Provides Opinion & Testimony In:
Orthopaedic Surgery, Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, Upper Extremity Injuries, Lower Extremity Injuries, Causation, IME, Peer Reviews, Disability Evaulation
ORGANIZATIONS
Rutgers University Board of Overseers: 2002 – Present
Rutgers University Scarlet R Advisory Council: 2004 – Present
Education
Pre-Medical
1972, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, B.A., Cum Laude, Dean’s List
Medical
1977, State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine, Fifth Pathway Program
1976, Autonomous University of Guadalajara School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine
Language of Instruction: Spanish and English
Internship
1977-1978, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York, Department of General Surgery
Residency
1978-1982, State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine,
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Rotations through five hospitals including private, university, veterans and county facilities
Chief Resident – State University of New York at Stony Brook
Certification By American Boards
American Academy of Neuromuscular Thermography, November, 1984
Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons, July 19, 1985
Fellow, International College of Surgeons in Orthopaedics, February 20, 1986
Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, July, 1986
Fellow, American College of Surgeons, October, 1987
Medical Licenses
Florida
New York
Professional Affiliations
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Broward County Medical Association
American Medical Association
American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons
Broward County Orthopaedic Association
American College of International Physicians
American Academy of Thermology
American Academy of Neuromuscular Thermography
American College of Surgeons
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Credentials & Qualifications Committee at Florida Medical Center Hospital
Cigna Credentialing Committee (Active Member)
Florida Orthopaedic Society (Active Member)
Orthopaedic Adhoc Committee (Chairman) at Florida Medical Center Hospital
Eastern Orthopaedic Association
Presentations and Publications
Available upon Request.
Continuing Medical Education
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Fracture of Lower Extremity in Children, April, 1983,
9 Hours
Northwestern University Medical School, Arthroscopic Skills, Motor Skills Course, May, 1983,
10 Hours
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Intradiscal Therapy, May 1983, 8 Hours
Cybex – Isokinetics Seminar Series, November 1983, 25 Hours
Southwestern Orthopaedic Surgery Review, University of Texas Health Service Center, Dallas,
June 1984, 25 Hours
Anatomy Session – J. Vernon Luck Research Society, June, 1984, 7 Hours
Intensive Review Orthopaedic Surgery Course, June, 1984, 60 Hours
American Academy of Neurological/Orthopaedic Surgeons, Scientific Course in Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada, October, 1984, 30 Hours
1984 Orthopaedic Self-Assessment Examination, November, 1984, 100 Hours
4th International Advanced Arthroscopic Update and Sports Medicine Symposium, January, 1985,
26 Hours
Post Graduate Advancement in Sports Medicine Course, April, 1985, 24 Hours
The San Francisco Orthopaedic Review Course at University of California, San Francisco, California, May 13 thru 17, 1985, 41 Hours
Marine Orthopaedic Review Course at Colby University, Waterville, Maine, June 16 thru 29, 1985, 70.5 Hours
American Academy of Neurological/Orthopaedic Surgeons, Las Vegas, Nevada, Scientific Course in Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgery, October, 1985, 30 Hours
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Diego, California, Advanced Concepts of Operative Arthrorscopy, November 21-23, 1985, 19 Hours
University of Verona and Mayo Clinic, Riva del Garda, Italy, Recent Advances in Eternal Fixation,
September 28-30, 1986
Doctor’s Club, Inc. Diagnostic Therapeutics XIX “Risk Management”, Plantation, Florida,
October 18, 1986, 5 Hours
American Medical Association, St. Mary’s Hospital & MPDI, Inc. “Computed Tomography of the Cervical and Lumbar Spine” Seminar, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, November 17, 1986, 6 Hours
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – “Post Graduate Advance Studies in Sports Medicine” 1985-1986 Course F Study Symposium, Category F for the Physician’s Recognition Award of the American Medical Association Category F, New Orleans, Louisiana, October, 2000, 24 Hours
Risk Management Seminar – The Embassy Suites, North Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, December, 1986,
5 Hours
53rd Annual Convention of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Category 1, New Orleans, Louisiana, February, 1986 , 36 Hours
54th Annual Convention of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Category 1, San Francisco, California, January 22-27, 1987, 36 Hours
Strategic Management of Complications, Key Largo, Florida, June 12-14, 1986, 12 Hours
Medical Malpractice and Risk Management, Category 1, Florida Medical Center, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 7/16, 8/20, 9/17, 10/15, 11/19, 12/17 (1987), 5 Hours
CO2 Laser in Arthroscopic Knee Surgery, Category 1, Miami, Florida, December 3, 1988, 7 Hours
1989 Advances on the Knee and Shoulder – 23.5 credit hours in Category 1 of the Physician’s Recognition Award of the American Medical Association, 23.5 Hours
Knee and Shoulder Course, Category 1, Cincinnati, Ohio, March 6-8, 1989, 23.5 Hours
Face to Face with AIDS, Fort Lauderdale IPMC, September 6, 1989, 6 Hours
Risk Management Seminar, Plantation General Hospital, November 11, 1989, 5 Hours
Arthroscopy 1990, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, January 1990, 30 Hours
Conscious Sedation: Versed/Valium, Humana Hospital Bennett, Plantation, Florida, 1 Hour
Orthopaedic Grand Round Lectures, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, June 1990 to May, 1991,
1 Hour
Knee and Ankle Laboratory Orthox Research of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia,
