Madison native and two-time U.S. Open golf champion Andy North had plenty of options when he finally decided that he couldn’t put off hip replacement surgery any longer. “I’ve had about 15 surgeries over the past 50 years, mostly sports-related, for my neck, my back, my knees and elbow,” North says. Over the past few […]
On June 29, 2022, Tamara Scerpella, MD, was named Interim Chair of the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Dr. Scerpella earned her medical degree at the University of Iowa and completed her residency in orthopedic surgery at UW-Madison. Following residency, she was in private […]
On October 12, 2022, UW Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Vice Chair for Research, Bryan Heiderscheit, PT, Ph.D was awarded the Frederick Gaenslen Professorship in Orthopedics at the inaugural School of Medicine and Public Health Faculty Investiture Celebration at the Fluno Center in Madison. Established through a generous bequest from Clara F. Gaenslen in memory […]
Ashley Mohan, DO, joined the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health as an Assistant Professor (CHS) on September 1, 2022. Dr. Mohan earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine and completed a one-year fellowship in Osteopathic Manual Medicine at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine […]
Uncovering the reason behind Type 1 Diabetes-related bone loss Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation associate professor and researcher, Wan-ju Li, MS, PhD was recently awarded a $50,000 one-year Translational Basic & Clinical Pilot Grant from the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) for a proposal titled “GATA6 in Regulation of Type 1 Diabetes […]
