
MEET DR. DAVID HALSEY
Orthopedic Surgeon
EDUCATION: July 1986-June 1990 University of Vermont – Orthopedic Surgical Residency July 1985- June 1986 University of Vermont – General Surgical Internship July 1981- June 1985 UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School – Camden, New Jersey September 1986 – June 1980 Middlebury College – Middlebury, Vermont September 1976-June 1980 Deerfield Academy – Deerfield, Massachusetts CERTIFICATIONS: Massachusetts Medical License – MD Active 268803 Vermont Medical License – MD 042.0008086 DEA Licensed in VT and MCSR in Massachusetts Diplomat of National Board of Medical Examiners #311373 Part I Passed 1982 Part II Passed 1985 Part III Passed 1987 Diplomat American Board of Orthopedic Surgery 1992 Recertification 2001-2012 Recertification 2012-2023
DEGREES: 1985 UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School – Medicineae Doctoris 1980 Middlebury College – Bachelor of Arts POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION: September 2009 – June 2014 UVM Business School – Business of Medicine Certificate Program November 2008 Crew Resource Management – Patient Safety Training March 2008 Mid-career “visiting physician” sabbatical – Arthroplasty UCSF, Mayo and Rush September 2008 Institute for Health Care Communication – AAOS Patient-Physician Communications Faculty development course July 1986 – June 1990 Orthopedic Surgery Residency, Medical Center Hospital of Vermont – Burlington, Vermont July 1985 – June 1986 Surgical Internship, Medical Center Hospital of Vermont – Burlington, Vermont
I. ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT AND HONORS:
EMPLOYMENT: November 2016 – present Attending surgeon, Oak Bluffs, MA April 2008 – September 2016 Attending surgeon, Univ. of Vermont Orthopedic Health Care Service (Full-time Academic) Burlington, VT December 1993 – March 2008 President Connecticut Valley Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, P.C. 29 Ridgewood Road Springfield, Vermont August 1990 – November 1993 Staff Physician Mountain Orthopedic Associates Windsor, Vermont APPOINTMENTS: January 2016 – present Professor, University of Vermont School of Medicine, Burlington, VT January 2008 – Dec. 2015 Assoc. Professor, University of Vermont School of Medicine, Burlington, VT
ACADEMIC HONORS: 2016 “Vermont Physician of the Year” Vermont State Medical Society 2014 “Teacher of the Year” University of Vermont College of Medicine Orthopedic Residency 2013 Presidential Award American Association of Hip & Knee Surgeons 2009 “Teacher of the Year” University of Vermont College of Medicine Orthopedic Residency Program 2005 Fellow American Orthopedic Association 1993 Fellow American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons 1992 Board Certification American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons 1984 Alpha Omega Alpha UMDNJ – Robert Wood Johnson Alpha Chapter Medical School
II. PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS AND EXHIBITS:
PUBLICATIONS: Economic Impact of Orthopedic Adult Reconstruction Office Practice: The Implications of Hospital Employment Models on Local Economies The Journal of Arthroplasty, Vol. 30, Issue 6, p923–930, Iorio, Thomas Fehring, Sally York, Mark Froimson, David Halsey, Susan Odum, Charles M. Davis, Richard Santore AAOS Comprehensive Orthopedic Review – “Medicolegal issues” 2015 Physical Therapy Mandates by Medicare Administrative Contractors: Effective or Wasteful? – Journal of Arthroplasty 28 (2013) 1459–1462, T.K. Fehring, S. Odum, D. Halsey Bilateral Acute Calcium Pyrophosphate Crystal Arthritis After Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty A Case Report: JBJS Case Connect, 2012 Oct 10;2(4): e59. Joshua L. Carter, MD; Nathan K. Endres, MD; David A. Halsey, MD AAOS Comprehensive Orthopedic Review – “Medicolegal issues” 2009 AAOS NOW and AAOS BULLETIN – Co-author or contributor: Multiple articles on Health Policy, Gainsharing, Professional Compliance, Orthopedic Advocacy and Group Purchasing External Fixator Pin Design Clin. Ortho. 198, pp 301-308 1991

