Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Faculty
Friedlaender, Gary
Wayne O. Southwick Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and Professor of Pathology; Chair, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation; Clinical Program Leader, Sarcoma Program, Smilow Cancer Hospital
Biography
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 Chair of the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation...
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 Chair of the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and as Chief of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation at Yale New Haven Hospital. Dr. Friedlaender has also trained at Massachusetts General Hospital in musculoskeletal oncology, which remains his primary clinical and research interest.
Dr. Friedlaender has served as President of the American Association of Tissue Banks (1983-85), the American Council on Transplantation (1983-85), the Orthopaedic Research Society (1994-95), the Academic Orthopaedic Society (1995-96) and the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons (2001-02) and he will assume the Presidency of the American Orthopaedic Association in 2010. He has also chaired the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeon’s Council of Musculoskeletal Specialty Societies and served as a member of the Academy’s Board of Directors and as a member of the AAOS Committee on Ethics. In the past, Dr. Friedlaender served as Chair of the National Arthritis Board, NIAMS (NIH), as a member of the Orthopaedic Study Section at NIH and as a member of the Advisory Council of NIAMS. He was chair of the Research Committees of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Academic Orthopaedic Society and chaired the AAOS work group on Tissue Banking Issues. He served or serves on the editorial boards of several journals, including the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, Spine, Journal of Orthopaedic Research and the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; and he has written numerous scientific publications and received national awards for his basic science research (Kappa Delta Award of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Nicholas Andry Award of the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons).
Full Time Clinical Faculty
Baumgaertner, Michael
Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Director, Orthopaedic Trauma Service
Clinical Interests:Trauma fractures; complex fractures, including the pelvis; fracture nonunions; adult joint reconstruction (hip and knee reconstruction and deformities)
Blaine, Theodore
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Chief of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Clinical Interests:Arthroscopic, Reconstructive and Trauma Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow; Sports Medicine; Orthopaedic Research; Arthritis and Joint Replacement Surgery.
Carter, Cordelia
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Clinical Interests:pediatric sports medicine; pediatric orthopaedic surgery; ACL injuries; meniscus injuries; osteochondritis dissecans (OCD); discoid meniscus; sports injuries; pediatric fracture care.
Cooperman, Daniel
Clinical Interests:developmental and congenital abnormalities like cerebral palsy; myelodysplasia; foot problems; dislocated hips; ambulatory childhood afflictions like in-toeing and Perthes Disease; victims of trauma.
Dodds, Seth
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Associate-Director, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Training Program
Clinical Interests:Hand and upper extremity surgery; trauma and post-trauma reconstruction of the hand, wrist and elbow; congenital hand deformity; nerve injuries; hand and wrist arthroscopy; Shoulder, Arm, Elbow, Hand and Wrist; Arthritis, Arthroscopic Surgery, Deformity, Disability, Joint Replacement, Pain, Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine, Trauma/Fractures, Tumor/Oncology, Nerve Injury
Friedlaender, Gary
Wayne O. Southwick Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and Professor of Pathology
Chair, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Clinical Program Leader, Sarcoma Program, Smilow Cancer Hospital
Clinical Interests:Tumors and pathological fractures; metastatic disease to bone; fracture nonunions; infections; sarcoma; multiple myeloma; bone cancer; pediatric cancer; limb-sparing tumor resections.
Grauer, Jonathan
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and of Pediatrics
Co-Director, Orthopaedic Spine Service
Co-Director, Yale New Haven Hospital Spine Center
Clinical Interests:Spine problems; spine instability; radiculopathy; myelopathy; disc disease; herniated disc; scoliosis; spine tumors; spine trauma; spinal fusion; spinal deformity correction; cervical spine; thoracic spine; lumbar spine; stenosis; spondylolisthesis; discectomy
Jokl, Peter
Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Section Chief, Sports Medicine
Department Vice Chair
Program Director Orthopaedic Residency
Clinical Interests:Sports medicine; knee and ankle problems; arthroscopic surgery and meniscal repair; athletic foot injuries; muscular injuries; shoulder injuries; anterior cruciate repair; meniscus repair/debridement; orthopedics; elbow injuries
Keggi, Kristaps
Elihu Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Clinical Interests:Primary and revision replacement of hips; anterior muscle-sparing approach to hip replacement
Leslie, Michael
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Clinical Interests:Pelvic fractures;acetabulum fractures; intraarticular fractures; fracture problems including nonunions, malunions, post-traumatic deformity correction and polytraumatized patients;adolescent fractures;joint replacement.
Lindskog, Dieter
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Clinical Research Program Director, Sarcoma Program, Yale Cancer Center
Clinical Interests:Adult and pediatric orthopaedic oncology; bone tumors - benign and malignant; soft-tissue tumors; sarcoma; bone cancer; metastatic cancer; radiofrequency ablation of bone tumors; limb salvage surgery; limb sparing surgery; rotationplasty; tumor reconstruction; spine tumors; orthopaedic trauma; fractures; hip fractures.
