B. CLAY DORENKAMP,
DO
BOARD ELIGIBLE & FELLOWSHIP TRAINED
SPINE SURGEON
ABOUT DR. DORENKAMP
Dr. Dorenkamp is compassionate about providing patient driven and patient specific care. It is Dr. Dorenkamp’s philosophy that motion is one of the keys to living a healthy life. This has directed Dr. Dorenkamp to devoting his career in medicine to orthopedic surgery with a focus in spine surgery. Fundamentally, orthopedics is centered around improving mobility in patients through treating musculoskeletal pathology. Dr. Dorenkamp furthers this by expanding his practice to spinal pathology. In his spine fellowship, Dr. Dorenkamp has trained extensively in both cervical and lumbar spinal decompression, spinal fusion, and trained with national leaders in motion preservation total disc replacements. He works with his patients to collaboratively address their pathology through both conservative and operative interventions.
EDUCATION
UNDERGRADUATE: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
MEDICAL: Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Glendale, Arizona
TRAINING
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY RESIDENCY: McLaren Greater Lansing, Lansing, Michigan
ORTHOPEDIC SPINE FELLOWSHIP: Center for Spine and Orthopedics, Thornton, Colorado
CERTIFICATIONS
Board Eligible, American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery, 2020
Advanced Trauma Life Support
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics
North American Spine Society
AO Spine
American Osteopathic Association
Sigma Sigma Phi, National Osteopathic Honorary Society
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
Red Cedar Surgery Center
McLaren Orthopedic Hospital
McLaren Greater Lansing
Sparrow Hospital (Emergency Situations Only)
RESEARCH
Dr. Dorenkamp has a passion for improving medical therapies and surgery through research. He has been fortunate to have the opportunity to contribute to textbook chapters, clinical research papers, clinical research posters as well as assisting with resident research. He continues to strive to improve patient care through the scientific process.