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Wade Faulk
O.S.I.G. Co-President, Class of 2013
Wade Faulk grew up in rural, northeastern Colorado. He went on to attend the University of Colorado at Boulder where he played rugby and earned a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry. At the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Wade is pursuing a dual MD/MBA degree. He has served the student body as a Medical Student Council representative, and he has served the community as a volunteer for The Children’s Hospital Sports Program in partnership with the National Sports Center for the Disabled where he helps teach children with disabilities to ski and snowboard using adaptive equipment. His current research projects include examining the longitudinal influence of an adaptive skiing/snowboarding program on specific physical performance domains of children with a disability; the overuse of computed tomography imaging and radiation exposure in pediatric trauma activations; and the incidence of concentric reduction and avascular necrosis following varus derotational osteotomy for neuromuscular hip dysplasia in children with Cerebral Palsy. For fun, Wade enjoys snowboarding, hiking, mountain biking, and cooking (and eating).
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Brandon Morris
O.S.I.G. Co-President, Class of 2013
Originally from Fort Collins, CO, Brandon is a 2005 graduate of Dartmouth College, where he majored in Spanish Literature and History. Having been away from Colorado for many years, Brandon is pleased to be back in the Front Range for medical school, and spends as much free time as possible in the mountains, usually casting for trout.
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Munir Chaudhuri
O.S.I.G. Executive Board Member, Class of 2014
Munir Chaudhuri, currently a 3rd year Medical Student at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, is researching a potential genetic linkage to male idiopathic scoliosis. Prior to attending Medical School, Munir focused his energy in biomedical engineering and obtained his Master's and Bachelor’s degrees in the field from University of Southern California.
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Andrew DeMars
O.S.I.G. Executive Board Member, Class of 2014
Andrew DemMars is a Colorado native with a bachelors degree in Chemical and Biological engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder. While an undergraduate, Andrew investigated high-pressure stabilization of protein mutations. Andrew is a medical student at the University of Colorado, Class of 2014, and has held several leadership positions within the Medical Student Council. Currently, Andrew is performing research in the Department of Orthopaedics concerning osteoarthritis with joint replacements and the affects of diabetes on this condition. He is also performing research in Kathmandu, Nepal concerning medical education and the implementation of Telemedicine and Problem Based Learning (PBL) to advance medical education in that country. His other interests include rafting, rugby, mountaineering, recovering from the injuries received from these sports, and the use of electric bone saws.
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Byron Ellis
O.S.I.G. Executive Board Member, Class of 2015
Byron Ellis is originally from Los Angeles, CA. In 2004, he decided to trade in the California beaches for the Rocky Mountains. He attended the University of Colorado, Boulder where he majored in Integrative Physiology. In his spare time, he volunteered in the Sleep and Chronobiology Research Lab. He also had the great opportunity of playing for the Colorado Buffaloes Football Team. Byron has gained experience in the field of orthopaedics through shadowing and working with various orthopaedic physicians. Most of his experience has come under the mentorship of Dr. Eric McCarty, head team physician of the Colorado Buffaloes, doing research and shadowing him in the O.R. and the clinic. In the summer of 2012, Byron is heading back to Los Angeles to complete an internship through the Nth Dimensions program and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. The focus of the program is to promote diversity in the field of orthopaedic surgery.
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Dom Burneikis
O.S.I.G. Executive Board Member, Class of 2015
Dom Burneikis completed his bachelor’s degree in Public Health Studies at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. During his time in Baltimore, he worked to establish Charm City Clinic, a non-profit community clinic providing health care services to the residents of East Baltimore. Dom is a member of the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Class of 2015, and is currently involved with trauma research in the Department of Surgery. His research interests include post-op delirium, neuroinflammation after peripheral trauma, and cognitive deficits following major surgical procedures. Other interests include brewing, fly fishing, and mountaineering.
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