Christopher H. Allan, MD

Dr. Chris Allan is a graduate of Northwestern University Medical School.  Following his orthopedic training at the University of Chicago School of Medicine, he completed a Hand and Microvascular Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. 

He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthiopedics and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Washington.  He is a member of the Research Committee and the Resident Recruitment Committee in the Department of Orthopedics. In 2004 Dr. Allan was awarded an AAOS/OREF Clinician Scientist Traveling Fellowship to pursue further work in stem cell biology and tissue engineering.  Dr. Allan has made presentations at over twenty national meetings and is Principal Investigator in 2 active research projects.  He has over fifteen peer-reviewed articles and six book chapters published or accepted.

2002-2004 Biblography:

Allan CH, Trumble TE:  Scapholunate Instability. AAOS Carpal Instability Monograph, 2002.

Allan CH: Section Editor. Soft Tissues: Experimental Studies, Disorders and Infections. Hand Surgery Update Third Edition, American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Rosemont, IL 2003.

Allan CH. Wound Repair, Regenerative Healing and Tissue Engineering in Hand Surgery. Hand Surgery Update Third Edition, American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Rosemont, IL 2003.

Allan CH, Clark JM, Fernandes RJ, Fleckman P, Hager B, James J, Norman A, Pirrone A, Ramay HR, Rubin BP, Satterstrom FK, Wisecarver Z, Zhang M:  Human fetal digit tip regeneration in vitro.  Wound Repair and Regeneration.  Accepted for publication June 2004.

Allan CH, Barthel TG, Gibbs KM, Rubin BP: Regrowth of amputated rabbit digit tips.  Wound Repair and Regeneration.  Accepted for publication June 2004.

Allan CH:  Biomechanics of peripheral nerve repair.  Operative Techniques in Orthopedics.  Accepted for publication August 2004.

Satterstrom K, James J, Wisecarver Z, Allan CH:  Regeneration and Seeded Scaffolds:  Two Approaches to Tissue Engineering in Hand Trauma.  Journal for Undergraduate Research in Bioengineering.  4(1): 108-111, 2004.

Allan CH:  Flexor tendons:  Anatomy and surgical approaches.  Hand Clinics.  Accepted for publication June 2004.

Allan CH; Primary Nerve Repair:  Indications and results.  Journal of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. August 2004.

Trumble TE, Archibald S, Allan CH:  Bioengineering for Nerve Repair in the Future.  Journal of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. August 2004.

Vanderhooft E, Allan CH. Functional Outcomes After Nerve Grafting. Atlas of Hand Clinics. Accepted October 2004.

Dr. David Barei is a graduate of University of Ottawa.  Following his training in Orthopedic Surgery at The Ottawa Hospital in Ottawa, Canada, he completed a Trauma Fellowship at Harborview Medical Center. 

He is currently an Assistant Professor at University of Washington, with a predominant interest in periarticular fractures and repair of nonunions.   Dr. Barei is part of the Residency and Trauma ACE Selection Committees at University of Washington. He has presented in numerous medical meetings, and has published several articles and book chapters.

2002-2004 Bibliography:

Nork SE, Aflatoon K, Segina DN, Barei DP, Routt ML, Henley MB, Holt SK, Benirschke SK.  The Association Between Supracondylar Intercondylar Distal Femoral Fractures and Hoffa Fractures.  J Bone Joint Surg Am, in press.

Barei DP, Nork SE, Mills WJ, Henley MB, Benirschke SK.  Complications Associated With Internal Fixation of High Energy Bicondylar Tibial Plateau Fractures Utilizing a Two-Incision Technique. J Orthop Trauma, in press.

Vallier HA, Nork SE, Barei DP, Benirschke SK, Sangeorzan BJ.  Operative Management of Talar Neck Fractures: Results and Outcomes and the Effect of Timing.  J Bone Joint Surg Am.  2004 Aug; 86-A(8): 1616-1624.

Mills WJ, Barei DP, McNair P. The Value of the Ankle-Brachial Pressure Index in the Diagnosis of Arterial Injury after Knee Dislocation.  J Trauma.  2004 Jun;56(6):1261-5.

Barei DP, Schildhauer TA, Nork SE.  Noncontiguous Fractures of the Femoral Neck, Femoral Shaft, and Distal Femur.  J Trauma. 2003 Jul;55(1):80-6.

Mills WJ, Barei DP.  High Energy Tibial Plateau Fractures: Staged Management.  Operative Techniques in Orthopedics.  2003April;13(2):96-103.

Bellabarba C, Barei DP, Mills WJ, Nork SE, Routt ML Jr.  Total Hip Arthroplasty for Post-Traumatic Arthritis After Acetabular Fracture.  Minerva Ortopedica e Traumatologica.  2003 Feb; 54(1):1-11.

Barei DP, Bellabarba C, Sangeorzan BJ, Benirschke SK: Fractures of the Calcaneus. Orthopedic Clinic NA 33(1): 263-85, 2002.

Dr. Daphne Beingessner is a graduate of University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada and the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada.  Following her training in orthopedic surgery at University of Western Ontario, she completed a Hand and Upper Limb Fellowship at St. Joseph’s Healthcare in London, Ontario.  She also completed a Masters of Science degree in Medical Biophysics at the University of Western Ontario  and a Trauma Fellowship at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA.

