Current Orthopaedic Surgery Residents

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 Colleg
• 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: 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: 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

About Me

• Hometown: Avon, IN
• College: University of Louisville
• Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine 
• Specialty Interest: Hand, Pediatrics
• Accomplishments:
  • Kentucky state record holder in the bench press, squat, and overall powerlifting total
  • Former Kentucky state deadlift recordholder at the 120kg weight class
  • 2017 Kentucky's USAPL Strongest Man
  • Alpha Omega Alpha member 
• Hobbies/Interest: fitness, powerlifting, hiking 
• Family: Allyson (wife)-- we couples matched at Mizzou and she's a family medicine resident 
• Columbia favorites: Logboat, Sycamore, Barred Owl, Cherry Street Cellar, MKT trail, Rockbridge State Park, ARC gym 
• Ongoing Research Projects: 
  • Supplemental Dorsal Spanning Plate Fixation for Perilunate Fracture-Dislocations
  • Cubital Tunnel Control Orthoses in the Conservative Treatment of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome 

About Me

• Hometown: Dayton, OH
• College: Brown University 
• Medical School: Ohio State University 
• Fellowship Plans (PGY5) vs Specialty Interest: Hand Surgery 
• Hobbies/Interest: Outdoor activities, intramural sports, gymnastics, cooking and wine/bourbon 
• Research Interest: Research with both local and collegiate gymnastics teams, hand/upper extremity research 
• Fun Fact: I used to be a collegiate gymnast, now I am a very sub-par intramural sports athlete 

About Me

• Hometown: Charleston, SC 
• College: University of South Carolina - SC Honors College 
• Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina 
• Specialty Interest/Fellowship Plans: Foot and ankle, and sports 
• Accomplishments:
  • AOFAS Resident Scholarship Recipient 
• Hobbies/Interest: Ballet, golf 
• Columbia favorites: Logboat, close proximity to St. Louis and Kansas City 

About me

• Hometown: Marshall, MO
• College: Thomas Aquinas College - Santa Paula, CA
• Med school: University of Northumbria - Newcastle, England; University of Missouri - Columbia, MO
• Fellowship match/specialty interest: General
• Accomplishments: Licensed captain, IronMan triathlete
• Hobbies/interests: Fishing, mead brewing, trail running, biking, cooking/baking, WW2 rifles restoration, hunting
• Family: Parents are previous MU residents and practice in Marshall
• Columbia favorites:
  • MKT Trail for biking and running
  • Les Bourgeois Vineyards for winery and views
  • Bur Oak Brewing Co. for best brewery
  • Cooper's Landing for campfire and live music
  • Columbia Farmers Market for cheese and dried mushrooms
  • CC's City Broiler best food/wine in town
• Ongoing research projects:
  • MRI Findings of Osteomyelitis of Long Bones in the Adult Population
  • Single Center Review of RIA Outcomes and Complications

About Me

• Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela
• Medical School: Central University of Venezuela - Luis Razetti
• Specialty Interest: Adult Joint Reconstruction
• Accomplishments:
  • 2016 - Honorable Mention (Orthopedics) - Summa Cum Laude, Central University of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
  • 2014 - Academic Excellence Award (Orthopedics), Orthopedic Children Hospital, Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela
  • 2010 - Honor Diploma, Central University of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
  • 2005 - Anatomy Department Award (School of Medicine)
• Hobbies/Interest: Outdoor activities with my wife, Maria Luisa, and my dog, Bruno; soccer; table tennis; video games
• Columbia favorites: CC's, Le Bao, Stankowski Field, Chris McD's
• Ongoing Research Projects:
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis Does Not Decrease Infection Rate in Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures Treated with Closed Reduction and Percutaneous Pinning: A Prospective Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Biomechanical Comparison of 3D Printed External Fixator Clamps versus Metal Clamps for the Management of Transverse Tibia Fractures
  • Obesity and Severity Predicts Patient Dissatisfaction after Total Knee Arthroplasty
  • Incidence and Risk Factors of Ankle Fusion after Pilon Fracture (Early Pilon Arthrodesis)

About Me

• Hometown: Miami, FL
• College: Florida International University, Miami, FL
• Specialty Interest: Adult reconstruction, sports medicine
• Hobbies/Interest: Basketball, soccer, table tennis and chess
• Ongoing Research Projects: 
  • Skin preparation for elective foot and ankle surgeries: standard chlorhexidine versus alcohol wipe and chlorhexidine scrub
  • Use of CT scans to detect traumatic arthrotomies
  • Relapse Rates Following Smoking Cessation Prior to Elective Spinal Fusion Surgery
  • Step Activity after Spine Surgery: Correlation with Length of Stay and Ambulation Assessment 
  • Patient-Reported Review of Symptoms and Postoperative Outcomes after Spine Surgery

Ongoing Projects

• Development and validation of a canine model for arthrofibrosis of the knee
  Mentor: Dr. Cook
  Funding: BioJoint Innovation Fund