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| Contact: Christine Hill (612) 873-5719 |
12/04/08 |
Orthopaedic surgery is one of the cornerstones of providing Level One Trauma Care, and two of Hennepin County Medical Center’s (HCMC) orthopaedic surgeons currently have leadership roles in the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA). Dr. David Templeman is its new president, and Dr. Andrew Schmidt is its Program Chair. No other hospital’s orthopaedic department in the United States has had as much representation in leadership roles at the OTA.
Dr. Templeman is the third OTA president from Hennepin County Medical Center to serve in this role. In addition to his staff position in the Department of Orthopaedics, he also serves as assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, where he has been a recipient of the Teacher of the Year award. Dr. Templeman specializes in the treatment of pelvic trauma.
As Program Chair for the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Dr. Schmidt plans and organizes the Association’s annual meeting, which was recently held in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Schmidt is board-certified in orthopedic surgery, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. He is an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Minnesota, and serves as Director of the Orthopaedic Learning Center at Hennepin County Medical Center. Dr. Schmidt is also a member of the Medical Services Review Board for the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industries, and is co-Editor of Surgical Treatment of Orthopaedic Trauma, awarded the best text in Clinical Medicine in 2007 by the American Association of Publishers, and more recently awarded First Prize in Orthopaedics and Rheumatology for 2008 in the British Medical Association Book Competition.
Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) is a Level 1 Trauma Center and public teaching hospital repeatedly recognized as one of America's best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. HCMC's orthopaedic staff cares for inpatients and outpatients, including those with multiple trauma and long-term bone disease. Among the services are fixation of bone fractures, total joint replacement, complicated back management, treatment of bone infections, and problems of the shoulder, hip, knee, hand, and foot. Research on bone infections and prostheses is also conducted in the department. HCMC’s Department of Orthopaedics sponsored its 38th Annual Orthopaedic and Trauma Seminar at the Minneapolis Convention Center November 20-22, 2008.
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