Welcome to the Research section of UNM Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation's website. At UNM Orthopaedics, we are dedicated to advancing the field of orthopaedics through research. Our Research Team takes pride in the fact that US News and World Report has ranked UNM School of Medicine one of the top 100 medical schools for research.
At UNM Orthopaedics we average 45 research projects per year. These projects include UNM and multi-center clinical investigations, soft and hard tissue biomechanical testing, computational finite element modeling, and quality improvement.
As part of our graduate medical education program objectives, resident physicians are required to complete two research projects. Each of our five fellows are required to complete one research project annually. Selected projects should emphasize their subspecialty area of interest.
Dustin Richter, MD
Associate Professor
Director of Research
OBBL investigators conduct basic and applied musculoskeletal research, bringing together scientists, engineers, and clinicians from the UNM School of Medicine and School of Engineering.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery (AAOS)
Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons (ABJS)
American Orthopaedic Association (AOA)
Western Orthopaedic Association (WOA)
Society for Biomaterials (SFB)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME Bioengineering Division)
Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS)
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS)
American Association of Hand Surgery (AAHS)
American Society for Peripheral Nerve (ASPN)
FESSH/IFSSH/IFSHT
American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)
American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES)
International Congress for Joint Reconstruction (ICJR)
Joint Arthroplasty Mountain Meeting (JAMM)
American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS)
Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society (LLRS)
European Pediatric Orthopaedic Society (EPOS)
International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium (IPOS)
Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA)
Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)
Lumbar Spine Research Society (LSRS)
North American Spine Society (NASS)
Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS)
International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS)
Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA)
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA)
Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA)
Research Manager
Laurie Wells
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