MARK D. MILLER, MD

Course Founder Dr. Mark D. Miller is the S. Ward Casscells Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Virginia and former Team Physician for James Madison University. He is a distinguished graduate of the US Air Force Academy and the Uniformed Services University. Dr. Miller, a retired Air Force Colonel, completed his orthopaedic residency at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center and a fellowship in Sports Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. He has authored over 200 peer-reviewed papers and forty textbooks, including the “best-selling” Review of Orthopaedics, now in its 8th Edition. Miller is in the presidential line for the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM). Dr. Miller is the Founder and former Director of the Orthopaedic Review Course that bears his name. He and his wife have six grown children and six grandchildren between them.

STEPHEN THOMPSON, MD

Course Director Stephen Thompson, MD, MEd, FRCSC is the cooperating associate professor of sports medicine at the University of Maine and a sports medicine orthopaedic surgeon at Eastern Maine Medical Center.  He completed his bachelor’s degree in physiology and master’s degree in medical education at the University of Toronto.  He then traveled the world and ultimately graduated from Sydney Medical School with honors.  Dr. Thompson completed his residency in orthopaedics at the University of Maryland/R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Institute program.  He then completed his first sports medicine fellowship at the Fowler-Kennedy Sports Medicine Clinic in London, Ontario and then his second at the Oakville Sports Injury Clinic in Oakville, Ontario. Dr. Thompson is a recognized expert in sports medicine.  He is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the widely used and highly respected reference textbook DeLee and Drez’s Orthopaedic Sports Medicine.  Dr. Thompson has spent a significant time studying medical education and standardized testing.  He has applied this knowledge in his role as the Co-Editor-in-Chief of Miller’s Review of Orthopaedics, 6th edition as well as the 7th edition of Miller’s Review of Orthopaedics.  He has also written the Handbook of Splinting and Casting.  He is the co-founder and co-director of the Miller Review Course Part II:  Just In Case. Dr. Thompson’s clinical interests include shoulder instability and knee ligamentous injuries.  His research primarily focuses on anterior shoulder instability.

JAMES BROWNE, MD

James Browne is an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vice-Chair of Clinical Operations, Division Head of Adult Reconstruction, and the Physician Lead of the Musculoskeletal Service Line at the University of Virginia. His clinical interests and expertise include complex primary and revision hip and knee replacement. Along with his clinical interests, he is actively involved with research encompassing all aspects of hip and knee replacement.  He is a member of both the Hip Society and Knee Society and served as the Program Chair of the AAHKS Annual Meeting in 2019.   He is currently an Associate Editor at the Journal of Arthroplasty and Chair of the Publications Committee for the American Joint Replacement Registry.

JASON M. JENNINGS, MD

Dr. Jason Jennings is a graduate of University of South Florida College of Medicine.  He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at Duke University Medical Center and a fellowship in adult reconstruction at Colorado Joint Replacement in Denver, CO where he is currently practicing.  He is the author of over 50 peer reviewed publications and book chapters on hip and knee arthroplasty and has been invited to speak nationally and internationally.  

MARC DEHART, MD

Marc M. DeHart, MD, FAAOS, FAOA is an Associate Professor in orthopaedic surgery specializing in Adult Hip and Knee Surgery and also holds a Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine.  He is a Medical Officer in the Office of Health Technology for the Division of Arthroplasty the Center for Devices and Radiologic Health at the FDA.  With over 30 years of medical experience, he has practiced in military, academic, small and large group private practices.  He has been involved in organized medicine to further the profession and volunteered service as a member of AAOS Board of Councilors, AAOS Communications Cabinet, and served in the presidential line for the Texas Orthopaedic Association.  He has also served as the AAOS representative on multiple committees working to define both Medicare’s CMS MACRA Cost Measures as well as Clinical Performance Measures to help reward Orthopaedic surgeons for high value medicine.  He is the author of several articles and textbook chapters and serves on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Arthroplasty.  As an Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at UT Health San Antonio, he served as the Chief of Adult Reconstruction and especially enjoyed teaching medical students and residents.  He has spoken nationally at the most successful Orthopaedic review course in the country - Miller’s Colorado Orthopaedic Review Course – for over 20 years.  He is also the Co-course director for the Miller-JBJS Orthopaedic Review Course in Ryadh Saudi Arabia where he relishes the opportunity of learning how orthopaedic surgery is practiced outside the US and sharing in new cultures.  Dr. DeHart has been married for over 35 years and helped raise four grown children.  His hobbies include traveling and SCUBA diving.

