Training

Rutgers – New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
Formerly University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – New Jersey Medical School
Hand and Microvascular Surgery Fellowship, 2008

• Conducted weekly clinic hours serving indigent population in Newark
• Organized weekly Resident education sessions reviewing classic articles in hand surgery
• Engaged in advanced research including treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis, Perilunate Injuries and Elbow Trauma
• Volunteered as Instructor for New Jersey Medical School Gross Anatomy Upper Extremity Module

Rowan University – School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ
Formerly University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – School of Osteopathic Medicine
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, 2007

• Chief Resident responsible for academic curriculum, rotation and call schedules
• Rotations include Kennedy Health System (General), Alfred I. duPont Hospital (Pediatrics), Cooper University Hospital (Trauma; Subspecialty), South Jersey Regional Medical Center (Subspecialty)
• House Staff Representative to the Graduate Medical Education Executive Committee

Traditional Rotating Osteopathic Internship, 2003

• Chief Intern responsible for hospital division intern administration and academics
• Rotations included Kennedy Health System and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
• Surgical emphasis including General, Vascular, Transplant and Orthopaedic Surgery

Education

Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA
Erivan K. Haub School of Business
Executive Master of Business Administration in Healthcare, 2021

• Elected to membership in Beta Gamma Sigma International Business Honor Society
• Selected 2021 Haub School of Business Graduate Business Award recipient

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, 2002

• Class President, 1998 – 2002
• 2002 Mason W. Pressly, D.O. Memorial Medal (PCOM Founder’s Award)
• Student Representative, Committee on Curriculum Revision
• Student Osteopathic Medical Association National Director of Legislative Affairs, 2001

Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Master of Arts in Medical Sciences, 1998

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology, 1995

Experience

Shore Orthopaedics/University Associates, Somers Point, NJ
Attending Orthopaedic/Hand and Upper Extremity Surgeon
9/23 – present

• Providing Orthopaedic Hand and Upper Extremity care in Somers Point, Cape May Courthouse and Manahawkin, NJ

Mercer Bucks Orthopaedics, Lawrenceville, NJ
Practice Partner
Attending Orthopaedic/Hand and Upper Extremity Surgeon
1/10 – 8/23

• Provided Orthopaedic and Hand care in Lawrenceville, Princeton, Hamilton, NJ and Langhorne, PA
• Served in practice leadership on Executive Committee

Lower Bucks Hospital, Bristol, PA
Lower Bucks Orthopaedics
Attending Orthopaedic/Hand and Upper Extremity Surgeon
7/08 – 12/09

Appointed Orthopaedic Surgery Representative to Operating Room Committee

Instructed PCOM Plastic Surgery Fellows in Hand and Microvascular Surgery

Provided Emergency Hand Call coverage to the Emergency Department

Camden Riversharks Baseball Organization, Camden, NJ
Atlantic League
Assistant Team Physician
Seasonal 2003 – 2007

• Diagnosed and treated player injuries during practice sessions and home games
• Conducted pre-season physical examinations
• Participated in surgical procedures on players when indicated

Johnson and Johnson / Centocor, Malvern, PA
Division of Clinical Pharmacology – Inflammation Section
Summer Intern
6/99 – 8/99

• Developed Enzyme Immuno-Assay to detect REMICADE™(Infliximab):TNF-a complex in serum
• Conceived and executed analysis of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Crohn’s Disease serum for the development of pharmacokinetic dosing parameters
• Presented research data at annual Clinical Pharmacology Division meeting

Consulting

• Lima Corporate Orthopaedic – SMR / anatomic shoulder arthroplasty platforms
• Trice Medical – Seg-WAY™ endoscopic carpal tunnel release system
• PAVmed – CarpX™ carpal tunnel release device
• Auxilium (Endo) Pharmaceuticals – XIAFLEX™(collagenase clostridium histolyticum)
• Iroko Pharmaceuticals – ZORVOLEX™ (diclofenac), VIVLODEX™ (meloxicam), TIVORBEX™
  (indomethacin)

Qualifications

• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Medical License (#OS014211)
• State of New Jersey Medical License (#25MB07707700)
• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Registered (PA and NJ)

