Bone and Bones
Jackie Fretz, PhD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Research Interests
Adipocytes; Bone and Bones; Bone Diseases; Bone Diseases, Metabolic; Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder; Fractures, Ununited; Glomerular Filtration Rate; Glomerular Mesangium; Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental; Juxtaglomerular Apparatus; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells; Orthopedics; Osteoblasts; Pericytes; Podocytes; Transcriptional Activation
Mark Horowitz, PhD
Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Vice Chair for Research
Research Interests
Adipocytes; Bone and Bones; Bone Remodeling; Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation; Orthopedics; Osteoblasts; Osteoclasts
Karl Insogna, MD
Ensign Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology)
Director, Yale Bone Center
Ensign Professor of Medicine without Term
Associate Director, Yale Center for X-Linked Hypophosphatemia
Research Interests
Bone and Bones; Bone Resorption; Endocrinology; Hypophosphatemia, Familial; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Osteoblasts; Osteoclasts; Osteogenesis; Rickets, Hypophosphatemic; Skeleton; Sphingosine; Wnt Signaling Pathway
Francis Lee, MD, PhD, FAAOS, MBA
Wayne O. Southwick Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
with Tenure in Traditional Track
Wayne O. Southwick Endowed Professor in Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Professor in Department of Pathology, Secondary Appointment
Biological and Biomedical Science Program, YSM Postgraduate School
Research Interests
Bone and Bones; Bone Diseases, Infectious; Bone Marrow; Fracture Fixation; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Oncology Service, Hospital; Orthopedics; Osteoarthritis; Osteoblasts; Osteoclasts; Stem Cells; Tissue Engineering
Richard Pelker, PhD, MD
Professor, Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Chief, Joint Reconstruction Service
Research Interests
Allografts; Biomechanical Phenomena; Bone and Bones; Bone Remodeling; Bone Substitutes; Orthopedics
Steven Tommasini, PhD
Research Scientist
Research Interests
Bone and Bones; Metabolism; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Orthopedics; Osteocytes
Nancy Troiano, MS
Histology Laboratory Manager
Associate in Research III
Research Interests
Bone and Bones; Frozen Sections; Histology, Comparative; Paraffin Embedding; Plastic Embedding; Staining and Labeling
Raymond Walls, MD, FRCS (Tr&Orth), MBBCh
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Research Interests
Ankle; Bone and Bones; Flatfoot; Ligaments; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; Orthopedics
Gang-Qing Yao, MD
Research Scientist in Medicine (Endocrinology)
Director, Vector Design and Engineering Service