 | ORI Staff:
David A. McQueen, MD, Medical Director, ORI - Orthopaedic Surgery (Residency) Program Director, Kansas University School of Medicine – Wichita, KS
- Associate Professor of Surgery, Kansas Univ. School of Medicine - Wichita
- President, Kansas Joint and Spine Institute, Wichita, KS
- Fellow of American College of Surgeons
- Member, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Founder, Flint Oak Symposium, “Perspectives in Total Joint Surgery”
- Inventor/Developer: Wichita Fusion Nail
- Arthritis/Surgery Fellowship, Univ. of Colorado School of Medicine
- Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, St Francis Regional Medical Ctr., Wichita, KS
- M.D. Universidad Autonomia de Guadalajara, Mexico
- B.S. University of California, Davis
Paul H. Wooley, PhD, Research Director, ORI - Research Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kansas University School of Medicine – Wichita, KS
- Adjunct Professor (ad hoc) of Engineering, The Wichita State University, KS
- Former Program Director (Basic Science) Orthopaedic Residency, Wayne State University Medical School, MI
- Former Director of Biomedical Research, Orthopaedic Surgery, Wayne State University, MI
- Former Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wayne State University Medical School, MI
- Former Professor of Immunology & Microbiology, Wayne State University Medical School, MI
- Former Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Wayne State University Medical School, MI
- Ph.D. (Immunogenetics), Guys Hospital Medical School, University of London, 1980
- B. Sc. (Microbiology), Queen Elizabeth College, University of London, 1976
Alexander Chong, MSAE, MSME, Research Engineer, ORI - Teaching Associate of Department of Surgery, Kansas University School of Medicine – Wichita, KS
- Former R&D Engineer, Aerotech Engineering & Research Corp., Lawrence, KS
- Former Graduate Research Assistant, Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
- Former Graduate Research Assistant, Aerospace Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
- Former Graduate Teaching Assistant, Aerospace Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
- M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2005
- M.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 1998
- B.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 1996
- Diploma, Avionics Engineering Technology, NAIT, Alberta, Canada, 1992
Shang-You Yang, MD, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, ORI
- Associate Professor of Department of Biological Sciences, The Wichita State University, KS
- Research Assistant Professor Department of Surgery, Kansas University School of Medicine – Wichita, KS
- Former Assistant Professor of Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
- Former Assistant Professor of Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
- Former Associate Research Scientist, Center of Radiation Oncology Research and Development, Inc., Detroit, MI
- M.D. Qingdao Medical College, China
- Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering), Thornhill University, Detroit, MI
Haiying Yu, MD, PhD, Research Scientist, ORI
- Former Research Associate of Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
- Former Research Assistant of Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
- Former Research Assistant, Shanghai Tissue Engineering Center, Shanghai, China
- Ph.D (Biomedical Engineering), Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 2007
- M.S. (Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery), Shanghai Second Medical University (current Medical School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Shanghai, China, 2003
- M.D. Medical College of Qingdao University, China, 2000
_________________________________________________________________________________ Affiliated Staff:
C. Douglas Pence, MD, Orthopaedic (Spine) Surgeon
- Clinical Assistant Professor Orthopaedic Surgery, Dept. Surgery, Kansas University School of Medicine, Wichita, KS
- Residency, Orthipaedic Surgery, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York
- M.D. University of Kansas School of Medicine
- B.S. Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
- Co-inventor of the Mechanical Analogue Spine
John R. Schurman II, MD, Orthopaedic (Joint Reconstruction) Surgeon - Clinical Assistant Professor Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kansas University School of Medicine, Wichita, KS
- Fellowship Director, Kansas Joint Replacement Institute, Wichita, KS
- James A. Dickson Fellow, Adult Reconstructive Surgery, The Cleveland Foundation, Cleveland, OH
- Senior Resident, Reconstructive Surgery, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA
- Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
- M.D., Wayne State University School of Medicine
- B.A., Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI
_________________________________________________________________________________ Associate Staff
Joseph Carrithers, PhD
- Research Operations Officer, Via Christi Research Inc., Via Christi Regional Medical Center, Wichita, KS
- Research Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, KS
