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49 ORTHOPEDIC SECTION Joseph E. Burkhardt, DO. Bronson Healthcare (Battle Creek, Mich.). Dr. Burkhardt has been performing outpatient knee surgery for nearly two decades. He is a past team physician for the Battle Creek Revolution. Charles Bush-Joseph, MD. Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush (Chicago). Dr. Bush-Joseph is an arthroscopic surgical specialist. He is the head team physician for the Chicago White Sox and serves on the MLB's medical advisory board. He is the President-elect of the American Or- thopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. John J. Callaghan, MD. University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics (Iowa City). Dr. Callaghan joined the University of Iowa in 1990 aer teaching and working at Duke University in Durham, N.C. He has earned three awards from e Knee Society and is a past president of the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation. James Caillouette, MD. Newport Orthopedic Specialists (Newport Beach, Calf.). Dr. Caillouette is the immediate past president of the Cal- ifornia Orthopaedic Association and former director of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. roughout his career, Dr. Cail- louette was a driving force in the creation of Hoag Orthopaedic Institute and was integral in developing HOI's bundled payments. omas R. Carter, MD. e Orthopedic Clinic Association (Phoe- nix). Dr. Carter is the head team physician for the Phoenix Suns, and head of orthopedic surgery at Arizona State University. He is on the board of directors for the Arthroscopy Association of North America and a member of the Herodicus Society. Roger N. Charms, MD. Illinois Bone and Joint Institute (Morton Grove). Dr. Charms has a special interest in minimally invasive ar- throscopic knee surgery and has treated several professional, NCAA and amateur athletes. He has been a team physician for the USA Soccer Federation Men and Women National Teams. Constance Chu, MD. Stanford (Calif.) Medicine. Dr. Chu is the vice chair of research in the orthopedic surgery department at Stanford Uni- versity and director of the Joint Prevention Center and chief of sports medicine at the VA Palo Alto. Her previous position was the Albert Fer- guson Endowed Chair and orthopedic surgery professor at the Univer- sity of Pittsburgh. Brian Cole, MD. Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush (Chicago). Dr. Cole is the associate-chairman of the orthopedics department at Rush and head team physician for the Chicago Bulls. He is the surgery depart- ment chairman at Rush Oak Park (Ill.) Hospital and section head of the Cartilage Research and Restoration Center at Rush focused on treating arthritis in young active patients with regenerative medicine and bio- logic alternatives to surgery. Alexis C. Colvin, MD. Mount Sinai (New York City). Dr. Colvin the CMO for the United States Tennis Association, a team physician for the U.S. Fed Cup team and a physician at the U.S. Open. She is an associate professor of sports medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in the Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Geoffrey Connor, MD. D1 Sports Medicine (Birmingham, Ala.). Dr. Connor is the founder of D1 Sports Medicine and has cared for Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta rashers professional athletes during his career. He performs minimally invasive and computer assisted surgeries. omas Coon, MD. Coon Joint Replacement Institute (St. Helena, Calif.). Dr. Coon focuses on minimally invasive knee replacement and has performed more than 8,000 total and partial joint replacements in his career. He also helped develop technology for less invasive orthope- dic procedures. Dan Cooper, MD. e Carrell Clinic (Dallas). Dr. Cooper is the head team physician for the Dallas Cowboys and previously was a team physi- cian for the Dallas Stars. He focuses on minimally invasive arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery and co-developed a single-portal arthros- copy system. Andrew John Cosgarea, MD. Johns Hopkins Medicine (Balti- more). Dr. Cosgarea is a past team physician for the Baltimore Ori- oles and the current team physician for Johns Hopkins University. He sits on the board of directors for the American Orthopaedic So- ciety for Sports Medicine. Leigh Ann Curl, MD. MedStar Health (Baltimore). Dr. Curl is the head orthopedic surgeon for the Baltimore Ravens and an assistant team physician for the Baltimore Orioles. MedStar named her a best doctor multiple times throughout her career. David F. Dalury, MD. Towson (Md.) Orthopaedic Associates. Dr. Da- lury is chief of orthopedics at Towson-based University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center and associate professor at Johns Hopkins Univer- sity in Baltimore. He focuses on total joint replacement. Craig Della Valle, MD. Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush (Chicago). Dr. Della Valle is the second vice president of the American Associa- tion of Hip and Knee Surgeons. He is the chief of adult reconstruc- tive surgery at Rush University Medical Center and has co-authored nearly 150 peer-reviewed scientific papers, 60 book chapters and has edited 12 text books. Douglas A. Dennis, MD. Colorado Joint Replacement (Denver). Dr. Dennis is a past president of e Knee Society. He has received many honors including e Knee Society's John Insall Award in 2011. Jason Dragoo, MD. Stanford (Calif.) Medicine. Dr. Dragoo is an associate professor of orthopedic surgery at Stanford University Medical Center and head team physician for the Stanford Football Program. His research focuses on tissue engineering, biologics and meniscal cartilage engineering. Jeffrey R. Dugas, MD. Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center (Gulf Breeze, Fla.). Dr. Dugas is on the board of directors for the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. He serves as the medical director of USA Cheer. Burton Elrod, MD. Elite Sports Medicine+Orthopedics (Nashville, Tenn.). Dr. Elrod is a member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, e Knee Society and NFL Physicians Society. He is a mas- ter clinical instructor for the Arthroscopy Association of North America. Jack Farr, MD. OrthoIndy (Indianapolis). Dr. Farr holds a board posi- tion with the Cartilage Research Foundation and the International Car- tilage Repair Society. He is the vice president of the Patellofemoral Foun- dation and served as a design surgeon for the Sigma High Performance Partial Knee Replacement. omas K. Fehring, MD. OrthoCarolina (Charlotte, N.C.). Dr. Feh- ring is a past president of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons and e Knee Society. He also serves as the co-director of the OrthoCarolina Charitable Foundation, which supports educational ini- tiatives locally and nationally. He is the director of the adult reconstruc- tive fellowship at OrthoCarolina and director of the translational care unit at Charlotte-Orthopaedic Hospital. Mark P. Figgie, MD. Hospital for Special Surgery (New York City). Dr. Figgie is the chief of surgical arthritis service at Hospital for Special Surgery and performs more than 500 surgeries per year. He has research interests in implant design.