About
Dr. Pace has practiced orthopedic surgery and biomaterials outcomes research in Greenville, South Carolina, and in coordination with Clemson University Bioengineering department as a fellowship trained board certified hip and knee replacement specialist since 1993. He currently serves as the chief of Clinical Services division and Integrated Practice of Medicine (IPM) module director. IPM focuses on teaching medical students the fundamentals of effectively communicating with patients, examining patients and learning to develop their diagnostics and procedural skills as well as the behavioral, social, and ethical and public health aspects of medicine in the first two years of medical school at University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville. Dr. Pace also serves as the Prisma Health-Upstate department of orthopedic vice chair of academics where he participates in and coordinates research-related activities of the department faculty.
How their research is transforming health care
One of the main on-gong projects Dr. Pace is working on relates to early detection of infection of orthopedic hardware in the human body. Earlier detection may prove to lessen the cost and suffering associated with infected orthopedic hardware. News and media related to Dr. Pace's Research Clemson University Newsstand - Clemson scientists awarded $1.57 million grant to study infections on medical implants.
Health research keywords
Accelerated medical school clinical experience in the early years; Reduction in hardware infection rates in orthopedic surgery using newer digital optical scanning technology; Effects of metal ions in orthopedic hip and knee arthroplasty osteolysis in the surrounding and remote tissue
