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Washington University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is located in St. Louis, Missouri. It is part of Washington University School of Medicine of St. Louis, which is one of the most competitive and highly regarded medical schools and biomedical research institutes in the United States and the world. The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery provides a full continuum of care to both children and adults through inpatient treatment and outpatient care and rehabilitation. The practice is ranked among the best orthopedic practices and holds the distinction of being listed on the Honor Roll by U.S. News & World Report. The Department is considered an innovator in both conservative orthopedic care and minimally invasive microsurgical techniques. Washington University Orthopedics is led by Richard H Gelberman, M.D., the Fred C. Reynolds Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine.

Washington University School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is affiliated with Barnes-Jewish Hospital, a Level I Trauma Center, and St. Louis Children's Hospital. The Department is also affiliated with the Veterans Administrative Medical Center (VA)in St. Louis and Shriners Hospital for Children in St. Louis. The Sports Medicine Specialists provide sports medicine care for professional sports teams in St. Louis including the St. Louis Rams Football Team, St. Louis Blues Hockey Team, and Saint Louis Athletica Soccer Team. They also serve as team physicians for Washington University Athletic Teams, Troy High School and Lafayette High School in St. Louis, MO.

Washington University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery offers the following services:

Foot and Ankle Surgery

Hand and Upper Extremity

Joint Preservation and Replacement

Musculoskeletal Oncology

Pediatric Orthopedics

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Physiatry)

Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Spine Surgery

Sports Medicine

Trauma Surgery

Mission of the Department: Excellence in patient care, research and education.

History Aaron J. Steele, MD was the first professor and chairman of Washington University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in 1899. He was a surgeon during the Civil War. He was reportedly one of the first to practice orthopedic surgery west of the Allegheny Mountains. Steele helped organize the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) and was AOA president in 1893. Nathaniel Allison, MD, became the second chairman of Washington University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in 1912. He was elected AOA president in 1922 and served as dean of the medical school and orthopedic chairman from 1920 to 1923. He was co-editor of the American Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, the forerunner of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. Other chairmen enhanced the department’s national reputation through leadership and clinical, education and research contributions, including J. Albert Key, MD, and Fred C. Reynolds, MD. Key and Leroy Abbott, MD, who preceded Key as chairman, were AOA presidents. Reynolds, twice the department chairman, was AAOS president in 1965 and a National Football League (NFL) Physician’s Society founder and president. H.R. McCarroll, MD, team physician for the St. Louis Cardinals, was AAOS president in 1958. Early in its development the university, which was affiliated with Barnes Hospital, merged with Jewish Hospital and then also with St. Louis Children’s Hospital. It then became affiliated with the Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the St. Louis Shriners Hospital for Children which helped to provide additional clinical and educational experience for the subspecialties. In 1995 the formal Department of Orthopedic Surgery was created at Washington University School of Medicine due to the ideas of Dean William A. Peck, MD.

Campus Washington University School of Medicine Department of Orthopedic Surgery is part of the Washington University Medical Center which is located along the eastern edge of Forest Park within the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis. Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital, part of BJC HealthCare, the teaching hospitals affiliated with the School of Medicine, are also located within the medical complex.

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery also has another office location. The Outpatient Orthopedic Center in Chesterfield, Missouri opened with its first full day of clinic on July 30, 2007. The Center is located at 14532 South Outer Forty Drive in Chesterfield. The facility is 60,000 square feet, and offers comprehensive, one-stop outpatient care, including physician offices, examination rooms, ambulatory surgery suites, diagnostic radiology (including magnetic resonance imaging and X-ray services) and rehabilitation together with hand therapy services. The new facility also was selected to receive a LEED award from AmerenUE in recognition of green building practices and energy and environmental conservation.

Faculty Emeritus

Aaron Steele			AOA President		1893

Nathaniel Allison		AOA President		1922

Leroy Abbott			AOA President		1947

J. Albert Key			AOA President		1946

Fred C. Reynolds		AAOS President	       1965

Henry McCarroll		       AAOS President	        1958

Richard H. Gelberman		AAOS President	       2001