Gary E. Friedlaender, M.D., HS

Gary E. Friedlaender, M.D., HS ’74, the Wayne O. Southwick Professor and chair of orthopaedics and rehabilitation, was named chair of the Council of Musculoskeletal Specialty Societies (COMSS) of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons at its 68th annual meeting in March in San Francisco. As COMSS chair, he will serve on the academy’s board of directors. Already active in the academy, Friedlaender is chair of the research committee and Kappa Delta research award committee. He is also a member of the Council on Education, Council on Research, Bone and Joint Decade committee and Task Force on Patient-Physician Communication.