Andrew Watson, MD, associate professor in the UW Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation and director of the UW Human Performance Lab, has received a 2026 Freedom of Movement (FOM) Award in support of his research project, “The Interaction of Surface Type and Heat Stress to Influence Musculoskeletal Injury and Concussion Risk in Youth Athletes.” The […]
The UW Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation named orthopedic surgeon and assistant professor Eric Cotter, MD, a recipient of the 2026 Freedom of Movement (FOM) Award. Dr. Cotter’s FOM grant will support an innovative research project focused on improving outcomes after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty. The project, titled “Soft Tissue Tensioning in the Setting of Inlay, Lateralized […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