STEVEN L. HADDAD, MD

Steven L. Haddad, MD attended college at the University of Michigan, graduating in 1985 with a degree in Honors Biology.  He attended The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, followed by a residency in orthopaedic surgery at Georgetown University.   He completed a fellowship in foot and ankle surgery in 1996 at the Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Fellowship Director Mark S. Myerson, MD.  He is currently a senior attending physician with Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, LLC, in Glenview, IL. He has received the James K. Stack Resident Teaching Award at Northwestern University in 2003.  He has also received the Roger Mann Award from the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society in 1996.  He has been named Best Lecturer for the Miller Orthopaedic Review Course four years in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2018. Dr. Haddad has worked extensively with both the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).  For the AOFAS, he was Chairman of the Young Physicians Section (2000-2001), Chairman of the Occupational Health Committee (2001-2003), and Chairman of the Education Committee (2007-2009).  He is an Assistant Editor for Foot and Ankle International, and Edited the Workers Compensation Manual for the AOFAS.  He is a current and past Program Chair for the AOFAS (2004-2005, 2018-2019), and the AMA Delegate for the Young Physicians Section (1998-2003). He developed and chaired the AOFAS Complications Course in 2007 and 2015, and has participated as faculty in numerous AOFAS courses and webinars.  Dr. Haddad is a past president of the AOFAS (2014). For the AAOS, Dr. Haddad has participated on the Foot and Ankle Evaluation Sub-Committee (1999-2006), as well as the Leadership Fellows Program (2004-2005).  He sat on the Professional Liability Committee (2005-2007), Foot and Ankle Program Subcommittee (2007-2013), and the Continuing Medical Education Courses Committee (2007-2012).  He was Chairman of the AAOS Annual Meeting Subsection on Foot and Ankle (2009-2013).  He was Section Editor for OrthoInfo (2007—2017), the patient information website for the AAOS.  He is the current chair of the Foot and Ankle Content Committee (sub-section of the Education Council) for the AAOS.  He has chaired the AAOS Advanced Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery Course, the Total Ankle Arthroplasty Course (three times), and the International Foot and Ankle Course.  He is the current President of the Board of Directors of the Orthopaedic Learning Center in Rosemont, IL. Dr. Haddad is married to Amy, and has 3 children.  When away from his practice, he enjoys cycling and playing paddle tennis.  He is an amateur American historian, and enjoys playing blues, jazz, and rock guitar, which he has been doing since age 10.  He is patiently awaiting his big break in music...for the past 45 years.

SANJ KAKAR, MD

Sanj Kakar, MD is Professor of Orthopaedics, past Vice Chair of the Clinical Practice within the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Associate Medical Director for the Quality Academy at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. A graduate of St. Bartholomew’s and The Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, he received his surgical training at University College London, The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and The Royal Free, before completing his Orthopaedic Residency at Boston University, Boston. After receiving his Master’s in Business Administration from Babson College, he completed his Hand Surgery fellowship at Mayo Clinic. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. He is a specialist in disorders of the hand and wrist, in particular, arthroscopy, complex wrist reconstruction, trauma and tumors of the upper extremity. He is a surgeon scientist in the fields of molecular biology and tissue engineering research specializing in the creation of “neoligaments” for wrist reconstruction, studying the role of 4 dimensional CT scanning on wrist kinematics and conducting molecular studies on the pathogenesis and treatment of Dupuytren’s disease and biology of fracture repair. Dr Kakar has authored over 170 peer reviewed scientific papers, 40 book chapters and co-editor of 3 books by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.  He received the Marshall Urist Young Investigator award from the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons, is a member of the Emerging Leaders Program, a North American Traveling Fellow and American British Canadian Fellow and Chairs the Traveling Fellowship Programs by the American Orthopaedic Association, an active member within the American Association of Hand Surgeons and was the Chairman of the Residents and Fellows meeting at the American Society of Surgery of The Hand in 2015, Sterling Bunnell Traveling Fellow 2017-2018 and a Member at Large on the Council for the American Society for Surgery of The Hand from 2017-2020. He currently serves as the Hand.e Editor for the American Society for Surgery of The Hand.

CHRISTOPHER J. KLECK, MD

Dr. Christopher J. Kleck is one of the newer members of five Orthopaedic Spine Surgeons in the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Colorado.  He trained at the University of Arizona and completed a fellowship in 2013 at The University of Colorado in Spine and completed a Traveling Fellowship in Lyon, France, prior to joining the University of Colorado Spine Division.  He has an interest in education at every level and was a high school teacher prior to entering the field of medicine.  He currently serves as the Spine Fellowship Co-Director, the Associate Residency Program Director as well as the Assistant Director for Medical Student Education.  In his spine practice, he and others engage in continuous evaluation of adult spinal deformity patients and their outcomes.  This ranges from the non-operative treatment to pre/post-operative planning and outcomes measures.  The practice is currently involved in several studies looking at global alignment, pelvic parameters, and the spine itself as well as techniques to allow for more precise implementation of surgical plans.  Dr. Kleck is a member of the following professional organizations:  American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), North American Spine Society (NASS), Colorado Orthopaedic Society, Clinical Orthopedics Society, International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS), SICOT International, and Scoliosis Research Society (SRS).

