Last month, the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Collaborative Research Network (AMSSM CRN), housed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, recently hosted a national research conference focused on one of the most rapidly evolving and debated areas in sports medicine – orthobiologics. Led by Stephanie Kliethermes, PhD, associate research professor in the UW Department of […]
We are proud to share that David Bernhardt, MD, has been named the recipient of the 2026 Andy Hipskind Distinguished Big Ten Team Physician Award, one of the Big Ten Conference’s highest honors in athletic medicine. The award recognizes outstanding leadership, service, and dedication to student-athlete health across the conference. Dr. Bernhardt has served Wisconsin Athletics for […]
Introducing our newest class of outstanding Orthopedic Surgery and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residents. Congratulations and welcome to the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation family! Click image to enlarge.
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are leading a groundbreaking multi-institutional research study to better understand and reduce musculoskeletal injuries among high-level basketball players. The study, titled “Musculoskeletal Injury Profiling of Elite Basketball Players: A Framework for Injury Mitigation Strategies Through Integration of Biomechanics, Imaging and Data Analytics,” began in August 2025 and will run […]
The UW Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation is pleased to announce an expansion of its Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program, increasing the number of residents per class from six to seven, or from 30 to 35 total trainees over the next five years. This strategic growth reflects the department’s continued commitment to excellence in surgical education, […]
