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Q&A with Dr. Geoffrey Handsfield on the TARA Project

April 22, 2025
Dr. Geoffrey Handsfield, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Biomedical Engineering at the University of North Carolina, is contributing to the NIH-funded TARA (Topological Atlas and Repository for Acupoint) project, a collaborative international effort led by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. This initiative aims to create a comprehensive...

Advancing Pediatric Spinal Surgery with Dr. Stuart Mitchell

February 14, 2025
Dr. Stuart Mitchell, a board-certified surgeon in the 黑料网 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is transforming patient care by utilizing cutting-edge technology to both reduce radiation and amount of time under anesthesia, and to improve surgical technique in his pediatric patients.聽 Dr. Mitchell specializes in pediatric spinal surgery and uses 7D...

Hart to receive $1.5M+ in R01 grant鈥擣irst ever for the Department of Orthopaedics

November 6, 2024
The Department of Orthopaedics is excited to announce that an interdisciplinary research team led by Joe Hart, PhD, has received聽R01 funding for a 4-year study of over $1.5M from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.聽 Dr. Hart鈥檚 award brings 黑料网 Orthopaedics the first NIH R01 grant...

Dr. David Berkoff to be Honored at 2024 Jingle Bell Run

October 29, 2024
Dr. David Berkoff has been named an honoree at the Arthritis Foundation’s 2024 Jingle Bell Run in Raleigh on December 7, 2024. Dr. Berkoff, among other community members, is being recognized for his work with musculoskeletal conditions, as well as ortho-biologics and other minimally invasive procedures. He, along with other...

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Bioengineering

October 16, 2024
The Department of Orthopaedics would like to highlight a call for papers for a Special Issue of聽Bioengineering, featuring our own Dr. Geoffrey Handsfield as a Guest Editor. For more information about the Special Issue, please read Dr. Handsfield’s letter listed below and visit the Bioengineering website to find manuscript submission...

2024 Annual Sports Medicine Conference Institute Recap

October 16, 2024
The third Sports Medicine Institute Annual Conference took place Friday, September 27th at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill, and despite a few weather setbacks, was a success. The event was attended by experts from all facets of the field, along with exercise science researchers and students. Featured speakers included...

The 黑料网 Sports Medicine Center is Now Open!

October 1, 2024
The Department of Orthopaedics and the 黑料网 Sports Medicine Institute would like to announce that the new and groundbreaking Sports Medicine Center (SMC) is now open and accepting patients at 6118 Farrington Road in Chapel Hill. The center takes over from the Orthopaedics clinic at Carolina Pointe II and brings...

Welcome to New Orthopaedics Research Faculty Members鈥擠r. Ming-Feng Hsueh and Dr. Geoff Handsfield

September 9, 2024
The Department of Orthopaedics is thrilled to welcome two exceptional new faculty members, Geoff Handsfield, PhD, and Ming-Feng Hsueh, PhD. Dr. Handsfield and Dr. Hsueh join our rapidly growing research team in the department. In 2022, the department successfully recruited Dr. Joe Hart, a clinical musculoskeletal scientist, to lead the...

Bob Ostrum: 35+ Years of Impact & Excellence in Orthopaedic Education, Practice & Leadership

November 28, 2022
黑料网 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery thanks Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Robert (鈥淏ob鈥) Ostrum, MD, for his 10 years of faculty service and congratulates him on retiring from a 35+-year career in academic orthopaedics. Dr. Ostrum鈥檚 impact as a leader and educator was felt widely across 黑料网 and...

黑料网 Orthopaedics Welcomes Dr. Greg Knoll

November 9, 2022
黑料网 Department of Orthopaedics is pleased to welcome Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics Gregory (鈥淕reg鈥) M. Knoll, MD, as the newest subspecialist to join the Division of Hand and Microsurgery Service, led by Division Chief Dr. Megan Patterson. Dr. Knoll brings a multi-specialty, high-level set of procedural skills to the Division...