Curriculum Vitae

Samuel Wray Linford, M.D.

Date: July 14, 2013

Contact Information:

PO Box 1355

Afton, WY 83110

Cell: 307-248-8232

Education:

·  1996-2002 B.S. University of Wyoming – Exercise and Sport Science

Laramie, WY, USA

·  2003-2007 M.D. University of Washington School of Medicine

Seattle, WA, USA

Post Graduate Education and Training:

·  2007-2008 Internship University of Utah Department of Orthopaedics

Salt Lake City, UT, USA

·  2008-2012 Residency University of Utah Department of Orthopaedics

Salt Lake City, UT, USA

·  2012-Present Fellowship Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy, University of

Utah Department of Orthopaedics

Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Board Certifications:

·  USMLE Steps 1, 2CS, 2CK, and 3

·  ABOS Part 1

Medical Licensures:

·  2008-Present State License (UT) – Physician (MD), Active

·  2008-Present Controlled Substance (UT) – Physician (MD), Active

·  2008-Present DEA Certificate (UT) – Physician (MD), Active

·  2013-Present State License (WY) – Physician (MD), Active

·  2013-Present DEA Certificate (WY) – Physician (MD), Active

Professional Society Memberships:

·  American College of Surgeons

·  American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

·  Arthroscopy Association of North America

·  American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

Honors and Awards:

·  University of Wyoming Presidential Honors Scholarship

County Commissioner’s Scholarship

Distinguished Arts and Sciences’ Student

Graduate Cum Laude

·  UW School of Medicine Graduate Honors

AOA Honor Society

Medical Alliance Scholarship

Team Coverage:

·  University of Utah Soccer Team Physician, Game Coverage

·  University of Utah Football Team Physician, Game Coverage

·  University of Utah Basketball Team Physician, Game Coverage

·  2013 NCAA Mens Basketball Team Physician for NCAA Tournament

Presentations:

·  Failed Operative Treatment of Rotator Cuff Tears: Diagnosis and Analysis of 254 Consecutive Patients. Christopher J. Wahl, MD, Jamie Antoine, MD, Samuel W. Linford, BS, Frederick A. Matsen III, MD

AAOS Meeting, San Francisco, CA 2008

·  Biomechanical Testing of a New Rotator Cuff Tendon Suture Anchor

Sherman S. Coleman Research Seminar, Salt Lake City, UT 2008

·  Meniscal Allograft, Indications and Results. University of Utah Department of Orthopaedics, Grand Rounds, 11/2010

·  Complex Shoulder Instability. University of Utah Department of Orthopaedics, Grand Rounds, 12/2012

·  A New Concept for Suture Anchors in Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair, an Evaluation of Anchor Length and Angle of Insertion. Sherman S. Coleman Research Seminar, Salt Lake City, UT 2012

·  A New Concept for Suture Anchors in Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair, an Evaluation of Anchor Length and Angle of Insertion. AAOS Meeting, Chicago, 2013

Research:

·  Center Edge Angle Measurement for Hip Preservation Surgery: Technique and Caveats. Lucas A. Anderson M.D., Christopher Pelt M.D., Jeremy Gililland M.D., Samuel Linford M.D., Gregory J. Stoddard MPH, Christopher L Peters M.D. Orthopedics. 2011, 1;34(2):86

·  A New Concept for Suture Anchors in Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair, an Evaluation of Anchor Length and Angle of Insertion. Samuel Linford M.D., Christopher West B.S., Benjamin Widmer M.D., Hugh West M.D. Accepted for presentation at AAOS 2013, submitted for publication.

·  Cost Analysis of Common Orthopaedic Procedures: The Effect of Surgeon Controlled Variables on Total Cost. Samuel Linford M.D., Man Hung PhD, Patrick Greis M.D. Submitted to the American Journal of Orthopaedics

·  Suture Anchor Placement in the Proximal Humerus: Influence of Anchor Configuration. James Beckmann M.D., Samuel Linford M.D., Robert Burks M.D. Manuscript in Progress.

Courses:

·  AO Basic Fracture. Charlotte, NC, 1/2009

·  SAIF, Surgical Exposures, Memphis, TN, 3/2010

·  Foundation of Orthopaedic Trauma, Cadaver Course, Las Vegas, NV, 4/2010

·  Metcalf Memorial Meeting, Arthroscopy Surgery Seminars, Snow Bird, UT, 3/2011

·  Metcalf Memorial Meeting, Arthroscopy Surgery Seminars, Scottsdale, AZ, 1/2012

·  American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Franscisco, CA, 2/2012

·  Oxford, Unicompartmental Arthroplasty, San Diego, CA, 11/2012

·  Metcalf Memorial Meeting, Arthroscopy Surgery Seminars, Sun Valley, ID, 1/2013

Work Experience:

·  Gem City Bone and Joint Orthopaedics, Laramie, WY, 3/99 – 5/04

-  Exercise physiologist during undergraduate and first year of medical school instructing patients in therapeutic exercise

-  Directed injury prevention programs for collegiate and youth athletes

Personal:

·  Married with three children

·  Eagle Scout