Executive Director - Carlos Prietto, M.D., MEd.
A native Californian, Dr. Prietto attained a Bachelor of Arts as well as
a Masters Degree in Education at Gonzaga University. He taught high school
science and coached basketball for a short period before going on to medical
school and graduating from the University of California, Irvine with Alpha
Omega Alpha Honors. An internship at USC was followed by an orthopedic
residency at University of California, Irvine and then a sports medicine
fellowship at the Kerlan-Jobe Clinic.
Early in his orthopedic career, he helped establish a Neuro-Muscular basic
science laboratory on the medical school campus at UCI, and participated
in many basic science and clinical publications in the sports medicine
world. He has lectured and taught arthroscopic procedures in a variety
of settings both here and abroad. He was in the clinical practice of Orthopedics
in Orange County from 1979 through 2019. He has served as the President
and CEO of Hoag Orthopedic institute, Program Director for the Hoag Orthopedic
Institute’s Sports Medicine Fellowship, and is presently the Executive
Director of the Orthopedic Education and Research Institute (OERI) dba
Hoag Orthopedics. He serves on the Boards of OERI, Bionutritional Research
Group and the Mater Dei Foundation.
Dr. Prietto was the Head Team Physician at the University of Calif., Irvine
and Mater Dei High School from 1979 through 2019. He has been a Clinical
Professor of Orthopedics at UCI and is a member of the American Academy
of Orthopedic Surgeons and the American Orthopedic Society for Sports
Medicine. He has also been recognized as a distinguished Alumnus of the
University of California, Irvine Medical School. And he has been honored
by his peers in Orange Coast Magazine on three occasions as one of the
‘Top Docs’ for his work as an Orthopedic surgeon in Orange County.
Medical Director - Vance Gardner, M.D.
Vance is an orthopaedic spine surgeon. His undergraduate degree is from
USC and MD from Washington University School of Medicine.
He was a full-time faculty member at the University of California, Irvine
for 6 years and part-time for another 5. He loved educating residents
in orthopaedic and spine surgery and was very attached to his patients
and staff in his private practice. Since 2000, he has concentrated on
research and education instead of clinical practice.
In addition to developing his own projects (mostly concentrating on tissue
ischemia research and its awarded intellectual property), he has also
been CEO and founder of an online, multimedia, medical education company,
medical director of a multihospital system research department and chief
medical officer of a biotech company. His experience as a full-time faculty
member and the medical device and drug development industries provides
much needed expertise. Vance is married, has 3 adult children and lives
in Irvine. He enjoys hiking, boating and relaxing with his family.
Senior Programs Manager - Vanessa Glotzbach, B.A., C-TAGME
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Vanessa began working for Hoag Orthopedics in May 2016 as the Education
Coordinator. She has a background in genomic research, and non-profit
education coordinating. At Hoag Orthopedics, Vanessa oversees three surgical
fellowship programs, coordinates visiting residents, and the monthly Grand
Rounds sessions. In her time here, she has grown our educational event
offerings to include a fellow’s course, an annual healthcare economics
course, and our annual Orthopedic Fellowship Research Day.
She has also expanded community outreach at Hoag Orthopedics by producing
the biannual event, “Back to Play”, which exposes high school
students to a variety of healthcare careers through a play. Additionally,
Vanessa worked to partner Hoag Orthopedics with the University of California,
School of Social Ecology Field Study Program. She coordinates the internships
of our Field Study and Advanced Field Study students, keeps them involved
in our day-to-day operations, and encourages them to take on their own
projects. Vanessa also manages Hoag Orthopedics volunteer program from
recruitment to onboarding, and beyond. She produces the Hoag Orthopedics
quarterly newsletter, manages the webpage content, and coordinates fellowship
grant writings and fundraising.
Vanessa has taken on the role of Program Director for Hoag Orthopedics
Health Policy & Management Fellowship. In this role she has executed
the implementation of the program from fundraising and curriculum development,
to candidate recruitment.
Vanessa received a B.A. in Psychology and Social Behavior from the University
of California, Irvine in 2015. She has a passion for outdoor adventures,
backpacking, mountain biking, SCUBA diving, traveling, and fire dancing.
Research Manager - Edward (Teddy) James Quilligan, B.S.
Teddy began working for Hoag Orthopedics in late 2016 as a research coordinator.
Teddy has always had enthusiasm for the study of orthopedics and medical
devices in general. He received his degree in Biomedical Research from
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He has participated
in several medical device engineering projects and has always had a passion
for research. His experience includes collaborating on start up products
for endocrinology, orthopedic surgeons, and vascular surgeons.
Since joining Hoag Orthopedics, Teddy has helped to facilitate the ongoing
of several projects. His focus is on spine surgery studies. He has helped
in various studies that will progress orthopedic patient outcomes such
as preserving spine alignment goals for post spine surgery patients.
Outside of Hoag Orthopedics, Teddy enjoys going to live concerts, surfing,
camping and recording music.