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| Business Address |
 Keck School of Medicine
At the University of Southern California
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Healthcare Consultation Center
1520 San Pablo Street, Suite 2000
Los Angeles, CA 90033-4608 |
| Business Phone |
(323) 442-5860 |
| Business Fax |
(323) 442-6990 |
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| EDUCATION |
| High School |
St. Paul Academy, St. Paul, MN, 1969 |
| College |
St. Olaf College, B.A., Chemistry and Asian Studies, 1973
Cum Laude, St. Paul, MN |
| Graduate School |
School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology,
Minneapolis, MN |
| Medical School |
University of Minnesota School of Medicine, M.D., 1980,
Minneapolis, MN |
| Internship |
Hennepin County Medical Center, 1980 - 1981
General Surgery, Minneapolis, MN |
| Residency |
Hospital for Joint Diseases, 1982 - 1986
Orthopaedic Institute, New York, NY |
| Fellowships |
Bioengineering Fellowship, 1981 - 1982
Hospital for Joint Diseases, Orthopaedic Institute, New York, NY
Sports Medicine Fellowship, 1986 - 1987
Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, Inglewood, CA |
| Honors and Awards |
Teacher of the Year Award, USC Department of
Orthopaedics, 1999
Neer Award, for “The Effects of Laser Induced
Collagen Shortening on the Biomechanical Properties of
The Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament Complex”, 1997
Teacher of the Year Award, USC Department of
Orthopaedics, 1994
Kerlan-Jobe Presentation Award, 2002 |
| Licensure |
New York, 1981 (147412)
Minnesota, 1981 (26315)
California, 1982 (G56949)
Drug Enforcement Administration (BV0302670) |
| Board Certification |
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, July 1989 |
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| ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS |
- Visiting Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedics
University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1987
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopedics
University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1987
- Associate Professor of Orthopaedics
University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1995 - 2002
- Professor of Orthopaedics
University of Southern California School of Medicine, 2002 - Present
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| SPECIFIC TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES |
- Resident Education in Sports Medicine
Lecture; Surgery; Grand Rounds; Clinic
LAC/USC Medical Center, 1987 - Present
- Resident Education in Sports Medicine
Lecture; Surgery; Grand Rounds; Clinic
Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, 1987 - 1995
- Orthopaedic Trauma Service
LAC/USC Medical Center, 1987 - 1991
- Orthopaedic Fracture Brace Clinic
LAC/USC Medical Center, 1987 - 1989
- Director of Medical Students
University of Southern California School of Medicine,
Department of Orthopaedics, 1990 - Present
- Coordinator, Year II Musculoskeletal Lecture Series
University of Southern California School of Medicine,
Department of Orthopaedics, 1990 - Present
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| SPECIFIC ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES |
- Chief, Sports Medicine Service, LAC/USC Medical Center, 1987 - Present
- Chief, Sports Medicine Service, Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, 1987 - 1995
- Member, Year II Curriculum Committee, 1990 - Present
- Member, Year II Performance Committee, 1991 – Present
- Vice Chair, University Hospital Department of Orthopaedics, 1992 - Present
- Co-Chair, USC Curriculum Revision Committee, 2000-present
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| OTHER EMPLOYMENT / ACTIVITIES |
- Private Practice, USC Orthopaedic Medical Group, 1987 – 1991
- Director/Founder, Inner City High School Team Physicians,
USC School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics, 1987 – 1992
- Co-Director, Center for Athletic Medicine, 1997 – Present
- Student Health, University of Southern California, 1990 – 1992
- Treasurer, Orthopaedic Laser Society of North America, 1991
- President, Hospital for Joint Diseases Alumni Association, 1991
- Team Physician, USC Department of Athletics, 1991 – Present
- Private Practice, USC Orthopaedic Surgery Associates, 1991 – Present
- Secretary, Orthopaedic Laser Society of North America, 1991 – 1992
- Vice President, Orthopaedic Laser Society of North America, 1992 – 1993
- President, Orthopaedic Laser Society of North America, 1993 – 1994
- Editorial Board, Journal of Arthroscopy, 2001 – Present
- Editorial Advisory Board, The Journal of Knee Surgery, 2003 – Present
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| SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS (LOCAL) |
- University of Southern California Graduate Orthopaedic Society, 1987 – Present
- California Orthopaedic Association, 1991 – Present
- Western Orthopaedic Association, 1994 – Present
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| SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS (NATIONAL) |
- Hospital for Joint Diseases Alumni Association, 1986 – Present
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1991 – Present
- Orthopaedic Laser Society of North America, 1991 – Present (Founding Member)
- Arthroscopy Association of North America, 1992 – Present
- Orthopaedic Research Society, 1992 – Present
- Biomedical Optics Society, 1992 – 1995
- American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, 1993 – Present
- American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, 1995 – Present
- The International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, 1990 – Present
- International Cartilage Repair Society, 2002 – Present
- Wilson-Bost Interurban Orthopaedic Club, 2003 – Present
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| MAJOR AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST |
- Meniscus Physiology
- Shoulder Biomechanics
- Ligament Biomechanics
- Allograft Transplantation
- Molecular Biology and Sports Medicine
- Radiofrequency Energy Effects on Articular Cartilage, Meniscal Cartilage and Ligaments
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| RESEARCH GRANTS |
- The Effect of Low Level Laser Energy on Chondrocyte
Transforming Growth 1998
$15,000 FSMER
- Biomechanical Analysis of Rehabilitative Exercise
Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair: Influence
of Different Surgice Interventions
Interdisciplinary Zumberge Research Grant 2004
$44,785
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