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Musculoskeletal

The Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation is the largest and most comprehensive orthopaedic group in the Rochester, NY nine-county region. We have nearly forty sub-specialists with expertise spanning every area of orthopaedics. Most of our specialists have completed extensive subspecialty training (know as a fellowship) in their respective areas of orthopaedics.

Musculoskeletal health is among the most pressing need of our aging population. We not only live longer, but demand improved physical function despite worn-out joints and decreasing muscle and bone strength. Osteoporosis and the subsequent fractures that it causes, as well as geriatric athletic injuries, are becoming the new epidemics of aging. This, along with the 3.6 million injuries to bones or soft tissue sustained each year in America due to car crashes, falls, and other injuries makes clear the importance of the musculoskeletal system and the need for innovative medical research and care.

Program Spotlight

 

Physical Rehabilitation

For three hours each weekday afternoon, Dr. Brad Berk, CEO on leave of the University of Rochester Medical Center spends time in the rehabilitation department of the Medical Center. Under the watchful gaze of Dr. K. Rao Poduri, Chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dr. Berk aims to repair the damage caused by a cervical fracture he sustained on May 30th in a bicycling accident.