News & Events

News and Events

With clubfeet now straight, James is doing great

Posted on 01/24/2026

James Van Hierden now shows few signs of being born with clubfoot, a condition where one or both feet are twisted severely inward, after undergoing treatment by UW Health Kids experts. . . James Van Hierden is among the one in 1,000 children born with clubfoot, a condition where babies enter the world with one […]

UW Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Launches One-Year Research Fellowship for Medical Students

Posted on 11/17/2025

The University of Wisconsin (UW) Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation is excited to announce a new one-year, full-time research fellowship designed to give medical students hands-on experience in orthopedic research. The program offers three positions for students currently enrolled in U.S. allopathic or osteopathic medical schools. Two fellows will join the department’s Sports Medicine Research […]

Congratulations to the Summer 2025 UW Ortho-Rehab Pilot Award recipients

Posted on 10/28/2025

The UW Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Pilot Award Program was created to support novel and developing research of department faculty and trainees who are early in their professional careers. Awarded three times per year, these grants target research areas that advance the fields of orthopedics and rehabilitation, including basic discovery research, patient-based clinical research, […]

Naoaki Ito, DPT, PhD, awarded Five-Year NIH Research Grant

Posted on 10/24/2025

Last month, Naoaki Ito, DPT, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in the UW Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation and Badger Athletic Performance, was awarded a five-year, $945,000 K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to fund his research on improving outcomes following patellar tendon injuries. This highly competitive grant supports early-career […]

Bryan Heiderscheit receives ICTR Faculty Mentorship Award at UW–Madison

Posted on 10/23/2025

On September 10, 2025, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) presented Bryan Heiderscheit, PT, PhD, FAPTA, with a 2025 ICTR Faculty Mentorship Award. This prestigious award recognizes faculty mentors whose commitment to intentional, evidence-based mentorship is shaping the future of clinical and translational research at UW-Madison. Honorees have played a […]