“No matter what we chose to do in life, it is important that we pursue it with character and integrity. I was fortunate that one of my heroes, my father, had tons of both. He set a great example and gave me a solid foundation upon which to build my career. Oddly enough I’ve chosen to specialize in those areas of the body, the foot and ankle, which provide our foundation to navigate through
life every day.” – David A. Porter, MD

Accomplishments

National Dean’s List Phi Society (Phi Beta Kappa), Magna Cum Laude Graduate, 1982

Graduate Assistantship, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, 1983-1984

Research Assistantship, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, 1984-1985

Indiana University School of Medicine Award for Student Research Program in Academic Medicine, 1986

Indiana State Medical Association Sports Medicine Committee, Student appointee, Indianapolis, IN, 1988

Finalist, Mid-America Orthopaedic Association 9th Annual Meeting, Residents Research Award, 1991

Indiana University School of Medicine Award for Academic Achievement, 1992

Finalist, Resident’s Paper Award, Orthopedic Review, 1992

First Place, Miami Valley Hospital Resident Clinical Paper, 1992

Third Place Resident Paper Award, Ohio Orthopaedic Society Meeting, 1992

Winner, Hobart Klaaren Basic Science Award, Wright State University Orthopaedics, Dayton, OH, 1993

Runner-up, Hobart Klaaren Basic Science Award, Wright State University Orthopaedics, Dayton, OH, 1994

Runner-up, Miami Valley Hospital Resident Clinical Paper, 1995

Adjunct Assistant Professor for the Physician Assistant Program in the college of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Butler University.  Indianapolis, IN, 1997.

Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Health, Kinesiology and Leisure Studies at Purdue University. W Lafayette, IN, 2002.

Professional Associations:
American College of Sports Medicine
Alpha Omega Alpha, Indiana University School of Medicine
American Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Society
American Association of Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Surgeons
Indianapolis Medical Society
Methodist Sports Medicine Research & Education Foundation

Professional Journal Reviews:
International Journal of Sports Medicine
European Journal of Applied Physiology
Foot and Ankle International
Journal of Orthopedic & Sports Physical Therapy
ACTA Physiologica Scandinavica