EDWARD MCPHERSON, MD

Dr. Edward James McPherson is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He is board certified in orthopaedic surgery and specializes in total knee arthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty using the minimally invasive technique. He has published numerous articles on his specialty interests and has authored chapters on periprosthetic joint infection and adult reconstruction in medical textbooks. He has also co-authored book chapters on short stem design in total hip arthroplasty and cemented total knee replacement. Dr. McPherson is also very active in research endeavors. He has served as a principal investigator or co-investigator on more than 20 studies, several of which are still in progress. He has been an invited lecturer to national and international medical conferences and symposia, speaking on his specialty interests, and has served as an invited delegate at the International Consensus Meeting on Musculoskeletal Infection. Dr. McPherson is a member of The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, The American College of Surgeons, The Musculoskeletal Infection Society, The Societe Internationale Chirgue and Orthopaedic Traumatologie (SICOT), The Charleston County Medical Society, and The Association of Military Surgeons of the United States.

ADAM SEIDL, MD

Dr. Seidl is a fellowship-trained shoulder and elbow surgeon. He has been trained by and worked with world-renowned shoulder and elbow surgeons in the United States and France. As a Colorado native, Dr. Seidl is an active outdoorsman and enjoys fishing and skiing. Having been an athlete in college, Dr. Seidl has a keen interest in treating athletes, both competitive and recreational. Dr. Seidl’s clinical expertise includes the diagnosis and treatment of all shoulder and elbow problems. He has advanced training in arthroscopic and minimally invasive surgery, joint replacement and fracture care. Dr. Seidl is dedicated to understanding the needs of his patients and determining the safest and most effective treatment for each individual.

RACHEL FRANK, MD

Dr. Rachel Frank is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist who focuses on the surgical and non-surgical management of knee, shoulder, and elbow injuries. Dr. Frank has specialized training and technical expertise in the areas of advanced knee and shoulder arthroscopy, ligament reconstruction, cartilage/meniscus restoration surgery, shoulder instability surgery, biologic treatments for musculoskeletal pathology, and care specific to the female athlete. Dr. Frank earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Illinois while playing 4 years of Division I Soccer, and her medical degree (MD) at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. She then completed her Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at the renowned Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL as well as a Sports Medicine and Shoulder Fellowship at Rush University Medical Center, where she assisted in taking care of the Chicago Bulls, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Fire Soccer Club, Chicago Steele (hockey), USA Rugby, and DePaul University. Following her Sports Medicine fellowship, Dr. Frank completed a Traveling Fellowship throughout Canada and Europe, developing additional expertise in the areas of complex shoulder reconstruction, knee joint preservation surgery, advanced ligament repair and reconstruction, and techniques in OrthoBiologics. Currently, Dr. Frank serves as an Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, is Director of the Joint Preservation Program at the University of Colorado, and is team physician for the Colorado Rapids professional soccer team. Dr. Frank has authored or co-authored over 250 peer-reviewed journal articles, over 50 book chapters, and presents her research both nationally and internationally at orthopaedic conferences and meetings every year. Her research has garnered dozens of prestigious national and international awards, including the prestigious AOSSM Bart Mann Award for the Advancement of Sports Medicine Research, as well as several competitive grants, including funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)l the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF).

DOUGLAS ORNDORFF, MD

Dr. Douglas Orndorff is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon with Spine Colorado. His special interests include motion preservation surgery, cervical and lumbar degenerative and trauma conditions, spinal deformity and the treatment of spinal tumors. Dr. Orndorff completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Denver. He earned his medical degree at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. Orndorff completed his internship in General Surgery and his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Virginia. He completed a fellowship in spine surgery at the University of Wisconsin.  Dr. Orndorff's professional objectives are to practice comprehensive orthopaedic and spinal surgery within the Four Corners community and to be actively involved in academic research and education. He has been the Department of Surgery Chairman at Mercy Regional Hospital since 2014.  Dr. Orndorff is a member of the North American Spine Society, Cervical Spine Society, Lumbar Research Society, Minimally Invasive Spine Society, the AO/ASIF International Spine Society and a Member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery.  Dr. Orndorff is a passionate golfer and an avid outdoorsman who enjoys skiing, golf, mountain biking, cycling, and fly-fishing. He and his wife of 16 years have three children.  Ava, Jackson, and Alex.

MICHELLE WOLCOTT, MD

Michelle Wolcott, MD is an Associate Professor and Sports Medicine fellowship-trained, board certified orthopaedic surgeon at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.  Her expertise is in the treatment of complex knee, ankle and shoulder problems.  Dr. Wolcott serves as team physician for the University of Colorado and University of Denver athletes, assistant team physician for the Denver Nuggets and is the head team physician for the Colorado Mammoth.  She is an active marathon runner and has a special interest in runner's injuries, pediatric sports medicine and women's sports medicine.  She participates in community education regarding prevention of injuries and proper training techniques.  She is dedicated to returning competitive and recreational athletes to their previous level of activity.