Charles R. Clark, MD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering

Medical School

University of Michigan

Residency

Yale University

Honors, Awards, and Organizations

• American Association of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Deputy Editor
• Association of Bone and Joint Surgery, President-Elect
• Cervical Spine Research Society, Executive Committee
• Knee Society
• Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America
• Summa Cum Laude Graduate, University of Notre Dame
• Phi Beta Kappa, Epsilon of Indiana, University of Notre Dame
• Alpha Epsilon Delta, Gamma of Indiana, University of Notre Dame (Pre-medical Honor Society)
• Alpha Omega Alpha, Alpha of Michigan, University of Michigan (Medical Honor Society)
• Graduate with Distinction, University of Michigan Medical School
• Physician Recognition Award, American Medical Association (1991-94) (1994-97) (1997-00)
• Orthopaedic Educational Achievement Award, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (1986, 1989, 1992)
• American, British and Canadian Traveling Fellow (American Orthopaedic Association (1989)
• Dewar Award, Ontario Orthopaedic Association (1990)
• M-3 Teacher of the Year - Top Five Nominee, University of Iowa, College of Medicine (1992)
• Collegiate Teaching Award - College of Medicine Nominee (1992) (1995)
• Ernest O. Theilen Clinical Teaching and Service Award - College of Medicine Nominee (1994)
• Council on Teaching - College of Medicine Nominee (1996)
• William B. Bean Lecturer - Iowa Student Medical Research Day (1996)
• Ernest O. Theilen Clinical Teaching and Service Award - College of Medicine Nominee (1996)
• Collegiate Teaching Award Recipient - College of Medicine, University of Iowa (1997-98)

Clinical and Research Interests

• Inpatient: Supervise the care of an active Orthopaedic inpatient service with an average census of 7 to 20 patients (primarily adult reconstructive surgery).
• Outpatient: Conduct three outpatient clinics per week (seeing approximately 60-70 patients per week) - 1) cervical spine, 2) hip reconstruction, and 3) knee reconstruction.
• Other: Provide in house consultation and surgery for complex reconstructive joint problems at the Iowa City Veterans Administration Hospital.

Current Projects

Randomized Controlled Trial to Compare Posterior Cruciate Sparing Versus Posterior Cruciate Substitution in Total Knee Arthroplasty (Committee A)

The Knee Registry: Measuring and Improving the Quality of Care in Knee Surgery (Committee A)

Recent Publications/ Reviews

Clark CR and Bauer T: Routine Pathological Examination of Operative Specimens from Primary Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement: Another Look. Editorial. (J Bone and Joint Surg., 82A, No. 11, 2000)

Puttlitz CM, Goel VK, Clark CR, Traynelis VC: Pathomechanisms of Failures of the Odontoid. (Spine Vol. 25, No. 22:2868-2876, 2000)

Puttlitz CM, Goel VK, Traynelis VC and Clark CR: A Finite Element Investigation of Upper Cervical Fixation. (Spine. In Press.)

Clark CR, Rorabeck CH, MacDonald SJ, MacDonald D, Swafford J, Cleland D. Posterior Stabilized and Posterior Cruciate Retaining Total Knee Replacement: A Randomized Controlled Study. (Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, November 2001, Volume 392, pp. 208-212).

Poss R, Clark CR, and Heckman J: A Concise Format for Reporting the Long-Term Follow-up Status of Patients Managed with Total Hip Arthorplasty." Editorial. (J Bone and Joint Surg., 83A:1779-1780, 2001.