Name: David Nunamaker
Position Title:   Jacques Jenny Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Education:  School                                         Degree           Year     Field of Study

University of Pennsylvania                                 V.M.D.            1968     Veterinary Medicine
School of Veterinary Medicine

Research and Professional Experience

       1968-69 Surgical Internship, University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine
       1969-70 Orthopedic Residency, University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine
       1971-72 Research Fellowship at the Swiss Research Institute, Laboratory for Experimental
                    Surgery, Davos, Switzerland
       1972-76 Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Clinical Studies, School of
                    Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
       1974      Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons
                     (by examination)
       1976-79 Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Clinical Studies, School of
                    Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
       1977-82 Associate Professor of Orthopedic Research, Veterans Administration Hospital,
                    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
       1979-82 Associate Professor of Veterinary Medicine in Orthopedic Surgery, Department of
                    Orthopedics, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
       1979-82 Jacques Jenny Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Clinical
                    Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
       1981-present Director, Richard S. Reynolds, Jr. Comparative Orthopedic Research Laboratory,
                    New Bolton Center
       1982-present Jacques Jenny Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Clinical Studies,
                    School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
       1982-present Professor of Veterinary Medicine in Orthopedic Surgery, Department of
                    Orthopedics, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
       1989      Beecham Award for Research Excellence
       1993-present Member Graduate Group in Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania
       1994-present Director, Mark and Lila Allam Center for Equine Sports Medicine, New Bolton
                    Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
       1994-present Chairman, Department of Clinical Studies/New Bolton Center, School of Veterinary
                    Medicine, University of Pennsylvania    

Publications (selected)

       Nunamaker DM:  The bucked shin complex.  Proc of 32nd Annual Convention of Am Assoc Equine
                         Pract 457-460, 1987
       Nunamaker DM, Butterweck DM, Provost MT:  Some geometric properties of the third metacarpal
                         bone:  A comparison between the Thoroughbred and Standardbred racehorse.  J
                         Biomech 22:129-134, 1989
       Nunamaker DM:  Bone modeling and remodeling in the Thoroughbred racehorse: Relationships of
                         exercise to bone morphometry. Transactions of the 35th Annual Meeting, Orthopedic
                         Research Society 14:99, 1989
       Nunamaker DM, Butterweck DM, Provost MT:  Fatigue fractures in Thoroughbred racehorses:
                         Relationships with age, peak bone strain and training. J Orthop Res 8:604-611, 1990
       Nunamaker DM, Butterweck DM, Black J:  In vitro comparison of Thoroughbred and Standardbred
                         racehorses with regard to local fatigue failure of the third metacarpal bone.  Am J
                         Vet Res 52:97-100, 1991
       Nunamaker DM:  Dorsal metacarpal disease.  Veterinary Surgical Forum Proceedings, 413-414,
                         Oct. 1991
       Nunamaker DM, Provost MT: The bucked shin complex revisited. Proc of 37th Annual Convention
                         of Am Assoc Equine Pract 757-62, 1992
       Nunamaker DM, Provost MT, Bartel DL: Third metacarpal bone strain and stiffness measurements
                         of Thoroughbred racehorses in training. Transactions of the 2nd Combined Meeting
                         of the Orthopedic Research Societies of USA, Japan, Canada, Europe.  2:11, 1995
       Parente EJ, Nunamaker DM: Stress protection afforded by a cast on plate fixation of the distal
                         forelimb in the horse in vitro.  Vet Surg 24:49-54, 1995
       Peter CP, Cook WO, Nunamaker DM, Provost MT, Seedor JG, Rodan GA:  Effect of alendronate on
                         fracture healing and bone remodeling in dogs.  J Orthop Res 14:74-79, 1996
       Nunamaker DM: Experimental models of fracture repair: Clin Orthop Rel Res, 355S: S56-S65,
                         1998   
       Boston RC, Nunamaker DM: Breezing, galloping and jogging as exercise components of risk
                         factors associated with the onset of fatigue failure of bone in two-year old
                         Thoroughbreds. AJVR, 61: 602-608, 2000
       Nash RA, Nunamaker DM, Boston R: Evaluation of a tapered-sleeve transcortical pin to reduce
                         stress at the bone-pin interface in metacarpal bones obtained from horses. AJVR,
                         62:955-960, 2001
       Nunamaker DM: Relationships of exercise regimen and racetrack surface to modeling/remodeling
                         of the third metacarpal bone in two year old Thoroughbred racehorses. Veterinary
                         and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology Vol 4 195-199 2002
      Nunamaker DM: On bucked shins (Milne Lecture) Proc of 48th Annual AAEP Convention, 76-89,
                         2002
      Nunamaker DM: On bone and fracture treatment in the horse (Milne Lecture) Proc of 48th Annual
                         AAEP Convention, 90-1`01, 2002