Ira K. Evans, III, M.D.

SPECIALTY
Orthopaedic Surgery

BOARD CERTIFICATION
Diplomat American Board of Orthopedic Surgery - 1991
Diplomat National Board of Medical Examiners - 1991
Recertification - 1/1/01 to 12/31/10
American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
BCLS/ACLS and ATLS certified

LICENSURE
Connecticut - 1986
Utah - 1990
Michigan - 1991
Wisconsin - 1991
Massachusetts - 1992

EDUCATION
Undergraduate B.A.
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut - 1979

Doctor of Medicine
Vanderbilt Medical School
Nashville, Tennessee - 1983

INTERNSHIP
Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut - 1983 to 1984
Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut - 1984 to 1985
General Surgery

RESIDENCY
University of Connecticut,
Farmington, Connecticut
Orthopaedic Surgery - 1985 to 1988

FELLOWSHIP
Orthopedics Specialty Clinic – Post Graduate
Training, Salt Lake City, Utah
Sports Medicine/Arthroscopy - 1991 to 1992

HONORS & AWARDS
Barnstable High School Valedictorian - 1975
Varsity & J.V. Athletic Letters as Goalie
Yale Ice Hockey Team - 1975 to 1979

POSITIONS
United States Navy – Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Naval Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida - 1988 to 1991

Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm - 1990 to 1991
Fellowship Training - 1991 to 1992

Private Practice – Sports Medicine North
One Orthopedics Drive
Peabody, Massachusetts 01960 - 1992 to present
Special Interest in Orthopaedics: Sports Medicine

SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION

1. Evans, I.K., Raycroft, J.: Malunion and Myelopathy Associated with Type III Fractures of the Odontoid Process. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
2. France, P., Healey, J., Rosenberg, T. D., Evans, I.K.: Endoscopic Screw Fixation; a biomechanical comparison of 5.5 and 7.0 diameter screws.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Evans, I. K., Raycroft, J.: Malunion and Myelopathy Associated with Type III Fractures of the Odontoid Process. Orthopaedic Transactions, Volume 12, 1988.
2. Evans, I. K., Gage, J., DeLuca, P.: A Comparative Study of Brace Treatment vs. Varus Derotational Osteotomy in the Treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease in the Older Child. The Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics: October, 1988.
3. Evans, I.K., Pasternak, H.: Revision Hip Arthroscopy Using Autogenous Bone Graft and the Bias Titanium Bony Ingrowth Prosthesis. Orthopaedic Transactions, Volume 12, 1988.
4. Evans, I. K., Paulos, L. E.: Complications in Patella Femoral Joint Surgery. Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 23:4, 697-710, October 1992.
5. Evans, I.K., Paulos, L.E.: A Bankhart-Shift Reconstruction for Recurrent Anterior Instability. Accepted for Publication, Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 1993.

OTHER RESEARCH

1. The effects of Percutaneous Muscle Stimulation in Preventing Muscle Atrophy in the Immoblized Limb. Evans, I.K., Jokl, Peter: Yale University Sports Medicine - 1978 to 1979
2. Intrinsic Transfer in the Treatment of Camptodactyly. Evans, I.K., Watson, K.: Hartford hospital, Hartford, Connecticut - 1984 to 1985
3. An Analysis of the Patellar Tendon and Semitendinosus Autograft technique using the sheep model. Evans, I.K., Rosenberg, T.D. - in progress

PRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES

1. "Head Injuries in the Athlete". University of Connecticut Symposium - January 1984
2. "Closed Interlocking Intramedullary Fixation of Femur Fractures – The Hartford, Hospital Experience". Bay State Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Springfield MA - June 1985 and The Portsmouth Naval Hospital Grand Rounds, Portsmouth, VA - November 1986
3. "Malunion & Myelopathy Associated with Type III Fractures of the Odontoid Process". The Annual Cervical Spine Research Society, West Palm Beach, FL. - December 1986
4. "Comparative Study of Brace Treatment vs. Varus Derotational Osteotomy in the Treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease in the Older Child". Newington Children's Hospital, Newington, CT. - Dec. 1986/Oct. 1987
5. "Revision Hip Arthroplasty Using Autogenous Bone Graft and the Bias Titanium Bony Ingrwoth Prosthesis". AAOS, Atlanta, GA - February, 1988
6. "Intrinsic Transfer in the Treatment of Camptodactyly". University of Connecticut's Senior Graduation, Farmington, Connecticut - June 1988
7. "The Orthopedic Experience of the First Medical Battalion During Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm". The University of Connecticut's Senior Graduation, Framington, CT - June 1991
8. "Clinical Examination of the Anterior Cruciate Deficient Knee". Orthopedic Specialty Clinic Research Foundation Symposium on ACL Reconstruction and Meniscal Repair (hosted by Dr. Thomas Rosenberg and Dr. Lonnie Paulos), Salt Lake City - November 1991
9. Grand Rounds –Union Hospital Arthroscopy sports medicine for the primary care physician, shoulder injuries
10. Grand Rounds– Salem Hospital. Shoulder injuries, sports medicine for the primary care physician
11. Grand Rounds – Beverly Hospital, shoulder injuries, steroids in the athlete, and knee injuries
12. EMT Lectures – Knee injuries, total joint arthroplasty, multiple trauma, Desert Storm
13. Physical Therapy Lectures – Chondral injuries, ACL injuries, shoulder instability, head and neck trauma in the athlete, rotator cuff tears.
14. Cartilage Transplantation – The Autologous Cartilage Implantation Technique, Nursing Symposium - September 24, 1999
15. Orthopedic Sports Radiology – 11/99 Lynnfield - Radiology Seminar
    Orthopedic Trauma Radiology – 11/99 Lynnfield – Radiology Seminary
16. Rotator Cuff Injuries – Emergency Medical Technicians, Lynnfield - December 1999
17. ACL Reconstructions, Lynn Union Hospital O.R. - March 2000
18. Cheerleading Injuries, Health South in Lynnfield - October 2000
19. Surgical Options in Treatment of Knee OA, Lynn at Union Hospital O.R. - April 2001
20. Performance Enhancing Drugs, Gloucester High School - August 2001
21. Cheerleading Injuries, Health South in Lynnfield - September 2001
22. PCL Injuries, Health South in Lynnfield - 2002
23. Whistler Zimmer Course in British Columbia - February 2002
24. Complications in Total Knee Replacements, New England - May 2002, Rehabilitation Hospital
25. Complications in Total Knee Replacements, Health South in Lynnfield - September 2002
26. Managing Patella Femoral Joints - December 2003

