BIO
Professional Affiliations
- Dr. Vaupel is a member of two national organizations: the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS). He also belongs to several local organizations including the Michigan Orthopaedic Society, the Michigan State Medical Society, the Detroit Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and the Oakland County Medical Society.
Practice Emphasis
- Foot and ankle surgery and lower extremity trauma: fractures, sports injuries, foot and ankle deformities, ankle arthritis, diabetes, bunions, hammertoes
Special Procedures
- Lower extremity fracture repair
- Ankle arthroscopy
- Ankle fusion
- Total ankle replacement
- Deformity correction
- Ligament and tendon repair
- Bunion correction
EDUCATION
Undergraduate
- University of Michigan
Medical School
- Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Residency
- William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan
Fellowship
- Foot and ankle surgery fellowship at the world-renowned Florida Orthopaedic Institute in Tampa, Florida.
INTERESTS
Personal Interest
- Running
- Fly fishing
- Coach my kids baseball and flag football teams
Research Interest
- Failure of total ankle arthroplasty (our lab has the largest collection of explanted total ankles in the world – we have collected the explants from multiple sites around the country).
- The impact of non-weight-bearing on a patient’s quality of life.
- Methods of graft preparation of osteochondral allografts of the talus.
Locations
Oakland Orthopaedic Surgeons
Location:
30575 Woodward Avenue
Royal Oak, MI 48073
Telephone: (248) 280-8550
Fax: (248) 280-8571
Hours of Operation:
Monday – Friday: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Michigan Orthopaedic Institute - Satellite Office -
Location:
33200 West 14 Mile Road, Suite 220
West Bloomfield, Michigan 48322
Telephone: (248) 855-7400
Hours of Operation:
Monday-Thursday: 7:30am – 5:00pm
Friday: 7:30am – 12:00pm
Beaumont Royal Oak - Surgery -
Location:
3601 West 13 Mile Road,
Royal Oak, MI 48073
Beaumont Troy - Surgery -
Location:
44201 Dequindre Rd,
Troy, MI 48085
Telephone: 248-964-5000
Hours of Operation:
Open 24/7
UnaSource ASC - Surgery -
Location:
4550 Investment Dr #100,
Troy, MI 48098
Telephone: 248-265-4600
Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday: 5:30AM – 4:30PM
Saturday-Sunday: Closed
Oakland Regional Hospital - Surgery -
Location:
22401 Foster Winter Dr
Southfield, MI 48075
Telephone: 248-423-8484
Hours of Operation:
Open 24/7
