Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation

Department Profile — Orthopaedic Surgery

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, chaired by Kevin L. Garvin, M.D., includes 85 employees and four collaborative research programs.

Feb 18, 2016

UNMC for the record

News and notes from the UNMC community.

Jan 8, 2016

Children and members of the staff of UNMC's Childcare Development Center built a snowman to ease the after-holiday blues earlier this week. The center provides childcare for the children of UNMC students, faculty and staff.

UNMC, Children’s team on NIH brittle bone study

Brittle bone research is first work UNMC has done as member of Rare Disease Clinical Research Network.

Dec 3, 2015

Eric Rush, M.D.

Medical professionals inspire young women at event

The UNMC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation teams with The Perry Initiative to encourage young women to pursue medicine, engineering careers.

Nov 17, 2015

Bailee Sobczyk, of Bellevue, practices sutures on a pig's foot during the Perry Outreach Program.

Orthopaedics to host traveling fellowship tour

Presentations from visiting surgeons open to campus community Wednesday.

Oct 5, 2015

Kevin Garvin, M.D., is chair of the UNMC Department of Orthopaedics, which will host five members of the 2015 North American Traveling Fellowship this week.

New faculty spotlight: Maegen Wallace, M.D.

Dr. Wallace joins the UNMC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation.

Sep 25, 2015

Maegen Wallace, M.D.

Rapid Recovery Program shows early success

Fast-track recovery protocols for total hip and total knee arthroplasty patients results in decreased length of hospital stay and other long-term benefits.

Aug 25, 2015

Source: Kurtz, S.; et al. Projections of primary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty in the United States from 2005 to 2030. The Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery. American Volume, 89(4): 780-785, 2007.

Dr. Hani Haider recognized by ASTM International

Dr. Haider was awarded the Leroy Wyman Award in May for his outstanding contributions to the F04 Committee, which develops testing standards on medical and surgical materials and devices.

Aug 25, 2015

Nebraska declares June 3 World Clubfoot Day

With the support of Dr. Paul Esposito, Governor Pete Ricketts has proclaimed June 3 to be World Clubfoot Day in the state of Nebraska.

Aug 25, 2015

From left: Bridget Burke, PA, Dr. Paul Esposito and Lt. Governor Mike Foley at the signing ceremony in Lincoln, NE.

Message from the chair

News and updates from Dr. Kevin Garvin, professor and chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Aug 25, 2015