Full Time Clinical Faculty
Medvecky, Michael
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Clinical Interests:Sports-related injuries in children and adults; general orthopaedic injuries; orthopaedic trauma; arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgery; meniscus tears; meniscus repair/debridement; meniscus transplantation; complex knee ligament injuries; Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) and Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) reconstruction; revision knee ligament reconstruction; knee arthritis in young adults; cartilage restoration procedures (osteochondral transfer, carticel implantation); osteotomies around the knee; rotator cuff surgery; shoulder instability; shoulder arthroscopy; proximal humerus fractures
Pelker, Richard
Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Chief, Joint Reconstruction Service
Clinical Interests:Adult reconstruction; arthroplasty; knee and hip replacement; complex reconstruction and revision; infected total joints; hip arthroscopy
Reach, John, Jr
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Director, Yale Foot and Ankle Section
Clinical Interests:Foot and Ankle reconstruction; Tendon / ligament repair; total ankle replacement; rheumatoid arthritis; great toe arthritis and deformity; arthroscopic surgery and minimally invasive cartilage repair; lower extremity trauma & limb salvage; lower extremity sports injuries.
Sharkey, Melinda
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Clinical Interests:Musculoskeletal trauma; Pediatric hip diseases: developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease; Lower extremity deformities: Blount disease and other angular and rotational conditions of the leg, limb length discrepancy; Foot disorders; Pediatric and Adolescent sports medicine: meniscal injuries, OCD lesions, ligamentous injuries (ACL), overuse injuries.
Smith, Brian
Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and of Pediatrics
Director, Yale Pediatric Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Residency Program Director, Department of Orthopaedics
Clinical Interests:Spinal deformities: idiopathic scoliosis: infantile, juvenile, adolescent; neuromuscular scoliosis, congenital scoliosis, spondylolisthesis; hip disorders: developmental hip dysplasia(DDH), Perthes disease, slipped capital epiphysis; foot disorders: clubfoot, vertical talus, cavus foot, metatarsus adductus, flatfoot; pediatric fractures; neuromuscular disorders: cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spinal muscular atrophy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT); lower extremity disorders: torsional or angular deformities, Blount's disease, limb length inequality.
Sutton, Karen
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Clinical Interests:Orthopaedic sports injuries in the adolescent and adult female athlete, including meniscus healing and repair; knee ligamentous reconstruction; articular cartilage healing and repair; shoulder stabilization and rotator cuff repair; specific interest in women's sports injuries, including anterior cruciate ligament prevention
Swigart, Carrie
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Clinical Interests:Hand surgery; hand, wrist and elbow fractures; wrist and elbow problems; peripheral nerve injuries; congenital hand deformities and reconstruction; hand, wrist, and elbow arthritis; rheumatoid arthritis reconstruction; trigger-finger release; carpal tunnel release; scaphoid repair
Weis, Lawrence
Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Clinical Interests:Adult reconstruction, trauma, and musculoskeletal oncology.
Whang, Peter
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Clinical Interests:Specialties Anatomical: Neck, Spine, Low Back; Treatment:Arthritis, Deformity, Disability, Joint Replacement, Metabolic Bone Disease, Osteoporosis, Pain, Rehabilitation, Trauma/Fractures, Tumor/Oncology, Motion sparing and minimally invasive surgery; Spinal conditions treated include neck and arm pain/numbness/weakness; lower back and leg pain (sciatica); degenerative arthritis of cervical/thoracic/lumbar spines; degenerative disc disease; disk herniations (C/T/L spines); spinal stenosis; spinal trauma (C/T/L spines) including cervical whiplash and osteoporosis compression fractures; scoliosis (adult and adolescent); spondylolysis (pars defects)/ spondylolisthesis; spinal tumors; spinal infections; Spinal surgeries performed include spinal fusions (C/T/L spines); spinal decompressions (C/T/L spines); microscopic discectomies; motion-preserving surgeries including artificial disc replacements and X-Stop; minimally invasive spine surgery; kyphoplasty (for compression fractures).
Yue, James
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Co-Director, Orthopaedic Spine Service
Director, Yale Spine Fellowship
Clinical Interests:Spine disorders including discs, arthritis, scoliosis, deformities and tumors; neck and back injuries; lumbar and cervical disc replacement surgery; spinal fusion and deformity correction; discectomy; Prodisc disc replacement; X-Stop treatment for spinal stenosis; fracture management; motion-preserving spine surgery such as artificial disc replacement; endoscopic minimally invasive spine surgery
Full Time Research Faculty
Carpenter, Caren
Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Research Interests:Function of non-collagenous bone matrix proteins with an emphasis on osteocalcin, a vitamin K-dependent protein synthesized only in bone; Animal Models; Biochemistry; Bone Disease; Bone Formation; Bone Markers; Cell Culture; Immunoassay
Eswarakumar, V.
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and of Pharmacology
Research Interests:Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptors (FGFRs)
Horowitz, Mark, Ph.D.
Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Vice Chair for Research
Research Interests:Osteoimmunology; Osteoblasts; Osteoclasts; Adipocytes; Bone remodeling; Mesenchymal stem cell differentiation; B cell transcription factors and bone
Ivancic, Paul
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Research Interests:Human injury biomechanics; Spine biomechanics; Whiplash; Neck injury prevention; Injury mechanisms and tolerance; Injury prevention; Orthopaedic implant design; Spine biomechanics
Tommasini, Steven
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and of Biomedical Engineering
Vignery, Agnès
Senior Research Scientist in Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and in Cell Biology
Research Interests:Differentiation mechanism of osteoblasts; Fusion mechanism of macrophages
Emeritus Faculty
Panjabi, Manohar
Professor Emeritus of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Renshaw, Thomas
Professor Emeritus of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and Clinical Professor of Nursing
Southwick, Wayne
Professor Emeritus of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
