Christopher R. Hood JR, DPM, AACFAS

Premier Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine

266 Lancaster Avenue, Suite 200, Malvern, PA 19355

crhoodjr12@gmail.com / chood@premierortho.com / 215-990-9793 (CELL)

EMPLOYMENT

August 2016 – Present

o Premier Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine - Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Center Division

Associate, Department of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Attending Physician, Phoenixville Hospital PMSR/RRA

Attending Physician, Main Line Health System PMSR/RRA

Faculty, Pennsylvania Intensive Lower Extremity Fellowship

Practice at Malvern, Phoenixville, and Pottstown office locations

EDUCATION

2008 – 2012 Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (May 2012)

Sterling-Harford-DiPrimio Anatomic Honors Society – TUSPM 2008-2012

PPMA Student Liaison (2010-2011)

2004 – 2007 Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

B.S. Biology (May 2007)

Deans Honor List – Temple University, 2007

RESIDENCY TRAINING

July 2012 – June 2015, Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Upland, PA

o A large Level-II trauma center with three-year podiatric surgical residency (PMSR/RRA

Approved). Management of a large in-house patient population with an interdisciplinary

team approach to patient care. Extensive training in foot and ankle surgery, diabetic

limb salvage, elective forefoot and rear-foot reconstructive surgery, and emergency

room foot and ankle trauma.

o Management of patients in outpatient offices and multiple wound healing centers.

Includes training in pre/post-operation evaluation and management, office

documentation, and training in billing and coding.

o Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore (2 mth rotation -

Drs. Bradley Lamm DPM, John Herzenberg MD, Shawn Standard MD, Janet Conway MD)

July 2014 – June 2015, Chief Resident, Crozer Chester Medical Center

o Chosen for this position by attending leadership of the program.

o Organize weekly meetings including radiology rounds, journal club, outside speakers.

o Coordinate student extern education.

o Performance review of junior residents and provide remediation when needed.

o Creation and management of program website.

FELLOWSHIP TRAINING (Fellowship Trained Foot and Ankle Surgeon)

July 2015 – June 2016, Pennsylvania Intensive Lower Extremity Fellowship, Malvern, PA

o Pennsylvania Orthopedic Center, Division of Premier Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine

Dr. Jason R Miller, DPM, FACFAS; Dr. Benjamin D. Overley, DPM, FACFAS; Dr.

Louis Ciliberti, DPM, AACFAS

o Office practice management skills treating orthopaedic based foot and ankle pathology.

o Forefooot and rearfoot reconstructive surgical cases.

o Traumatology with open and closed fracture management.

o Total ankle arthroplasty experience and certification.

Official certification in Stryker STAR Total Ankle Arthroplasty (Nov 2015),

Zimmer Trabecular Metal (April 2016), Wright Medical Infinity/InBone (June

2016), and Integra Salto/Cadence (July 2016)

DPM LICENSURE

July 2012 – Present Pennsylvania State - SC006366 (Expires 12-31-2018)

NPI# 1710240882

July 2012 – Present DEA: FH-331-3727 (Expires 10-31-2017)

June 2015 – Present ABFAS Board Qualified (BQ) in Forefoot and Rearfoot (RRA) Surgery

ORGANIZATIONS

American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) – Member

o APMA – Clinical Practice Advisory Committee (CPAC) – Section Head

o APMA – Young Physician Leadership Panel

Pennsylvania Podiatric Medical Association (PPMA) – Member

American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) – Member, Associate

American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ABFAS) – Member, Qualified

ADVANCE TRAINING/WORKSHIPS

AO Basic Podiatric Course – LaJolla, CA (Sept, 2013)

Wright Medical Podiatric Fellows Course (Wright Medical) – Memphis, TN (Mar 2015)

o Chairman: Stephen A. Brigido, DPM, FACFAS

Ilizarov Foot & Ankle Reconstruction Course (Smith & Nephew) – Tampa, FL (June 2015)

o Faculty: William T. DeCarbo, DPM; Emily A. Cook, DPM; Jeremy Cook, DPM

Subchondroplasty of the Extremity (Zimmer/Biomet) – Parsippany, NJ (Sept 2015)

o Faculty: Christopher E. Baker, MD

Establishing the Foundation in Foot and Ankle Technologies – Surgical Podiatry Symposium

(Zimmer/Biomet) – Miami, FL (Oct 2015)

o Meeting Chair: Jordan P Grossman, DPM, FACFAS

Stryker STAR Total Ankle Replacement Certificate Training – Allentown, PA (Nov 2015)

