Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota

Personal Bio: My name is Michaela Heys and I am a current resident at Regions Hospital in Saint Paul. I have been an athlete my entire life. Throughout my medical training, I have been described as attentive, hardworking, reliable, and excellent at creating a positive interpersonal patient experience. I believe that the training I have received has provided me with an excellent foundation of knowledge and skills that could allow me to be an effective member of your team and contribute to the learning of coworkers/students/residents.

Education:

University of Texas at Tyler
August 2014 - December 2017
kinesiology

Des Moines University Podiatric School 2022
DPM

Training:

Type of Training: Two Years
Training Details: I am currently in my second year of residency at Regions Hospital in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and scheduled to finish June of 2025

Board Status:

Board Status: Inactive

Licensure:

State: Minnesota

Post-Training Work Experience:

Additional Information:

Publications/Research: PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS AND ORIGINAL RESEARCH Boffeli T, Heys M, Brett K, Collier R: “Assessment of a Dorsal L-shaped Locking Plate Fixation Construct in Conjunction with Medial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction in Distal Metatarsal Osteotomy for Correction of Hallux Valgus.” FASTRAC. Submitted for Publication, August 2023. Heys M, Diol K, Brett K, Nelson G, Abben K “Lesser Metatarsophalangeal Joint Implant Arthroplasty: A Case Series Highlighting Treatment of Degenerative Joint Disease in the Lesser Metatarsophalangeal Joints”. FASTRAC. Submitted for Publication, May 2023. ONGOING IRB APPROVED RESEARCH HealthPartners Institute for Research and Education, “Assessment of a Dorsal L-Locking Plate Fixation Construct in Conjunction with Medial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction in Distal Metatarsal Osteotomies for Hallux Valgus.” [20-209] NON-PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES Heys M: ACFAS Scientific Literature Review. “Soft Tissue Complications Following Extensile Lateral Compared with Minimally Invasive Surgical Approaches in the Operative Treatment of Calcaneus Fractures.” June 2023. Boffeli T, Heys M: “Fracture Reduction and Fixation Pearls When Performing Minimally Invasive Repair of Calcaneal Fractures”. Minnesota Podiatric Physician Association Newsletter. Fall 2022.

Speaking Engagements: ORAL MANUSCRIPT PRESENTATIONS Heys M, Boffeli T: “Cavus Foot Reconstruction Following Previous Ankle Fusion with Dwyer Calcaneal Osteotomy” Tri- State Foot and Ankle Conference Minnesota Podiatric Medical Association St. Paul, MN November 11, 2023 Heys M, Boffeli T: “Fracture Reduction and Fixation Pearls When Performing Minimally Invasive Repair of Calcaneal Fractures” Tri-State Foot and Ankle Conference Minnesota Podiatric Medical Association St. Paul, MN November 10, 2022 GRAND ROUND PRESENTATIONS / LECTURES “Reconstructive Surgery for Intrinsic Plus Hallux Valgus Associated with Cerebral Palsy” Regions Hospital Foot & Ankle Surgery Grand Rounds St. Paul, MN February 14th, 2023 “Jones Tenosuspension: Patient Selection Criteria and Surgical Technique” Regions Hospital Foot & Ankle Surgery Grand Rounds St. Paul, MN December 15th, 2023 “Cavus Foot Reconstruction Following Previous Ankle Fusion with Dwyer Calcaneal Osteotomy” Regions Hospital Foot & Ankle Surgery Grand Rounds St. Paul, MN October 20th, 2023 “Weight Bearing Protocol After Elective and Nonelective Fusion Cases” Regions Hospital Foot & Ankle Surgery Grand Rounds St. Paul, MN October 6, 2023 “GLP-1 Agonists and Perioperative Aspiration Risk” Regions Hospital Foot & Ankle Surgery Grand Rounds St. Paul, MN September 27, 2023 “DVT Prophylaxis Protocols in Foot and Ankle Surgery” Regions Hospital Foot & Ankle Surgery Grand Rounds St. Paul, MN September 12, 2023 “Achilles Tendon Rupture- How Proximal is Too Proximal to Surgically Repair?” Regions Hospital Foot & Ankle Surgery Grand Rounds St. Paul, MN July 26, 2023 “Bone Graft Selection: An Evidence Based Review of Characteristics of Allografts vs Autografts to Guide Decision Making Process” Regions Hospital Foot & Ankle Surgery Grand Rounds St. Paul, MN April 28, 2023 “An Evidence Based Approach to Deciding Between Total Ankle Replacement vs Ankle Fusion for End Stage Ankle Degenerative Joint Disease” Regions Hospital Foot & Ankle Surgery Grand Rounds St. Paul, MN February 24, 2023 “Billing Pearls of Gunshot Wounds” Regions Hospital Foot & Ankle Surgery Grand Rounds St. Paul, MN December 13, 2022 “3-Point Star Flap with Partial Calcanectomy for Calcaneal Osteomyelitis Associated with Decubutus Heel Ulceration” Regions Hospital Foot & Ankle Surgery Grand Rounds St. Paul, MN October 18, 2022 “Tranexamic Acid and Total Ankle Replacement” Regions Hospital Foot & Ankle Surgery Grand Rounds St. Paul, MN September 28, 2022 “Patient Selection Criteria for Total Ankle Replacement” Regions Hospital Foot & Ankle Surgery Grand Rounds St. Paul, MN August 12, 2022 “Pyoderma Gangrenosum ad its Role in Surgical Candidates Regions Hospital Foot & Ankle Surgery Grand Rounds St. Paul, MN July 29, 2022