Dr. William E. Garrett, Jr, MD, PhD | April 23, 1949 – May 4, 2019
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.
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Dr. Matthew Provencher, MD, MBA, MC, USNR (Ret.), is a distinguished orthopaedic surgeon with expertise in knee and shoulder injuries. He has authored over 450 peer-reviewed manuscripts, written seven textbooks, and received numerous academic and research awards and grants, including the prestigious AAOS Kappa Delta Award. He is also an active member of several leading orthopaedic societies.
Dr. Provencher previously served as the Head Orthopaedic Team Physician for the Navy SEAL Teams in San Diego, Chief of Sports Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Head Team Physician for the New England Patriots. He is now based at The Steadman Clinic, where he serves as Chairman of the Vail Health Institutional Review Board (IRB), Co-Director of the Steadman Philippon Research Institute, and Team Physician for the United States Ski Team. He continues his service in the Navy Reserve, assigned to SEAL Team 17.
Past Research Day Programs & Keynote Speakers
June 25, 2024- Dr. Thomas Best
June 28, 2023- Dr. Bruce Reider
June 22, 2022- Dr. Martha Murray & Dr. Braden Fleming
June 23, 2021- Dr. Louis DeFrate
June 17, 2020- Dr. Bert Mandelbaum
June 14, 2019- Dr. Robert Magnussen