Dr. Jeffrey Mulholland returns from Haiti mission January 28, 2010 An international outpouring of financial, material, and most importantly, humanitarian relief has found its way to earthquake ravaged Haiti in the last several weeks. Dr. Jeffrey Mulholland has just returned from a week in Haiti where he lent his Orthopaedic Surgery skills to countless injured Haitians. There remains much to be done, but Dr. Mulholland and the physicians from around the world that helped have paved the road to recovery for many unfortunate Haitians. GPOA is proud of Dr. Mulholland and his volunteer efforts and wishes the best to the Haitian citizens during this difficult time. GPOA Brackenridge office raises $2,358 for Children's Hospital December 14, 2009 Every year at the holidays, the GPOA Brackenridge office staff raises money by raffling beautiful gift baskets made by the staff themselves. This year saw a new record of $2,358 being raised from the six baskets which all were won by patients who entered the raffle. GPOA Staff to participate in Jingle Run/Walk December 12, 2009 Several members of the Greater Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Associates staff will participate in the 2009 Jingle Bell Run/Walk to raise money for the Arthritis Foundation. This year's event will begin near PNC Park and treat the runners and walkers to some of Pittsburgh's greatest sights. Many of GPOA's patients suffer from arthritis, and support of this event supports our patients. Dr. Raymond Drabicki featured in "AAOS Now" October 15, 2009 Dr. Drabicki, the newest addition to GPOA, presented research he conducted during his Sports Medicine fellowship at the 2009 AOSSM Annual Meeting. He and his collaborators found that patients with a rotator cuff tear and shoulder arthritis may benefit from treating only the rotator cuff if the symptoms are coming from the tear and not the arthritis. Traditionally, patients with both a rotator cuff tear and shoulder arthritis received a shoulder replacement, even if the arthritis wasn't yet causing symptoms. Greater Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Associates welcomes Dr. Drabicki and his shoulder and knee expertise to the Brackenridge and Pittsburgh offices.