John Femino, MD

Medical School

University of North Dakota, School of Medicine

Internship

Blodgett Memorial Medical Center, Transitional Internship Program

Residency

Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Grace Hospital, Detroit Medical Center

Fellowship

New England Baptist Hospital, Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Fellowship

Professional Societies

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
• Michigan Orthopaedic Society
• University of Michigan Orthopaedic Society
• Mid-America Orthopaedic Society
• Iowa Orthopaedic Society
• Iowa Medical Society

Professional Experience

• Clinical Instructor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 1997-98
• Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 1998-2005
• Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 2005 - 2009
• Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 2009-Present

Research Interests

• Ankle Arthritis
• Biomechanics of the Foot and Ankle
• Midfoot injuries
• Painful Adolescent Flat Foot
• Fractures of the Ankle, Talus and Calcaneus
• Ligamentous Injuries of the Ankle
• Applied Surgical Anatomy

Recent Publications

• Shetty M, Fessell DP, Femino JE, Jacobson JA, Lin J, Jamadar D. Sonography of ankle tendon impingement with surgical correlation. AJR AM J Roentgenol. 2002 Oct;179(4):949-53.
• Pham H, Fessel DP, Femino JE, Sharp S, Jacobson JA, Hayes CW. Sonography and MR Imaging of selected benign masses in the ankle and foot. AJR AM J Roentgenol. 2003 Jan;180(1):99-107.
• Durkee NJ, Jacobson JA, Jamadar DA, Femino JE, Karunakar MA, Hayes CW.  Sonographic evaluation of lower extremity interosseous membrane injury: retrospective review in three patients. Journal of Ultrasound Medicine, 2003; 22:1369-1375.
• La S, Fessell DP, Femino JE, Jacobson JA, Jamadar D, Hayes C.  Sonography of  partial-thickness quadriceps tendon tears with surgical correlation.  Journal of Ultrasound Medicine, 2003; 22:1323-1329.
• Chien AJ, Jacobson JA, Jamadar DA, Femino JE, Hayes CW:  Imaging appearances of lateral ankle ligament reconstruction.  Radiographics (United States), Jul-Aug 2004, 24(4) p999-1008.
• Femino JE, Gruber B, Karunakar M. “Safe Zone for Placement of Medial Malleolar Screws”.  Journal of Bone and Joint Surg, 2007 Jan; 89(A) vol. 1 pp.
• Femino JE, Jacobson JA, Craig CL, Kuhns LR.  “Dynamic Ultrasound of the Foot and Ankle; Adult and Pediatric Applications”. Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery.  2007 Mar; 6(1) 50-61.
• Phisitkul P, Junko JT, Femino JE, Saltzman CL, Amendola A. “Technique of Prone Ankle and Subtalar Arthroscopy”.  Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery. 2007 Mar; 6(1) 30-37.
• Kaar S, Femino JE, Morag Y. “Lisfranc Joint Displacement Following Sequential Ligament Sectioning as Measured by Weight-bearing and Manual Stress Radiographs: A Biomechanical Cadaveric Study”. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Oct. 2007 89(6) 2225-32
• Martus JE, Femino JE, Caird MS, Kuhns LR, Craig CL, Farley FA: “Facies Externa Accessoria Corpalis Tali as an Etiology of the Painful Rigid Flatfoot: A new Diagnosis. The Iowa Orthopaedic Journal 2008, (28)1-8.
• Martins JE, Femino JE, Caird MS, Huehes RE, Farley FA. “Accessory Anterolateral Facet of the Pediatric Talus: An Anatomic Study”. Journal of Bone and Joine Surgery. AM Nov. 2008 (90)2452-2459