1. CHRISTINA KABBASH, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Specialization in Foot and Ankle Surgery
Greater Hartford Orthopaedic Group
1000 Asylum Avenue, Suite 2126
Hartford, CT 06015
(860) 728-6740
WELLESLEY COLLEGE, Wellesley, MA
B.A. Degree, Cum Laude, 1990
COLUMBIA COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND
SURGEONS, NYC, NY. M.D. 1990-2001
COLUMBIA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND
SCIENCES, NYC, NYIntegrated Program in Cellular, Molecular
and Biophysical Studies, Ph.D. with Honors, 1993-2000
COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, NYC,
NY, M.P.H., 1992-2001
MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER, NYC, NY. Resident
in Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2001-2006. Chief Resident
2005- 2006.
ST.VINCENT’S MEDICAL CENTER, NYC, NY.
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Foot & Ankle Fellow with Dr. Andrew Sands,
2006-2007.
Board Certification American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. July 23, 2009
Fellowship Training Foot and Ankle fellowship, Dr. Andrew Sands 2006-2007
Positions
Hospital Affiliations St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT
August 2007-present
University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT
May 2010-present
(Clinical Instructor for UCONN Medical School)
Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT March 2010-present
Johnson Memorial Hospital, Stafford Springs, CT
December 2007-present
Dubai Bone and Joint Center, Dubai, U.A.E.
February 2011-May2014
The City Hospital, Healthcare City Dubai, U.A.E.
April 2011 – May 2014

2. Editorial Positions International Program Editor for AO Trauma Foot and Ankle
Education Task
Force. May 2011-May 2014
Editor- Symposium on “Internal Fixation of Fractures of the Foot”
Techniques in Orthopaedics.June 2012.
PUBLICATIONS Silverstein SC, Kabbash CA. 1994. Penetration, retention,
intracellular localization, and antimicrobial activity of
antibiotics within phagocytes. Curr Opin Hematol 1:85-91.
Polvere RI, Kabbash CA, Capo VA, Kadan I, Despommier DD.
1997. Trichinella spiralis: Synthesis of type IV and type VI
collagen during Nurse cell formation. Experimental
Parasitology 86:191-199.
Kabbash CA, 2001. Characterization of the antimicrobial activity of
gemfibrozil and its novel mechanism of inhibition. Ph.D.Thesis. Depts.
of Physiology and Microbiology, Integrated Program, Columbia
University. 1-248.
Kabbash C, Laude TA, Weinberg JM, Silverberg NB. 2003. Lichen
planus in the lines of Blaschko. Pediatr Derm 19(6):541-545.
Silva M, Kabbash CA, Tiberi JV 3rd, Park SH, Reilly DT, Mahoney
OM, Schmalzreid TP. 2003. Surface damage on open box posterior-
stabilized polyethylene tibial inserts. Clin Orthop 416:135-144.
Kabbash CA, Gladstone JN, Moore S. 2004. Accuracy of the MRI
articular cartilage specific sequence,3D-SPGR to detect chondral
lesions of the knee. Abstract, 23rd
Annual meeting Arthroscopy
Association of North America.
Kabbash CA, Low K, Weinfeld SB. 2004. Complications of Surgical
Treatment for Neuropathic Foot Ulcers. Poster, 20th
Annual Summer
Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society.
Kabbash CA, Low K, Weinfeld SB. 2004. Complications of Surgical
Treatment for Neuropathic Foot Ulcers. Podium presentation,Resident
and Fellow Session, 20th
Annual Summer Meeting of the American
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society.
Reich-Slotky R, Kabbash CA, Della-Latta P, Blanchard JS, Feinmark
SJ, Freeman S, Kaplan G, Shuman HA, Silverstein SC. 2009.
Gemfiborzil inhibits Legionella pneumophila and Mycobacterium
tuberculosis enoyl coenzyme A reductatses and blocks intracellular
growth of these bacteria in macrophages. J Bacteriol.191(16):5262-71.
Kabbash CA, Sands AK. Calcaneus open reduction and internal
fixation with extensile lateral incision. Procedure 44. Foot and Ankle
Surgery. Saunders Elsevier,. Philadelphia, PA. 2010. p575-588.

