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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
   
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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS (LOCAL)
  • University of Southern California Graduate Orthopaedic Society, 1987 – Present
  • California Orthopaedic Association, 1991 – Present
  • Western Orthopaedic Association, 1994 – Present
 
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
 
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
 
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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