Faculty
Surgical Faculty by Specialty
Foot and Ankle
- Clayton Bettin, MD, Assistant Professor, Director of Foot and Ankle Fellowship
- Benjamin J. Grear, MD, Instructor
- G. Andrew Murphy, MD, Associate Professor
- David R. Richardson, MD, Associate Professor
- Carson Rider, MD, Instructor
Hand
- Norfleet Thompson, MD, Instructor, Director of Hand Fellowship
- James H. Calandruccio, MD, Associate Professor
- William J. Weller, MD, Instructor
- Austin Murphy, MD, Instructor
Internal Medicine
- Jimmie Mancell, MD, Associate Professor
Orthopaedic Oncology
- Robert K. Heck, Jr., MD, Associate Professor
Pediatric Orthopaedics
- Derek M. Kelly, MD, Associate Professor, Residency Program Director
- James H. Beaty, MD, Professor / Harold Boyd Chairman
- Jeffrey R. Sawyer, MD, Professor
- David D. Spence, MD, Assistant Professor
- William C. Warner, Jr., MD, Professor
- Benjamin Sheffer, MD, Assistant Professor
- Stephanie Chen, MD, Instructor
- Keith Orland, MD, Instructor
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Douglas T. Cannon, MD
- Santos Martinez, MD, Assistant Professor
- Ashley Lewis Park, MD, Assistant Professor
Shoulder/Elbow
- Gregory D. Dabov, MD, Assistant Professor
- Thomas W. (Quin) Throckmorton, MD, Professor, Residency Program Director
- Barry Phillips, MD- Professor
- Joseph Lamplot, MD, Associate Professor
- Robert Miller, MD, Associate Professor
Spine
- Chad Campion, MD, Instructor
- Omar Medina, MD, Instructor
- Keith Orland, MD, Instructor
- Ashley Lewis Park, MD, Assistant Professor
- Kirk M. Thompson, MD, Assistant Professor
- Keith Williams, MD, Associate Professor
Sports Medicine
- Frederick M. Azar, MD, Professor, Director Sports Medicine Fellowship
- Tyler Brolin, MD, Assistant Program Director
- Nahum Beard, MD, Instructor
- David Bernholt, MD, Instructor
- John Hyden, MD, Assistant Professor
- Marc J. Mihalko, MD, Assistant Professor
- Thomas W. (Quin) Throckmorton, MD, Professor
- Joseph Lamplot, MD, Associate Professor
- Matthew Gilbert, MD, Assistant Professor
- Barry Phillips, MD, Professor
Total Joint Replacement
- Kevin B. Cleveland, MD, Instructor
- John R. Crockarell, Jr, MD, Professor
- Gregory D. Dabov, MD, Assistant Professor
- James L. Guyton, MD, Associate Professor
- Anthony A. Mascioli, MD, Assistant Professor
- Marc J. Mihalko, MD, Assistant Professor
- William M. Mihalko, MD, PhD, Hyde Professor in Biomechanical
- Christopher Holland, MD, Instructor
Trauma
- John C. Weinlein, MD, Assistant Professor, Director of Trauma Fellowship
- Matthew I. Rudloff, MD, Assistant Professor, Assistant Program Director
- Michael Beebe, MD, Instructor
- Christopher Cosgrove, MD, Instructor
- A. Paige Whittle, MD, Associate Professor
Research Faculty
Hongsik Jake Cho, PhD, MBA, is an Assistant Professor in Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering within the University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic in Memphis. His research is currently funded by grants from the Arthritis Foundation and the Veteran's Administration, respectively. Dr. Cho completed his doctorate in biomedical engineering (2003) at the Ajou University in Korea, a post-doctoral trainee (2006) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and MBA at Georgia Institute of Technology (2009). He is an associate member of the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) and Korean Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society (KTERMS). Dr. Cho has experience culturing human primary cells and adipose-derived stem cells (ADSC) for the transplantation of autologous chondrocytes, using tissue-engineering techniques to rebuild cartilage and disc tissue, investigating the effects of sonication on osteoarthritis cartilage, nanotechnology with immuno-liposome and studying the effects of cytokines on arthritis induced cartilage and disc tissue.
Dr. Cho’s long-term goals include developing and commercialize better treatments that can be directly applied in the clinical setting of biomedical and orthopedic healthcare. Instead of doing research that is theoretical and does not provide immediate assistance to patients with osteoarthritis, his goals are to focus his research on creating therapeutic products that can immediately be placed into treatment protocols.
Susan A. Miranda, PhD, joined the University in 2014. She obtained her PhD in molecular biology from UCLA in 2004 and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in 2008.
The goal of the Miranda Lab is to understand the mechanism of action of estrogens in bone cells, especially focusing on the genes regulated by estrogens in osteoblasts and osteoclasts. Understanding the molecular biology of estrogens in bone is critical to preventing and/or treating osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a significant public health concern that affects over 10 million people in the United States. Estrogens are important in the development of bone and maintenance of bone mineral density in both men and women. It has been known for a long time that estrogens are necessary for strong bones, but little is known about their mechanism of action in bone cells.
Biomedical Engineering Faculty
William Mihalko, MD is an orthopaedic surgeon in the Campbell Clinic and holds the Hyde Chair of Excellence in Rehabilitative Engineering in the UT Department of Orthopaedics and Biomedical Engineering. He spends 40% of his time in clinical practice at the Memphis Veterans Administration Hospital and 60% in research and administrating the joint program on the UT-campus. Dr. Mihalko is very active in leadership positions in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and ASTM International, where he serves as an officer for F04 3800 (computer assisted surgical systems) and as the User-vice-chair for F04 medical devices.
His current research interests align with his clinical practice as a hip and knee arthroplasty surgeon. These include a retrieval program he has developed for analyzing well-functioning long term implants obtained at time of necropsy. He also investigates biomarkers associated with early joint replacement failures. He works collaboratively with Dr. Audrey Zucker-Levin and Dr. John L. Williams in the gait analysis laboratory located in the UT Department of Physical Therapy.
Denis J. DiAngelo, PhD, is the UTHSC Distinguished Professor in Biomechanics and Director of the BioRobotics Laboratory in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He developed advanced robotic testing platforms that simulate how human joints move under different loading conditions. Much of their earlier research focused on studying the biomechanical properties of spinal instrumentation systems. But over the past few years have expanded the capacity of the testing system to investigate foot-ankle and shoulder biomechanics.
Another research initiative underway in the BioRobotics Lab is the study of back support
systems. One current project focuses on
the development of a novel testing protocol that quantifies the structural properties
of back braces and has been used to design a dynamic back support device for weak
elderly individuals or young degenerative disc patients. They are also collaborating
with the Pediatric Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon: Dr. Derek Kelly, Dr. Bill Warner, and
Dr. Jeff Sawyer at LeBonheur Children’s Hospital to better understand the mechanics
of back braces used to rewet adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.