All Physicians:
Arnold, MD, Erin
Arnold, MD, William J.
Baxamusa, MD, FACS, Taizoon
Beigler, MD, David
Bello, MD, Alfonso E.
Benson, MD, Leon S.
Bergin, MD, Christopher
Breslow, MD, Marc J.
Broy, MD, Susan B.
Butler, MD, Jesse P.
Chams, MD, Roger N.
Chehab, MD, Eric L.
Cohen, MD, James
Cohn, MD, Arnold K.
DeLeon, MD, Serafin
Donahue, MD, Brian J.
D'Silva, MD, Joseph L.
Dugan, MD, Robert C.
Eisenberg, MD, Gerald M.
Emerzian, DPM, Garo J.
Erulkar, MD, Jonathan S.
Fisher, MD, MS, Theodore J.
Forman, DO, Edward S.
Fox, Jr., MD, James L.
Gamez, DPM, Carla O.
Garapati, MD, Rajeev
Garelick, MD, David
Gleason, MD, FACS, Thomas F.
Goldstein, MD, Wayne M.
Gordon, MD, Alexander C.
Haddad, MD, Steve L.
Hamming, MD, Bruce A.
Hamming, MD, Edward G.
Haskell, MD, Saul S
Hill, MD, MS, James M.
Hunt, MD, Andrew
Jablon, MD, Michael
Jimenez, MD, Matthew L.
Kornblatt, MD, Ira B.
Kornblatt, MD, Michael D.
Kramer, MD, Andrea S.
Kudrna, MD, PhD, James C.
Lamberta, MD, Francis J.
League, MD, Alan C.
Leahy, DPM, Megan
Lettvin, MD, Charles L.
Lewis, MD, Michael S.
Logue, MD, Edward J.
Ludkowski, MD, Phillip F.
Mardjetko, MD, Steven M.
McMillan, MD, Robert D.
Meltzer, MD, William
Miller, MD, Chris R.
Moran, MD, Mary L.
Myers, MD, Amanda K.
Nemickas, MD, Tomas E.
Newman, MD, Daniel
O'Rourke, MD, Michael
Palutsis, MD, Gregory R.
Patek, MD, Robert M.
Pavlatos, MD, Christ J.
Phillips, MD, Craig
Portland, MD, Gregory
Ptaszek ,MD,Amy Jo
Raab, MD, David J.
Regan, MD, Quinn E.
Robb, III, MD, William J.
Rubinstein, MD, Scott
Schell, III, MD, Burt E.
Schuette, MD, Patrick T.
Shapiro, MD, David E.
Shapiro, MD, Gary S.
Sherman, MD, Richard S.
Silver, MD, Ronald L.
Skosey, MD, John L.
Slack, MD, Charles
Solway, DPM, Douglas R.
Stamos, MD, Van P.
Summerville, MD, Bruce C.
Tack, MD, Stanford R.
Thadani, MD, Peter J.
Visotsky, MD, FACS, Jeffrey L.
Vora, MD, Anand M.
Waxman, MD, Bryan C.
Westin, MD, Craig
Williams, MD, Craig S.

Dr Ptaszek is Board Certified in Foot & Ankle Orthopaedic Surgery and practices at Illinois Bone & Joint Institute. Among her clinical interests are foot and ankle trauma/ reconstruction, limb salvage and sports related injury. Dr. Ptaszek received her Fellowship training at Baylor and the University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) in Dallas, Texas and completed her residency at Northwestern University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. She served as the chief of the Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Service at Wilford Hall Medical Center USAF and as assistant professor at UTSW/ Parkland Hospital. She is currently clinical assistant professor at Northwestern University, and has authored numerous publications and presentations.

Curriculum Vitae

EMPLOYMENT

September 2002 to present
Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, LLC
2401 Ravine Way
Glenview, IL 60025

Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
2003 to present
Northwestern University Medical School
Chicago, Illinois

September 2000-2002
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Foot and Ankle Service
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
5323 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, Texas 75390-8883

September 1997 - August 2000
Chief, Foot and Ankle Service Assistant Professor of Surgery,
Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery USAF Uniformed Services University
Wilford Hall Medical Center (WHMC) of the Health Sciences
Lackland AFB, Texas 78236-5300 Bethesda, MD 20814-4799

PERSONAL

Birthplace Evanston, IL
Married with children

POST GRADUATE EDUCATION

Fellowship in Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery 8/96-7/97
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center/Parkland Hospital Dallas, Texas
Residency: 7/92-6/96; Chief: 7/95-1/96
Northwestern University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chicago, IL
Internship: 6/91-6/92
Northwestern University Department of General Surgery, Chicago, IL

BOARD CERTIFICATION

Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons, July 1999
Diplomate National Board of Medical Examiners, 1992

