Fellowship Training:          

THC-Seattle Hospital 7/95-6/96
Seattle, WA
Waldo Podiatric Surgical Residency
Advanced Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery

AO Trauma Fellowship 4/8-5/10, 1996
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Sigvard T. Hansen M.D.   Director

Additional Training:

Orthofix Academy 6/07
Comprehensive External Fixation course
TRUE/LOK, Sheffield Ring Fixator, XCaliber, Pennig, Retronail
Dallas, Texas
Drs. Samchukov MD, Cherkashin MD, Kirenko MD - Directors (Kurgan Faculty)

Major Foot Deformity External Fixation Workshop 3/06
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons
Guido La Porta DPM  Course Director
Las Vegas, NV

Institute for Peripheral Nerve Surgery 7/05
Lower Extremity Nerve Surgery Course
Union Memorial Hospital
A. Lee Dellon M.D. Course Director   
Baltimore, MD

Advances in Lower Extremity External Fixation 5/04
Monolateral and Ring External Fixation in Foot & Ankle Deformities
Orthopaedic Learning Center
Chicago, IL

Wound Healing Symposium 12/99
Comprehensive Healthcare Group      
James Smith M.D. Course Director Hauppage,
New York

Arthroscopy of the Foot and Ankle 11/97
Orthopaedic Learning Center
James Guhl M.D. Course Director
Chicago, IL

Comprehensive Care of the Diabetic 5/96-6/96
University of Texas Health Science Center
Lawrence Harkless D.P.M. Director    
San Antonio, TX

Advanced Podiatric AO/ASIF Course 1/95
Monterey, CA

Microneurovascular Surgical Course 3/94
MOET Institute San Francisco, CA

Professional Education:

Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine 1989-93
Chicago, IL

Degree: Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine, Bachelors of Science
Honors: Cum Laude


Pre-Professional Education:

University of Iowa 1987-89
Iowa City, IA

University of Missouri 1986-87
Columbia, MO     

Research and Publications:   

Clinical Practice Guidelines: American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons
Diagnosis and Treatment of Forefoot Disorders. Sections 1-5. James L. Thomas, DPM, Edwin Blitch, DPM, Martin Chaney, DPM, Kris DiNucci, DPM, Kimberly Eickmeier, DPM, Lawrence Rubin, DPM, Mickey Stapp, DPM, John Vanore, DPM.
J Foot Ankle Surgery 48 (2) 2009.

“Revisional Peripheral Nerve surgery”, Jarrett D. Cain DPM, Kris A. DiNucci DPM
Clin Podiatr Med Surg 2009;26 (1) 11-22.

“Biomechanical Consequences of Lateral Column Lengthening of the Calcaneus:

Part 1. Long Plantar Ligament Strain”, Kent R. DiNucci DPM, Jeffery Christensen DPM, Kris DiNucci DPM.  J Foot Ankle Surg. 43:10, 2004.

“Closed Kinetic Chain Tarsal Mechanics of Subtalar Joint
Arthroeresis”, Jeffery Chistensen DPM, Neil Campbell DPM, Kris DiNucci DPM. 1996 William J. Stickel Gold Award  J. Podiatr. Med. Assoc. 86:467, 1996.

Clinical Instruction:

Faculty Member:

American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
Surgical Skills Courses
Orthopaedic Learning Center
Chicago, IL 2003-present

Providence Medical Center Podiatric Surgical Residency
Providence Medical Center Seattle,
WA 8/99-7/00

Green River Podiatric Surgical Residency
HealthSouth Surgical Center    
Auburn, WA 8/99-7/00

Committees Served:   

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons 2008 – present
Surgical Skills Committee: Chairman

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons 2005 – present

Surgical Skills Committee

American Board of Podiatric Surgery 2003 - 2006
Reconstructive Rearfoot and Ankle Oral Examination Committee

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons 2004 – 2005
Consumer Education Committee

Positions Served:                        

Oral Board Examiner
American Board of Podiatric Surgery 2002 - present
Reconstructive Rearfoot & Ankle and Foot Examinations

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons 2003 - present
National Media Spokesperson

Oral Board Examiner
American Board of Podiatric Surgery 2002 - 2007
Reconstructive Rearfoot & Ankle and Foot Examinations

Board of Trustees 2003 - 2005
Nebraska Podiatric Medical Association

Instructional Courses:                      

Course Chairman and Instructor:
Complex Foot Reconstruction
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Surgical Skills Course
Las Vegas, NV 11/09

Instructor:
Foot and Ankle Tenodesis Workshop
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
Washington D.C 3/09

Course Co-Chairman and Instructor:
Master Course in Foot and Ankle Surgery
Arthrex Scottsdale Lab
Scottsdale, AZ 2/09

Course Chairman and Instructor:
Arthrodesis Toe to Ankle
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Surgical Skills Course
Spine Education and Research Institute
Denver, CO 9/08                                

