washington University Orthopedics researcher Farshid Guilak, PhD, competes in Stat Madness for best biomedical innovation of 2017 (3/15/2018 12:00:00 AM)
New study looks at return to play for soccer athletes and risk for future injury following a revision ACL reconstruction (3/12/2018 12:00:00 AM)
New study links Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency and children’s risk for severe forearm fractures (3/12/2018 12:00:00 AM)
New study published by Washington University Orthopedics supports PAO procedure for early treatment of hip dysplasia (3/5/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Washington University faculty lead Missouri State Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting (2/28/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Farshid Guilak, PhD, and Anna Miller, MD, FACS, awarded LEAP Inventor Challenge Prize (2/26/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Washington University Orthopedics Selected as Medical Consultant for Center of Creative Arts (COCA) (1/19/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Outlook Magazine: Lab-grown Cartilage (1/11/2018 12:00:00 AM)
St. Louis Blues Petteri Lindbohm has Successful Shoulder Surgery by Rick Wright, MD (1/10/2018 12:00:00 AM)
Orthopedic specialist to know: Dr. Mark Halstead of Washington University in St. Louis (12/14/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Orthopedic Injury Clinic Now Open In South County at 5201 Midamerica Plaza, Suite 1500 (11/17/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Is sports specialization hurting our young athletes? (11/8/2017 12:00:00 AM)
New office location at Progress West Hospital (11/8/2017 12:00:00 AM)
International Spine Study Group awarded Louis A. Goldstein Best Clinical Research Poster from Scoliosis Research Society (10/6/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Martin Boyer, MD, FRCS(C), elected Vice President of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (9/13/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Jeffrey Nepple, MD, featured on KSDK: Young female athletes at higher knee injury risk (8/17/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Mark Halstead, MD, discusses sports-related concussions on KMOV Great Day St. Louis (8/15/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Christopher Dy, MD, MPH, awarded ORAU 2017 Junior Faculty Enhancement Award for research study (8/10/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Charles Goldfarb, MD, featured on KSDK news story: Missouri pitcher loses 3 fingers and is better than ever (7/27/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Orthopedic surgeon to know: Dr. Muyibat Adelani of Washington University Orthopedics (7/24/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Matthew Matava, MD, elected as president of the Southern Orthopaedic Association (7/14/2017 12:00:00 AM)
News and Highlights from The American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) – Annual Leadership Meeting (6/30/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Chair Regis O’Keefe, MD, PhD, inducted as American Orthopaedic Association President (6/26/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Kids Today Article: Competing Against Herself (6/1/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Pooya Hosseinzadeh, MD, featured in Orthopedics Today article on Distal Femoral Osteotomy (5/23/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Munish Gupta, MD, featured as a 2017 spine surgeon to know in Becker's Spine Review (5/18/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Heads in the Game (5/17/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Get Ahead of the Curve (5/17/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Dale Colorado, DO, MPH, receives President's Research Initiative Award for manuscript from the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (5/16/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Drs. Calfee, Goldfarb, Wall, Recipients of 2017 Paul R. Manske Award for the Best Congenital Research Manuscript of 2016 (5/10/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Stem Cells Edited to Fight Arthritis (5/4/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Ryan Nunley, MD, Recently Elected as President of the Missouri State Orthopaedic Association (5/3/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Washington University Orthopedic Nurses Recognized in St. Louis Magazine's 2017 Excellence in Nursing Awards (4/21/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Jacob M. Buchowski, MD, MS, named member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Directors (3/17/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Osteosarcoma in a 10-year-old: Saving Will's Arm (2/23/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Orthopedic Care Now Available on the Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital Campus (1/31/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Richard Gelberman, MD, Honored with Distinguished Faculty Award (1/31/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Matthew Dobbs, MD, Receives 2016 Nicholas Andry Award from The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons (1/11/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Orthopedic Care Now Available at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital (1/10/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Becker's Orthopedic surgeon leader to know: Dr. Regis O'Keefe of Washington University Orthopedics (1/6/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Featured Article: 5th-grader in Spanish Lake Tests New Robotic Arm to Help Other Kids (12/21/2016 12:00:00 AM)
Video: 3D Printing in 2016 — Developing a Prosthetic Hand (12/16/2016 12:00:00 AM)
Anna N. Miller, MD, FACS, Selected as American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Leadership Fellow (11/22/2016 12:00:00 AM)
Roberta Faccio, PhD, Receives Lee T. Ford Award for Academic Achievement in 2016 (11/22/2016 12:00:00 AM)
