Dr. Christopher B. Michelsen is a Professor
of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery. After graduation from Bowdoin College
he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army
serving two years of active duty in the Air Defense Artillery. After
discharge from the military he matriculated at the Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons. After his residency at the New
York Orthopaedic Hospital, Dr. Michelsen served as the implant fellow
under Dr. Frank Stinchfield. The following year he was awarded the
New York Orthopedic Hospital traveling fellowship to study internal
fixation in Switzerland.
Since 1976, except for 9 months in 1990 when
recalled to the Army for Desert Storm, Dr. Michelsen has practiced
at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center specializing in the care
of adult spinal problems, joint replacement, and trauma. He presently
is Chief of Orthopedics at the Allen Pavilion, and Chief of the
Orthopedic Spine Service. Dr. Michelsen retired from the Army Reserve
in 2000 as a Colonel after 39 years of active reserve duty. Dr.
Michelsen’s daughter, Heidi, is an orthopedic surgeon specializing
in hand and foot/ankle surgery in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. |
