Jeffrey L. Mikutis, D.O.: CURRICULUM VITAE
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Personal Background

Dr. Mikutis was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He is a retired Colonel in the United States Air Force Medical Corps with 21 years of Active Duty service. When he retired, he had been Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at Wright-Patterson Medical Center, the Air Forces second largest medical center, for a total of seven years. He previously served as Chief consultant in Orthopaedics for the Air Force Material Command. During his 21 years of service, Dr. Mikutis was deployed to the Middle East, the former Yugoslavia, and Korea which enhanced his international orthopaedic exposure. He has a special interest in pediatric trauma and sports injuries as well as the history of military orthopaedic surgery, especially during World War II. His other interests include golf, scale modeling, military history and Tae-Kwon-Do. He has earned a black belt certification from the International Tae-Kwon-Do Federation and had previously been a long time instructor. He particularly enjoys spending time with his family. He is married to Susan Bernstein-Mikutis and they have two children, Joshua and Amanda. Dr. Mikutis has practiced Pediatric Orthopedics since 1992 after completing his fellowship and has been on the staff of The Children’s Medical Center for over ten years.

EDUCATION

University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, Maine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, 1979-1983

University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
Bachelor of Science, Biology, 1975-1979

POSTGRADUATE

Medical Education:

Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship
Nemours Children’s Clinic/University of Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, 1991-1992

Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Fort Worth, Texas, 1987-1991

Rotating Internship
Malcolm Grow United States Air Force Medical Center
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington, DC, 1983-1984

Professional Military Education:

Air War College, 1996-1997
Aerospace Medicine Primary Course, spring 1996

Previous Professional Employment:

Orthopaedic Flight Commander
Wright-Patterson Medical Center, 2002-2004

Independent Medical Examiner
The Industrial Commission of Ohio

Medical Director, Surgical Services
Wright-Patterson Medical Center, 2000-2002

Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery
Wright-Patterson Medical Center, 1995-2000

Chief of Emergency Services, 1985-1987
Physician, Primary Care Clinic, 1984-1985
United States Regional Hospital
Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama

Alabama Emergency Physicians
Montgomery, Alabama, 1984-1987

Hospital Staff Appointments and Privileges:

The Children's Medical Center
Dayton, Ohio
Department of Orthopaedics

Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton, Ohio
Department of Orthopaedics

Kettering/Grandview Medical Center
Dayton, Ohio
Department of Orthopaedics

Good Samaritan Hospital
Dayton, Ohio
Department of Orthopaedics

Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
Department of Orthopaedics

Wright-Patterson Medical Center
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Orthopaedic Services

Grandview/Southview Hospitals
Dayton, Ohio
Department of Orthopaedics

United States Air Force Regional Hospital
Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama
Chief of Emergency Services

Baptist Medical Center/Jackson Hospital
Montgomery, Alabama

Professional Societies:

Ohio State Medical Association
American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics
American Osteopathic Association
Dayton Orthopaedic Society
Air Force Association
Military Officers Association of America
Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons

Current Medical Licenses:

Ohio
Florida

Honors:

Selected for United States Air Force Sponsored:
         *Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, 1987-1991
        *Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship, 1991-1992
International Tae Kwon-Do Certified Black Belt

Deployments:

ATH Commander
Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
November 1997-April 1998

Orthopaedic Inspector:
United States Air Force Contingency Hospital, Korea
May 1996

Orthopaedic Surgeon: United States Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
August-September 1995

Publications:

1) Type IV Lateral Clavicle Fractures. The Orthopod, The Journal of the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics, Volume 32, Number 1, April 1995; pages 25, 68-69

2) Thermal Capsulorrhaphy for Acute or Chronic Shoulder Instability, AORN, December 2001, Vol. 74, No 6, pages 809-824

Speaking:

10th Annual Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium, Atraumatic Shoulder ad Elbow Injuries in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients. September 28th, 2007. Sponsored by the Orthopaedic Center for Spinal and Pediatric Care and Dayton Children’s Hospital. NCR Country Club. Kettering, OH.

Hobbies:

Golf, Scale Modeling, Military History, Tae- Kwon Do, Reading History/Political Science

Family: Wife: Suzi;
Children: Joshua and Amanda