Current Orthopaedic Surgery Residents

About Me

• Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences School of Medicine

About Me

• Medical School: Harvard Medical School

About Me

• Medical School: McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science

About Me

• Hometown: Eureka, MO
• College: University of Missouri-Columbia
• Medical School: University of Missouri-Columbia
• Specialty Interest: Trauma, Adult Reconstruction, or Hand
• Hobbies/Interests: Watching Sports, HUGE Mizzou Football Fan, Pickleball, Hiking, Saltwater Aquariums
• Columbia favorites: Jina Yoo's Asian Bistro, Las Margaritas South, Logboat, Mizzou Football
• Family: Morgan Kluge (Fiancée) who is also a PGY1 Family Medicine resident at Mizzou
• Ongoing Research Projects: Tobacco Use and Open Fracture Site Infection Prior to Soft Tissue Coverage Increase the Risk of Amputation, Prevention of Proximal Femur Fracture with Prophylactic Femoral Neck Fixation in Femoral Shaft Fractures: A Biomechanical Study, Posterior Wall Fractures in Patients with Femoroacetabular Impingement and Without Femoroacetabular Impingement, Variable Angle vs Mesh Plate Outcomes for Comminuted Patella Fractures, Multiligament Knee Injuries in National Football League Players from 2009 to 2022. A Descriptive Epidemiology Study, Natural Acetabular Side-to-Side Version Variability, Asymptomatic vs Symptomatic Patients: A Computed Tomography Study, Outcomes of Conversion Total Hip Arthroplasty After Failed Osteochondral Allograft Reconstruction and Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty, Effects of Methamphetamine Use in Orthopaedic Trauma Care: A Multicenter Analysis

About Me

• Hometown: Columbia, MO
• College: Columbia College
• Medical School: The University of Kansas
• Specialty Interest: undecided
• Hobbies/Interests: playing with our dogs, enjoying local parks/trails, KC Chiefs, any kind of DIY project, cooking/baking, travel
• Columbia favorites: Stephens Lake Park, Columbia Farmer's Market, Rockbridge State Park, Shortwave, Beetbox, Delia's, tailgating.
• Family: Husband, Austin, and our two daughters, Lily and Indy.

About Me

• Hometown: Hannibal, MO
• College: University of Missouri - Columbia
• Medical School: University of Missouri - Columbia
• Hobbies/Interests: Golf, traveling with my wife, hiking, biking, cooking, fishing, KC Chiefs, STL Blues, STL Cardinals, Mizzou Sports
• Columbia favorites: Just Jeffs, Booches, Logboat Brewery, EndWell Taverna, Jina Yoos, MKT Trail, Sparky's, Midway Golf and Games, Shakespeares Pizza, Top Ten Wines, Lake of the Ozarks
• Ongoing Research Projects:
  • Comparison of Graft Types for Acetabular Labrum Reconstruction in a Preclinical Canine Model: Medial Meniscus vs. Tendon Allografts
  • Formal Hand Therapy for Patients Following Basal Joint Arthroplasty: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Costs?
  • Recent Trends in Quadriceps Tendon and Patellar Tendon Injuries in the National Football League
  • Readability of spine-related patient education materials: a standard method for improvement
  • Functional biomechanical comparison of Latarjet vs. distal tibial osteochondral allograft for anterior glenoid defect reconstruction
  • An Injectable Containing Morphine, Ropivacaine, Epinephrine, and Ketorolac Is Not Cytotoxic to Articular Cartilage Explants From Degenerative Knees

About Me

• Hometown: Columbia, MO
• College: University of Missouri - Columbia
• Medical School: Lincoln Memorial university DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Specialty Interest: Total Joints, Hand
• Hobbies/Interests: Playing basketball, traveling, finding new coffee shops and restaurants, hanging out with friends, spending time with family
• Columbia favorites: Shortwave Coffee, The Grind Coffee, Toasty Goat Coffee, Pizza Tree, HuHot, Mizzou Football, Rock Bridge State Park, Stephens Lake
• Highlighted Research: Khaleel, M., Garlapaty, A., Hawkins, S., Cook, J., Schweser, K., Rucinski, K. (2024, Sept). Association of Race with Referral Disparities for Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers at an Institution Serving Rural and Urban Populations.

About Me

• Hometown: Riverdale, MD
• College: University of Mississippi and James Madison University
• Medical School: Trinity School of Medicine
• Specialty Interest: Sports Medicine
• Hobbies/Interests: Watching college football, playing football or basketball, going to the gym, restaurants, audio engineering, video design, graphic design
• Columbia favorites: Chris McD's, CC's, Jina Yoos, Cosmo Park, Stephens Lake, Mizzou Football
• Featured Research: Bangura, A.T., Burke, C.E., Enobun, B., O'Hara, N.N., Gary, J.L., Floccare, D.J., Chizmar, T.P., Pollak, A.N., & Slobogean, G.P. (2022, Jan). Are pelvic binders an effective prehospital intervention?

