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Lt Col Chance henderson

Born:  Texarkana, TX

​EDUCATION:

 Undergraduate: US Air Force Academy & Texas A & M  
 Medical School:   University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School
 
   Degree:   B.A. Biology
   School:   Texas A&M
   Graduation Date: December 1993  
 
   Degree:   B.S. Biology
   School:  US Air Force Academy
   Graduation Date:  May 1996
 
   Degree:   B.S. Basic Sciences with Physics emphasis
   School:   US Air Force Academy
   Graduation Date:   May 1996
 
 Post graduate    Degree:   M.D.
   School:   University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School, Dallas Tx
   Graduation Date:  June 2006
 
 
 Military Training Courses:
 Basic Military Training – 1989
 Pharmacy Technician Apprentice - 1989
 Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape  (SERE) School - 1991
 USAF Basic Parachuting Course – 1996  
 Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training – 1999
 USAF Centrifuge – 1999
 Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals – 1999
 USAF Water Survival – 1999
 F-15C RTU B- Course – 1999
 Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM) school – 2001
 School of Aerospace Medicine Introductory Course- 2003
 Instructor – Combat Extremity Skills Course – Dec 2013
 
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PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
 PGY1: Specialty:  Orthopaedic Surgery
   Location:  Wilford Hall Medical Center
 
   Completion Date: June 2007
 
 Residency: Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
 Location:  Wilford Hall Medical Center
 Completion Date: June 2011
 
Fellowship Specialty: Hand and Microvascular Surgery
Location:  The Hand Center of San Antonio 
Completion Date: July 2012
 
 Board Certification: July 2014   Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
 Sub Specialty Certification-Hand: September 2016
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PRIOR MILITARY SERVICE


Type of Service: USAF, Active Duty
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel 
Corps: Medical
Description of Service:Chief, Orthopedic Surgery, USAF Academy 
Dates of Service:  Jan 2017- Present


Type of Service: USAF, Active Duty
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel 
Corps: Medical
Description of Service:Chief, Surgical Services, Bagram Afghanistan
Dates of Service:  April 2016 – Nov 2016




Type of Service: USAF, Active Duty
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel 
Corps: Medical
Description of Service:Chief, Hand Surgery  Dates of Service:  Aug 2012 TO Jan 2017 __.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__._
 
 
Type of Service: USAF, Active Duty
Rank: Major
Corps: Medical
Description of Service: Resident, Orthopaedic Surgery
 
Dates of Service:  Jun 2006 TO Jul 2011 __.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.
 
Type of Service: USAF, Active Duty
Rank: 2nd LT
Corps: Medical
Description of Service: HPSP Medical Student
 
Dates of Service:   Aug 2002 TO Jun 2006 __.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.
 
Type of Service: USAF, Active Duty
Rank: Captain
Corps: Rated Officer
Description of Service: F-15C Command Pilot, Life Support Officer, Standardization and Evaluation Officer, 4-ship Flight Lead
Operation Northern Watch, 22 Missions, 105 Combat Hours Dates of Service: January 2000 TO August 2002 __.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.
 
Type of Service: USAF, Active Duty
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Corps: Rated Officer
Description of Service: F-15C pilot Replacement Training Unit-basic course Dates of Service: June 1999 TO December 1999 __.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.
 
Type of Service: USAF, Active Duty
Rank: 1st LT
Corps: Non-Rated Student Pilot
Description of Service: Pilot Training, Introduction to Fundamentals of Fighters Dates of Service: October 1997 TO May 1999 __.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.
 
Type of Service: USAF, Active Duty
Rank: 2nd LT
Corps: USAF Recruiting
Description of Service: Recruiting while competing on Professional Rodeo Tour as a Calf Roper Dates of Service: March 1996 TO October 1997 __.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.
 
Type of Service: USAF, Active Duty
Rank: 2nd LT
Corps: USAFA
Description of Service: Casual Status as Aide to Commandant of Cadets Dates of Service: July 1996 TO March 1996 __.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.
 
