Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

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Our clinicians employ the most up-to-date techniques for diagnosis and treatment. Research and development have been a central part of our department’s efforts.

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We take pride in providing leading-edge patient care, advancing the field of orthopedics through first-rate research, and offering superior education to the next generation of high-quality orthopedic specialists.

$22M

in external research support for 89 different projects

>80K

patients per year

# 1

Iowa's #1 hospital as ranked by U.S. news & world report

Education

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Research

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News

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Marsh to transition from leadership role, search begins for next chair and DEO of Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

UI Health Care

UI Health Care launches orthopedic access clinic for faster patient care

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Adolescents and young adults with hip pain have higher rates of depression and psychological distress

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

College of Medicine Events

ACB Seminar Series - Sadia Islam Mou & Emily Liu

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am

Bowen Science Building

Sadia Islam Mou, a Cell and Developmental Biology Student in the Tootle Lab, will present a seminar titled “Determining the Role of Prostaglandin Signaling During Collective Cell Migration."

Emily Liu, a Cell and Developmental Biology Student in the Ryan Lab, will present a seminar titled “Intra and Intercellular Interactions Driving Lung Remodeling in Pulmonary Lymphangioleiomyomatosis."