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Hillandale Farms family giving tops $45M with the creation of the Orland Bethel Musculoskeletal Research Center BioBank
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The Orland Bethel Family Foundation, already a major supporter of the health sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, has committed $18.5 million to create a biological specimen repository within the Orland Bethel Family Musculoskeletal Research Center (BMRC), a project that ultimately will help develop treatments for arthritis and other painful conditions affecting millions of people around the world.
With this latest gift, the foundation has committed more than $45 million to Pitt, including $25 million last year to create the BMRC and a previous $2 million gift to create the Orland Bethel Professorship in Spine Surgery.
“The Biobank will give researchers in the BMRC—and across the globe—access to important materials to accelerate discovery of biomarkers and therapeutic targets, enhancing our understanding of musculoskeletal disease and improving patient outcomes through personalized medicine,” said Anantha Shekhar, the John and Gertrude Petersen Dean of the School of Medicine and senior vice chancellor for the health sciences at Pitt. “The material collected for the repository will place the Center on the forefront of global discovery.”
See the full story on Pittwire here.
See additional coverage of the story on the BMRC website here.
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We are excited to announce that members of our orthopaedic care family at UPMC Children's will be collaborating on an important NIH study aimed at transforming pain management for children undergoing major surgeries. Departmental investigators will work with various departments across the University, including Dr. Ozgur Dede, Chief, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery.
The project, titled “Implementing and Personalizing Best-In-Class Opioid-Sparing Pain Management for Major Inpatient Surgeries in Children,” aims to conduct multicenter PRECISE Analgesia trials. These trials will focus on implementing and investigating the efficacy and safety of a multidose methadone-based standardized Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol, along with developing personalized ERAS protocols for safe, effective opioid-sparing pain management following major surgeries such as posterior spine fusion (PSF) and cardiac surgery (CS) in children.
Click here for more information about the study and the grant.
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AOFAS '24: Hogan Named Incoming OFAF President, FAIR Presents
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Our orthopaedic care family was once again out in force this past week at AOFAS 2024. Dr. Peter Mangone, outgoing Orthopaedic Foor and Ankle Foundation (OFAF) President and new addition to the PittOrtho and UPMC family, helped welcome Dr. MaCalus Hogan as the incoming OFAF President. OFAF is the philanthropic arm of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society.
Several notable presentations were made, including one from our FAIR Group on “Geospatial Trends in Insurance Payor Reimbursements Based on Area Deprivation Index for Total Ankle Arthroplasty across Southwestern Pennsylvania.” Foot & Ankle fellowship alum, Dr. Richard Smith, also presented on Total Ankle Arthroplasty and Ankle Arthrodesis utilization in historically underserved populations. It was also great to see everyone at the University of Pittsburgh-UPMC meet-and-greet dinner, bringing together faculty, research fellows, and alumni for a valuable networking event.
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Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds: Barry Kerzin, MD
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We were pleased to welcome Dr. Barry Kerzin, Founder and President, the Altruism in Medicine Institute, Founder and Chairman, the Human Values Institute and Affiliate Professor, University of Washington Tacoma to our Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds meeting Wednesday, October 16th. Dr. Kerzin is the founder and president of the Altruism in Medicine Institute (AIMI) and the founder and chairman of the Human Values Institute (HVI) in Japan. For 30 years he has been providing free medical care to the poor up to the highest lamas including the Dalai Lama.
The Altruism in Medicine Institute is headquartered here in Pittsburgh, PA and delivers lectures and works to health care professionals. We thank Dr. Kerzin and the Institute for their time spent with our residents, fellows and faculty this morning.
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Dr. Albert Lin Honored at 2024 Arthritis Foundation Bone Bash Gala
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Congratulations to Dr. Albert Lin, this year's Arthritis Foundation's Medical Honoree. Nearly 250 guests came together on Friday, October 4 to support the honorees and raise funds and awareness for arthritis, a disease that affects more than 90 million Americans.
Dr. Lin joins a celebrated group of PittOrtho-UPMC surgeons and physicians who have been honored by the Arthritis Foundation, including Dr. MaCalus Hogan (2023 Bone Bash Honoree) and the late Dr. Freddie Fu (2022 Lifetime Achievement Award and 2009 Bone Bash Honoree).
For more information on the honorees, see the night's digital program.
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Tune In! Ascending Star Award Lecture: Bad to the Bone - Orthopaedic Infection
When: Thursday, Oct. 24, 3:30 p.m.
Where: Alan Magee Scaife Hall
Room 3785
Livestream available here
Kenneth Urish, associate professor of orthopaedic surgery, School of Medicine, and of bioengineering, Swanson School of Engineering, will present the next lecture from the group of 2024 Ascending Star Award winners.
The most common major surgical procedure in the United States is joint replacement. Infection is the most severe complication and largest reason for failure of these operations. Infection is a devastating diagnosis, often requiring multiple surgical procedures over several years, with a mortality rate higher than that of most cancers.
Urish’s work has resulted in a new class of antibiotics (PLG0206), antibiotic delivery systems and bacteriophage therapy.
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