About Us
Quick Facts
- Department established in 1975
- Teaching hospitals (Children's, University, Veterans) all on one campus
- Five residents are accepted per year (PGY 1- PGY 5)
- 17 full-time faculty members committed to educational quality and mentoring
- Strong clinical orthopaedic exposure to all musculoskeletal domains and subspecialties
- Basic science research opportunities collaborating with Department of Biomedical Engineering and Children's Hospital Gait Laboratory
- First-rate conference schedule with both faculty and resident participation
- Graduated responsibilities preparing residents for academic or private practice career
- Department sponsored meetings:
PGY 2 - AO Basic course
PGY 3 - Pathology course (Chicago)
PGY 4 - Attend annual AAOS Meeting
PGY 5 - Attend Board review Course - Broad exposure to high school, Division I and professional athletes
- Exceptionally strong trauma and pediatric orthopaedic experience
Peter J. Stern, M.D. has been the Department Chair since 1992. The administrative offices of the department and the Freiberg Library are located in the Medical Sciences Building.
Department History
Orthopaedic surgery at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine officially began in 1902, when Albert H. Freiberg, M.D., was named professor and head of the discipline. An 1890 graduate of the UC medical school, he was the first orthopaedic surgeon west of the Alleghenies.
Upon Dr. Freiberg's retirement in 1938, his son, Joseph A. Freiberg, M.D., was named head of the Orthopaedic Division of the Department of Surgery and served until 1969, when he was given the honorary title of Professor Emeritus. Edward H. Miller, M.D. was appointed Director of the combined divisions of Fractures and Orthopaedics in 1969.
In 1975, Dr. Miller became acting director of the newly established Department of Orthopaedics and a year later was appointed Director and Professor. Dr. Miller was given the honorary title of Professor Emeritus in 2000.
In November 1975, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery established the Christian R. Holmes Orthopaedic Outpatient Center at the Holmes Division of University Hospital. In October 1978, the department centralized outpatient care of orthopaedic patients at the Medical Center by relocating to the Medical Center Clinic Building. This move was in keeping with our concept of the structure of a true university medical center, and it facilitates the provision of the same high standard of health care to all patients.
In 1982, Clark N. Hopson, M.D., became Director. In March of 1989, the private practice of orthopaedic surgery relocated to the new University Medical Arts Building. This ultramodern facility utilizes state of the art equipment and houses all of the subspecialties of medicine at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
In 1992, Dr. Hopson was succeeded by Peter J. Stern, M.D.
