Resident Orthopaedic Core Knowledge Program Content
The Resident Orthopaedic Core Knowledge (ROCK) program sets the standard for resident knowledge with a curriculum vetted by top experts. Click each subspecialty listed below to view the table of contents for each section.
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Basic Science
Subspecialty Editors:
Scott A. Rodeo, MD, FAAOS
Hospital for Special Surgery
Jason L. Dragoo, MD, FAAOS
University of CO/Dept of Orthopaedics
Foot and Ankle
Subspecialty Editors:
Steven L. Haddad, MD, FAAOS
Illinois Bone and Joint Institute
Lew C. Schon, MD, FAAOS
Mercy Medical Center
General Principles
Subspecialty Editors:
Joseph M. Lane, MD, FAAOS
Hospital for Special Surgery
Yelena Bogdan, MD, FAAOS, FACS
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Hand and Wrist
Subspecialty Editors:
Julie E. Adams, MD, FAAOS
Mayo Clinic
David C. Ring, MD, PhD
Dell Medical School, University of TX
Hip and Knee
Subspecialty Editors:
Jay R. Lieberman, MD, FAAOS
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Matthew P. Abdel, MD, FAAOS
Mayo Clinic
Oncology
Subspecialty Editors:
Ginger E. Holt, MD, FAAOS
Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Institute
Adam S. Levin, MD, FAAOS
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Pediatrics
Subspecialty Editors:
Martin Joseph Herman, MD, FAAOS
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Bernard David Horn, MD, FAAOS
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Shoulder and Elbow
Subspecialty Editors:
Joseph Abboud, MD, FAAOS
Rothman Orthopaedics
Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo, MD, FAAOS
Mayo Clinic
Spine
Subspecialty Editors:
Christopher M. Bono, MD, FAAOS
Massachusetts General Hospital
Hai Le, MD, MPH, FAAOS
UC Davis Health
Sports Medicine
Subspecialty Editors:
Brian R. Wolf, MD, FAAOS
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
C. Benjamin Ma, MD, FAAOS
UC San Francisco
Trauma
Subspecialty Editors:
Anna Noel Miller, MD, FAAOS, FACS
Washington University in St. Louis
Philip R. Wolinsky, MD, FAAOS
UC Davis School of Medicine