Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
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Dr. Daniel Wascher has been awarded Albuquerque's "Top Doc" in Orthopaedics Award. Dr. Wascher is a Professor in the department of Orthopaedics and specializes in Sports ...
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The University of
New Mexico Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Department is committed to
compassionate, comprehensive, high quality health care for the people of
New Mexico with musculoskeletal problems, with responsible stewardship
of available resources. We offer health care provider education and
patient services in the areas of: Adult Reconstruction, Foot and Ankle,
General Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand, Microsurgery, Musculoskeletal
Research, Oncology, Pain, Pediatrics, Spine, Sports Medicine and Trauma.
The mission of our
department is to achieve excellence in health care provider education and
musculoskeletal research. It is our goal to provide our patients with the most
advanced general and subspecialty orthopaedic care available through the
partnership of research and patient care.
The objectives are to:
- Provide and improve
patient care in the treatment of injuries, diseases, tumors and
musculoskeletal developmental problems;
- Enhance and strengthen
undergraduate and postgraduate medical education for medical students,
residents, fellows, physical therapists, plaster-brace technicians,
emergency care medical technicians, and other allied health personnel; and
- Conduct and report
research activities in the investigation of medical, surgical and physical
problems involving musculoskeletal, neurovascular, musculo-tendon and
associated structures.
The following are examples
of cutting edge programs and activities we offer:
- Residency and
Fellowship Programs
- Health care provider
education
- Musculoskeletal
research
- Advanced general and
subspecialty orthopaedic care through the partnership of research and
patient care
- Collaboration with
community health care, physical therapy and engineering professionals
- A Physical Therapy
Student Program which offers education of students in the area of
prevention, evaluation and treatment of acute and chronic movement
dysfunction
