Los Angeles City College, 1954-56, Associate in Arts Degree
University of Southern California, School of Pharmacy, 1956-60, Pharm.D.
University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, 1961-65, M.D.
Rotating Internship, Los Angeles County General Hospital, Unit 1, USC Unit, 1965 through 1966
General Surgery - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, 1966 through 1967
Orthopaedic Surgery - University of Miami Medical Center, including Jackson Memorial Hospital, Variety Children's Hospital, and the Veterans' Administration Hospital of Miami, 1966 through 1970
Private Practice, San Francisco, California, 1970- 1971
Group Medical Practice, Partnership in the Ross Valley Medical Clinic, Greenbrae, CA, 1971-1976
Additional office located in Oakland, California, Since 1978
Additional office located in San Francisco, California, Since 1985
Additional office located in San Jose, Since 1990
Additional office located in Modesto and Sacramento areas, Since 1995
Additional office located in Las Vegas, Nevada, Since 2000
Hospital & Medical Center located in San Francisco, CA, 1995-present
California Pacific Medical Center, Pacific, Children's and Davies Campuses, San Francisco, CA, 1976-present
Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME), State of California Industrial Medical Council
Independent Medical Examiner (IME), U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration, Office of Workers Compensation Programs
Medical Evaluator, Medical Board of California
.Medical Expert, Social Security Administration, Office of Hearings and Appeals.
Medical Consultant (Licensing), Medical Board of California.
Rating Physician, State of Nevada, Department of Business & Industry, Division of Industrial Relations.
Medical Consultant for Spinal Center Development, U.S. Department of Defense.
Founder, Executive Director, Board of Directors, American Back Society, 1982-present
Editor, American Back Society Newsletter, 1982-present.Former Member, Advisory Board, Back Aid Center of Miami, 1987-93
Member, Editorial Board, Chiropractic Report, 1990-presentFormer Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Isokinetics and Exercise Science
Former Member, Editorial Board, SKOL Publications Back Letter
1971-1974 - Clinical Instructor, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
1974-1985 - Assistant Clinical Profession, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
1982 to the present - Actively involved in teaching and lecturing on the diagnosis and treatment of spinal conditions, including the neck and back, at local, regional, national, and international scientific meetings, including college campuses.
Lifetime Member - U.C. Clinical Faculty Association, 1986.
Medical Societies (Local)
Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Society
Arizona Medical Association
California Medical Association
Clark County Medical Society
Nevada Medical Association
San Francisco Medical Society
California since 1966
Idaho, since 1998
Nevada, since 1998
Arizona, since 2002
Diplomat of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1972
Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Fellow, American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society
Fellow, North American Spine Society
Founder and Executive Director, American Back Society
Fellow, International College of Surgeons
Active Member, California Orthopaedic Association
Chairman, Program Committee, American Back Society
Chairman, Committee on Surgery, American Back Society, 1995-2000
Former Member, Advisory Committee on Spine Center Development, U.S. Department of Defense
Former Member, Public Relations Committee, American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society
Former Member, Credentials Committee, San Francisco Medical SocietyFormer Member, Credentials Committee, Medical Records Committee and Utilization Committee, Marin General HospitalFormer Member, Surgery Committee, Oakland HospitalFormer Member, Judicial Committee, Marin Medical Society
Former Member, Emergency Room Committee, Oakland HospitalFormer Member, Occupational Health Committee, Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Society
Former Member, Medical Advisory Council, Sutter Surgery Center, San Francisco, CAFormer Member, Task Force Committee, St. Francis Spine Center, San Francisco, CA
Total CME Category I Credits (December 2006-December 2008) - 82.5
Total CME Category II Credits (December 2006-December 2008) - 535
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