Orthopaedics

Designer genes

Wright State biomedical engineering students get chance to examine reconstruction of fateful TWA Flight 800

Graduate students in Wright State’s biomedical engineering program met with federal regulators and investigators to learn how the government analyzes equipment failures and works to design systems that don’t fail. Continue reading

Wright State Physicians Orthopaedics to offer educational session about rotator cuff tear

Surgeon Matthew DiPaola will discuss “Rotator Cuff Tear: A Common but Confusing Cause of Shoulder Pain” on Nov. 17. Continue reading

Wright State Physicians Orthopaedics to offer educational session about bone health

Woman exercising

Wright State Physicians Orthopaedics physical therapist will discuss osteopenia and osteoporosis, exercise, supplements for healthy bones and fall risk identification and avoidance. Continue reading

Plastic surgeon Sunishka M. Wimalawansa joins Wright State Physicians

New Wright State Physicians plastic surgeon Sunishka Wimalawansa is seeing new patients, teaching at Boonshoft School of Medicine.
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Wright State Physicians Orthopaedics to offer educational session about plastic surgery

Plastic surgery patient

Boonshoft School of Medicine professor Salim N. Mancho will discuss “Exploring Plastic Surgery Beyond the Skin,” on Aug. 18 at the Wright State Physicians Health Center. Continue reading

Wright State Physicians Orthopaedics to offer educational session about arthritis of the ankle

human foot ankel and leg xray picture

Dr. Richard Laughlin will give an educational session on “Arthritis of the Ankle” on July 21 at the Wright State Physicians Health Center. Continue reading

Wright State Physicians Orthopaedics to offer educational session about diet and exercise

Woman running

Wright State Physicians physical therapist Justin Lodge will discuss diet and exercise, thermodynamics, exercise myths and supplement myths. Continue reading

Wright State Physicians Orthopaedics to offer educational session about plastic surgery

Wright State Physicians Orthopaedics will offer an educational session, “Plastic Surgery: Not Just Another Pretty Face,” on Tuesday, April 21, at 7 p.m. Continue reading

Wright State to host Orthopaedic Research and Innovation Symposium

Tarun Goswami

Engineering and orthopaedic clinicians and researchers will gather at Wright State for symposium on orthopaedic research and devices. Continue reading

Documentary producer to discuss, screen film on ‘Nazi Medicine’

John Michalczyk

Boston College film professor to screen documentary on Nazi doctors’ role in the Holocaust and lead discussion with Holocaust survivors and concentration camp liberators on March 19. Continue reading