Curriculum Vitae
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CURRICULUM VITAE
Aaron P. Omotola
BIOGRAPHICAL:
OFFICE ADDRESS: 4 Memorial Drive Building B, Suite 130
Alton, Illinois 62002
SECOND OFFICE ADDRESS: 8 Sunset Hills Professional Centre
Edwardsville, Illinois 62025
THIRD OFFICE ADDRESS: 1040 N. Mason Road, Suite 102
St. Louis Missouri 63141
OFFICE PHONE: 618-463-7600/618-692-6109/8448549515
OFFICE FAX: 618-463-7601/618-692-6134
ELECTRONIC MAIL:
CITIZENSHIP: USA
DATE OF BIRTH: 06/15/1977
PLACE OF BIRTH: Chicago, Illinois
EDUCATION: M.D.
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri
August 1999 – May 2004
B.S.
Biology, Cum Laude
Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
August 1995 – May 1999
TRAINING: June 2004 – June 2005
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, California
Orthopaedic Surgery Internship
July 2005 – February 2006
Charles R. Drew University
Los Angeles, California
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
March 2006 – June 2006
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, California
Orthopaedic Surgery Trauma Rotation (Dr. Daniel Zinar)
TRAINING CONTINUED:
July 2006 – August 2006
UCLA/ Orthopaedic Hospital
Los Angeles, California
Orthopaedic Oncology (Dr. Jeffrey Eckardt)/Pediatric Rotation
August 2006 – March 2006
Louisiana State University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
April 2007 – June 2007
Louisiana State University
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Sports Medicine Rotation (Dr. David Drez)
July 2007 – June 2008
Louisiana State University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
June 2008 – June 2009
Louisiana State University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Chief Orthopaedic Surgery Resident
August 2009 – July 2010
Ochsner Clinic Foundation Program
New Orleans, Louisiana
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship
BOARD CERTIFICATION AND MEDICAL LICENSES:
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Certified 07/24/2012 – 12/31/2022
Subspeciality Certificate in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Certified 12/31/2012 – 12/31/2023
Medical Board of California Physician and Surgeon
Certification No. A95779
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
License No. MD.201057
Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
License No. 2010011917
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
License No. 036125644
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) ID No. 365920
PRACTICE EXPERENCE:
Alton Orthopedic Clinic
2710 College Avenue
Alton Illinois, 62002
August 15, 2010 – December 2011
Alton Orthopedic Clinic
4 Memorial Drive Building B, Suite 130
Alton, Illinois 62002
January 2012 – Current
BJC Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Specialist
8 Sunset Hills Professional Centre
Edwardsville, Illinois 62025
August 2012 – Current
HONORS/AWARDS:
PRACTICE: Alton Memorial Hospitals Emerging Leader Award June 2013
Xavier University 40 under 40 Class of 2015
FELLOWSHIP: Recognized with a Mayoral proclamation for contributions to the city of New Orleans, March 2010
RESIDENCY: Intern of the Year Harbor-UCLA Department of Surgery 2004-2005
LSUHSC Senior Research Day Paper Award 2007
Greater New Orleans Medical Foundation Scholarship for Continuing Education and Research, November 2007
Clinician Scientist Development Program, June 1-3, 2008,
Québec City, Québec, Canada
AOA-OREF-Zimmer Resident Leadership Forum, June3-4, 2008,
Québec City, Québec, Canada
OREF-JBJS Journal Club Grant Recipient 2008
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Mound City Medical Scholar
(Honors) Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery Elective with Dr. J. Tracy Watson
UNDERGRADUATE: Teagal Scholar
The National Dean’s List
UNCF Scholarship
Howard Hughes Biomedical Honor Corps
Delta Xi Boule Social Action Student
Alpha Epsilon Delta pre-med Honor Society
Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society
Alpha Kappa Mu Interdisciplinary Honor Society
Bachelor of Science Xavier University of Louisiana – Cum Laude
COMMUNITY SERVICE / EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
· 2002- Medical/Dental Panelist for the Undergraduate Luncheon at the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Grand Conclave, Charlotte, NC.
· 2003- Attended the 101st National Medical Association Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly, Philadelphia, PA.
· 2003- Attended the American College of Surgeons 89th Annual Clinical Congress, Chicago, IL, Only Medical Student Volunteer at the American College of Surgeons High School Mentoring Program.