MEETINGS ATTENDED

1. Pelvic Fracture Course, Washington, DC - 1986
2. Cervical spine Research Society Meeting, west Palm Beach, FL - 1986
3. Boston Prosthetics Course, Boston, MA - 1987
4. Infections in Orthopaedics, Chicago, IL - 1987
5. Eastern Orthpaedic Association Meeting, Hot Springs, VA - 1987
6. AO Basic Internal Fixation Course, Davos, Switzerland - 1987
7. AAOS Academy, Atlanta, GA - 1988
8. Harvard Pathology Course, Boston, MA - 1988
9. Dallas Review Course, Dallas, TX - 1988
10. AAOS Academy, New Orleans, LA - 1990
11. The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Practical Symposium in ACL reconstruction and meniscus repair, Salt Lake City, UT - 1991
12. The Orthopedic Special Hospital Symposium in PCL Reconstruction Salt Lake City, UT - 1992
13. AAOS Academy, Washington, D.C. - 1992
14. Foot and Ankle Review Course, Boston, MA - Oct. 1992
15. Upper Extremity Injuries in the Athlete, Vail, CO. - Jan. 1993
16. Total Hip/Total Knee Course, Zimmer - Jan. 1993
17. Reconstructing Physical Fractures, Andover, MA - Sep. 1993
18. Total Knee Replacement, Boston, MA - Apr. 1994
19. Arthroscopy & Arthroscopic Surgery, Washington, D.C. - Apr. 1995
20. Managed Care Contracting for the Orthopedic Surgeon, Boston - June 1995
21. AAOS Summer Institute, Boston - 1996
22. Current Concepts in Joint Replacement, Florida - Dec. 1996
23. AAOS Complex Knee Problems, Chicago, IL - Apr. 1997
24. Meniscal Reconstruction Technique, Atlanta, GA - Sept. 1997
25. Shoulder Surgery Controversies, California - Nov. 1997
26. Sports Medicine and Joint Replacement, Bermuda - May 1998
27. Controversies in Management of Orthopedic Trauma, Tuscon, AZ - May 1998
28. Total Hip Replacement, Boston - Sept. 1998
29. Boston Shoulder Symposium, Boston - Oct. 1998
30. Dallas Review Course, Dallas - May 1999
31. Zimmer Knee and Sports Medicine Symposium, New York - Sept. 1999
32. Arthroscopy Association Shoulder Course, Chicago - Oct. 2000
33. San Diego Shoulder Course, San Diego, CA - May 2000
34. Sports Medicine Conference, Vermont - Sept. 2000
35. Boston Trauma Course, Boston - Oct. 2000
36. AAOS, Complex Knee Problems, Chicago - July 2001
37. Mitek Shoulder/Knee Course, Birmingham, AL - May 2001
38. Insall/Scott/Kelly Meeting, New York - Sept. 2001
39. TKR/UNI Course, AAOS, Chicago - Oct. 2001
40. American Orthopedic Association for Sports Medicine, Orlando, FL - Jul. 2002
41. Whistler Zimmer Course, British Columbia, Canada - Feb. 2003
42. Arthroscopy Association of North American Course, Pheonix, AZ - Apr. 2003
43. Massachusetts Orthopedic Society Meeting - Apr. 2003
44. METCALF Course: Shoulder, Knee Concentration – Sunvalley, CA - Feb. 2004
45. BCLS: Recertification - Feb. 2004
46. AAOS: Homestudy: Tumors - Feb. 2004
47. GE Medical Risk Management Course - Mar. 2004

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Richard M. Ozuna, M.D.

EDUCATION
1988: Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Doctorate of Medicine

1984: Pepperdine University
Malibu, California
Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING
1994-95: University of California
Los Angeles Los Angeles, California
Spinal Surgery Fellowship

1994: Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Orthopaedic Surgery Chief Resident

1989-93: Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Program
Boston, Massachusetts
Orthopaedic Surgical Residency

1988-89: Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
General Surgical Internship

AWARDS
1998: North American Spine Society Research Grant
Boston, Massachusetts

1986: Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
The Claude Villee, M.D. Research Fellowship

1980-84: Pepperdine University
Malibu, California
Magna Cum Laude; Outstanding Graduating Science Student; Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Scholar; Alpha Chi Scholar; Phi Eta Sigma Scholar; Dean's List (11 times)

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE
1998: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Chicago, Illinois
Certified July 15,1998

1994: California Medical License (Inactive)

1990: Massachusetts Medical License (Active)

CURRENT POSITION
1997: Chief of Spinal Surgery
Boston, Massachusetts
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Department of Orthopedic Surgery

1997: Clinical Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery
Boston, Massachusetts
Harvard Medical School

RESEARCH AND EMPLOYMENT
1997: Brigham Orthopedic Associates
Boston, Massachusetts
Director of Spine Surgery Services
Department of Orthopedic Surgery

1995-97: Orthopaedic and Spine Associates
New Port Richey, Florida
Private Practice

1994: Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Orthopaedic Surgery Chief Resident

1986-94: Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Orthopaedic surgery clinical and laboratory research

1982-84: Pepperdine University
Malibu, California
Plant Physiology Research; Organic Chemistry Research; Organic Chemistry Laboratory Instructor; Biochemistry Laboratory Instructor; Private Tutor in Chemistry, Calculus, and Algebra