PRESENTATIONS: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Kansas Orthopedic Society – September 20, 2016 North Carolina Orthopedic Association – October 4, 2016 New Hampshire Orthopedic Society – November 16, 2016 Annual Meeting March 2015 – Solutions too Common Intraoperative and Postoperative Problems in TKA BOC/BOS Fall Meeting October 2014 – Performance Measure Update (scheduled) National Orthopedic Leadership Conference May 2014 – Quality Metric Symposium Annual Meeting March 2014 – Difficult Conversations in Orthopedics ICL BOC/BOS Fall Meeting October 2013 – Symposium I: How Quality Efforts Help Advocacy & Value‐Based Orthopedics Annual Meeting March 2013 – Difficult Conversations in Orthopedics ICL BOC/BOS Fall Meeting October 2012 – Symposium V: Update on Medicare Audits Annual Meeting March 2012 – Difficult Conversations in Orthopedics ICL National Orthopedic Leadership Conference May 2013 – Symposium American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting 2015 – UKA vs. TKA debate Emerging Leaders Conference 2014 – Building Strong Orthopedic Office Teams Annual Meeting 2013 – Medicare Audits Annual Meeting 2012 – Health Policy Update – ACO’s & Arthroplasty surgeon practice
III. LEADERSHIP IN OrthopedicS AND MEDICINE
2016-2017 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, 2nd Vice President 2013-2016 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons – Board of Directors 2015-2016 Am Assoc. of Hip & Knee Surgeon – 2nd Vice President 2015-2016 AAOS Board of Specialty Societies – Chairman 2015-2016 AAOS Leadership Fellows Program – Mentor 2014-2015 Am Assoc. of Hip & Knee Surgeon – 3rd Vice President 2014-2015 AAOS Board of Specialty Societies – Vice Chairman 2013-2014 AAOS Board of Specialty Societies – Secretary 2013-2014 AAOS Board of Specialty Societies – Secretary 2010-2012 AAOS Leadership Fellows Program – Mentor 2010-2013 AAOS Board of Specialty Societies – Heath Policy Committee – Chair 2009-2013 Center for Medicare and Medicaid Service – Member “Advisory Panel for APC Groups” 2009-2012 Am Assoc. of Hip & Knee Surgeons – Health Policy & Practice – Chair 2003-2009 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Council on Advocacy – Chairman 2001-2002 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Board of Councilors – Chairman 2000-2001 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Board of Councilors – Chair-Elect 1999-2000 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Board of Councilors – Secretary 1999-2002 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons – Board of Directors 1999-2014 Vermont State Medical Society – Board of Councilors 1996-2014 Vermont State Orthopedic Society – Executive Committee 2002-2008 Springfield Hospital – Medical Staff Quality Officer & Medical Executive Committee 2005-2008 Mount Ascutney Hospital – Surgery Section Chief & Medical Executive Committee CURRENT PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American Orthopedic Association, Fellow American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Fellow American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, Fellow American Medical Association Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society Lamplighter’s Orthopedic Association New England Orthopedic Society Twentieth Century Orthopedic Society Massachusetts Orthopedic Society (pending) Massachusetts Medical Society (pending) JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARD/REVIEWER POSITIONS: 2006-2009 AAOS NOW: Monthly newspaper of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons 2004-2006 Orthopedics Today: Health Policy and Practice section 2004-2012 Orthopedics “Blue Journal” 2003-2006 Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons ELECTRONIC MEDIA CONTRIBUTIONS: 2012 AAOS Instructional Course Lecture: Difficult conversations – financial barriers 2011 Resident Practice Management Lecture Series: “What patients want” 2007-2008 AAOS Practice Management Consults: Podcast series moderator NATIONAL ORGANIZATION SERVICE: American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons 2007 & 2011 Oral Examiner, Part II 2010 & 2013 ABOS Site visitor
