Department of OrthoRehab reaches goal to establish first-ever sports medicine professorship at UW-Madison | |
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Thanks to the generous support of more than 110 donors, the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation has successfully created the first sports medicine endowed professorship at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
The Dr. William G. Clancy Jr. Professorship in Sports Medicine will honor the achievements of a true pioneer and innovator, perpetuate his spirit of inclusion, and advance our mission to educate future leaders in the field.
Together with a $500,000 matching gift from the Herman and Gwen Shapiro Foundation, our total raised is over $1,254,000 to date! This endowed professorship will provide annual research funding in perpetuity to the physician-educator-researcher who will hold the Clancy Award.
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"We have reached our goal through the incredible generosity of Dr. Clancy's former trainees, mentees, colleagues, and friends. What a testament to his impact on the field of sports medicine! As Chair of the Department and a former Clancy resident, please accept my sincerest gratitude for your generous support. You have made this professorship a reality." | | |
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Tamara A. Scerpella, MD
Chair, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Chief, Division of Sports Medicine
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Dr. Clancy is humbled, grateful, and excited. We cannot wait to celebrate this well-deserved honor for him and an important milestone for our institution at a donor appreciation event in spring 2025. If you would like to add your support for this groundbreaking professorship, we invite you to make a gift here.
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Seven new faculty physicians join the UW OrthoRehab team | |
We are thrilled to welcome this incredible group of talented faculty physicians to the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. |
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Eric Cotter, MD
Assistant Professor
Sports Medicine
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Christina Morganti, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Bone Health
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A. Neil Salyapongse, MD
Clinical Professor
Vice Chair, Education
Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery
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Jeffrey Henstenburg, MD
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
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Jeffrey O'Donnell, MD
Assistant Professor
Adult Reconstructive Surgery
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Yushane (Celestine) Shih, MD
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
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Tuo Peter Li, MD
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
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Michael Pazzol, MD
Assistant Professor
Pain Medicine
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Tamara Scerpella, MD, awarded distinguished professorship | |
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On June 26, 2024, UW Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Professor and Department Chair Tamara Scerpella, MD, was named the AA McBeath Distinguished Professorship at the 2024 UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) Faculty Investiture Ceremony. Held at the Fluno Center in Madison, Wisconsin, the event celebrated and honored the accomplishments of inspiring and innovative endowed faculty while recognizing the philanthropic partners who make their pioneering work possible through generous faculty support gifts.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Scerpella on receiving this much-deserved honor.
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Michael Suer, MD, among NASP SpineLine's 20 under 40
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In 2018, the North American Spine Society (NASS) publication, SpineLine created its 20 Under 40 program "to honor exceptional young spine care professionals" by highlighting those under 40 "who have demonstrated notable achievements in their field, community service, and a commitment to advancing spine care." | |
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UW OrthoRehab Assistant Professor Dr. Michael Suer was one of the 20 Under 40 honorees for 2024. An outstanding spine and musculoskeletal specialist, Dr. Suer is also the interim vice chair of our Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) Division and associate director of the department's PM&R residency program. We are proud to share this well-earned recognition.
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Why is this ‘ready to rock’ Packers receiver so confident and optimistic? | |
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A September 5, 2024 Wisconsin State Journal article looked at how persistent hamstring issues led Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson to Madison to see the experts at Badger Athletic Performance at the University of Wisconsin – where Dr. Bryan Heiderscheit and his team discovered “asymmetry” between his two hamstrings. Watson now describes himself as "a different player," returning to Green Bay with a "renewed commitment to doing the 'little things' required to stay healthy."
Read the full article here.
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The end of 'fast-guy injuries': inside the Packers' plan to keep Christian Watson and others on the field | |
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The Green Bay Packers have taken "a new, scientifically backed approach to treating soft-tissue injuries. If it proves effective, the future of football will look very different."
Bryan Heiderscheit, PT, PhD, professor and vice chair of research for the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, talks with Peter Bukowski of The Leap about the root causes of so-called "fast-guy injuries" – and how he and his team at Badger Athletic Performance are changing the game for athletes impacted by them.
Read the full article here.
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Ben Gillespie, MD, on importance of wearing a helmet while biking | |
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Bike helmets are associated with a 70% lower risk of getting seriously hurt in a crash, according to Ben Gillespie, MD, assistant professor at the UW Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation and medical director at UW Health's Rehabilitation Hospital.
Dr. Gillespie appeared on local news broadcasts across Wisconsin to discuss the importance of helmet use while biking and skating.
Watch the Madison Channel 3000 interview here.
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Alison Brooks, MD, MPH and colleagues awarded Forward Grant to study head injuries in non-helmeted youth sports | |
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This summer, Alison Brooks, MD, MPH, professor in the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Division of Sports Medicine and a multidisciplinary team of experts were awarded a Research Forward Grant.
