Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Orthopaedic surgery is concerned with the injuries, diseases and conditions of the musculoskeletal system. The WUSM III rotation in Musculoskeletal Surgery & Medicine exposes the student to multiple aspects of orthopaedic surgery, including caring for patients in the emergency department and the operating room as well as clinical practice in the emergency department and the outpatient and inpatient wards.

Website:

http://www.ortho.wustl.edu

Regis O'Keefe, MD, PhD
Department Chair

Visit our website for more information about our faculty and their appointments.

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Yousef Abu-Amer, PHD, MS
Dr J Albert Key Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology
BS Hebrew University 1985
PHD Hebrew University 1993
MS Hebrew University 1987

Muyibat A Adelani, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
MD Vanderbilt University 2008

Alexander William Aleem, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 2010
BS Johns Hopkins University 2006

B

Jonathon David Backus, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
BS University of Urbana IL 2005
MD Duke University 2010

Robert L Barrack, MD
Charles F and Joanne Knight Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
MD Vanderbilt University 1980

Donald R Bassman, MD
Instructor in Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 1975
BA Washington Univ in St. Louis 1971

Marschall Brantling Berkes, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
MD Vanderbilt University 2008

Terra Rupert Blatnik, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
BS Allegheny College 2003
MD Case Western Reserve Univ 2007

Martin I Boyer, MD, MS
Carol B and Jerome T Loeb Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
MD University of Toronto 1988
MS University of Toronto 1993

Keith Happ Bridwell, MD
J Albert Key Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
Professor of Neurological Surgery
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 1977
BA Washington Univ in St. Louis 1973

David Micah Brogan, MS, BE, MD, MS1
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
MS University College London 2004
BE Vanderbilt University 2003
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 2009
MS1 University of London 2005

Robert Henry Brophy IV, MD, MS
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
BS Stanford University 1994
BA Stanford University 1994
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 2001
MS Stanford University 1995

Jacob M Buchowski, MS, MD
Lawrence G and Elizabeth A Lenke Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
Professor of Neurological Surgery
MS Yale University 1996
MD Johns Hopkins University 2000
BS Yale University 1996

C

Ryan Patrick Calfee, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
BS University of Virginia 1997
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 2001

Eric Ward Carson, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
BS Tufts University 1982
MD University of Illinois Chicago 1989

Aaron Mark Chamberlain, B MUS, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
B MUS University of Utah 2002
MD University of CA San Francisco 2006

Abby Ling Lee Cheng, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Public Health Sciences)
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 2013

Cara Alessandra Cipriano, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
BS Williams College 2003
MD University of Pennsylvania 2007

John C Clohisy, MD
Daniel C. and Betty B. Viehmann Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
MD Northwestern University 1989
BA Northwestern University 1985

Berdale S. Colorado, MS, DOST
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
Assistant Professor of Neurology
BS University of Iowa 2004
MS Des Moines Universtiy 2009
DOST Des Moines Universtiy 2009

D

Kayla E Daniel, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
BA Washington Univ in St. Louis 2011
MD RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE 2016

Gregory M Decker, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
Assistant Professor of Neurology
MD American Univ of the Caribbean 2014

Laura C DePalma, DOST
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
DOST Phil Coll of Osteopathic Med 2009

Christopher J. Dy, M PH, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Public Health Sciences)
M PH University of Miami 2008
BS University of Miami 2004
MD University of Miami 2008

E

Lawrence Glennon Evans Jr
Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)

F

Roberta Faccio, PHD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology
PHD University of Bari 2000

G

Richard H Gelberman, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
BA University of North Carolina 1965
MD University of Tennessee 1969

Charles A Goldfarb, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
MD University of Alabama 1996
BA Williams College 1992

Matthew Lawrence Goodwin, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
MD Cornell University 2013

J. Eric Gordon, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
MD University of CA Davis 1988
BS University of California 1983

Farshid Guilak, MPH, PHD, MS
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Developmental Biology
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
MPH Columbia University 1990
PHD Columbia University 1992
BS Rensselaer Poly Institute 1985
MS Rensselaer Poly Institute 1987

Munish C Gupta, MD
Mildred B. Simon Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
BS Northwestern University 1982
MD Northwestern University Med 1986

H

Mark E. Halstead, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
MD Univ of Wisconsin Madison 1998
BS Univ of Wisconsin Madison 1994

Jeremy A Hartman, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
MD Saint Louis University 2013

Damon Joseph Louis Hays, MD
Instructor in Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
BS Truman State University 1998
MD Ohio University 2003

Pooya Hosseinzadeh, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
MD Isfahan U of Medical Sciences 2004

Devyani M. Hunt, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
Associate Professor of Neurology
MD University of Texas Houston 2000
BS University of Texas Austin 1995

J

Deeptee Jain, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
MD Duke University 2013

Kirsten A Jansen
Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)

K

Jay Donovan Keener, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
MD West Virginia University 1998
BS West Virginia University 1991

Brian Adams Kelly, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
MD Columbia University 2009
BA Williams College 2002

Michael Patrick Kelly, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
BS Boston College 1999
MD University of Massachussetts 2005

Sandra E. Klein, MD, BE
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 2001
BE University of Missouri 1994

Robert S Kramer, MD
Instructor in Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
BA Harvard University 1979
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 1983

L

Adam J. LaBore, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
Associate Professor of Neurology
BS Louisiana College 1994
MD Loyola University Chicago 1998

Charles Murray Lawrie, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
MD Baylor College of Medicine 2012

Scott J Luhmann, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
Professor of Neurological Surgery
MD University of Minnesota 1991
BA Gustavus Adolphus College 1986

Paul Sherman Lux, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
MD Tulane University 1983