Instructor and Moderator:
Internal Fixation Workshop Rearfoot:
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
Long Beach, CA 2/08

Arthrex Foot & Ankle Masters Course 8/07
Repositional Bunion Correction
Los Angeles, CA


Course Chairman and Instructor:

No Bones About It—Soft Tissue Issues
Surgical Skills Course
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
Orthopedic Learning Center     
Chicago, IL 9/06

Instructor and Moderator:

Internal Fixation Workshop Rearfoot & Ankle:
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
Las Vegas, NV 3/06

Instructor and Moderator:

Advanced Forefoot Fixation Workshop:

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
New Orleans, LA 4/05

Instructor:

Advanced Forefoot Fixation Workshop:

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
New Orleans, LA 4/05

Instructor:

Advanced Forefoot Fixation Workshop:

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
San Diego, CA 3/04

Instructor:

The “Other” Fixation Workshop:

External Fixation Workshop for the Foot & Ankle Surgeon
(Mini-Fixator to Hybrids on Saw bones)
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
Beverly Hills, CA 2/02

National & Regional Lecture Presentations:  

Cotton Osteotomy for Stage 2 PTTD
Surgical Pearls for Foot and Ankle Surgery
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
Las Vegas, NV  2/10

Implant arthroplasty of the 1st MTP joint
Cotton Osteotomy for Stage 2 PTTD Reconstruction
Complex Foot Reconstruction
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Surgical Skills Course
Wright Medical Mobile Lab
Las Vegas, NV 11/09

Current Concepts in Hallux Valgus Repair
Achilles Tendon Insertional tendinopathy 
CPMA Fall Meeting
Colorado Springs, CO 10/09

Controversies in the Adult Acquired Flatfoot
Forefoot Reconstruction of the Rheumatoid Foot
Non-Osteotomy correction of Hallux Valgus
Associated Pathology of the Cavus Foot
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
Washington D.C. 3/09

Current Concepts in Hallux Valgus Repair; Hindfoot and Midfoot Fusions;
First MTP Implant Arthroplasty; First MTP arthrodesis;
Achilles Tendon Primary Repair, FHL Transfer and Tendon Reconstruction 
Master Course in Foot and Ankle Surgery
Arthrex Scottsdale Lab
Scottsdale, AZ 2/09

Equinus correction: Gastrocnemius Recession and TAL
Arthrodesis in PTTD
Triple Arthrodesis
Isolated Subtalar joint Arthrodesis
Arthrodesis Toe to Ankle
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Surgical Skills Course
Spine Education and Research Institute
Denver, CO 9/08

Metatarsus Adductus Bunion
Bunion Complications: Recurrence
Rearfoot surgery Pearls: Panel Discussion
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
Long Beach, CA 2/08

Surgical Management of Gastrocnemius Equinus           
Current Concepts: Fix or Fuse: Ankle Arthrosis (Fuse)
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
Orlando, FL 3/07

Anterolateral Leg Compartment Syndrome
Overview of Entrapment Peripheral Neuropathies
New Technologies and Applications:  Neuropathy
No Bones About It—Soft Tissue Issues    Surgical Skills Course
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons
Orthopedic Learning Center                 
Chicago, IL 9/06

Rheumatoid Rearfoot & Ankle Deformites       
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
Las Vegas, NV 3/06

Ankle Arthrodesis: Indications & Technique
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
Las Vegas, NV 3/06

Surgical treatment of Equinus Deformity
4th Annual Orange County Podiatric Medical Assoc. Meeting
Huntington Beach, CA  10/05

Triple Arthrodesis
Medial Column Procedures Flatfoot Reconstruction
Non-surgical treatment of Adult Acquired Flatfoot
Adult Flatfoot Symposium: Live video broadcast
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons
Oklahoma City, OK 8/05

Controversies in Reconstructive Foot Surgery
Preserving the Foot in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Northwest Podiatric Foundation   Summer Meeting
Swedish Hospital                                 
Seattle, WA 6/05

Fusions in Flatfoot Surgery
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
New Orleans, LA 4/05    

Subtalar Joint Fusion
Conservative Treatment of Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Flatfoot Seminar
Orthopedic Learning Center                 
Chicago, IL 8/04

Foot & Ankle Care in the Aging Adult
Charting the Course in Gerontological Nursing
Nebraska Methodist Hospital – Peter Kiewit Conference Center
Omaha, NE 4/04

Diabetic Foot Care
Diabetic Support Group
Bergan-Mercy Hospital                                   
Omaha, NE 4/04

Lapidus Arthrodesis: Indications, Technique, & Pearls
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
San Diego, CA 3/04

Specialized Lesser Metatarsal Osteotomies
Salvage of Failed Hammertoe Surgery
Advanced Forefoot Surgical Skills Seminar
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons
Orthopedic Learning Center                 
Chicago, IL 8/03