She is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and is currently an Acting Assistant Professor at University of Washington.  Dr. Beingessner has presented at several medical meeting and has had 7 articles published.

2002-2004 Bibliography:

Beingessner DM, Dunning CE, Gordon KD, Johnson JA, King GJ.  The Effect of Radial Head Fracture Size on Elbow Kinematics and Stability. J Ortho Res, 2004, In Press.

Beingessner DM, Dunning CE, Gordon KD, Johnson JA, King GJ.  The Effect of Radial Head Excision and Arthroplasty on Elbow Kinematics and Stability.  JBJS, 86A:1730-1739, 2004.

Beingessner DM, Stacpoole RA, Dunning CE, Johnson JA, King GJW.  The Effect of Coronoid Fracture Size on Elbow Kinematics and Stability.  Orthopedic Research Society, Transactions Vol. 29, San Francisco California, March 2004.

Beingessner DM.  The Effect of Radial Head Fracture, Excision and Arthroplasty on the Biomechanics of the Elbow.  Master of Medical Biophysics Thesis, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.  2003.

Duck T, Beingessner DM, Gordon KD, King GJ, Johnson JA.  Application of Screw Displacement Axes to Ulnohumeral Joint Instability After Radial Head and MCL Sectioning.  Orthopedic Research Society, Transactions Vol. 27, February 2002.

Beingessner DM, Dunning CE, Beingessner CJ, Johnson JA, King GJ.  The Effect of Radial Head Fracture Size on Radiocapitellar Joint Stability.  Clin Biomech. 18(7):677-81, 2003.

Dr. Carlo Bellabarba is a graduate of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec.  Following his training in Orthopedic Surgery at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois he completed a Trauma Fellowship at Tampa General Hospital and then a Spine Fellowship at Northwestern University.

He is currently an Assistant Professor at University of Washington in the Orthopedics and Neurosurgery departments.  He is the Director of the Spine ACE Program at Harborview Medical Center and is on the HMC Medical Staff Quality Assurance Committee, and Medical School Admissions Committee at University of Washington. He is on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Orthopedic Trauma and has presented at numerous medical meetings. Dr. Bellabarba has published several articles and book chapters.

2003-2004 Bibliography:

Bransford R, Bellabarba C, Thompson JH, Henley MB, Mirza SK, Chapman JR: The safety of fluoroscopically-assisted thoracic pedicle screw instrumentation for fracture stabilization.  Accepted for publication, Journal of Trauma.

Bellabarba C, Mirza SK, West GA, Mann FA, Dailey AT, Newell DW, Chapman JR: Diagnosis and Treatment of Craniocervical Dissociation.  One Institution’s Experience with 17 Consecutive Survivors over Eight Years. Accepted for publication pending minor revision, Journal of Neurosurgery

Schildhauer TA, Bellabarba C, Nork SE, Barei DP, Routt MLC, Chapman JR: Decompression and Lumbopelvic Fixation for Highly Displaced Sacral Fracture-Dislocations with Neurologic Deficits. Accepted for publication pending minor revision, Journal of Orthopedic Trauma

Bellabarba C, Ricci WM, Herscovici D: Percutaneous Treatment of Pertrochanteric Fractures Using the Gamma Nail [Classical Article]. Journal of Orthopedic Trauma  17(8):S38-S50, 2003.

Bellabarba C, Barei DP, Mills WJ, Nork SE, Routt MLC Jr:  Total Hip Arthroplasty for Post-Traumatic Arthritis after Acetabular Fractures.  Minerva Ortop Traumatol  54(1):1-11, 2003.

Mirza SK, Wiggins GC, Kuntz C IV, York JE, Bellabarba C, Konodi MA, Chapman JR, Shaffrey, CI: Accuracy of Thoracic Vertebral Body Screw Placement Using Standard Fluoroscopy, Fluoroscopic Image Guidance, and Computed Tomographic Image Guidance: A Cadaver Study.   Spine 28(4):402-413, 2003.

Dr. Stephen Benirschke is a graduate of the Case Western Reserve University.  He completed a fellowship in at Rätisches Kantons-und Regional Hospital in Switzerland with Prof. Tom Ruedi.

He started as an Acting Instructor at the University of Washington in 1985 and has been a Professor at the University of Washington since 2000.  He is a member of the Resident Selection Committee and the Musculoskeletal Core Course.  With a predominant interest in foot and ankle injuries, Dr. Benirschke has published over 45 peer-reviewed articles, 3 book chapters and has presented at numerous medical meetings.  He was also the primary investigator on an AO ASIF Research Grant.

2003 – 2004 Bibliography:

Barei DP, Bellabarba C, Sangeorzan BJ, Benirschke SK: Fractures of the Calcaneus. Orthopedic Clinic NA  33(1):263-285, 2002.

Harvey EJ, Henley MB, Swiontkowski MF, Agel J, Benirschke SK: The use of a locking custom contoured blade plate for peri-articular nonunions. Injury, 34(2):111-6,  Feb. 2003.

