Bernard R. Bach Jr., MD
Mentor Campaign Donor Honor ROll

This campaign honors Dr. Bernard R. Bach Jr., the Claude N. Lambert, MD - Helen S. Thomson Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Director of the Division of Sports Medicine and Director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship Program at Rush University Medical Center. Gifts donated in honor of Dr. Bach, a former member of the OREF Board of Trustees, will be used to fund annual resident research projects in sports medicine-related topics.

Grants funded by contributions to this campaign:

2021
PI: Matthew Kolevar, MD
Co-PI: Jonathan Packer, MD
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Development of a Patient Specific Cartilage Graft Using MRI and 3D Printing
Funding in Honor of
Bernard R. Bach Jr., MD

2020
PI: Matthew Astolfi, MD
Co-PI: Betina B. Hinckel, MD
William Beaumont Hospital
Patellar Height: Impact of Knee Flexion, Patellar Subluxation and Obliquity
Funding in Honor of
Bernard R. Bach Jr., MD

PI: Corey Schiffman, MD
Co-PI: Jason Hsu, MD
University of Washington
Association Between Serum Testosterone & C. Acnes in Shoulder Arthroplasty
Funding in Honor of
Bernard R. Bach Jr., MD

2019
PI: Jeffrey Olson, MD
Co-PI: Edward Rodriguez, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center-Orthopaedics
Biomechanical Testing of Proximal Humerus Fixation: A Novel Approach
Funding in honor of
Bernard R. Bach Jr., MD

PI: Andrew Schneider, MD
Co-PI: John Callaci, PhD
Loyola University Chicago, Health Sciences Division
Biomechanical and Histologic Effects of Ethanol on Rat Rotator Cuff Repairs
Funding in honor of
Bernard R. Bach Jr., MD

2018
Kristen Meier, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
The Role of Decorin Delivery in Rotator Cuff Tendon Healing
Funding in honor of
Bernard R. Bach Jr., MD

2018
Justin Stull, MD
Thomas Jefferson University, Rothman Institute
Prevention of P. Acnes with Hydrogen Peroxide Prep for Shoulder Surgery
Funding in honor of
Bernard R. Bach Jr., MD

2017
Nicholas Dantzker, MD
Vanderbilt University
Intra-articular doxycylcine: A Novel Treatment of Adhesive Capsulitis
Funding in honor of
Bernard R. Bach Jr., MD

Manuel Schubert, MD
University of Michigan
Epigenetic Programming of Satellite Cells from the Rotator Cuff
Funding in honor of
Bernard R. Bach Jr., MD

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OREF would like to recognize and thank the following individuals who have contributed to this campaign. Co-chairs of this campaign are recognized with one asterisk (*) and campaign committee members are recognized with two asterisks (**).

$10,000+

Charles A. Bush-Joseph, MD**
John J. Callaghan, MD
Shane J. Nho, MD, MS
Geoffrey S. Van Thiel, MD
Nikhil N. Verma, MD**
Adam B. Yanke, MD

$5,000+

Matthew L. Busam, MD
Brian S. Cohen, MD
Robert C. Grumet, MD
D. Daniel Rotenberg, MD
Seth L. Sherman, MD
Eric J. Strauss, MD

$2,000+

Champ L. Baker III, MD
Robert A. Creighton, MD
Neil S. Ghodadra, MD
Andreas H. Gomoll, MD
Wendell M.R. Heard, MD
Mahmoud M. Khair, MD
Randhir F. Mascarenhas, MD, FRCSC
Thomas H. Wuerz, MD

$1,000+

Andrew J. Cosgarea, MD
Anne E. Deirmengian, MD
and Carl A. Deirmengian, MD
James D. Ferrari, MD
Patrick C. McCulloch, MD
Michael J. Salata, MD
Robert A. Sellards, MD
Steven Tradonsky, MD

Up to $999

Ljiljana Bogunovic, MD
Kirk A. Campbell, MD
Aman Dhawan, MD
Eric C. Makhni, MD
John-Paul H. Rue, MD
Washington University School of Medicine

**Campaign Co-Chair

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