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Curriculum Vitae

Background

Thomas A. Einhorn, M.D. is Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Biochemistry and Biomedical Engineering at Boston University. A graduate of Rutgers University and Cornell Medical College, he completed his internship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, orthopaedic residency at St. Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital in New York City, and a fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery. His professional interests include research on the repair and regeneration of bone and cartilage, reconstructive surgery of the hip and knee, and the treatment of metabolic bone disease. He has served as Chairman of the Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Study Section of the National Institutes of Health, President of the Orthopaedic Research Society, President of the International Society for Fracture Repair and Chairman of both the Committee on Examinations and the Council on Research and Scientific Affairs of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Currently, he serves on the Board of Trustees of the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation and the National Osteoporosis Foundation. His awards include the American British Canadian Traveling Fellowship, Marshall R. Urist Award, and Kappa Delta Award . He is Deputy Editor for Current Concepts Reviews for The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, and serves on the Editorial Boards of The Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, Journal or Orthopaedic Research and Bone. Since 1997, he has been listed in Best Doctors. An author of over 135 peer-reviewed articles, his career goals are dedicated to exploring the role of molecular medicine in orthopaedic surgery.

Selected Peer-Reviewed Papers