Orthopaedic surgery to mark resident graduation

From left, Kent Rinehart, MD, Joshuea Cameron, MD, Christopher Deans, MD, David Kusin, MD, and Phillip Thomas, MD

The UNMC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation will recognize five graduating residents on June 11 at 7:30 a.m.

Graduating residents and their chosen fellowships are:

  • Joshuea Cameron, MD, Academic Practice Fellowship, UNMC
  • Christopher Deans, MD, Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Fellowship, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
  • David Kusin, MD, Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Fellowship, Florida Orthopedic Institute, Tampa
  • Kent Rinehart, MD, Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship, Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center, Indianapolis
  • Phillip Thomas, MD, Sports Medicine Fellowship, Minneapolis/St. Paul









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Scott Porter, MD

The guest speaker/visiting professor during the event will be Scott Porter, MD.

His lecture titles are:

  • “How and Why Should White Dudes Engage?” — a discussion on engaging more people in diversity efforts (9-9:45 a.m.)
  • “Predicting Pathologic Bone Lesions Using Stout Tomography (CT) Imaging” (10:15-11 a.m.)

Dr. Porter is a professor of orthopaedic surgery at the University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, Greenville, NC; an adjunct assistant professor in the Clemson University Department of Bioengineering for the College of Engineering and Science; and a consulting physician for Shriners Hospitals for Children-Greenville.