Benirschke SK, Kramer PA.  Wound healing complications in closed and open calcaneal fractures.  J Orthop Trauma. 2004 Jan;18(1):1-6. Review.

Cooper J, Benirschke S, Sangeorzan B, Bernards C, Edwards W.  Sciatic nerve blockade improves early postoperative analgesia after open repair of calcaneus fractures.  J Orthop Trauma. 2004 Apr;18(4):197-201.

Vallier HA, Nork SE, Benirschke SK, Sangeorzan BJ.  Surgical treatment of talar body fractures.  J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2003 Sep;85-A(9):1716-24.

Dr. Rick Bransford is a graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee.  Following his orthopedic training at University of Washington, he completed a Spine Fellowship at University of Washington and a Pediatric Fellowship at Westmead Children’s Hospital in Sydney, Australia. 

He is currently an Assistant Professor at University of Washington.   Dr. Bransford has research interests including both clinical care and basic sciences.

2004 Bibliography:

Bransford RJ, Bellabarba C, Thompson JT, Chapman JC, Mirza S, Henley BM: “The Safety of Pedicle Screw Instrumentation in Thoracic Spine Trauma” Accepted to J Ortho Trauma, March 2004.

Dr. Jens Chapman is a graduate of Technische Universitaet Muenchen in Munich, Germany.  Following his orthopedic training at University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas, TX, he completed a Spine and Trauma Fellowship at Harborview Medical Center.

He started as an Assistant Professor in 1991 at the University of Washington and is currently a Professor.  He holds the HansJöerg Wyss Endowed Chair in Spine Surgery and is the Chief of Spine Service at Harborview Medical Center.  Dr. Chapman has published numerous articles and book chapters.

2004 Bibliography:

Wiggins GC, Bellabarba C, Chapman JR:  Anatomy and Approaches: Posterior Thoracic and Lumbar Approaches. Spine, Section VIII:  Surgery, Ch. 25.3, 231-234, 2004.

Vaccaro AR, Kim DH, Brodke DS, Harris M, Chapman JR, Schildhauer T, Routt MLC, Sasso R:  Diagnosis and Management of Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures.  Volume 53 Instructional Course Lectures American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Section 6 Spine, Ch. 33, 359-373, 2004.

Vaccaro AR, Kim DH, Brodke DS, Harris M, Chapman JR, Schildhauer T, Routt MLC, Sasso R:  Diagnosis and Management of Sacral Spine Fractures. Volume 53 Instructional Course Lectures American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Section 6 Spine, Ch. 34, 375-385, 2004.

Bellabarba C, Mirza SK, Chapman JR:  Surgical Treatment of Thoracolumbar Fractures-Posterior Approach. CA Reitman (ed).  Management of Thoracolumbar Fractures. Rosemont:  American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, 2004.

Avellino AM, Mann FA, Grady MS, Chapman JR, Ellenbogen RG, Alden TD, Mirza SK:  The misdiagnosis of acute cervical spine injuries and fractures in infants and children:  A 12-year experience from level I pediatric and adult trauma center.  Child’s Nervous System, accepted for publication July 2004.

Nuckley DJ, Konodi MA, Raynak GC, Ching RP, Chapman JR, Mirza SK:  Neural Space Integrity of the Lower Cervical Spine:  Effect of Anterior Lesions.  Spine, 29 (6):  642-649, March 2004.

Dr. Gross holds a B.S. from Trinity University in Texas and an M.S. from The Pennsylvania State University.  Following a 3 year period in industry, he completed his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1993. He subsequently completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the McCaig Centre for Joint Injury and Arthritis at University of Calgary in 1995.

His first faculty appointment was as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopedics at the University of Cincinnati.  He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at University of Washington, Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at University of Washington, and Associate Member in the Molecular and Cellular Biology Program at University of Washington.  He also serves as the Director of the Orthopedic Science Laboratories in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at University of Washington. 

Dr. Gross is the holder of the Sigvard T. Hansen, Jr. Endowed Chair in Orthopedic Traumatology.  He has won several young investigator awards and, most recently, the Journal of Biomechanics Award from TheAmerican Society of Biomechanics.  He is currently the President-Elect of the American Society of Biomechanics and a regular member of the SBSR review panel at the National Institutes of Health.  He is Principal Investigator in several ongoing research project and has published numerous articles in the field of bone biology and mechanotransduction.

2002-2004 Bibliography:

Gross, T.S., Srinivasan, S., Liu, C.C., Clemens, T.L., and Bain, S.D. (2002). Non-invasive loading of the murine tibia: An in vivo model for study of mechanotransduction.  J Bone Min Res, 17:493-501.

Srinivasan, S., Weimer, D.A., Agans, S.C., Bain, S.D. Gross, T.S., (2002). Low magnitude mechanical loading becomes osteogenic when rest is inserted between each load cycle. J Bone Min Res, 17:1613-1620.

Srinivasan, S., Agans, S.A., King, K.A., Moy, N.Y., Poliachik, S.L., Gross, T.S. (2003). Enabling bone formation in the aged skeleton via rest-inserted mechanical loading, Bone, 33(6):946-55.

