DALE R. SUMNER ("Rick"), Ph.D. , Chairman & Professor

Degrees		From This School:
Ph.D. in Anthropology		University of Arizona
B.A. in Anthropology		University of Iowa

Profession/Specialty Area:

Professor and Chairman of the Anatomy Department. He is also a professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, where he also serves as the Director of the Section of Bone Biology.

Specialty in bone remodeling and regeneration.

Courses:

"Human Anatomy I"; Rush Medical College "Human Anatomy II"; Rush Medical College "Surgical Anatomy"; Rush Medical College,

Project descriptions:

• Total Surgical Replacement of the Human Hip (NIH grant, Co-Principal Investigator)
  • This project examines adaptive bone remodeling following replacement of the hip joint with a prosthesis.
• Fixation in Total Knee Replacement (NIH grant, Principal Investigator)
  • This project examines the use of growth factors (TGF-beta and BMP) to enhance implant fixation and bone regeneration
• SCOR in Osteoarthritis (NIH grant, Co-Investigator and Collaborator on several aspects of this program project, based in the Department of Biochemistry)
  • Dr. Sumner is involved in a project investigating the role of bone in the progression of osteoarthritis
• Bone Remodeling in a Cartilage Damage Model (NIH grant, Consultant)
  • This grant is based at the Scholl School of Podiatric Medicine and is concerned with the role of bone in the initiation and progression of osteoarthritic-like changes in cartilage
• Study of Factors Affecting Hip Joint Loads During Daily Activities (Whitaker Foundation grant, Co-Investigator)
  • This grant is based in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Dr. Sumner is involved in studies relating hip joint loading and the distribution of bone density in the proximal femur in patients with osteoarthritis and normal subjects
• Periprosthetic Bone Loss in Total Hip Replacement (Depuy, Co-Investigator)
  • This study examines bone loss adjacent to implants in patients /ul>

  Dr. Sumner holds the rank of Professor in both the Department of Anatomy, where he serves as the Chairman, and in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, where he also serves as the Director of the Section of Bone Biology. Dr. Sumner is an expert in the area of bone adaptation to implants, implant fixation and bone regeneration. He and his colleagues were awarded the Kappa Delta Award in 1993 by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Dr. Sumner is also the recipient of a Hip Society award (1994) and the European Society of Biomechanics research award (1992). He has been active in the Orthopedic Research Society, having served on the Membership Committee and as chair of that committee served on the Board of Directors. He has also been an ad hoc reviewer for the annual meeting. Dr. Sumner is a consultant reviewer for the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery [Am], is on the editorial board of the Journal of Arthroplasty and is a reviewer for several other orthopedic, biomaterial and bone journals. He has also been actively involved in the Sun Valley Hard Tissue Workshop, organizing sessions on regeneration topics on several occasions.

  Where can you find me?

  Office and lab in 512 Armour Academic Facility

  Telephone: (312) 942-5501 (office),
  FAX: 312-942-5744
  E-mail: rsumner@rush.edu or rsumner@rushu.rush.edu

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