Trent Twitero, MD

LTC, US Army

Medical Corps

       

 Personal Information:

 

                *Available on request
 

Professional Licensure and Memberships:

 

                Medical License:                North Dakota, 1996 - Current
                                                            Texas license in process

 

                Board Certification:           American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2008

 

                Association Memberships  American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

                                                            Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons
                                                            Medical Staff of Executive Commitee  (6yrs.)

 

Education:

 

                High School:          Barnesville High School

                                                Barnesville, MN

                                               

 

                College:                  University of North Dakota

                                                Grand Forks, ND

                                                Bachelor of Science, Biology

 

                Medical School:     Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences

                                                Bethesda, MD

                                                1994

                                                Doctor of Medicine

 

Teaching Appointments:

             

   USUHS Department of Surgery:  Corresponding Member

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Training:

 

               Internship:               Brooke Army Medical Center

                                                San Antonio, TX

                                                7/1/1994 – 6/30/1995

 

   Residency:              Brooke Army Medical Center

                                    San Antonio, TX

                                    7/1/1999 – 6/30/2003

Professional Positions:

 

Department Chief of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Services

Darnell Army Medical Center

Killeen, TX  7/1/08 – present.

 

Chief of Surgery

Weed Army Community Hospital

Fort Irwin, CA 7/1/03 – 5/25/06, 10/30/06 – 6/30/08

 

Chief of Surgery

US Combat Hospital

Tikrit, Iraq  5/25/06 – 10/25/06

 

Staff  Field Surgeon and Asst. Chief, Department of Primary Care

Troop Medical Clinic

San Antonio, TX, 7/1/1998 – 6/30/1999

 

Brigade Surgeon 3^rd Brigade, 1^st ID

Rose Barracks Army Post

Vilseck, Germany, 7/1/1995 – 6/30/1998

 

Publications and Presentations:

 

MAJ Raymond Topp, MD; LTC Roman Hayda, MD; MAJ Gary Benedetti, MD; MAJ Trent Twitero, MD - The Incidence of Neurovascular Injury during External Fixator Placement without Radiographic Assistance for Lower Extremity Diaphyseal Fractures: A Cadaveric Study.

 

            Presented at:

                        Semifinalist: Roy Davis Research Paper Competition, San Antonio, TX

           

                        George Omer Day, BAMC, San Antonio, TX

            Published:

                        Journal of Trauma

 

MAJ Trent Twitero, MD – Association of Lumbar Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Vertebral End Plate Changes with Discography.

 

            Primary Author, Brooke Army Medical Center

 

 

 

Continuing medical education presentations:

 

Management of Spine Truama  Tikrit, Iraq

Long Bone Fractures  Tikrit, Iraq

Primary Care Management of Shoulder Pain   Fort Irwin, CA

Post Operative Orthopaedic Patients  Fort Irwin, CA

Compartment Syndrome  Fort Irwin CA

 

 

Community health education presentations and volunteer activities:

 

            Youth Football Coach  Fort Irwin, CA

            Volunteer for Community Fundraising – Scholarship Fund,  Fort Irwin, CA

            Youth Basketball Coach,  Fort Irwin, CA

            “Santa” gift delivery for children of incarcerated parents,  San Antonio, CA

 

Honors and Medals:

           

            Bronze Star Medal, Iraq

            Meritorious Service Medal

US Army Commendation Medal (2), Bosnia

US Army Achievement Medal (2)

Armed Forces Service Medal

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

National Defense Service Medal with Star

Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal

Iraq Campaign Medal

Army Service Ribbon

Overseas Service Ribbon

NATO Medal

Expert Field Medical Badge

Special commendation for excellent patient care, Weed Army Hospital