Education and Experience
MEDICAL SCHOOL
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007
FELLOWSHIP
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 2012 - 2013
- Area: Foot and ankle
RESIDENCY AND CHIEF RESIDENCY
- University of North Carolina Hospitals, 2007 - 2012
- Area: Orthopaedics
CERTIFICATIONS
- Orthopaedic Surgery, Board Certified, 2015
Clinical Expertise
- Bunion and hammertoe correction
- Total ankle arthroplasty
- Arthroscopically assisted ankle and hindfoot fusion
- Deformity correction and limb salvage
- Open and minimally invasive approaches fracture fixation
- Arthroscopy, endoscopy, and tendoscopy of the ankle, hindfoot, and forefoot for evaluation and treatment of intra-articular and soft tissue pathology
- Percutaneous Achilles tendon repair
- Current approaches to soft tissue problems, including diabetes
Research Interests
- Healthcare outcomes reporting
- Cost effectiveness and value analysis
- Information technology
- Trauma
- Ankle and foot arthritis
- Bunion and hammertoe correction
- Techniques in arthroscopy and endoscopy
Current Appointments
- Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics
Honors, Awards, and Achievements
- AAOS Annual Meeting Top 5 Foot and Ankle Paper “Risks to the Blood Supply of the Talus after Four Methods of Total Ankle Arthroplasty: A Cadaveric Injection Study” (2014)
- AOFAS Annual Meeting First Place Roster for “Risks to the Blood Supply of the Talus after Four Methods of Total Ankle Arthroplasty: A Cadaveric Injection Study” (2013)
- UNC Orthopaedics Chief Resident Research Award (2012)
- UNC Orthopaedics William C. Patton Chief Resident Teaching Award (2012)
- UNC Injury Prevention Research Center Small Student Grant (2010)
- Gaul Scholar, Medical Alumni Loyalty Association (2002-2007)
- Carolina Scholar (1998-2002)
- Trans-Atlantic Science Student Exchange Program (2000-2001)
Selected Publications
see entire list available at PubMed
Locations
Chatham Hospital
475 Progress Blvd.
Siler City,
North Carolina
- 27344
UNC Orthopaedic Clinic at Weaver Crossing
1181 Weaver Dairy Road
Chapel Hill,
North Carolina
- 27514
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