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Founded in 1912, the mission of the Clinical Orthopaedic Society is to optimize the science of the physical examination as the central component in the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal conditions and to educate society on orthopaedic issues impacting patient care.

Next Meeting

COS 2014 Annual Meeting 102nd Annual Meeting
September 11-13, 2014
The Broadmoor
Colorado Springs, CO

  • Hotel Reservations
  • 2014 Abstract Submission Kit
  • Meeting Program
  • The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 19.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
  • Registration Form – Attendee / Spouse
  • Top Resident Paper Competition -  The COS Resident Paper Committee will present awards to the top three residents who have presented the most outstanding oral scientific papers on a research project at the Annual Meeting.  The awards consist of a plaque and checks in the amounts of:
    • First Place – $500
    • Second Place – $250
    • Third Place – $150
The Program Committee invites submission of abstracts for presentation at the
102nd Annual Meeting,
September 11 – 13, 2014 at
The BROADMOOR in Colorado Springs, CO
Abstract Submission Deadline:
May 9, 2014
Questions:Contact Julie Hitt at 804-565-6326
or by e-mail at cos@societyhq.com

 

Dr. and Mrs. J. Elmer Nix Award – 2014 Honoree

Urbaniak Photo

James R. Urbaniak, MD
Orthopedic Surgery (Retired)
Durham, NC

James Urbaniak, MD, is the Virginia Flowers Baker Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Duke. He served as chief of the Division of Orthopedic Surgery from 1985 to 2002. He is the recipient of the Duke Medical Alumni Association’s 2012 William G. Anlyan, MD, Lifetime Achievement Award.

Renowned as a pioneer in replantation and microvascular reconstruction of injured extremities, Urbaniak has held numerous national leadership positions in orthopedic surgery, including serving as chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and as president of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, the American Orthopaedic Association, and the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

He currently serves as president of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand.

For two years after graduating from Duke, he served as a lieutenant in the United States Medical Corps as an attending physician to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.

After completing a surgical internship and an orthopedic residency at Duke, he joined the faculty in 1969.

He and his wife Martha, live in Durham, North Carolina and have three children.

 

What you missed from the 101st Annual Meeting