CSU Surgeon Honored for Research that Helps Horses, Humans

Dr. Wayne McIlwraith received the Jacob Markowitz Award for outstanding contributions to medicine.
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Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, PhD, DSc, FRCVS, Dipl. ACVS, a Colorado State University (CSU) Distinguished Professor and world-renowned equine orthopedic surgeon, recently received one of the highest honors in his field from the Academy of Surgical Research.

McIlwraith received the Jacob Markowitz Award for outstanding contributions to medicine through the art, science, and technology of experimental surgery. The award was established by the Academy of Surgical Research in 1986 in honor of Jacob Markowitz, who changed the course of surgical research as chief of experimental surgery and a professor of physiology at the University of Toronto.

McIlwraith, the founding director of the CSU Orthopaedic Research Center, gained the honor for pioneering, developing, and refining arthroscopic surgery in the horse. He also was recognized for leading the development of large-animal models for the surgical repair of cartilage defects and evaluation of articular cartilage repair.

His discoveries have provided new insights for orthopaedic advances in human medicine. In fact, McIlwraith is the only equine surgeon to earn the award among more than two dozen medical luminaries who have discovered new surgical techniques and technologies to improve patient outcomes

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