Gary Friedlaender, MD, BS
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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, until 2016, Chair of the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and 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.
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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), the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons (2001-02) and the American Orthopaedic Association (2010-11). 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).
Education & Training
- FellowMassachusetts General Hospital (1983)
- FellowBerg-Sloat Traveling Fellowship (Karolinska Inst,Oxford Univ,Univ Nottingham, Royal National Ortho), Sweden and England Bone Biology and Tumor Immunobiology (1976)
- ResidentYale-New Haven Hospital (1974)
- FellowNIH-Post-doctoral Research Fellowship, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT Oncology and Immunobiology (1973)
- ResidentUniversity of Michigan (1971)
- InternUniversity of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan Surgery (1970)
- MDUniversity of Michigan Medical School (1969)
- FellowFord Foundation Fellowship in Reproductive Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Reproductive Immunobiology (1969)
- BSUniversity of Michigan, Zoology (1967)
Activities
- Metastatic Disease to BoneBoston, MA, United States 2017Boston Orthopaedic Pathology Course
- Metastatic Disease to BoneStony Brook, NY, United States 2016Orthopaedic Grand Rounds
- The Art of Observation: Lessons for PhysiciansStony Brook, NY, United States 2016Orthopaedic Grand Rounds
- Samuel AM, Ibe I, Friedlender GE, Lindskog DM: Bone Scans Have Little Utility in Evaluation of Well-differentiated Cartilagenous Lesions of the HumerusOrlando, FL, United States 2016Annual Meeting
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Tipton Leadership Award | American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons | 2014 |
Distinguished Contributions to Orthopaedics | American Orthopaedic Association | 2013 |
Inaugural Stefansky Visiting Professor for Communication Skills | University of Toronto | 2012 |
Crawford J. Campbell Visiting Professor | Albany Medical Center | 2012 |
Allen Fellowship Distinguished Visiting Professor | Case Western Reserve School of Medicine | 2012 |
Alan DeForest Smith Lecturer | New York Orthopaedic Hospital/Columbia University | 2011 |
President | American Orthopaedic Association | 2010 |
Distinguished Achievement Award | University of Michigan Medical Alumni Association | 2008 |
Edward T. Smith Visiting Professor | University of Texas (Houston) | 2006 |
Fischer-Owen Lecturer | University of Louisville | 2005 |
Jeanette Wilkins Memorial Lecturer | University of Southern California | 2004 |
William A. Hark Visiting Professor | Loyola University | 2002 |
William A. Hark Visiting Professor | University of Michigan | 2002 |
Orthopaedist-of-the-Year | Connecticut State Orthopaedic Society | 2002 |
Alpha Omega Alpha Honorary Medical Society | Yale University | 2001 |
President | Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons | 2001 |
Alpha Omega Alpha Honorary Medical Society | Yale University | 2001 |
William A. Hark Visiting Professor | University of Illinois | 2000 |
William A. Hark Visiting Professor | University of Illinois | 2000 |
Honorary Member | Hellenic Association of Orthopaedic Surgery | 1999 |
Honorary Member | Veterinary Orthopaedic Society | 1999 |
Jacque Jenny Lecturer | Veterinary Orthopaedic Society | 1999 |
Arthur A. Thribodeau Visiting Professor | Tufts University | 1997 |
Patrick Kelly Visiting Professor | Mayo clinic | 1997 |
MRC Visiting Professor | University of Calgary | 1996 |
K. Mallory Visiting Professor | Ohio State University | 1996 |
Carroll Silver Visiting Professor | Brown University | 1996 |
Distinguished Service Award | American Association of Tissue Banks | 1996 |
Nicholas Andry Award for Outstanding Orthopaedic Research | Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons | 1995 |
President | Academic Orthopaedic Society | 1995 |
President | Orthopaedic Research Society | 1994 |
R. Beverly Raney Visiting Professor | University of North Carolina | 1994 |
Presidential Guest Speaker | Michigan Orthopaedic Association | 1993 |
Wayne O Southwick Teaching Award | Yale Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation | 1993 |
Robert A. Robinson Visiting Professor | Maryland Orthpaedic Association | 1992 |
Gold Medal and Rubio Memorial Lecturer | Spanish Orthopaedic Society | 1989 |
C. Howard Hatcher Visiting Professor | Stanford University | 1989 |
Peter Kiewit Lecturer | Eisenhower Medical Center | 1987 |
Presidential Guest Speaker | British Orthopaedic Research Society | 1984 |
Julius Neviaser Memorial Lectureship | Washington Hospital Center | 1984 |
President | American Council on Transplantation | 1984 |
President (Founding), American Council on Transplantation | American Council on Transplantation | 1984 |
President, American Association of Tissue Banks | American Association of Tissue Banks | 1983 |
Kappa Delta Award for Outstanding Orthopaedic Research | American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and Orthopaedic Research Society | 1982 |
Keynote Address: Thoughts on the Long Term Preservation of Tissue Banking | International Symposium on the Preservation and Storage of Oregans and Tissues for Transplantation | 1977 |
Keynote Address: Organ Preservation | XIV International Congress on Refrigeration | 1975 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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National Institutes of Health | NIH Consensus Development Conference On Total Knee Replacements Planning Committee | 2002 - 2003 |
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons | Council of Subspecialty Societies | 2001 - 2002 |
National Institutes of Health | Center for Scientific Review, Bone, Muscle, Connective Tissue Boundaries Study Section | 2001 - Present |
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation | Grant Peer Review Committee | 2000 - 2005 |
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons | Editorial Review Board | 2000 - Present |
Journal Spine | Board of Associate Editors | 2000 - Present |
National Institutes of Health | NIAMS Council | 1998 - 2002 |
Food and Drug Administration | FDA Panel on Blood and Blood Products | 1996 - 1997 |
Arthritis Association | Medical Advisory Board | 1996 - 1997 |
The Cancer Journal | Board of Associate Editors | 1994 - 2007 |
Journal of Orthopaedic Research | Board of Associate Editors | 1994 - 2006 |
National Institutes of Health | NIH Special Study Section (Clinical Services Special Emphasis Panel), | 1994 - 1995 |
National Institutes of Health | NIH Consensus Conference On Total Hip Replacement | 1994 - Present |
NIAMS, National Institutes of Health | National Arthritis Board | 1993 - 1995 |
National Institutes of Health | National Advisory Board for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases | 1991 - 1995 |
National Institutes of Health | Orthopaedic and Musculoskeletal Study Section | 1986 - 1989 |
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research | Editorial Board | 1986 - Present |
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery | Board of Consulting Editor for Research | 1981 - 1988 |
International Atomic Energy Agency | Advisory Group on the Effects of Sterilization on Biological Tissues | 1976 - Present |