SAN FRANCISCO (June 23, 2023) -- The UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is pleased to announce that Rosanna Wustrack, MD will serve as the Acting Chair of the UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, effective July 1, 2023.
Dr. Wustrack is an associate professor and orthopedic surgeon who specializes in diagnosing and treating patients with musculoskeletal tumors and fragility fractures (breaks that happen during normal activities because bones have become weak). Currently, Dr. Wustrack serves as Section Chief of the Division of Orthopaedic Oncology; she is a leader in the Department’s Quality Improvement and Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) committees.
Additionally, Dr. Wustrack is a member of the UCSF Sarcoma Center, a multidisciplinary team of sarcoma specialists who provide patients with the most precise diagnostic tools, novel surgical and reconstructive techniques, and promising new therapies.
Widely published, Dr. Wustrack's research interests include functional outcomes in cancer patients, osseointegration (bone growth that serves to secure a surgical implant) and sarcoma immunotherapy.
Dr. Wustrack is also highly active on the Department’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DIE) Committee: she leads monthly programming, actively participates in the Perry Initiative, and serves as a mentor to medical students, interns and residents, and fellows. She is also a team leader of UCSF Sarcoma Strong 5K, an annual UCSF event that benefits sarcoma research.
Dr. Wustrack received an undergraduate degree from Yale University before earning a medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She completed an internship and residency in orthopedic surgery at UCSF. Subsequently, she completed fellowship training in musculoskeletal oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Dr. Wustrack joined the Department Faculty in 2013.
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