| Orthopaedics For telephone consultation, patient referral and appointments:
In Denver: 303-493-8333
Call toll-free: 1-800-621-7621 Physician-to-Physician Consults Only:
1-800-949-CUMD (2863)
The Orthopaedic
Department, under the direction of Chairman Robert D’Ambrosia,
MD, has developed a comprehensive Orthopaedic program, which includes
treatment for all musculoskeletal dysfunctions. Clinical services
available in the Department include:
also see Hand Surgery
 Adult Joint Reconstruction
Children’s Orthopaedics
Foot/Ankle Disorders
General Orthopaedics
Geriatrics
Hand Disorders
Metabolic Bone Disorders
Medical Orthopaedics
Orthopaedic Oncology
Rehabilitation
Rheumatology
Shoulder and Elbow Disorders
Spinal Disorders
Sports Medicine
Trauma
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Robert
D’Ambrosia, M.D.
Professor/Chair |
|
Clinical
Interests: |
Adult
Reconstruction, Joint Replacement, Sports Medicine |
|
Medical
School: |
University
of Pittsburgh |
|
Residency: |
University
of Pittsburgh |
|
Fellowship: |
University
of Pittsburgh, University of California at Davis |
|
Board
Certification: |
Orthopaedic
Surgery |
|
Fax: |
720-848-1913 |
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Laurel
Benson, M.D.
Assistant
Professor |
|
Clinical
Interests: |
Children’s
Orthopaedics, Hand Surgery |
|
Medical
School: |
University
of Colorado Health Sciences Center |
|
Residency: |
Loyola
University Medical Center, Chicago |
|
Fellowship: |
University
of California, San Diego University of Texas, Southwestern |
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Board
Certification: |
Orthopaedic
Surgery |
|
Fax: |
303-837-2925 |
Evalina Burger, M.D.
Associate Professor |
Clinical Interests: |
Spine Surgery, Adult Deformity |
Medical School: |
University of the Orange Frees State,
South Africa |
Residency: |
University of Pretoria |
Fellowship: |
University of Pretoria Spine Unit |
Board Certification: |
Orthopaedic Surgery-South Africa |
Fax: |
720-848-2158 |
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Frank
Chang,
M.D.
Associate Professor |
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Clinical
Interests: |
Children’s
Orthopaedics, Cerebral Palsy, Gait Abnormalities, Disabled Sports
Medicine |
|
Medical
School: |
St.
Louis University |
|
Residency: |
St.
Louis University |
|
Fellowship: |
Alfred
I. DuPont Institute, Wilmington |
|
Board
Certification: |
Orthopaedic
Surgery |
|
Fax: |
303-837-2925 |
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Michael
Dayton, M.D.
Assistant Professor |
|
Clinical
Interests: |
Primary
Total Joint Arthroplasty, Emphasis on Minimally Invasive Techniques,
Complex Adult Reconstruction of the Lower Extremity |
|
Medical
School: |
University
of Utah |
|
Residency: |
University
of Vermont |
|
Fellowship: |
New
England Baptist Hospital, Boston |
|
Board
Certification: |
Orthopaedic
Surgery
|
|
Fax: |
720-848-1913 |
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Donald
Eckhoff, M.D.
Professor |
|
Clinical
Interests: |
Arthritis
of Hip/Knee/Shoulder, Patella Tracking and Anterior Knee Pain,
Limb Alignment and Rotation |
|
Medical
School: |
University
of Minnesota |
|
Residency: |
University
of Colorado Health Sciences Center |
|
Fellowship: |
University
of Minnesota |
|
Board
Certification: |
Orthopaedic
Surgery |
|
Fax: |
720-848-2157 |
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Robert
Eilert, M.D.
Professor |
|
Clinical
Interests: |
Children’s
Orthopaedics, Hip Dysplasis (Infant to Adolescent), Scoliosis/Spinal
Deformity, Clubfoot, Osteotomy for Deformity of the Skeleton
|
|
Medical
School: |
University
of Tennessee |
|
Residency: |
Wilford
Hall, U.S.A.F. Hospital, San Antonio |
|
Fellowship: |
OREF
Carl Berg Fellowship |
|
Board
Certification: |
Orthopaedic
Surgery |
|
Fax: |
303-837-2925 |
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Mark
A. Erickson,
M.D.
