Keith A. Heier, M.D. CV - Cornerstone Surgery Center

CURRENT POSITION
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Partner in Metrocrest Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine

Chairman, Department of Orthopaedics
Presbyterian Hospital of Plano

BOARD CERTIFICATION
Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery

SUBSPECIALTIES AND INTERESTS
Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery
Lower Extremity Trauma
Ilizarov Limb Reconstructive Surgery

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
B.S. in Biological Basis of Behavior
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(1985 - 1989)
Cum Laude

GRADUATE EDUCATION
M.D.
University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, Florida
(1989 - 1993)
Ranked 3rd in Class
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Society
(Elected in Junior Year)

EXTERNSHIP
Trauma Service
Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, TX
November 1 - December 1, 1992

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
Internship: General Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
1993 - 1994

Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
1994 - 1998
1996-97 Bronze Hammer Award Recipient
House Staff Officer for Orthopaedic Surgery

Electives: Ilizarov Surgery: Orthopaedic and Soft Tissue Applications
Joseph J. Guggenheim, M.D.
Texas Orthopaedic Hospital
Houston, Texas
December 1997-February 1998

Fellowship: Foot and Ankle Surgery
Arthur Walling, MD and Roy Sanders, MD
Florida Orthopaedic Institute
Tampa, FL
1998-99

LICENSURE
State of Texas # J9088
State of Florida ME-0075415
DPS 20094375

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
American Medical Association
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
ASAMI: Limb Lengthening and Reconstructive Society

EDITORIAL WORK
Editorial Board for foot and ankle section of:
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

NATIONAL CONFERENCES
1. American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Second World Congress on Sports Trauma. Lake Buena Vista, FL. (June 16-20, 1996) Podium presentation of, "An Analysis of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Middle Aged Patients.

2. AO/ASIF Foot and Ankle Course. Breckenridge, CO. (Jan. 13-16, 1999) Presentation of, "Adult Acquired Flatfoot and Posterior Tibial Tendon Insufficiency."

3. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Summer Meeting, Puerto Rico (July 8-11, 1999). Presentation of, "The Natural History and Treatment of Open Calcaneus Fractures.

4. Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Charlotte, FL (October 1999)
Presentation of, "The Natural History and Treatment of Open Calcaneus Fractures."

5. Baylor College of Medicine Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds, Houston, TX (May 2000). Presentation of "Update on Total Ankle Arthroplasty."

6. Contemporary Techniques and Issues on Orthopaedics, Vail, CO (February 2001) Presentation of "Total Ankle Arthroplasty: Indications and Results."

7. Contemporary Techniques in Orthopaedics-Trauma Program, Vail, CO (February 2001) Presentation of "Ankle Arthrodesis; Indicaations and Surgical Techniques."

8. Contemporary Techniques in Orthopaedics-Trauma Program, Vail, CO (February 2001) Presentation of "Open Reduction Internal Fixation of Calcaneus Fractures."

9. 2001 Trauma Update-Dallas, Texas (October 2001)
Presentation of Treatment of Lisfranc Fracture Dislocations

NATIONAL CONFERENCES FACULTY PARTICIPATION

1. Agility Total Ankle Replacement Instructional Course
Chicago, IL (Nov. 1998)

2. AO/ASIF Foot and Ankle Course
Breckenridge, CO (Jan. 1999)

3. Agility Total Ankle Replacement Instructional Course
Chicago, IL (Aug. 1999)

4. AAOS Summer Institute-Foot and Ankle Section
Seattle, WA (Sept. 1999)

5. Agility Total Ankle Replacement Instructional Course
Chicago, IL (Dec. 1999)

6. Agility Advanced Total Ankle Course
Chicago, IL (April 2000)

7. Agility Total Ankle Replacement Instructional Course
Chicago, IL (June 2000)

8. Regional Foot and Ankle Review Course
Dallas, TX (October 2000)

9. Trauma to the Foot and Ankle: A Surgical Skills Course
Chicago, IL (November 2000)

10. Contemporary Techniques and Issues in Orthopaedics
Vail, CO (February 2001)

11. 2001 Trauma Update
Dallas, TX (October 2001)

