National Academy of Inventors names Dr. G. Douglas Letson a fellow: 5 things to know

G. Douglas Letson, MD, has been named a 2015 fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.

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Here are five things to know:

 

1. Dr. Letson is executive vice president of clinical affairs, physician-in-chief and chair of education at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer & Research Institute in Tampa, Fla.

 

2. He is also director of the USF Residency Program in the department of orthopedics and sports medicine at Tampa-based USF Health.

 

3. He has a professional interest in new techniques and design of instrumentation for minimal invasive reconstructive surgery.

 

4. He collaborated with Stanmore Corporation in England to develop a non-invasive leg lengthening implant.

 

5. He holds five U.S. patents and is working to commercialize his medical products.

 

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