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In 2012 at a medical conference, Dr. Christopher E Marrero had a “lightbulb moment” after listening to a case presentation of a young patient who needed ankle fusion surgery. The traditional ankle fusion surgery as first performed by Dr. Edward Albert in 1879 required invasive tissue stripping and screws to hold the tibiotalar joint together as the two bones fused. The patient must rest and be off their feet for 6 – 8 weeks before they can walk on the operated foot.

Dr. Marrero embarked on a long journey of working with biomechanical engineers and other thought-leaders in the field to come up with a solution that is available for patients today. This solution will provide patients with faster healing, earlier return to function, and improved quality of life. As a company, Shotel Medical is happy to provide the Shotel™ Arthrodesis Nail system to patients who require ankle surgery due to end-stage ankle arthritis.

Christopher E Marrero MD was born and raised in New Orleans and graduated from St. Augustine High School and Xavier University. He received his medical degree from Howard University in Washington, DC and completed a general surgery internship at the Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at King / Drew Medical Center in Los Angeles and then returned to New Orleans where he joined his father in private practice until Hurricane Katrina. Displaced by the storm, he went back to Los Angeles and joined the orthopedic faculty of King / Drew Medical Center as an assistant professor. After 10 months he moved to Texas and opened a private practice in the Beaumont /Port Arthur area. Three and a half years later in December 2009 he returned to New Orleans to become an assistant professor in the LSU orthopaedic surgery department. He now practices general orthopedics with emphasis in sports medicine, adult reconstruction, and trauma.

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