PRESENTATIONS

1. 2002 - Biology of Fusion, Presented at the University of Florida Disorders of the Spine Course, Whistler, BC and EBI Spine Synposium, Las Vegas, NV.
2. 2002 - Randomized Multi-Center Study for the Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis with the X STOP Interspinous Spacer: 1-Year Results, Presented at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the European Spine Society and North American Spine Society
3. 2001 - Proteoglycan Synthesized by Adult Canine Anulus Fibrosus Cells in a Collagen - Glycosaminoglycan Matrix. Presented at the 2001 Cervical Spine Research Society.
4. 2001 - Instructional Course Lectures: Cervical Spine Trauma. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
5. 2000 - Ankylosing Spondylitis; Regional Anesthesia Grand Rounds
6. 2000 - Cervical Radiculopathy; Rheumatology Grand Rounds
7. 2000 - Instructional Course Lectures: Cervical Spine Trauma. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
8. 1999 - Regional Differences in Certain Cellular Characteristics in Human Lumbar Intervertebral Discs, Presented at the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine annual meeting.
9. 1999 - Cell Outgrowth from Annulus Explants in 2-D and 3-D Cultures. Presented at the North American Spine Society (NASS) annual meeting.
10. 1999 - Endoscopically Assisted Posterolateral Fusion and Instrumentation: A Feasibility Study. Presented at the 1999 NASS meeting.
11. 1999 - Endoscopically Assisted Posterolateral Fusion with Pedicle Screw Instrumentation, Presented at the 1999 International Society for Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery.
12. 1999 - Current Concepts in the Management of Cervical Spine Disorders, General surgery grand rounds, Brigham and Women's Hospital
13. 1999 - Making Old Backs New, Brigham and Women's Hospital Health Education and Outreach: Spring Lecture Series
14. 1999 - Management of the Fractured Spine, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine: Eighth Symposium
15. 1999 - Spine Surgery: The Minimally Invasive Version, Grand rounds Union Hospital May 1999.
16. 1999 - Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy, Presented at the 1999 Beijing-Shanghai-Boston Symposium.
17. 1999 - New Concepts in the Treatment of Herniated Lumbar Discs. Presented at the 1999 Beijing-Shanghai-Boston Symposium.
18. 1999 - Regional Differences in Certain Cellular Characteristics in Human Lumbar Intervertebral Discs. Abstract presented at the 1999 Orthopaedic Reasearch Society.
19. 1998 - Surgical Treatment of SCI, Presented to the spinal cord unit physicians and residents of the West Roxbury VA, October 1998.
20. 1998 - Lower Cervical Spine Injuries, New England Fracture Forum, October 1998
21. 1998 - The Spine: an Overview, Presented to Harvard Medical School surgical clerkship students, February 1998, May 1998, July 1998.
22. 1995 - Carriers for Bone Morphogenetic Protein for Posterolateral Spinal Fusion. Abstract presented at the 1995 Scoliosis Research Society, and North American Spine Society
23. 1995 - Experimental Spinal Fusions with Recombinant BMP: Is Decortication Necessary? Abstract presented at the 1995 Scoliosis Research Society, and North American Spine Society
24. 1994 - Conversion of Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty to Total Knee Arthroplasty. Abstract presented at the 1994 AmericanAcademy of Orthropaedic Surgeons, March 1994.
25. 1993 - Protein Adsorption to Titanium Particles Facilitates Receptor-Mediated Phagocytosis and Endocytosis by Rat Peritoneal Macrophages. Abstract presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, February 1993.
26. 1992 - The Effect of Adhesion Proteins on Phagocytosis of Titanium Particles by Rat Peritoneal Macrophages. Abstract presented at the GORDEN Conference.
27. 1992 - Analysis of Metallic Wear Debris Retrieved at Revision Arthroplasty. Abstract presented at the Implant Retrieval Symposium of the SOCIETY FOR BIOMATERIALS.
28. 1992 - Two Stage Reimplantation for Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty. Abstract presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and The Knee Society Annual Meetings.
29. 1991 - Biological Reaction to Particles Around Loose Prostheses in Human Subjects Presentation at the Total Knee Replacement Conference, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
30. 1983 - Analysis of Guard Cell Viability and Action in Senescing Leaves of Nicotiana glauca (Graham), Tree Tobacco. Presented at the Santa Clara Undergraduate Research Conference, Santa Clara, California.

PUBLICATIONS

1. R. Ozuna, R Yera, K. Ortega, G. Tallman.
   Analysis of Guard Cell Viability and Action in Senescing Leaves of Nicotiana glauca (Graham), Tree Tobacco.
   Plant Physiology (1985) 79: 7-10.
    
2. T.S. Thornhill, R. M. Ozuna, S. Shortkroff, K. Keller, C.B. Sledge, M. Spector.
   Biochemical and Histological Evaluation of the Synovial-like Tissue Around Failed (Loose) Total Joint Replacement Prostheses in Human Subjects and a Canine Model.
   Biomaterials 1990, vol 11: 69-70.
    
3. R. M. Ozuna, R. B. Delamarter.
   Pyogenic Vertebral Osteomyelitisand Postsurgical Disc Space Infections.
   The Orthopedic Clinics of North America (1996) 1:87-94
    
4. R. M. Ozuna, R. B. Delamarter.
   Cervical Laminoplasty for Cervical Myeloradiculopathy.
   OperativeTechniques in Orthopaedics, Jan. 1996:38-45.
    
5. W.N. Levine, R. M. Ozuna, R.D. Scott, T.S. Thornhill. Conversion of Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty to Total Knee Arthroplasty.
   J Arthroplasty, Oct 1996 11(7):797-801
    
6. P. Kloen, J.D. Patterson, B.I. Wintman, R.M. Ozuna, G.B. Brick.
   Closed Cervical Spine Trauma Associated with Bilateral Vertebral Artery Injuries.
   Arch Orthop Trauma Surg (1999) 119:478-481.
    
7. M. Vostrejs, R. Ozuna,
   The Role of Instrumentation in The Degenerative Lumbar Spine,
   Current Opinions in Orthopedics 1999, April 1999
    
8. K. Chin, R. Ozuna,
   Options in the Surgical Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy,
   Current Opinions in Orthopedics 2000, 11:151-157.
    
9. K Lewandrowski, R. Ozuna, F Pedlow, A. Hecht,
   Advances in the biology of Spinal Fusion: Growth Factors and Gene Therapy,
   Current Opinions in Orthopedics 2000, 11:167-175.
    
10. D. Hastreiter, R. Ozuna, S Shortkroff, M. Specter, Regional Variations in Certain Cellular Characteristics in Human Lumbar Intervertebral Discs: Cells Containing Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin,
    (Accepted for Publication in Journal of Orthopedic Research).
     
11. D. Hastreiter, J. Chao, Q. Wang, M. Spector, R. Ozuna,
    Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin Expression in Pathological Human Lumbar Disc Nucleus Pulposus In Vivo and In Vitro,
    (Accepted for publication in the Journal of Orthopedic Research)
     
12. J. Zucherman, K. Hsu, C. Hartijen, T. Mehalic, D. Implicito, M. Martin, D. Johnson, G. Skidmore, P Vessa, J Dwyer, S. Puccio, J. Cauthen, R. Ozuna
    A Prospective Randomized Multi-Center Study for the Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis with the X STOP Interspinous Spacer: 1-Year Results,
    (Submitted to The European Spine Journal).
     
