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The Development Committee

Position

Member

Chair (2025-2028) - Active
Stephanie  E. Wong, MD
Committee  Member - (2025-2028)  -  Resident/Fellow
Kelly  Dopke
Committee  Member - (2025-2028)  -  Resident/Fellow
Marguerite  Mullen
Committee  Member - (2025-2028) - Student
Michelle  Shimizu
Committee  Member - (2025-2028) - Student
Sara  Jain
Committee  Member - (2025-2028) - Student
Gabriella  (Gaby) Smith
Development Committee Chair

Stephanie  E. Wong, MD

Dr. Stephanie Wong is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California San Francisco.

Dr. Wong's clinical expertise includes hip arthroscopy for hip preservation, as well as endoscopic and open hip gluteal tendon and proximal hamstring repair surgeries. She also specializes in arthroscopic and open surgeries for shoulder and knee injuries such as ACL ruptures, meniscus tears, rotator cuff injury, and shoulder instability. She has published numerous articles on her research, including studies on ACL injuries, rotator cuff tears, and outcomes for patients after hip arthroscopy and shoulder replacement surgery. Her research focus is on understanding and addressing disparities in orthopaedic surgery and how sex and gender affect musculoskeletal injury and surgical outcomes. She is the fellowship director for the UCSF Sports Medicine and Shoulder Fellowship and serves as the co-director of the UCSF Women's Sports Medicine Center.

Dr. Wong earned her medical degree at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine, graduating with election to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She completed a residency in orthopedic surgery at UCSF and fellowship training in orthopedic surgery sports medicine at Rush University Medical Center. She is the team physician for UC Berkeley Cal Men’s Basketball team as well as high school football teams in the Bay Area. She was assistant team doctor for the Chicago White Sox, Chicago Bulls, and Chicago Steel. She enjoys skiing, exploring national parks, and spending time with her sheepdog and family.

Our Work

The Development Committee had a busy year. We began with the endowment of the RJOS Courage Award from the University of Buffalo. In honor of their resident, Dr. Jessi Block, RJOS changed the name of its annual Courage Award to the "Dr. Jessi Block" Courage Award. RJOS awarded Dr. Block received the Courage Award in 2024, prior to her passing.

The committee received an AAOS IDEA Grant to support six RJOS students to attend the 2025 meeting!

We are excited to announce the first RJOS/OREF/Zimmer Grant to study Outreach, Engagement, and Disparities in Orthopaedic Health Care. The grant is a collaboration with OREF, with financial support from Zimmer Biomet. We received 14 pre-proposals and invited four RJOS members to submit full proposals.

We can’t wait to introduce the scholarship winner at tonight's annual meeting! Finally, don't miss out on tonight's auction launched by our committee on March 1st! Please use the QR code to bid on the auction items! The auction will close tonight!

Prior Campaigns

In recent years, the sustainability of our mission through your donations and encourages annual giving. We are partnering with industry leaders for support. We aim to create different levels of sponsorship opportunities to be funded by industry, individuals, and critical alliances. Specifically, the development committee is seeking support for essential RJOS programs and initiatives:
  • Webinars/Podcasts/Virtual Education
  • Podcasts
  • Mentoring program for orphan medical students-lab
  • Visiting Professors
  • Annual Meeting special guests
  • RJOS Awards

AAOS IDEA Grants

The RJOS Development Committee was awarded one IDEA grant in 2022, which provided travel grants for 16 Medical students to attend the RJOS Annual Meeting and interact with female orthopaedic surgeons. In 2023, the Development Committee and RJOS will submit three separate IDEA grant applications.

RJOS Merchandise

In addition, as proud members of RJOS, we are creating RJOS-branded merchandise for our members! Members will support their support by wearing our swag, including pullovers, scrub caps, and more. Stay tuned for the RJOS store!

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