While there is growing momentum for diversity and inclusion initiatives across all specialties in medicine nationally, the need is even more marked in orthopedics extending beyond underrepresented minorities. Women make up less than 10% of practicing orthopedic surgeons nationally. Recent literature suggests that even after normalizing all accountable academic metrics, all minorities are at a disadvantage applying for orthopedic residency (Poon S, CORR, 2022).
Department of Orthopaedics
Diversity and Inclusion
Learn more about Department efforts to build a more diverse and inclusive community at Brown and beyond.
The Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs at The Warren Alpert Medical of Brown University collaborates with clinical and academic departments to develop programming and initiatives that foster equity, diversity, and inclusivity in medicine.
Diversity and Inclusion
Learn more about Department efforts to build a more diverse and inclusive community at Brown and beyond.
Initiatives
The Department of Orthopaedic at Brown is actively working across multiple diversity and inclusion initiatives:
Co-sponsored by the Orthopaedics Department and The Warren Alpert Medical School’s Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, the Diversity in Medicine Visiting Student Scholarship Program awards a number of stipends for housing and travel to qualified underrepresented minority (URM) fourth-year visiting medical students. Please apply for this opportunity through VSLO. It is titled "DVS0009 - DVS - Orthopedic Surgery. Applicants are encouraged to apply early and questions should be directed to diversity-visiting-scholarship@brown.edu. More information can be found on the Visiting Student Scholarship website.
Sponsored internally by the Department, all self-identified women fourth-year visiting medical students are encouraged to apply for housing and travel stipends offered through the Brown Women in Orthopedics Scholarship Program. Applicants are encouraged to contact Suzanne Swanson separate from VSLO.
Hosted by The Warren Alpert Medical School, the Diversity in Medicine Virtual Residency Recruitment Fair is held annually in August for all the departments of the medical school. The Orthopaedics Department participates annually and encourages prospective residency applicants, who are unable to rotate in person, to participate in the question-and-answer session.
Orthopaedics Diversity Committee
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Christopher Born, MD
Intrepid Heroes Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery -
Sarah Criddle, MD
PGY3 -
Manuel DaSilva, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics -
Dioscaris Garcia, PhD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics (Research) -
Raymond Hsu, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, Residency Program Director -
Zainab Ibrahim, MD
PGY5 -
Julia Katarincic, MD
Professor of Orthopaedics, Hand Fellowship Director, Pediatric Hand, Upper Extremity, & Reconstructive Microvascular Surgery Chief -
Vanessa Lund, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics -
Jeffrey Okewunmi, MD
PGY1 -
Lauren Piana, MD
PGY4 -
Kathryn Segal, MD
PGY1
The Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs at The Warren Alpert Medical of Brown University collaborates with clinical and academic departments to develop programming and initiatives that foster equity, diversity, and inclusivity in medicine.