CU Orthopedics

05/16/2024

It’s baseball season and a record number of elbow surgeries requiring a long recovery window has sent players, physicians and the MLB looking for answers.

CU Orthopedics surgeon and Colorado Rockies team physician, Dr. Thomas Noonan offers insights into causes and possible solutions for the professional athletes he treats and the youth sports athletes in your life.

Read more here: https://tinyurl.com/278bn9zr

03/20/2024

We are ecstatic to announce that CU Anschutz has been ranked #17 nationally – and #24 globally – in Nature journal's 2023 health science ranking! 🖤💛

You can read the full breakdown of what exactly this means for our campus here: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01867-4

03/08/2024

Here's to the fierce, unstoppable women in the Department of Orthopedics and in every department at and beyond who forge the future with their vision, courage, and tenacity.

02/02/2024

Patient Recognition Week highlights patient perspectives guiding our care. Celebrated annually the first week in February, this national event offers a meaningful chance to recognize our patients and reflect on our patient-centered approach.

07/13/2023

Our exceptional pediatric faculty are leaders in the most advanced techniques and treatment options for personalized care that changes lives.

06/01/2023

Happy Pride Month!

The Department of Orthopedics is committed to actively championing and preserving a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment that not only allows us to thrive but serves our patients at the highest levels of compassionate and innovative healthcare.

Regardless of your race, ethnicity, religious practice, sexual orientation, gender identification, or ability, you belong here.

We believe diversity and inclusivity empower change, and by cultivating spaces where everyone belongs, we can continue the work we love—as a team of providers and staff continually striving to reflect the image of its diverse community.

03/27/2023

Congratulations to David Howell, PhD, ATC, on his appointment as the 2023-24 President of the Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Society!

03/23/2023

Two proposals in the state legislature this year pose serious threats to medical care, education, and research.

"We are concerned that if passed, they will significantly limit access to the best care, closest to home." – CU Anschutz Chancellor Don Elliman and CU Medical School Dean John J. Reilly, Jr., MD

Every clinical department chair in the School of Medicine has signed on to oppose this legislation and support this message: Venu Akuthota, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; Evalina Burger, Orthopedics; Vineet Chopra, Medicine; Stephen Daniels, Pediatrics; Gerald Dodd, Radiology; C. Neill Epperson, Psychiatry; Brian Kavanagh, Radiation Oncology; Todd Kingdom, Otolaryngology; Kevin Lillehei, Neurosurgery; Naresh Mandava, Ophthalmology; Myra Muramoto, Family Medicine; David Norris, Dermatology; Nanette Santoro, OB-GYN; Richard Schulick, Surgery; Ann Thor, Pathology; Vesna Todorovic, Anesthesiology; Ken Tyler, Neurology; Richard Zane, Emergency Medicine.

Please read and share:

https://www.denverpost.com/2023/03/22/house-bill-1215-1243-hospital-billing-non-profit-dean-chancellor-cu-anschutz/

03/09/2023

It’s been an amazing day for the Department of Orthopedics! The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recognized Dr. Mark Myerson with the 2023 AAOS Humanitarian Award for International Work for his outstanding service providing foot and ankle care in underserved communities worldwide, and Dr. Evalina Burger was named a member-at-large of the AAOS Board of Directors!

Congratulations, Dr. Myerson and Dr. Burger!

Learn more about Dr. Myerson's humanitarian work: https://steps2walk.org/

03/03/2023

Dr. Joshua Metzl is a CU Department of Orthopedics provider specializing in foot and ankle orthopedics and orthopedic sports medicine. Dr. Metzl treats patients of all backgrounds and is the head Orthopaedic physician for the Colorado Ballet and the assistant team physician for the Denver Broncos and Colorado Rockies. Learn more about Dr. Metzl:
https://www.cumedicine.us/providers/orthopedics/joshua-metzl

Dr. Joshua Metzl is a CU Medicine provider who specializes in foot and ankle orthopedics and orthopedic sports medicine. Dr. Metzl treats patients of all bac...

03/01/2023

is one of the most common causes of pain in or around the heel. Dr. Courtney Grimsrud talks about this condition and the treatment options for patients. .

Learn more about our Foot & Ankle specialty at https://www.cumedicine.us/specialties/foot-and-ankle-orthopedics-orthopedics

Plantar fasciitis is a common, yet painful condition of the bottom of the foot. CU Medicine orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Courtney Grimsrud discusses the signs, sy...

02/07/2023