Certifications

• Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine (CAQSM), 2021 – 2031
• Certificate of Added Qualification in Surgery of the Hand (CAQSH), 2010 – 2030
• Board Certified, American Osteopathic Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (AOBOS), 2010 – 2030
• Basic Microsurgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 2007
• Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes (Carticel®) Biosurgery, Genzyme, 2006
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association, 2023 – 2025
• Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association, 2023 – 2025

Appointments

Lower Bucks Hospital, Bristol, PA
Family Medicine Residency Program
Clinical Instructor
7/15 – 7/22

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Clinical Instructor
5/09 – 6/12

Positions

American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics
Board of Directors
National President
2022 – present

Mercer Bucks Orthopaedics, Lawrenceville, NJ
Executive Committee
Vice President
2022 – 2023

Tandigm Orthopaedic Specialty Alliance
Physician Leadership Committee
Member
2020 – 2023

Mercer County Surgical Center
Board of Directors
Director
2018 – 2023

American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics
Board of Directors
National 1st Vice President
2021 – 2022

Lower Bucks Hospital
Medical Staff
Vice President
2019 – 2021

American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics
Board of Directors
National 2nd Vice President
2020 – 2021

American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics
Board of Directors
National 3rd Vice President
2019 – 2020

American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics
Board of Directors
National Secretary/Treasurer
2018 – 2019

American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics
Board of Directors
Director
2014 – present

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Utilization Management
Physician Reviewer
1/17 – 6/17

American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics
The Orthopod
Editor
2016 – 2018

Mercer Bucks Orthopaedics
Executive Committee
Member
2016 – 2017

Forest Health Medical Center of Bucks County, Langhorne, PA
Operating Committee
Physician Representative
2010 – 2015

American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics 
Hand Surgery Section
President
2011 – 2012

American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics 
Hand Surgery Section
Vice President
2010 – 2011

Privileges

Shore Medical Center
Somers Point, NJ

Jersey Shore Ambulatory Surgery Center
Somers Point, NJ

Honors & Awards

• 2022 New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons Leadership Award
• 2022 Suburban Life Magazine Top Physicians
• 2021 Suburban Life Magazine Top Physicians
• 2021 Haub School of Business Graduate Award
• 2021 Beta Gamma Sigma International Business Honor Society
• 2021 American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics Knotty Cane Award
• 2019 Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• 2018 American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics Appreciative Award
• 2016 Guardian Angel, St. Mary Medical Center Foundation
• 2014 Guardian Angel, St. Mary Medical Center Foundation
• 2013 Award of Fellow, American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics
• 2006 Synthes-AO Educational Grant
• 2004 Synthes-AO Educational Grant
• 2002 Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Dean’s Award
• 2002 Mason W. Pressly, D.O. Memorial Medal (PCOM Founder’s Award)
• 2002 Student D.O. of the Year Award, Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents
• 2001 PCOM Student D.O. Scholarship
• 1999 SOMA Parke-Davis Scholarship
• 1998 NJAOPS Jerome B. Cohen, D.O. Osteopathic Student Scholarship
• 1998 Atlantic County Medical Society Alliance Scholarship
• 1995 Phi Lambda Upsilon National Chemical Honor Society
• 1993 Atlantic Area District Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Eagle Scout Scholarship

Publications

• Capo JT, Armbruster EJ, Hashem J. Proximal Carpal Row Dislocation: A Case Report. Hand 2010; Published Online.
• Armbruster EJ, Tan V. Carpometacarpal Joint Disease: Addressing the Metacarpophalangeal Joint Deformity. Hand Clin 2008;24(3):295-9.
• Armbruster EJ, Capo JT, Tan V, Fuller D. Perilunate Dislocation: Case Studies of a Frequently Missed Diagnosis. J Muscoskel Med 2008;25(8):390-5.

