Hennepin County Medical Center

RICHARD F. KYLE, M.D.
Department Chair

Education:
• Loyola University School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, M.D.
• University of Minnesota, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Minneapolis, MN, Residency
• Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Biomechanics Fellowship

Membership:
• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1981
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Hennepin Faculty Associates, board of directors
• Hennepin County Medical Center, Operating Room Committee

Dr. Kyle is an associate professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Minnesota. He is also the chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Hennepin County Medical Center. Dr. Kyle is published in such publications as Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Clinical North America, Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, and Journal of Bone Joint Surgery.

THOMAS F. VARECKA, M.D.
Education Director

Education:
• State University of New York, School of Medicine, Buffalo, NY, M.D.
• Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, Internship
• Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Minneapolis, MN, Residency
• University of Louisville, Hand and Microsurgery, Louisville, KY, Fellowship
• Christine Kleinert Traveling Fellowship in Hand Surgery
• Visiting Lecturer in Hand and Microsurgery, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan

Membership:
• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1982
• Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Program Committee, 1993-present
• Hennepin County Medical Center, Transfusion Practices Committee
• Midwest Medical Insurance Company, Underwriting & Risk Management Committee

Dr. Varecka, assistant professor at the University of Minnesota, is the assistant chairman in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Hennepin County Medical Center. Also, he is the director of Hand and Microsurgery at Hennepin County Medical Center. Dr. Varecka practices at Wayzata Orthopaedics in Plymouth.

ANDREW H. SCHMIDT, M.D.

Education:
• University of California, San Diego, CA, M.D.
• Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, Internship
• Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, Residency
• Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, Fellowship

Membership:
• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1966
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Committee on the Annual Meeting
• Minnesota Orthopaedic Society, president elect
• Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Coding and Classification Committee

Dr. Schmidt is an associate professor at the University of Minnesota in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is a clinical instructor working at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. He is also on staff at Wayzata Orthopaedics. Dr. Schmidt has been published in such publications as Journal of Arthroplasy and the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. He specializes in trauma care.

DAVID TEMPLEMAN, M.D.

Education:
• University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, M.D.
• University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, Internship
• University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, Residency
• University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, Trauma Service, Fellowship

Membership:
• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons – Part I – written 1987
• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons – Part II – oral 1989
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1991-present
• Ann. Residents’ Fx Course, chair, 1997-present

Dr. Templeman is an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Minnesota. He practices at the Hennepin County Medical Center. During his residency program, he focused on the interpretation and management of injured patients, and he concentrated on polytrauma and fractures. Dr. Templeman has been published in such publications as the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma.

MICHAEL WENGLER, M.D.

Education:
• University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, M.D.
• University of Hawaii, Internship
• University of Hawaii, Residency
• Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, Joint Reconstruction, Fellowship

Membership:
• American Medical Association

Dr. Wengler is an associate professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is a clinical instructor working at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. His clinical interests include spine, joint reconstruction, and orthopaedic trauma. He is currently involved in research involving DVT prophylaxis, osteoarticular allograft, and biomechanics of fracture fixation.