Case-affiliated Orthopaedic Physicians and Faculty

Faculty A-C

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Faculty by Sub-Specialty


 

Dr. Nicholas Ahn
Nicholas U. Ahn, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Specialty: Adult Spine Surgery

Education: Yale University, BS, 1992, Harvard Medical School, MD, 1996
     
Residency: Johns Hopkins University-Orthopaedic Surgery, 1996-2001
   
Fellowship: Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center-Spine Surgery, 2001-2002 Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Publications in Medical

Journals and Texts: 43

Invited National and International Orthopaedic & Neurological SurgeryPresentations: 55

Memberships in National Organizations:

  • North American Spine Society
  • Scoliosis Research Society
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • International Society for Surgery of the Lumbar Spine
  • Cervical Spine Research Society
  • American Medical Association
  • National Marfan Foundation


Dr. Eben Alsberg
Eben Alsberg, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics Case Western Reserve University

Specialties: Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials, Biomechanics

Education: Duke University, B.S.E., B.S.E., 1994 University of Michigan , M.S.E., M.S.E., 1998 University of Michigan , Ph.D., 2002

Post-doctoral Fellowship: Vascular Biology Program, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 2002-2005

Publications in Medical Journals and Texts: 26

Memberships In National Organizations:

  • Society for Biomaterials
  • Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine
  • International Society (formerly TESI)
  • International Association for Dental Research
  • Biomedical Engineering Society
  • Orthopaedic Research Society
  • IEEE / Engineering in Medicine and Biology
  • The American Society of Mechanical Engineers


Dr. James Robert Anderson
James Robert Anderson, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Case Western Reserve University

Specialty:  Hand, Wrist, and Elbow Surgery

Education:  The Johns Hopkins University, 1994
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, MD, 1999

Residency:   George Washington University, Washington, DC, 1999-2004
   
Fellowship:
  Tufts University, Boston, 2004-2005

Board Certification:  American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Publications in Medical Journals and Texts: 9

Memberships In National Organizations:

  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Tau Beta Pi
  • Alpha Epsilon Delta


Dr. Douglas G. Armstrong
Douglas G. Armstrong, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Case Western Reserve University

Specialty: Pediatric Orthopedics and Pediatric Spinal Deformity

Education: University of Ottawa School of Medicine, MD, 1982

Residency:  University of Minnesota, 1985-1986
McGill University, Montreal, 1986-1989

Fellowship:  Ottawa Civic Hospital, 1989-90
Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, 1990-91
  
Board Certification:

  • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada-FRCS(C)
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • American College of Surgeons - FACS

Publications in Medical Journals and Texts: 12

Invited National and International Orthopaedic Surgery Presentations: 15

Memberships and Offices in National Organizations:

  • Scoliosis Research Society
  • Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
  • American College of Surgeons
  • Canadian Orthopaedic Association
  • Dewar Orthopaedic Society
  • Gillespie Great Lakes Pediatric Orthopaedic Study Group


Dr. Henry H. Bohlman
Henry H. Bohlman, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Henry H. Bohlman Chair in Spine Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

Specialty: Spine Surgery

Education: Washington and Lee University, BS
University Of Maryland Medical School, MD

Internship: University Hospital of Baltimore, 1964-1965

Residency: University Hospital of Baltimore, 1965-1966
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1966-1970

Fellowship: (NIH) Study of Fatal Head and Neck Injuries, 1968-1969

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Publications in Medical Journals: 101

Book Chapters and Texts: 42

Invited National and International Orthopaedic Surgery Presentations: 415

Memberships and Offices in National Organizations:

  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Cervical Spine Research Society
  • National Paraplegia Foundation
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology
  • International Lumbar Spine Society
  • Canadian Orthopaedic Association
  • American Orthopaedic Association
  • Tastavin Society of Cleveland
  • Society of Medical Consultants to the Armed Forces
  • Academic Orthopaedic Society
  • North American Spine Society
  • National Spine Network
  • The Civilian National Consultant to the Surgeon General of the Air Force for Spine Surgery


Dr. Susannah M. Briskin
Susannah M. Briskin, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Orthopaedics, Case Western Reserve University

Specialty: Pediatric Sports Medicine

Education: University of Rochester , New York, BA, 1994
University of Rochester, New York, MD, 1999

Residency:   Akron Children's Hospital, 2003-2005
University Hospitals of Cleveland, 1999-2003

Board Certification:  American Board of Pediatrics

Invited National and International Pediatric Presentations: 3

Memberships in National Organizations:

  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • American Medical Society of Sports Medicine
  • American College of Sports Medicine


Dr. Daneil R. Cooperman
Daniel R. Cooperman, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Case Western Reserve University

Specialty: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

Education: Dartmouth College, BA, 1969
University of Chicago Medical School, MD, 1974

Residency: University of Chicago, 1976-1980

Fellowship:  Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1977
Newington Children’s Hospital, Newington, Connecticut, 1982

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Publications in Medical Journals and Texts: 67

Invited National and International Orthopaedic Surgery Presentations: 37

Memberships and Offices in National Organizations:

  • POSNA-Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeons of North America
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Orthopaedic Research Society


Emeritus Faculty

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Emeritus Faculty

  • Kingsbury G. Heiple, MD, Professor Emeritus of Orthopaedics
  • LeRoy Klein, PhD, MD, Professor Emeritus of Orthopaedics
  • John T. Makley, MD, Professor Emeritus of Orthopaedics
  • Clyde L. Nash, MD, Professor Emeritus of Orthopaedics
Case School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty Based at MetroHealth Medical Center
  • Michael D. Eppig, MD - Specialty: Spine
  • Timothy A. Moore, MD - Specialty: Spine
  • Harry A. Hoyen, MD - Specialty: Hand and Upper Extremity
  • Michael W. Keith, MD - Specialty: Hand and Upper Extremity
  • Brendan M. Patterson, MD - Specialty: Trauma
  • John K. Sontich, MD - Specialty: Trauma
  • Heather A. Vallier, MD - Specialty: Trauma