Michael T. Archdeacon is a Peter J. Stern Professor and Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He serves as the Medical Director of Operative Services and Director of the Division of Musculoskeletal Traumatology at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and specializes in difficult fracture care. Dr. Archdeacon attended Tulane University School of Engineering and obtained his bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering. He then attended the Ohio State University College of Medicine where he received his M.D. He obtained a M.S. in Biomedical Engineering at the Ohio State University College before he completed a General Surgery Internship and an Allen Orthopaedic Surgical Research Fellowship. After completing his residency training at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine he obtained fellowship training in Orthopaedic Traumatology at Tampa General Hospital. He joined the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Cincinnati in 2001. Dr. Archdeacon is currently serving on the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Board of Directors, the Mid-America Orthopaedic Association-Finance Committee as well as the Executive Board of the Ohio Orthopaedic Society as the Treasurer Elect. He currently has more than fifty peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. Dr. Archdeacon has been named a “Best Doctor in America” by Cincy Magazine and is a member of America’s Top Surgeons.