Page 3 – Orthopaedics

Sekinat K. McCormick, M.D. featured in this year’s Women in Medicine Month

Published On: September 27, 2019
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“Dr. McCormick is a shining example of why we should break down stereotypes within medicine. Her path and her leadership definitely exemplify her trailblazer status. We take care of many patients from border towns in South Texas. Many of these children are born here in the USA, but their parents were not. Some in the […]

Seventeenth Annual Laura B. Flawn, M.D. Endowed Professorship in Diseases of the Spine & Spine Trauma Grand Round Presentation “Biologic Forefronts in Spine Surgery”

Published On: September 16, 2019
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is pleased to present the Seventeenth Annual Laura B. Flawn, M.D. Endowed Professorship in Diseases of the Spine & Spine Trauma Grand Round Presentation “Biologic Forefronts in Spine Surgery” Wellington K. Hsu, M.D. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Cliord C. Raisbeck, M.D., Distinguished Professor Director of Research, NMH Musculoskeletal Institute […]

UT Health Orthopaedics Faculty well represented at 2019 PAOS Conference

Published On: September 3, 2019
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Over the five day PAOS conference hosted at the JW Marriott in San Antonio Hill Country, our faculty represented well in hot topic talks to over 420 Physician Assistants in Orthopedic Surgery. Other topics not pictured here. Ravi Karia, MD – Hip Fractures: Treatment Options in the Elderly Patient Rajiv Rajani, MD – Soft Tissue […]

2019 Orthopaedic Journal published

Published On: June 21, 2019
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Read the 2019 Orthopaedic Journal, Vol III

John Toohey, MD passes Certification in Medical Quality (CMQ) examination

Published On: June 18, 2019
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Charles A. Rockwood, Jr., MD, FAOA: Acknowledged as an AOA Pillar of the Orthopaedic Profession

Published On: June 3, 2019
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Charles A. Rockwood, Jr., MD, FAOA is being honored as an AOA Pillar of the Orthopaedic Profession for his tremendous contributions to orthopaedic surgery. The effort to recognize Dr. Rockwood was led by Bernard F. Morrey, MD, FAOA with the generous support of many colleagues, friends, and the Alamo Orthopaedic Society, that includes several of […]

Own Your Bones – Osteoporosis and Fragility Fractures

Published On: June 3, 2019
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We’re accustomed to the idea of encouraging good diets and activity in children to “grow strong bones,” but we tend to think of adult bone as a static framework that holds up our flesh. It’s not static, and we need to take care of it to avoid fragility fractures and osteoporosis as we age. “People […]

Dr. Buttacavoli Medical Honoree for 2019 Arthritis Walk at UT Health San Antonio.

Published On: May 7, 2019
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Dr. Buttacavoli addresses the crowd at the 2019 Arthritis Walk at UT Health San Antonio. Dr. Buttacavoli chats with participants at the 2019 Arthritis Walk at UT Health San Antonio.

Phillip A. Deffer, Sr., M.D. Endowed Lectureship with distinguished speaker Theodore W. Parsons, III, MD

Published On: April 23, 2019
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Farhan Ahmad, second year medical student, represents UT Health San Antonio’s Department of Orthopedic Surgery at this years AAOS annual meeting in Las Vegas

Published On: April 8, 2019
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A second year medical student, Farhan Ahmad, represents UT Health San Antonio’s Department of Orthopedic Surgery at this years American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery’s annual meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. His scientific presentation “Skin and Bones” was co-authored by another medical student – Kavina Patel, Sandra Osswald, MD from the Department of Dermatology and Marc […]