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons 2013-2016 Board of Directors -Strategic Plan 2020 Project Team -Workers Compensation Guidelines Project Team -Quality as Advocacy Project Team -Fellowship Accreditation Task Force 2015-2016 Leadership Fellows Program, Mentor 2013-2016 Board of Specialty Societies -Executive Committee -Health Policy Committee, Chair -Nominating Committee 2010-2011 Leadership Fellows Program, Mentor 2006-2009 Chairman, Council on Advocacy 2003-2006 Chairman, Council of Health Policy and Practice 2003-2009 Orthopedic Political Action Committee – Executive Committee 2003-2009 Board of Directors -ER Call Coverage Project Team – Chairman -Gain sharing Project Team – Chairman -Professional Compliance Program Project Team – Chairman -Group Purchasing Project Team – Chairman -AAOS in 2010 Work Group – Advocacy team leader 1999-2002 Board of Directors -Task Force on Web-Site Initiative -Task Force on Continuous Quality Improvement -Task Force on Board Fiscal Responsibility -AAOS 2005 Work Group 1996-2002 Board of Councilors – Executive Committee – Communications Committee, Chairman – Nominating Committee, Chairman 2001-2002 Council on Health Policy & Practice 2000-2001 Council on Education – “Just in Time Surgery” Editor Search Committee – “Orthopedic Reference & Review” Editor Search Committee 1999-2000 Council on Research & Scientific Affairs 2000-2001 Orthopedic Political Action Committee – Board of Directors 2000-2001 Health Care Financing Committee 1999-2000 Publications Committee 1999-2000 Health Care Delivery Committee American Joint Replacement Registry 2013-2016 Regulatory Committee NATIONAL SUB-SPECIALTY SOCIETY SERVICE: 2015-2016 Am. Assoc. of Hip and Knee Surgeons, 2nd Vice President 2014-2015 Am. Assoc. of Hip and Knee Surgeons, 3rd Vice President 2009-2012 Am. Assoc. of Hip and Knee Surgeons, Health Policy and Practice Committee, Chairman 2009-2012 Am Assoc. of Hip and Knee Surgeons, RUC Advisor Alternate 2009-2012 Am Assoc. of Hip and Knee Surgeons, RVS Committee 2009-2012 Am. Assoc. of Hip and Knee Surgeons, Board Work Group on Quality Measures, Chairman STATE COMMITTEE SERVICE 2016-present Massachusetts Orthopedic Society – member 2007-2014 Vermont State Medical Society Board of Directors – At-large member 2004-2009 Vermont State Medical Society Political Action Committee 2001-2003 Vermont State Medical Society Board of Councilors 1996-2006 Vermont State Orthopedic Society Executive Committee HOSPITAL COMMITTEE SERVICE: CURRENT 2013-2016 UVM Medical Center OR Operations Committee 2012-2016 UVM Medical Center Value Analysis Committee – Chair 2009-2011 Fletcher Allen Orthopedic Health Service – Credentials Committee 2009-2012 Fletcher Allen Heath Center – Operating Room Optimization Committee RESIDENT EDUCATION: 2008-2016 Business of Orthopedics Lecture Series (12 one hour lectures) – original work 2008-2016 General Orthopedics Lecture Series (6 one hour lectures) – original work 2008-2016 Hip and Knee Reconstruction Lecture Series (8 one hour lectures) – original work 2008-2016 Resident Oral Examiner 2008-2016 Resident Mentor Program
IV. LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC SERVICE:
COMMUNITY LAY AND VOLUNTEER WORK: 2000-2006 Springfield Medical Care Systems Corporators 2004-2006 Norwich Racquet Club – President 1999-2006 Adirondack League Club Board of Trustees 1996-2008 Norwich Lions Club – Member 1991-1994 Springfield Regional Development Corporation – Director 1991-1995 Springfield Recreational Improvement Fund – Co-Organizer

COMMUNITY MEDICAL WORK: 2016-present Regional High School Sport Medicine Program 2001-2008 Vermont Civil Air Patrol – medical officer 1994-2008 Hanover Hockey Association – Consulting Sports Medicine Physician 1997- 2008 Okemo Mountain School – Team Physician 2000-2008 Cardigan Mountain School – Team Physician 1994-2008 Vermont Academy – Team Physician 1990-2016 National Ski Patrol – Medical Advisor