Joseph A. Buckwalter, MS, MD

Professor and Head of Orthopaedic Surgery

Medical School

University of Iowa

Residency

University of Iowa

Honors and Awards

• Phi Beta Kappa
• Teacher of the Year, University of Iowa College of Medicine
• Alpha Omega Alpha
• Kappa Delta Award for Outstanding Orthopaedic Research
• Royal College of Surgeons Sir Reginald Watson Jones Lecturer
• Founding Fellow American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering
• Cabaud Award for Outstanding Research in Sports Medicine
• Bristol-Myers Squibb/Zimmer Award for Distinguished Achievement in Orthopaedic Research

Organizations

• Musculoskeletal Tumor Society
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Orthopaedic Research Society
• International Skeletal Society
• American Orthopaedic Association
• American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
• International Society for Limb Salvage
• Girdlestone Orthopaedic Society
• British Orthopaedic Association

Clinical and Research Interests

• Osteoarthritis
• Musculoskeletal Oncology
• Sports Medicine
• Trauma
• Reconstructive Surgery

Recent Publications/ Reviews

Martin, J.A., Buckwalter, J.A. The role of chondrocyte-matrix interactions in maintaining and reparing articular cartilage. Biorheology 37:129-140, 2000.

Buckwalter, J.A., Martin, J.A., Mankin H.J. Synovial Joint Degeneration and the Syndrome of Osteoarthritis. Instructional Course Lectures 49: 481-489, 2000.

Martin, J.A., Buckwalter, J.A. Telomere erosion and senescence in human articular cartilage chondrocytes. J Gerentology: Bio Sci 56A:B172-B179, 2001.

Buckwalter J.A., Stanish W.D, Rosier R.N., Schenck R.C., Dennis D.A., Coutts R.D. The increasing need for nonoperative treatment of osteoarthritis. Clin Ortho Rel Res 385:36-45, 2001.

Martin, J.A., Buckwalter, J.A. Aging, cartilage chondrocyte senesence and osteoarthritis. Biogerontology 3:257-264, 2002.

Marsh, J.L., Buckwalter, J., Gelberman, R., Dirschl, D., Olson, S., Brown, T.D., Llinias, A. AOA Symposium-Articular Fractures: Does an anatomic reduction really change the result? J Bone Joint Surg 84A: 1259-1271, 2002.