Zbigniew Gugala, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Josephina
Santos Endowed Professor in Orthopaedics
Hiram P. Arnold, MD and Gloria Arnold Endowed Professors
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Director of Research
Department of Orthopaedic, Surgery & Rehabilitation
John Sealy
School Medicine
Dr. Gugala joined UTMB faculty in 2005. He received his medical degree from Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, and his research degree from the University of Groningen, the Netherlands.
He is currently the Director of Research in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation. Despite numerous basic science interests which include molecular, cellular, and genetic aspects of orthopaedic conditions, his primary focus is on clinically driven research. He is also committed educator with an interest in establishing and validating the effectiveness of innovative didactic initiatives for orthopaedic residents and medical students. He runs several elective and selective courses for medical students and serves on the Orthopaedic Residency Research Committee, Vice Chair for the Academic Planning & Policy Committee, Bioskills and Surgery Simulation Committee.
He is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Orthopaedic Journal - a vibrant platform, printed and online, for exchanging musculoskeletal basic science and clinical endeavors between scientist, clinicians, trainees, and public health professionals. His particular fascination is to harness modern technology such as 3D printing as well as augmented reality (AI), artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) as effective educational modalities.