Scott E. Porter, MD, is the director-elect of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Here are five things to know:
1. Dr. Porter is an orthopedic oncologist at Greenville (S.C.) Health System and is the vice president of GHS Organizational Equity.
2. He also serves as an orthopedic surgery clinical professor at Columbia-based University of South Carolina and bioengineering adjunct assistant professor at Clemson (S.C.) University.
3. He specializes in tumors of the bone and soft tissue.
4. He completed his musculoskeletal oncology fellowship at the University of Chicago.
5. The ABOS board of directors includes 21 members.