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Joseph L. Whalen, M.D., Ph.D.

  1. Orthopedic Surgeon

Departments

Location

  1. Jacksonville, Florida

Languages

English

Existing patients

Joseph Whalen M.D., Ph.D is an Assistant Professor and Consultant in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Mayo Clinic in Florida. Dr. Whalen specializes in Foot and Ankle Surgery, and has special interests in adult foot and ankle reconstruction. He treats all disorders of the foot and ankle, including: total ankle replacement.

He earned a bachelor's degree in Physiology and graduated a Louis Marsch Scholar from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. He completed his Doctor of Medicine degree and graduated Alpha Omega Alpha from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Whalen received his orthopedic surgery training at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Dr. Whalen has authored over 20 scientific publications, contributed to multiple books, and has served as the Chair of Clinical Research for the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Mayo Clinic Florida. He has served as a task force member of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. Dr. Whalen served in the Air Force and Guard Reserves and achieved rank as Major and Chief of Professional Services.

  1. Ankle arthritis
  2. Ankle instability
  3. Foot deformity
  4. Foot injury
  5. Foot instability
  1. Ankle reconstruction
  2. Ankle replacement
  3. Foot reconstruction
  4. Lower extremity reconstruction
  • Lower extremity foot and ankle reconstruction
  1. 1990
    Resident - Orthopedic SurgeryMayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  2. 1985
    MDSouthern Illinois University School of Medicine
  3. 1982
    PhD - Anatomy; Ph.D. Dissertation: Whalen JL. Morphology and Distribution of Cartilage Canals in the Chondroepiphyses of Developing Vertebral BodiesUniversity of South Dakota School of Medicine
  4. 1980
    MS - Biological Sciences; MS Thesis: Whalen JL. The Chronically Reserpinized Rat as a Model for Cystic Fibrosis: Some Responses of S1Tryon and Sprague-Dawley Rats to ReserpineSouthern Illinois University
  5. 1978
    BA - PhysiologySouthern Illinois University

Awards and honors

  1. 2003
    Commendation MedalIndiana Air National Guard
  2. 1988
    Mark B. Coventry Research AwardMayo Clinic
  3. 1988
    Visiting Lecturer (Pathogenesis of Osteomyelitis)Princess Margaret Rose Orthopedic Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland
  4. 1988
    Sigma Xi Research SocietyMayo Clinic Chapter, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
  5. 1985
    Lange Medical Publication AwardSouthern Illinois University School of Medicine
  6. 1985
    Alpha Omega Honor Medical SocietySouthern Illinois University School of Medicine
  7. 1984
    First Place: Surgery Research AwardSouthern Illinois University School of Medicine
  8. 1983
    First Place: Surgery Research AwardSouthern Illinois University School of Medicine
  9. 1973
    Louis Marsch Memorial ScholarshipAwarding Organization

Professional memberships

  1. 2018
    Committee MemberOutpatient Practice Subcommittee, Mayo Clinic Florida Committees
  2. 2018 - present
    Committee MemberResearch Operations Management Team
  3. 2017 - present
    Committee MemberResearch Executive Committee, Mayo Clinic Florida Committees
  4. 2016 - 2018
    Initiator and ChairDepartment of Surgery
  5. 2016 - present
    Chair, Clinical ResearchDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery
  6. 2016 - present
    Committee MemberComprehensive Research Team
  7. 2016 - present
    Committee MemberAmerican Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
  8. 2015 - 2016
    Oral ExaminerAmerican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
  9. 2015 - present
    Question WriterAmerican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
  10. 2013 - 2018
    Quality OfficerDepartment of Orthopedics
  11. 2012 - 2016
    Active Staff MemberPersonnel Committee, Mayo Clinic Florida Committees
  12. 2010 - 2012
    Active Staff MemberSurgical Quality Subcommittee, Surgical Committee - Florida, Clinical Practice Committee - Florida
  13. 2010 - 2012
    Committee MemberAmerican Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  14. 2009 - 2011
    Active Staff MemberService Subcommittee, Clinical Practice Quality Oversight Committee - Florida, Clinical Practice Committee - Florida
  15. 2000 - 2003
    ChairmanDepartment of Surgery and Orthopedic Department, Doctors Hospital
  16. 2000 - 2003
    MemberExecutive Committee, Doctors Hospital
  17. 1998 - 2003
    MemberMedical Records, Utilization Review, Radiation Safety, Credentials, Department of Surgery and Executive Committees, Doctors Hospital
  18. 1996 - present
    MemberAmerican Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
  19. 1994 - 1999
    MemberBoard of Directors, Ambulatory Surgery Center, Springfield Clinic
  20. 1993 - 1996
    MemberContinuing Education Committee, Springfield Clinic
  21. 1992 - 1993
    MemberBiosafety Committee, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
  22. 1992
    MemberHuman Experimentation Committee, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
  23. 1992 - present
    Fellow MemberAmerican Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  24. 1990 - 1991
    MemberInfection Control Committee, St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
  25. 1990 - present
    MemberMayo Clinic Alumni Association, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Department of Education Administration
  26. 1988 - 1990
    MemberOrthopedic Research Committee, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
  27. 1985
    MemberAlpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
  28. 1981 - 1982
    MemberAppointments, Promotion and Tenure Committee, University of South Dakota

Publications

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