Dr. Dane K. Wukich has been selected to become the Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Wukich will join the faculty in June 2016. At UT Southwestern, he will hold the Dr. Charles F. Gregory Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery.
A member of our faculty since 2004, Dr. Wukich is a nationally recognized foot and ankle surgeon. Dane currently serves as Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chief of the Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery, and Medical Director of the Center for Healing and Amputation. In addition, he serves as the Medical Director of the UPMC Mercy Wound Center for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and is Teaching and Resident Supervisor of UPMC Mercy’s Podiatric Residency Program. Dane’s clinical practice includes the treatment of diabetic foot disorders, including limb salvage and management of diabetes-related complications.
Dr. Wukich has held leadership roles in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Diabetes Association, American Orthopaedic Association, and other societies. He has frequently been named a Castle Connolly “Top Doc” in orthopaedic surgery. In 2007, he was the recipient of the UPMC Golden Apple Award in recognition of his teaching efforts.
Dr. Wukich’s appointment at UT Southwestern succeeds another Pitt Ortho alumni, the late Dr. Vert Mooney. We congratulate Dr. Wukich on his prestigious appointment as Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. In addition, we thank him for his many years of service in our department and wish him well as he embarks on this next chapter of his academic career.