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)
Conference dates:
3/22/2022-3/26/2022
3/7/2023-3/11/2023
Location:
McCormick Place, Chicago, IL (2022)
Venetian Sands Expo, Las Vegas, NV (2023)
Abstract deadline:
10/1/2021 5:00 pm (CT)
Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons (ABJS)
Conference dates:
6/1/2022-6/5/2022
Location:
Park Ridge, IL
Abstract deadline:
9/30/2021
American Orthopaedic Association (AOA)
Conference dates:
6/14/2021-6/18/2021
6/13/2023-6/17/2023
Location:
Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, RI (2022)
Grand America Hotel, Salt Lake City, UT (2023)
Abstract deadline:
7/30/2021
Western Orthopaedic Association (WOA)
Conference dates:
8/3/2022-8/6/2022
Location:
Grand Wailea, Maui, HI (2022)
Abstract deadline:
1/17/2022
Society for Biomaterials (SFB)
Conference dates:
4/27/2022-4/30/2022
4/19/2023-4/22/2023
Location:
Baltimore, MD (2022)
San Diego, CA (2023)
Abstract deadline:
10/25/2021
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME Bioengineering Division)
Conference dates:
6/16/2022-6/21/2022
Location:
Phoenix, AZ (2022)
Abstract deadline:
3/22/2021
Orthopeaedic Research Society (ORS)
Conference dates:
2/4/2022-2/8/2022
2/11/23-2/14/2023
Location:
Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL (2022)
Hilton Anatole, Dallas, TX (2023)
Abstract deadline:
2022: 8/30/2021 (Late breaking abstract submission: 10/11/21-11/15/21)
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS)
Conference dates:
9/14/2022-9/17/2022
9/20/2023-9/23/2023
Location:
Quebec City, Canada (2022)
Louisville, KY (2023)
Abstract deadline:
9/30/2021
American Association of Hand Surgery (AAHS)
Conference dates:
1/12/2022-1/15/2022
1/18/2023-1/21/2023
Location:
Omni La Costa Hotel, Carlsbad, CA 92009 (2022)
JW Marriot Turnbery, Miami, FL (2023)
Abstract deadline:
2022: 7/5/2021 11:59 pm (CT)
American Society for Peripheral Nerve (ASPN)
Conference dates:
1/14/2022-1/16/2022
1/20/2023-1/22-2023
Location:
Omni La Costa Hotel, Carlsbad, CA 92009 (2022)
JW Marriot Turnberry Miami, FL (2023)
Abstract deadline:
2022: 7/5/2021 11:59 pm (CT)
(International) FESSH/IFSSH/IFSHT
Conference dates:
6/6/2022-6/10/2022
5/10/2023-5/13/2023
Location:
ExCeL, London, UK (2022)
Rimini, Italy (2023)
Abstract deadline:
10/3/2021
1/15/2022 (video abstract submission deadline)
American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)
Conference dates:
9/29/2022-10/1/2022
10/5/2023-10/7/2023
Location:
Boston, MA (2022)
Toronto, ON (2023)
Abstract deadline:
11/15/2021
2/28/2022 (video theater/scientific paper and poster abstracts)
American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES)
Conference dates:
10/6/2022-10/9/2022
Location:
Atlanta, GA
Abstract deadline:
May 10, 2021
International Congress for Joint Reconstruction (ICJR)
Conference dates:
1/13/2022-1/16/2022
2/3/2023-2/5/2023
Location:
Vail, Colorado (2022)
Innsbruck, Austria (2023)
Abstract deadline:
4/15/2021
Joint Arthroplasty Mountain Meeting (JAMM)
Conference dates:
2/13/2022-2/16/2022
Location:
Park City, UT (2022)
Abstract deadline:
1/13/2022
American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS)
Conference dates:
5/12/2022-5/14/2022 (Spring meeting)
11/3/2022-11/6/2022
11/2/2023-11/5/2023
Location:
San Francisco, CA (Spring meeting)
Grapevine, TX (2022)
Grapevine, TX (2023)
Abstract deadline:
6/1/2021
Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society (LLRS)
Conference dates:
7/15/2022-7/16/2022
Location:
Portland, OR (2022)
Abstract deadline:
4/3/2022
European Pediatric Orthopaedic Society (EPOS)
Conference dates:
4/6/2022-4/9/2022
3/28/2023-4/1/2023
Location:
Copenhagen, Denmark (2022)
Krakow, Poland (2023)
Abstract deadline:
10/1/2021
International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium (IPOS)
Conference dates:
12/6/2022-12/10/2022
12/5/2023-12/9/2023
Location:
Orlando, FL (2022)
Orlando, FL (2023)
Abstract deadline:
2/28/2022
Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA)
Conference dates:
5/11/2022-5/14/2022
4/26/2023-4/19/2023
Location:
Vancouver, BC, Canada (2022)
Nashville, TN (2023)
Abstract deadline:
10/1/2021
Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)
Conference dates:
9/14/2022-9/17/2022
3/22/2022-3/25/2022
Location:
Stockholm, Sweden (2022)
Dublin, Ireland (2023)
Abstract deadline:
11/1/2021
Lumbar Spine Research Society (LSRS)
Conference dates:
4/7/2022-4/8/2022
Location:
Chicago, IL
Abstract deadline:
12/10/2021
North American Spine Society (NASS)
Conference dates:
10/12/2022-10/15/2022
10/17/2023-10/20/2023
Location:
Chicago, IL
Los Angeles, CA
Abstract deadline:
2/2/2022
Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS)
Conference dates:
11/17/2022-11/19/2022
11/30/2023-12/2/2023
Location
San Diego, CA (2022)
Las Vegas, NV (2023)
Abstract deadline
4/30/2022 and 10/1/2022
International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS)
Conference dates:
NA (2022)
6/17/2023-6/21/2023
Location:
NA (2022)
Boston, MA (2023)
Abstract deadline:
NA (2022)
Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA)
Conference dates:
5/19/2022-5/21/2022
5/4/2023-5/6/2023
Location:
San Francisco, CA
New Orleans, LA
Abstract deadline:
10/4/2021
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
Conference dates:
7/13/2022-7/17/2022
7/13/2023-7/16/2023
Location:
Colorado Springs, CO (2022)
Washington D.C. (2023)
Abstract deadline:
9/7/2021
European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA)
Conference dates:
4/7/2022-4/9/2022
Location:
Paris, France (2022)
Abstract deadline:
9/15/2021
Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA)
Conference dates:
10/12/2022-10/15/2022
10/18/2023-10/21/2023
Location:
Tampa, FL (2022)
Seattle, WA (2023)
Abstract deadline:
2/3/2021
Research Manager
Laurie Wells
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Albuquerque, NM 87131