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John Femino, MD

Clinical Professor of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Current Positions

  • Clinical Professor of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Education

  • BA in Liberal Arts - Biology, English and Psychology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, United States
  • MD in Medicine, University of North Dakota, School of Medicine, Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
  • Internship, Blodgett Memorial Medical Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
  • Chief Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery, Grace Hospital, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan, United States
  • Fellow in Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Center, Program and Institute Affiliations

Research Interests

  • The analysis of a team based model for care of patients with diabetic foot ulcers with nurses performing routine conservative sharp wound debridement (CSWD)
  • 3- Dimensional analysis of the effect of different hind foot positions on talar kinematics in a rotationally unstable cadaveric ankle.
  • The outcomes of partial foot and below the knee amputation in diabetics; are some patients better served with primary below the knee amputation
  • Analysis of bone healing in a Type I diabetic rabbit model

Licenses & Certifications

  • Iowa Medical License, Iowa Board of Medicine, Iowa, United States
  • Federal DEA, United States
  • Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, United States
  • Michigan Medical License, Michigan
  • Massachusetts Medical License, Massachusetts
  • Basic Life Support, American Heart Association

Selected Publications

  • Mohamed Abdelaziz Elghazy MD, PHD, Christina Hajewski, MD and John Femino, MD.  The Kinematic Effect of Anatomic Deep Deltoid Ligament Stabilization in a Cadaveric Model of Syndesmotic Instability with Deep Deltoid Ligament Instability. AOFAS online abstract.  December 30, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011424S00542
  • Aly M Fayed, Nacime Salomao Barbachan Mansur, John E Femino. A Case Report of Brodie's Abscess of the Cuboid Treated by Anatomic Antibiotic-Cement Spacer. Iowa Orthop J. 2024;44(1):17-22. PMID: 38919358. PMCID: 11195890
  • Aly M Fayed, Nacime Salomao Barbachan Mansur, Nastaran Fatemi, John E Femino. A Case Report of Isolated Cervical Ligament Rupture With Hyper-Pronation Injury: Specific MRI Protocol and Surgical Reconstruction. Iowa Orthop J. 2024;44(1):23-29. PMID: 38919347. PMCID: PMC11195898
  • Sarah Ryan, Daniel Meeker, Brady Wilkinson, Amal A Shibli-Rahhal, John E Femino. Displaced Proximal Tibia Fracture After Proximal Tibial Autograft Harvest: A Case Report. Iowa Orthop J. 2024;11(1):31-35. PMID: 38919341. PMCID: PMC11195900
  • Nacime Salomao Barbachan Mansur, John E Femino, Karthikeyan Chinnakkannu, Aly Fayed, Natalie Glass, Phinit Phisitkul, Annunziato Amendola. Posterior Ankle Impingement: It's Not Only About the Os Trigonum. Foot Ankle Orthop. Mar 30;9(1):24730114241241326. doi: 10.1177/24730114241241326. PMID: 38559392
  • Kepler AM, Carvalho MD, Aly M. Fayed MD MSc, Samai Ferrarezi MD, Gustavo Araugo Nunes MD, Tania Szejnfeld Mann MD PhD, Nacime Salomao Barbachan Mansur MD PhD, Alexandre Leme Godoy-Santos MD PhD, John Femino MD, Bopha Chrea MD, Cesar de Cesar Netto MD PhD, Holly Johnson MD, Miki Dalmau-Pastor PhD. Integrity of the First Metatarsal Head Vascularization and Soft-Tissue Envelope Following Minimally Invasive Chevron Osteotomy for Hallux Valgus (HV) Deformity: A Micro-CT and Anatomical Assessment. December 2023. 8(4), Doi:10.1177/2473011423D00044
  • Cychosz C, Eisenberg J, Glass N, Fleury I, Buckwalter J V, Phisitkul P, Femino JE. Outcomes of Surgical Treatment for Sural Neuritis: A Retrospective Case Series.  Foot and Ankle Intl.  2023 Sep;44(9):845-853. Doi: 10.1177/10711007231184472. Epub 2023 Jul 21. PMID: 37477149
  • Femino JE.  Cervical Ligament Insufficiency: A Paradigm Shift in our Understanding of Progressive Collapsing Foot Deformity.  Foot Ankle Intl. 2023 Oct;44(10):958-959. doi: 10.1177/10711007231191418; PMID: 3773703
  • Chinnakkannu K, Barbachan Mansur NS, Glass N, Phisitkul P, Amendola A, Femino JE.  Risks Associated with Posterior Ankle Hindfoot Arthroscopy Complications.  Foot and Ankle International 2023 May; 44(5):385-391.doi: 10.1177/10711007231157714. Epub 2023 Mar 22. PMID: 3694656
  • Mansur NSB, Femino JE, Chinnakkannu K, Glass N, Phisitkul P, Amendola A. Posterior Impingement: It’s not all about the Os Trigonum. Foot & Ankle Orthop vol 7(4) Nov 2022. p.2473011421S0077. PMCID: PMC9673594. doi:10.1177/24730114241241326. PMID: 38559392.