PhD, University of Arizona
MA, University of Arizona
BA, University of Iowa
Bone regeneration, implant fixation, osteoarthritis, microcomputed tomography
D. Rick Sumner, PhD, has taught gross anatomy in medical and dental schools and has more than 30 years of NIH funding as a principal investigator on research, training and instrumentation grants. Sumner currently is the president of the American Association for Anatomy, a past-president of the Orthopaedic Research Society, a representative to the FASEB Training and Career Opportunities Subcommittee for the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, president of the International Society for Bone Morphometry, and secretary-treasurer for the Association of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Neurobiology Chairpersons. His research interests focus mainly on bone regeneration as related to orthopedic implants, understanding how matrix maturation contributes to bone quality, and the role of bone in osteoarthritis. He has expertise in small animal models, dynamic and static histomorphometry, scanning electron microscopy, micro computed tomography, and mechanical testing.
Rush Medical College’s Sumner Named President of Orthopaedic Research Society