OTA in the News

Oct. 16, 2025 The Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) announces the installation of its new president, Thomas F. Higgins, MD, FIOTA. Dr. Higgins has previously served OTA as a

OTA 2026 new and transitioning Board Members President: Thomas F. Higgins, MD, FIOTA President Elect: William T. Obremskey, MD, MPH, FIOTA 2nd President Elect: George V. Russell

By Milan Sen, MD, FIOTA OTA Health Policy Committee Chair The OTA continues to work closely with AAOS and our trauma coalition partners to protect research funding, strengthen

Donald Wiss, MD, FIOTA, a founding member and the 17th President of OTA, has recently completed and published his memoir: One Life, No Rehearsal: A Surgeon’s Memoir of Healing

New Leadership Program Opportunity for OTA Members Deadline to apply: March 13, 2025 The OTA is sponsoring 2 members for the 2025 AOA-USC APEX Leadership Certificate Program

As was presented at the OTA Meeting in Montreal, the ACS and OTA are working closely together to expand the opportunities for Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeons to participate in the ACS

The following videos have recently been posted to the OTA Video Library - Procedures and Techniques section: NEW Terrible Triad Repair Including Radial Head ORIF Utilizing

Since 1990, the Research Committee has adjudicated 509 research grants, totaling over $14.5 million dollars. We are pleased to announce the recipients of this year's grants, which

Marc Swiontkowski, MD, FIOTA The OTA is partnering with JBJS OrthoCorps to record the oral histories of the orthopaedic trauma community. OrthoCorps is an online audio archive that

Oct. 24, 2024 The Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) has announced the installation of its new president, Douglas W. Lundy, MD, MBA, FIOTA. Dr. Lundy has previously served on the