LICENSURE

Texas and Illinois

EDUCATION

Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL
Years Attended: 1987-1991
Degree: M.D.
Alpha Sigma Nu (Jesuit Academic Honor Society)
Class President 1990-91 and 1988-89

Quincy University, Quincy, Illinois
Years Attended: 1983-1987
Double Major: Biological Sciences and Chemistry
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Summa Cum Laude Graduate

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

AMA
AAOS
AOFAS
Illinois Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Texas Medical Association
Ruth Jackson Society

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

Risk Management/Patient Safety Committee, ENH 2004
Parkland Health and Hospital System Outpatient Clinic Committee, 2001-03
Parkland Health and Hospital System Medical Record Committee, 2001-03
USAF MFST (Mini-Forward Surgical Team) 1998-2000
Blood Utilization Review 1997-99
Musculoskeletal Primary Care Course Instructor 1997-00
USAF National Orthopaedic Referral Service Liason 1998-99

INSTRUCTOR DUTIES

AOFAS Comprehensive Foot and Ankle Care 2004

"Biomechanics" and "The Elbow" Southwestern Orthopaedic Surgery Review, Dallas, TX March 15-17, 2002

PUBLICATIONS

Ptaszek, AJ; Early, JS; Thornton, S: "Open Intra articular Calcaneus Fractures", 2003 pending publication

Ptaszek, AJ: "Hallux Varus" in eMedicine.com edited by Behrens, FF; Section of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2001.

Ptaszek, AJ; Brodsky, JW: "Salvage First Metatarsalphalangeal Joint Arthrodesis with ICBG " Foot & Ankle International 2000;21,4:290-296.

Ptaszek, AJ; " Foot and Ankle" chapter in Review of Orthopaedics , 3rd edition edited by Miller, MD; Saunders, St. Louis, MO 1999.

Ptaszek, AJ; Brodsky, JW; Morris, SG: "Midfoot Field Block Anesthesia with Monitored IV Sedation in Forefoot Surgery" Foot & Ankle International 1999; 20,9:583-586.

Ptaszek, AJ: Case Report: "Primary Tibiocalcaneal Arthrodesis with Interposition Fibular Strut Autograft for Comminuted Talus Fracture" J Orthopaedic Trauma 1999; Vol. 13, No. 8:589-592.

Sanders, TG; Ptaszek, AJ; Morrison, WB: "Fracture of the Lateral Process of the Talus: Appearance at MR Imaging and Clinical Significance." Skeletal Radiol 1999; 28.

Benson, LS; Ptaszek, AJ: "Injection Versus Surgery in the Treatment of Trigger Finger." J Hand Surg 1997; 22A:138-144.

RESEARCH
Clinical and Radiographic Characteristics of the Calcaneocuboid Joint: pending publication in Jnl of Orthopaedic Trauma 2002

PRESENTATIONS
"Open Intra articular Calcaneus Fractures" Orthopaedic Trauma Association Salt Lake City, Utah October 2003

"Current Trends in Foot and Ankle Surgery" American Surgical Technologists Course Dallas, TX 18 November, 2000

"Treatment of the Foot and Ankle" AOFAS Regional Review Course Instructor Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Dallas, TX 7-8 October, 2000

"Foot and Ankle for the Primary Care Physician." WHMC (Wilford Hall Medical Center), Musculoskeletal Review Course for the Primary Care Physician, San Antonio, TX, November 18-19, 1999.

"Salvage after Talus Fracture" Grand Rounds, University of Chicago, Section of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chicago, IL November 10, 1999.

"Midfoot Field Block Anesthesia with Monitored IV Sedation in Forefoot Surgery" SOMOS (Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons), Vail, CO December 9, 1998.

"Physical Exam of the Foot and Ankle" UTSA (University of Texas San Antonio) AOFAS Regional Foot and Ankle Review Course, San Antonio, TX September 26-27, 1998.

"Bone and Joint Infections" UTSA (University of Texas-San Antonio) Grand Rounds, San Antonio, TX August 31, 1998.

"Complex Hindfoot Reconstruction and Salvage." UTSA (University of Texas-San Antonio) Grand Rounds, San Antonio, TX January 26, 1998.

"Achilles Tendon and Posterior Heel Disorders." UTSA (University of Texas-San Antonio) Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Review, San Antonio, TX, January 17, 1998.

"Foot and Ankle for the Primary Care Physician." WHMC (Wilford Hall Medical Center), Musculoskeletal Review Course for the Primary Care Physician, San Antonio, TX, December 5-6, 1997.

"Injection Versus Surgery in the Treatment of Trigger Finger: An Outcome Analysis." AAOS Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, February 1995; the Mid-America Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, FL, April 1995; Thesis Day, Northwestern University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chicago, IL May 1996