Endowment Created to Honor W. Thomas Gutowski, MD

For five consecutive years, U.S. News & World Report has named Penn Medicine Princeton Health’s Jim Craigie Center for Joint Replacement among the leading orthopaedic programs in the nation. The Center was made possible thanks to Jim Craigie, a grateful patient who made a gift in appreciation of the excellent care he received from W. Thomas Gutowski, MD. Dr. Gutowski acted as medical director for the Center from its inception in 2013, and its success is in large part due to his guidance, along with an extraordinary group of physicians, nurses, and support staff.

After 36 years, Dr. Gutowski retired from practice in the spring of 2022. To help celebrate his retirement and deepen the impact of his life’s work, the Princeton Medical Center Foundation created the Dr. W. Thomas Gutowski Endowed Directorship. Funds from this endowment will help ensure that Princeton Health continues to recruit world-class orthopaedic talent for generations to come. Brian Culp, MD, FAAOS, has been named as the new medical director, and we know he will carry on the longstanding tradition of excellence at the Center.

We are grateful to the many community members, former patients, physicians, and staff members who contributed more than $250,000 to establish the endowment in Dr. Gutowski’s honor. A special thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for creating a matching gift campaign with their leadership donation.

Pictured above, left to right: W. Thomas Gutowski, MD, FAAOS, Founding Director of the Jim Craigie Center for Joint Replacement, with Brian M. Culp, MD, FAAOS, new Medical Director of the Jim Craigie Center for Joint Replacement.