Teaching and learning are constant driving passions for Dr. Stern, who has devoted his entire professional career to advancing education in Orthopaedic and Hand Surgery. He is the Norman S. and Elizabeth C.A. Hill Professor and Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and personally oversees the education of Orthopaedic residents and medical students. As Founder and Co-Director of the Mary S. Stern Fellowship in Hand Surgery, Dr. Stern trains and educates Fellows in one of the most highly regarded specialty programs in the country.

Dr. Stern serves as a Director of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, recent past-president of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and has published countless scientific articles. In his few spare moments, Dr. Stern can be found enjoying trout fishing in the mountains of Wyoming.