Joseph John Thoder, Jr. (born January 25, 1956, in

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) is Interim Chair and John W. Lachman Professor of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine at

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Career

Graduating from

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with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry in 1977, he attended Temple University School of Medicine (

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) in 1982. Upon completing his internship at Episcopal Hospital, he began his residency in orthopaedic surgery at Temple University Hospital.

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