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Max Coale, MD
79857526
Dr. Coale is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in the treatment of foot and ankle conditions. His expertise includes the full spectrum of care, from total ankle replacement and fracture management to minimally invasive corrective techniques. He earned his bachelor’s degree in ecology and evolutionary biology from Princeton University, where he was a four-year varsity letter winner and All-Ivy League offensive lineman. He returned to Maryland for medical school at the University of Maryland, where he received the Thomas E. Gillespie Award for Excellence in Orthopaedics. He then completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Harborview Medical Center at the University of Washington in Seattle, serving as chief resident and providing Level I trauma care across five states. Dr. Coale went on to complete a fellowship in foot and ankle reconstruction at the Institute for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore. He has authored more than 50 orthopedic publications, including journal articles, book chapters and international conference presentations. Above all, Dr. Coale takes pride in helping patients return to their lives after trauma or degenerative disease. He values clear communication to help patients understand their condition and works with them to design personalized treatment plans. He strives to find the right combination of nonoperative strategies and surgical approaches to improve each person’s pain and function.
Residency - Harborview Medical Center/University of Washington, Fellowship - Mercy Medical Center-Baltimore, Undergraduate - Princeton University, Medical School - University of Maryland School of Medicine
English
Orthopedics
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Elizabeth Friedmann, MD
84826
Residency - University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown, Fellowship - University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Undergraduate - The University Of Georgia, Medical School - Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
English
Orthopedics
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David Keblish, MD
82986
Dr. Keblish is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon who specializes in Foot & Ankle surgery and holds a subspecialty certificate in Sports Medicine. He has a focused interest in sports injuries of the lower extremity, arthroscopic surgery and minimally invasive techniques, complex ligament reconstructions, patient education and injury prevention. He is a graduate of Yale University where he played lacrosse and rugby. He completed his medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania on a Navy Scholarship and did his orthopaedic residency at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, now renamed the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Dr. Keblish received his Fellowship training in Foot & Ankle surgery at Harvard University. He completed his subspecialty certificate in Sports Medicine while serving as department head for Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Naval Academy. He was an appointed Orthopaedic Consultant to the White House Medical Unit in Washington, DC. As an assistant professor of surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Dr. Keblish demonstrated his commitment to medical education at all levels. At the Naval Academy he supervised medical students, interns, orthopaedic residents and primary care sports medicine fellows, and also created a popular series of injury prevention videos for the Pentagon Channel's Fit for Duty show that can still be seen today. Dr. Keblish was named the Navy's #1 Top Orthopedic Surgeon and he received Military Medicine's "Most Outstanding Faculty Award" for all graduate medical education programs in the National Capital Area. He remains active in teaching arthroscopic surgical skills to residents from all across the country at the AAOS cadaver lab in Chicago. For more than a decade Dr. Keblish has served as the team physician for many of Navy’s varsity teams, including Men's and Women's Lacrosse, Track & Field as well as Sprint Football. He has extensive experience covering NCAA division 1 intercollegiate sporting events and caring for elite athletes at every level. He has deployed with the Marines to both the Horn of Africa and to Helmand province Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. In Afghanistan he served as the officer in charge for a Shock Trauma Platoon- Forward Resuscitative Surgical System at a forward operating base where he led a military medical unit in caring for severely wounded US troops and coalition forces injured in battle. Dr. Keblish is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons (ABOS) and he is a Fellow in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) as well as the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM). Dr. Keblish has been invited to speak at many national meetings and has contributed to the Orthopaedic literature in numerous journals including the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, the American Journal of Sports Medicine, Foot & Ankle International and Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine. In his free time he enjoys watching his boys play lacrosse and walking his dogs with his wife. He loves history and feels very fortunate to live near Annapolis. Dr. Keblish has served his nation and is ready to serve you. If you have a sports injury or foot condition that is preventing you from enjoying an active lifestyle come see him. He is passionate about injury prevention, restoring proper biomechanics and life-balance and regards surgery as a last resort. He is an excellent educator and will help you make the decision that is right for you.
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery | Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery | Orthopaedic Surgery
Internship - National Naval Medical Center-Bethesda-GME, Fellowship - Brigham and Women's Hospital, Residency - National Naval Medical Center-Bethesda-GME, Medical School - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
English
Orthopedics
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Catherine Platnick, PA
86771
Graduate - University of Florida College of Medicine, Undergraduate - Ithaca College
English
Orthopedics
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Adrienne Spirt, MD
89146
Dr. Spirt has recently re-located from Michigan, where she practiced Orthopaedic Surgery for 9 years, before joining the group in August 2010. Dr. Spirt received her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She completed her residency in Orthopaedics at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in Rochester, MN. Dr. Spirt completed her post-graduate fellowship in Foot and Ankle Surgery at the University of Washington/Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Dr. Spirt also holds a PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania and completed a post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of Iowa. Dr. Spirt specializes in the treatment of foot and ankle problems. She has published many medical papers on the biomechanics of cartilage and bone and ankle surgery and continues active research on the subject. Dr. Spirt is Board Certified by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, a member of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, American Medical Association, and the International Society of Clinical Densitometry. In her spare time Dr. Spirt enjoys spending time with her husband and two children. They enjoy many outdoor activities, especially kayaking, bicycling and skiing.
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery | Orthopaedic Surgery
Internship - Brigham and Women's Hospital, Residency - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Internship - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Fellowship - University Of Washington Medical Center, Medical School - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
English
Orthopedics
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