Manuscripts

• “Proximal Carpal Row Dislocation: A Case Report”, UMDNJ – New Jersey Medical School
• “Perilunate Dislocations: A Potentially Missed Diagnosis”, UMDNJ – New Jersey Medical School
• “Management of High-Energy Elbow Trauma with Temporizing External Fixation”, Cooper University Hospital
• “Proximal Tibia Pain in an Adolescent Boy: A Case of a Primary Bone Neoplasm Treated As Osgood-Schlatter’s Disease”, A.I. duPont Hospital for Children
• “Acute Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Following Perilunate Dislocation”, Cooper University Hospital
• “Meniscal Allograft Transplantation – A Retrospective Analysis of Functional Outcomes”, UMDNJ – School of Osteopathic Medicine
• “Effect of Acute Acid-Load on H⁺-ATPase Expression in a Rat Inner Medullary Collecting Duct Cell Line”, Boston University School of Medicine Master’s thesis
• “Synthesis of o,o-dichlorobenzophenone” and “Synthesis of 1,1-bis(o-chlorophenyl)-2,2-dichloroethane”, University of Michigan Department of Medicinal Chemistry

Presentations

• “Nerve Repair Techniques”, American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics Annual Spring Meeting, 2023.
• “Athletic Injuries of the Upper Extremity: Hand, Wrist, Elbow and Shoulder”, Hamilton Physical Therapy Services, 2021.
• “Thumb CMC Ligament Reconstruction: Ligament Technique”, American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics Annual Spring Meeting, 2021.
• “Tendinitis of the Elbow for Primary Care: The Surgical and Non-Surgical Approaches”, St. Mary Medical Center Grand Rounds, 2018.
• “Lateral Epicondylitis: Open Treatment”, American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics Annual Meeting, 2013.
• “Advanced Treatment Options for Shoulder Disorders”, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital – Hamilton, NJ, 2013.
• “What’s New in the Treatment of Tendinitis of the Wrist and Elbow”, St. Mary Medical Center, 2013.
• “Understanding Ulnar-Sided Wrist Pain”, UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program Grand Rounds, 2013.
• Moderator, Hand Section, American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics Annual Meeting, 2012.
• “The Digital Age of Practice Building”, American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics Annual Meeting, 2012.
• “Tips on Obtaining a Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery”, PCOM Surgery Club, 2012.
• “Elbow Instability”, UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program Grand Rounds, 2012.
• “Hand Emergencies and Their Treatment”, UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program Grand Rounds, 2010.
• “Hip and Knee Pain”, Oxford Valley Pain Symposium, 2010.
• “Treatment Options for Nailing the Femur: Proximal, Mid-Shaft and Distal Fractures”, St. Mary’s Medical Center Surgical Services In-Service, 2010.
• “Hand Emergencies”, PCOM Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship Program, 2009.
• “Radial Head Arthroplasty”, American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics Annual Meeting, 2009.
• “Shoulder Arthroscopy: Tools and Techniques”, Lower Bucks Hospital Operating Room In-service, 2009.
• “Flexor Tendon Injuries”, PCOM Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship Program, 2009.
• “Carpal Instability”, UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program Grand Rounds, 2008.
• “Fit to a T: The US Bone and Joint Decade”, Wood River Village Residential Facility, 2008.
• “Ulnar-sided Wrist Pain: Approach, Evaluation and Treatment”, American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics Annual Meeting, 2008.
• “Introduction to Hip Arthroscopy: Demonstration of Surgical Technique”, Smith & Nephew Cadaver Lab at St. Peter’s Hospital, 2007.
• “Temporizing External Fixation of High Energy Elbow Trauma”, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons/American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons 5th Biennial Meeting, 2006.
• “Advances in Plate Fixation: Locked Plating”, Kennedy Memorial Hospitals Operating Room Staff In-Service, 2006.
• “Pseudoaneurysm Following Total Hip Arthroplasty”, New Jersey Orthopaedic Society Meeting, 2003
• “Effects of a Maternal Folate Deficiency on Fetal Development”, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine poster presentation at the 1999 Annual PCOM Student Research Day.

Memberships

• American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics
• American Society for Surgery of the Hand
• American College of Healthcare Executives
• New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons

Additional

• Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America, 1987
• Longport, New Jersey Beach Patrol Ocean Lifeguard (Summers, 1987 – 1995)
• Assistant Scoutmaster, Boy Scouts of America, Yardley, PA, Troop 10 (2013 – 2019)