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Douglas K. Blacklidge, D.P.M.
   
  EDUCATION
   
1984-1988

Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences
Purdue University
West Lafayette IN

   
1998-1992 Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
Summa Cum Laude/ Salutatorian
Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine (S.C.P.M.), Chicago IL
   
  TRAINING
   
07/92-07/95

Resident in Foot and Ankle Surgery (Three Year Surgical Program)
Member of the Detroit Medical Center
Affiliate of Wayne State University School of Medicine
Training Institutions:
    Hutzel Hospital, Harper Hospital, Detroit
    Receiving Hospital, Grace Hospital, Wayne
    State University Health Center

   
06/94-07/95 Chief Administrative Resident, Podiatric Surgery
Hutzel Hospital -- Detroit Medical Center
   
05/95-06/95 Fellowship in Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery (AO Techniques)
St. Vincenz and Elisabeth Hospital
Mainz, Germany
   
  Specialty Training
   
01/93 AO/ASIF Podiatric Course in Internal Fixation
Baltimore MD
12/93 Microneurovascular Surgical Techniques Course, M.O.E.T. Institute
San Francisco CA
11/94 Diabetic Foot Management Course and Rotation, Harvard Medical School
Boston MA
01/95 Baja Project for Crippled Children Mini-Residence/ Surgical Session
Mexicali, Mexico
03/95 Yellow Pulse Dye Laser Course and Workshop
Detroit MI
03/95 Holmium Yag Laser Course and Workshop
Detroit MI
03/00 MBA Subtalar Joint Arthroerises Workshop
Chicago IL
03/00 External Fixation Workshop
Chicago IL
03/00 Tibial/Intramedullary Nail Workshop
Chicago IL
03/03 Advanced Techniques -- External Fixation/IM nail
Orthopedic Learning Center, Chicago IL
10/03 Foot & Ankle Applications of the Ilizarov Method
ACFAS - Memphis, TN
05/04 Certified Administrator
PSSD Neurosensory and Motor Testing
Indianapolis, IN
07/04 Fellowship, Institute for Peripheral Nerve Surgery
John's Hopkins Medical Center -- Baltimore, MD
08/04 Certified in Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy by
United Shockwave Therapies
03/05 Charot Foot with External Fixation
ACFAS -- New Orleans, LA
07/05 Ilizarov/Taylor Spatial Frame Course/Workshop
Smith and Nephew -- Indianapolis, IN
07/05 Ilizarov/Taylor Spatial Frame Course/Workshop
Smith and Nephew -- New York, NY
   
  Hospital or Other Professional Appointments
   
06/94-06/95 Clinician/Fellow, Wayne State University/ Affiliated Internists, Diabetes Center
Diabetic Foot Clinic at Wayne State University Health Center
Detroit MI
07/95-07/97 Associate, Podiatry Associates/ Foot and Ankle Institute
Indianapolis IN
1995-04/01 Clarian/Methodist Hospital of Indiana
Indianapolis IN
1995-1998 Westview Hospital
Indianapolis IN
1997-present St. Joseph Hospital and Health Center
Kokomo IN
1997-present Riverview Hospital
Noblesville IN
1999-present Howard Community Hospital
Kokomo IN
2001-present Indiana Surgery Center
Howard Regional Health Center
Kokomo IN
2006-present Sycamore Springs Surgery Center
Indianapolis, IN
   
  Professional Societies
   
  American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA)
  Indiana Podiatric Medical Association (IPMA)
  Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle
     Surgeons (ACFAS)
  Diplomate, American Board of Podiatric
     Surgery (ABPS)
   
  Licensure and Certification
   
07/90,03/91 Parts 1 & 2 Podiatric Medical National Board Exams
12/91,12/94 Podiatric Medical Licensing Examination for States (PMLexis)
07/92-03/97 Board of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Michigan
03/95 Board of Podiatric Medicine, Indiana
07/95 Board Qualified, ABPS
08/98 Certified in Foot Surgery, ABPS
08/98 Certified in Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery, ABPS
12/06 Basic Life Support, AHN Kokomo
12/06 Advanced Cardiac Life Support, AHN Kokomo
02/07 Recertified Foot Surgery
Recertified Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery
ABPS
   
  COMMITTEES
   
08/89-05/91 Member, Student Advisory Board, S.C.P.M.
08/89-04/90 Teaching Assistant, Department of Anatomical Sciences, S.C.P.M.
01/92-05/92 Member, Clinical Advisory Committee, S.C.P.M.
07/95-07/97 Member, Methodist Hospital Wound Care Quality Review Committee
11/00-present Member, Board of Directors, Howard Community Surgery Center, LLC
01/04-present Member Physician Management Council - AHN
   
  HONORS AND AWARDS
   
1989-1992 Durlacher National Podiatry Honor Society
1989-1990 S.C.P.M. Half-Tuition Scholarship
1990-1991 Dr. Walter and Beryl Swanson Half-Tuition Scholarship
1991-1992 Podiatry Insurance Company of America Scholarship
05/92 Dow Corning Wright Award for Proficiency in Podiatric Surgery
05/92 Award for Proficiency in Scholarship (Salutatorian), S.C.P.M.
05/92 Graduated with Honors, Summa Cum Laude, S.C.P.M.
02/94 Second Prize, Institutional Poster Exhibit for ACFAS Scientific Seminar
   
  PRESENTATIONS
   
10/92

"Fifth Metatarsal Fractures and Fixation"
Hutzel Hospital Seminar, Internal Fixation: Techniques in the Foot
Detroit MI

