John Westkaemper, M.D. - Curriculum Vitae

Education:

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Fellowship in Hand and Microvascular Surgery
August, 1995 - July 1996

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Internship in General Surgery: July, 1990 - June, 1991
Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery: July, 1991 - June, 1995

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
M.D.: May 14, 1990

Dartmouth College
A.B., Chemistry: June 8, 1986

Associations:

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2000.
American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2001.

Privileges:

Baylor Irving Medical Center
Irving, TX 75061
972-579-8100

Coppell Surgical Hospital
Irving, TX 75065

MacArthur Surgery Center
Irving, TX 75061

Boards:

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Part I: Passed October 6, 1995
Part II: Passed July 16, 1998
Hand CAQ: Passed August 28, 2000.

Honors and Award:

Residency:

Resident Teaching Award from the Texas Tech
University School Of Medicine Class of 1992

College:

Summa Cum Laude (Top 5% of graduating class)
Phi Beta Kappa
Honors in Chemistry

Presentations:

Wrist Arthroscopy For the Treatment of Wrist
Ligament and Triangular Fibrocartilage Injuries. 15th Annual
Meeting: Arthroscopy Association of North America.
Washington, DC April, 1996.

Treatment of Fractures in the Burned Patient. AOA 26th Annual
Resident's Conference. Seattle, WA March 19, 1993.

Scientific Exhibits:

Use of Computed Tomography in the Evaluation and Follow-up of Upper Cervical Spine Fractures. AAOS 62nd Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL February 16-20, 1995.

Posters:

Radial Tunnel Syndrome: Are Outcomes Predictable?. AAOS 63rd Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA. 1996.

Publications:

Westkaemper JG, Varitimidis SE, and Sotereanos DG: Posterior Interosseous Nerve Palsy in a Patient with Rheumatoid Synovitis of the Elbow, and Review of the Literature. J Hand Surg (Am) 24(4): 727-31, 1999.

Sotereanos DG, Varitimidis SE, Giannakopoulos PN, and Westkaemper JG: Results of Surgical Treatment for radial Tunnel Sundrome. J Hand Surg. (Am) 24(3): 566-570, 1999.

Tomaino MM, Sotereanos DG, Westkaemper JG, and Plakseychuk A. Posterior Interosseous Nerve Palsy Following Placement of the Compass Elbow Hinge for Instability: a Case Report. J hand Surg (Am) 24(3): 554-560, 1999.

Westkaemper JG, Mitsionis G, Giannakopoulos PN, and Sotereanos DG: Wrist Arthroscopy for the Treatment of Ligament and Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Injuries. Arthroscopy 14(5): 479-483, 1998.

Goitz RJ, Westkaemper JG, Tomaino MM, and Sotereanos, DG: Soft-Tissue Defects of the Digits. Hand Clinics 13(2):189-205, 1997.

Constantine KJ, Westkaemper, JG, and Sotereanos DG: Intrafocal (Kapanji) Pinning. Atlas of the Hand Clinics 2(1):45-50, 1997.

Lavey BJ, Westkaemper JG, Spencer TA: Syntheses of 9ß-(Hydroxymethyl)-4,4,10ß-trimethyl-trans-decal-3ß-ol. J. Org Chem. 1994, 59, 5492-95.

Westkaemper JG, Dabezies E: Treatment of Fractures in the Burned Patient. Orthopaedic Transactions. 17(2):459-60, 1993.

Book Chapter:

Westkaemper JG and Herndon JH: Common Sports Injuries of the Hand and Wrist. Controversies in Sports Medicine . Chapter 37. Hong Kong: Williams and Wilkins Asia-Pacific Ltd., 1998: pp 413-424.

Continuing Medical Education:

Courses Attended:

ASSH Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX 2005
ASSH Annual Meeting, Pheonix, AZ 2002.
AAOS Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, 2002.
ASSH Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA 2000.
ASSH Annual Meeting, Boston, MA 1999.
ASSH Annual Meeting, Denver, CO 1997.
American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, 12th Annual Meeting. Boca Raton, FL. January, 1997.
ASSH Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN 1996.
Limb Salvage and Reconstruction: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach. Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation. Seattle, WA. 1996.
ASSH Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 1995.
AAOS Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL. 1995.
ASSH Hand Review Course, Dallas, TX. 1994.
AAOS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. 1994.
Enneking Musculo-Skeletal Pathology Course. Marineland, FL April 1993.
AOA Annual Residents Conference. Seattle, WA. 1993. AO Basic Course. Sun Valley, ID. 1992.

Employment:

Present:
Irving Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine,
2120 N. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 100
Irving, TX 75061 (Started July 1, 2001)
972-438-4636

Past:
Orthopaedic Associates of Central Maryland:
Baltimore, MD July 1, 1998-June 30, 2001.

Past:
Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center: August 1, 1996- June 30, 1998.

Interests:

Ice Hockey, Computers, Water Skiing, Scuba

Other Achievements:

Eagle Scout (1980)