the guidance of Suzanne Holroyd , MD , and Brady Kullen , DO , residents will spend at least two years at Rivers Health in Point Pleasant , W V , providing mental health services to Mason County and other surrounding communities through telehealth and in-person care and treatment beginning in 2025 .
With the addition of this year ’ s resident physicians and fellows , the Joan C . Edwards School of Medicine now hosts 300 trainees across 28 programs — the largest number in its 47-year history .
Marshall University Announces New Clinical Trial Studying the Effect of ACL Reconstruction on Return to Play in Sports
The Marshall University Joan C . Edwards School of Medicine is now accepting applicants for an observational trial focused on fertilized anterior cruciate ligament ( ACL ) reconstruction . Unlike traditional ACL repairs , fertilized ACL surgery uses a biologic concentrate of the patient ’ s stem cells , bone marrow , and autograft bone along with an internal brace with the goal of stabilizing and expediting the healing process . Past patients of the fertilized ACL have already shown shorter recovery times with no known additional risks to the patient .
As founder of the fertilized ACL , Chad D . Lavender , MD , primary investigator of the study and assistant professor at the medical school , has completed hundreds of procedures on patients from 27 states and internationally . Professor Timothy E . Hewett , PhD , will lead the biomechanical testing and evaluation .
Marshall is currently accepting up to 450 patients for the trial , with approximately 125-150 patients in the FACL group . All patients must be between the ages of 14 and 26 . Patients who have undergone previous ACL reconstructive surgery or with multi-ligament surgery are not eligible . Surgeries will only be performed at CHH , a member of Marshall Health Network .
To schedule a consultation or for more information about the clinical trial , please call Marshall Orthopedics at ( 304 ) 691- 6710 or visit marshallhealth . org / research .
Marshall is the only center in the country performing this type of clinical trial . Arthrex provided partial funding for this study . Study 1982669-3 has been approved by the Marshall University Institutional Review Board # 1 .
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