Outreach

• Dr. Richard Coughlin looking ahead for PBS NewsHour PBS NewsHour followed up with some of their favorite stories from the past year and asked them what they see in...
• OTI Drs Matityahu and Marmor Launch UCSF Israeli Orthopaedic Innovation Course OTI Drs Matityahu and Marmor launch a new UCSF short course based in Israel which addresses important issues in orthopaedics,...
• OTI and VuMedi Present Geriatric Fractures Webinar Drs. Clifford Jones, Michael Suk, Amir Matityahu, Samir Mehta and Eric Meinberg are presenting at the VuMedi Webinar, "Orthopaedic Trauma...
• Dr. Trigg McClellan cares for patients at the 2012 Grand National Rodeo The OTI's Dr. Trigg McClellan attended the 2012 Grand National Rodeo as a member of the Justin Sports Medicine Team....
• Two of our Junior Academy summer interns, Luke Karl and Yesenia Ramirez… Two of our Junior Academy summer interns, Luke Karl and Yesenia Ramirez made their presentations to Contra Costa College recently....
• IGOT’s International Flap Course Profiled on ABC and CBS IGOT's 3rd Annual International Flap Course was a success with 62 orthopaedic surgeons representing over 17 developing countries attending. The...
• First Responder Workshop Community outreach is a significant part of the UCSF Orthopaedic Trauma Institute's work. As part of this outreach effort, OTI...
• OTI Junior Academy is starting week 6 of their program Today, the OTI Junior Academy is starting week 6 of their program with Dr. Amir Matityahu, MD teaching 16 high...
• Dr. Mohammed Attia visiting us from Cairo, Egypt The OTI would like to give welcome to Dr. Mohammed Attia visiting us from Cairo, Egypt until July 25th before...
• Behind the scenes at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games Dr. Christina Allen will be supporting the U.S. Taekwondo team at the games.  Read all about it in her...
• Kids With Chest Wall Deformities Get Comprehensive Care UCSF's Groundbreaking Procedure Treats Pectus Excavatum Six months ago Justin Rosales’s chest dipped deep into his sternum. The 14-year-old was too...
• ASEAN-American Orthopaedic Association Traveling Fellows of 2012 The OTI would like to thank the ASEAN-American Orthopaedic Association Traveling Fellows of 2012 for visiting the OTI on Friday....
• Media Coverage-Orthopaedics This Week On June 5, 2012, the Institute for Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology(IGOT) was profiled by Orthopaedics This Week. This article highlights...
• How to Better Treat Trauma Injuries in the Developing World Watch How to Better Treat Trauma Injuries in the Developing World on PBS. See more from PBS NewsHour. (And a warning:...
• UCSF and Community Collaborate to Ensure Healthy Dancers A professional dancer trains for an average of six hours per day. Due to the rigorous and often repetitive demands...
• Relaunched Website We wanted to share the exciting announcement and encourage you to visit and support our newly relaunched website. Enhancements include: • Allowing...
• L.E.N. Business and Language Institute ABC news recently did a story on the L.E.N. Business and Language Institute which is an institute designed to provide...
• The Orthopaedic Trauma Institute Holds its Annual Holiday Party for Children Recovering from Orthopaedic Injuries Toy Donations to Raise Kids' Spirits at San Francisco General Hospital The Orthopaedic Trauma Institute (OTI) at San Francisco General Hospital...
• 2011 IGOT Fellow Publishes Research in CORR on Orthopaedic Response in Haiti Daniel Sonshine, IGOT's 2011 Research Fellow, recently had a paper accepted in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. The study, entitled...
• IGOT Featured on PBS Newshour On May 15, IGOT and its partner institutions in Africa were profiled by Spencer Michels in a PBS Newshour segment...
• UCSF and Community Collaborate to Ensure Healthy Dancers A professional dancer trains for an average of six hours per day. Due to the rigorous and often repetitive demands...
• IGOT to Facilitate Workshop at 12th Annual Bethune Roundtable On Sunday May 27 IGOT will be facilitating an action-oriented workshop entitled "Social Entrepreneurship in International Surgery". This workshop will...
• IGOT Hosts 6 Orthopaedic Surgeons at OTI’s Orthopaedic Trauma Course The OTI's 7th Annual Orthopaedic Trauma Course was a cross-cultural learning opportunity for all involved, thanks to the attendance of...
• UCSF Orthopaedic Resident Wins $50,000 OREF Young Investigators Grant On Feb. 7, the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) announced the recipients of its prestigious Young Investigators grants. UCSF...
• IGOT Founder Honored at 2012 SFGH Foundation Heroes and Hearts Luncheon Each year the SFGH Foundation hosts an Annual fundraising luncheon and evening event to support the SFGH Foundation.  This year,...
• IGOT Partners with Local Bar for Fun and Fundraising The Homestead celebrated their 5th year Anniversary by hosting a neighborhood block party. The block party was a success...
• IGOT Invited to Host 2011 Humanitarian Skills Course In October 2011 IGOT was invited to host the Humanitarian Skills Course in conjunction with the American College of Surgeons...
• IGOT Hosts 2nd Annual International Flap Course and Research Symposium September of 2011 marked IGOT's 2nd annual international surgical skills course with the help of our Plastic Surgery colleagues. ...
• IGOT Presents at IgNITE San Francisco Five minutes, 20 slides. What would you say? At every Ignite, 16 artists, technologists, thinkers, and personalities take the stage to...
• IGOT Presents at International Medical Volunteerism Conference Amber Caldwell attended the 1st Annual International Medical Volunteerism Conference at Emory University in Atlanta, GA to speak on Orthopaedic...
• IGOT Presents at 2010 Burden of Surgical Disease Working Meeting Tom Penoyar, MD, represented IGOT in March of 2010 in Nashville, TN, presenting two abstracts at the Burden of Surgical...
• IGOT Presents at International Health Interest Group Conference Amber Caldwell represented IGOT and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery on a panel for the 2010 International Health Interest Group...