Bryan Blanck DPM, FACFAS - Curriculum Vitae

Residency Training

  • St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network PM&S 36 Bethlehem, PA
    • Major Fusions, Tendon Transfers, Skin Grafting, Trauma, Forefoot, Ankle Arthroscopy, Radio Frequency Ablation, Ankle Arthrodiastasis, Collagen Skin Substitutes, Antibiotic Impregnated Beads, Arthroeresis, Gastrocnemius Recession
  • Charcot and Reconstructive Foot Program - Quakertown, PA 2005-2007
    • Charcot Reconstruction, Intramedullary Nailing, External Fixation, Invasive Bone Stimulation, Total Contact Casting
  • Advanced Wound Therapies - Quakertown, PA 2004-2007
  • Limb Salvage, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, VAC Therapy
  • Advanced Wound Care Center - Bethlehem, PA 2004-2007
  • Coordinated Health Systems Orthopedic Center - Bethlehem, PA 2004-2007
  • St. Christopher's Pediatric Orthopedic Satellite Center - Bethlehem, PA 2004-2007
  • Cadaver Muscle Flap Labs
    • Extensor Digitorum Brevis, Supramalleolar, Abductor Hallucis, Digital Fillet
  • Chief Resident 2006-2007

Education

  • Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia PA, DPM, 2004
    • Diabetes Club, Surgery Club, American Association of Podiatric Practice Management, Student National Podiatric Medical Association, American Diabetes Association
  • East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg PA, Bachelor of Science in Biology, 1999

Externships

  • Carl T. Hayden Veteran's Hospital - Phoenix, AZ
  • Virtua Health Care Systems - Voorhees, NJ
  • Kessler Memorial Hospital - Hammonton, NJ
  • St. Agnes Medical Center - Philadelphia, PA

Certifications/Licensure

  • Board Certified in Foot Surgery - The American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
  • Pennsylvania State License
  • Oklahoma State License
  • Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs License
  • DEA License
  • Pressure Specified Sensory Device - certified administrator/tester
  • SBI Lower Extremity External Fixation Certification Course - May 2007
  • Advanced Peripheral Nerve Surgical Course - Institute for Peripheral Nerve Surgery

Academic Honors

  • Magna Cum Laude - East Stroudsburg University
  • Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society

Research Activities

  • Effects of Early Testosterone on Skeletal Growth in Rats. Julie Teed, Jennifer L. White, Thomas C. LaDuke and Bryan Blanck. Pennsylvania Academy of Science 83rd Annual, 2007
  • Investigator/Clinical Researcher on VAC Silver
    • Test site for use of silver impregnated GranuFoam for high-risk salvage cases
  • Distal Dorsiflexory Osteotomy of a Rigid Plantarflexed 1st Metatarsal with Submetatarsal 1 Ulceration and Extensive Proximal Hardware in a Previously Reconstructed Charcot Patient.(in progress)

Publications

Medical Training

  • Podiatry Inpatient Daily Management, 2 Podiatry Clinics, 2 Wound Care Centers
  • Charcot and Reconstructive Foot Center member
  • Antibiotic Management of complicated skin and soft tissue infections/osteomyelitis
  • Rotations: Orthopedic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Rheumatology, Internal Medicine, Anesthesia, General Surgery, Dermatology, Pain Management, Infectious Disease, Radiology, Pathology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Behavioral Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Neurology
  • Advanced Peripheral Nerve Surgery Course - Institute for Peripheral Nerve Surgery
  • Small Bones Innovations Surgical Skills External Fixator Course - May 2007
  • Certification in Advanced Techniques in Surgical Wound Management
  • Symposium on Complex Reconstruction in the Foot & Ankle: GRAFTJACKET Matrix Science Symposium and Advanced Fixation Workshop
  • Foot & Ankle Arthroscopy by The American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons

Offices Held-Appointments

  • President Oklahoma Podiatric Medical Association 2013-2014
  • Assistant Scientific Chair OKPMA
  • Vice President Oklahoma Podiatric Medical Association 2012
  • Physician Member Oklahoma Health Care Authority DME Advisory Panel

Hospital Affiliations

Memberships

  • APMA
  • ACFAS
  • Alumni Theta Chi Fraternity
  • Pennsylvania Academy of Science
  • Oklahoma Podiatric Medical Association
  • American Public Health Association

Lectures

  • Pediatric fractures of the Lower Extremity
    • September 2005, Lecture Presented to St. Luke's Residents
  • Osseous Tumors of the Lower Extremity
    • March 2006, Lecture Presented to St. Luke's Residents
  • Abductor Hallucis Muscle Transposition Flap
    • August 2006, Workshop Presented to St. Luke's Residents
  • Digital Fillet Flap
    • August 2006, Workshop Presented to St. Luke's Residents
  • Melanoma
    • April 2007, Lecture presented to St. Luke's Residents
  • Medical Minute

Clinical Interests

  • Plastics Procedures (flaps, skin grafting)
  • Wound Care/Limb Salvage
  • Arthroscopic/Endoscopic Procedures
  • Charcot Reconstruction
  • VAC Wound Therapy
  • Peripheral Nerve Surgery

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