UF Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Residents and Fellows took home several awards at 2015 Florida Orthopaedics Society (FOS) Annual Scientific Meeting. This year's meeting was held at The Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club from June 4 - 7, 2015.
A new study lead by UF Orthopaedics Class of 2014 Resident Dr.
UF Orthopaedics physicians Dr. Jason Zaremski, MD, Dr. Kevin Farmer, MD, and Dr. MaryBeth Horodyski, Ed.D., ATC, LAT, FNATA, were featured by UF Health for their research regarding year-round baseball in the South could lead to more elbow injuries.
The UF Sports Performance Center proudly hosted the Thompson Brothers Lacrosse Program on August 12, 2014. Miles, Lyle, Jeremy and Jerome Thompson, Bill O'Brien and Hunter Hemlock all participated in lacrosse throwing analysis and other measures to help the scientists better understand the mechanics of this growing sport. Players represented national, professional and collegiate lacrosse programs (Rochester Rattlers, Iroquois Nationals, Albany Great Danes).
Congratulations to Aimee Struk, MEd, MBA, ATC, for being chosen to participate in the 2014-15 class of the University of Florida Leadership Academy. Fifteen 15 participants were selected based on a competitive application process.
The goal of the Academy is to develop emerging leaders at the University of Florida by increasing participants' knowledge about the University of Florida and exploring what great leadership looks like at UF.
PhD student Laura Ann Zdziarski, ATC, (mentors Drs. Heather Vincent and MaryBeth Horodyski) presented her oral presentation session on the lab’s sports performance research “Sex Differences in Pelvic & Trunk Rotation during a Lacrosse Throw” May 30, 2014. Drew Slater, a senior intern of Dr. Heather Vincent, developed and presented a poster entitled “Kinematic Characterization of Lacrosse Shooting Motions of the Dominant And Non-Dominant Side”.
Dr. MaryBeth Horodyski, Ed.D., ATC, LAT, FNATA has been selected by the National Athletic Trainers' Association Foundation to be the recipient of the 2014 NATA Volunteer Service award. This award is given to a current NATA Foundation board member, committee member or volunteer who has provided significant advancement or financial growth to the organization.
Two researchers from the UF Orthopaedics Sports Medicine Institute (OSMI) Gene Therapy Laboratory won awards for their poster submissions in the UF Health Cancer Center Poster Day held at the UF Hilton Conference Center on March 11, 2014:
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William Anspach Jr., MD, went from a young student who habitually fell asleep in class to the founder of an international company with a medical degree — and now he can add a doctoral degree from the University of Florida.
Anspach became the first person to receive an honorary degree in technology from UF during the doctoral degree commencement ceremony December 13, 2013.
Dr. MaryBeth Horodyski will be receiving two honors at the 63rd Annual National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Meeting in June in St. Louis. She will be the recipient of the Gail Weldon Award of Excellence. This award recognizes one athletic trainer each year who has displayed an exceptional commitment to mentoring, professional development and life balancing.