John P. Cunha, DO, is a U.S. board-certified Emergency Medicine
Physician. Dr. Cunha's educational background includes a BS in
Biology from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and a
DO from the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
in Kansas City, MO. He completed residency training in Emergency
Medicine at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, New
Jersey. Dr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with
honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved
in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking
Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School
of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and
Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine.
He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.
Osteomyelitis is infection in the bone. Osteomyelitis can occur
in infants, children, and adults. Different types of bacteria
typically affect the different age groups. In children,
osteomyelitis most commonly