M

Matthew J Matava, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
Professor of Physical Therapy
MD University of MO Kansas City 1987
BA University of MO Kansas City 1986

Audrey McAlinden, PHD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology
PHD University of London 1998

Christopher M McAndrew, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
MD University of Tennessee 2004

Sarah Howe McBride, PHD, MS
Adjunct Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
BS Clemson University 2004
PHD Case Western Reserve Univ 2011
MS Case Western Reserve Univ 2008

Jeremy James McCormick, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
BS Dartmouth College 1999
MD Loyola University Chicago 2003

Douglas J. McDonald, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
BS St Johns University 1978
MD University of Minnesota 1982

John P Metzler, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
Associate Professor of Neurology
BS Texas A&M University 1991
MD University of Texas Galveston 1995

Laura L Meyers, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
MD Vanderbilt University 1993
BS Washington Univ in St. Louis 1988

Anna Noel Miller, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
MD Baylor University 2005
BA Rice University 2001

Gary Arthur Miller, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
BA University of Chicago 1973
MD Jefferson Medical College 1977

Mark L. Miller, MD, BE
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
MD Harvard University 2008
BE Stanford University 2004

N

Jeffrey Jerome Nepple, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
BS Truman State University 2003
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 2007

Ryan M. Nunley, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
BA Vanderbilt University 1998
MD University of North Carolina 2002

O

Regis James O'Keefe, MD, PHD
Fred C Reynolds Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
Head of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
BA Yale University 1981
MD Harvard University 1985
PHD University of Rochester 2000

Nathan P Olafsen, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
Assistant Professor of Neurology
MD University of MO Columbia 2012

P

Julia Partin, DPM
Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
DPM Kent St University 2001
BS University of MO St Louis 1997

Cecilia Pascual Garrido, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
MD Universidad del Buenos Aires 2000

Terrence L Piper, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
MD Saint Louis University 1975
BA Saint Louis University 1971

R

Muhammad Farooq Rai, PHD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
PHD Freie University 2008

Elizabeth Yanik Rowlands, PHD, SCM
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
PHD University of North Carolina 2013
SCM Johns Hopkins University 2009
BS University of Maryland 2007

S

Perry Lee Schoenecker, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
BS Univ of Wisconsin Madison 1964
MD Univ of Wisconsin Madison 1968

Girdhar G Sharma, BS1, MS1, PHD1
Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
BS1 Banaras Hindu University 1990
MS1 Banaras Hindu University 1992
PHD1 Banaras Hindu University 2000

Hua Shen, PHD, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
PHD University of Konstanz 2002
MD Capital U of Medical Sciences 1991
MS Chinese Academy of Med Science 1996

Jie Shen, MS, PHD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
MS University of Rochester 2011
PHD University of Rochester 2012
BS Nanjing University 2005

Matthew J Silva, PHD, ME
Julia and Walter R Peterson Professor of Orthopaedic Research (primary appointment)
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
PHD Mass Inst of Technology (MIT) 1996
ME Cornell University 1984
BS Cornell University 1982

Scott A. Simpson, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopeadic Surgery (primary appointment)
Assistant Professor of Neurology
BA Columbia University 2005
MD University of Rochester 2010

Matthew Vernon Smith, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
MD Virginia Comm University 2002

Gaurav Swarnkar, PHD
Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
PHD CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUT 2011

T

Chi-Tsai Tang, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
Associate Professor of Neurology
MD University of North Carolina 2004

Simon Tang, PHD, MS
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
Associate Professor or Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
BS University of CA Berkeley 2003
PHD Rensselaer Poly Institute 2007
MS Rensselaer Poly Institute 2005

Lauren MacCormick Tatman, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
MD Ohio State University 2014

Susan Thapa, PHD
Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
Instructor in Surgery (Public Health Sciences)
BS Dhaka University 2009
PHD University of AR Med Sciences 2018

W

Lindley Bevelle Wall, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
BS Duke University 2002
MD Washington Univ in St. Louis 2006

Y

Ken Yamaguchi, MD, MS
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
MD George Washington University 1989
BA University of California 1983
MS University of California 1985

Z

Benjamin Matthew Zmistowski, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (primary appointment)
MD Jefferson Medical College 2014

Orthopaedic Surgery Research Electives

During the fourth year, opportunities exist for many varieties of advanced clinical or research experiences.

Various orthopaedic surgery research opportunities are available with the following faculty attendings. If interested, please contact the Education Office at 314-747-2543, email the orthopaedic surgery department, or contact the faculty member directly.

Yousef Abu-Amer, PhD
Alexander Aleem, MD
Robert L. Barrack, MD
Robert Brophy, MD
Jacob M. Buchowski, MD, MS
Ryan Calfee, MD
Aaron Chamberlain, MD
Cara A. Cipriano, MD
John Clohisy, MD
Matthew Dobbs, MD
Charles A. Goldfarb, MD
Farshid Guilak, PhD
Munish Gupta, MD
Pooya Hosseinzadeh, MD
Deeptee Jain, MD
Michael Kelly, MD
Sandra Klein, MD
Charles Lawrie, MD
Scott J. Luhmann, MD
Matthew J. Matava, MD
Audrey McAlinden, PhD
Chris McAndrew, MD
Mark Miller, MD
Jeff Nepple, MD
Regis O’Keefe, MD
Nathan Olafsen, MD
Linda Sandell, PhD
Perry Schoenecker, MD
Matt Silva, PhD
Matthew Smith, MD
Lindley B. Wall, MD

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M96 Ortho 801A Orthopedic Surgery Subinternship: Sports

This clinical elective is available for four weeks during which the student participates in orthopedic conferences, outpatient clinics, surgical cases, and patient rounds on the Sports Medicine service.