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Faculty - Adult Reconstructive

Richard Limbird, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Chief, Adult Reconstructive Surgery
Dr. Limbird's Professional Papers

Having served as Clinical Professor of Orthopaedics at the Medical College of Ohio from 1986-1987, Dr. Limbird returned to Brown University as Chief of Adult Reconstructive Surgery. He received his B.S. in Chemistry and his M.D. from the University of Georgia. Prior to a residency in orthopaedic surgery Dr. Limbird did two years of an internal medicine residency before fulfilling a military obligation in the Public Health Service on the Pine Ridge Sioux Reservation. He completed a Fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Joint Reconstruction prior to his Clinical Research Fellowship at Brown. Dr. Limbird is also the director of the bone bank.

Roy Aaron, M.D.
Professor, Brown University School of Medicine.
Medical Director, Rehabilitation Medicine, Miriam Hospital.
Dr. Aaron's Professional Papers

Dr. Aaron's Professional Papers Dr. Aaron is a graduate of Lafayette College and SUNY Brooklyn Medical School. He completed an internship in medicine at Montefiore Hospital - Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, a surgical research fellowship at NIH, and a residency in the Harvard Orthopaedic Program. Dr. Aaron did a fellowship in arthritis surgery at the Robert Brigham Hospital in Boston and then returned to NIH for a fellowship in cartilage biochemistry. His clinical interests are in the surgical treatment of arthritis including joint replacement, arthroscopy, foot reconstruction, and rehabilitation and he has been on several national and international panels dealing with the treatment of osteonecrosis. His laboratory interests center on inflammation and the stimulation of cartilage repair. The laboratory is currently funded by the NIH and has been continuously externally funded for 18 years. Dr. Aaron is a recipient of a NIH Career Development Award. He is currently a member of the NIH Study Section on Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Disease and is a member of the Committee on Research, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Lifespan Academic Medical Center Research Steering Committee.

Thomas F. Bliss, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Adult Reconstructive Surgery

Dr. Bliss obtained a B.A. in Biology from Brown University in 1965, his M.D. degree from Georgetown University in 1969, and completed his Orthopaedic residency training from Brown University in 1974. He has been in private practice in Providence and associated with the Orthopaedic Residency Training Program at Brown University since 1974.

Gary M. Ferguson, M.D.
Clinical Professor
Adult Reconstructive Surgery
Dr. Ferguson's Professional Papers

Dr. Ferguson is a graduate of Williams College and the Tufts University School of Medicine. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at the Harvard University Combined Program, and an Adult Reconstruction Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic. Until 1998, Dr. Ferguson's practice was based at Allegheny University of the Health Sciences in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He helped create a new orthopaedic residency - training program at that institution, and has been Director of its Adult Reconstruction Division for four years. With a strong interest in broadening his clinical base and further enhancing his relationship with orthopaedic residency staff, he joined Dr. Ehrlich at Brown Medical School in the summer of 1998. His practice is based in Newport, but he sees patients in East Greenwich, Bristol, and Providence. His research interests focus upon implant design for the hip and knee. He is actively involved in ongoing development of his own prosthesis for one of the nation's current manufacturers.

John Froehlich, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Adult Reconstructive Surgery and Sports Medicine

Upon completion of medical school at the University of Rochester, Dr. Froehlich did his surgical training at Strong Memorial Hospital followed by a Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital residency in orthopaedic surgery. He was awarded a reconstructive fellowship by the Mueller Foundation of North America, completed under the supervision of Dr. Hugh Chandler at Massachusetts General Hospital and New England Baptist Hospital. His clinical practice focuses on sports and reconstructive surgery with emphasis on hip, knee and shoulder problems. His research interests are the detection and prophylaxis of DVT and the study of biomechanical stability of implants in total knee arthroplasty. He has made several national presentations, and is active locally in many programs for patient education and public awareness concerning orthopaedic issues.

Lee E. Rubin, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Adult Reconstructive Surgery
Dr. Rubin's Professional Papers

Dr. Rubin completed his training at Yale University and an Adult Reconstruction Fellowship with the Keggi Orthopaedic Foundation in Connecticut. As an undergraduate, he was a Presidential Scholar at Brandeis University and later graduated with Alpha Omega Alpha distinction from the Tufts University School of Medicine.

Dr. Rubin’s practice focuses on Hip and Knee Joint Replacement Surgery. He is an expert in minimally invasive “Direct Anterior” hip replacement and has special expertise in “Bone Sparing” joint replacements for younger, active arthritis patients. He utilizes a variety of clinical protocols to achieve multi-modal pain control and cosmetic wound closure following surgery to improve patient recoveries. He is also performing revision joint surgery, arthroscopy, and adult fracture care, with a particular interest in caring for geriatric and peri-prosthetic fracture patients.

