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If the best measure of a person or organization’s worth is their friendships, then the Campbell Clinic Foundation is worth more than gold! And so are our friends – like the Campbell Clinic Central Business Office (BSSII) Team.  Members of the CBO/BSSII team are officially Foundation Friends, those 300+ Campbell employees who support the Foundation through their donations of time, money and talent. They participate in our employee giving program AND regularly volunteer for Foundation outreach events and donate items...

The cover features a variety of photos highlighting some of the exciting achievements and milestones of the last year.  Whether you’re a patient, former trainee or a partner in the community, we think you’ll see some familiar faces! Enjoy our semi-annual newsletter online here.

Frederick M. Azar, MD has been named the new Harold Boyd Chair of the UT Health Science Center – Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering. He succeeds Dr. James Beaty, who has served in that role since 2016. Both surgeons have been champions of the work of the Campbell Clinic Foundation, and have made countless contributions to the field of orthopaedic medicine. Read more about the transition here

Willis Wednesday 24 Hour Giving Day is December 17th. Join us in celebrating Dr. Willis C. Campbell’s 145th birthday by making your end of the year gift to support Campbell Clinic Foundation. Dr. Willis C. Campbell was a pioneer in caring for people with bone and joint diseases. He founded hospitals for people with mobility issues, helped create the medical subspecialty of orthopaedics, and wrote the book (Campbell’s Operative Orthopaedics) on orthopaedic surgery.

Orthopaedic Exploration Day opened a door for Executive Director Jenny Koltnow to highlight the work the Foundation is doing to grow our next generation of orthopaedic surgeons. Watch the full interview here.

By Lydia Williams, Daily Memphian Dr. Derek Kelley shows a group of White Station High School students how to work a bone saw during an Orthopaedic Exploration Day at The Coronet. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)Most high school students would normally be sitting in class on a Friday morning, but Alex Knowles, a sophomore at Germantown High School, was experimenting with hand drills and bone saws. “It was exhilarating,” Knowles said. “Being able to see and do the procedure … it was...