Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Leadership Roles
Quality Improvement Projects
International Projects
Timeline
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Blake Burkert

Bozeman

Summary

Experienced with advanced surgical techniques and patient care protocols in orthopedics. Utilizes precise diagnostic skills and innovative treatment methodologies to improve patient outcomes. Track record of effective collaboration and adaptability in fast-paced environments.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Orthopedic Surgeon

Livingston Healthcare
03.2025 - Current
  • Performed comprehensive patient assessments to determine treatment plans and surgical options.
  • Executed orthopedic surgeries with precision, ensuring optimal patient outcomes and safety protocols.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop personalized rehabilitation programs for patients.
  • Monitored post-operative recovery, adjusting care plans as needed based on patient progress.
  • Educated patients on injury prevention and management strategies for long-term health benefits.
  • Documented detailed patient records in electronic health systems, maintaining accuracy and compliance standards.
  • Engaged in continuous professional development through attending workshops and conferences focused on orthopedic advancements.

Orthopedic Surgeon

NeuroSpine
11.2022 - 06.2024
  • I currently perform approximately 8-10 spine procedures per week in addition to continuing with the intervention pain management as detailed at my previous job. The surgeries I perform include the following: anterior cervical fusions, corpectomies and disc replacements; posterior cervical laminectomies and fusions; posterior thoracic laminectomies and fusions; anterior, lateral and posterior fusions and laminectomies and lumbopelvic fusion for traumatic injuries. I also spend a fair amount of time performing deformity correction with osteotomies and extra- and intra-dural tumor resection.

Musculoskeletal Associates
08.2020 - 10.2022
  • During my 2yrs, I took general orthopaedic surgery call every 3 nights and performed approximately 10 orthopaedic procedures per week. In addition, I took over for our interventional pain specialist who left prior to my arrival. I performed lumbar transforaminal and epidural steroid injections; cervical and thoracic epidural steroid injections; cervical, thoracic and lumbar medial branch blocks and radiofrequency ablations and trial and permanent spinal cord stimulator placement

Organic Chemistry Research and Laboratory Assistant

Hendrix College
  • For 1.5 years, I served as a laboratory assistant for Organic Chemistry I and II. I assisted students with the lab protocol and helped with any complications that arose. Additionally, I helped present the topic each week and led a classroom Q&A session prior to starting each laboratory experiment. I began research in the organic chemistry lab in Spring 2008 and spent the next 2.5yrs and two summers working on many projects. I worked on several chemical ecology projects that focused on the analysis of the urine and/or other hormonal secretions from elephants, maned wolves, and lemurs in order to identify pheromones used for communication. The project was initially developed to analyze the urine of elephants with the goal of identifying the compounds that are known to be used to mark territory and keep other elephants away. This was important because we were trying to isolate those chemicals and use them to help farmers in Southeast Asia keep elephants from destroying their crops and thus help address the human-elephant conflict. The project was expanded to better understand the chemical communication mechanisms of other animals. Additionally, I spent significant time developing new green chemistry approaches to experiments routinely conducted in undergraduate organic chemistry labs.

Education

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
07.2020

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, IL
06.2019

M.D. - undefined

Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
05.2014

B.A. - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spanish

Hendrix College
Conway, AR
05.2010

Skills

  • Sterilization techniques
  • Surgical expertise
  • Fracture management
  • Teamwork orientation
  • Medical evaluations
  • Adaptability to technology
  • Spinal surgery
  • Power tools proficiency
  • Hand tool mastery
  • Calm under pressure
  • Hand and power tools
  • Measuring and cutting

Affiliations

  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • American College of Physicians
  • NASS
  • ACLS
  • BLS
  • ABOS Part I – Board eligible

Leadership Roles

  • Graduate Medical Education Committee: I helped establish institutional policies regarding residencies and fellowships and worked with the individual residency/ fellowship programs to coordinate the overall experience and ensure that individual programs and institution maintained compliance with ACGME accreditation standards.
  • SPINE reviewer: I currently review articles submitted to the journal and provide feedback regarding revisions and whether or not the work should be published.
  • NASS Committee of International Education and Radiology: I have applied to serve on the committees for international education and radiology. I am currently working to become more involved by volunteering with these committees in the meantime.

Quality Improvement Projects

  • Multidisciplinary Hip Fracture Care Program: I assisted with the review of hip fracture volume data and existing evidence-based order sets relevant to the postoperative phase in order to (1) develop a current process map and standardized order sets; (2) identify the key postoperative steps for hip fracture patients and potential problems/barriers, (3) and propose changes to existing process steps and develop new opportunities in order to develop an improved pathway throughout the phases of care for patients with hip fractures.
  • ER minor procedure equipment: I coordinated the development of an ER hand tray for minor procedures in order to improve quality of care and streamline ER workflow.

International Projects

My experiences volunteering abroad are what initially spurred my interest in medicine and continue to play an important role in my life. In college, I travelled to South Africa where I participated in an HIV/AIDS educational awareness program and spent time at hospitals in Cape Town and Johannesburg. In Peru, I took part in post-earthquake disaster relief in the Tambo de Mora region along the coast where a tsunami had destroyed a significant portion of the infrastructure. In India, I spent time volunteering at local hospitals in the state of Kerala and gained first hand experience on the private and public health sectors and access to healthcare. In Zanzibar, I spent 4 weeks working alongside local surgeons in the major and minor operating theatres at Mnazi Mmoja hospital. Most recently, I traveled to Vietnam where I worked in a children's hospital in Ho Chi Minh City for 3 weeks. My responsibilities included assisting health care providers while learning more about local illnesses/diseases and the impact of Agent Orange and other chemical agents throughout rotations in four different wards: respiratory, dengue, emergency, and GI.

Timeline

Orthopedic Surgeon

Livingston Healthcare
03.2025 - Current

Orthopedic Surgeon

NeuroSpine
11.2022 - 06.2024

Musculoskeletal Associates
08.2020 - 10.2022

Organic Chemistry Research and Laboratory Assistant

Hendrix College

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

University of Chicago Medical Center

M.D. - undefined

Emory University School of Medicine

B.A. - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spanish

Hendrix College

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Cedars Sinai Medical Center

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