Gross, T.S., Poliachik, S.L., Ausk, B.J., Sanford, D.A., Becker, B.A., Srinivasan, S. (2004). Why Rest Stimulates Bone Formation:  A Hypothesis Based Upon Complex Adaptive Phenomenon, ESSR, 32:9-13

Dr. Douglas Hanel is a graduate of The University of Washington and The Saint Louis University School of Medicine.  Following his training in Orthopedic Surgery at Saint Louis University he completed fellowships in hand surgery with Harold E. Kleinert and microvascular surgery with Robert D. Acland at the University of Louisville.  Most recently he has participated in the “Teaching Scholars” fellowship at the University of Washington.

He was as an Assistant Professor at the St Louis University School of Medicine from 1985 to 1988, an Associate Professor and Director of the Hand Program at the Medical College of Wisconsin from 1988 to 1992.  Presently he is a Professor at the University of Washington where he is the director of the Orthopedic Residency Program.

With a predominant interest in surgery of the hand and the reconstruction of devastating limb injuries, Dr. Hanel has published over fifty peer-reviewed articles, 13 book chapters and is presently the co-editor for the second edition of the textbook Harborview Orthopedic Trauma Protocols.  He is the principle investigator and co investigator on two Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation Grants dealing with the outcomes of distal radius fractures.

2002 – 2004 Bibliography:

Hanel, D.P., Jones, M. D., Trunble, T. E.: Wrist Fractures, Orthop Clin North Am., 33 (1); 35-57; 2002

Poolman, RW, Hanel, D.P., Mann, F.A., Ponsen, K.J., Marti, R.K., Roolker, L.:  Trans-Atlantic Hospital Agreement in Reading First Day Radiographs of Clinically Suspected Scaphoid Fractures.  Archives of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, 12:373-378, 2002.

Weinstein, L.P., Hanel, D.P.:  Metacarpal Fractures.  Journal of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2(4):168-180, November 2002.

Hanel DP, Jones MD, Trumble TE.  Wrist Fractures.  Orthop Clin North Am, 33:35-37, vii., 2002.

Poolman RW, Hanel DP, Mann FA, Ponsen KJ, Marti RK, Roolker L.  Trans-Atlantic hospital agreement in reading first day radiographs of clinically suspected scaphoid fractures.  Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2002 Sep;122(7):373-8.

Dr. Ted Hansen is the “father of modern traumatolgy”. His innovations of aggressive and expeditious orthopedic care of polytrauma patients revolutionized the field.

He started as an Assistant Professor at University of Washington in 1971.  He is currently a Professor at University of Washington.  Dr. Hansen is listed in The Best Doctors in America and is Director of the Sigvard T. Hansen, Jr. Foot & Ankle Institute.  He is an editorial board member of the Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research journal, the AO International Board of Directors, Maurice E. Mueller Foundation of North America Board of Directors, Hansen Chair Committee, Board of Directors for Prosthetics Research Study in Seattle, Washington, and Director, Special Teams for Amputations, Mobility, Prosthetics/Orthotics (STAMP) in Seattle, WA.

Dr. Hansen serves as the gold standard for all traumatologists.

2003-2004 Bibliography:

Greisberg, J, Hansen, ST Jr., Sangeorzan, BJ:  Deformity and Degeneration in the Hindfoot and Midfoot Joints of the Adult Acquired Flatfoot.  Foot & Ankle 24(7):530-534, 2003.

Assal, M, Al-Shaikh, R, Reiber, BH, Hansen, ST Jr.:  Fracture of the Polyethylene Component in an Ankle Arthroplasty: A Case Report.  Foot & Ankle 24(12):901-903, 2003.

Greisberg, J, Assal, M, Flueckiger, G, Hansen, ST Jr.:  Takedown of Ankle Fusion and Conversion to Total Ankle Replacement.  Clin Orthop 424:80-88, 2004.

Spirt, AA, Assal, M, Hansen, ST Jr.:  Complications and Failure After Total Ankle Arthroplasty.  J Bone Joint Surg 86-A(6):1172-1178, 2004.

Hansen, ST Jr.:  External Skeletal Fixation: Special Techniques.  Dynamic Control of Anterior Ankle Subluxation.  Foot Ankle Clin N Am 9:449-453, 2004.

Dr. Brad Henley is a graduate of University of Washington.  Following his orthopedic residency at University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas in Dallas, TX, he completed a Trauma Fellowship with Dr. Bernd Claudi at Technical University of Munich in Munich, Germany.

He started as an Assistant Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center in Dallas in 1985, then moved to Seattle in 1988.  He is currently a Professor at University of Washington.  Dr. Henley has been the President of the OTA, earned an MBA, and published numerous articles. Dr. Henley is a recognized teacher of orthopedic traumatology and an expert regarding medical/orthopedic economics, and CPT/ICD9 coding.