13. J. Zucherman, K. Hsu, C. Hartijen, T. Mehalic, D. Implicito, M. Martin, D. Johnson, G. Skidmore, P Vessa, J Dwyer, S. Puccio, J. Cauthen, R. Ozuna
    A Prospective Randomized Multi-Center Study for the Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis with the X STOP Interspinous Spacer: 2-Year Results,
    (Manuscript in Preparation).
     
14. R. Ozuna, P.D. Hartleben, E. Freedman, E.E. Blinderman, R. Delamarter,
    Open door Laminoplasty for Spondylotic Myeloradiculopathy: Clinical and Radiographic Analysis,
    (Manuscript in preparation).
     
15. K.Chin, Y.J. Kim, R. Ozuna,
    Cauda Equina Syndrome after Solid Posterior Spinal Fusion,
    (Manuscript in preparation).
     
16. K. Chin, R. Ozuna,
    Transverse Ligament Rupture without Associated Fracture,
    (Manuscript in preparation).
     
17. H. Sandu, R. M. Ozuna, R.B. Delamarter, L. Kamin, E. Dawson.
    Experimental Spinal Fusions with Recombinant BMP: Is Decortication Necessary?
    (Manuscript in preparation).
     
18. P. Tyrance, K. Chin, R. Ozuna,
    Spinal Stenosis: A novel radiographic analysis
    (Manuscript in preparation).
     
19. R. Hurford, R. Ozuna,
    Cerivcal Flexion and Extension Radiographs: When are They Adequate?
    (Manuscript in preparation)

ABSTRACTS

1. T.S. Thornhill, R. M. Ozuna, S. Shortkroff, K. Keller, C.B. Sledge, M. Spector.
   Analysis of Metallic Wear Debris Retrieved at Revision Arthroplasty.
   Abstract presented at the Implant Retrieval Symposium of the SOCIETY FOR BIOMATERIALS, 1992.
    
2. S. Shortkroff, R. M. Ozuna, T.S. Thornhill, C.B. Sledge, M. Spector.
   The Effect of Adhesion Proteins on Phagocytosis of Titanium Particles by Rat Peritoneal Macrophages.
   Abstract presented at the GORDEN Conference, 1992.
    
3. SH Dysart, RM Ozuna, P Tsahaukis, TS Thornhill, GW Brick.
   Two Stage Reimplantation for Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty.
   Ortho Trans. 1992-93; 16, #3, 679.
    
4. R. M. Ozuna, S. Shortkroff, C.M. Vivereiros, M. Spector, T.S. Thornhill.
   Protein Adsorption to Titanium Particles Facilitates Receptor-Mediated Phagocytosis and Endocytosis by Rat Peritoneal Macrophages.
   Ortho Trans. 1993-94; 17, #3, 792.
    
5. W.N. Levine, R. M. Ozuna, R.D. Scott, T.S. Thornhill.
   Conversion of Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty to Total Knee Arthroplasty.
   Ortho Trans. 1994-95; 18, #4, 1082.
    
6. H. Sandu, R. M. Ozuna, R.B. Delamarter, L. Kamin, E. Dawson.
   Carriers for Bone Morphogenetic Protein for Posterolateral Spinal Fusion.
   Abstract presented at the 1995 Scoliosis Research Society, and North American Spine Society
    
7. H. Sandu, R. M. Ozuna, R.B. Delamarter, L. Kamin, E. Dawson.
   Experimental Spinal Fusions with Recombinant BMP: Is Decortication Necessary?
   Abstract presented at the 1995 Scoliosis Research Society, and North American Spine Society
    
8. D. Hastreiter, R. Ozuna, S Shortkroff, M. Specter.
   Regional Differences in Certain Cellular Characteristics in Human Lumbar Intervertebral Discs,
   Abstract to presented at the 1999 Orthopaedic Research Society annual meeting.
    
9. D. Hastreiter, R. Ozuna, S Shortkroff, M. Specter.
   Regional Differences in Certain Cellular Characteristics in Human Lumbar Intervertebral Discs,
   Presented at the 1999 International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine annual meeting.
    
10. D. Hastreiter, M. Specter, R. Ozuna.
    Cell Outgrowth from Annulus Explants in 2-D and 3-D Cultures.
    Presented at the 1999 NASS meeting.
     
11. J. Knirk, D Bohrer, T Davidson, R. Ozuna.
    Endoscopically Assisted Posterolateral Fusion and Instrumentation: A Feasibility Study.
    Presented at the 1999 NASS meeting.
     
12. R. Ozuna, J. Knirk.
    Endoscopically Assisted Posterolateral Fusion with Pedicle Screw Instrumentation,
    Presented at the 1999 International Society for Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery.
     
13. D. Hastreiter, M. Spector, R. Ozuna.
    Intervertebral Disc Annulus Explants in 2-D and 3-D Culture on Collagen-GAG Matrix Under Varying Medium Conditions,
    Presented at the 2001 Society for Biomaterials Meeting
     
14. Y.Rong, G. Sugumaran, J. Silbert, D. Hastreiter, M Spector, R. Ozuna.
    Proteoglycan Synthesized by Adult Canine Anulus Fibrosus Cells in a Collagen-Glycosaminoglycan Matrix.
    Presented at the 2001 Cervical Spine Research Society.
     
15. J. Zucherman, K. Hsu, C. Hartijen, T. Mehalic, D. Implicito, M. Martin, D. Johnson, G. Skidmore, P Vessa, J Dwyer, S. Puccio, J. Cauthen, R. Ozuna.
    A Prospective Randomized Multi-Center Study for the Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis with the X STOP Interspinous Spacer.
    1-Year Results, Presented at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the European Spine Society and North American Spine Society.

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Robert M. Wood, M.D., FRCS

Education

College:
University of Alberta,
Orthopedic Surgery Residency
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
July 1993 - July 1998

Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Doctor of Medicine
May 1993

University of New Brunswick
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Bachelor of SCience, Biophysics Major
May 1991

Fellowships

Foot and Ankle Surgery
University of Texas
Houston, Texas
Fellowship Directors Dr. Thomas Clanton and Dr. Donald Baxter

Adult Reconstructive Surgery
Bringham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Fellowship Directors Dr. Thomas Thornhill and Dr. Richard Scott

Research/Publications

Surgical approaches in total knee arthroscopy. In seminars in Arthroplasty, October, 1999.

Overuse injuries of the knee, Oxford Textbook of Sports Medicine, Harries, Williams, Stanish, Micheli eds. Oxford Press 1994.

