About
A surgeon-led nonprofit for knee education and research.
True Knee Institute, Inc. was incorporated in Georgia on September 26, 2026, exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific purposes.
Board of Directors
The Institute is governed by a board of five orthopaedic surgeons, who serve without compensation.
- Marcus Ford, MDPresident and Chief Executive Officer
- Michael Hellman, MDSecretary
- Nicholas Brown, MDTreasurer and Chief Financial Officer
- Robert Sershon, MDDirector
- David Crawford, MDDirector
Governance
The board has adopted bylaws and four policies: Conflict of Interest, Related-Party Transactions, Document Retention, and Whistleblower. Each director discloses outside financial relationships in writing every year, including relationships with medical device companies, and does not take part in decisions in which they or a related organization have an interest.
Status
The Institute is a Georgia nonprofit corporation. Its application to the IRS for recognition of exemption under section 501(c)(3) is being prepared. It has not yet been recognized as tax-exempt.
The Institute is not accepting donations at this time.
Independence
The Institute is separate from any commercial program or medical practice, including the commercial TrueKnee patient program. It does not provide medical care, give individual medical advice, refer patients, or recommend any surgeon, practice, implant or company. Industry support, when accepted, is restricted to educational purposes such as the annual meeting, and gives the funder no role in content, faculty, fellowship selection or research.
Contact
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True Knee Institute, Inc.