Derek Foster Ipsen DO

Hand Surgery

Physician

100 Hospital DriveSuites 100 And 105Ketchum, ID 83340
Phone+1 208-726-5027
Fax+1 208-726-8948

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Education & Training

National Capital ConsortiumFellowship, Hand Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery), 2010 - 2011
Tripler Army Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2002 - 2006
Tripler Army Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1999 - 2000
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 1999

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Certifications & Licensure

ID State License 2020 - 2027
MO State License 2001 - 2027
WA State License 2016 - 2026
MD State License 2009 - 2020
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Surgery of the Hand

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Associate Professor of Surgery Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
Union Rates and Reported Range of Motion Are Acceptable After Open Forearm Fractures in Military Combatants.
Kyle E Nappo, Benjamin W Hoyt, George C. Balazs, George P. Nanos, Derek Ipsen
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2019-04-01
Union Rates and Reported Range of Motion Are Acceptable After Open Forearm Fractures in Military Combatants.
Kyle E Nappo, Benjamin W Hoyt, George C Balazs, George P Nanos, Derek F Ipsen
Clinical orthopaedics and related research. 2019-02-28
11 citations
Use of a Dermal Regeneration Template Wound Dressing in the Treatment of Combat-Related Upper Extremity Soft Tissue Injuries.
Ian L. Valerio, Zachary A Masters, Jonathan G. Seavey, George C. Balazs, Derek Ipsen
The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2016-12-01