Foot & Ankle Center of Arizona

THC-Seattle Hospital 7/95-6/96
Seattle, WA
Waldo Podiatric Surgical Residency
Advanced Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery

AO Trauma Fellowship 4/8-5/10, 1996
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Sigvard T. Hansen M.D. Director

Orthofix Academy 6/07
Comprehensive External Fixation course
TRUE/LOK, Sheffield Ring Fixator, XCaliber, Pennig, Retronail
Dallas, Texas
Drs. Samchukov MD, Cherkashin MD, Kirenko MD - Directors (Kurgan Faculty)

Major Foot Deformity External Fixation Workshop 3/06
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons
Guido La Porta DPM Course Director
Las Vegas, NV

Institute for Peripheral Nerve Surgery 7/05
Lower Extremity Nerve Surgery Course
Union Memorial Hospital
A. Lee Dellon M.D. Course Director
Baltimore, MD

Advances in Lower Extremity External Fixation 5/04
Monolateral and Ring External Fixation in Foot & Ankle Deformities
Orthopaedic Learning Center
Chicago, IL

Wound Healing Symposium 12/99
Comprehensive Healthcare Group
James Smith M.D. Course Director Hauppage,
New York

Arthroscopy of the Foot and Ankle 11/97
Orthopaedic Learning Center
James Guhl M.D. Course Director
Chicago, IL

Comprehensive Care of the Diabetic 5/96-6/96
University of Texas Health Science Center
Lawrence Harkless D.P.M. Director
San Antonio, TX

Advanced Podiatric AO/ASIF Course 1/95
Monterey, CA

Microneurovascular Surgical Course 3/94
MOET Institute San Francisco, CA

Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine 1989-93
Chicago, IL

Degree: Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine, Bachelors of Science
Honors: Cum Laude

Pre-Professional Education:

University of Iowa 1987-89
Iowa City, IA

University of Missouri 1986-87
Columbia, MO

“Biomechanical Consequences of Lateral Column Lengthening of the Calcaneus:

Part 1. Long Plantar Ligament Strain”, Kent R. DiNucci DPM, Jeffery Christensen DPM, Kris DiNucci DPM. J Foot Ankle Surg. 43:10, 2004.

“Closed Kinetic Chain Tarsal Mechanics of Subtalar Joint
Arthroeresis”, Jeffery Chistensen DPM, Neil Campbell DPM, Kris DiNucci DPM. 1996 William J. Stickel Gold Award J. Podiatr. Med. Assoc. 86:467, 1996.

American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
Surgical Skills Courses
Orthopaedic Learning Center
Chicago, IL 2003-present

Providence Medical Center Podiatric Surgical Residency
Providence Medical Center Seattle,
WA 8/99-7/00

Green River Podiatric Surgical Residency
HealthSouth Surgical Center
Auburn, WA 8/99-7/00

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons 2005 – present

Surgical Skills Committee

American Board of Podiatric Surgery 2003 - 2006
Reconstructive Rearfoot and Ankle Oral Examination Committee

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons 2004 – 2005
Consumer Education Committee

Oral Board Examiner
American Board of Podiatric Surgery 2002 - present
Reconstructive Rearfoot & Ankle and Foot Examinations

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons 2003 - present
National Media Spokesperson

Board of Trustees 2003 - 2005
Nebraska Podiatric Medical Association

Instructional Courses:

Arthrex Foot & Ankle Masters Course 8/07
Repositional Bunion Correction
Los Angeles, CA

Course Chairman and Instructor:

No Bones About It—Soft Tissue Issues
Surgical Skills Course
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
Orthopedic Learning Center
Chicago, IL 9/06

Internal Fixation Workshop Rearfoot & Ankle:
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
Las Vegas, NV 3/06

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
New Orleans, LA 4/05

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
San Diego, CA 3/04

The “Other” Fixation Workshop:

External Fixation Workshop for the Foot & Ankle Surgeon
(Mini-Fixator to Hybrids on Saw bones)
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
Beverly Hills, CA 2/02

Surgical Management of Gastrocnemius Equinus
Current Concepts: Fix or Fuse: Ankle Arthrosis (Fuse)
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
Orlando, FL 3/07

Anterolateral Leg Compartment Syndrome
Overview of Entrapment Peripheral Neuropathies
New Technologies and Applications: Neuropathy
No Bones About It—Soft Tissue Issues Surgical Skills Course
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons
Orthopedic Learning Center
Chicago, IL 9/06

Rheumatoid Rearfoot & Ankle Deformites
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
Las Vegas, NV 3/06

Ankle Arthrodesis: Indications & Technique
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
Las Vegas, NV 3/06

Surgical treatment of Equinus Deformity
4th Annual Orange County Podiatric Medical Assoc. Meeting
Huntington Beach, CA 10/05

Triple Arthrodesis
Medial Column Procedures Flatfoot Reconstruction
Non-surgical treatment of Adult Acquired Flatfoot
Adult Flatfoot Symposium: Live video broadcast
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons
Oklahoma City, OK 8/05

Controversies in Reconstructive Foot Surgery
Preserving the Foot in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Northwest Podiatric Foundation Summer Meeting
Swedish Hospital
Seattle, WA 6/05