Arthrex Podiatry Fellows Course – Naples, FL (Mar 2016)

o Meeting Chair: James DeJesus, DPM

Biomet/Zimmer Trabecular Metal Total Ankle Replacement Certificate Training – Exton, PA (April

2016)

Wright Medical Infinity Total Ankle Replacement Training – Allentown, PA (June 2016)

ACFAS Arthroscopy Course – Chicago, IL (June 2016)

Integra Cadence and Salto Total Ankle Replacement Certificate Training (July/Sept 2016)

Stryker Modern Circular Fixation Techniques Course – Dallas, TX (Oct 2016)

o Meeting Chair: Guido LaPorta, DPM

PUBLICATIONS – Scientific / Journal

Hood CR, Lehrman JD. Charcot neuroarthropathy following dorsiflexory wedge osteotomy of the

first metatarsocuneiform joint. Journal of Diabetic Foot Complications. Journal of Diabetic Foot

Complications. 2015; 7(2-1): 17-25.

Hood CR, Cornell R, Greenfield B. Liquid adhesive contact dermatitis after bunionectomy: a case

report and literature review. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2016;55(1):209-214.

Hood CR, Miller JR. Post traumatic hallux valgus – a rupture of the medial collateral ligament.

Foot Ankle Online Journal. 2016; 9(1):3.

Hood CR, Miller JR. The triad of osteobiology – rehydrating calcium phosphate with bone

marrow aspirate concentrate for the treatment of bone marrow lesions. Foot and Ankle Online

Journal. 2016; 9(1):11.

Hood CR, Samuel DE. Hematogenous osteomyelitis in an adult: from axilla to metatarsal – a case

report. Clinical Research in Foot and Ankle. 2016; 4(1-185):1-5.

Hood CR, Blacklidge DK, Hoffman SJ. Diverging dual intramedullary kirschner wire technique for

arthrodesis of the proximal interphalanageal joint in hammertoe correction. Foot and Ankle

Specialist. 2016; 9(5): 432-437.

Hood CR, Miller JR. The rare lesser metatarsal bipartite sesamoid – a case report and literature

review. JAPMA. 2016; 106(No. sp1): 8-8.

Hood CR, Miller JR. Intramedullary rodding of a toe - hammertoe correction using an

implantable intramedullary fusion device – a case report and review. Foot and Ankle Online

Journal. 2017; 9(4):1.

Hood CR, Hoffman SM, Miller JM. Lateral column of the foot arthroplasty with interpositional

fascia lata graft – a new technique. Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery. 2017; 16(1): 34-40.

Hood CR, Miller JR, Eldridge SW, Tran MK. The rare lesser metatarsal bipartite sesamoid – a case

report and literature review. JAPMA. (Accepted November 2016, Pending Publication)

Hood CR, Miller JR. The annular verruca plantaris in cantharidin use – a case report. JAPMA.

(Accepted December 2016, Pending Publication)

Hood CR, Miller JR, Hollinger JK. Defining talar head and neck pathology – the malvern

classification system. Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. (Accepted July 2016, Pending

Publication)

Hood CR, Riding PJ, Cook TC. Reverse jahss first metatarsophalangeal plantar dislocations – case

report and literature review. (Pending Review – The Foot, Submitted April 2017)

Hood CR, Jackson WA, Floros RC, Bernstein DA. The vacuum phenomenon in the ankle joint – air

bubbles on CT. (Pending Review – Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Submitted June 2017)

Hood CR, Jackson W. O’Hara KA. Osteoid Osteoma of the Distal Phalanx of the Second Digit – A

Case Report and Review (In Progress – Pending Submission)

Hood CR, Hollinger JK, Miller JR. Posterior talofibular ligament pathology and kagers triangle –

kagers obliteration: What does the imaging say? (In Progress – Pending Submission)

Hood CR, Baloga M. Acute compartments syndrome trends in creatinine kinase values for lower

extremity trauma. (In Progress – Pending Submission)

RESEARCH PROJECTS / POSTERS

Hood CR, Lehrman JD. First metatarso-cuneiform joint fusion with dorsiflexory wedge

osteotomy for the treatment of chronic submetatarsal head one plantar ulceration(s).

o Diabetic Limb Salvage Conference, Poster, Oct 2014;

o ACFAS Annual Scientific Conference, Poster, Feb 2015.

o European Wound Management Association (EWMA) 2017 Conference, Poster, May

2017 (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

o Goldfarb Clinical Conference, Poster, Nov 2017 (Accepted)

Hood CR, Lehrman JD. Charcot following elective forefoot surgery in two diabetic patients.

