Orthopedic surgeon and former team physician for U.S. Paralympic athletes, Dr. Robert Goitz received the Outstanding Scholar-Athlete award during his tenure at Immaculata High School, where he played varsity football and baseball. He went on to study biomedical engineering and graduated summa cum laude from Boston University before securing a place in the prestigious Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Well-known in his field for his many publications on various orthopedic conditions, Goitz now serves as a professor and the chief of hand and upper extremity surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. Throughout his distinguished career, he has developed a patented prosthetic joint for the hand and has pioneered successful hand transplantations.