EMPLOYMENT & AFFILIATIONS

1/2011-Present Chief of Orthopaedics, Capital Regional Medical Center
2626 Capital Medical Boulevard, Tallahassee, FL 32308-4499
1/2011-Present Chief of Orthopaedics, Doctors Memorial Hospital
333 North Byron Butler Parkway, Perry, FL 32348

12/2010-Present Orthopaedic Clerkship Faculty, The Florida State University,

College of Medicine

8/2010- Present Tallahassee Orthopaedic Clinic, Staff Surgeon
3334 Capital Medical Blvd. Suite 400, Tallahassee, FL 32308


7/2005-7/2009 Chief of Surgery, USAF Special Operations Surgical Team

1st SOSS/OSM Air Force Special Operations Command
595 Independence Rd, Hurlburt Field, FL 32544

2007 AFSOC Surgeon of the Year
Veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom, 4 Overseas Tours of Duty


7/2005-7/2009 Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon

96th Medical Group, Department of Orthopaedics
307 Boatner Rd, Eglin Air Force Base, FL 32547

EDUCATION

8/2009-7/2010 Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship

Jesse C. Delee, MD. Fellowship Director, Clinical Professor.

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

6/2000-6/2005 Orthopaedic Surgery Residency

San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, TX

House Staff Vice-President (2003-2005)
US Air Force Academy Sports Specialty Training, Colorado Springs, CO (2004)
Pediatric Training, San Diego Children’s Hospital, CA (2004)
Pediatric Orthopaedic Medical Mission, San Salvador, El Salvador (2003)

7/1996-5/2000 Medical Doctor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock
4301 West Markham, Little Rock, AR 72205

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
Associated Student Government President(1999-2000), Vice President(1998-1999)


8/1992-6/1996 Bachelor of Science

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Fayetteville, AR 72701

Summa Cum Laude, Valedictorian, Class of 1996
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity


BOARD CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE

Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons

2010-Present Georgia Composite Medical Board #065457
2008-Present Texas Medical Board #N1806
2008-Present State of Florida Dept of Health Medical Doctor #102057
2008-Present State of Nebraska Dept of Health and Human Services #24894
2002-2008 Pennsylvania Medical Physician and Surgeon # MD420143 (Inactive)


LOCUM TENEMS
2008 Regional West Medical Center, 4021 Avenue B, Scottsbluff, NE 69361
CERTIFICATIONS
Fellow – American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (Class of 2009)

AO North America - Basic Principles and Techniques of Operative Fracture Management
Graduate - University of Florida Musculoskeletal Pathology Seminar
Graduate - Oxford Partial Knee Advance Instructional Course
Graduate - Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Instructional Course

Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC)
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS & COMMITTEES
2010-Present Quality Counsel, Capital Regional Medical Center (CRMC)
2010-Present Surgical & Critical Care Review, CRMC
2010-Present Chairman, OR Steering, CRMC
2010-Present Chairman, Orthopedic Steering, CRMC
2010-Present Surgical & Anesthesia Care Committee, Doctors Memorial Hospital, Perry, FL
2010-Present Florida Orthopaedics Society
2010-Present Capital Medical Society
2010-Present American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

2000-Present American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

2000-Present Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons
PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH

Brannan, P.S., Oberste D. J, Richardson M. Repair of Osteochondral Defects: Evaluation of the Addition of a Platelet Concentrate to a Structural Synthetic Implant in an Animal Model, Presented @ 2005 Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting and 2006 International Cartilage Restoration Society meeting
Oberste DJ, Brannan PS, Richardson M. The Effect of a Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitor Used In the Perioperative Period on the Healing of a Stabilized Tibia Fracture. Presented @ 2004 Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting and finalist for Roy Davis Orthopaedic Research Award Jul 2005.
Oberste DJ, Schatz L, McGlasson D. Measurement of Interleukin-6 Following Total Joint Arthoplasty.
Poster Presentation @ 2003 Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual meeting.
Oberste, DJ. Genetic Analysis of the phiX 174 DNA Pilot Protein. J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, University of Arkansas, Honors Thesis. Spring 1996.
Ekechukwu M, Oberste DJ, Fane B. Host and phiX Mutations Affecting the Morphogenesis or Stabilization of the 50S Complex, a Single-Stranded DNA Synthesizing Intermediate. Genetics 140: 1167-1174, August 95.

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

May 2005 Miller’s Colorado Orthopaedic Review; Westminster, CO; 36 Hrs, Cat I, AMA PRA
Sept 2005 CBRNE Emergency Medical Prep and Response; Dept of Navy, 9 Hrs, Cat I, AMA PRA
June 2006 Maine Step I Orthopaedic Review; Colby College, ME; 62 Hrs, Cat I, AMA PRA
June 2007 Trauma, Critical Care & Acute Care Surgery; Atlantic City, NJ; 23 Hrs, Cat I, AMA PRA
June 2007 Maine Step II Orthopaedic Review; Colby College, ME; 38 Hrs, Category I, AMA PRA
Sept 2007 ABMS Board Certification; AMA, 25 Hrs, Category I, AMA PRA
June 2008 San Diego Shoulder Institute 2008; La Jolla, CA; 33.5 Hrs, Cat I, AMA PRA
Feb 2010 37th Annual Symposium on Sports Medicine; Austin, TX; 13.75 Hrs, Cat I, AMA PRA
Mar 2011 11th Annual AAOS/OTA Orthopaedic Trauma Update; Orlando, FL; 20.25 Hrs, Cat I
Apr 2011 AAHKS/AAOS Challenges and Controversies in Total Joint Arthroplasty; Bal, MD; 13 Hrs