Leadership
S. Terry Canale, M.D.
President, Campbell Foundation; Orthopaedic Surgeon, Campbell Clinic; Co-Director, Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship, Campbell Clinic; Chief of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center; Chairman, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Tennessee, Memphis–Campbell Clinic
Dr. S. Terrance Canale received his M.D. from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 1967. He currently is Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, the Boyd Professor of Orthopaedics, President of Campbell Clinic Foundation, and treasurer of InMotion Musculoskeletal Research Institute. Dr. Canale joined the staff of the Campbell Clinic in 1974 after completion of his orthopaedic residency at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and a year’s service at the US Army hospital in Fort Hood, Texas.
Throughout his career, he has been active in a number of local, regional, and national specialty organizations, including the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA), the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), and the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA). He was former president of both POSNA and AAOS. Among his other positions are president of COMSS (now COS) and president of Orthopaedics Overseas. He currently is also the Editor-in Chief of AAOS Now.
Dr. Canale has contributed significantly to the orthopaedic literature in both journals and textbooks. He has served as editor for three editions of Campbell’s Operative Orthopaedics, co-editor of two editions of a pediatric orthopaedic text, and contributor to a number of other orthopaedic texts and journals. His interest in research and education have led him to a long-term position on the Research Committee of Campbell Foundation positions of leadership in the educational efforts of POSNA and the AAOS, and current involvement in InMotion. He was instrumental in the development of the basic science research arm of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and helped to recruit several prominent researchers to this department.
Dr. Canale serves or has served with 18 civic organizations including St.Peters Orphanage, University Club of Memphis, First City Bank Board of Directors, Synergy Foundation Board of Directors, Musculoskeletal Research Institute Steering Committee, and the Greater Memphis Arts Counsel. He also has participated as a team physician for local collegiate sports teams.
Outside his professional life, Dr. Canale is an accomplished artist; his works have been displayed both locally and nationally. He and his wife, Sissie, have two children (Haines Loden and Rob Canale) and two grandsons, Douglas and Terry.