Orthopedic Spine and Trauma Surgeon

CURRICULUM VITAE

Jeffrey Jon Meter, MD

Orthopedic Spine and Trauma Surgeon

Spine, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery

Associate Clinical Professor

University of Connecticut

Associate Clinical Professor

Stanford University

(Board Certified)

92 Thompson Road

Avon, CT 06001

(408) 204-5328

Fax: (860) 404-2894

EDUCATION:

Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA, Biochemistry, BS, 1985

University of Edinburgh, Scotland, 1983-84

Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA, Doctor of Medicine, 1989

POSTGRADUATE:

AO Trauma Fellowship, Kantonspital Chur, Switzerland, July - September, 1995

Spine Surgery, SpineCare Medical Group, Daly City, CA, February - May 1998

Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, 1997

Letterman Army Medical Center, Presidio of SF, CA Transitional Internship, 1990

CERTIFICATION:

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Board Certified since 1999.

LICENSURE:

State of California, Medical License #G 70048 since 1990.

State of Pennsylvania, Medical License #MD436704, since 3/24/09.

State of Tennessee, Medical License #MD0000044884, since 2009, Exp. Nov 2011

State of Connecticut, Medical License #047723, Since 2009, Exp. Nov 2011

EXPERIENCE:

Medical Director, Delphi Orthopedic Trauma Program, Regional Medical Center of San Jose, San Jose, CA, April 2010 – September 2010.

Medical Director, Delphi Orthopedic Hospitalist Program and Director of Orthopedic Trauma Surgery,

St. Francis Medical Center, Hartford, CT.

August 2009 – present.

Orthopedic trauma surgeon, St. Francis Medical Center, Hartford, CT,

August 2009 – present.

Orthopedic trauma surgeon, Regional Medical Center of San Jose, San Jose, CA, April 2010 – present.

Orthopedic trauma surgeon, Baptist Medical Center, Memphis, TN

June 2009 – November 2010.

Orthopedic trauma surgeon, Enloe Medical Center, Chico, CA

November 2008 – January 2009.

Orthopedic spine and trauma surgeon, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA

May 2003 - present.

Practice includes orthopaedic spine and trauma surgery.

Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University

School of Medicine, June 2003 - present.

Acting Chairman, June 2008 – June 2009.

Orthopedic Surgeon, Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT CA-6) and

International Medical-Surgical Response Team (IMSuRT-West) of the

Department of Homeland Security, 2004 – 2009.

Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, Penobscot Bay Orthopaedic Associates, Rockport,

ME, June 2002 - May 2003.

Practice to include orthopaedic spine surgery. Privileges at Penobscot

Bay Medical Center, Rockport, ME.

Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University

School of Medicine, Feb 02 – June 03.

Director, Spine Surgery, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA

September 2001 – June 2002.

Practice to include orthopaedic spine and trauma surgery.

Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University

School of Medicine, Feb 02 – June 2003.

Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, Northern California Spine Institute,

Pleasanton, CA, September 2000 – August 2001.

Privileges at San Ramon Regional Medical Center, San Ramon, CA; Valley

Care Medical Center, Pleasanton, CA; Sonora Community Hospital, Sonora,

CA.

Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, August1997

- August 2000.

Director, Adult Spine Service

Director of Research, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Training Program

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Uniformed Services University for the

Health Sciences, MD

Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of Hawaii School of

Medicine, HI

AO/ASIF Fracture Course Instructor, 1997 – present

AO/ASIF Spine Faculty, 2005 - present

ATLS Instructor, 1990 to 2000

8th Forward Area Surgical Team (FAST) Member, 1997 - 2000

Battalion Surgeon, 1st BN, 10th Special Forces Group (ABN), August1990- June 1992.

Instructor, consultant, and supervisor of S.F. Medics.

Combat, humanitarian relief, search and rescue, winter combat skills,

non-combatant evacuation, and other contingency missions.

PAPERS PUBLISHED:

Over 30 presentations and publications. See below.

HONORS:

1984 Juniata College Honor Society

1984 Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society

1985 First place, Intercollegiate Student Chemists Convention,

Collegeville, PA: Analysis of the Mechanism of Co-C Bond Homolysis in

Adenosylcobalamin: Electronic Effects.

1986-9 Health Professions Scholarship Program, Hahnemann University

1988 Honors Research Program, Hahnemann University: Use of

Intraoperative Radiographs to Improve Alignment of Total Knee

Arthroplasties.