Associate Professor |
| Clinical
Interests: |
Pediatric
Orthopaedics, Spinal Deformity |
| Medical
School: |
Wright
State University, Dayton |
| Residency: |
Wright
State University, Dayton |
| Fellowship: |
Texas
Scottish Rite Hospital, Dallas |
| Board
Certification: |
Orthopaedic
Surgery |
| Fax: |
303-861-2925
|
|
Gaia
Georgopoulos, M.D.
Associate Professor |
| Clinical
Interests: |
Pediatric
Orthopaedic Surgery; Spinal Deformity, Trauma, Myelomeningolete,
Hip, Foot |
| Medical
School: |
University
of Michigan |
| Residency: |
University
of North Carolina |
| Fellowship: |
The
Children's Hospital, Denver |
| Board
Certification: |
Orthopaedic
Surgery |
| Fax: |
303-837-2925 |
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Gerard
L. Glancy, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor |
| Clinical
Interests: |
Pediatrics |
| Medical
School: |
UCLA
School of Medicine |
| Residency: |
Fitzsimons
Army Medical Center |
| Fellowship: |
Scottish
Rite Hospital, Atlanta |
| Board
Certification: |
Orthopaedic
Surgery |
| Fax: |
303-837-2925 |
|
Travis
Heare, M.D.
Associate Professor |
| Clinical
Interests: |
Pediatric Orthopaedic Tumors |
| Medical
School: |
University
of Texas, Galveston |
| Residency: |
University of Texas Medical Branch |
| Fellowship: |
University
of Florida |
| Board
Certification: |
Orthopaedic
Surgery |
|
Robert
Leland, M.D.
Assistant Professor
|
| Clinical
Interests: |
Foot
and Ankle |
| Medical
School: |
Wayne
State University |
| Residency: |
Wayne
State University |
| Fellowship: |
Baylor
College of Medicine |
| Board
Certification: |
Orthopaedic
Surgery |
| Fax: |
720-848-1913 |
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Bennie
Lindeque, M.D. , PhD
Professor
|
| Clinical
Interests: |
Malignant
and Benign Bone Tumors, Malignant and Benign Soft Tissue Tumors
of the Limbs, Bone Infections (Acute and Chronic) Including
Infections Post Arthroplasty, Pelvic Reconstructions, Clinical
Research in Avascular Necrosis of Bone, Clinical Research in
Bone Infections |
| Medical
School: |
University
of Pretoria, South Africa |
| Residency: |
University
of Pretoria, South Africa |
| Fellowship: |
University
of Florida |
| Fax: |
720-848-1913 |
|
Eric
McCarty,
M.D.
Associate Professor |
| Clinical
Interests: |
Sports Medicine, Arthroscopic Surgery, Articular Cartilage Restoration, ACL and PCL Reconstruction, Meniscus Repair/Allograft, Rotator Cuff Repairs, Shoulder Instability Surgery, Complex Shoulder Problems |
| Medical
School: |
University
of Colorado Health Sciences Center |
| Residency: |
Vanderbilt
University |
| Fellowship:
|
Hospital
for Special Surgery, NY |
| Board
Certification: |
Orthopaedic
Surgery |
| Fax: |
303-871-7765 |
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Jennifer
Moriatis Wolf, M.D.
Assistant Professor |
| Clinical
Interests: |
Hand Surgery, Distal Radius Fractures, Wrist Reconstruction,
Hand Trauma,
Distal Radius-Molecular Joint Problems |
| Medical
School: |
University
of Pennsylvania |
| Residency: |
Brown
University/Rhode Island Hospital |
| Fellowship: |
Mayo
Clinic, Hand Surgery |
| Board
Certification: |
Orthopaedic
Surgery |
| Fax: |
720-848-2716 |
|
Frank
Scott, MD
Associate Professor |
| Clinical
Interests: |
Arthritic
Conditions of the Hand/Wrist, Carpal Instability, Hand Trauma/Post-
traumatic Reconstruction, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fractures of
the Hand, Wrist,
Forearm, Acquired Conditions of the Upper Extremity, Compression
Neuropathies |
| Medical
School: |
Queens
University, Kingston,
Ontario, Canada |
| Residency: |
Albert
Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical, McMaster University,
Hamilton,
Ontario, Canada |
| Fellowship: |
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center |
| Board
Certification: |
Orthopaedic
Surgery |
| Fax: |
720-848-2716 |
|
K. Brooke
Pengel, M.D.
