Updated Nov 1, 2011 ROCKFORD SPINE CENTER CURRICULUM VITAE NAME: BIRTH: Jeffrey Todd Behr, M.D. November 2, 1955; Augusta, Georgia EMPLOYMENT: Rockford Spine Center Orthopedic Surgeon Rockford Spine Center 2902 McFarland Road Suite 300 Rockford Illinois, 61107 Phone: 815/316-2100 Fax: 815/316-2099 HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS 1. ACTIVE STAFF: St. Anthony Medical Center 5666 East State Street Rockford, IL 61108 Infectious Disease Committee Institutional Review Board Member 2. COURTESY STAFF Rockford Memorial Hospital 2400 North Rockton Avenue Rockford, IL 61103 Chairman, Dept. of Orthopedics (1992-2000) 3. COURTESY STAFF Swedish American Hospital 1400 Charles Street Rockford, IL 61104 4. CONSULTING STAFF: Rochelle Community Hospital 900 North Second Street Rochelle, IL 61068 CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SURGERY: Department of Surgery University of Illinois College of Medicine 1601 Parkview Avenue Rockford, IL 61107 Outstanding Community Preceptor - Family Practice Residency 2004-2005, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011 USTA PHYSICIAN United States Tennis Association Women s Tournament Physician 1997-2007 1
EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL Rockford Guilford High School, Rockford IL Dates Attended: September 1969 - June 1973 Cumulative GPA 4.00/4.00 exclusive of honors points Class Rank 7/568 Varsity Swim Team - Individual Rank of 5th Nationally UNDERGRADUATE Duke University EDUCATION: Durham, NC 27706 Degree, B.S. Zoology 1973-1977 HONORS AWARDED: Freshman Honors 1974 Sophomore Honors 1975 Phi Beta Kappa 1976 Magna cum Laude 1977 POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION: Rush Medical College 600 South Paulina Street Chicago, IL 60612-3832 Degree-M.D. 1977-1981 Internship, Department of Surgery Loyola University Medical Center 1981-1982 2160 South 1st Avenue Maywood, IL 60513 Resident, Orthopaedic Surgery Department of Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Loyola University Medical Center 1982-1986 Fellowship, Sports Medicine 1986 Dr. James Glick, M.D., Chief Department of Orthopaedic Surgery UCSF and Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center P.O. Box 7921 San Francisco, CA 94120 POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH: COMPUTER GRAPHICS Gore-Tex Augmented Patellar Tendon Repairs in a Canine Model 1983-1984 Loyola University, summer 2002, course grade A CERTIFICATION: STATE LICENSURE: Orthopaedic Surgeon Board Certification completed July 1989 Board Recertification 1998, 2010 Illinois California Wisconsin SOCIETY AND MEMBERSHIPS: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 1991 - present Campaign Chairman - Orthopedic Research & Education 1992-1997 American College of Sports Medicine Columbus Ohio 1996-2002 2
American College of Surgeons 1992-1997 Chicago, IL American Medical Association 1986-2009 Blackhawk Area Independent Physicians Assoc. 1995-1998 BAIPA Board of Directors Member BAIPA Executive Committee Member BAIPA Secretary/Treasurer BAIPA Finance Committee Chairman Duke University Summer Alum MD Mentorship Program 1992-present Illinois State Medical Society 1986-2009 Winnebago County Medical Society 1986-2009 American Academy of Medical Management 2003-2007 University of Illinois Medical School Foundation President s Council 2004-present Physician s Circle Leadership Society Honor Roll Loyola University Medical Center 2004-present Professional Association of Health Care Office Management 2005-2007 PRESENTATIONS: Pathologic Fractures of the Proximal Femur in the Elderly First National Conference on Musculoskeletal Diseases in the Aged, Phoenix, AZ, January 1984. Pathologic Fractures of the Proximal Femur in the Elderly - Seventeenth Annual American Orthopaedic Association Residents Conference Ann Arbor, MI, May 1984. Knee Arthrodesis for Failed Total Knee Arthroplasty Eighth Annual Surgical Symposium Association of VA Surgeons Los Angeles, CA May 1984 Gore-Tex Augmented Patella Tendon Repairs in a Canine Model Thirty-first Annual Orthopaedic Research Society, Las Vegas, NV, January 1985. Eighteenth Annual American Orthopaedic Association Residents Conference New Orleans, LA, May 1985. Mid-America Orthopaedic Association Fourth Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, April 1986. Flexible Intramedullary Nails for Ipsilateral Femoral and Tibial Fractures Eighteenth Annual American Orthopaedic Association Residents Conference New Orleans, LA, May 1985. Hallux Valgus in the Cerebral Palsy Adolescent Los Angeles, CA, May 1985. Closed Intramedullary Biopsy of Metastatic Carcinoma Los Angeles, CA, May 1986. Infantile Herpetic Whitlow Los Angeles, CA, May 1986. 3