2003-2004 Bibliography:

Schildhauer TA, Ledoux WR, Chapman JR, Henley MB, Tencer AF, Routt ML:  Triangular Osteosynthesis and Iliosacral Screw Fixation For Unstable Sacrum Fractures:  A Biomechanical Evaluation Under Cyclic Loads. Journal of Orthopedic Trauma.  In press, 2003

Harvey EJ, Henley MB, Swiontkowski MF, Agel J, Benirschke SK:  The use of a locking custom contoured blade plate for peri-articular nonunions. Injury. Feb. 34(2):111-6, 2003

Schildhauer TA, Nork SE, Mills WJ, Henley MB: Extensor Mechanism-Sparing Paratricipital Posterior Approach to the Distal Humerus.  Journal of Orthopedic Trauma. May 17 (5):374-8, 2003.

Kocher MS, Henley MB:  It’s Money that Matters:  Decision Analysis and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.  Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research.  In press, 2003.

Agel J, Jones CB, Sanzone AG, Camuso M, Henley MB: Treatment of Proximal Humeral Fractures With Polarus Nail Fixation.  Journal of Shoulder Elbow Surgery.  Mar-Apr; 13(2):191-5 2004.

Dr. Sohail Mirza is a graduate of the University of Colorado. Following his training in Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Washington he a completed fellowship in spinal surgery at Harvard University.

He began as an Assistant Professor at the University of Washington in 1995 and has been an Associate Professor at the University of Washington since 2001.  Presently he is the Director of Spine Trauma Research at the University of Washington.

With a predominant interest in spine surgery and spine tumors, Dr. Mirza has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles, eight book chapters and has presented at numerous medical meetings.  He is the Principal Investigator of a National Institute of Health research grant to study the safety of spine surgery and has participated as a PI or co-PI on many research studies.

He was honored as one of five American Orthopedic Association ABC Traveling Fellows in 2003 and one of five AOA North American Traveling Fellows in 1997.

2003-2004 Bibliography:

Clark JM, Chansky HA, Mirza SK.  Toward better interaction between orthopedists and researchers.  J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2003 Nov;85-A(11):2249-51; author reply 2251.

Mohit AA, Schuster JA, Mirza SK, Mann FA.  "Plough" fracture: shear fracture of the anterior arch of the atlas.  AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2003 Sep;181(3):770.

Jarvik JG, Kallmes DF, Mirza SK.  Vertebroplasty: learning more, but not enough.  Spine. 2003 Jul 15;28(14):1487-9.

Mirza SK, Wiggins GC, Kuntz C 4th, York JE, Bellabarba C, Knonodi MA, Chapman JR, Shaffrey CI.  Accuracy of thoracic vertebral body screw placement using standard fluoroscopy, fluoroscopic image guidance, and computed tomographic image guidance: a cadaver study.  Spine. 2003 Feb 15;28(4):402-13.

Tencer AF, Huber P, Mirza SK.  A comparison of biomechanical mechanisms of whiplash injury from rear impacts.  Annu Proc Assoc Adv Automot Med. 2003;47:383-98

Matsui Y, Mirza SK, Wu JJ, Carter B, Bellabarba C, Shaffrey CI, Chapman JR, Eyre DR. The association of lumbar spondylolisthesis with collagen IX tryptophan alleles. Accepted for publication in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgey, British Volume, March 2003

Nuckley DJ, Konodi MA, Raynak GC, Ching RP, Chapman JR, Mirza SK.  Neural space integrity of the lower cervical spine: effect of anterior lesions.  Spine. 2004 Mar 11;29(6):642-9.

Deyo RA, Nachemson A, Mirza SK.  Spinal-fusion surgery - the case for restraint.

N Engl J Med. 2004 Feb 12;350(7):722-6.

Mirza SK. Accountability of the accused: Facing public perceptions about financial conflicts of interest in spine surgery. Accepted for publication, The Spine Journal, June 2004.

Dr. Sean Nork is a graduate of the University of California-San Diego medical school. Following his training in Orthopedic Surgery at UC-San Francisco he a completed a fellowship in traumatology at Harborview Medical Center.

He has been an Assistant Professor at the University of Washington since 1998 and was promoted to Associate Professor at the University of Washington in 2004.  Presently he is the Director of Resident Education at Harborview Medical Center.  Dr. Nork traveled to Bern Switzerland for two months as an AO Allgöwer Fellow in 2004 and was an AOA Fellow to Japan in 2004 as well.

With a predominant interest in periarticular fractures, polytrauma, and nonunions, Dr. Nork has published over twenty peer-reviewed articles and has presented at numerous medical meetings.

2002 – 2004 Bibliography:

Mills, W. J., and Nork, S. E.: Open reduction and internal fixation of high-energy tibial plateau fractures. Orthop Clin North Am, 33: 177-198, 2002

Routt, M. L., Jr. Nork, S. E., and Mills, W. J.: High-energy pelvic ring disruptions. Orthop Clin North Am, 33: 59-72, 2002.

Baker, B. J. Escobedo, E. M. Nork, S. E., and Henley, M. B.: Hoffa fracture: a common association with high-energy supracondylar fractures of the distal femur. AJR Am J Roentgenol, 178: 994. 2002.

Chapman J.R., Schildhauer T.A., Bellabarba C,, Nork S. E.,  and Mirza S.K.:  Treatment of Sacral Fractures with Neurologic Injuries. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil , 8(2): 59-78, 2002.