Diabetic Limb Salvage Conference, Poster, Oct 2014.

Hood CR, Miller JR, Overley BD. BMI and total ankle joint replacement – a risk factor? ACFAS

Annual Scientific Conference, Poster, Feb 2016.

Hood CR, Miller JR. Lateral ankle sprains and nerve injuries - decompression with amniotic

membrane wrap – a case report. ACFAS Annual Scientific Conference, Poster, February 2016.

Hood CR, Miller JR. Where in the watershed does the Achilles rupture? A more detailed analysis

of Achilles tendon ruptures with surgical recommendations.

o AOFAS Annual Conference, Poster Presentation Accepted, July 2016.

o ACFAS Annual Scientific Conference, Poster, March 2018 (Pending Review)

Hood CR, Miller JR. The annular verruca plantaris in cantharidin use – a case report. APMA

Annual Scientific Meeting, Poster, July 2016.

Hood CR, Miller JR, Eldridge SW, Tran MK. The rare lesser metatarsal bipartite sesamoid – a case

report and literature review. APMA Annual Scientific Meeting, Poster, July 2016.

o APMA – Annual Scientific Meeting, The National 2016 – Outstanding Poster Abstract,

Resident Category – First Place

Patel SA, Hood CR, Lehrman JD, Cornell RS. A retrospective multicenter review evaluating the

safety of diving fiberglass total contact casts in hyperbaric oxygen (hbo) chambers.

o Spring SAWC 2017, Poster Presentation, April 2017 (Research Critique Category

Designation)

o APMA Annual Scientific Meeting, July 2017 (Oral Abstract Designation Acceptance)

o APWCA 16th Annual National Clinical Conference, Sept 2017 (Top 4 Abstract, Oral

Presentation Designation Acceptance)

o Goldfarb Clinical Conference, Poster, Nov 2017 (Accepted)

Hood CR, Miller JR. Intramedullary rodding of a toe – hammertoe correction using an

implantable intramedullary fusion device – a case report. APMA Annual Scientific Meeting,

Poster, July 2016.

Dietrich CC, Hood CR, Miller JR. A unique case of bilateral distal tibia and calcaneal osteonecrosis

in an hiv-infected patient on highly active antiretroviral therapy. APMA Annual Scientific

Meeting, Poster, July 2016.

Miller JR, Hollinger JK, Hood CR. A rare case of concomitant flexor digitorium accessorius longus

and accessory peroneocalcaneus internus: the etiology of chronic tarsal tunnel syndrome.

ACFAS Annual Scientific Conference, Poster, February 2017.

Hood CR, Hollinger JK, Miller JR. Posterior talofibular ligament pathology and kagers triangle –

kagers obliteration: What does the imaging say? APMA Annual Scientific Meeting, Poster, July

2017.

Hood CR, Hollinger JK, Miller JR. Defining Talar Head and Neck Pathology – The Malvern

Classification System.

o APMA Annual Scientific Meeting, Poster, July 2017.

o Goldfarb Clinical Conference, Poster, Nov 2017 (Accepted)

o ACFAS Annual Scientific Conference, Poster, March 2018 (Pending Review)

Hood CR, Lehrman JD. Now trending: twitter use at the APMA annual scientific meeting. APMA

Annual Scientific Meeting, Poster, July 2017.

Hood CR, Lehrman JD. How to get the patient you want? Trends in referral to a podiatric

surgeon.

o APMA Annual Scientific Meeting, Poster, July 2017.

o Goldfarb Clinical Conference, Poster, Nov 2017 (Accepted)

Hood CR, Lehrman JD. Podiatric state association adoption of twitter – where are we? Goldfarb

Clinical Conference, Poster, Nov 2017 (Accepted)

Hood CR, Riding PJ, Cook TC. Reverse jahss first metatarsophalangeal plantar dislocations – case

report and literature review. ACFAS Annual Scientific Conference, Poster, March 2018 (Pending

Review)

Hood CR, Jackson WA, Floros RC, Bernstein DA. The vacuum phenomenon in the ankle joint – air

bubbles on CT. ACFAS Annual Scientific Conference, Poster, March 2018 (Pending Review)

Hood CR, Jackson W. O’Hara KA. Osteoid Osteoma of the Distal Phalanx of the Second Digit – A

Case Report and Review. ACFAS Annual Scientific Conference, Poster, March 2018 (Pending

Review)

Thatcher L, Erfle D, Flannery A, Hood CR. A 32-month follow-up of talus ocd repair using fresh

frozen talar allograft in an obese male patient. ACFAS Annual Scientific Conference, Poster,

March 2018 (Pending Review)

PUBLICATIONS – Other

Hood CR, Cornell R. How routine nail care can prevent complications in patients with diabetes.