Featured Article: Lending A Hand (11/21/2016 12:00:00 AM)
Magnetic Grow Rods for Scoliosis Treatment Reduce Surgeries (11/16/2016 12:00:00 AM)
Regis O’Keefe, MD, PhD, and Rick Wright, MD, Serve on Board of Directors for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (11/11/2016 12:00:00 AM)
Featured Article: What To Do If Your Kid Gets a Concussion During a Game (11/9/2016 12:00:00 AM)
Rick Wright, MD, Inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame (11/8/2016 12:00:00 AM)
Regis O’Keefe, MD, PhD, Recognized As Distinguished Scholar at Chinese University of Hong Kong, Invited as Keynote Speaker for 2016 ICORS Meeting (11/4/2016 12:00:00 AM)
Keith Bridwell, MD, Receives Leon Wiltse Award from North American Spine Society (10/28/2016 12:00:00 AM)
Featured Article: You Can't Run from Stress Fractures (10/17/2016 12:00:00 AM)
New Study Shows that X-Rays are the First and Best Screening Tool in Diagnosing Knee Pain Among Middle-aged Patients (9/14/2016 12:00:00 AM)
Washington University Orthopedics Hosts OREF/ORS Resident Research Symposium (9/14/2016 12:00:00 AM)
Family Travels to Washington University Orthopedics for Clubfoot Treatment With Help from Wings Of Hope (7/26/2016 12:00:00 AM)
Dr. Blatnik and other SLCH MomDocs on KSDK (7/20/2016 12:00:00 AM)
The Future of Joint Replacements: Growing Hip Replacements from Stem Cells (7/19/2016 12:00:00 AM)
Dale Colorado, DO, MPH, Serves as Physician for the National Veterans Wheelchair Games (7/8/2016 12:00:00 AM)
Rick Wright, MD, Elected as President of the American Orthopaedic Association (6/27/2016 12:00:00 AM)
Richard Gelberman, MD, Honored at Annual American Orthopaedic Association Conference (6/24/2016 12:00:00 AM)
Directions to the Center for Advanced Medicine - South County (6/21/2016 12:00:00 AM)
Washington University Orthopedics Hosts ABC Traveling Fellows (6/16/2016 12:00:00 AM)
Physicians and Staff Travel for World Pediatric Project's Annual Orthopedic Surgery Mission Trip (6/2/2016 12:00:00 AM)
Orthopedic Care Now Available at the Center for Advanced Medicine - South County (4/21/2016 12:00:00 AM)
Muyibat Adelani, MD, Receives 2016 Faculty Diversity Scholar Award (4/20/2016 12:00:00 AM)
2016 St. Louis Magazine Excellence in Nursing Awards (4/19/2016 12:00:00 AM)
Farshid Guilak, PhD, and Linda Sandell, PhD, Receive Prestigious Awards from Osteoarthritis Research Society International (4/6/2016 12:00:00 AM)
Robert Brophy, MD, Named to American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Board of Directors (3/28/2016 12:00:00 AM)
Rick Wright, MD, is Helping Patients Recover Sooner Through Groundbreaking Research (2/17/2016 12:00:00 AM)
Dr. Mark Miller Discusses Involvement with World Pediatric Project (10/28/2015 12:00:00 AM)
Dr. Mark Miller Discusses a Young Girl’s Journey to Recovery After a School Bus Accident (9/3/2015 12:00:00 AM)
Meet the Chairman: Regis J. O'Keefe, MD, PhD (4/29/2015 12:00:00 AM)
2015 Excellence in Nursing Award Winners Announced (4/20/2015 12:00:00 AM)
Linda Sandell, PhD, Receives Alfred R. Shands, Jr., MD Award from Orthopaedic Research Society (4/13/2015 12:00:00 AM)
Richard Gelberman receives the Carl and Gerty Cori Faculty Achievement Award (12/18/2014 12:00:00 AM)
Heidi Prather, DO, named as President of North American Spine Society (11/17/2014 12:00:00 AM)
Matthew Matava, MD, Named as Chief of Sports Medicine Service (10/27/2014 12:00:00 AM)
Robert Barrack, MD, elected as 3rd Vice President of the Knee Society (10/21/2014 12:00:00 AM)
Washington University Orthopaedic Surgery Research Presents 12 Abstracts at the 2014 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) Annual Meeting (10/8/2014 12:00:00 AM)
New Technology May Identify Tiny Strains in Body Tissues before Injuries Occur (8/28/2014 12:00:00 AM)
Regis O'Keefe, MD, PhD, announced as new Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (7/22/2014 12:00:00 AM)
Wright, Brophy, Matava, Smith receive 2014 O’Donoghue Sports Injury Research Award (7/21/2014 12:00:00 AM)
Rick Wright, MD, elected to Board of Directors of American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (7/21/2014 12:00:00 AM)
Robert Brophy, MD, selected as ABC Traveling Fellow (7/14/2014 12:00:00 AM)
Perry Schoenecker and Shriners Hospital for Children receive the International Humanitarian of the Year Award by the World Affairs Council of St. Louis (6/1/2014 12:00:00 AM)
Matthew Matava, MD, recognized as a Top 28 Sports Knee Surgeon in North America (5/28/2014 12:00:00 AM)
O’Neal, Holtmann and Stobbs-Cucchi announced as winners of 2014 Excellence in Nursing Award (4/24/2014 12:00:00 AM)
Heidi Prather receives the 2014 American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Distinguished Member Award (4/22/2014 12:00:00 AM)
Video Feature: Get to know the team physicians for the St. Louis Blues (4/21/2014 12:00:00 AM)
Mark Halstead, MD, elected to American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Board of Directors (4/7/2014 12:00:00 AM)
A Registry of Upper-Spine Surgical Outcomes to Guide Patient Decisions (3/24/2014 12:00:00 AM)
Introducing the Washington University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program Class of 2019 (3/24/2014 12:00:00 AM)
Specialists help the show go on for injured dancers (3/6/2014 12:00:00 AM)
Linda Sandell appointed as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Orthopaedic Research (3/3/2014 12:00:00 AM)
J. Eric Gordon, MD, performs new leg lengthening procedure (2/19/2014 12:00:00 AM)
Charles Goldfarb, MD, saves patient's hand (2/18/2014 12:00:00 AM)
Study Confirms Benefit of Back Braces in Treating Scoliosis (11/18/2013 12:00:00 AM)
Investigational Cancer Drugs Unintentionally May Result in Tumor Growth (11/12/2013 12:00:00 AM)
Brophy, Rai, Wright, Sandell awarded 2013 AOSSM/Sanofi Biosurgery Osteoarthritis Grant (10/21/2013 12:00:00 AM)
Rick Wright, MD, Elected to the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (10/3/2013 12:00:00 AM)