Dr. Rhorer's Curriculum Vitae
ANTHONY S. RHORER, M.D. - SONORAN ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA SURGEONS, P.L.L.C.
Director, Orthopaedic Trauma, Scottsdale Healthcare
INTERESTS
- Orthopaedic Traumatology
- Post-traumatic reconstruction and deformity correction
- Complex peri-articular fracture management, pelvic and acetabular trauma
EDUCATION
Florida Orthopaedic Institute/Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery, Fellowship Director Roy Sanders, M.D. August 2004-July 2005
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC Resident of Orthopaedic Surgery; June 1999-June 2004
Russian Ilizarov Science Center for Restorative Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Kurgan, Russian Federation, Mini Ilizarov fellowship October-November 2002
Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC Doctor of Medicine; August 1995-May 1999
The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona Bachelor of Science, Magna cum Laude, Major: Molecular and Cellular Biology; Minor Chemistry, Math and Physics; August 1991-May 1995
LICENSURE
North Carolina: 200201400
Florida: ME89685
Arizona: 33453
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Board Certified 2007
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn Level I trauma
Scottsdale Healthcare Shea
Banner Good Samaritan Level I trauma
John C. Lincoln Level I trauma
APPOINTMENTS
- Orthopaedic Trauma Liaison Arizona State Trauma Advisory Board
- Medical Director Orthopaedic Trauma, Scottsdale Healthcare
- Faculty AO North America
- Scottsdale Healthcare surgery subcommittee
- Consultant Surgeon, Medtronic
- Consultant Surgeon, Smith and Nephew Orthopaedics
- Founder, Owner and Manager, Sonoran Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeons, P.L.L.C.
ACTIVITIES/HONORS/AWARDS
- AO North America Howard Rosen Table Instructor Award, AO Advanced Principles, June 2008
- Duke Orthopaedics John M. Harrelson Chief Resident Teaching Award, elected by co-residents May 2004
- Duke Orthopaedics Annual Award for Excellence in Research, May 2004
- Piedmont Orthopaedic Society Piedmont Pitcher Award May 2004
- 2002 Fellow of the Russian Ilizarov Science Center, Kurgan, Russia
- Resident Editor, The Orthopaedic Medical Legal Advisor
- Research Associate, Risk Management for Orthopaedic Surgeons, a lecture series on orthopaedic malpractice
- Course Instructor, Anatomy of the Spine and Extremities, Anatomy of the Lower Extremity, Duke University Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, 2002
- Recipient of JBJS/OREF Resident's Journal Club Grant, 2002, 2003
- Duke University Faculty Wives Endowment Scholarship 1995-99
- Selected to Sophos Sophomore Honorary and Phi Eta Sigma Honorary
- The University of Arizona Honors Center Member 1991-95
- Recognized for outstanding academic achievement in German at The University of Arizona
- ASUA Parent's Association Scholarship, 1994
- Duncan-Dietrich Scholarship, 1992
- Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout, 1991
MEMBERSHIPS/SOCIETIES
AO Faculty, AO North America
Orthopaedic Trauma Association
Piedmont Orthopaedic Society
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
COURSEWORK/CERTIFICATIONS
- AO Basic Fracture Course 2003
- Baltimore Limb Deformity Course 2002
- Taylor Spatial Frame 2002 and 2005
- Letournel Principles of Pelvis and Acetabular Surgery 2004
- Orthopaedic Trauma Association Meeting 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- American College of Surgeons Advanced Trauma Life Support
SELECTED LECTURES/FACULTY
Faculty Master's Fracture Forum, Dana Point, CA, April 2008
Faculty Orthopaedic Trauma Association Practical Fixation Techniques for ORIF of distal tibia fractures, Denver, CO, October 17, 2008
Faculty OTA/AAOS comprehensive fracture course, Denver, CO October, 2008
Faculty Smith and Nephew Principles of External Fixation, New York City November, 2006, Colorado January 2007, Washington D.C. May 2007, Dana Point, CA Novemer 2007. Keystone, Colorado January 2008
Grand Rounds, Phoenix Good Samaritan Orthopaedic Residency January 2008
Visiting Lecturer, Baylor College of Medicine Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, November 2007
Faculty 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Southwest Orthopaedic Trauma Alliance
Faculty AO resident's basic fracture course Hollywood, CA March 2008
Faculty AO Advanced Principles fracture course Marco Island, FL, May 2008
Invited Faculty, AO Advanced Course, Sun Valley, ID, March 2009
Infuse rHBMP surgeon education lecture given in Chicago, IL, Costa Mesa, CA, Portland, OR, Riverside, CA, Oakland, CA
Faculty Southeast Orthopaedic Trauma Symposium July 2007, Sandestin, Florida
Lecturer/Table Instructor AO North America OR Personnel course, October 2006
Table Instructor, Polyaxial plating symposium, Orthopaedic Trauma Association, October 2006
Table Instructor, Annual Napa Valley Trauma Symposium, September, 2006
Table Instructor, Synthes Treatment Options for Difficult Fractures, April 2005
Faculty Smith and Nephew Perilock Course, November 2005, St. Petersburg, FL
Principles of External Fixation, Duke University Medical Center Grand Rounds
Distraction Osteogenesis, Duke University Grand Rounds
Management of Nonunions with the Method of Ilizarov, Duke University Grand Rounds
CHAPTERS
Rhorer, Anthony, Nunley, James A. Problematic Stress Fractures in the Foot. Foot and Ankle in Sport. Baxter, Ed., 3rd Edition. In print
ARTICLES
Olson, SA, Rhorer, AS. Orthopaedic trauma for the general orthopaedist: avoiding problems and pitfalls in treatment. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2005 Apr;(433):30-7.
ABSTRACTS
Rhorer AS, Lallemand R, Qi WN, Qi Z, Scully SP. Bcl-2 and bax gene expression in chondrosarcoma and soft tissue sarcoma. Abstracts of the 1999 Orthopaedic Research Society.
Lallemand RL, Rhorer AS, Scully SP. The evaluation of synovial extracellular matrix metalloproteinase expression in osteoarthritis by semiquantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Abstracts of the 1998 Surgical Forum.
Rhorer AS, Ulreich JB, Spofford CM, Guerrero-Tucker G, Brendel K, Goldberg SJ, Haveman TM, Le T. Dynamic organ culture to assess the toxicity of chromium/halogenated hydrocarbon mixtures. 1995 Sixth Annual Undergraduate Biology Research Conference, The University of Arizona.
