Board Member Spotlight: William R. Post, MD

Dr. Bill Post started his illustrious career as a resident at West Virginia University under the mentorship of department chairman Dr. Eric Radin. Dr. Radin was a noted expert on the patellofemoral joint with particular interest in etiology of arthritis related to subchondral bone stiffening and he stimulated Bill’s interest in patellofemoral disorders. Dr. Radin suggested Bill further develop his interest in patellofemoral issues with Dr John Fulkerson as a sports medicine fellow at the University of Connecticut where Bill expanded his passion to understand the patellofemoral joint, publishing a notable article regarding importance of patient guided physical exam in patellofemoral pain patients.

Bill was invited to return to West Virginia University in 1992 to as a full-time academic surgeon where he remained for 9 years and became Vice Chairman before continuing his academic and clinical practice in private practice. In addition to patient care, he has published over 30 journal articles and 13 book chapters.

Bill was a founding member of the International Patellofemoral Study Group (IPSG) in 1995 and attended the inaugural meeting in Orlando, Florida. He has remained an active member of the IPSG ever since, volunteering to serve as Chairman of the IPSG in 2002 and continuing in that role presently. His leadership of the IPSG has been and continues to be superb. His strong leadership qualities and his dedication to understanding the patellofemoral joint have been selfless and outstanding. When the Patellofemoral Foundation (PFF) was established in 2003, Fulkerson quickly invited Bill to join its board of directors, where he continues today. Together with Dr. Don Fithian, he led the first consensus study on patellofemoral instability, sponsored by both PFF and the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine, publishing this landmark consensus study in 2018 which is available online in the Orthopedic Journal of Sports Medicine. More recently, along with Dr Fulkerson and many colleagues, Bill was instrumental in creating the Patellofemoral Foundation Masters Course. This course has gained worldwide recognition and continues to improve quality of care for countless patients worldwide.

He is well loved and highly respected by members of the IPSG and the PFF Board of Directors. He continues to live and practice in WV with his wife Kelly and his dogs where he enjoys fishing, church activities, friends and family. He was humbled and honored to receive the Patellofemoral Foundation Lifetime Achievement award at the IPSG meeting in Big Sky Montana last August, an award previously received by his friends and mentors who taught him so much. He is thankful to have been able to contribute to the continued understanding of patellofemoral disorders.