As the President of the Michigan Orthopaedic Society (MOS), I would like to welcome and thank you for visiting our website!  MOS has the distinguished honor of receiving the Orthopedic State Society of the Year from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery.  This accomplishment would not be possible without the help of many volunteers and our Executive Director, Pam Dietrich. 

The current initiatives the MOS is pursuing for orthopedic care and education include.

• The Annual Fall Meeting featuring Stuart Weinstein, past President of the AAOS

• The Annual Summer Meeting featuring Don Wiss, a national expert in trauma care

•  Legislative advocacy to insure that citizens in the state of Michigan have access to musculoskeletal care

•  Residency scholarship program for the benefit of the many training programs in this state

•  Advocacy to maintain the liability favorable for patient care in Michigan

•  Advocacy to assure that both auto and health insurers in this state honor their obligation to the care of orthopedic patients in the state of Michigan

•  Advocacy to promote and protect patient welfare in Michigan

•  Local CME meetings to satisfy the requirements of Maintenance of Certificate

•  Direct advocacy with Senators and Representatives in Washington DC

•  Membership Directory with subspecialties to foster colleague communication

• This website with its links to local and national resources

Please consider availing yourself to these resources. As the Michigan Orthopaedic Society continues to support and promote orthopedic care.

Mark Pinto, MD

President of Michigan Orthopaedic Society