Overuse injuries of the knee, Oxford Textbook of Sports Medicine, 2nd edition, Harries, Williams, Stanish, Micheli eds. Oxford Press 1997.

Back pain in young athletes; Significant differences in causes and patterns. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 149, 1995.

Current areas of research interest include bioabsorbable fixation for tendon transfers, total ankle replacement, and the use of modular prostheses in revision hip arthroplasty.

Professional Associations

Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada

American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons

Canadian Orthopedic Association

American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society

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DAVID JEFFREY FEHNEL M.D.

BOARD CERTIFICATION: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons July 2001

EDUCATION:

M.D., University of Vermont College of Medicine
Burlington, Vermont
August, 1989 - May, 1993

B.S., Bucknell University
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Major: Biology
September, 1984 - June, 1988

POST GRADUATE TRAINING:

Fellowship, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery
Duke University
Durham, NC
Kevin Speer, M.D. Director
Completion: July 1999

Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical Center Hospital of Vermont
Burlington, VT
James G. Howe, M.D., Chairman
1994 - 1998

Internship, Surgery
Medical Center Hospital of Vermont
Burlington, VT
Steven R. Shackford, M.D., Chairman
1993-1994

EMPLOYMENT:

Sports Medicine North Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon, November 2001-present

Lahey Clinic Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon: Lahey Clinic, August 1999-October 2001

Duke University: 8/1/98-8/1/99
Clinical Instructor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Division of Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery

Research Assistant
The Hospital For Special Surgery, New York, NY
Joseph M. Lane, M.D., Director
June, 1988 - July, 1989

HONORS/CERTIFICATION:

Raymond Kuhlmann Orthopaedic Outstanding Research Award 1998
Diplomat of National Board of Medical Examiners 1994
Outstanding Resident in Surgery 1993-1994
James E. Demeules Surgical Research Award 1993
ATLS, ACLS, CPR 1993
ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA 1992

MILITARY EXPERIENCE:

Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army Reserve

MEMBERSHIPS/ACTIVITIES/EDUCATION: CURRENT:

Team Physician Endicott College, Beverly, MA -present

Candidate member AAOS

Piedmont Society Duke Orthopaedics

Lab Instructor: New England Shoulder Symposium; November 2, 3 2001

Faculty, Lab Instructor:
Canadian Knee and Shoulder Symposium, University of Toronto, Toronto Canada: Presentation and demonstration on Hamstring ACL Reconstruction, Fixation Techniques, Demonstration of All-inside Meniscal Repair. June 9th 2001.

Faculty, Lab Instructor:
Alabama Sports Medicine Institute Sports Medicine Symposium. Moderator of Knee lectures and demonstrations. May 2001

Faculty, Lab Instructor:
Mitek Global Knee and Shoulder Symposium, Orthopaedic Learning Center, Chicago Jan. 2001

Lab Instructor:
Duke Knee and Shoulder Symposium, Duke University, September 2000

Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Consultant: Mitek Worldwide

Orthopaedic Team Physician “Massachusetts Havoc” Semi-Professional Football Team 2000

FELLOWSHIP:

Assistant Team Orthopaedic Physician Duke University
Assistant Team Orthopaedic Physician North Carolina Central University
1999 World Special Olympics Event Orthopaedic Surgeon
Durham, NC; July 1999

RESIDENCY:

Assistant Team Physician St. Michaels College Hockey Team 1997-1998
Assistant Team Physician Vermont Expos Professional Baseball Team 1996
Operations Committee, Dept. of Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation 1996
Clinical Instructor, Dept. Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation 1994-1996
Alpha Omega Alpha Nominations Committee, University of Vermont 1993-1996

MEDICAL SCHOOL:

Medical School Admissions, Student Representative 1992-1993

UNDERGRADUATE:

Varsity Lacrosse, Captain 1988, All East Coast Conference Athletic Honors: 1987,1988
Athletic Committee on Drug and Alcohol Policy 1987-1988
Teaching Assistant, Physiology, Bucknell University 1986-1988
Resident Assistant, Bucknell University 1986-1987
Lacrosse Coach, Rutgers Lacrosse Camp: 1986, 1987
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity 1984-present

RESENTATIONS:

1. FEHNEL, D., Aronsson, D., Stone, A., : Single Screw Fixation For Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis: A Biomechanical Analysis of Cannulated Screws of Varying Outer Diameter. Presented at Research Day, Department of Orthopaedics., University of Vermont. June 1998
2. FEHNEL, D., Aronsson, D., Stone, A., : Single Screw Fixation For Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis: A Biomechanical Analysis of Cannulated Screws of Varying Outer Diameter. Presented at the American Orthopaedic Association Annual Resident’s Conference, Sacremento, CA, February 1998.
3. FEHNEL, D.,: Fractures of The Proximal Humerus, New England Fracture Forum, Portland ME, October 1997.
4. FEHNEL, D., Aronsson, D., Stone, A., : Single Screw Fixation For Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis: A Biomechanical Analysis of Cannulated Screws of Varying Outer Diameter. Presented at the Orthopaedic Specialty Day: American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, October 1997.
5. FEHNEL, D.,: The Role of Shoulder Arthroplasty for Complex Proximal Humerus Fractures. Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, McClure Musculoskeletal Research Center, Burlington, VT, May, 1997.
6. Huber, B., FEHNEL, D., Kilmer, N., Baumhauer, J., Kristiansen, T.,: Snowboarder's Ankle: Fractures of the Lateral Process of the Talus. Presented at the World Congress on Sports Trauma / AOSSM, Lake Buena Vista, FL, June, 1996.
7. FEHNEL, D. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in the Skeletally Immature Athlete. Grand Rounds, McClure Musculoskeletal Research Center, Burlington, VT, April, 1996.
8. FEHNEL, D. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Grand Rounds, McClure Musculoskeletal Research Center, Burlington, VT, March, 1995.
9. FEHNEL, D., Huber, B., Baumhauer, J., Trevino, S., Kristiansen, T.,: Fractures of the Lateral Process of the Talus. Presented at the Foot and Ankle Society , Coer D'Alene Idaho, July, 1994.
10. Trevino, S., FEHNEL, D. The Use of Transcutaneus Oxygen Measurements (TcPO2) as a Method to Determine Limb Healing Potential and Selection of Amputation Level. Presented at the Complete Foot Course, "Approach to Osteomyelitis and Amputations." Hartford, CT, May, 1992.
11. Mohler, D.G.; Cohen, A.M.; FEHNEL, D.J.; Lane, J.M.; Tomin, A.: Effects of basic Fibroblastic Growth Factor on Angiogenesis and Calcification in a Rat Femoral Defect Model. Presented at the Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, LA, February, 1990.
12. Mohler, D.G.; FEHNEL, D.J.; Juhn, A.; Lane, J.M., Healey, J.H.; Stable PGE2 Analogue With Angiogenic Properties in-vivo. Presented at the Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, LA, February, 1990.
13. FEHNEL, D., Munn, B., Harclerode, J.: The Effects of THC and Cocaine on the Endocrine System of the Male Rat. Senior Project Bucknell University, Presented at the Pennsylvania Academy of Science, Philadelphia, PA, April, 1988.