PRESENTATIONS (cont d): Treatment of Ankle Fractures; Synthes AO/ASIF Rockford, IL, January 1994. Anticoagulation Issues in Orthopedic Surgery CME Conference, Swedish American Hospital, Rockford IL, February 1996 Joints, Swelling, Lumps & Bumps of the Upper Extremity CME Conference, SwedishAmerican Hospital, Rockford IL, March 1996 Hip Fractures - Decision Making in the Elderly CME Conference, SwedishAmerican Hospital, Rockford IL May 1997 CME Conference, Swedish American Hospital, Rockford IL August 2004 Sports-related Injuries of the Knee Illinois Academy of Family Physicians, Rockford IL, Oct 1998 CME Conference, Swedish American Hospital, Rockford IL June 2007 University of Illinois College of Medicine Family Practice Resident Teaching Seminar Rockford IL (1Hr) Common Disorders of the Knee Sept 1998, March 2000, Sept 2003, April 2007 Common Disorders of the Foot October 2003, September 2005, January 2008, August 2010 Fractures of the Upper Extremity November 2003, May 2007 Fractures of the Lower Extremity December 2003, March 2004 Fractures: Reading X-rays January 2004, November 2006, January 2007, October 2009, December 2010, February 2011 Pediatric Fractures May 2004, May 2011 Hip Fractures September 2004, June 2010 Upper Extremity Casting & Splinting Workshop (Part 1) Dec. 2004, May 2006, Oct 28 2008, Jan 2010, June 2011 Upper Extremity Casting & Splinting Workshop (Part 2) Jan 2005, June 2006, Nov 2008, Jan.2010 June 2011 Lower Extremity Casting and Splinting Workshop March 2005, August 2006, April 2010 Disorders of the Ankle April 2005, November 2010, Disorders of the Hip July 2005, August 2009 Common Orthopedic Injections January 2006, September 2006, May 2009, Feb. 2010 Disorders of the upper Extremity October 2011 Common Orthopedic Coding - The American Academy of Professional Coders November 14 2005 PUBLICATIONS: Behr, J.T.: "Pseudovideoma", J. Hand Surg., Vol. 9A., No. 4: pp. 613-614, July 1984. Behr, J.T.; Pinzur, M.; Knight, G.; Castille, M.; Patwardhan, A.; Smith, D.:"Gore-Tex Augmented Patellar Tendon Repairs in a Canine Model", Orthop. Trans., Vol. 9; p. 552, 1985. Behr, J.T.; Pinzur, M.; Knight, G.; Castille, M.; Patwardhan, A.; Smith, D.: "Gore-Tex Augmented Patellar Tendon Repairs in a Canine Model", Orthop. Trans., Vol. 10; p. 621, 1986. Behr, J.T.; Chmell, S.J.; and Schwartz, C.M.:Knee Arthrodesis for Failed Total Knee Arthroplasty", Arch. Surg., Vol. 120: pp. 350-354, March 1985. Behr, J.T.; Dobozi, W.R.; and Badrinath, K.: "The Treatment of Pathologic Fractures of the Femur in the Elderly", Clin. Orthop., Vol. 198: pp. 173-178, September 1985. 4
Behr, J.T.; Kohli, K.K.; and Miller, E.A.: "Giant Dermoid Associated with Foot Duplication", J. Ped. Orthop., Vol. 6: pp. 486-488, 1986. PUBLICATIONS: (cont d): Behr, J.T.; Apel, D.M.; and Dobozi, W.R.: "Flexible Intramedullary Nails for Ipsilateral Femoral and Tibial Fractures", Orthop. Trans., Vol. 9: p. 549, 1985. Behr, J.T.; Dobozi, W.R.; Apel, D.M.; Pinzur, M.S.; Behr, M.J.: "Flexible Intramedullary Nails for Ipsilateral Femoral and Tibial Fractures", J. Trauma, 1986. Behr, J.T.; Daluga, D.J.; Light, T.R.; Lewis, N.F. "Herpetic Infections in the Fingers of Infants", J. Bone and Joint Surg., Vol. 69A: pp. 115-130, January 1987. Behr, J.T.; Daluga, D.J.; Light, T.R.; Lewis, N.F. "Herpetic Infections in the Fingers of Infants", Orthop. Trans., Vol. 10: p. 560, 1986. Behr, J.T.; Kuo, K.N.; Schoenecker, P.; and Miller, E.A.: "Hallux Valgus in the Cerebral Palsy Adolescent", Orthop.Trans., Vol. 10: p. 553, 1986. Behr, J.T.; Hall, R.F.; Dobozi, W.R.; Badrinath, K.; Micetich, K.C.: "Closed Intramedullary Biopsy of Metastatic Carcinoma", Orthop. Trans., Vol. 10: p. 579, 1986. Glick, J.; Gordon, R.; Sampson, T.; Behr, J.: "Arthroscopy of the Hip, The Lateral Approach", J. Arthroscopy and Rel. Res.. Vol. 3: pp. 4-12, 1987. Smith, D. G.; Behr, J. T.; Hall, R. T.; Dobozi, W. R.: "Closed, Flexible Intramedullary biopsy of Metastatic Carcinoma", Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research., Vol. 229: pp. 162-164, April 1988 WEBSITE Design, construction and administration - rockfordortho.com 2001 through 2003 Design, construction and administration - rockfordspine.com 2003 through 2009 SPECIAL INTERESTS/HOBBIES Family Landscaping/Gardening Swimming Computer Graphics Animals (special interest in turtles) Fishing Tai Chi Art Travel Reading Ballroom dancing 5