09/93 "Neglected Achilles Tendon Rupture Repair: Procedure and Functional Results"
Hutzel Hospital Seminar, Multidisciplinary Approach to Foot and Ankle Pathology
Detroit MI
10/93 "Neglected Achilles Tendon Rupture Repair: Procedure and Functional Results"
Michigan Podiatric Medical Association Scientific Seminar
Boyne Highlands Resort, Harbor Springs MI
09/94 "Tibialis Anterior Transfer 'Into Talus' for Control of the Severe Planus Pediatric Foot"
Michigan Podiatric Medical Association Scientific Seminar
Lansing Convention Center, Lansing MI
10/94 "Principles of Internal Fixation"
"Cannulated Screws -- Use in Foot and Ankle Surgery"
Hutzel Hospital Seminar, Foot and Ankle Surgical Techniques -- Updates
Detroit MI
1994-1995 "The Foot in Diabetes"
Diabetes Connection (Monthly Lecture Series), Harper Hospital
Detroit MI
11/95,08/96 "The Foot in Diabetes"
Outpatient Diabetes Series, Hendricks Community Hospital
Danville IN
05/96 "The Foot in Diabetes"
Skin Care Task Force, Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis IN
03/96 "Acute Exertional Compartment Syndrome of the Medial Foot"
American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Scientific Seminar
Sheraton New Orleans
New Orleans LA
09/96 "Arthrodesis of the 1st Metatarsocuneiform Joint"
Hutzel Hospital Seminar, Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery
Detroit MI
10/97 "Arthrodesis of the 1st Metatarsocuneiform Joint"
Indiana Podiatric Medical Association Doctors Program
Indianapolis IN
09/96 "Tarsometatarsal Arthrodesis"
Hutzel Hospital Seminar, Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery
Detroit MI
10/97

"Posterior Heel Pain -- Achilles Insertional Calcific Tendonitis"
Indiana Podiatric Medical Association Doctors Program
Indianapolis IN

02/01 "Arthrodesis Procedures of the Foot and Ankle"
Indiana Podiatric Medical Association - Didactic Lectures
Indianapolis IN
04/01-present "Pes Valgo Planus -- Flexible and Rigid"
Midwest Podiatry Conference -- Surgical Board Review Course
Chicago IL
09/01 Arthrodesis Techniques -- First Metatarso Phalengeal Joint, First Metatarso Cuneiform, and Rearfoot.
Indiana Podiatric Medical Association - Doctors' Program
Indianapolis IN
03/02 "Common Surgical Procedures of the Rearfoot and Midfoot"
Midwest Podiatry Conference -- Surgical Board Review Course
Chicago IL
   
  EXHIBITS
   
02/94 "Use of 'Into Talus' Tendon Transfer for Control of the Severe Planus Pediatric Foot"
American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons -- Scientific Seminar
Fontainebleau Hilton Resort and Spa
Miami Beach FL
3/96

"The Osteomed M3-X Fixation System: A New Bone Screw with Applications in Foot Surgery"
American College of Foot and Ankle Surgerons -- Scientific Seminar
Sheraton New Orleans
New Orleans LA

   
  SYMPOSIA
   
10/92 Internal Fixation Workshop: Techniques in the Foot, Hutzel Hospital, Detroit MI
Co-coordinator, Faculty Speaker/ Instructor
09/93 Multidisciplinary Approach to Foot and Ankle Pathology, Hutzel Hospital, Detroit MI
Co-coordinator, Faculty Speaker
10/94 Foot and Ankle Surgical Techniques: Workshop & Lectures, Hutzel Hospital, Detroit MI
Co-coordinator, Moderator, Faculty Speaker/ Instructor
09/96-03/97 Foot and Ankle Clinical Pathology Conference of Indiana, Foot and Ankle Institute
Indianapolis IN
Coordinator
02/99 Internal Fixation Workshop/Cannulated Screws
Indiana Podiatric Medical Association
Indianapolis IN
Instructor/Speaker
03/03- 03/05 Surgical Board Review Course
Midwest Podiatry Conference - Chicago, IL
Co-Director, Faculty Speaker
   
  PUBLICATIONS
   
  Kissel, C.G., Blacklidge, D.K., Crowley, D.L. Repair of neglected Achilles tendon ruptures: procedure and functional results. J. Foot and Ankle Surg. 33:46-52, 1994.
   
  Kissel, C.G., Blacklidge, D.K. Tibialis anterior transfer "into talus" for control of the severe planus pediatric foot: a preliminary report. J. Foot and Ankle Surg. 34:195-199, 1995
   
  Solomon, M.G., Blacklidge, D.K. Brachymetatarsia: a case study and surgical considerations. J.A.P.M.A. 85: 685-689, 1955.
   
  Kissel, C.G., McQuaid, M., Blacklidge, D.K. The Osteomed M3-X fixation system: a new bone screw with applications in foot surgery. J. Foot and Ankle Surg. 34:458-464,1995.
   
  Blacklidge, D.K., Kurek, J.B., Resto Soto, A.D., Kissle, C.G. Acute exertional compartment syndrome of the medial foot. J. Foot and Ankle Surg. 35:19-22,1996.
   
  Kissel, C.G., Hulst, T.J., Blacklidge, D.K., Raynor, K.J. Nonresection triple arthrodesis: a retrospective analysis. J. Foot and Ankle Surg. 37:490-500,1998.
   

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