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Orthopaedic Center for Spinal and Pediatric Care

About Us: About Dr. Mikutis

Jeffrey L. Mikutis, DO

Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon

Dr. Mikutis was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He is a retired Colonel in the United States Air Force Medical Corps with 21 years of Active Duty service. When he retired, he had been Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at Wright-Patterson Medical Center, the Air Forces second largest medical center, for a total of seven years. He previously served as Chief consultant in Orthopaedics for the Air Force Material Command. During his 21 years of service, Dr. Mikutis was deployed to the Middle East, the former Yugoslavia, and Korea, which enhanced his international orthopaedic exposure. He has a special interest in pediatric trauma and sports injuries as well as the history of military orthopaedic surgery, especially during World War II. His other interests include golf, scale modeling, military history and Tae-Kwon-Do. He has earned a black belt certification from the International Tae-Kwon-Do Federation and had previously been a long time instructor. He particularly enjoys spending time with his family. He is married to Susan Bernstein-Mikutis and they have two children, Joshua and Amanda. Dr. Mikutis has practiced Pediatric Orthopaedics since 1992 after completing his fellowship and has been on the staff of The Children's Medical Center for over ten years.