Its size and depth of faculty present the resident with an array of orthopaedic problems and solutions necessary for the best educational experience possible. There are 75 orthopaedic surgeons actively involved in teaching residents. The total number of outpatient visits to the combined orthopaedic departments annually is 122,000 and the total number of surgical procedures performed yearly is 18,000. Rotations in major Harvard teaching hospitals offer stimulation from associated medical and surgical specialties, leading to enhanced education. The modern orthopaedic surgeon must be aware of therapeutic methods, ranging from a new prospective of gene therapy to microvascular and minimally invasive surgery in order to offer the best alternatives to patients with musculoskeletal problems in an era of changing treatments.
Surgical education exists with graded responsibility in all hospitals.
Particular effort is expended by our faculty to be sure that patients are evaluated pre and postoperatively by our residents to provide a continuance of care. As health care systems develop in the Boston area, the Harvard teaching hospitals are central to all insurance programs and thus our patient base is insured. Specialty education in our program includes all aspects of orthopaedic management in pediatric orthopaedics, total joint arthroplasty, oncology, sports medicine, foot and ankle, hand and upper extremity, and trauma. Faculty members include two members of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, the Board of the Orthopaedic Research Society, past presidents of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Orthopaedic Association, the Academic Orthopaedic Society, the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, the Resident Review Committee and many specialty societies, the Chairman of multiple AAOS Committees and other important professional and honorary organizations. Members of our faculty publish approximately 150 papers per year.