September, 17-18, 1990, 13.5 Hours
AIDS Seminar, North Broward Hospital District, November 6, 1991, 1 Hour
Risk Management Seminar, North Broward Hospital District, November 6, 1991, 5 Hours
US Olympic Team Experience: A Model for Sports Medicine Newsletter & Quiz #1: Achilles Tendonitis, Boston University School of Medicine, January 3, 1992, 1 Hour
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Physician’s Recognition Award of the American Medical Association, Des Plains, Illinois, February 23, 1992, 8 Hours
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Category 1, Physician’s Recognition Award, February 20-25, 1992, 30.5 Hours
US Olympic Team Experience: A Model for Sports Medicine, Newsletter and Quiz #3: Stress Fractures, Boston University School of Medicine, July 13, 1992, 1 Hour
US Olympic Team Experience: A Model for Sports Medicine, Newsletter and Quiz #4: Making Weight, Boston University School of Medicine, November 16, 1992, 1 Hour
“Up to Date Issues on HIV and AIDS”, December 4, 1993, 2 Hours
“Up to Date Issues in Risk Management”, December 4, 1993, 2 Hours
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 60th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, February 18-23, 1993, 30.5 Hours
Summer Institute Intensive Surgical Skit AAOS Summer Institute, New York, New York,
September 8-12, 1993, 5 Hours
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 61st Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana,
February 24-March 1, 1994, 30.5 Hours
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 1994 Foot and Ankle Self-Assessment Examination, Category 1, 10 Hours
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 62nd Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida,
February 16-21, 1995, 30.5 Hours
American Institute of Medical Law, Inc. Completion of Workers’ Compensation Certification, Plantation, Florida, July 8, 1995, 5 Hours
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 63rd Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia,
February 22-26, 1996, 28.5 Hours
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1998 Shoulder, Elbow ad Knee: The Athletic Perspective to Treatment and Controversies, February 5-8, 1998, 23 Hours
Expert Medical Advisor Orientation & CEU’s, Bureau of Rehabilitation & Medical Services, Division of Worker’s Compensation, Tuesday, March 3, 1998
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 65th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana,
March 19-23, 1998, 26.5 Hours
Columbia University Hospital and Medical Center, HIV/AIDS Update 1.0, Domestic Violence 1.0 Hours, Risk Management 1.0 Hours, October 29, 1998, 1 Hour
Baptist College of Health Sciences, The Eighth Annual Campbell Clinic Symposium, CME Category 1, Cancun, Mexico, January 24, 1999, 16 Hours
University of Florida, College of Medicine, Office of Continuing Medical Educational Faculty Development: Domestic Violence and AIDS and Florida Law 1999, Self Study, CME Category 1, December 13, 1999, 2 Hours
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2000 Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida,
March 15-19, 2000, 24.5 Hours
Celebrex Symposium, Friday, June 2, 2000
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Comprehensive Foot and Ankle, Marco Island, Florida, November 8-11, 2001, 19 Hours
Hollywood Medical Center HIV/AIDS Update, Speaker Lori Cardona, Hollywood, Florida,
December 5, 2001, 1 Hour
Hollywood Medical Center, Domestic Violence, Speaker Cheryl Gotthelf, Ph.D., Hollywood, Florida, December 12, 2001, 1 Hour
University of South Florida, “A Focused Look at Pain Management”, Category 1, Weston, Florida, March 31, 2001, 4 Hours
Hollywood Medical Center, “Domestic Violence”, Category 1, Hollywood, Florida, December 12, 2001, 1 Hour
Hollywood Medical Center, “AIDS/HIV”, Category 1, Hollywood, Florida, December 12, 2001, 1 Hour
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2002 Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, 28 Hours
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2002 Annual Meeting, “Specialty Day Program”, Category 1, Dallas, Texas, February 13-17, 2002, 7.5 Hours
American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians, “Science of Disability”, Category 1,
May 2-4, 2002, 17 Hours
University of South Florida, “Concepts and Controversies in Pain Management”, Coral Springs, Florida, May 3, 2003, 4 Hours
Pfizer, “Cox 2 Inhibitors and Pain Management”, July 25-27, 2003
Hollywood Medical Center, “Medical Errors 1”, Category 1 October 29, 2003, 1 Hour
Hollywood Medical Center, “Domestic Violence”, November 11, 2003, 1 Hour
Hollywood Medical Center, “HIV and AIDS Update”, November 11, 2003, 1 Hour
Hollywood Medical Center, “Medical Errors 2”, November 18, 2003, 1 Hour
“Updates in Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Therapeutics”, Category 1, Annual Conference, Marco Island, Florida, March 25-28, 2004, 14 Hours
Total Joints, 2.00
Keynote, 0.50
Total Joints & Orthobiologics, 1.25
Medical Errors in Orthopaedics, 2.00
Trauma of the Lower Extremity, 2.00
Trauma of Orthobiologics, 1.50
Stimulating Fracture Healing, 0.25
HIV and AIDS Update, 1.00
Controversies in Orthopaedic Surgery, 1.00
Closing Program, 1.00
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2005 Annual Meeting, Washington D.C.,
February 23-27, 2005, 28 Hours
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2005 Annual Meeting, “Specialty Day”, Arthroscopy Association of North America, Washington, D.C., February 27, 2005, 8 Hours
Comparing Arthroscopic to Mini-Open RTC Repairs, Thompson American Health Consultants, Atlanta, Georgia; July 15, 2005, 1.5 Hours
The Acute Hand: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Management in the ED Setting: Fractures and Neurovascular Injuries, Part II, Thompson American Health Consultants, Atlanta, Georgia,
July 18, 2005, 2 Hours
Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances, Volume 14, Issue 2: Data Trace Publishing Company, Brooklandville, Maryland, July 12, 2005, 6 Hours
Chiropractic Therapy for Neck Pain May Have a High Rate of Adverse Reactions: Medscape CME Activities: August 5, 2005, 0.25 Hours
