William E. Garrett, Jr., MD, PhD Research Day

Start Date
June 25, 2024
12:30 pm
End Date
June 26, 2024
8:00 am
IPE Lecture Hall, 311 Trent Drive, Durham

Event sponsored by:

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Contact:

Emily Reinke, PhD

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Garrett Research Day

Speaker:

Thomas Best, MD, PhD, FACSM
During his 40+ years of service to Duke University Medical Center and his patients, Dr. Garrett was a consummate physician, clinician-scientist, and teacher. As a specialist in sports medicine for thirty years, he served as the Medical Director of the U.S. Soccer Federation and Team Physician for the U.S. Men and Women's National Soccer teams, as well as many Duke teams. As a teacher, he has the unique distinction of earning the Outstanding Teacher Award by both the residents at the Duke and UNC Departments of Orthopaedics. He was awarded the Duke Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Master Orthopaedist Award. Posthumously, Dr. Garrett was inducted into the AOSSM Hall of Fame. Dr. Garrett's research awards include the Kappa Delta Award (ORS), Citation Award (ACSM), the Award of Merit (AOSSM), Excellence in Research in the Category of Basic Science (AOSSM), the Excellence in Research Award (AOSSM), the O'Donoghue Award (AOSSM). We honor his friendship, mentorship, and love of research and Sports Medicine at this event. Join us for two days of discussions about the latest sports medicine research from faculty, fellows and residents.