2019
At the 12th Annual Meeting of the Lumbar Spine Research Society in Chicago, senior resident Dr. Felipe Ituarte presented a poster exhibit displaying his research project co-authored with orthopaedic faculty Drs. Goldstein, Choma, and Nourbakhsh.
At the 19th Annual Comparative Orthopaedics Day seminar, sponsors Dr. Robert Littlejohn and Marilyn Littlejohn (center) are thanked by Drs. Gainor and Cook (left), and keynote speaker Dr. Mohit Bandari, Dr. Della Rocca, and Dr. Goldstein (right).
On an MU orthopaedic medical mission to Mangalore, India, in February 2019, Dr. Ben Burch, Kelly Scott, RN, and Dr. Sumit Gupta make post-operative rounds on their patient at the Kasturba Medical College (KMC) Hospital.
2018
Jay Bridgeman, MD, second from left, was honored with the Barry J. Gainor Faculty Teaching award in 2018. Bridgeman was selected by the chief residents as the faculty member who exemplifies Gainor’s dedication to teaching. Left to right are Alex Wessell, Bridgeman, B. Israel Yahuaca, Shan Sharif, Jeff Milles and R. Chris Reams.
Jimi Cook, PhD, DVM; Marilyn Littlejohn; Bob Littlejohn, MD; and Steve Messier, PhD, pose for a photo after Comparative Orthopaedics Day. The Littlejohn family has supported the Comparative Orthopaedics Day conference since 2004, allowing us to bring world-class research speakers to Mizzou. Messier, the director of the J.B Snow Biomechanics Laboratory at Wake Forest University, served as the 2018 Littlejohn Family Distinguished Lecturer.
2016
Dr. Cook congratulates Dr. and Mrs. Gainor at the 2016 resident graduation dinner for awards of appreciation given to Dr. Gainor by the residents and faculty honoring his retirement. Dr. Gainor holds a model of the departmental logo that he designed in 1983.
Upon retiring after 36 years as Secretary-Treasurer, Dr. Gainor joins his fellow UMOA co-founder Dr. Allen in holding their mutual portraits that will be installed in the Missouri Orthopaedic Institute in 2016.
Fifty years after being the first resident to graduate from the MU Orthopaedic program in 1966, Dr. Garth Russell (center) is welcomed to the annual UMOA reception by Drs. Gainor and Stannard (left) and Drs. Cook and Choma (right) at the 2016 AAOS convention.
2015
Senior Resident Dr. Nick Capito presents UMOA-sponsored research at the 2015 AAOS meeting in Las Vegas.
Fellow Dr. Clayton Nuelle presents UMOA-sponsored research at the 2015 AAOSM meeting in Orlando, FL.
As Program Director, Dr. Joel Jeffries poses with his last graduating residency class in 2015. Members are (from left), Dr. Joe Morgan, Dr. Brandee Black, Dr. Nick Capito and Dr. Jim Piorkowski.
2014
At the 2014 Comparative Orthopeadics Day of research presentations, our Armed Forces were honored by inviting US Army doctors as keynote speakers.
2011
Brian Treece & Mary Phillips (left) are Co-Directors of the Missouri State Orthopaedic Association. Brian is currently Mayor of the City of Columbia.
2010
1978 MU Ortho graduate Dr. Prasit Gonggetyai (center white sports coat) chaired an orthopaedic residency at the University of Bangkok for many years. In 2010, Dr. Gainor (center orange shirt) visited the program in Thailand as guest lecturer.