PUBLICATIONS:

1. FEHNEL, D., Aronsson, D., Stone, A., : Single Screw Fixation For Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis: A Biomechanical Analysis of Cannulated Screws of Varying Outer Diameter. Pediatrics, Vol. 100, No. 3, September 1997.
2. Huber, B., FEHNEL, D., Kilmer, N., Baumhauer, J., Kristiansen, T.,: Snowboarder's Ankle: Fractures of the Lateral Process of the Talus. In preparation.
3. FEHNEL, D., Johnson, R.: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in the Skeletally Immature Athlete. Accepted for publication in Sports Medicine 1997.
4. FEHNEL, D., Huber, B., Baumhauer, J., Trevino, S., Kristiansen, T.,: Fractures of the Lateral Process of the Talus. Accepted for publication to Foot and Ankle International 1998.
5. Cierzo, C., FEHNEL, D., Caroll, L., Pappas, C., Aronsson, D.: Intra and Inter-rater Reliability of Determination of Leg Length Discrepancy using the Mosely Graph Method. Submitted for publication in J. Pediatr Orthop.
6. Mohler, D.G.; Cohen, A.M.; FEHNEL, D.J.; Lane, J.M.; Tomin, A.: Effects of basic Fibroblastic Growth Factor on Angiogenesis and Calcification in a Rat Femoral Defect Model. Trans. Orthop. Res. Soc., 15: 380, 1990.
7. Mohler, D.G.; FEHNEL, D.J.; Juhn, A.; Lane, J.M., Healey, J.H.; Stable PGE2 Analogue With Angiogenic Properties in-vivo. Trans. Orthop. Res. Soc., 15: 353, 1990.
8. FEHNEL, D., Munn, B., Harclerode, J.: The Effects of THC and Cocaine on the Endocrine System of the Male Rat., Trans. Pennsylvania Academy of Science, April, 1988.

CURRENT RESEARCH/ CLINICAL INTERESTS:

1. Arthroscopic Shoulder reconstruction/Stabilization.
2. Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair.
3. Treatment of Gleno-Humeral Arthrosis.
4. Prevalence and Prevention of Fifth Metatarsal Stress Fractures in College Age Athletes.
5. Patellar Tendonoses in the Elite College Basketball Player: a MRI Correlation.
6. Peripheral Nerve Injuries affect on Shoulder Function.
7. Anatomic Guidelines for Severe Proximal Humerus Fractures.

LICENSURE:

State of North Carolina: Issued July 1998
Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Issued June 1999
Federal DEA: Issued September 2001
MA DEA: Issued July 1999

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John B. Sledge, III, M.D.

BUSINESS
Sports Medicine North
Orthopaedic Surgery, Inc.
471 Broadway , Rte. 1 North
Lynnfield, MA 01940

PLACE OF BIRTH:
Cambridge, England>

EDUCATION:
1982–1986: B.A., Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT.
1986–1990: M.D., University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY.
1990–1991: Internship in General Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA.
1991–1995: Residency in Orthopaedics, Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Program, Harvard University, Boston, MA.
1995–1996: Chief Resident in Orthopaedics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA.
1996–1997: Maurice E. Muller Fellowship in Orthopaedics, Europe.

EMPLOYMENT:
1995–1996: Staff Surgeon. Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA.
1996–1997: Oberartz. Inselspital Bern, Switzerland.
1997–2002: Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics. Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA.
2002–present: Orthopaedic Surgeon. Sports Medicine North, Lynnfield, MA.

ACEDEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
1995–1996: Director of Orthopaedic Trauma Service, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
1997–2002: Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
2002-present: Clinical Associate in Orthopaedics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

PRESENTATIONS – NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL:

1. Sledge J and Muller ME. Minimum 5 year follow-up after Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients with Developmental dysplasia. European Hip Symposium. Interlaken, Switzerland. 1997.
2. Ganz K, Sledge J, Krugel N, Gautier E and Ganz R. Surgical Implications of the Anatomy of the Medial Femoral Circumflex Artery During Procedures About the Hip. AAOS, Orlando, Florida. 1997.
3. Sledge J, Beck M and Ganz R: Acetabular Vascularity and its Surgical Implications. Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery Meeting. Bern, Switzerland 1998.
4. Sledge J. Design Rational for Proximal Load Transfer in Press-Fit stems. Pacific Orthopaedic Association. Penang, Malaysia. 1999.
5. Sledge J. Initial Evaluation of the spine injured patient. OTA, Charlotte, North Carolina. 2000.
6. Sledge J, Allred D and Hyman J: MRI Assessment of Pediatric Thoraco-Lumbar Spine Injuries. NASS, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2000.
7. Sledge J, Allred D: The ability of MRI to predict late kyphotic progression of Thoraco-Lumbar burst fractures. OTA, San Diego, CA 2001.
8. Sledge J, Allred D: The ability of MRI to predict late kyphotic progression of Thoraco-Lumbar burst fractures. AAOS, Dallas, TX 2001.

PRESENTATIONS – REGIONAL AND LOCAL:

1. Management of Lower Cervical Fracture Dislocations. Sledge J. New England Fracture Forum. Boston. MA. 1996.
2. An Evidence-Based Algorithm for the Treatment of Thoraco-Lumbar Burst Fractures. Sledge J. NESSG. Stratton, VT. 1999.
3. A Double Wiring Tecnique for the Treatment of B2 Periprothetic Fractures. Sledge J. NEOS. Boston, MA. 1999.
4. Indications for the Operative Management of Type II Odontoid Fractures. Sledge J. NEOS. Boston, MA. 1999.
5. The use of MRI in the evaluation of spine trauma. Sledge J. NESSG. Framingham, MA. 2002.

