Joseph P. Iannotti, MD, PhD, is the Chief Research and Academic Officer for Cleveland Clinic's Florida market and holds the Lang Family Endowed Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery. He previously served as Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Chair of the Orthopaedic and Rheumatology Institute at Cleveland Clinic from 2000 to 2018. Dr. Iannotti earned his MD from Northwestern University in 1979, completed his Orthopaedic Residency at the University of Pennsylvania in 1984, and obtained a PhD in cell biology from the same institution in 1987. His research focuses on innovative treatments for tendon repair, tissue engineering, prosthetic design, software planning, and patient-specific instrumentation. He has authored over 380 peer-reviewed articles and holds approximately 120 U.S. and international patents. In 2016, he was inducted into the National Academy of Inventors.