Dr. Safet Hatic, DO, FAOAO

"My team and I are committed to you and your health; whether it’s a new injury that has you sitting on the sidelines or a more chronic problem starting to affect your daily life, we will help you methodically evaluate your options and define a treatment algorithm that makes sense for you. My priority is helping you restore your health and lifestyle through both non-surgical and advanced surgical approaches. I am grateful for the confidence you place in me and my team."

• American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics-Active Member
• American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society-Active Member
• American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons-Associate Member: Osteopathic
• American Osteopathic Association

• Fellowship 2010-2011, Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgery; Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Center (Columbus, OH)
• Orthopedic Surgery Residency (2005-2010), Grandview Hospital (Dayton, OH)
• D.O. (2005) Ohio University College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Athens, OH)
• M.A. Microbiology (2001) University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS)
• B.S. Biology (1999), Saint Louis University (St. Louis, MO)

 LECTURES

• Practical Orthopedic Knowledge Update: What’s New In Orthopedic Foot and Ankle/Update on Management of Ankle Arthritis.  Kettering Health Network Ortho Symposium.  Presidential Banquet Center.  31 January 2019.
• Ankle Arthritis: Past and Present.  Quickie Seminar Midwest Podiatry Academy of Ohio.  Dayton, Ohio.  30 September 2017.
• Lower Extremity Overuse Injuries in the Athlete.  Western Ohio Physical Therapy Association.  Sinclair Community College.  Dayton, Ohio.  19 September 2017.
• Deltoid Ligament Repair with the Arthrex InternalBrace.  Foot and Ankle Orthopedic Technology and Innovation Forum.  Naples, FL.  1 April 2017.
• Arthritis Head to Toe.  Versailles Health Care Center.  Versailles, OH.  2 February 2017.
• Ankle Arthroscopy and Current Management Trends in Ankle Instability in Athletes.  7th Annual Kettering Sports Medicine Symposium.  Kettering Sports Medicine. 11 November 2016.
• Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Knowledge Update: My Top 5 plus Ankle Arthritis.  Kettering Health Network Orthopedic Seminar: Trends and Updates in Orthopedic Care.  Moraine Country Club.  26 October 2016.
• Ankle Exam and Practical Orthopedic Knowledge Update: Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Top 5.  Kettering College Physician Assistant students.  27 April 2016.
• Overuse Injuries in the Lower Extremity.  Dayton Sports Medicine Institute Symposium; Centerville, OH.  25 March 2016.
• Advances in Lesser Toe Deformities: Anatomy and Biomechanics.  Smith & Nephew Advances in Lesser Toe Surgery Meeting.  Chicago, Illinois.  24 October 2014.  
• Advances in Lesser Toe Deformities.  Department of Orthopedic Surgery: Grand Rounds.  University of South Alabama.  Mobile, Alabama.  10 October 2014.
• Ankle Arthritis: Update on Total Ankle Arthroplasty.  The West Central District Meeting, Ohio Physical Therapy Association.  Dayton, Ohio.  8 April 2014.
• Ankle Fractures: Classification and Indications. DePuy Synthes Institute, Orthopedic Boot Camp.  Blacksburg, VA.  2 November 2013.
• Ankle Instability.  Dayton Sports Medicine Institute Symposium; Centerville, OH.  29 March 2013.
• What’s New in the Treatment of Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus.  Dayton Sports Medicine Institute Symposium; Centerville, OH.  9 November 2012.
• Update on Treatment of Plantar Heel Pain.  Wilson Memorial Hospital. Sidney, Ohio.  October 2011.
• What’s New in the Treatment of Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus.  Columbus Orthopedic Symposium.  Westerville Medical Campus, Ohio Health.  21 May 2011.
• Joint and Soft Tissue Injections.  Grandview Hospital Family Practice Review and Reunion. Ponitz Center, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio.  20 February 2010.
• The Ankle Exam for Primary Care Physicians.  Kettering Medical Center, Internal Medicine Morning Report.  27 January 2009.
• Moderator, Ohio University CORE Orthopedic Surgery RPAC Meeting.  Doubletree Hotel, Columbus, Ohio.  14 August 2009.  
• OITE Review: Foot and Ankle Surgery. Ohio University CORE Orthopedic Surgery RPAC Meeting.  Doubletree Hotel, Columbus, Ohio.  14 August 2009.  

PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

• Introduction to Ankle Arthroscopy: Basic and Advanced Surgical Techniques: 75th Annual AOAO Meeting.  Washington, DC; 13 October 2016.
• Moderator; Foot and Ankle Session of AOAO Annual Meeting.  Colorado Springs, CO; 27 October 2012.
• Update on Treatment of Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus. AOAO Annual Meeting: Foot and Ankle Section.  Colorado Springs, CO; 27 October 2012.
• Practical Update on Wound Care for Foot and Ankle.  AOAO Annual Meeting: Foot and Ankle Section.  Chicago, IL; 20 October 2011.
• Functional Outcomes Following Total Ankle Arthroplasty: Evaluation of the Everest^TM Foot and Ankle Registry.  AOFAS Summer Meeting, Keystone, CO; 14 July 2011.
• Combined Fixation with Locked Lateral Plate and Retrograde Intramedullary Nail for Distal Femur Fractures in Osteoporotic Patients: Technique and Case Report.  AOAO Annual Meeting, Boston, MA; 8 October 2009.
• Wrist Hemiarthroplasty: A Motion-sparing Treatment Alternative for Wrist Arthritis. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Residents and Fellows Conference, Chicago, Illinois; 17 September 2008.
• Wrist Hemiarthroplasty: An Alternative Treatment Option for Post-Traumatic Arthritis of the Wrist.  Annual Clinical Assembly of Osteopathic Specialists, New Orleans, Louisiana; September 2006.
• Secretion of Recombinant Derivatives of YplA of Yersinia enterocolitica by Shigella flexneri.  2001 General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Orlando, Florida; May 20-24, 2001.
• Comparison of Two Active Forms of the Phospholipase YplA of Yersinia enterocolitica.  Missouri Branch and Missouri Valley Branch American Society for Microbiology Meeting, Kansas City, Missouri; April 9-10, 2000.
• In vitro Reconstitution of Cholera Toxin Analogues Composed of B Subunits and Different Recombinant Forms of Polypeptide A2.  Sixth Annual Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Meeting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; September 10-12, 1999.
• Mucosal Administration of Shigella flexneri and Salmonella typhimurium Antigens to Mice for Eliciting Immune Responses.  Missouri Branch American Society for Microbiology Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri; March 24-25, 1999.

PUBLICATIONS

• Hatic SO II, McAlister JE, Hyer CF, Berlet GC.  Chapter 9 PROPHECY: Preoperative Navigation Alignment Guides.  Primary and Revision Total Ankle Replacement: Evidence-Based Surgical Management 2016; 89-93.
• Galli MM, Scott RT, Bussewitz B, Hatic SO II, Hyer CF.  Structures at Risk with Medial Double Hindfoot Fusion: A Cadaveric Study.  J Foot & Ankle Surg.  2014.
• Lucas DE, Philbin T, Hatic SO II.  The Plantar Plate of the First Metatarsalphalangeal Joint: an Anatomical Study.  Foot Ankle Spec. 2014 Apr;7(2):108-12.
• Hatic SO II, Philbin TM.  Management of the Recurrent Deformity in a Flexible Foot Following Failure of Tendon Transfer: Is Arthrodesis Necessary?  Foot Ankle Clin N Am 17 (2012) 299-307.
• Hatic SO II, Berlet GC. Hot Topic: Intramedullary Nail Options for Tibiotalocalcaneal Fusion.  AAOS Orthopaedic Knowledge Online 1 September 2011.
• Hatic SO II, Philbin TM.  Application of Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields in Foot and Ankle Surgery.  Techniques in Orthopaedics.  March 2011.  26;1:9-13.
• Hatic SO II, Berlet GC.  Particular Juvenile Articular Cartilage Graft (DeNovo NT Graft) for Treatment of Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus.  Foot Ankle Spec 2010 3:361.
• Heckler MW, Hatic SO II, DiCicco JD III. Management of Complications Associated with Fractures Around the Knee. J Knee Surg 2007 Jan; 20(1) :78-87.
• Erin Berring, Sam Brancato, Katherine Grant, Elizabeth Schaper, Sheena Kadavil, Helen Smagin, Safet O. Hatic, II, William Picking, and Alexa Barnoski Serfis.  Destabilization of phospholipid model membranes by YplA, a phospholipase A2 secreted by Yersinia enterocolitica.  Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 2004 Sep;131(2):135-49.
• Hatic SO II   , Picking WL, Young BM, Young GM, Picking WD.  Purification and Characterization of Two Active Derivatives of Recombinant YplA, a Secreted Phospholipase from Yersinia entercolitica.  Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2002 Mar 29; 292 (2): 463-7.
• Hatic SO II, McCann JA, Picking WD.  In vitro assembly of novel cholera toxin-like complexes.  Analytical Biochemistry, 2001; 292:171-177.

• I am a native of Cincinnati, Ohio
• My wife, Anna, two children and I live in Greenville, Ohio. 
• My interests include swimming, cycling, running, and a variety of motorsports as well. 
• I have completed one marathon, numerous half marathons, 3 x 70.3 Ironman triathlons, and aspire to complete a full 140.6 Ironman triathlon.
• My son and I race go-karts competitively with Trinity Karting Group based in Batavia, Ohio.  
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