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Department History
Department of Orthopaedics
Eugene Mindell, M.D.
Dr. Mindell		 The modern history of the department is inseparable from the name of Eugene R. Mindell, M.D. In 1964, Dr. Mindell became the school's first full time professor and chair of the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery. He worked tirelessly until his retirement in 1988 to build a world class department, recruiting many full-time faculty members, developing the Orthopaedic Bone Pathology Laboratory, encouraging research, and training residents. As professor emeritus and a leading researcher in orthopaedic oncology, Dr. Mindell continues to shape the teaching and practice of orthopaedic surgery at the university.
Robert Gillespie, M.B., Ch.B.
Dr. Gillespie		 From 1988 to April 2001, department chairman Robert Gillespie, M.B, Ch.B. (1935 - 2001) led us to become the largest orthopaedic practice in western New York. He markedly expanded the full-time faculty, established a comprehensive faculty practice plan, and developed a basic science research laboratory at the UB medical school. In addition, Dr. Gillespie initiated the University at Buffalo Sports Medicine Center. He was also head of pediatric orthopaedics at the Children's Hospital of Buffalo. Born and educated in Scotland, he was a world authority on limb and spinal deficiencies, in particular the surgical treatment of proximal focal femoral deficiencies (PFFD), and one of the first orthopaedic surgeons to correct limb deficiencies in children using modern limb-lengthening apparatuses.
Orthopaedics History - continued
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