Our Research

The Orthopaedic Education and Research Institute of Southern California is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that was established in 2004 with a commitment to making new and meaningful discoveries through research that would benefit the orthopedic community. Doing business as “Hoag Orthopedics” since 2012, our organization has matured into a comprehensive orthopedic research organization.

Fellow and Faculty Research

Our Fellow and/or Faculty initiated projects are positioned for success through a comprehensive and dynamic process of feasibility, scientific and regulatory review. Once a project has the green light, our expert team assists in developing the protocol, conducting the trial, analyzing the data and publishing the results. This cooperative and intellectually stimulating environment contributes to the scientific knowledge base and positively impacts the potential for HOI patients to receive a timely benefit from the results.

As an example of our productivity, in the academic year 2023-2024, we published 24 manuscripts in peer review journals. Our projects range from translational research (from the lab to bedside), clinical trials and comparative effectiveness research, to data registry analysis, systematic reviews/meta-analysis and orthopedic biomechanics.

Sponsored Research

In addition to investigator-initiated studies, our consultative services for startup or mature drug and device developers include all aspects of clinical research, from feasibility assessment and protocol development to site management, clinical trial management and regulatory compliance. In addition, our faculty investigators are busy practitioners but also world experts in their fields. Their combination of intellectual curiosity, willingness to train Fellows, surgical expertise and compassionate care provides the perfect environment for highly successful clinical research. This stimulating work has facilitated the development of exciting new products and services that can benefit the patients in our clinical trials directly but also help facilitate breakthroughs in healthcare progress throughout the world.