· 2003- 4Sho4Kids Bone Marrow Drive Consultant, St. Louis, MO (Resulted in over 1000 African-American registrants).
· 2004- Cadaver demonstrations for high school students (Adventures in Medicine and Science), St. Louis, MO.
· 2004- Assisted in establishing a national mentoring academy to address the disparity gap in minority admissions to medical and dental schools. Initial consortium included the National Medical Association, the National Dental Association, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
· March 21, 2006- Volunteer at AAOS 2006 Build a Playground Englewood, Chicago, IL.
· June 10, 2006- Volunteer at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic for Clinic Team HEAL Helping Enrich Athletes’ Lives. Orthopaedic physical exams provided for 447 student athletes.
Founder, Clarence L. Shields, Jr., M.D.
· June 3-4, 2007- Volunteer for the Sports Medicine & Athletic Training Camp at McNeese State University for high school student athletic trainers, Lake Charles, LA.
· August 15, 2007- Physical exams provided for high school athletes, New Orleans, LA.
· August 22, 2007- Panelist for Pre-Med Students at Xavier University, New Orleans, LA.
· March 4, 2008- Volunteer at AAOS 2008 Build a Playground, Balboa Park, San Francisco, CA.
· September 12, 2008- Anatomy presentation for medical students at LSUHSC, New Orleans, LA.
· December 5, 2008- Anatomy presentation for medical students at LSUHSC, New Orleans, LA.
· February 24, 2009- Volunteer at AAOS 2009 Build a Playground, Las Vegas, NV.
· April 19, 2010- Volunteer physician at the Zurich Golf Classic, New Orleans, LA.
· January 17-20, 2013- Master Associate Instructor AANA Fundamental in Arthroscopy Resident Course, Rosemont, IL.
· January 23-26, 2014- Master Associate Instructor AANA Fundamental in Arthroscopy Resident Course, Rosemont, IL.
· March 5-8, 2015- Master Associate Instructor AANA Fundamental in Arthroscopy Resident Course, Rosemont, IL.
· October 15-18, 2015- Master Associate Instructor AANA Fundamental in Arthroscopy Resident Course, Rosemont, IL.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (past/present):
American Medical Association
National Medical Association
American College of Surgeons
Saint Louis University Medical Alumni Association
J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (past/present) Continued:
Arthroscopy Association of North America
Southern Medical Association
Southern Orthopaedic Association
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Mound City Medical Society
COMMITTEES and BOARD MEMBERSHIP:
MLK/Drew Resident Liaison to AAOS 2005-2006
Louisiana State University Resident Liaison to AAOS 2006-2009
AAOS Annual Meeting Committee 2009 - 2011
LSUHSC Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) 2009
BJC Community Physician Advisory Council 2011 – Present
Board Member American Red Cross Southwestern Illinois Chapter July 2012 – April 2013
Executive Board Member Boys Scouts of America Lewis & Clark Council 2014-Current
PRESENTATIONS and POSTERS:
· Visiting MSIV: Electrical Bone Growth Stimulation. Howard University, Washington, DC, November 2003.
· Visiting MSIV: Electrical Bone Growth Stimulation. Grand Rounds, MLK/Drew, Los Angeles, CA, December 2003.
· PGY-I: Acute Renal Failure. Trauma conference, Harbor-UCLA, Torrance, CA, July 2004.
· PGY-I: FDG Scan and Its Possible Future Uses in Extremities. Trauma conference, Harbor-UCLA, Torrance, CA, September 2004.
· PGY-I: Surgical Options for Patellar Instability. Grand Rounds, MLK/Drew, Los Angeles, CA, May 2005.
· PGY-I: Fat Embolism after Femur Fracture: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Management. Harbor-UCLA Junior Lectures series, Torrance, CA, June 2005.
· PGY-II: AAOS Introduction “The Academy is a Lot More Than an Annual Meeting!”
Grand Rounds, MLK/Drew, Los Angeles, CA, July 2005.
· PGY-II: Syndesmosis. Grand Rounds, MLK/Drew, Los Angeles, CA, September 2005.
· PGY-II: Hallux Valgus. Grand Rounds, MLK/Drew, Los Angeles, CA, October 2005.
