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June: Scoliosis Awareness Month Scoliosis, a condition that causes an abnormal curvature of the spine, affects people of all ages but is most diagnosed in children and adolescents. Each June, Scoliosis Awareness Month brings attention to the importance of early detection and access to specialized care—something the UNC Department of...

The Department of Orthopaedics is proud to announce the promotion of J. Megan Patterson, MD, to Professor, effective May 1, 2025. This historic milestone makes Dr. Patterson the first woman in the department’s history to achieve this prestigious rank. Dr. Patterson has been a vital member of the department since...

Dr. Geoffrey Handsfield, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Biomedical Engineering at the University of North Carolina, is contributing to the NIH-funded TARA (Topological Atlas and Repository for Acupoint) project, a collaborative international effort led by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. This initiative aims to create a comprehensive...

“Value and PROMIS in the Age of Outcomes” Darrel S. Brodke, MD April 9, 2025, at 6:30 am Hybrid Conference Darrel S. Brodke, MD Chair of the Department of Orthopaedics Jack and Hazel Robertson Presidential Endowed Professorship University of Utah Health Speaker Biography Dr. Darrel S. Brodke is the Chair...

Dr. Stuart Mitchell, a board-certified surgeon in the UNC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is transforming patient care by utilizing cutting-edge technology to both reduce radiation and amount of time under anesthesia, and to improve surgical technique in his pediatric patients.  Dr. Mitchell specializes in pediatric spinal surgery and uses 7D...

The Department of Orthopaedics is excited to announce that an interdisciplinary research team led by Joe Hart, PhD, has received R01 funding for a 4-year study of over $1.5M from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.  Dr. Hart’s award brings UNC Orthopaedics the first NIH R01 grant...

Dr. David Berkoff has been named an honoree at the Arthritis Foundation’s 2024 Jingle Bell Run in Raleigh on December 7, 2024. Dr. Berkoff, among other community members, is being recognized for his work with musculoskeletal conditions, as well as ortho-biologics and other minimally invasive procedures. He, along with other...

The Department of Orthopaedics would like to highlight a call for papers for a Special Issue of Bioengineering, featuring our own Dr. Geoffrey Handsfield as a Guest Editor. For more information about the Special Issue, please read Dr. Handsfield’s letter listed below and visit the Bioengineering website to find manuscript submission...

The third Sports Medicine Institute Annual Conference took place Friday, September 27th at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill, and despite a few weather setbacks, was a success. The event was attended by experts from all facets of the field, along with exercise science researchers and students. Featured speakers included...

The Department of Orthopaedics and the UNC Sports Medicine Institute would like to announce that the new and groundbreaking Sports Medicine Center (SMC) is now open and accepting patients at 6118 Farrington Road in Chapel Hill. The center takes over from the Orthopaedics clinic at Carolina Pointe II and brings...