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What is the Orland Bethel Family Musculoskeletal Research Center?
The Orland Bethel Family Musculoskeletal Research Center (BMRC) will enable the University of Pittsburgh to elevate its study of musculoskeletal disorders, including osteoporosis, degenerative arthritis, fragility fractures and spinal pathology. It will attract and retain top scientists and advance leading-edge research, making musculoskeletal medicine a major focus at the University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences alongside cancer and neuroscience.
The Orland Bethel Family Foundation’s gift, matched by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, created the center. The University expects it to open in 2024.
Orland Bethel, founder of Hillandale Farms, one of the United States’ largest egg producers, had suffered from debilitating back pain. He credits Joon Y. Lee, Orland Bethel Professor in Spine Surgery, (Division of Spinal Surgery) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, and UPMC with restoring his function and mobility through surgery and treatment.
“My family and I are pleased to offer our support to the spectacular work of Dr. Joon Lee and the other surgeons, physicians and researchers within the department led by Dr. MaCalus V. Hogan through the creation of the Orland Bethel Family Musculoskeletal Research Center,” Bethel said. “I know how the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC changed my life and can only imagine how the lives of others—worse off than I was—will be improved thanks to the ongoing research at this new center.”
From left: MaCalus Hogan, Orland Bethel and Joon Y. Lee.
The latest news
2024 Seminar Calendar
January 17: Dr. Jie Shen, Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine "Fracture Nonunion: New Insights into Mechanism and Therapy" February 12: Dr. Volker Musahl and Dr. Richard Debski - Biomechanics March 11: Dr....
100+ Applications For First Year of Bethel Fellowship Grants
Today we are celebrating a highly successful first round of applications for our inaugural class of Bethel Fellows! We received an outstanding amount of interest from the MSK research community, and it proves to us that grants for early- and mid-career scientists are...
Meet The Researcher – Mark W. Rodosky, MD
Tell us a little about your early life and what sparked your interest in research. I grew up in a small Midwestern farming town surrounded by animals and plants. From the time I was a small boy, I enjoyed using all my senses to explore all of the biology that...
First Summer Student Research Program (SSRP) Cohort Announced
Congratulations to Michael Bardos, Joseph Garzia, Leslie George, Anneka Gernert, Marissa Mansour, and Lorin Planinsic for being selected as part of the inaugural class of the BMRC's Student Summer Research Program. BMRC’s SSRP provides undergraduate and medical...
Pitt’s Clinical Partner
A world-renowned health care provider and insurer, UPMC combines clinical and research excellence to deliver high-quality care for patients from Western Pennsylvania and across the globe. The schools of the health sciences work closely with UPMC to ensure that health care delivery, biomedical research and education are equally robust and continuously evolving.
