·   Provide evaluation, diagnosis and treatments for brain, nerve, carotid disease, cerebrovascular disease, carpal tunnel, upper and lower spine injuries, spinal cord diseases and disorders in adults and children. 

· Adhesive Capsulitis CME Presentation-Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Symposium-Symposium Faculty
      http://www.paworld.net/AdhesiveCapsulitis/Fields-Adhesive Capsulitis.htm

·  Provide high quality care to new and existing patients through pre-operative and post-operative care, in-patient care and daily rounds, and Emergency Department and hospital consultations.  This includes ordering of radiographs, diagnostic tests, laboratory work, and medications. 

·  Coordinate our Orthopaedic care with primary care practitioners and other consulting specialists, nursing staff, and families.  Common office procedures include management of closed fractures with casting and splinting and assisting in reductions; pulling of pins; aspiration and injection of joints, bursae, carpal tunnels, trigger fingers, and cysts. 

·  Obtain a history and physical examination and implement a plan of care including making appropriate consultations. 

·  Carry out emergency department or hospital consultations implementing management with phone or in-person consultation of the attending Orthopaedic surgeon. 

·  Routinely provide follow-up care to surgical and non-surgical patients. Common surgeries performed include knee and shoulder arthroscopy, rotator cuff repair, ACL reconstruction, total knee, shoulder, and hip arthroplasty, trauma and fracture care. 

·  Perform various roles in each surgery including assisting in open and closed reduction of fractures; implantation of nails, screws, and pins with reaming, drilling and measuring; arthroscopic ACL with graft preparation, bone tunnel drilling, and graft passing and fixation; shoulder suture anchor placement with suture passing, and arthroscopic knot tying. In all cases, perform deep and superficial closure. 

·  In addition to surgical and office duties, I have been involved in sideline medical coverage for area high school sporting events. 

·  I have lectured at the annual Orthopaedic and Sports Symposium and been on the planning committee for the Symposium. 

·  I have been involved in Osteoporosis prevention and treatment including implementing treatment in our department and giving lectures to the community as well as medical professionals. 

·  I have acted as a preceptor of PA students and work to continually develop the curriculum for the rotation. I have recruited PA programs to participate in our rotation.

·  In addition, I provide coding and billing for office visits and surgical procedures. I have initiated and implemented PDA & computerized OR schedulin, and wrote operations guidelines for Extremity MRI use in Orthopaedics, now utilized hospital wide

·  My work goes beyond routine assisting and care to provide a service to the greater community for the greater well-being of our patients and our medical community.

Click to see greater details at Orthopaedic Practice Skills & Descriptions

· Practical Pediatrics- September 2003 
  Focusing on Emergency Medicine, Care of the Newborn, Child Abuse, and International Health Sponsored by 
  Children’s Hospitals and  Clinics, St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN 

· The National Conference on Advances In Emergency Medicine and Primary Care July 2003 
  Infectious Disease and Critical Care Updates sponsored by Olive View-UCLA Department of Emergency Medicine and 
  The American College of Emergency Physicians state chapter of California. 

· Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Symposium- July 2003 & July 2004: Instructor 
  Sponsored by Affinity Health System Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. 
  http://www.paworld.net/OsteoporosisMAlecture/frame.htm

· Member, Alpha Epsilon Lambda-Phi Chapter of Graduate National Honors Society
· Graduate Dean’s List
· Academic Coordinator’s Award

· Psi Chi- Psychology National Honors Society, 1999
· Graduated Cum Laude
· Varsity Softball 1995-1999; Chaplain 1996-1997, Captain 1998-1999

· Orthopaedic Surgery (4 weeks): Naperville Orthopaedics, Marc Asselmeier, M.D., Naperville, IL 
· Trauma Surgery (4 weeks): University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia,PA, 
· General Surgery (4 weeks): Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA 
· Emergency Medicine (8 weeks): Cook County Hospital, Chicago IL
· Pediatric Emergency Medicine (4 weeks): Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, 
· Family Practice (8 weeks): Southside Family Practice, Andrew Willet, M.D., Dover, DE 
· Internal Medicine (4 weeks): West Suburban Internists, Wheaton, IL 
· Pediatrics (4 weeks): Pizzica Pediatrics, Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 
· Obstetrics and Gynecology (4 weeks):Robert Michaelson, M.D., Abington, PA 
· Geriatrics/Psychiatry (4 weeks): Abington Geropsychiatric Associates, Abington, PA