About Me

• Hometown: Naperville, IL
• College: Bowling Green State University
• Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine
• Specialty Interest: Sports Medicine, Hand
• Hobbies/Interests: Trail running, hiking, traveling
• Columbia favorites: Meriwether Cafe, MKT and Katy Trails, Rock Bridge State Park, The A Frame, Farmer's Market Saturdays
• Ongoing Research Projects:
  • Arthroscopic Hip Labral Reconstruction with Fresh Meniscal Allograft

About Me

• Hometown: Belleville, IL
• College: University of Missouri - Columbia
• Medical School: University of Missouri - Columbia
• Specialty Interest: Foot & Ankle, Sports
• Hobbies/Interests: Running, cycling, triathlons, camping, hiking, spending time with my fiancée Rachel
• Columbia favorites: MKT and Katy Trails, gravel roads, Mizzou sports, Uprise Bakery, Goldie's Bagels
• Ongoing Research Projects:
  • Short Term Outcomes Utilizing Custom Total Talus Replacement with Subtalar Arthrodesis for Revision and Complex Total Ankle Arthroplasty
  • Safety and Efficacy of Hyperosmolar Saline Irrigation Fluid in Arthroscopic Ankle Surgery
  • Clinical Outcomes after First Metatarsal Phalangeal Joint Fusion using Arthrex Nitinol Staples

About Me

• Hometown: Glendale, WI
• College: University of Wisconsin - Madison
• Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
• Specialty Interest: Trauma, Hand, General
• Accomplishments: 1-1 MMA career, 2021 Stryker travel grant for OTA Annual Meeting
• Hobbies/Interest: Collecting vinyl records, hot yoga, physics and math
• Family: Wife, Katherine, and baby daughter, Miriam
• Columbia favorites: Ragtag Cinema, Barred Owl Restaurant, Rose Music Hall, Columbia Farmers Market
• Ongoing Research Project:
  • Substantial Improvement in Short-term Pain Following Carpal Tunnel Surgery for Patients with Moderate Preoperative Electromyography Findings is Diminished with Diabetes and Smoking

About Me

• Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD
• College: University of Kansas
• Medical School: Saint Louis University
• Specialty Interest: Undecided
• Hobbies/Interests: Hiking with my dog (Lady), yoga, and piano
• Columbia favorites: Grindstone Nature Area, Rockbridge State Park, 44 Stone, Flyover
• Ongoing Research Projects:
  • Weight-Bearing Timing and Outcomes after Surgical Suture Button Repair of the Distal Tibiofibular Syndesmosis

About Me

• Hometown: St. Louis, MO
• College: Westminster College
• Graduate School: Saint Louis University
• Medical School: University of Missouri - Columbia
• Specialty Interest: Sports, Trauma
• Hobbies/Interests: Golf, weightlifting, woodworking, craft beer
• Columbia favorites: Barred Owl, Flyover, Pasta La Fata, 44 Canteen, Cafe Berlin
• Ongoing Research Projects:
  • Readability of Online Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Educational Materials
  • Systematic review of health literacy and outcomes in orthopaedic surgery
  • Systematic review of readability of orthopaedic surgery patient education materials
  • The role of health literacy in knee surgery outcomes
  • Mechanism of internal rotation limitation following reverse shoulder arthroplasty: Potential role of conjoint tendon recession in decreasing internal rotation deficit

About Me

• Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
• College: University of Denver, Denver, CO
• Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
• Specialty Interest: Undecided
• Hobbies/Interests: Golf, Hockey, Green Bay Packers
• Columbia favorites: Mizzou football, Finger Lakes State Park

About Me

• Hometown: St. Louis, MO
• College: Boston College
• Medical School: University of Missouri-Columbia
• Specialty Interest/Fellowship Plans: Spine, Trauma, Sports
• Hobbies/Interest: Golf, Hiking, Grilling, Horror Movies, Skiing
• Family: Caroline (fiance), Trooper (Dog), Toulouse and Sylvie (Cats)
• Columbia favorites: Mizzou football, Finger Lakes State Park

About Me

• Hometown: Burr Ridge, IL
• College: Northwestern University
• Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
• Specialty Interest: Undecided
• Hobbies/Interest: Hockey, traveling, House music
• Columbia favorites: Cafe Berlin, Logboat Brewery, Lakota Coffee