1994 Third Place, Resident Paper Competition, Washington Orthopaedic

Society, Washington, DC: A Method for Radiographic Evaluation of Pedicle

Screw Violation of the Vertebral Endplate.

1997 Third Place, Resident Paper Competition, Washington Orthopaedic

Society, Washington, DC: Effect of Intraoperative Blood Loss on the Serum

Cefazolin Level in Patients Managed with Total Hip Arthroplasty.

1997 Finalist, Bailey K. Ashford Research Competition, Walter Reed Army

Medical Center, Washington, DC: Effect of Intraoperative Blood Loss on the

Serum Cefazolin Level in Patients Managed with Total Hip Arthroplasty.

1997 Joseph H. Baugh Resident Award in Clinical Research, Uniformed

Services University for the Health Sciences: Effect of Intraoperative

Blood Loss on the Serum Cefazolin Level in Patients Managed with Total Hip

Arthroplasty.

MILITARY AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Army Commendation Medals (4)

Joint Meritorious Unit Award

National Defense Service Medal

Southwest Asia Service Medal

Humanitarian Service Medal

Army Service Ribbon

Flight Surgeon Badge

Parachutist Badge

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia - Former Wartime Service

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

North American Spine Society

Arbeitsgemeindshaft fur Osteosynthesefragen (AO) Alumni Association

Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, Life Member

Christian Medical and Dental Society

PUBLICATIONS:

Articles:

METER, JJ, Miller, DW, Popovic, NA, and Ondra, SL: A Method for

Radiographic Evaluation of Pedicle Screw Violation of the Vertebral

Endplate. Spine 21:1587-1592, 1996.

METER, JJ, Polly, DW, Brueckner, RP, Tenuta, JJ, Asplund, L, and

Hopkinson, WJ: Effect of Intraoperative Blood Loss on the Serum Level of

Cefazolin in Patients Managed with Total Hip Arthroplasty - A Prospective,

Controlled Study. JBJS 78-A:1201-1206, 1996.

Polly, DW, METER, JJ, Brueckner, RP, Asplund, L, and van Dam, BE: : The

Effect of Intraoperative Blood Loss on Serum Cefazolin Level in Patients

Undergoing Instrumented Spinal Fusion - A Prospective, Controlled Study.

Spine 21:2363-2367, 1996.

Patel, MH, Wehner, JH, Soule, WC, and METER, JJ: Intacranial Hypotension and

Recurrent Pleural Effusion after Snow-boarding Injury: A Manifestation of

Cerebrospinal Fluid-Pleural Fistual. The Spine Journal 5:336-338, 2005.

Haus, BM, Hsu, AR, Yim, ES, METER, JJ, and Rinsky, LA. Long term Follow-up of the Surgical Management of Neuropathic Arthropathy of the Spine. Accepted for Publication, The Spine Journal, March 2010.

Videos:

Ruedi, Th and METER, J: Pilon Tibial Fractures. AO International, 20160,

1995.

Impact: Stories of Survival. Discovery Health, 2004.

Spinal Injuries: An Unstable Situation. Pulse: Emergency Medical Update, Show # 464-0105, 2005.

Abstracts:

METER, JJ and McHale, KA: Circumferential Release/Reefing for Congenital

Vertical Talus. Orthop. Trans., 18(4), 1994.

Internet:

METER, JJ and Kruse, RW: Pediatric Acetabular Fractures,

http://gait.aidi.udel.edu

METER, JJ and Bowen, JR: Infantile Tibia Vara: Blount's Disease,

http://gait.aidi.udel.edu

METER, JJ and Stanton, R: Syringomyelia and Scoliosis,

http://gait.aidi.udel.edu

PRESENTATIONS:

Poster Presentations:

METER, JJ, Polly, DW, Jr, Brueckner, RP, Tenuta, JJ, Asplund, LM, and

Hopkinson, WJ: What Effect Does Intraoperative Blood Loss Have on Serum

Cefazolin Levels in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty, 25th

Annual Meeting of the Eastern Orthopaedic Association, Southampton,

Bermuda, 1994.

METER, JJ, Polly, DW, Jr, Miller, DW, Popovic, NA, and Ondra, SL: A

Method for Radiographic Evaluation of Pedicle Screw Violation of the

Vertebral Endplate. 29th Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research

Society, Portland, OR, 1994.

