How did you get interested in joint replacement? I first got exposed to joint replacement during my residency. I believe that most orthopedic surgeons gravitate towards a subspecialty that fits their personality. I consider myself a planner, so the field of joint replacement was a natural fit for me. What is your practice philosophy? My […]
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Physician Spotlight on Dr. Howard Wu
How did you get interested in orthopedics and sports medicine? I was always involved in athletics in my younger years, but my true interest in orthopedics came later. I decided to become an orthopedist when I was volunteering at an orthopedic hospital as a high school student and really enjoyed my experience there. What is […]
Physician Spotlight on Dr. Mark Lapp
How did you get interested in orthopedics? I became interested in orthopedics when I was young because my grandfather was a ski patroller and aided injured skiers on the mountain. I would ride around with him and see him giving first aid to people—including things like femur and tibia fractures, and other common orthopedic injuries. […]
Physician Spotlight on Dr. Samuel Gerber
How did you get interested in orthopedics? My interest in orthopedics began when I worked as an orderly and orthopedic technician during my summers while I was in college at Yale. During my orthopedic surgical rotation at the Massachusetts General Hospital during medical school at Harvard, I recognized my passion to improve patients’ lives by […]