12. Advanced Agility Total Ankle Replacement Instructional Course
Chicago, IL (October 2001)

13. Agility Total Ankle Replacement Instructional Course
Chicago, IL (December 2001)

14. International Congress on Total Ankle Replacement
San Francisco, CA (September 2002)

15. Agility Total Ankle Replacement Instructional Course
Chicago, IL (October 2002)

16. Advanced Agility Total Ankle Replacement Instructional Course
Chicago, IL (October 2002)

17. Advanced Agility Total Ankle Replacement Instructional Course
Chicago, IL (May 2003)

18. Locked Plating symposium
Dallas, TX (June 2003)

CLINICAL RESEARCH

1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Baylor College of Medicine,
Houston, Texas.
Project Title: "Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Patients Over
40 Years Old: Analysis of Results and Complications."
American Journal of Sports Medicine (July-Aug 1997)

2. Florida Orthopaedic Institute/Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida.
Project Title: "Treatment of Ankle Fractures."
Foot Clinics of North America (September 1999)

3. Florida Orthopaedic Institute/Tampa General Hospital, Tempa, Florida
Project Title: "Anatomic Compression Arthodesis Technique of the Ankle:
Results of Treatment."
Techniques of Foot and Ankle Surgery (September 2002, Vol. 1, Num. 1)

4. Florida Orthopaedic Institute/Tampa Generl Hosptial, Tampa, Florida
Project Title: "Current Concepts in Ankle Arthrodesis."
Accepted for publication in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

5. Florida Orthopaedic Institute/Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida
Project Title: Symposium on Total Ankle Arthroplasty
Co-Editor of issue with Roy W. Sanders, MD
Accepted for publication in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

6. Florida Orthopaedic Institute/Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida
Project Title: "The Natural History and Treatment of Open Calcaneus Fractures."
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery December 2003.

7. Florida Orthopaedic Institute/Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida
Project Title: "Operative Treatment of 635 Intra-articular Calcaneal Fractures."
Work in progress.

8. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. University of Florida College of
Medicine, Gainesville, Florida.
Project: Comparison of Spinal Fusion Masses - Autogenous v.Demineralized
Allogenic Bone.
Research used for the creation and manufacture of a bone graft substitute.

EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. University of Florida.
Gainesville, Florida.
Project: Facilitate the delivery of demineralized bone matrix to the Graft site using fibrin tissue glue.

NATIONAL CONFERENCES

1. AO Basic Orthopaedic Training Course
Syracuse, NY (July 1994)

2. AOFAS Regional Foot and Ankle Surgery Review Course
Houston, TX (Nov. 1994)

3. AAOS Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Update
Hilton Head, SC (Oct. 1995)

4. Advanced Ilizarov Training Course
Cancun, Mexico (Oct. 1999)

5. AO Advanced Internal Fixation Course
Davos, Switzerland (Dec. 1997)

6. AAOS 65th Annual Meeting
New Orleans, Louisiana (Mar. 1998)

7. Advances in External Fixation Course
Cancun, Mexico (Oct. 1998)

8. AAOS 66th Annual Meeting
Anaheim, California (Feb. 1999)

9. AOFAS Summer Meeting
Puerto Rico, USA (July 1999)

10. OTA Annual Meeting
Charlotte, NC (Oct. 1999)

11. AOFAS Regional Foot and Ankle Surgery Review Course
Dallas, TX (Oct. 2000)

12. Trauma to the Foot and Ankle: A Surgical Skills Course
Chicago, IL (November 2000)

13. Contemporary Techniques and Issues in Orthopaedics
Vail, CO (February 2001)

14. AAOS 68th Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA (March 2001)

15. AAOS 69th Annual Meeting
Dallas, TX (February 2002)

16. International Congress on Total Ankle Arthroplasty
San Francisco, CA (September 2002)

17. Taylor Spatial Frame
San Antonio, TX (May 2003)

Keith A. Heier, M.D. - Curriculum Vitae