POST GRADUATE COURSES:

1. Sept. 1999 Chairman. AO/ASIF Operating Room Personnel Course. Boston, MA.
2. May 2000 Chairman. Spine Trauma Update Course. Boston, MA.
3. April 2001 Chairman. Spine Trauma Symposium. Boston, MA.
4. April 2002 Co-Chairman. AO Spine Trauma Symposium. Washington, DC.
5. May 2002 Chairman. 3rd Annual Spine Trauma Symposium. Boston, MA.

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP:
1995–present: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
1997–present: New England Spine Study Group
1998–present: North American Spine Society
1998–present: American Spinal Injury Association
1998–present: Massachusetts Orthopaedic Association
1998–present: New England Orthopaedic Society
1999–present: Spine Trauma Study Group

GRANTS:

1. Association between canal compromise and neural impingement. $36,566 Spinal Cord Research Foundation. Paralyzed Veterans of America. 1999-2000.
2. Quantitative electrodiagnostic evaluation of acute spinal cord injuries in a primate model. $350,000 Grateful patient donation. 2001-2004.
3. The formation of a Spine Trauma Study Group. $37,460 OREF Career Development Award. 7/1/2002-6/30/2003.

PUBLISHED ARTICLES:

1. Leunig M, Sledge J, Ganz R: Langstreckige Labrum avulsion bei Querfraktur des Acetabulum. 127: Suppl. 91. 1997.
2. Gill T, Sledge J, Muller ME: Total hip arthroplasty with use of an acetabular reinforcement ring in patients who have congenital dysplasia of the hip. Results at five to fifteen years. JBJS. 80(A): 969-79, 1998 July.
3. Gill T, Sledge J, Ekkernkamp A, Ganz R: Intraoperative assessment of the femoral head vascularity after femoral neck fracture. J Orthop Trauma, 12(7): 474-8, 1998 Sep-Oct.
4. Gill T, Sledge J, Muller M: Indications, principles and long-term results for the Burch-Schneider anti-protrusion cage in revision total hip arthroplasty. JBJS; 80B: 946-953, 1998 Nov.
5. Muller U, Berlemann U, Sledge J, Schwartzdnbach O: The treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures without neurologic deficit by indirect reduction and posterior transpedicular instrumentation. European Spine Journal. 8 (4): 284-9, 1999.
6. Gill T, Sledge J, Orler R, Ganz R: The treatment of lateral insufficiency fractures after THA. J Arthroplasty. 14(8): 982-7, 1999 Dec.
7. Gill T, Sledge J, Muller M: The management of severe acetabular bone loss using structural allograft and acetabular reinforcement devices. J Arthroplasty. 15(1): 1-7, 2000 Jan.
8. Beck M, Sledge J, Gautier E, Dora C and Ganz: The anatomy and function of the gluteus minimus muscle. JBJS 82(B): 358- 63, 2000 Apr.
9. Jabre A, Barist G, Jessie M and Sledge J: Cord transection by guillotine effect of fractured ribs. J Trauma. 50:733-734. 2000.
10. Sledge J, Allred D, Hyman J: Use of magnetic resonance imaging in evaluating injuries to the pediatric thoracolumbar spine. J Pedi Ortho 21:288-293, 2001.
11. Allred D and Sledge J: Irreducible dislocations of the cervical spine with a prolapsed disk. Spine. 26(17): 1927-1931. 2001.
12. Sledge J and Allred D: Does ‘canal clearence’ affect neurological outcome after thoracolumbar burst fractures? JBJS[B] 63(4): 620-1. 2001 May.
13. Sledge J, Abiri A,: An algorithm for the treatment of Vancouver Type B2 periprosthetic proximal femoral fractures. J Arthroplasty. 17(7) 887-92, 2002 Oct.

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS:

1. Leunig M, Sledge J, Ganz R: Langstreckige Labrumavulsion bei Querfraktur des Acetabulum. 1997: 127: Suppl. 91.
2. Sledge J, Ganz K, Kruegel N, Gautier E, Ganz R: Surgical Implications of the Anatomy of the Medial Femoral Circumflex Artery During Procedures About the Hip. Orthopaedic Transactions. 1998.
3. Gill T, Sledge J, Ganz R: Intra-operative assessment of the femoral head vascularity after femoral neck fracture. Orthopaedic Transactioins. 1998.

PUBLICATIONS SUBMITTED:

1. Sledge J, Allred D: The lack of clinical significance of the middle column in the three column theory of spinal stability. J Ortho Trauma.
2. Jessie M, Sledge J, Cove J and Webb J: Paraplegia Following an Intraoperative Stagnara Wake-up Test During Correction of Kyphoscoliosis. Spine.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS:

1. Sledge J, Muller U, Schwarzenbach O: Long term results after early hardware removal of the level below a burst fracture that was instrumented but not fused. Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting. Vancouver. 1998
2. Sledge J, Allred D: The lack of Clinical Significance of the Middle Column in the Three Column Theory of Spinal Stability. Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting. Charlotte. 1999
3. Sledge J, Allred D, Hyman J: Use of magnetic resonance imaging in evaluating injuries to the pediatric thoracolumbar spine. AAOS, San Francisco. 2000.
4. Sledge J: MRI’s ability to predict late kyophotic collapse in Thoraco-Lumbar burst fractures. Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting. 2001.
5. Sledge J: MRI’s ability to predict late kyophotic collapse in Thoraco-Lumbar burst fractures. AAOS annual meeting. 2002.

PRESENT RESEARCH:

1. Electo-physiologic evaluation of neural regeneration and recruitment after spinal cord injury in primates.
2. The role of MRI perfusion and diffusion studies to assess vascular compromise in central cord injury.
3. The use of an international web based data collection and environment to perform multicenter prospective studies using outcome measures.