3. Kabbash CA, Sands AK. Peroneal tendon tears: debridement and
repair. Procedure 53. Foot and Ankle Surgery. Saunders Elsevier,.
Philadelphia, PA. 2010. p 679-687.
White K, Phillips GI, Kabbash CA, Sands AK: Foot and Ankle
Amputations. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Web site:
Orthopaedic Knowledge Online 2010:8(7):
http://www5.aaos.org/oko/description.cfm?topic=FOO033&referringPa
ge=mainmenu.cfm. Accessed July30,2010.
Kabbash CA, Sands AK. Preface: Internal Fixation of Fractures of the
Foot. Symposium in Techniques in Orthopaedics. June 2012.
Kabbash CA, Sands A, Rammelt S, Ljunquist JL. The Hindfoot
Arthrodesis Nail- First Clinical Experiences and Outcomes. Accepted
Poster Podium Presentation at Combined 33rd SICOT and 17th PAOA
Orthopaedic World Conference. Dubai, U.A.E. November 30, 2012.
LECTURES Faculty, AO Trauma Foot and Ankle Course, September 17-20, Miami,
FL
Moderator AOFAS AnnualMeeting 2015 July 15-18, Long Beach, CA
Faculty, Foot and Ankle Trauma and Reconstruction Course, DePuy
Synthes.May 30, 2015 Henderson, NV
International Faculty AO Trauma Masters Foot and Ankle
Reconstruction. Davos, Switzerland. December 8-12, 2014.
Faculty, The Connecticut Sports Medicine MusculoskeletalUltrasound
Course: A Hands on Approach.November 8, 2014
International Faculty AO Trauma Foot and Ankle Course with
Anatomical Specimens Sydney, Australia. October 27-29, 2014
My Aching Feet! St Francis Care Community Seminar. April 17,
2013; November 7, 2013; February 19, 2014. The Hartford, Lunch
and Learn Seminar April 10, 2014.
Applications of the Hindfoot Arthrodesis Nail. CME Seminar. 1st
Emirates Foot and Ankle Club. March 26, 2013
Session Moderator and posterpresentation: The Hindfoot Arthrodesis
Nail – First Clinical Experiences and Outcomes. Combined 33rd
SICOT and 17th PAOA Orthopaedic World Conference. Dubai, U.A.E.
Podium Poster Presentation.November 30, 2012.
Advances in Foot and Ankle Surgery. Select PT Conference. November
15, 2012

4. Ankle Replacement. CME Seminar. Enhanced Mobility – Current
Trends in Joint Replacements. Dubai Bone and Joint Center. Dubai,
UAE. September 27, 2012.
Faculty Presenter. 17th Annual Sports Medicine Symposium, Sports
Medicine Update: Ankle and Foot. Farmington, CT. August 2012.
Faculty Presenter and Table Instructor. Trauma Course for Fracture
Management for ORP. Newport, Rhode Island. April 12-13, 2012
Synthes Course Facilitator, Presenter and Table Instructor. Elective
Hindfoot/Midfoot Surgery Course. Dubai, UAE March 30, 2012.
Synthes Course Facilitator and Table Instructor. Mobile Foot and
Ankle Lab. Hartford , CT March 2, 2012.
Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction Syndrome, CME Seminar, Dubai
Bone and Joint Center/Nucleus Healthcare, Dubai, U.A.E. April 18,
2011
Gastrocnemius Contracture: Evolution and Treatment, CME Seminar,
Select Physical Therapy. April 5, 2011.
Foot and Ankle Issues in Workman’s Compensation. Annual CT
Workman’s Compensation Seminar. May 3, 2007
Evolution and its Role in Gastrocnemius Contracture. AOFAS
Specialty Day. 2007 AAOS Annual Meeting. February 17, 2007.
Intrarticular Calcaneus Fractures. Grand Rounds. St. Vincent’s
Catholic Medical Center. October 26, 2006.
Calcaneus Fractures. Symposium of Lower Extremity Orthopaedics,
Pediatric Deformities, and Trauma. Elmhurst Hospital Center. April 2,
2006
Fracture Healing. 2nd year medical student class,Mount Sinai Medical
School. September 2005
Fracture Healing. 2nd year medical student class,Mount Sinai Medical
School. September 2004
INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS AO Anterior Approach Ankle Fusion
AO Transfibular Approach Ankle Fusion
AO Arthroscopic Ankle Fusion
AO 1st MetatarsophalangealJoint Fusion
TV/RADIO INTERVIEWS MediPedi Pricey, but Sanitary, Alternative to Regular Pedicure. NY1
News. October 17, 2006.
Ohhh My Aching Feet! CT Public TV May 19, 2008

5. 1360AM Brad Davis and Mary Jones,Talk of Connecticut Radio
Show. September 12, 2012
Channel 3 Eyewitness News 6pm Interview, The Latest Workout
Crazes: Foot and Ankle Injury and Prevention. November 13, 2012.
WTIC FoxCT Slip and fall interview. February 21, 2014
NBC CT News February 21, 2014.
FOX CT Morning News August 10, 2015
HONORS Winner - Alfred Steiner Dean's Day for Medical Student
Research Award, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1999
Frederick P. Gay Memorial Award for achievement in microbiology,
Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Commencement,
2000
MEMBERSHIPS Member since 2005 American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
Member 2007-2009 Scientific Research Committee, St. Francis
Hospital
Member 2007-2009 Trauma CQI Committee, St. Francis Hospital
Member since 2009 Credentials Committee, St Francis Hospital
Member since 2009 Foot and Ankle Faculty, AO North America
International Foot and Ankle Program Editor, AO 2011-2014
PATENTS Antimicrobial Activity of Gemfibrozil and Related Compounds and
Derivatives and Metabolites Thereof. Pat. No. 6,881,533
Antimicrobial Activity of Gemfibrozil. Pat. No. 6,713,043
Antimicrobial Activity of Gemfibrozil and Related Compounds and
Derivatives and Metabolites Thereof . Pat. No. 6,531,291