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Join the UNC Sports Medicine Institute for Our 1st Annual Conference September 30th!

August 10, 2022
The UNC Sports Medicine Institute (SMI) is dedicated to informing current and future practice in treating musculoskeletal injuries through innovative, impactful clinical research that helps individuals return to peak performance and quality, active lifestyles. In its third year of operation, the Institute’s collaborating patient care and clinical research disciplines are...

Anna Vergun: Early Intervention & Partnership to Advance Pediatric Limb Corrective Care Worldwide

August 10, 2022
For infants born with limb deficiencies or deformities, early intervention is important for optimal development. However, many families learn of the congenital anomaly at birth and need time to process their own emotions regarding the limb loss/difference. The grieving process can take up to a year, which can delay making...

UNC Orthopaedics “Boot Camp”: High Marks for Five 2022-2023 Interns!

August 3, 2022
Late June each year, the Department’s PGY1s begin residency with a great interest in their chosen field of orthopaedics. However, they are armed with only the limited knowledge that they received in medical school. Stepping into this newfound role as physicians in training, first-year residents lack critical orthopaedic surgery skills to perform direct patient care on Day 1....

UNC Orthopaedics Welcomes the Class of 2027!

July 19, 2022
On June 24th, UNC Orthopaedics welcomed its newest class of residents as five PGY1s began their intern year of training. On Day 1, the Department’s interns hit the deck running, attending resident boot camp in their first week to acquire fundamental skills in orthopaedic surgery, and immersing themselves in accelerated...

Grand Rounds: How 3D Planning and Printing is Transforming Upper Extremity Surgery

July 6, 2022
Lisa Lattanza, MD, FAOA, FAAOS July 20, 2022, at 6:30 am Hybrid Conference Professor of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation Chair, Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation Chief, YNHH   Add to Calendar Speaker Biography Dr. Lisa Lattanza is the chair of the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation at the Yale School of Medicine. She...

Scholarship, Excellence & Diversity: URM Student Scholars at UNC Orthopaedics in 2022

July 5, 2022
This year, UNC Department of Orthopaedics is pleased to host two medical student scholars selected by UNC programs that address and close gaps in racial and gender disparities in medical practice.  In fall 2022, the Department will host its first University of North Carolina Department of Orthopaedics Scholarship for Under-Represented...

End-of-Year Banquet Honors UNC Orthopaedics Residency Graduates

June 20, 2022
At its annual graduation banquet on Friday, June 3rd 2022, the Department honored the achievements and completion of Orthopaedic Surgery training of its five departing residents. Residents, fellows and faculty gathered at the University’s Carolina Inn to celebrate the end of the academic year and to award resident and teaching...

UNC Pediatric Orthopaedics Named 23rd Out of 50 in Latest U.S. News & World Report Rankings

June 15, 2022
In the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings of the 50 top-performing children’s hospitals across the U.S. across 10 pediatric specialties, UNC’s Pediatric Orthopaedics service was named #23 among all pediatric orthopaedic programs. In the 2022-2023 report released mid-June, data analysis and surveys of thousands of pediatric specialists working...

51st Annual R. Beverly Raney Visiting Professorship & Conference: A Scholarly Forum on Orthopaedic Research & Practice

June 12, 2022
On Friday, June 3rd, 2022, UNC Orthopaedics hosted its 51st Annual R. Beverly Raney Visiting Professorship and Orthopaedic Conference, marking a welcome return to in-person for a longstanding educational event that benefits current and alumnus UNC Orthopaedics Surgery faculty and residents. Each year, this event provides orthopaedic surgeons updates on...

UNC Sports Medicine: Caring for UNC & Community Athletes Alike

May 31, 2022
The mission of UNC Orthopaedics and the Sports Medicine Institute includes injury treatment, rehabilitation, and injury prevention and outreach.  This includes our UNC athletes, as well as the local school systems, weekend warriors and athletes of all ages. We work to support the community as a whole at a range...