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Idaho Foot & Ankle Fellowship:
Meet the Fellows

Travis J. Kemp, MD
Fellowship Year: 2010
Travis grew up in Boise, Idaho where he graduated from Borah High School in 1996. From there he attended the University of Utah where he received degrees in Biology and Chemistry. He then attended medical school at New York Medical College where he graduated with honors including election into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He went on to complete a Five-year residency in orthopaedic surgery at New York Medical College. Currently he is a fellow in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Foot and Ankle at the Coughlin Clinic at Saint Alphonsus Hospital in Boise, Idaho.

His clinical interests include complex lower extremity deformities and the use of external fixation for gradual correction of those deformities. He has undergone training in the use of the Taylor Spatial Frame, as well as multiple other external fixation systems.

He is an avid outdoorsman and participates in mountain biking, road cycling, downhill snow skiing, and hiking. Other interests include how technology and social networking can positively affect the practice of orthopaedic surgery and medicine.

Contact Information
Travis J. Kemp, M.D.
Coughlin Foot and Ankle Clinic at Saint Alphonsus
901 N. Curtis Road, Ste 503
Boise, ID 83706
Phone: 208-367-3330
E-mail: tjkempmd@gmail.com
Facebook: tjkempmd
Twitter: tjkempmd

Publications and presentations
Dr. Kemp has several ongoing research projects with Dr. Coughlin and Dr. Hirose.

  • Podium Presentation-Open Treatment of Intra-articular Pilon Fractures with a Decreased Incidence of Wound Complications, Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA), Boston, MA; Oct 19, 2007
  • Poster Presentation-The Results of a Staged Open Treatment Protocol for Pilon Fractures, Dr. Louis R.M. Del Guercio Lectureship and Research Day, Valhalla, NY; May 9, 2005
  • T.J. Kemp, K.N. Bachus, J.A. Nairn, D.R. Carrier: Functional trade-offs in the limb bones of dogs selected for running versus fighting. Journal of Experimental Biology 208, 3475-3482, Sept 2005
  • Podium Presentation-Functional trade-offs in the limb bones of dogs selected for running versus fighting, Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB), Atlanta, GA; Jan 7, 2000

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