Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE INSTITUTE'S MISSION AND PRIORITIES ARE CENTRALLY FOCUSED ON: (1) IMPROVED PATIENT CARE, (2) HIGH QUALITY RESEARCH TO DEVELOP NEW AND INNOVATIVE ORTHOPAEDIC DEVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES, AND (3) COLLABORATIVE AND MULTIDISCIPLINE FORUMS TO FURTHER ENHANCE STATE-OF-THE-ART MEDICAL HEALTHCARE. THE INSTITUTE IS CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING IN 40 ON-GOING FDA REGULATED CLINICAL TRIALS AND APPROXIMATELY 258 SCIENTIFIC OUTCOMES STUDIES AT THE TIME OF FILING.
ORTHOCAROLINA RESEARCH INSTITUTE (THE "INSTITUTE OR "OCRI") IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROMOTE, DEVELOP AND CONDUCT STATE OF THE ART SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC CARE. OCRI WORKS BOTH INDEPENDENTLY AS WELL AS IN COLLABORATION WITH UNIVERSITIES, HOSPITALS, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES, HEALTHCARE DEVICE MANUFACTURERS AND OTHER ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS TO FURTHER PROMOTE THE MISSION.
THE INSTITUTE'S MISSION AND PRIORITIES ARE CENTRALLY FOCUSED ON (1) IMPROVED ORTHOPEDIC PATIENT CARE (2) HIGH QUALITY EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH TO DEVELOP NEW AND INNOVATIVE ORTHOPEDIC DEVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES WHOSE GOAL IS TO ANSWER CLINICAL QUESTIONS FOR IMPROVED OUTCOMES. THE INSTITUTE IS CURRENTLY LEADING 40 ONGOING FDA-REGULATED CLINICAL TRIALS AND APPROXIMATELY 258 INVESTIGATOR-INITIATED SCIENTIFIC ACADEMIC STUDIES. RESEARCH IS DISSEMINATED THROUGH PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS WITH GREATER THAN 70 PUBLICATIONS ANNUALLY.
THE INSTITUTE'S MISSION IS FOCUSED ON ADVANCING BOTH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN ORTHOPEDICS. THE ORTHOCAROLINA RESEARCH INSTITUTE HOSTS AN EDUCATIONAL CME (CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION) SYMPOSIUM FOR 350-400 ORTHOPEDIC PROVIDERS AND ALLIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS EACH YEAR KNOWN AS OSCAR MILLER DAY. THIS SYMPOSIUM IS OVER 35 YEARS OLD, IS MARKETED TO THE SOUTH EASTERN US AND ROTATES TOPICS ANNUALLY.
OPERATION WALK CAROLINAS PROVIDES HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERIES AT NO COST TO PATIENTS IN UNDERSERVED COUNTRIES WHO HAVE NO ACCESS TO THIS LEVEL OF CARE. IN ADDITION, THE MEDICAL TEAM SPENDS TIME TEACHING THE ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS, NURSES, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN THAT COUNTRY ON THE MOST ADVANCED TECHNIQUES AND TREATMENTS FOR DISEASES OF THE HIP AND KNEE JOINTS IN ORDER TO BETTER SERVE THEIR PATIENTS. HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS FROM CHARLOTTE AREA NON-PROFIT HOSPITAL SYSTEMS VOLUNTEER WITH THE ORTHOCAROLINA PHYSICIAN TEAM TO COMPLETE APPROXIMATELY 45 SURGERIES ON THOSE MOST SEVERE CASES OVER A PERIOD OF 5 TO 7 DAYS ANNUALLY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Christi Cadd | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $127,753 |
| Velva Woollen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Richard E Thigpen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Smith | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Fred R Jones | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Morry Johnston | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joe Hsu Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Glenn Gaston Md | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Harvey Gantt | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John L Fraley Jr | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kent Ellington Md | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Charles East Iii | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Bruce Darden Md | DIRECTOR | 0.01 | $0 |
| Patrick M Connor Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brandon Boyd | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Walter B Beaver Md | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| William Griffin Md | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
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