Barei, D. P.; Schildhauer, T. A.; and Nork, S. E.: Noncontiguous fractures of the femoral neck, femoral shaft, and distal femur. J Trauma, 55(1): 80-6, 2003.

Bhandari, M. et al.: Internal fixation compared with arthroplasty for displaced fractures of the femoral neck: a meta-analysis. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 85-A(9): 1673-81, 2003.

Nork, S.E. and Tornetta, P.  Extreme Nailing of the Tibia.  Operative Techniques in Orthopedics, 13(2);104-112, 2003.

Schildhauer, T. A.; Nork, S. E.; Mills, W. J.; and Henley, M. B.: Extensor Mechanism-sparing Paratricipital Posterior Approach to the Distal Humerus. J Orthop Trauma, 17(5): 374-8, 2003.

Schildhauer, T. A.; Nork, S. E.; and Sangeorzan, B. J.: Temporary bridge plating of the medial column in severe midfoot injuries. J Orthop Trauma, 17(7): 513-20, 2003.

Vallier, H. A.; Nork, S. E.; Benirschke, S. K.; and Sangeorzan, B. J.: Surgical treatment of talar body fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 85-A(9): 1716-24, 2003.

Bellabarba, C., Barei, D.P., Mills, W.J., Nork, S.E., Routt, M.L.C.:  Total Hip Arthroplasty for Post-traumatic Arthritis after Acetabular Fracture.  Minerva Ortopedica E Traumatologica, 54(1): 1-11, 2003.

Nork, S. E.; Agel, J.; Russell, G. V.; Mills, W. J.; Holt, S.; and Routt, M. L., Jr.: Mortality after reamed intramedullary nailing of bilateral femur fractures. Clin Orthop, 415(415): 272-8, 2003.

Vallier, H. A.; Nork, S. E.; Barei, D. P.; Benirschke, S. K.; and Sangeorzan, B. J.: Talar neck fractures: results and outcomes. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 86-A(8): 1616-24, 2004.

Dr. Chip Routt is a graduate of The University of Texas School of Medicine. Following his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Vanderbilt University he completed a trauma fellowship at Harborview Medical Center in 1989.  He is now the Director of the Orthopedic Trauma ACE program.  Dr. Routt is a Professor at Harborview Medical Center and the University of Washington.

He won the Jack McDaniels’ Trauma Award as well as the Howard Rosen AO/ASIF Teaching award, among others. With a predominant interest in pelvic and acetabular traumatic injuries, Dr. Routt has published over fifty peer-reviewed articles and 10 book chapters. He was the principle investigator in several pelvic biomechanical studies.

2002 – 2004 Bibliography:

Routt, ML Jr., Falicov, A, Woodhouse, E., Schildhauer, TA: Circumferential Pelvic Antishock Sheeting: A Temporary Resuscitation Aid, J Orthop Trauma, 16 (1) 45-8; Jan 2002.

Routt, ML Jr., Nork, SE, Mills, WJ: High-energy Pelvic Ring Disruptions, Orthop Clin North Am., 33 (1) 59-72; viii, Jan 2002.

Rath, EM, Russell GV Jr, Washington WJ, Routt ML Jr.:  Gluteus Minimus Necrotic Muscle Debridement Diminishes Heterotopic Ossification After Acetabular Fracture Fixation, Injury, Nov; 33(9):751-6, 2002.

Schildhauer, T.A., Ledoux, W.R., Chapman, J.R., Henley, M.B., Tencer, A.F., Routt, M.L.: Triangular Osteosynthesis and Iliosacral Screw Fixation for Unstable Sacral Fractures: A Cadaveric and Biomechanical Evaluation Under Cyclic Loads. J Orthop Trauma, 17(1) 22-31; Jan 2003.

Vaccaro, A.R., Kim, D.H., Brodke, D.S., Harris, M., Chapman, J., Schildhauer, T., Routt, M.L.C., Sasso, R.: Diagnosis and management of thoracolumbar spine fractures. J Bone Joint Surg, 85A, 2456-2470, 2003.

Nork SE, Agel J, Russell GV, Mills WJ, Holt S, Routt ML Jr.  Mortality after reamed intramedullary nailing of bilateral femur fractures.  Clin Orthop. 2003 Oct;(415):272-8.

Bellabarba C, Barei DP, Mills WJ, Nork SE, Routt MLC Jr:  Total Hip Arthroplasty for Post-Traumatic Arthritis after Acetabular Fractures.  Minerva Ortop Traumatol  54(1):1-11, 2003.

Dr. Bruce Sangeorzan is a graduate of Wayne State University in Detroit, MI.  Following his orthopedic training at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI, he completed a Trauma Fellowship followed by a Foot and Ankle Fellowship at University of Washington. 

He started as an Acting Assistant Professor at University of Washington.  He is currently a Professor at University of Washington and Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at Harborview Medical Center.  He was awarded a Suzuki Japanese/American Traveling Fellowship in Kashiwagi, Japan in 1994 and an Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation Clinical Research Award in 2001.  He is a course faculty member for the AAOS Instructional Course, Comprehensive Foot Course, and Summer Institute Course.

