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Tamara Scerpella to Become Chair of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at UW

Tamara A. Scerpella, MD, a nationally renowned orthopedic surgeon, academic leader, mentor, and researcher, becomes the next chair of the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health on July 30, 2023. 

Scerpella has provided leadership for the clinical and academic programs in the department in prior roles, having served as chief of its Division of Sports Medicine, vice chair, senior vice chair, and interim chair. She has emphasized exceptional patient care while advancing the department’s residency and fellowship programs, research enterprise, and faculty development initiatives.

The school’s Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation houses more than 50 faculty whose clinical interests include arthroplasty, foot and ankle, hand, musculoskeletal oncology, pediatrics, spine, sports, trauma, and physical medicine and rehabilitation. Its orthopedic program has been consistently ranked first in Wisconsin by U.S. News & World Report and frequently ranks in the top 20 programs nationally.

Faculty provide clinical care for every type of musculoskeletal disorder and offer highly specialized care, such as hip preservation, pediatric orthopedics, orthopedic oncology, sports medicine, spine surgery, pain management, and rehabilitation.

“I hope to accelerate the expansion of the department’s clinical, research, and education missions while promoting the vision of the school and our academic health system,” Scerpella says. “I am proud of our department and look forward to supporting our faculty, staff, and learners in our continuous evolution as a leading Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation.”