Monthly Archives: June 2009

http://www.prweb.com/releases/AOSSM/William_G_Clancy_Jr/prweb2573194.htm

ACL Repair Creator William G. Clancy, Jr., MD Inducted into AOSSM Hall of Fame

William G. Clancy, Jr., MD, creator of the most common technique for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery, will be inducted into the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (http://www.sportsmed.org) (AOSSM) Hall of Fame during its Annual Meeting in Keystone, Colorado, July 9th-12th.

Keystone, CO (Vocus) June 30, 2009 — William G. Clancy, Jr., MD, creator of the most common technique for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery, will be inducted into the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (http://www.sportsmed.org) (AOSSM) Hall of Fame during its Annual Meeting in Keystone, Colorado, July 9th-12th. This prestigious award is given annually to honor those who have made a significant contribution to the world of sports medicine.

Last year, Dr. Clancy became the 35th recipient of AOSSM’s Robert E. Leach, MD, Mr. Sports Medicine Award, one of its highest honors. AOSSM has also honored him with the George D. Rovere Excellence in Education Award in 1997. He served as AOSSM President from 1999-2000 and will be the upcoming Godfather of the AOSSM Traveling Fellowship in 2010.

In 1974, Dr. Clancy was recruited by the University of Wisconsin to develop a sports medicine program; the only one of its kind at a major university and a model for future sports medicine programs around the country. While at the University of Wisconsin, he invented and perfected the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction and posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction procedures, which are used by virtually all knee surgeons throughout the world today. The vast majority of NFL, NBA and NHL players requiring surgery for their ACL tears have had the “Clancy Procedure.” His most recent work has clearly documented the bony landmarks of the ACL insertions.

Dr Clancy’s educational highlights include graduating with honors in 1963, from Manhattan College, where he received the prestigious Jasper Award for academics and athletics and was a gold and bronze medal winner in the Central States Track and Field Championships. Dr. Clancy graduated from Downstate (SUNY) College of Medicine in 1967. He completed his orthopaedic residency in 1972 at Columbia University’s St. Luke’s Hospital in New York City. For the following two years, he served as a lieutenant commander at the United States Naval Academy, where he was chief of orthopaedic surgery and the head team physician for all the U.S. Naval Academy athletic teams. In 1989 he joined with Dr. James R. Andrews to help develop the American Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham, AL. He has served as Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Virginia and the University of Alabama-Birmingham. Dr. Clancy currently provides orthopaedic surgery services to patients at the renowned Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center at St. Vincent’s Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama.

Dr. Clancy has also served on editorial boards of numerous sports medicine journals and was the Clinical Symposium Editor of the American Journal of Sports Medicine and has also served on its Board of Trustees. He has also been the Presidential Guest Speaker for a number of sports medicine and orthopedic associations worldwide including Spain, Argentina, Uruguay and Japan. He has published hundreds of papers in scientific journals around the world.

His other sports medicine accomplishments include service as team orthopaedist for the 1980 gold medal-winning U.S.A. Hockey Team at the 1980 Olympics at Lake Placid and the U.S. Ski Team Nordic at the Olympic Games in 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia; head team physician for the U.S.A. Hockey Team at the 1994 Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway; medical director for the U.S. Ski Nordic Jumping Team from 1976-1989; chief medical officer for U.S.A. Hockey from 1989-1994. Dr. Clancy currently serves as co-medical director for the LPGA Tour and is a Fellowship Director and a member of the Board of Directors of the American Sports Medicine Institute.

Dr. Clancy and his wife, Kathy, live in Birmingham, Alabama. He has three children and three grandchildren

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) is a world leader in sports medicine education, research, communication and fellowship, and includes national and international orthopaedic sports medicine leaders. The Society works closely with many other sports medicine specialists, including athletic trainers, physical therapists, family physicians, and others to improve the identification, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of sports injuries.

For more information, please contact either AOSSM Director of Communications Lisa Weisenberger at 847/292-4900, or e-mail her at lisa (at) aossm (dot) org. You can also visit the AOSSM Web site at www.sportsmed.org.

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Contact Information Lisa Weisenberger American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine http://www.sportsmed.org 847-292-4900

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Clancy, William G. Jr. [MC1963]

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http://365daysofastronomy.org/2009/06/30/june-30th-its-all-about-the-reference-frames/

June 30th: It’s All About the Reference Frames
Podcaster: Kenneth Johnston
Organization: United States Naval Observatory

Description: We’re all used to finding directions here on Earth. We orient ourselves based on our local experience of “up-down”, “left-right”, “front-back”. But how do you orient yourself in space? You need a reference frame, and the most precise reference frame we know is provided by the U.S. Naval Observatory.

Bio: Dr. Kenneth Johnston was born in New York City. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering in 1964 from Manhattan College and a Ph.D. in Astronomy from Georgetown University in 1969.

While at Georgetown, he was a summer student at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), then a Postdoctoral Associate at NRL in the Radio Astronomy Branch of the Astronomy and Atmospheric Physics Division from 1969 through 1971. Dr. Johnston formally joined this branch in 1971 as a radio astronomer.

In 1980, Dr. Johnston became the Branch Head of the Radio and IR Astronomy Branch at NRL. He developed a program that applied interferometric techniques for high resolution imaging at optical and radio wavelengths.

In 1993, Dr. Johnston became the Scientific Director for the U.S. Naval Observatory. He is responsible for the scientific oversight of the precise time, time interval, and astrometry programs, developing the first imaging optical interferometer, the Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer (NPOI) located at Flagstaff, AZ.

He is at present developing the areas of radio and optical interferometry for astrometric and imaging applications with both ground and space instruments.

Today’s sponsor: This episode of “365 Days of Astronomy” is sponsored by Professor Astronomy, a blog chronicling the day-to-day life and thoughts of a research astronomer, online at blog.professorastronomy.com. Professor Astronomy, wishing a very happy anniversary to Mrs. Astronomy.

Transcript:

Hello, I’m Dr. Ken Johnston, Scientific Director of the United States Naval Observatory in Washington, DC.

A character in a popular movie from the mid-1980’s once said “No matter where you go, there you are”. The ability to determine where “there” is describes a uniquely human trait that has allowed us to explore and inhabit not only nearly every niche of our home planet, but to also leave footprints on our nearest celestial neighbor and send robot emissaries to other worlds in our solar system.

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So, next time you make a trip across town in your car using GPS or navigate your way through the jumble of rings and moons around a distant planet like Saturn, thank the stars. They’re still the best guides to steer by.

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The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the New Media Working Group of the International Year of Astronomy 2009. Audio post-production by Preston Gibson. Bandwidth donated by libsyn.com and wizzard media. Web design by Clockwork Active Media Systems. You may reproduce and distribute this audio for non-commercial purposes. Please consider supporting the podcast with a few dollars (or Euros!). Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org. Until tomorrow…goodbye.

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Johnston, Ken [MC1964]

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