· PGY-II: Structure and Function of Bone. Grand Rounds, MLK/Drew, Los Angeles, CA, January 2006.
· PGY-II: Impingement Syndrome: Grand Rounds, MLK/Drew, Los Angeles, CA, May 2006.
· PGY-II: Posterolateral Corner Knee: Grand Rounds, MLK/Drew, Los Angeles, CA, June 2006.
· PGY-III: Patellofemoral disorders: Junior lecture, LSU, Kenner, LA, August 17, 2006.
· PGY-III: Injuries of the Clavicle, Acromioclavicular Joint, Sternoclavicular Joint, Scapular Fractures and Scapulothoracic Dissociation. September 22, 2006.
· PGY-III: Grand Rounds, LSU, Kenner, LA October 6, 2006.
· PGY-III: Fractures of the Distal Radius: Junior lecture, LSU, Kenner, LA, December 1, 2006.
· PGY-III: Fragility Fractures: Surgery Student Lecture, University Medical Center, Lafayette, LA, March, 2007.
· PGY-III: Diagnosis and Management of ACL Injuries, LSU Family Medicine, Lake Charles, LA, April 10, 2007 Moderator: Dr. David Drez.
PRESENTATIONS and POSTERS CONTINUED:
· PGY-III: Diagnosis and Management of Stingers and Burners, LSU Family Medicine, Lake Charles, LA, May 8, 2007 Moderator: Dr. David Drez.
· PGY-III: Diagnosis and Management of Fifth Metatarsal Fractures, LSU Family Medicine, Lake Charles, LA, May 22, 2007 Moderator: Dr. David Drez.
· PGY-III: Diagnosis and Management of Osteonecrosis of the Knee, LSU Family Medicine, Lake Charles, LA, June 5, 2007 Moderator: Dr. David Drez.
· PGY-III: Diagnosis and Management of Patellar Instability, LSU Family Medicine, Lake Charles, LA, June 19, 2007 Moderator: Dr. David Drez.
· PGY-IV: AAOS Introduction “The Academy is a Lot More Than an Annual Meeting!”
· , LSUHSC, New Orleans, LA, July 13, 2007.
· PGY-IV: Techniques of internal fixation, LSUHSC, New Orleans, LA, July 20, 2007.
· PGY-IV: Meniscus anatomy, injury, and treatment, LSUHSC, New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2007.
· PGY-IV: Biomaterials, LSUHSC, New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2007.
· PGY-IV: Shoulder Instability, case presentation: Grand Rounds, Children’s Hospital, October 11, 2007.
· PGY-IV: Aneurysmal Bone Cyst, case presentation: Grand Rounds, Children’s Hospital, November 7, 2007.
· PGY-IV: Disk Anatomy & pain generators: Resident lecture, LSUHSC, New Orleans, LA, January 11, 2007.
· PGY-IV: Lapidus arthrodesis for management of hallux valgus Grand Round, LSUHSC, New Orleans, LA, February 20, 2008 Moderator: Dr. Field Ogden.
· PGY-IV: A residents prospective of the 2009-10 AOSSM fellowship selection process, AOSSM Fellowship Directors meeting, San Francisco Marriott, March 7, 2008.
· PGY-IV: Total Hip Arthroplasty Alignment and pre-op planning: Resident lecture, LSUHSC, New Orleans, LA, April 18, 2008.
· PGY-IV: Three year outcomes for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair using a bioabsorbable push and rotate suture. Poster Southern Orthopaedic Association, Hot Springs, VA, June 11-15 2008.
· PGY-V: Biomaterials, LSUHSC, New Orleans, LA, July 25, 2008.
· PGY-V: A percent of total hip arthroplasty patients require adductor tenotomy. Abstract Presentation National Medical Association, Atlanta, GA, July 27, 2008.
· PGY-V: A percent of total hip arthroplasty patients require adductor tenotomy. Poster Southern Medical Association, Nashville, TN, August 7-9, 2008.
· PGY-V: A percent of total hip arthroplasty patients require adductor tenotomy (Preliminary Results). Presentation Southern Medical Association, Nashville, TN, August 8, 2008.
· PGY-V: Tendon and Ligament Anatomy: Resident lecture, LSUHSC, New Orleans, LA, November 5, 2008.
