Undergraduate	Major: Cell Biology/Biochemistry, Minor: Spanish - Bucknell University	B.S.
Professional Medical	Medicine - Rutgers New Jersey Medical School	M.D.
Residency	Orthopaedic Surgery - Rutgers New Jersey Medical School	Resident

Selected Publications

Ippolito J, Castan A, Dias R, Kadkoy Y, Gotoff K, Thomson J, Beebe K, Benevenia J (2025). Anemia, Abnormal Body Mass Index, and Sarcopenia Increase Complication Risk in Patients Undergoing Surgical Treatment for Metastatic Bone Disease. J Surg Oncol, 132(1), 210-216.
Amin V, Otero K, Ippolito J, Shaffer L, Rink C, Luu K, Beebe K, Hwang J (2023). Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Orthopedic Surgery Residency Training. Orthopedics, 46(5), 315-319.
Otero K, Congiusta D, Galdi B (2022). Is Insurance Status Associated With Likelihood of Operative ACL Injury Treatment Compared With Nonoperative Treatment? Orthop J Sports Med, 10(3), 23259671221084296.
Amer K, Otero K, Smith B, Datiashvili R (2022). Hand Tumors: An Individual Surgeon's Retrospective Review. Eplasty, 22, e1.
Congiusta DV, Amer KM, Otero K, Metrione M, Merchant AM, Vosbikian M, Ahmed I (2020). Differences in the Predictive value of Elixhauser Comorbidity Index and the Charlson Comorbidity indices in patients with hand infections. J Clin Orthop Trauma, 16, 27-34.
Amer KM, Congiusta DV, Suri P, Choudhry A, Otero K, Adams M (2020). Clavicle fractures: Associated trauma and morbidity. J Clin Orthop Trauma, 13, 53-56.

Congiusta DV, Otero K, Ippolito J, Thomson J, Beebe KS (2020). A new role for orthopaedic surgeons: ongoing changes, lessons learned, and perspectives from a level I trauma center during the COVID-19 pandemic. [Review]. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 29, (10), 1951-1956.