Research Awards & Grants

This grant will be awarded to research that supports diversity, equity, and inclusion in pediatric orthopaedic surgery or to research on any pediatric orthopedic topic led by a POSNA member from an under-represented group.

POSNA is committed to provide opportunities that support equity, diversity and inclusion in pediatric orthopaedic surgery.  The Irani Research grant will fund research on a topic addressing diversity, equity, inclusion or, disparity research in pediatric orthopedics. One grant of up to $20,000

Dr. Roshen N. Irani Endows $1.1 Million to POSNA
POSNA is able to support this award through a $1.1 million endowment from Roshen N. Irani, MD, 1929-2007. Dr. Irani was born in Iran and was raised in India. She attended the Grant Medical College at the University of Bombay and took residency at DC General at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She was a member of the Pediatric Orthopedic Study Group, one of POSNA's founding societies, and one of POSNA's first women pediatric orthopaedists. She practiced in Philadelphia with the St. Christopher’s group, the Thomas Jefferson Medical Center, and in private practice.


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