*Key People: Orthopedics

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2022: Gary Michelson, MD, Overall rank: 1,645 (tied) Net worth in 2022: $1.8 billion, Net worth in 2021: $1.7 billion. Dr. Michelson is a retired orthopedic and spinal surgeon who holds over 340 U.S. patents for orthopedic and spinal surgery instruments.
Cato T. Laurencin, MD, PhD, University Professor and Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Endowed Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, professor of chemical engineering, professor of materials science and engineering, and professor of biomedical engineering, University of Connecticut, IOM/NASEM, formerly, Drexel, University of Virginia (2021)
Col(Dr) Martha Lenhart, MD, Phd
Dr Barth Green, MD, FACS
Dr George Muschler, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Co-Director, AFIRM
Dr Kevin Cleary, Phd, Children's National Medical Center, Director, ISIS, Georgetown University, OR2020, MCIM, WASHCAS, CARS
Dr Tony DeGoia, MD - RCAMI
Elizabeth Russell Esposito, PhD Musculoskeletal Injuries Program Manager & Sensory Systems Program Manager, DHA Biological Systems Portfolio (2025)
Evalina Burger, professor and chair of the Department of Orthopaedics at CU Anschutz (2026)
MaCalus Hogan, MD, MBA, Chair, Orthopaedic Surgery, UPMC (2025)
Ross Uhrich, DMD, MBA, ARPA-H NITRO Program Manager (2026)