Dr. An received the award for his paper titled “Intervertebral Disc Repair or Regeneration by Growth Factor and/or Cytokine Inhibitor Protein Injection.” He and his colleagues at Rush have researched disc degeneration, facet joint osteoarthritis, lumbar spinal stenosis and degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis to understand the relationship between intervertebral disc degeneration and low back pain.
The FDA recently approved clinical trials of compounds created through this research.
Read the Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush release on Dr. Howard An.
Read other coverage on MOR physicians:
– Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush Surgeon Dr. Craig Della Valle Receives Hip Society Research Award
– Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush Physician: Hip Impingement Not Career-Ending for Athletes
– Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush’s Dr. Walter Virkus Successfully Treats Young Patients With Cancer
