Connor Breinholt, MD

I was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and moved when I was young to Canada then Maryland, and then back to Utah for middle and high school. I am married with two young children.

Resident

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Surgery

Classification:

Resident

• MD, The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio
• BS, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2018

Bio:

I was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and moved when I was young to Canada then Maryland, and then back to Utah for middle and high school. I am married with two young children. 

What attracted you to WVU Surgery Residency?

I was looking for an academic program without too many fellows that placed its graduates into both general surgery and any fellowship they desired. I wanted to be somewhere still affordable to live with unique training/research opportunities such as the perfused cadaver lab here at WVU.  As I scrolled through the website, I also saw the number of residents who went to WVU for medical school which I think speaks to them having a good experience and wanting to stay. 

What makes our program unique?

WVU has a large catchment area responsible for a large rural area not commonly seen in academic level 1 trauma centers. I was also impressed with the perfused cadaver training program during my interview something I didn’t see at any other program. 

What do you like about living in Morgantown?

I’m brand new to West Virginia, but we love the scenery. The hills, how green it is, and after living in Texas, the seasons. Plus it has everything any suburb would in terms of shopping/food. 

Professional Societies/Leadership:

• ACS - Resident Membership

Publications:

• De Leon J.C., Tye C.B., Breinholt C.S., Dang K.H., & Karia R.A.. (2020, December 05). Safety and Efficacy of a Novel Cephalomedullary Nail Femoral Shaft Fractures: A Retrospective Observational Cohort in 33 Patients. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33292398 
• Breinholt, C.S.. (2021, April 10). The Case for Three Years of Med School. https://opmed.doximity.com/articles/the-case-for-three-years-of-med-school?_csrf_attempted=yes 

Presentations:

• Harris, E.A., Breinholt, C.S., Dominguez, L.M., Dion G.R., & Simpson B.C.. (2021, October 21). Assessing Tolerability of Patients Undergoing In-Office KTP Laser Procedures of the Larynx [Oral Presentation]. The Fall Voice/Miami, FL, USA.

Posters:

• Breinholt, C.S., Broadbent, J., Hooper, J., Thorpe, K., Crawford, D., Buckner, B., Binks, S., Hughes, S., & Barrow, J.R.. (2017, July 12). Sonic Hedgehog Patterns the Limb Anteroposteriorly in part by Dictating the AP Length of the AER [Poster presented]. Society for Developmental Biology Annual Meeting/Minneapolis, MN, USA.
• De Leon, J.C., Breinholt, C.S., Rajani, R.. (2020, April 29). Musculoskeletal Oncology: Analysis and Comparison between MSTS Recognized and ACGME Accredited Fellowship Program Websites [Poster presented]. UTHSA Virtual Research Day/Virtual, TX, USA.
• Harris, E.A., Breinholt, C.S., Dominguez, L.M., Dion G.R., & Simpson B.C.. (2020, October 23). Assessing tolerability of patients undergoing in-office KTP laser procedures of the larynx [Poster presented]. The Fall Voice/Virtual, TX, USA.
• Harris, E.A., Breinholt, C.S., Dominguez, L.M., Dion G.R., & Simpson B.C.. (2021, April 21). Assessing tolerability of patients undergoing in-office KTP laser procedures of the larynx [Poster presented]. Harvard Medical School 20th New England Science Symposium/Virtual, TX, USA.

Personal Interests:

Cooking (I lived in Seoul, Korea for 2 years and love making Korean food), puzzles, Utah Jazz, playing with my kids, anything involving food, TV/Movies