METER, JJ, Polly, DW, Jr, Miller, DW, Popovic, NA, and Ondra, SL: A

Method for Radiographic Evaluation of Pedicle Screw Violation of the

Vertebral Endplate. 9th Annual Meeting of the North American Spine

Society, Minneapolis, MN, 1994.

METER, JJ, Polly, DW, Jr, Brueckner, RP, Tenuta, JJ, Asplund, LM, and

Hopkinson, WJ: What Effect Does Intraoperative Blood Loss Have on Serum

Cefazolin Levels in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty, 62nd

Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orlando,

FL, 1995.

METER, JJ and Schofferman, JS: The Relationship Between Pain with Sitting

and Lumbar Discogenic Back Pain. 40th Annual Meeting of the Society of

Military Orthopaedic Surgeons, Vail, CO, 1998.

Paper Presentations:

International and National Presentations:

METER, JJ and McHale, KA: Circumferential Release/Reefing for Congenital

Vertical Talus, 35th Annual Meeting of the Society of Military Orthopaedic

Surgeons, Bethesda, MD, 1993.

METER, JJ, Polly, DW, Jr, Miller, DW, Popovic, NA, and Ondra, SL: A

Method for Radiographic Evaluation of Pedicle Screw Violation of the

Vertebral Endplate, 36th Annual Meeting of the Society of Military

Orthopaedic Surgeons, Hilton Head, SC, 1994.

METER, JJ, Polly, DW, Jr, Brueckner, RP, Tenuta, JJ, Asplund, LM, and

Hopkinson, WJ: What Effect Does Intraoperative Blood Loss Have on Serum

Cefazolin Levels in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty, 36th

Annual Meeting of the Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons, Hilton

Head, SC, 1994.

McHale, KA and METER, JJ: Surgical Treatment for Hallux Rigidus: A

Cadaver Study, 26th Annual Meeting of the American Foot and Ankle Society,

Atlanta, GA, 1996.

METER, JJ, Vanco, B, and Turen, C: Management of Gunshot Wounds of the

Thoracolumbar Spine, 38th Annual Meeting of the Society of Military

Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Diego, CA, 1996.

Kilkelly, FX, Stuart, JEB, Popovic, NA, and METER, JJ: Do Disinfectants

Affect Bone Healing, 38th Annual Meeting of the Society of Military

Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Diego, CA, 1996.

METER, JJ and Curcin, A.: Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment of Spinal

Infections, 11th Annual Meeting of the North American Spine Society,

Vancouver, BC, 1996.

METER, JJ, Polly, DW, Brueckner, RP, Tenuta, JJ, Asplund, L, and

Hopkinson, WJ: Effect of Intraoperative Blood Loss on the Serum Level of

Cefazolin in Patients Managed with Total Hip Arthroplasty - A Prospective,

Controlled Study, 17th Annual USU Surgical Associates Day, Bethesda, MD,

1997.

METER, JJ: Spinal Injury: Stable or Not, American Paraplegia Society Annual

Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 8 September 2005.

Regional Presentations:

METER, JJ and Ochiai, EI: Analysis of the Mechanism of Co-C Bond

Homolysis in Adenosyl-cobalamin: Electronic Effects, Intercollegiate

Student Chemists Convention, Collegeville, PA, 1985.

METER, JJ, Polly, DW, Miller, DW, Popovic, NA, and Ondra, SL: A Method

for Radiographic Evaluation of Pedicle Screw Violation of the Vertebral

Endplate, Washington Orthopaedic Society, Washington, DC, 1994.

METER, JJ, Polly, DW, Brueckner, RP, Tenuta, JJ, Asplund, L, and

Hopkinson, WJ: Effect of Intraoperative Blood Loss on the Serum Level of

Cefazolin in Patients Managed with Total Hip Arthroplasty - A Prospective,

Controlled Study, Washington Orthopaedic Society, Washington, DC, 1997.

METER, JJ: Sports Related Spinal Cord Injury. Northwestern Medical Association,

58th Annual Meeting, Sun Valley, ID, 2005.

METER, JJ: Spinal Injury: Stable or Not? Symposium: The First Five Days Post-Spinal Cord Injury. American Paraplegia Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 8 September 2005.

Local Presentations:

METER, JJ and Berman, AT: Use of Intraoperative Radiographs to Improve

Alignment of Total Knee Arthroplasties, Hahnemann University,

Philadelphia, PA, 1989.

