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William Runge, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Colorado Springs, CO

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Orthopaedic Surgery Colorado Springs, CO

Elbow Surgery, Hand Surgery, Shoulder Surgery

Hand and Upper Extremity Surgeon at UC Health

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  • Office

    3843 Rio Vista Dr
    Suite 1200
    Colorado Springs, CO 80917
    Phone+1 719-365-1950
    Fax+1 719-364-4931

Summary

  • Dr. William Runge is a Shoulder-to-Fingertip orthopaedic surgeon who trained at the Hospital for Special Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Emory University. Prior to entering medicine he was an Aerospace Engineer working on projects for NASA and the Army Research Laboratory, and he spent time in Australia as a Fellow of the National Science Foundation as well as being a Fulbright Scholar in Belgium where he worked with the European Space Agency. He received his medical degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 2017 and completed fellowship training in both Hand surgery as well as Shoulder-Elbow surgery. He has conducted research and published extensively in both engineering and in medicine.

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Shoulder & Elbow Orthopaedic Surgery, 2023 - 2024
  • Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical Center
    Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical CenterFellowship, Hand Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery), 2022 - 2023
  • Emory University School of Medicine
    Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2017 - 2022
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 2017
  • Fulbright Research Scholar
    Fulbright Research ScholarFulbright Scholar, Aerospace Engineering, 2012 - 2013
  • University of Sydney
    University of SydneyNSF Research Fellowship, 2011 - 2011
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
    Georgia Institute of TechnologyMS, Aerospace Engineering, 2009 - 2011
  • Vanderbilt University
    Vanderbilt UniversityBS, Mechanical Engineering, 2005 - 2009

Certifications & Licensure

  • CO State Medical License
    CO State Medical License 2024 - 2025
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2022 - 2024

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Albert Schweitzer Fellow Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, 2014
  • US Fulbright Scholar to Belgium US Department of State, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Slot-Blowing Air Over a Cylinder.  
    Runge, William, Frank Buysschaert, Jules Hayez, François Carlier, Antoine Hubert, Patrick Hendrick, Grigorious Dimitriadis, and Gérard Degrez., Progress in Flight Physics 7, 2015
  • Engineering Design of a Low Gravity Experiment Onboard REXUS 16: Chemical Wave in Soret Effect.  
    Tzevelecos, Wassilis, William Runge, Valerio Cestrone, Luigi De Filippis, Fabrizio Mancino, Santolo Manzone, Antonio Pugliese, Quentin Galand, and Stefan Van Vaerenbergh., Proceedings of the 64th International Astronautical Conference, 9/23/2013
  • Numerical Simulations in Preparation of a Low Gravity Experiment Onboard REXUS 16: Chemical Wave In Soret Effect (CWIS).  
    Pugliese, A., W. Tzevelecos, W. Runge, O. Desenfans, Q. Galand, S. Van Vaerenbergh, L. De Filippis, S. Manzone, and F. Mancino, Proceedings of the 64th International Astronautical Conference, 9/23/2013
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Whole Body Vibration Increases Cartilage Thickness and Cancellous Bone Strength, But Not Femoral Neck Strength or Bone Mineral Density
    William Runge, Laurence Dahners, Denis Marcellin-Little, Ola Harryson, David Ruppert, and Paul Weinhold, 2015 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society, Washington, DC, 5/15/2015
  • Whole Body Vibration Increaes Cartilage Thickness Without Histopathologic Changes
    William Runge, Laurence Dahners, Denis Marcellin-Little, Steven Kallianos, and Paul Weinhold, Orthopaedic Research Society 2015, Las Vegas, NV, 3/27/2015
  • Improvements in Bone's Biomechanical Properties with Short-Term Whole Body Vibration are Independent of Amplitude and Confined to Cancellous Bone
    William Runge, Laurence Dahners, Denis Marcellin-Little, Ola Harryson, David Ruppert, and Paul Weinhold, Orthopaedic Research Society 2015, Las Vegas, NV, 3/27/2015
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