John Femino, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

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Education

• Medical School - University of of North Dakota
• Internship - Blodgett Memorial Medical Center, Transitional Internship Program
• Residency - Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Grace Hospital, Detroit Medical Center
• Fellowship - New England Baptist Hospital, Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Fellowship

Professional Societies

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
• Michigan Orthopaedic Society
• University of Michigan Orthopaedic Society
• Mid-America Orthopaedic Society
• Iowa Orthopaedic Society
• Iowa Medical Society

Professional Experience

• Clinical Instructor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 1997-98
• Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 1998-2005
• Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 2005 - 2009
• Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 2009-Present

Research Interests

• Ankle Arthritis
• Biomechanics of the Foot and Ankle
• Midfoot injuries
• Painful Adolescent Flat Foot
• Fractures of the Ankle, Talus and Calcaneus
• Ligamentous Injuries of the Ankle
• Applied Surgical Anatomy

Recent Publications

• Shetty M, Fessell DP, Femino JE, Jacobson JA, Lin J, Jamadar D. Sonography of ankle tendon impingement with surgical correlation. AJR AM J Roentgenol. 2002 Oct;179(4):949-53.
• Pham H, Fessel DP, Femino JE, Sharp S, Jacobson JA, Hayes CW. Sonography and MR Imaging of selected benign masses in the ankle and foot. AJR AM J Roentgenol. 2003 Jan;180(1):99-107.
• Durkee NJ, Jacobson JA, Jamadar DA, Femino JE, Karunakar MA, Hayes CW. Sonographic evaluation of lower extremity interosseous membrane injury: retrospective review in three patients. Journal of Ultrasound Medicine, 2003; 22:1369-1375.
• La S, Fessell DP, Femino JE, Jacobson JA, Jamadar D, Hayes C. Sonography of partial-thickness quadriceps tendon tears with surgical correlation.  Journal of Ultrasound Medicine, 2003; 22:1323-1329.
• Chien AJ, Jacobson JA, Jamadar DA, Femino JE, Hayes CW:  Imaging appearances of lateral ankle ligament reconstruction.  Radiographics (United States), Jul-Aug 2004, 24(4) p999-1008.
• Femino JE, Gruber B, Karunakar M. “Safe Zone for Placement of Medial Malleolar Screws”.  Journal of Bone and Joint Surg, 2007 Jan; 89(A) vol. 1 pp.
• Femino JE, Jacobson JA, Craig CL, Kuhns LR. “Dynamic Ultrasound of the Foot and Ankle; Adult and Pediatric Applications”. Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery.  2007 Mar; 6(1) 50-61.
• Phisitkul P, Junko JT, Femino JE, Saltzman CL, Amendola A. “Technique of Prone Ankle and Subtalar Arthroscopy”.  Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery. 2007 Mar; 6(1) 30-37.
• Kaar S, Femino JE, Morag Y. “Lisfranc Joint Displacement Following Sequential Ligament Sectioning as Measured by Weight-bearing and Manual Stress Radiographs: A Biomechanical Cadaveric Study”. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Oct. 2007 89(6) 2225-32
• Martus JE, Femino JE, Caird MS, Kuhns LR, Craig CL, Farley FA: “Facies Externa Accessoria Corpalis Tali as an Etiology of the Painful Rigid Flatfoot: A new Diagnosis. The Iowa Orthopaedic Journal 2008, (28)1-8.
• Martins JE, Femino JE, Caird MS, Huehes RE, Farley FA. “Accessory Anterolateral Facet of the Pediatric Talus: An Anatomic Study”. Journal of Bone and Joine Surgery. AM Nov. 2008 (90)2452-2459