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“OERI IS QUICKLY BECOMING ONE OF A HANDFUL OF ELITE POST-RESIDENCY ORTHOPEDIC TRAINING PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.”
CARLOS PRIETTO, MD, PRESIDENT AND OERI EXECUTIVE MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Pictured left to right: Vance Gardner, MD, OERI Medical Director, and Carlos Prietto, MD, President and OERI Executive Medical Director
right here. And because many orthopedic surgeons want to stay here or come here to
be trained, we’re seeing a high demand for our fellowship positions. Within five years we expect to be the premier provider for continuing and ongoing musculoskeletal education of doctors, as well as nurses, physician assistants and other medical professionals.
Hip replacement procedures are expected to increase 174 percent in the next 20 years, and knee replacements will rise as much as 673 percent, according to a study presented at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. We as a nation do not have enough orthopedic surgeons to meet demands, and many of the surgeons now practicing will soon retire. Orthopedics is one of the more collaborative specialties, and I have no doubt many of the clinicians who train and develop professional relationships here will stay to meet the need for great care in this community.
Along with this burgeoning need for quality education, I believe we are on the cusp of a revolution in orthopedics. There will soon be more arthroscopic treatment of diseases that once required large incisions and substantial rehabilitation. In the next 20 years, implants currently made of metal, plastic and other synthetics will become a hybrid with biologic materials such as cartilage, bone and stem cells. We encourage our clinicians and physicians
to pursue orthopedic research and participate in clinical trials that will deepen expertise in key areas. The research fellowship position we created reflects the priority we place on contributing to tomorrow’s medical knowledge and capabilities. We hold monthly research
update presentations, and require our research fellow to complete two robust research projects with manuscripts for publication to be completed by the end of the fellowship year.
Providing medical education and conducting research is enthusiastically supported by our medical staff and leadership, not only because it makes us better at what we do; it also ensures we’ll be at the forefront of advances in next generation orthopedic care.
How is OERI making an impact through community outreach?
Access to surgical care remains a major challenge for many people in Orange County. OERI has chosen to be part of the solution. Most doctors provide free care, but without a facility or collaboration with other doctors they are limited in what they can do on their own. OERI makes it easier for surgeons and other physicians to give back to their community and empowers them to do more.
We are still in the early stages of leveraging our potential to reach those who need help the most. In 2014 we received funding for OERI’s non-profit mission of education, research and community outreach through a grant from the Hoag Hospital Foundation. We expect to secure future funding from government and industry grants, private endowments, physicians, vendors who support what we do, and HOI’s grateful patients.
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