Dr. Sangeorzan is on the Membership Committee for the AAOS, Secretarial Appointee for the VA Scientific Merit Review Board for Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, Chair for the VA Prosthetic Clinical Management Progam.  He is also on the Trauma Council, Surgical Council and Medical Executive Board at Harborview Medical Center.  He is Principal Investigator in several research grants.

2003-2004 Bibliography:

Sangeorzan BJ, Benirschke SK, Mills WJ:  Technique of Minimally Invasive Reduction and Small Fragment Fixation of Tongue-type Calcaneus Fractures.  Operative Techniques in Orthopedics 14(1):36-40, 2004.

Vallier HA, Nork SE, Benirschke SK, Sangeorzan BJ:  Surgical Treatment of Talar Body Fractures.  Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 85-A(9):1716-24, 2003.

Van Boerum DH, Sangeorzan BJ:  Biomechanics and Pathophysiology of Flat Foot.  Foot and Ankle Clinics North America 8:419-430, 2003.

Schildhauer TA, Nork SE, Sangeorzan BJ:  Temporary Bridge Plating of the Medial Column in Severe Midfoot Injuries.  Journal of Orthopedic Trauma 17(7):513-520, 2003.

Greisberg J, Hansen ST Jr., Sangeorzan BJ:  Deformity and Degeneration in the Hindfoot and Midfoot Joints of the Adult Acquired Flatfoot.  Foot & Ankle International 24(7):530-534, 2003.

Olson SL, Ledoux WR, Ching RP, Sangeorzan BJ:  Muscular Imbalances Resulting in a Clawed Hallux.  Foot & Ankle International 24(6):477-485, 2003.

Assal M, Shofer JB, Rohr E, Price R, Czerniecki J, Sangeorzan BJ: Assessment of an Electronic Goniometer Designed to Measure Equinus Contracture.  Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 40(3):235-239, 2003.

Vallier HA, Nork SE, Barei DP, Benirschke SK, Sangeorzan BJ. Talar neck fractures: results and outcomes. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004 Aug;86-A(8):1616-24

Kadel NJ, Segal A, Orendurff M, Shofer J, Sangeorzan B.  The efficacy of two methods of ankle immobilization in reducing gastrocnemius, soleus, and peroneal muscle activity during stance phase of gait. Foot Ankle Int. 2004 Jun;25(6):406-9.

Pinney SJ, Sangeorzan BJ, Hansen ST Jr. Surgical anatomy of the gastrocnemius recession (Strayer procedure) Foot Ankle Int. 2004 Apr;25(4):247-50

Mayfield JA, Reiber GE, Maynard C, Czerniecki J, Sangeorzan B. The epidemiology of lower-extremity disease in veterans with diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2004 May;27 Suppl 2:B39-44.

Cooper J, Benirschke S, Sangeorzan B, Bernards C, Edwards W  Sciatic nerve blockade improves early postoperative analgesia after open repair of calcaneus fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 2004 Apr;18(4):197-201

Ledoux WR, Shofer JB, Ahroni JH, Smith DG, Sangeorzan BJ, Boyko EJ. Biomechanical differences among pes cavus, neutrally aligned, and pes planus feet in subjects with diabetes. Foot Ankle Int. 2003 Nov;24(11):845-50

Smith DG, McFarland LV, Sangeorzan BJ, Reiber GE, Czerniecki JM. Postoperative dressing and management strategies for transtibial amputations: a critical review. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2003 May-Jun;40(3):213-24

Dr. Douglas Smith is a graduate of University of Chicago-Pritzker School of Medicine.  Following his orthopedic training at Loyola University Medical Center, he completed a Foot and Ankle Fellowship with Dr. Sigvard Hansen at Harborview Medical Center.

He started as an Assistant Professor at University of Washington in 1990 and is currently an Associate Professor.  He is Medical Director of Amputee Coalition of America and Director of Prosthetic Research Study.  Dr. Smith is a consultant to the Walter Reed Army Amputee Care Program.  He is Editor of Third Edition of the Atlas of Limb Prosthetics and Amputation Surgery and has presented at numerous medical meetings.  He is Principal Investigator to several research grants and has several articles published.

Selected from 2003 and 2004 Bibliography:

LeMaster J, Reiber GE, Smith DG, Heagerty PJ, Wallace C:  Daily Weight-Bearing Activity Does Not Increase the Risk of Diabetic Foot Ulcers.  Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 2003, July, 35(7); 1093-9.

Smith DG, Assal M, Reiber GE, Vath C, LeMaster J, Wallace C:  Minor environmental trauma and lower extremity amputation in high-risk patients with diabetes: incidence, pivotal events, etiology, and amputation level in a prospectively followed cohort.  Foot & Ankle Int. Sept. 2003; 24(9):690-5.

Ledoux WR, Shofer JB, Ahroni JH, Smith DG, Sangeorzan BJ, Boyko EJ:  Biomechanical differences among pes cavus, neutrally aligned, and pes planus feet in subjects with diabetes.  Foot Ankle Int. Nov 2003; 24(11):845-50.

Maciejewski, ML, Reiber, GE, Smith DG, Wallace C, Hayes S, Boyko EJ:  Effectiveness of Diabetic Therapeutic Footwear in Preventing Reulceration.  Diabetes Care, Volume 27, No. 7, p 1774-1782, July 2004.

