We are proud to announce that Dr. Nam Vo has been appointed the Ruby and James Kang, MD Chair in Orthopaedic Spine Surgery in the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, effective September 1, 2025. Dr. Vo’s appointment reflects his outstanding achievements as a...
The Bethel Musculoskeletal Research Center (BMRC) proudly hosted its first annual Symposium on Friday, September 5, 2025 bringing together nearly 160 faculty, staff, students, and researchers for a full day of research, collaboration and celebration. This year's...
We are proud to announce the selection of the 2025 class of Bethel/ORS Fellows of the Bethel Musculoskeletal Research Center (BMRC), part of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and the Orthopaedic Research Society...
Last week marked the culmination of our 9-week Summer Student Research Program (SSRP) with our annual Poster Presentation Day.Throughout the summer, these undergraduate students were immersed in hands-on lab work, mentorship, and weekly seminars led by BMRC Core...
BMRC Core Lab members have been published in multiple publications this summer, including the Fall 2025 issue of North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) for their study to evaluate risk factors for 30-day hospital readmission following elective decompressive...
BMRC/ORS Mentorship & Outreach Fellow John Drazan is currently in Australia as part of the "Promoting STEM Pathways and EducationUSA through Sport" initiative. He's wrapping up week one of two today and has made stops in Sydney and Canberra so far to give...
The Bethel Musculoskeletal Research Center (BMRC) is thrilled to congratulate Dr. Ines Lohse, co-director of the Musculoskeletal Oncology Lab, on receiving the Distinguished Research Mentor Award at this year’s Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE)...
Congratulations to this year’s cohort of BMRC Summer Student Research Program (SSRP) participants, which includes nine students from both inside and outside the University of Pittsburgh. Following on the heels of last year’s successful inaugural season, SSRP will...
The Pittsburgh Pain Consortium (PPC) held their inaugural Pain Day on Wednesday, May 7 highlighting scholarship, innovation and engagement in pain research and care. The PPC comprises of multiple centers at the University of Pittsburgh, including Pittsburgh LB3P in...
We are pleased to announce that Dr. John Drazan, assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering at Fairfield University has been named the 2025 BMRC/ORS Mentorship & Outreach Fellow.Dr. Drazan and his team from Fairfield University recently led the first...