METER, JJ, Polly, DW, Miller, DW, Popovic, NA, and Ondra, SL: A Method

for Radiographic Evaluation of Pedicle Screw Violation of the Vertebral

Endplate, Orthopaedic Research Day, Walter Reed Army Medical Center,

Washington, DC, 1994.

METER, JJ, Polly, DW, Jr, Brueckner, RP, Tenuta, JJ, Asplund, LM, and

Hopkinson, WJ: What Effect Does Intraoperative Blood Loss Have on Serum

Cefazolin Levels in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty,

Orthopaedic Research Day, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC,

1995

METER, JJ, Daniel, JN, and Kruse, RW: Delayed Infections Following

Posterior Spinal Instrumentation for the Treatment of Idiopathic

Scoliosis, Orthopaedic Research Day, A.I. duPont Institute, Wilmington,

DE, 1996.

METER, JJ, Daniel, JN, and Kruse, RW: Delayed Infections Following

Posterior Spinal Instrumentation for the Treatment of Idiopathic

Scoliosis, Orthopaedic Research Day, Walter Reed Army Medical Center,

Washington, DC, 1996.

METER, JJ, Vanco, B, and Turen, C: Management of Gunshot Wounds of the

Thoracolumbar Spine, Orthopaedic Research Day, Walter Reed Army Medical

Center, Washington, DC, 1997.

METER, JJ, Polly, DW, Brueckner, RP, Tenuta, JJ, Asplund, L, and

Hopkinson, WJ: Effect of Intraoperative Blood Loss on the Serum Level of

Cefazolin in Patients Managed with Total Hip Arthroplasty - A Prospective,

Controlled Study, Bailey K. Ashford Research Competition, Washington, DC,

1997.

METER, JJ: Advances in the Treatment of Osteoporosis and Compression

Fractures, San Ramon Rehabilitation Hospital Grand Rounds, 2001

METER, JJ: Effect of Gunshot Wounds on Bone, Stanford University Orthopedics

Grand Rounds, Stanford, CA, 2002.

METER, JJ: Advances in Spinal Surgery, Rotary Club, Camden, ME, 2003.

METER, JJ: Spinal Instability and Stenosis, SCVMC Primary Care Grand Rounds, San Jose, CA,

January 2004.

METER, JJ: Fracture/Dislocation of the Thoracolumbar Spine, Stanford University

Orthopedic Surgery Grand Rounds, Stanford, CA, January 2004.

METER, JJ: Update on Treatment of Fractures of the Thoracolumbar Spine, SCVMC

Rehabilitation Advisory Panel, San Jose, CA, February 2004.

METER, JJ: Update on Treatment of Fractures of the Thoracolumbar Spine, SCVMC

Neurosciences Conference, San Jose, CA, May 2004.

METER, JJ: Update on Treatment of Fractures of the Thoracolumbar Spine, Santa

Clara Valley Orthopedic Club, San Jose, CA, May 2004.

METER, JJ: Spinal Injury in the Trauma Patient, Trauma, Tots, and Trends, Roseville,

CA, May 2004.

METER, JJ: Update on Treatment of Fractures of the Thoracolumbar Spine, Trauma

Grand Rounds, Modesto, CA, July 2004.

METER, JJ: Classification of Spinal Injury, SCVMC Radiology Grand Rounds, San Jose,

CA, August 2004.

METER, JJ: Spinal Injury in the Trauma Patient, EMS Challenge, Merced, CA, September

2004.

METER, JJ: Update on Treatment of Fractures of the Thoracolumbar Spine, SCVMC

Symposium on Spinal Injury, San Jose, CA, October, 2004.

METER, JJ: Anesthesia in the Spine Patient. SCVMC Anesthesia Grand Rounds, San Jose,

CA, January 2005.

METER, JJ: Gunshot Wounds to Bone. Stanford University Grand Rounds, Stanford, CA, February

2005.

METER, JJ: Spinal Injury in the Trauma Patient, Trauma Symposium, Modesto, CA, February 2005

METER, JJ: Spinal Injury in the Trauma Patient, 2005 NorCal Trauma Conference, Fairfield, CA, April 2005.

METER, JJ: Management of Subaxial Cervical Spine Trauma, Advanced Concepts in Spine Symposium, Monterey, CA, 11 August 2005.

METER, JJ: Evaluating Failed Spine Surgery, Advanced Concepts in Spine Symposium, Monterey, CA, 13 August 2005.

METER, JJ: Mets to Spine, Stanford University Grand Rounds, Stanford, CA, October 2005.