Physicians & Staff

EDUCATION

University of Kansas Medical Center – Kansas City, KS

Sports Medicine Fellowship, July 2023

John Peter Smith Hospital – Fort Worth, TX

Orthopedic Surgery Residency, June 2022

Undergraduate

Baylor College of Medicine – Houston, TX, Doctor of Medicine, May 2017
Texas A&M University – College Station, TX - Bachelor of Science, May 2013

HONORS & AWARDS

Vagn Jensen Scholarship awarded for academic achievement at Texas A&M University, 2011

Summa Cum Laude graduate at Texas A&M University, 2013

Undergraduate Research Scholar at Texas A&M University, 2013

University and Foundation Honors at Texas A&M University, 2013

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Resident Well-Being Subcommittee – John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, TX, 2019 – 2022
Resident organization working to improve resident wellness and prevent suicide/burnout.

Resident Advisor Association of Women Surgeons UNTHSC Chapter – University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, 2020 – 2022
Only mentor for an all-women’s medical school organization for students interested in surgery.

Gym Owner at CrossFit Westwood – Fort Worth, TX, 2018 – present
My husband and I own an exercise facility.
Host various community service events and social events for our members.

CrossFit Team Captain – CrossFit EaDo, Houston, TX, 2016 – 2017; team member 2013 – 2017
Team of 6 athletes competing at the regional level.

Service Officer Texas A&M Women’s Club Soccer Team – Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2012 – 2013; club member 2009 - 2013
Student run organization that represents the university in soccer competitions across the country.
Served as Service Officer and planned community service events in addition to working with other officers to organize travel plans, balance budget, and schedule games/practices.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

Outcomes and Complications After Hip Arthroscopy: Labral Debridement Versus Labral Repair – Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, submitted February 2023
Co-Authors: Shin Xu, MD; Matt Heenan, MD; Sara Haynes, MD; Bryan Vopat, MD; Scott Mullen; Paul Schroeppel, MD

Adductor Tendon Heterotopic Ossification Requiring Surgical Excision: A Case Report and Systematic
Review of the Literature – in progress, plans to submit to Sports Health
Co-Authors: Tucker Morey; Rachel Long; Isaiah Rope, MD; Scott Mullen, MD

Lateral Femoral Notch Sign Case Report and Systematic Review of the Literature – in progress
Co-Authors: Ben Ose, MD; Allison Florentino; Ricky McEntee, MD; Tucker Morey

Intraosseous PRP Injection for Chronic Bone Marrow Lesion Following Osteochondral Allograft Transplant
2022 Louis Levy Research Symposium, Fort Worth, TX, June 2022
Co-Authors: Tucker Morey; Rachel Long; Isaiah Rope, MD; Scott Mullen, MD
Co-Authors: Zach D. Loeffelholz, Brian G. Webb

Diabetes as a Risk Factor for Orthopedic Implant Surface Performance: A Retrieval and In Vitro Study
Journal of Bio and Tribo-Corrosion, June 2021
Co-Authors: Alexandra Arteaga, Jiayi Qu, Brian G. Webb, Javier LaFontaine, Danieli C. Rodrigues

Advanced Imaging in Distal Radius Fractures – Distal Radius Fractures: Evidence-Based Management, New York: Elsevier, 2020
Co-Authors: William F. Pientka, II; Michael J. Sandow; Editors: Jesse P. Jupiter, Michel Chammas, Geert A. Buijze.
Systematic review of the literature written for a book chapter. (Published).

Implementation of Screening Criteria Lowers Infection and Complication Rates Following Elective Total Hip Arthroplasty and Total Knee Arthroplasty in a Veteran Population – Journal of Arthroplasty, January 2018
Co-Authors: Fernando Nussenbaum, David Rodriguez-Quintana, David Green, Catherine Cahill.
Retrospective study to evaluate surgery outcomes in patients before and after implementation of exclusion criteria in Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty.

Diabetes as a Risk Factor for Orthopedic Implant Surface Performance: A Retrieval and In Vitro Study – Department of Orthopedics, John Peter Smith Hospital, June 2020
In conjunction with the Department of Biomedical Engineering, UT Dallas, Richardson, Texas.
Retrospective study to evaluate surgery outcomes in patients before and after implementation of exclusion criteria in Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty.
Utilized electron microscopy and spectroscopy to evaluate metal implants removed from patients.
Submitted.

An Ultrastructural Model to Test Microburst Stimulation of Nerves – Undergraduate Research Scholars Program, Texas A&M University, 2013
Mentor is Fred Clubb, PhD, DVM, Experimental Pathology, Texas A&M University.
Evaluation of plastic-embedded nerve tissue using electron microscopy to evaluate the effect of vagal nerve stimulation on ultrastructural integrity of tissue.
Primary author of a thesis that was published in the Undergraduate Research Scholars collection in the Texas A&M Libraries OakTrust Repository at http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/154860.

PRESENTATIONS/POSTERS

Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury – KUMC Sports Medicine Education Meeting, Kansas City, Kansas, July 12, 2023
Mentor is Fred Clubb, PhD, DVM, Experimental Pathology, Texas A&M University.
Multidisciplinary meeting among physical therapy, orthopedic surgeons, sports medicine doctors, midlevel providers, athletic trainers discussing patellar instability, diagnosis, management treatment and post operative protocols

Cartilage Injury – KUMC Resident Presentation, Kansas City, Kansas, May 31, 2023
Case based presentation for resident education

Patellar Instability – KUMC Sports Medicine Education Meeting, Kansas City, Kansas, February 22, 2023
Multidisciplinary meeting among physical therapy, orthopedic surgeons, sports medicine doctors, midlevel providers, athletic trainers discussing patellar instability, diagnosis, management treatment and post operative protocols

QI Improvement Project: Streamlining Post Operative Medication Orders – KUMC Fellows Project, Kansas City, Kansas, February 7, 2023
Develop evidence based protocols for prescribing post operative medications for common procedures in orthopedic sports medicine

Orthopedic Injuries In CrossFit – JPS Grand Rounds, Fort Worth, Texas, June 2022
Present review of the literature for resident education meeting.

Novel Method of Teaching Sports Medicine Curriculum to Improve Test Scores in Orthopedic Residents – John Peter Smith Research Appreciation Day, Fort Worth, Texas, June 2020
Principal Investigator is Brian G. Webb, MD, Chairman of Orthopedic Surgery, JPS Hospital.
Won an award for best original poster.

The Impact of Diabetes on Implant Survival Characteristics: A Retrieval Study – John Peter Smith Research Appreciation Day, Fort Worth, Texas, June 2020
Principal Investigator is Brian G. Webb, MD, Chairman of Orthopedic Surgery, JPS Hospital.
In conjunction with the biomedical engineering department at UT Dallas in Richardson, Texas.

The Imitator of Brain Metastases: An Uncommon Infectious Cause – American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting 2016 poster competition, Washington, D.C., May 2016
Mentor is Dr. Andrew Caruso, Assistant Professor of Medicine, BCM.
Case report of a patient that presented with an elusive case of disseminated histoplasmosis.

OTHER INTERESTS/EXTRACURRICULAR

Family: daily walks with my husband, kids, and dog, Crestwood neighbors that have become family, community at CrossFit Westwood

Exercise: high school tennis, college club soccer, CrossFit, one marathon, and a 100 mile bike race

Cooking: healthy dinners and unhealthy weekend treats, mostly because we like to eat good food

Outdoors: hiking/camping, biking, swimming in lakes, home improvement projects