Dr. Brooks and her colleagues will work toward development of "the next generation wearable motion sensors to better detect head impacts." Youth soccer players participating in the study will wear these motion sensors throughout the season, and the collected information will be coupled with brain imaging and sophisticated computer modeling.
Continue reading here.
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Mikel Joachim, PhD, receives UW OrthoRehab Pilot Award | |
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Research Program Manager Mikel Joachim, PhD, was recently awarded a Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation 2024 Pilot Award for her proposal, Identifying the Associations of Lower Extremity Muscle Morphology with Achilles and Patellar Tendinopathy in Cross Country Runners: A Preliminary Study.
According to Dr. Joachim, her study will assess lower-extremity muscle and tendon characteristics and running biomechanics from NCAA Division I cross country runners at pre-season and follow runners for tendinopathies in the following year." Joachim believes her research represents a necessary first step toward developing interventions to minimize tendinopathy risk in runners.
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Research collaboration with PRiSM Bone Stress Injury Group | |
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In collaboration with researchers from the Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Society's (PRISM) Bone Stress Injury Group, Mikel Joachim, PhD, is working toward a better understanding of femoral neck bone stress injuries in pediatric athletes. Despite these injuries being relatively uncommon, femoral neck stress injuries can have severe consequences on a young athlete's long-term health. Results from this collaboration will inform clinicians, coaches, and parents about what types of adolescent athletes are most at risk for this injury and what expected recovery outcomes are based on the injury characteristics at the time of diagnosis.
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NBA and GE HealthCare partner with Badger Atheltic on musculoskeletal health research study | |
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The National Basketball Association, National Basketball Players Association, and GE HealthCare partnered with Badger Athletic Performance on a prospective pilot research study to attempt to quantify the impact of playing, training, and rest over a professional basketball season on musculoskeletal health. Study participants were a cohort of elite professional basketball players from multiple teams.
Researchers collected measurements from a dedicated cohort of players from the G League (the NBA’s official minor league) who volunteered to participate for the duration of the 2023-24 season. Data analysis, led by BAP scientists, is underway and study findings are expected to improve understanding of cumulative loads experienced throughout a basketball season, with a focus on structural and functional changes in the knee joint and laying the groundwork for future research.
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Recent publications by members of our team | |
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Anxiety and Depression Prevalence in Incoming Division I Collegiate Athletes From 2017 to 2021
Sanfilippo JL, Haralsdottir K, Watson AM | Sports Health. 2024 Sep-Oct
Intraoperative physician assessment during total hip arthroplasty correlates with DXA parameters
Martin DP 2nd, Lake S, Behun M, Krueger D, Binkley N, Anderson PA, Nickel B, Hennessy D | Osteoporos Int. 2024 Sep 6
Characterization of Decellularized Plant Leaf as an Emerging Biomaterial Platform
Yun J, Cho M, Culver M, Pearce DP, Kim C, Witzenburg CM, Murphy WL, Gopalan P | ACS Biomater Sci Eng. 2024 Aug 30
Polymyalgia rheumatica in a patient presenting with persisting bilateral buttock pain - a case report
Chauhan R, Segar A, Boissonnault W | Physiother Theory Pract. 2024 Aug 29
Correlation of Player and Imaging Characteristics With Severity and Missed Time in National Football League Professional Athletes With Hamstring Strain Injury: A Retrospective Review
Day MA, Karlsson LH, Herzog MM, Weiss LJ, McGonegle SJ, Greditzer HG 4th, Kalia V, Bedi A, Rodeo SA | Am J Sports Med. 2024 Aug 23
Update on Atypical Femoral Fractures
Anderson PA, Kates SL, Watts ND | J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2024 Aug 22
Patient Satisfaction Following Non-Operative Treatment of Geriatric Hip Fractures: A Case-Control Study
Wiseley BR, Shin ED, Kuhn GR, Hetzel SJ, Johnson KP, Goodspeed DC, Doro CJ, Whiting PS | Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil. 2024 Aug 13
Management of Femoral and Tibial Shaft Fractures in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Patients
Moreno-Diaz AF, Morris CA, Obudzinski S, Taylor PR, Pazik M, Kakalecik J, Talerico M, Lins L, Kuhn G, Whiting P, Chen A, Tyler AF, Mitchell PM, Obremskey WT; Southeastern Fracture Consortium | J Orthop Trauma. 2024 Aug 12