Type of Service: USAF, Active Duty
Rank: Airman
Description of Service: Basic Training, Technical School (Pharmacy Technician), Active Duty
Pharmacy Technician
Dates of Service: July 1989 TO June 1990
 
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HONORS AND RECOGNITION:
 
Undergraduate:
  • Dean’s List for Academic Excellence:  8 semesters, USAFA; 4 semesters, A&M
  • Commandant’s List for Military Excellence: 4 semesters • Superintendent’s List for Overall Excellence: 4 semesters
  • Athletic list: 4 semesters.
  • “Walk On” to USAFA Football and Track Teams
  • Appointed Cadet Group Superintendent by Commandant during junior year at USAFA
  • Appointed Cadet Group Commander by Commandant during senior year at USAFA
  • 1996 National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Reserve National Champion Calf Roper representing USAFA.
  • 1996 National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Rocky Mountain Regional Champion Calf Roper representing USAFA.
  • Awarded Outstanding “Cadet-in-Charge (CIC)” of a Club (Rodeo Club) upon graduation from
USAFA
  • Nutter Scholarship for the highest GPA from a formerly enlisted cadet.    Military:
  • Top Gun, Air to Air – Introduction to Fundamentals of Fighters, 1998.
  • Top Gun, Gun Kills, - F-15 RTU, 1999.
  • Top Gun, Wingman – 44th Fighter Squadron, Kadena AB, Japan, 2000.
  • Top Flight Lead – Operation Red Flag, Nellis AFB, Nevada, 2002. ______________________________________________________________________________  
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
 
Society of Military Orthopedic Surgeons
American Board of Orthopadic Surgeons- Diplomate
American Society for Surgery of the Hand-- Member
 
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PUBLICATIONS/RESEARCH: ​
 
      Poster Presentation: “Cross-Leg Flap in an Wartime Environment.” Henderson, CJ, Parry, PV, Pederson CW.  Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting 2017.   
  • Henderson CJ, Kobayahsi KM. Ulnar-Sided Wrist Pain in the Athlete. Orthop Clin North Am 2016 Oct;47(4):789-98
  • Green D, Henderson C, Modified AO Arthrodesis of the Wrist (With Proximal Row
Carpectomy). J Hand Surg. Feb 2013.
  • Smallman DP, McBratney CM, Olsen C, Slogic K, Henderson CJ “Quantification of the 5- Year Incidence of Thromboembolic Events in US Air Force Academy Cadets in comparison to US Naval Academy Midshipmen and US Military Academy Cadets.”  Military Medicine Volume 176, Number 2, February 2011 , pp. 209-213(5).
  • Warner M, Henderson C, Kadrmas W, Mitchell D “Comparison of the Wound VAC to an Antibiotic Bead Pouch for the Treatment of Blast Injury of the Extremity” Orthopedics. 2010 Feb 1;33(2):77-82.
  • Presentation “Comparison of the Wound VAC to an Antibiotic Bead Pouch for the Treatment of Blast Injury of the Extremity” Louisiana Orthopedic Association annual meeting , April 2009 (PGY – 3).
  • Presentation “Quantification of the 5- Year Incidence of Thromboembolic Events in US Air Force
Academy Cadets in comparison to US Naval Academy Midshipmen and US Military Academy Cadets.”  Smallman DP, McBratney CM, Olsen C, Slogic K, Henderson CJ. SOMOS 2010.
  • Presentation  “The Proximity of the radial nerve to cortical button fixation for sub-pectoral tenodesis: A cadaveric anatomic study”  Henderson CJ, Hess DJ, Lybeck D, Kadrmas WR, Rispoli DM, Slabaugh MA.  Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting 2011.
  • Presentation “Evaluation of the Long Head of the Biceps Tendon after Transfer to the Conjoint Tendon” Broughton K, Henderson C, Rispoli D. Roy Davis Research Presentation, San Antonio, TX, Jun 2012.
  • Presentation Can An “Old” Dog Learn a New Trick? Transitioning from Open to Endoscopic
Carpal Tunnel Release 5 Years out of Fellowship Henderson C, Person D. University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, Grand Rounds Jul 2012 (Hand Fellow)
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