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Biography: Dr. Natalie Chilaka is an orthopaedic trauma surgeon who specializes in fracture care and osteoporosis treatment. Fractures are commonly called broken bones.? Dr. Chilaka treats a wide spectrum of traumatic orthopaedic conditions, including: Upper extremity fractures (shoulder, upper arm, elbow, forearm and wrist fractures) Lower extremity fractures (hip, thigh, knee, lower leg, ankle and foot fractures) Intra-articular and peri-articular fractures (complex fractures that involve a joint) Pelvis fractures Nonunions and malunions (when a broken bone does not heal or heals in a poor position) Tendon ruptures (including quadriceps, patella, Achilles and triceps tendon ruptures) Dr. Chilaka also runs the UM BWMC Osteoporosis Clinic. Osteoporosis is a disease where the bones become brittle and weak, which makes it easier for them to break. The Osteoporosis Clinic offers tailored bone health care for people 49 years of age and older who have suffered a broken bone, and people of any age with known osteoporosis or at increased risk for developing osteoporosis. Dr. Chilaka earned her undergraduate degree from Cornell University and her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College. She completed her residency in orthopaedic surgery at the Harvard Combined Program in Boston, MA. Dr. Chilaka then completed a fellowship in orthopaedic trauma at Denver Health & Hospital Authority. Following training, Dr. Chilaka worked for several years at Yale New Haven Hospital, a busy level 1 trauma center in Connecticut. She joined the medical staff of UM BWMC in 2017. She started the UM BWMC Osteoporosis Clinic in 2019.

Biography: Dr. Meredith is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine as well as a sports medicine physician at the University of Maryland Medical Center. He's also a team physician for the University of Maryland Terrapins. Dr. Meredith's clinical focus is on care to the hip, knee, and shoulder. He specializes in the latest arthroscopic techniques for joint repair and reconstruction; including ligament repair and reconstruction, cartilage transplantation, tendon repair, osteotomies, and joint replacement. He has a specific clinical focus in hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome and hip labral tears. Dr. Meredith also has particular expertise in quadricep tendon autograft anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. He also performs partial and total knee replacements and total shoulder replacements. Dr. Meredith's research is focused on clinical outcomes and improving results for hip, knee, and shoulder patients. He has published many scientific articles and presented research at numerous scientific conferences. Dr. Meredith is part of the Emerging Leaders Program in the American Orthopaedic Association and volunteers as a committee member for the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. Dr. Meredith completed his undergraduate degree (B.S.) at the University of Virginia before obtaining his medical degree (M.D.) from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He completed an orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center, and an orthopaedic sports medicine fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, where he assisted in taking care of the University of Pittsburgh Panthers football team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Pittsburgh Penguins.