Four orthopaedic residents will be recognized Friday and Saturday for completing their orthopaedic surgery training at UNMC. The graduating residents and their chosen fellowships and appointments are:
- Todd Gaddie, M.D. — Hand Surgery Fellowship, Tufts Medical Center, Boston
- Gregory Dammann, M.D. — Freeport Health Network, Freeport, Ill.
- Andrew Taiber, M.D. — Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship, Vanderbilt University, Nashville
- Brent Hood, D.O. — Hastings Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Hastings, Neb.
The two-day graduation celebration will include final oral presentations from the graduating residents, a faculty presentation by Justin Siebler, M.D., assistant professor, about soft tissue wounds and infections and lectures from two prominent guest speakers.
Thomas Wilkins was chosen as the 4th annual Harold and Marian Andersen Lecturer. Wilkins has been the music director of the Omaha Symphony since 2005 and was recently promoted to principal conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.
He will present Friday with a speech titled, “The Best of Us for the Rest of Us,” which will serve as a reminder from the likes of Ludwig Van Beethoven, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and Aaron Copland that our community is better served when we see our jobs not as a career but as a calling.
The Andersen Lectureship for Orthopaedic Surgery was established to bring a non-orthopaedic speaker to graduation each year and focuses on non-scientific issues that enhance the education, diverse interests and community involvement of department faculty and residents.
In addition, H. Claude Sagi, M.D. will give a guest lecture about the changing paradigm of open fracture treatment. Dr. Sagi is the director of research and fellowship training for orthopaedic trauma services at Tampa General Hospital and an associate clinical professor in the department of orthopaedic surgery at the University of South Florida.
Friday’s events will run from 8 to 11 a.m. in the Sorrell Center, Room 1005.
Saturday’s events begin at 8 a.m. with case presentations and panel discussions about acetabulum fractures and pelvic injuries. Dr. Sagi will give a final presentation titled, “The Theory of Relativity as it Relates to Pelvic Fracture Treatment.”
Anyone interested in attending the presentations are welcome to contact Residency Coordinator Geri Miller at 402-559-2258 for more information.