Freddie Fu

Freddie Fu

Freddie H. Fu, M.D.,(傅浩強; pinyin: Fù Hàoqiáng) is a pioneer and authority in sports medicine and recognized as a preeminent leader in orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine across the globe.

After serving on the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine since 1982 he was appointed in 1998 the David Silver Professor and Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery which is home to a large, clinical and research department with 80 faculty members and 60 trainees. In 2010 he was appointed by the University of Pittsburgh as the eighth Distinguished Service Professor which is the highest honor that the University can accord a senior faculty member. There are only seven other Pitt School of Medicine faculty members who have received this honor, and Dr. Fu is the first Distinguished Service Professor appointed from the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. A few of the other Pitt School of Medicine faculty members who have received this honor are Thomas Starzl (transplant surgery), Julius Youngner (polio vaccine), Peter Safar (CPR), Bernard Fisher (breast cancer) and Thomas Detre (psychiatry). On September 21, 2012, Dr. Starzl received the Lasker Award.

In addition to his research and administrative duties, Dr. Fu has also serves as the Head Team Physician for the University of Pittsburgh Athletic Department. He also holds secondary appointments at Pitt as Professor of Mechanical and Material Sciences, Physical Therapy, and Health and Physical Activity. Additionally he received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Point Park University and an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree from Chatham University in Pittsburgh.