Welcome to the
Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society!

The Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (RJOS) is the oldest surgical women's organization incorporated in the United States which continues to grow and welcome new members of both genders. RJOS works closely with the AAOS, provides leadership training for orthopaedists, residents and medical students, provides mentoring for medical students, offers award and grants opportunities, conducts a medical student workshop and much more. Please look around and consider becoming a member today!

Donate to RJOS!
To make a donation to RJOS, please complete this form and fax to RJOS at 1-847-823-0536. You may also phone in your donation and credit card information to the RJOS office at 1-847-698-1626.

Thank you to Dr. Laura M.B. Gehrig for her donation to RJOS in honor of her mentor, Dr. James A. Albright.

"In honor of my first mentor, James A. Albright, MD:
For your unselfish giving and instruction in the art and science of orthopaedics over the years."

With deepest regards,
Laura Bruse Gehrig, MD
RJOS Past-President 2010
AOA Fellow-Class of 2010
AAOS Fellow-Class of 2005 

   
(above photos from the 2011 Student Workshop)

Register now for the RJOS 2012 Meetings!!!!

RJOS Members holding
Leadership Positions with the AAOS

Member at Large
   Naomi N. Shields, MD

Executive Committee Board of Councilors
   Elizabeth Ann Szalay, MD

Meet the RJOS Board of Directors

Lisa Lattanza, MD, RJOS Member-at-Large

Lisa Lattanza, MD, is a graduate of the Medical College of Ohio School of Medicine and completed her orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Missouri Kansas City.  She did a fellowship in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery at Roosevelt Hospital/Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons with additional training in pediatric hand surgery at Texas Scottish Rite in Dallas.  She joined the faculty at the University of California San Francisco Department of Orthopedic Surgery in 1999 and is currently an Associate Professor and the Chief of Hand, Elbow and Upper Extremity Surgery as well as the Hand Surgery Fellowship Director there.

Her clinical and research interests include congenital, traumatic and acquired disorders of the adult and pediatric elbow, as well as biomechanics of the elbow and wrist.  She also founded the non-profit organization “Perry Initiative” to foster young womens’ interest in orthopedic surgery and engineering as well as to provide mentoring to these young women.

Meet RJOS Member Jill C. Flanagan, MD

Dr. Flanagan was born in Baltimore, MD, and was raised in south Florida. She moved back to the mid-Atlantic area for college and attended the George Washington University.  She sought a school that had an excellent academic standard and a division I gymnastics team, and she felt that GW offered the best of both for her.  During her undergraduate time, she was accepted early into medical school at GW, and then continued there for her orthopaedic surgery residency.  Following her residency, Dr. Flanagan relocated to Atlanta, GA, for a pediatric orthopaedic surgery fellowship at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite.  In midst of her fellowship, the practice that trains the fellows, Children's Orthopaedics of Atlanta, asked Dr. Flanagan to stay on staff with their practice, and that is where she resides today.

It was during medical school when Dr. Flanagan was first exposed to pediatric orthopaedic surgery.  During a two-week clerkship in her third year, she had the opportunity to work with fellow RJOS member and former president, Dr. Laura Tosi.  It was during this time when Dr. Flanagan was inspired to become a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon herself.  Today, Dr. Flanagan remains in communication with Dr. Tosi and considers her an incredible mentor and wonderful colleague.

Currently, Dr. Flanagan is in her second year of practice.  Academically, she assists in training residents from four separate programs across the country and two fellows per year.  She is also involved in several research projects focusing on trauma and musculoskeletal infections.  While she considers herself a generalist, she focuses on the treatment of adolescent scoliosis, limb deformities and limb length discrepancies, as well as optimizing bone health in children.

Dr. Flanagan has been a member of RJOS since 2004 as a medical student.  She has been grateful to the society for the opportunities it has provided for her.  As a student, she was a recipient of the medical student award which provided her funding to attend the AAOS annual meeting.  During this past year, she was awarded the 2011 Practice Enhancement Travelling Fellowship.  She used this fellowship opportunity to travel to various pediatric "bone health" centers and hopes to use this information to start a multidisciplinary clinic at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.  She plans to discuss her experience at the annual RJOS 2012 Breakfast Meeting in San Francisco.  She is also a part of the RJOS mentoring committee.

Lastly, Dr. Flanagan has recently become a mother.  Her son, Daniel Matthew Flanagan, was born on October 25, 2011.  She plans to continue working full-time as she is focused on having success by her own standards in both her personal and professional life.

Members: You can pay your dues online!
Please Click Here to begin the process. You will need your RJOS ID to complete your online dues payment.

Questions?
Please contact the RJOS Office via the contact information below:

Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society
6300 North River Road, Suite 727
Rosemont, IL 60018-4226
PH: 847.698.1626
Fax: 847.823.0536
Email: rjos@aaos.org