2011 Match Results
The Emory Department of Orthopaedics would like to congratulate and welcome the following members to the 2011-2012 PGY-1 class:

Elise Hiza University of Colorado	Ashton Mansour Louisiana State University

Kyle Sweeney Vanderbilt University	Dane Todd Emory University	Brent Wise University of Florida

Three Newest Members of the Emory Orthopaedic Faculty

The Emory University Department of Orthopaedics is happy to welcome Nicholas Fletcher, William Reisman, and John Louis-Ugbo as its three newest members of the orthopaedic faculty. Dr. Fletcher will join as Assistant Professor in the division of Pediatric Orthopaedics and Dr. Louis-Ugbo as Assistant Professor in Foot & Ankle Surgery. After his residency at Vanderbilt University, Dr. Fletcher completed his training in pediatric orthopaedics at Texas Scottish Rite in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Louis-Ugbo completed his orthopaedic residency here at Emory University and continued on to his fellowship in foot and ankle surgery in at Orthopaedic Associates of Michigan in Grand Rapids, Michigan. After completing his orthopaedic residency here at Emory, Dr. Reisman went on to a fellowship in orthopaedic traumatology at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. He returns to Atlanta as Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Traumatology at Emory.

Dr. George Wright Wins J.Funk, MD Humanitarian Award

The Emory University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery would like to congratulate Dr. George Wright on being the newest recepient of the James Funk, MD Humanitarian Award at the 2008 Georgia Orthopaedic Society (GOS) Annual Meeting. This awarded is given to candidates who have provided exceptional humanitarian service. GOS President Dr. Waldo Floyd stated, “George has dedicated 13 years of his life to teaching orthopedic residents at Grady. He certainly has earned the 2008 Funk award.” In commending Dr. Wright, Dr. Jim Roberson praised his dedication, saying “George invested heavily in teaching at Grady, not only earning Emory ‘Teacher of the Year’ seven times, but modeling compassion and caring in Georgia’s future doctors.” The Funk Award is named after the late Dr. James Funk, and more information can be found here. Previous recipients include Dr. Frank Kelly (2005), Senator Preston Smith (2006), and Dr. Skoot Dimon (2007).

Bradbury Joins Adult Reconstruction Faculty

The Emory University Department of Orthopaedics is happy to welcome Tom Bradbury as Assistant Professor in the division of Adult Hip and Knee Reconstruction. An Atlanta native, Dr. Bradbury attended The Lovett School before pursuing his undergraduate studies at Washington and Lee University. He then returned to Georgia for medical school at the Medical College of Georgia, where he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Society. He did is residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Vanderbilt University, followed by a fellowship in Adult Reconstruction at OrthoCarolina in Charlotte, North Carolina. Tom returns to Atlanta with his wife Julie and three children; Tommy, Molly, and Brooks.

Kercher, Xerogeanes featured in May AAOS Now

Resident Jim Kercher and Chief of Sports Medicine John Xerogeanes were featured in the May, 2008 AAOS Now for their project entitled “ACL reconstruction in the skeletally immature: An anatomic study utilizing 3-D MRI reconstruction.” The project, done in conjunction with Georgia Tech researchers, investigates the use of 3-D MRI as a way to evaluate the impact of transphyseal ACL reconstruction on the growth plate. The team utilized a software program called MAARS (Module for Adolescent ACL Reconstruction Surgery) to create a 3-D reconstruction of the tibial physis, measure the volume of the physis, and determine the percent of physis damaged by differing graft sizes and tunnel orientations. The goal was to better evaluate the degree of damage a transphyseal reconstruction does to the physis, as well as determine the optimal tunnel size and position to allow use of an interference screw for graft fixation. So far, the project has been presented at the 2008 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery Annual Meeting as well as the 2008 Southern Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting. The full article can be found here.

Emory hosts 2007 North American Traveling Fellows

The Emory Department of Orthopaedics was privileged to host the 2007 class of AOA-North American Traveling Fellows October 31st – November 1st. Emory was the final destination of a four-week, 17-program tour that covered the Eastern U.S. and Canada. This year’s class, comprised of George Athwal, Bang Hoang, Samir Mehta, Brett Owens, and Jennifer Wolf, treated faculty and residents to talks on a wide variety of topics. Emory faculty members John Heller and Gary McGillivary also addressed the group on current topics of interest. The fellows were then given the opportunity to tour some of Emory’s clinical facilities before concluding their trip with a dinner with faculty.

2007 North American Traveling Fellows with department Chairman, Jim Roberson

The department gathers following the morning’s academic session