Advancing immunomodulatory functions in mesenchymal stem/stromal cells through targeting the GATA6-mediated pathway
Lin EC, Davis MP, Lee MS, Ma G, Xu W, Chang YI, Li WJ | Cytotherapy. 2024 Aug 8
X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets and nephrocalcinosis: clinical characteristics of a single-center pediatric cohort in North America before and after burosumab
Paloian NJ, Boyke-Lohmann LR, Steiner RD | Front Pediatr. 2024 Aug 2
Location of Measurement Matters: Unveiling Regional Dynamics and Sex Differences in Patellar Tendon Strain In Vivo
Ito N, Scattone Silva R, Grävare Silbernagel K | Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2024 Aug
Spine surgeon triage of new patient referrals: quantification of surgical conversion rate by clinic referral source
French ZP, Hundal RS, McGee AC, Winzenried AE, Williams SK | Spine J. 2024 Aug
Week-to-week changes in training were not prospectively associated with injuries among Wisconsin high school cross-country runners
Joachim MR, Heiderscheit BC, Kliethermes SA | Inj Prev. 2024 Jul 31
Diffusion tensor analysis of white matter tracts is prognostic of persisting post-concussion symptoms in collegiate athletes
Bertò G, Rooks LT, Broglio SP, McAllister TA, McCrea MA, Pasquina PF, Giza C, Brooks A, Mihalik J, Guskiewicz K, Goldman J, Duma S, Rowson S, Port NL, Pestilli F | Neuroimage Clin. 2024 Jul 25
Relationships between quantitative magnetic resonance imaging measures at the time of return to sport and clinical outcomes following acute hamstring strain injury
Wille CM, Hurley SA, Joachim MR, Lee K, Kijowski R, Heiderscheit BC | J Biomech. 2024 Jul 14
Comparison of MRI and arthroscopy findings for transitional zone cartilage damage in the acetabulum of the hip joint
Markhardt BK, Hund S, Rosas HG, Symanski JS, Mao L, Spiker AM, Blankenbaker DG | Skeletal Radiol. 2024 Jul
Latent Profiles of Acute Symptoms, Cognitive Performance, and Balance in Sport-Related Concussions
Simons MU, McCrea MA, Broglio S, McAllister TW, Nelson LD, Benjamin H, Brooks A, Buckley T, Cameron K, Clugston J, DiFiori J, D'Lauro C, Eckner J, Alejandro Feigenbaum L, Giza C, Hazzard J Jr, Kaminski T, Kelly L, Kontos A, Master C, Mihalik J, Miles C, Port N, Putukian M, Susmarski A | Am J Sports Med. 2024 Jul
Hip Arthroscopy Training Should Include Immersive Virtual Reality
Spiker AM | Arthroscopy. 2024 Jun 13
Knee Extensor Torque Steadiness and Quadriceps Activation Variability in Collegiate Athletes 4, 6, and 12 Months After ACL Reconstruction
Cobian DG, Oppenheim ZR, Roehl TJ, Joachim MR, Heiderscheit BC | Orthop J Sports Med. 2024 Jun 11
Ultrasound-based bone tracking using cross-correlation enables dynamic measurements of knee kinematics during clinical assessments
Blomquist MB, Roth JD | J Exp Orthop. 2024 Jun 6
Association Between Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression, Hip Pathology, and Patient-Reported Outcomes After Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement
Steiner Q, Watson AM, Mosiman SJ, Spiker AM | Am J Sports Med. 2024 Jun
Peri-Operative Management of Periacetabular Osteotomy: A Report of Current Practices from the Anchor Group, Supporting Literature, and Areas for Future Investigation
Willey M, Spiker AM, Schmitz MR, Belzile EL, Sierra RJ, Clohisy J; ANCHOR Group; Stover M | Iowa Orthop J. June 2024
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Hip preservation surgery has Coach Petesch running better than ever | |
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For more than two decades, Nathan Petesch has put on a staggering amount of mileage — not only on his cars but his body. The Orthopedic Surgery team at UW Health couldn’t do much to reverse the mileage on Nathan’s vehicles, but they did a masterful job restoring his left hip.
Before landing his current position as assistant men’s and women’s track/cross country coach at the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, Nathan coached runners at a half dozen colleges around the country. Part of coaching duties include plenty of running himself, usually as the “pacer” who leads the pack of student athletes at a certain speed that varies according to the distance of the race for which the team is preparing.
After years of running 70 to 90 miles a week, however, Nathan’s hip started to show its wear and tear not long after he turned 33.
“The pain started in the spring of 2021 and I just kept running through it for a while,” he says. “Unfortunately, my hip just kept getting worse as the year went along. By late fall, I was pretty hampered and missing a few days of training.”
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We have some exciting opportunities for rehabilitation medicine faculty physicians to join our incredible, dedicated team!
Learn more about these positions and working at UW Hospitals and Clinics and the University of Wisconsin-Madison by clicking the links listed in this section.
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To learn more about your options for giving, contact: | |
Brandi Funk
Advancement Manager
(608) 381-4641
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