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residency faculty adult reconstructive foot & ankle hand oncology pediatrics research shoulder spine sports medicine trauma professional papers fellowships research photo gallery academic calendar Faculty - Adult Reconstructive Richard Limbird, M.D. Clinical Assistant Professor Chief, Adult Reconstructive Surgery Dr. Limbird's Professional Papers Having served as Clinical Professor of Orthopaedics at the Medical College of Ohio from 1986-1987, Dr. Limbird returned to Brown University as Chief of Adult Reconstructive Surgery. He received his B.S. in Chemistry and his M.D. from the University of Georgia. Prior to a residency in orthopaedic surgery Dr. Limbird did two years of an internal medicine residency before fulfilling a military obligation in the Public Health Service on the Pine Ridge Sioux Reservation. He completed a Fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Joint Reconstruction prior to his Clinical Research Fellowship at Brown. Dr. Limbird is also the director of the bone bank. Roy Aaron, M.D. Professor, Brown University School of Medicine. Medical Director, Rehabilitation Medicine, Miriam Hospital. Dr. Aaron's Professional Papers Dr. Aaron's Professional Papers Dr. Aaron is a graduate of Lafayette College and SUNY Brooklyn Medical School. He completed an internship in medicine at Montefiore Hospital - Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, a surgical research fellowship at NIH, and a residency in the Harvard Orthopaedic Program. Dr. Aaron did a fellowship in arthritis surgery at the Robert Brigham Hospital in Boston and then returned to NIH for a fellowship in cartilage biochemistry. His clinical interests are in the surgical treatment of arthritis including joint replacement, arthroscopy, foot reconstruction, and rehabilitation and he has been on several national and international panels dealing with the treatment of osteonecrosis. His laboratory interests center on inflammation and the stimulation of cartilage repair. The laboratory is currently funded by the NIH and has been continuously externally funded for 18 years. Dr. Aaron is a recipient of a NIH Career Development Award. He is currently a member of the NIH Study Section on Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Disease and is a member of the Committee on Research, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Lifespan Academic Medical Center Research Steering Committee. Thomas F. Bliss, M.D. Clinical Assistant Professor Adult Reconstructive Surgery Dr. Bliss obtained a B.A. in Biology from Brown University in 1965, his M.D. degree from Georgetown University in 1969, and completed his Orthopaedic residency training from Brown University in 1974. He has been in private practice in Providence and associated with the Orthopaedic Residency Training Program at Brown University since 1974. Gary M. Ferguson, M.D. Clinical Professor Adult Reconstructive Surgery Dr. Ferguson's Professional Papers Dr. Ferguson is a graduate of Williams College and the Tufts University School of Medicine. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at the Harvard University Combined Program, and an Adult Reconstruction Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic. Until 1998, Dr. Ferguson's practice was based at Allegheny University of the Health Sciences in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He helped create a new orthopaedic residency - training program at that institution, and has been Director of its Adult Reconstruction Division for four years. With a strong interest in broadening his clinical base and further enhancing his relationship with orthopaedic residency staff, he joined Dr. Ehrlich at Brown Medical School in the summer of 1998. His practice is based in Newport, but he sees patients in East Greenwich, Bristol, and Providence. His research interests focus upon implant design for the hip and knee. He is actively involved in ongoing development of his own prosthesis for one of the nation's current manufacturers. John Froehlich, M.D. Clinical Assistant Professor Adult Reconstructive Surgery and Sports Medicine Upon completion of medical school at the University of Rochester, Dr. Froehlich did his surgical training at Strong Memorial Hospital followed by a Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital residency in orthopaedic surgery. He was awarded a reconstructive fellowship by the Mueller Foundation of North America, completed under the supervision of Dr. Hugh Chandler at Massachusetts General Hospital and New England Baptist Hospital. His clinical practice focuses on sports and reconstructive surgery with emphasis on hip, knee and shoulder problems. His research interests are the detection and prophylaxis of DVT and the study of biomechanical stability of implants in total knee arthroplasty. He has made several national presentations, and is active locally in many programs for patient education and public awareness concerning orthopaedic issues. Lee E. Rubin, M.D. Assistant Professor Adult Reconstructive Surgery Dr. Rubin's Professional Papers Dr. Rubin completed his training at Yale University and an Adult Reconstruction Fellowship with the Keggi Orthopaedic Foundation in Connecticut. As an undergraduate, he was a Presidential Scholar at Brandeis University and later graduated with Alpha Omega Alpha distinction from the Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Rubin’s practice focuses on Hip and Knee Joint Replacement Surgery. He is an expert in minimally invasive “Direct Anterior” hip replacement and has special expertise in “Bone Sparing” joint replacements for younger, active arthritis patients. He utilizes a variety of clinical protocols to achieve multi-modal pain control and cosmetic wound closure following surgery to improve patient recoveries. He is also performing revision joint surgery, arthroscopy, and adult fracture care, with a particular interest in caring for geriatric and peri-prosthetic fracture patients.