· PGY-V: Surgical Approaches to the Acetabulum and Pelvis: Cadaver Dissection and Presentation, LSUHSC, New Orleans, LA, January 16, 2009.
· PGY-V: Mid-Foot Injuries: Resident lecture, LSUHSC, New Orleans, LA, February 20, 2009.
· PGY-V: Femoroacetabular Impingement: Arthroscopic Treatment and Preliminary Results, Louisiana Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 21, 2009.
· Fellow: Ochsner resident OITE sports shoulder review, Jefferson, LA, August 13, 2009.
· Fellow: Case presentation, Ochsner Sports Conference, Jefferson, LA, August 20, 2009.
· Fellow: Ochsner resident OITE sports elbow review, Jefferson, LA, August 27, 2009.
PRESENTATIONS and POSTERS CONTINUED:
· Fellow: Case presentation, Ochsner Sports Conference, Jefferson, LA, September 17, 2009.
· Fellow: Ochsner resident OITE sports knee review, Jefferson, LA, September 24, 2009.
· Fellow: Case presentation, Ochsner Sports Conference, Jefferson, LA, October 29, 2009.
· Fellow: Case presentation, Ochsner Sports Conference, Jefferson, LA, December 3, 2009.
· Fellow: PLC injuries of the knee, Ochsner Sports Conference, Jefferson, LA, March 25, 2010.
· Fellow: Arthroscopic treatment of Knee injuries. Holiday Inn, Alton, Illinois, June 2, 2010
· Grand Rounds: Rotator cuff tears. Alton Memorial Hospital, Alton, Illinois, June, 2011
· Common Sports Injuries. Alton Memorial Hospital, Alton, Illinois, August, 2011
· Femoroacetabular Impingement. SWC ATC Summer Seminar, July, 17 2013
· Sports Medicine and OTIE Review. LSUHSC, New Orleans, LA, November 8, 2013
· Compartment Syndrome. SWC ATC Summer Seminar July 11, 2014
· Elbow Dislocations. SWC ATC Summer Seminar July 14, 2015
· ALL and ACL revisions. SWAC ATC Summer Seminar July 29, 2016
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
· Undergraduate - 1998 Summer Research at the University of Chicago - Investigated atherosclerosis by characterizing the plasma lipoproteins in apolipoprotein E deficient and apoE immunodeficient mice to detect if B and T cells affect cholesterol levels.
· PGY-II Charles R. Drew Medical Center - Hypothesis: Patients require bracing after anterior cruciate ligament shrinkage to prevent failure. Literature Review
Advisor: Rodney Gabriel, M.D.
· PGYIII- Louisiana State University Health Science Center – IRB #6808 Title: Three year outcomes for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair using a bioabsorbable push and rotate suture. Co-Authors: Adam Perry, M.D., Mark Field, M.D.
· PGYIII- Louisiana State University Health Science Center – IRB #6809 Title: Two year results for arthroscopic A reconstruction using posterior tibial tendon allograft.
Principle Investigator: David Drez, M.D.
· PGYIV- Louisiana State University Health Science Center –IRB pending Title: Post op total knee arthroplasty pain control using Compounded Transdermal analgesics: A prospective, randomized, blinded, placebo controlled clinical trial.
Principle Investigator: David Drez, M.D.
· PGYIV- Louisiana State University Health Science Center –IBC approved Title: Efficacy of Two verse Three portal Arthroscopy in Cadaver Knees.
Principle Investigator: Brett Casio, M.D.
· PGYIV-LSUHSC–IRB approved Title: A percent of total hip arthroplasty patients require adductor tenotomy.
Principle Investigator: Ronald Rooney, M.D.
· PGYIV-LSUHSC-IBC approved Title: Effects of plastic vs metal cannula on articular surfaces during routine knee arthroscopy.
Principle Investigator: Brett Casio, M.D.
· PGYIV-LSHSC-IBC approved Title: Efficacy of CT Scanning in Diagnosis of Traumatic Knee Arthrotomies.
Principle Investigator: Peter Krause, M.D.
· PGYIV-LSUHSC-IRB approved Title: Medical Costs Associated With Gunshot Violence In
New Orleans, Louisiana.
Principle Investigator: Peter Krause, M.D.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: