BMRC Executive Director Joon Y. Lee and Chief, UPMC Orthopaedic Service Line MaCalus V. Hogan, MD, MBA were invited guests to this year’s Vanscoy Winter Academy, held by the University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences. The annual event hosts speakers that present...
Orland Bethel says the story behind his overwhelming generosity to the University of Pittsburgh, which now includes an $18.5 million gift to create a biobank, bears repeating. Suffering from spinal stenosis nearly a decade ago, he sought surgical care from Joon Lee,...
Get up to $30,000 in funds to support your translational basic science or clinical musculoskeletal research project in 2025. Become a Bethel Fellow and apply today to the BMRC/ORS Fellowship, now open for applications. The BMRC aims to support the next...
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The Orland Bethel Family Foundation has announced a significant investment of $18.5 million to establish a biological specimen repository within the Orland Bethel Family Musculoskeletal Research Center (BMRC) at the University of Pittsburgh. This initiative aims...
We are thrilled to announce the selection of the first class of Bethel Fellows of the Bethel Musculoskeletal Research Center (BMRC), part of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. After a rigorous search process, five...
Can you share a bit about your early life and what sparked your interest in research, medicine and orthopaedics/bioengineering? What were some pivotal moments or influences during your education that shaped your research interests? During my senior year of high...
Can you share a bit about your early life and what sparked your interest in research, medicine and orthopaedics/bioengineering? I really have my parents to thank for gently (and sometimes not so gently) guiding me to where I am today. Growing up, we were always...
Can you share a bit about your early life and what sparked your interest in research, medicine and orthopaedics? I’m a native Pittsburgher through and through. I was born in West Penn Hospital, grew up in Monroeville and went to Shady Side Academy. My...
Can you share a bit about your early life and what sparked your interest in research, medicine and orthopaedics? I was born in Pittsburgh and grew up in Plum until about 3rd grade when my family moved to Erie. I have always been interested in science and started...