- Former Medical Services Specialist, USAF Reserve
- Former Medical Technologist, St. Francis regional Medical Center, Wichita, KS
- Former Research Scientist, Anesthesia Residency Program, Via Christi regional Medical Center, Wichita, KS
- Member, IRB Committee, Wichita Medical Research and Educational Foundation
- Former Lecturer in Statistics, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, KS
- Member, American Physiological Society
- Ph.D., Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
- M.S., Adult and Occupational Education, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
- B.S., Biology, Sterling College, Sterling Kansas
- Holder of one U.S. Patent for a medical device
Michael T. Good, BSPharm, MBA - Business Operations Officer, Via Christi Research, Inc., Via Christi Regional Medical Center, Wichita, KS
- Business Operations Officer, Orthopaedic Research Institute, Inc., Wichita, KS
- Former President/CEO, Family Health Channel (Cable Health Television)
- Former President/CEO, Integrated Health Resources (Wellness Consulting Group)
- Former Regional Manager, MilCare/MedLynk (wireless/computerized med carts)
- Former Division Manager for a leading Pharmaceutical manufacturer
- Product Manager in charge of new pharma product launch ($150 M first year sales)
- Experienced in Business Plans, Forecasting, Planning and Execution of start-ups
- Experienced in Public Relations, Publicity and Publication of new acquisitions
- M.B.A., Marketing and Personnel Management, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
- B.S. in Pharmacy, with minors in Biochemistry and Nutrition, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
_________________________________________________________________________________ Consulting Staff:
Francis W. Cooke, PhD, Research Director, ORI
- Research Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kansas Univ. School of Medicine – Wichita, KS
- Adjunct Professor (ad hoc) of Engineering, The Wichita State University
- Former Head, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies (Bioengineering) Clemson Univ., Clemson, South Carolina
- Former Professor of Bioengineering and Materials Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina
- Former Manager of Bioengineering Laboratory, Franklin Institute Research Laboratories, Philadelphia, PA
- Past President, Society for Biomaterials
- Member: Society for Biomaterials, American Soc. for Testing and Materials, Orthopaedic Research Soc., American Soc. for Metals, American Soc. for Engineering Education
- Grant Application Reviewer (occasional): VA Rehab. R and D Service, NIH, NSF, FDA, Arthritis Found
- Article Reviewer (occasional): J. Rehab. R and D, J. Biomed. Mats. Res., J. Bone and Joint Surg., J. Orthop. Res., J. Biomech., Annals of Bioengineering
- Author, “A Primer of Biomechanics” Springer Verlag, New York, NY, 1999
- Chairman, International Biomaterials Symposium, 1974, 1975, 1979
- Visiting Assoc. Prof. of Bioengineering, Department of Orthopaedic Surg., Stanford Univ. School of Medicine, 1978
- Visiting Scientist, U.S. Army Inst. Dental Research, Walter Reed Army Med. Ctr., 1985
- Summer Fellow, NASA Langley Research Center (Composites Group), Hampton, VA, 1986
- Ph.D. (Materials Engineering,), Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, NY, 1965
- B. S. (Metallurgy), University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 1957
- Holder of five U. S. Patents for medical devices
Timothy A. Chavez, BS
- ORI Consultant (volunteer) Organic (polymer) Chemistry, Surface contamination, Quality Control
- Analytical Chemist, Boeing-Wichita, Wichita, KS
- Former Hospital Corpsman, U.S. Navy
- Former EKG technician
- Former Machine Shop Technician
- Former Medical Electronics Technician
- Member, American Chemical Society
- B.S., Chemistry, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
- Corpsman, U.S. Naval School of Health Sciences. San Diego, CA
Jeff R. Leiter, MS - ORI Consultant (volunteer) Locomotor and Sports Biomechanics
- Biomechanist, National (Canada) National Sport Center, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Instructor in Kinesiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Instructor/Ice Coordinator, Gimli Minor Hockey School, Gimli, MB, Canada
- Wichita Thunder Glass Rattler of the Year (2001)
- Canadian Hockey Association Young Investigator Award
- Royal Bank CIAU Academic All-Canadian
- Volunteer, Special Olympics Floor Hockey
- Manitoba Hockey Foundation Scholarship
- Pepsi Cola Canadian Scholarship
- Silver Medalist, World Inline Hockey Championships, 1997
- Professional Hockey Player (Team Captain), Wichita Thunder, Wichita, KS
- M.S., Biomechanics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Bachelors of Physical Education and Recreation, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
_______________________________________________________________________ Resident (Orthopaedic) Staff: Twenty orthopaedic residents recruited from (medical schools) throughout the nation are available for consultation and collaboration.
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