Podiatry Today. 27(12), 2014. (Top 10 Columns #1 Article)

Hood, CR. Why you should pursue a fellowship. Podiatry Today. 28(7), 2015.

Cornell RS, Hood CR. What you should know about biofilm and implants. Podiatry Today. 28(8),

2015.

Hood CR. What fellowship has taught me about surgical preparation. Podiatry Today. 28(11),

2015.

Hood CR. Emphasizing the importance of research to podiatric residents. Podiatry Today. 29(5),

2016.

Hood CR, Kragt LL, Badaczewski AJ. Understanding the relationship of metabolic syndrome and

pre-diabetes. Podiatry Today. 2017; 30(3).

Hood CR, Hollinger JK, Miller JM. How anticoagulation therapy can affect recurrent acute

compartment syndrome. Podiatry Today. 2017; 30(7).

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

DLS (Diabetic Limb Salvage) Conference. (Poster Presenter) Washington DC. Oct 2011; Oct 2014.

Rubin Institute for Advances Orthopedics. (Podiatric/Orthopedic Rotation) Baltimore, MD. Nov-

Dec 2013.

Delaware Valley Foot and Ankle Symposium. Bryn Mawr, PA. Sept 2014.

American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons – Annual Scientific Conference. Ft Lauderdale FL

(Feb 2011); Phoenix AZ (Feb 2015 – Poster Presenter); Austin TX (Feb 2016 – Poster Presenter)

Advances in Foot and Ankle Surgery – Wright Medical Technologies. New York, NY. Nov 2015.

Ankle Arthritis Roundtable and Case Review – Stryker STAR: Philadelphia, PA. Dec 2015.

American Podiatric Medical Association – The National Conference. (Poster Presenter)

Philadelphia PA (July 2016 – Poster Presenter); Nashville TN (July 2016 – Poster Presenter, Panel

Lecturer)

American Podiatric Medical Association – Young Physicians’ Institute. Nashville, TN. Oct 2016.

Pennsylvania Podiatric Medical Association – House of Delegates. Hershey, PA. June 2017.

LECTURES

Crozer Keystone Health System – Podiatry Lecture Series (2016-17)

o “External Fixation – Delta Frames and Trauma” (Aug 2016, Sept 2017)

o “Total Ankle Replacement: The Basics” (Nov 2016, Aug 2017)

APMA - The National, July 28-30, 2017 – Nashville TN.

o “Transition from student to resident and resident to practitioner.”

Panel Member – Young Practitioner Panel Discussion.

Institute of Musculoskeletal Science & Education (IMSE) – Foot & Ankle Symposium to Enhance

Your Practice

o “So What Is This Cartiva Thing?” (Sept 2017)

43rd Annual Goldfarb Clinical Conference, November 9-11, 2017 – Valley Forge PA. (Upcoming)

o “Ankle sprains – let’s forget about the ligaments for a second.”

o “Stress fractures.”

o “The high ankle sprain.”

AWARDS

American Podiatric Medical Association – The National Conference. (Poster Presenter)

Philadelphia, PA (July 2016). (Award: Outstanding Poster Abstract, Resident Category – First

Place)

Main Line Today Magazine, Selection, Top Doctor 2016 (Podiatry)

American Society of Podiatric Medical Assistant – APMA Scholarship Winner, July 2017

MISC

American Podiatric Medical Students’ Association (APMSA) – Research Review Panel: June 2017

Foot and Ankle Online Journal (FAOJ.org) – Peer Reviewer: Aug 2016 – present

JSM Foot & Ankle (www.jscimedcentral.com/FootAnkle/) – Peer Reviewer: Oct 2016 – present

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (JAPMA) – Peer Reviewer: Dec 2016 –

present

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery (JFAS) – Peer Reviewer: July 2017 - present

Premier Orthopaedics (www.premierortho.com) – Blog Contributor: Aug 2016 – present

Podiatry Today (podiatrytoday.com) – Blog Contributor: July 2016 – present (monthly article

contribution)

Podiatry Today (podiatrytoday.com) – Fellow, Blog Contributor: July 2015 – June 2016

(quarterly article contribution, 4)

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS

Elective Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery

Foot and Ankle Trauma

Diabetic Limb Salvage

Teaching / Education / Research

Personal Education Website – www.footankleresource.com

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Soccer, Travel /Outdoors, Running

*Professional references and surgical logs are available on request