Foot & Ankle Overuse Conditions
Excel Physical Therapy                        
Omaha, NE 3/03

Sinus Tarsi Syndrome or Nerve Entrapment?
Treatment of Tibial Sesamoid Pathology
Complications of Base Wedge Osteotomies
Kansas State Podiatric Association Annual Fall Meeting
Overland Park, KS 9/02

Evans Calcaneal Osteotomy
Reconstruction of the Rheumatoid Foot
2002 APMA Annual Scientific Meeting  
Seattle, WA 8/02

Kansas State Podiatric Association Annual Fall Meeting
Overland Park, KS 9/02

Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
Achilles Tendon: Insertional and Noninsertional Pathology
Kansas State Podiatric Association Annual Spring Meeting
Lindsborg, KS 4/02

Long-Term Outlook on the Treatment of Onychomycosis         
Lincoln, NE 3/02
Hastings, NE 6/02

Surgical Correction of the Adult Flexible Flatfoot
“The Seattle Experience”
Division Six: American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons
Chicago, IL 3/02

Kansas State Podiatric Association Annual Spring Meeting
Lindsborg, KS 4/02

Rheumatoid Forefoot:

Are we crippling people with Pan Metatarsal Head Resection? (Yes)
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
Beverly Hills, CA 2/02

Advanced Internal Fixation: Rearfoot Reconstruction
Calcaneocuboid Joint Distraction Arthrodesis
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
Beverly Hills, CA 2/02

Onychomycosis:
What you and your patients need to know
Novartis Consultant Physician Lecture Series
Omaha, NE 2/01, 3/01
Lincoln, NE 2/01, 3/01

ND State Podiatric Annual Mtg.                      
Bismark, ND 5/01

Reconstruction of the Rheumatoid Foot
Northwest Podiatric Foundation                       
Lake Tahoe, NV 3/00

3rd Annual Northwest Foot & Ankle Surgery Symposium
Swedish Medical Center                                  
Seattle, WA 3/00

Diagnosis & Management of Tarsometatarsal Injuries
Northwest Podiatric Foundation                       
Lake Tahoe, NV 3/00

Management of Podiatric Office Emergencies   
Northwest Podiatric Foundation                       
Lake Tahoe, NV 3/00

WA State Podiatric Annual Mtg.                      
Lake Chelan, WA 4/00

Musculoskeletal Tumor work-up of the Lower Extremity
Northwest Podiatric Foundation                       
Lake Tahoe, NV 3/00

Recognition & Treatment of Common Foot Disorders  
St. Josephs Medical Center
Omaha, NE 7/99

Treatment of Onychomycosis in the Diabetic Patient
Novartis Production Facility                 
Lincoln, NE 7/99

Onychomycosis Treatment with Oral Antifungal Medications
Department of Family Medicine                       
Omaha, NE 7/99

Univ. of Nebraska Med. Ctr.
NE State Podiatric Annual Mtg                        
Grand Island, NE 10/96

Comprehensive Review of Tarsal Navicular Fractures
Northwest Podiatric Foundation                       
Lake Tahoe, NV 3/00

Northwest Podiatric Foundation                       
Seattle, WA 5/96

Navicular Stress Fracture: Case Presentation
WA State Podiatric Annual Mtg.                      
Lake Chelan, WA 4/96

Navicular Stress Fractures: A Diagnostic & Management Protocol
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
New Orleans, LA 3/96

Workmen’s Compensation Board Symposium 12/95

University of Alberta: Edmonton, Canada
“Lower Extremity Repetitive Strain Injuries”

Featured Speaker:

Lectures Presented: Anatomy of the Foot & Ankle, Lower
Extremity Overuse Injuries, Plantar Heel Pain, Tarsal Tunnel
Syndrome, Achilles Tendon Disorders, Anatomy of a Workboot

The Effect of the Evans Calcaneal Osteotomy on the Intraarticular
Contact Characteristics of the Calcaneocuboid Joint
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.
San Francisco, CA 3/95

American Podiatric Medical Association Annual Mtg.
Seattle, WA 8/95

Surgical Principles of Tendon Transfers
Northwest Podiatric Foundation                       
Seattle, WA 10/94

Certifications:   

Board Certified, American Board of Podiatric Surgery 7/99 recertified to 2019
• Foot Surgery
• Reconstructive Rearfoot and Ankle Surgery

Professional Organizations:  

• Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
• Diplomat, American Board of Podiatric Surgery
• Podiatric Advisor, Northwest Podiatric Foundation
• Member, American Podiatric Medical Association
• Member, Arizona Podiatric Medical Association

 

Hospital & ASC Affiliations: 

Arizona:
Scottsdale Healthcare Thompson Peak   Affiliate 3/08
7400 East Thompson Peak Parkway
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
480-324-7000