Expert Details

Orthopaedic Surgery; Spine; Total Joints; Sports medicine; Tumors, Rehabilitation, and Trauma.

ID: 726223 Idaho, USA

As an orthopaedic surgeon in private practice and as an attending faculty member at several academic institutions, Expert has a great deal of clinical and surgical expertise in the areas of expertise as listed.

Served as consultant and Medical Director for Technology Tree Group, LLC, Houston, TX.Served as a consultant and Medical Director for NextTechs Technology, Inc. Houston, TX.Served as a consultant and Medical Director for Medvelope Alert Systems, Boise, ID.Served as a consultant for MCN, Seattle, WA.Served as a consultant for Elite Physicians, NMR, Rockford, IL.

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 1971	Degree: Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery	Subject: Orthopaedic Surgery	Institution: Northwestern University-Cook County Hospital, etc.
Year: 1965	Degree: MD	Subject: Medicine	Institution: University of Illinois, College of Medicine
Year: 1998	Degree: MBA	Subject:	Institution: University of Phoenix
Year: 1960	Degree: BS	Subject: Zoology	Institution: University of Illinois

Work History

Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2004 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Orthopaedic Surgeon, Consultant	Department:
Responsibilities: Active private practice of orthopaedic surgery.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1973 to 1999	Employer: Tucson Orthopaedic & Fracture Surgery Associates, Ltd.	Title: Founder; President/CEO.	Department:
Responsibilities: Active private practice of orthopaedic and fracture surgery.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
ABOS, AAONS, ADEP, AAFS, AAFM, ABOMC, AMA,

Licenses / Certifications
Board Certification: National Board of Medical Examiners, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (Diplomate), American Board of Forensic Examiners (Diplomate), American Board of Forensic Medicine (Diplomate), American Board of Medical Consultants (Diplomate).

Professional Appointments
Directorship: American Cancer Society, Board of Directors (1992-1995); Ronald McDonald House, Board of Directors (1992-1995), Physicians Advisory Board (1995-present); Hillel Foundation, Board of Directors (1997-2001)

Medical / Professional
Rotating Internship, Los Angeles County Unit I 7-1-1965 to June 30, 1966; Northwestern University Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program 7-1-66 to 6-30-71

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Since 1973 he has been utilized as an expert witness for third party litigation, workman compensation cases and medical malpractice from the defense and plaintiff standpoint.

Training / Seminars
Active faculty at several medical institutions since 1973.

Language Skills

Language	Proficiency
Spanish	Conversational and medical Spanish with fluency.
Hebrew	Can read and write readily. Conversational is weak.

Fields of Expertise

ambulatory surgery, ankle disorder, anterior cruciate ligament, anterior cruciate ligament injury, arthroplasty, arthroscope, arthroscopy, artificial joint, artificial limb, bioabsorbable material, carpal tunnel syndrome, chymopapain, cobalt-chromium alloy, curettage, debridement, deep vein thrombosis, diskectomy, failed back surgery, foot disorder, foot surgery, fracture fixation, hand surgery, hip replacement, intervertebral disk, invertebral disk chemolysis, joint disease, joint medicine, joint replacement, knee arthroplasty, ligament graft, medical science, orthopedic implant, orthopedic injury, orthopedics, osteotomy, procurement of allograft, prosthetic intervertebral disk, rotator cuff, shoulder injury, shoulder therapy, spinal cord injury, spinal fusion, spine, spine injury, spine surgery, surgery, tendon transfer, tenodesis, vertebroplasty, anastomosis, elective surgical procedure, prosthesis implantation, postoperative care, intraoperative care, surgical hemostasis, drainage (medical), surgical decompression, orthopedic oncology, limb salvage, bone transplantation, arthrodesis, spinal cord disease, clubfoot, amputation, orthopedic product, pediatric orthopedic surgery, oncologic surgery, bone morphogenetic protein, preoperative preparation, spinal implant device, foot biomechanics, foot orthopedics, bone healing, spinal cord, biological joint, rheumatoid arthritis, microsurgery, hemostasis, bone structure, bone mechanics, suturing, spinal column, reconstructive surgery, tissue graft, bone, orthopedic biomechanics, surgical transplantation, shoe, clinical medicine