Robinson LR, Czerniecki JM, Ehde DM, Edwards WT, Judish DA, Goldberg ML, Campbell KM, Smith DG, Jensen MP:  Trial of Amitriptyline For Relief of Pain in Amputees: Results of a Randomized Controlled Study.  Arch Phys Med Rehabil, . Jan 2004; 85(1):1-6.

Mackenzie EJ, Bosse MJ, Castillo RC, Smith DG, Webb LX, Kellem JF, Burgess AR, Swiontkowski M, Sanders R, Jones A, McAndrew M, Patterson B, Travison T, McCarthy M:  Functional Outcomes Following Lower Extremity Amputation for Trauma.  J of Bone and Joint Surgery, Aug 2004; 86-A(8):1636-45.

Kanlic EM, Anglen JO, Smith DG, Morgan SJ, Pesantez RF:  Advantages of Submuscular Bridge Plating for Complex Pediatric Femur Fractures.  Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, Vol. 426, Sept 2004, 244-51.

Smith DG, Domholdt E, Coleman KL, del Aguila MA, Boone DA:  Ambulatory activity in men with diabetes: Relationship between self-reported and real-world performance-based measures. J of Rehabilitation, Research & Development 2004, 41(4): July/August 2004, 571-580.

Coleman KL, Boone DA, Laing LS, Mathews DE, Smith DG:  Quantification of prosthetic outcomes: Elastomeric gel liner with locking pin suspension versus polyethylene foam liner with neoprene sleeve suspension. J of Rehabilitation, Research & Development 2004, 41(4): July/August 2004, 591-602

Dr. Lisa Taitsman is a graduate of Brown University where she completed her undergraduate and medical studies. She earned her masters in public health at Harvard University. Following her residency in the Harvard Combined Orthopedic program, she completed a Trauma fellowship at Harborview Medical Center.

She is currently an Assistant Professor at University of Washington. She has presented at many medical meetings and has published several book chapters and articles.

Dr. Allan Tencer is a graduate of McGill University in Mechanical Engineering in Montreal, Quebec. Following his training in mechanical engineering, he completed  his Masters and PhD in Mechanical Engineering at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec in 1981.

He started his career as an Assistant Professor in Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington and jointly in Orthopedic Surgery at University of Texas Health Science Center; Dallas, Texas in 1981. He became an Associate Professor at University of Washington in Orthopedics, Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering and established and became the Director of the Biomechanics Laboratory at Harborview Medical Center in 1988. He is currently a Professor at University of Washington and Harborview Medical Center, is on the Harborview Injury Prevention Research Center Steering Committee and is Head of the Biomechanics Section of the center.

Dr. Tencer has 5 patents:

US Patent #4,662,364: A method for the functional bracing of metacarpal fractures of the hand. Viegas SF, Tencer AF, Woodard PL, Gaynor S.

US Patents #5,074,864: Clamp assembly for use in a spinal system, #5,112,332 and #5,116,334: Method of performing spinal surgery, #5,147,359: Spinal hook body.Cozad TE, Lozier AJ, Tencer AF.

He currently focuses his studies on the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Injury.  He is the Principal Investigator of a study on injuries to the chest and pelvis in side impact vehicle crashes. He has published numerous articles related to fracture fixation, foot and ankle, upper extremity, and spine biomechanics.

2003-2004 Bibliography:

Tencer AF, Chapter 1, Biomechanical considerations in trauma, in Rockwood & Green Fractures in Adults, 6th Edition, Lippincott, New York, New York, January, 2004

AF Tencer, SK Mirza, P Huber, A comparison of injury criteria used for

evaluating seats for whiplash protection  Traffic Injury Prevention, 5:56-66, 2004

Nirula R, Kaufman R, Tencer A, Traumatic brain injury and automotive design: making motor vehicles safer, Journal of Trauma, 55:844-888, 2003

AF Tencer, SK Mirza, P Huber, A comparison of biomechanical mechanisms of whiplash injury from rear impacts, 47th Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, pp 383-398, 2003

TD Koepsell, ME Wolf, DM Buchner, WA Kukull, AZ LaCroix, AF Tencer, EB Larson, CL Frankenfeld,  M Tautvydas, Footwear style and risk of falling in older adults, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, (52: Sept, 2004)

AF Tencer, TD Koepsell, ME Wolf, CL Frankenfeld, DM Buchner, WA Kukull, AZ LaCroix, EB Larson,  M Tautvydas, Biomechanical Properties of Shoes and Risk of Falls in Older Adults, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (52: Nov 2004)

AF Tencer, R Kaufman, C Mock, C  Mack, Factors Affecting Pelvic and Thoracic Acceleration in Near-side Impact Crashes: A study of US NCAP, NASS, and CIREN data, Accident Analysis and Prevention, (Accepted Sept. 2004)

Sendur P, Thibodeau, R, Burge J, Tencer, AF, Parametric analysis of vehicle design influence on the four phases of whiplash motion, IRCOBI, International research council on the biomechanics of impact, Graz, Austria, Sept, 2004.