Fusions in Flatfoot Surgery
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
New Orleans, LA 4/05

Subtalar Joint Fusion
Conservative Treatment of Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Flatfoot Seminar
Orthopedic Learning Center
Chicago, IL 8/04

Foot & Ankle Care in the Aging Adult
Charting the Course in Gerontological Nursing
Nebraska Methodist Hospital – Peter Kiewit Conference Center
Omaha, NE 4/04

Diabetic Foot Care
Diabetic Support Group
Bergan-Mercy Hospital
Omaha, NE 4/04

Lapidus Arthrodesis: Indications, Technique, & Pearls
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
San Diego, CA 3/04

Specialized Lesser Metatarsal Osteotomies
Salvage of Failed Hammertoe Surgery
Advanced Forefoot Surgical Skills Seminar
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons
Orthopedic Learning Center
Chicago, IL 8/03

Foot & Ankle Overuse Conditions
Excel Physical Therapy
Omaha, NE 3/03

Sinus Tarsi Syndrome or Nerve Entrapment?
Treatment of Tibial Sesamoid Pathology
Complications of Base Wedge Osteotomies
Kansas State Podiatric Association Annual Fall Meeting
Overland Park, KS 9/02

Evans Calcaneal Osteotomy
Reconstruction of the Rheumatoid Foot
2002 APMA Annual Scientific Meeting
Seattle, WA 8/02

Kansas State Podiatric Association Annual Fall Meeting
Overland Park, KS 9/02

Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
Achilles Tendon: Insertional and Noninsertional Pathology
Kansas State Podiatric Association Annual Spring Meeting
Lindsborg, KS 4/02

Long-Term Outlook on the Treatment of Onychomycosis
Lincoln, NE 3/02
Hastings, NE 6/02

Surgical Correction of the Adult Flexible Flatfoot
“The Seattle Experience”
Division Six: American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons
Chicago, IL 3/02

Kansas State Podiatric Association Annual Spring Meeting
Lindsborg, KS 4/02

Are we crippling people with Pan Metatarsal Head Resection? (Yes)
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
Beverly Hills, CA 2/02

Advanced Internal Fixation: Rearfoot Reconstruction
Calcaneocuboid Joint Distraction Arthrodesis
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
Beverly Hills, CA 2/02

Onychomycosis:
What you and your patients need to know
Novartis Consultant Physician Lecture Series
Omaha, NE 2/01, 3/01
Lincoln, NE 2/01, 3/01

ND State Podiatric Annual Mtg.
Bismark, ND 5/01

Reconstruction of the Rheumatoid Foot
Northwest Podiatric Foundation
Lake Tahoe, NV 3/00

3rd Annual Northwest Foot & Ankle Surgery Symposium
Swedish Medical Center
Seattle, WA 3/00

Diagnosis & Management of Tarsometatarsal Injuries
Northwest Podiatric Foundation
Lake Tahoe, NV 3/00

Management of Podiatric Office Emergencies
Northwest Podiatric Foundation
Lake Tahoe, NV 3/00

WA State Podiatric Annual Mtg.
Lake Chelan, WA 4/00

Musculoskeletal Tumor work-up of the Lower Extremity
Northwest Podiatric Foundation
Lake Tahoe, NV 3/00

Recognition & Treatment of Common Foot Disorders
St. Josephs Medical Center
Omaha, NE 7/99

Treatment of Onychomycosis in the Diabetic Patient
Novartis Production Facility
Lincoln, NE 7/99

Onychomycosis Treatment with Oral Antifungal Medications
Department of Family Medicine
Omaha, NE 7/99

Univ. of Nebraska Med. Ctr.
NE State Podiatric Annual Mtg
Grand Island, NE 10/96

Comprehensive Review of Tarsal Navicular Fractures
Northwest Podiatric Foundation
Lake Tahoe, NV 3/00

Northwest Podiatric Foundation
Seattle, WA 5/96

Navicular Stress Fracture: Case Presentation
WA State Podiatric Annual Mtg.
Lake Chelan, WA 4/96

Navicular Stress Fractures: A Diagnostic & Management Protocol
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
New Orleans, LA 3/96

Workmen’s Compensation Board Symposium 12/95

University of Alberta: Edmonton, Canada
“Lower Extremity Repetitive Strain Injuries”

Lectures Presented: Anatomy of the Foot & Ankle, Lower
Extremity Overuse Injuries, Plantar Heel Pain, Tarsal Tunnel
Syndrome, Achilles Tendon Disorders, Anatomy of a Workboot

The Effect of the Evans Calcaneal Osteotomy on the Intraarticular
Contact Characteristics of the Calcaneocuboid Joint
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
San Francisco, CA 3/95

American Podiatric Medical Association Annual Mtg.
Seattle, WA 8/95

Surgical Principles of Tendon Transfers
Northwest Podiatric Foundation
Seattle, WA 10/94

Board Certified, American Board of Podiatric Surgery 7/99
• Foot Surgery
• Reconstructive Rearfoot and Ankle Surgery

Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
Diplomat, American Board of Podiatric Surgery
Podiatric Advisor, Northwest Podiatric Foundation
Member, American Podiatric Medical Association
Member, Arizona Podiatric Medical Association