Assistant Professor |
| Clinical
Interests: |
Pediatric
Sports Medicine, Pediatric Orthopaedics |
| Medical
School: |
University
of Connecticut School of Medicine |
| Residency: |
Denver
Children’s Hospital, Connecticut Children’s Medical
Center |
| Board
Certification: |
Pediatric
Medicine |
|
Fax: |
303-837-2925
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Vikas Patel, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Chief, Orthopaedic Spine Surgery |
Clinical Interests: |
Spine Surgical Care including
Degenerative, Tumor, and Deformity
Treatment of the Cervical, Thoracic
and Lumbar Spine |
Medical School: |
Washington University, St. Louis |
Residency: |
University of California, San Francisco |
Fellowship: |
The Spine Institute
at Saint John’s Hospital |
Board Certification: |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
Fax: |
720-848-2158 |
|
Sourav
Poddar, M.D.
Assistant Professor |
| Clinical
Interests: |
Sports Medicine, Overuse Injuries |
| Medical
School: |
University
of Texas, Southwestern |
| Residency: |
University
of Colorado Health Sciences Center |
| Fellowship: |
University
of Colorado Health Sciences Center |
| Board
Certification: |
Sports Medicine, Family Practice |
|
Deborah
Saint-Phard, M.D.
Assistant Professor |
| Clinical
Interests: |
Women’s Sports Medicine, Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Sports and Sports Medicine |
| Medical
School: |
Temple
University |
| Residency: |
University
of Colorado Health Sciences Center |
| Fellowship: |
Mayo
Medical School |
| Board
Certification: |
Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation, Electrodiagnostic Medicine |
| Fax: |
720-848-2019 |
|
Ernest
L. Sink, M.D.
Assistant Professor |
| Clinical
Interests: |
Pediatric
Orthopaedics, Spinal Deformities, Hip Deformities, Sports Medicine |
| Medical
School: |
University
of Texas, Southwestern, Dallas |
| Residency: |
University
of Texas, Southwestern, Dallas |
| Fellowship: |
San
Diego Children's Hospital |
| Board
Certification: |
Orthopaedic
Surgery |
| Fax: |
303-837-2925 |
Armando Vidal, M.D.
Assistant Professor |
Clinical Interests: |
Arthroscopy of the Shoulder, Knee, Hip,
and Elbow, ACL Reconstruction, Complex
Knee Reconstruction/Osteotomies,
Cartilage Restoration Procedures, Open/Arthroscopic Shoulder
Reconstruction, Knee and
Shoulder Arthroplasty |
Medical School: |
University of Miami |
Residency: |
Hospital for Special Surgery, NY |
Fellowship: |
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center |
Board Certification: |
Orthopaedic Surgery (Board Eligible) |
|
Jerome
D. Wiedel, M.D.
Professor |
| Clinical
Interests: |
Total Joint Replacement, Arthritis Surgery, Arthroscopy of Hip |
| Medical
School: |
University
of Nebraska |
| Residency: |
University
of Colorado Health Sciences Center |
| Fellowship: |
Robert
Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry, England |
| Board
Certification: |
Orthopaedic
Surgery |
| Fax: |
720-848-2157 |
|
Michelle
Wolcott, M.D.
Assistant Professor |
| Clinical
Interests: |
Arthroscopic Surgery, Articular Cartilage Restoration, ACL and PCL Reconstruction, Meniscus Repair/Allograft |
| Medical
School: |
Georgetown
University |
| Residency: |
Loyola
University |
| Fellowship: |
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics |
| Board
Certification: |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Fax: |
303-871-7765 |
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