Dr. Blake Hines grew up in the Midwest and obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree in Cell and Molecular Biology from Missouri State University. He went on to medical school at Des Moines University in Des Moines, IA. During this time, he completed rotations around the country and worked with some of the country’s top podiatrists. Following graduation, he obtained extensive clinical and surgical training while completing the three-year foot and ankle surgical residency program at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Hines was then to selected as the Trauma Surgery Fellow at Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines, IA. There he was trained in advanced surgical techniques including external fixation and total ankle rep...