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JONATHAN ANDRÉ UROSKIE, MD

FELLOWSHIP UPPER EXTREMITY/MICROVASCULAR SURGERY
Allegheny General Hospital
Allegheny Hand Center
Mark E. Baratz, MD, Program Director
Allegheny Professional Building
490 East North Avenue, Suite #500
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212-4740
August 1, 2001 – July 31, 2002

RESIDENCY
Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Vermont
Fletcher Allen Healthcare
Claude E. Nichols, III, MD
Chairman & Program Director
111 Colchester Avenue
Burlington, Vermont 05401
July 1, 1997-June 30,2001

INTERNSHIP
General Surgery, The University of Vermont
Fletcher Allen Healthcare
Steven R. Schackford, MD, F.A.S.C., Professor & Chairman
James C. Herbert, MD, F.A.S.C., Program Director
Department of Surgery
111 Colchester Avenue
Burlington, Vermont 05401
June 23, 1996-June 30, 1997

EDUCATION
M.D., MCP Hahnemann University
School of Medicine
245 N. 15th Street, MS 445
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102-1192
August 1992-May 1996

B.A., Gettysburg College
Major: Biology
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325-1486
August 1988-May 1992

HONORS / AWARDS
Frank Stichfield Award 2002
The Hip Society

University of Vermont/FAHC
“Intern of the Year, 1997”
General Surgery

RESEARCH / PRESENTATIONS

Allegheny General Hospital
“Vascular Disorders” book chapter in Review of Hand Surgery, to be published by W.B. Saunders, 2002.
“Small Joint Arthrodesis” book chapter in Surgical Techniques of the Hand & Wrist, to be published by Thieme Medical, 2002

University of Vermont
Churchill DL, Incavo SJ, Uroskie JA, Beynnon BD. Femoral stem insertion generates high bone cement pressurization. Clinical Orthopaedics, 2001 Dec; (393): 335-44.
Frank Stinchfield Award (The Hip Society) 2002

University of Vermont
“Cement Pressurization” University of Vermont, Department of Orthopaedics Research Day, June 15, 2001

“High bone cement pressurization is achieved during femoral stem insertion into viscous cement,” Churchill, D L.; Uroskie, J A.; Incavo, S J.; Johnson, C C.; and Beynnon, B D. AAOS Meeting, Orlando, 2000.
Grand Rounds: The Univerisity of Vermont
DRUJ Instability, February 2000
Patellar Fractures, January 1999
Achilles Tendon Ruptures, February 1998

Hahnemann University
“Aeromonas caviae: A hemolytic organism by nature?” H. Namdari, PhD., J. Uroskie, J. Hughes, and D. Wardach
-Presented at the 4th International Symposium on Aeromonas and Plesiomonas, Atlanta, GA

PERSONAL INTERESTS
Windsurfing, sailing, snowboarding, mountain-biking, fishing, hiking, photography, and computers

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Jeremy M. Shore, MD

Orthopedic Spine Surgeon

Dr. Shore is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of back and neck disorders. He is a clinical instructor for Tufts University Department of Orthopedics and he has advanced training in minimally invasive spinal procedures as well as complex spinal reconstruction.

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James D. O’Holleran, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. O’Holleran is a board eligible orthopedic surgeon with dual fellowship training in advanced shoulder reconstruction and sports medicine. His special interests in the shoulder include complex open and arthroscopic reconstruction and shoulder replacement. He also performs arthroscopy and ligament reconstruction of the knee and elbow.

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Sherwin H Ritter, MD

Orthopedics/ Osteoporosis Specialist

Dr. Ritter is board certified in both orthopedic surgery and clinical densitometry. He has expertise in the diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of spinal disorders and is the director of the Osteoporosis Center at Sports Medicine North.

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Clay D. Miller

Physiatrist

Dr. Miller is a physiatrist who specializes in sports, arts and musculoskeletal medicine. He also performs electro-diagnostic studies for nerve entrapment conditions. He is a clinical professor for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Boston University Medical School.

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Dr. Peter M. Prokopis

Orthopaedic Surgeon

Dr. Peter M. Prokopis is an orthopaedic surgeon who concentrates his practice entirely on problems in the hand and upper extremity. Originally from Boston, he received his B.A. at Holy Cross College in Worcester, MA. He then completed his M.A. at the Boston University School of Medicine where he did basic science research in immunology for his master’s thesis. Before medical school, he was a high school science teacher in Marblehead, MA.

In 1999, he graduated with his M.D. degree from Boston University School of Medicine. While there, he participated in orthopaedic surgery research with Boston University team physician Dr. Anthony Schepsis, with whom he authored his first paper. He then spent five rigorous years in the Boston University Orthopaedic Surgery Residency. He was fortunate to be trained by some of the leaders in orthopaedic surgery. For example, he learned basic orthopaedic science from his world renowned chairman Dr. Thomas A. Einhorn, as well as intense orthopaedic trauma and fracture training from nationally recognized traumatologist Dr. Paul Tornetta. His interest in the hand and upper extremity was sparked by his experience at the Lahey Clinic where his mentors remarked that he had a special gift that he should pursue. During training, he spend 6 ½ months at the Shriner’s Hospital where he did outreach clinics in Puerto Rico as well as the Dominican Republic.

His fellowship training was performed at the world famous Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. At HSS he spent time with pioneers in the field of hand, upper extremity, and microvascular surgery. Under the direction of nationally known Dr. Scott W. Wolfe, this elite fellowship provides incredible training. Dr. Prokopis was a Senior Clinical Associate in Orthopaedic Surgery for Weill-Cornell Medical College, teaching the physicians of tomorrow. He was privileged to work intensely one on one with world famous Dr. Andrew J. Weiland where he was fortunate to gain what Dr.Weiland has learned in his over 30 years of experience dealing with disorders of the hand and upper extremity. He spent dedicated time with Dr. Robert N. Hotchkiss, a pioneer in elbow surgery who has helped to change the way orthopaedic surgeons view the elbow and its disorders. Dr. Edward Athanasian is unique for his diversified training in hand surgery as well as orthopaedic oncology. Under the direction of Dr. Athanasian, Dr. Prokopis worked at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center as part of his fellowship training. He also participated in caring for the New York Giants and New York Mets.

Dr. Prokopis is Board Eligible with the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is a member of the American Association for Surgery of the Hand, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Palm Beach County Medical Society, and the Massachusetts Medical Society.

Although Dr. Prokopis has extensive training in state of the art surgical treatment for problems in the hand and upper extremity, he is very conservative in the treatment of his patients. He strives to answer all of his patients’ questions as clearly and concisely as possible. He will maximize non-surgical methods of treatment for his patients prior to recommending surgical treatment. He regularly treats patients with injections, custom splints, dedicated hand and occupational therapy, as well as medications to maximize relief without surgery. When these methods do not provide relief, Dr. Prokopis will discuss, at length, the potential surgical options for his patients. These options include minimally invasive surgical techniques as well as reconstructive procedures for the entire upper extremity.

A caring and compassionate physician and surgeon, he is also intensely dedicated to his family. He enjoys being active and is an avid runner who completed the grueling 2005 Boston Marathon.

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