Education:
1971-75 Baccalaureate: Cornell University
(Anatomy and Physiology)
1976-80 Medical Doctorate: Temple University School of Medicine
Postgraduate Training and Fellowship Appointments:
1980-81 Surgical Internship, Hospital of the University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
1981-82 Post-doctoral Fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery
Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia
1982-85 Clinical Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital
of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1985-86 Post-graduate Fellowship in Arthroscopic and Athletic
Trauma Surgery, Temple University Center for Sports Medicine
and
Science, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Specialty Certification:
1989 Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery by the American
Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Re-certified: 1997.
Licensure:
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
Faculty Appointments:
1986-92 Attending Surgeon and Chief, Sports Medicine Service,
Philadelphia Veterans Administration Medical Center.
1986-95 Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University
of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
1995-97 Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and
Director, University of Pennsylvania Sports Medicine Center.
Current Professional Activity:
Private Practice of Orthopaedic Knee Surgery: Pennsylvania
Knee & Shoulder
Center / New Jersey Knee & Shoulder Center.
Hospital Staff Privileges: Bryn Mawr Hospital,
Bryn Mawr, PA; Surgery Center of Pennsylvania, Havertown, PA;
Surgery Center of Cherry Hill, (part of the Jefferson/Wills Eye
Network) Cherry Hill, NJ; Virtua Health System: Marlton, NJ and
Voorhees, NJ.
Awards and Honors:
1975 Cornell University: Graduated with "Distinction
in All Subjects".
1984 University of Pennsylvania: Orthopaedic Biomechanics
& Biophysics Award.
1986 American Academy of Orthopaedic
Surgeons/Orthopaedic Research Society: "Kappa Delta" Award, for the most
outstanding U.S. orthopaedic research achievements of 1986.
1986 American Orthopaedic Association: North American
Traveling Fellowship Award (one of six graduating
orthopaedic residents nationwide selected for this academic honor).
1993; 1998; 2003 "Best Doctors in America" reference
text citation
in the
specialty
category of Knee Arthroscopy.
1996 Selected for citation in "Who's Who
in Medicine and Healthcare".
1997 Selected for citation in "Who's Who in Science
and Engineering".
1997 American Orthopaedic
Society for Sports Medicine: Granted full Fellowship
status.
1998 New Jersey Monthly Magazine: Regional
"Top Docs" Listing.
2003-2015 Repeat selection for listing in “The Best
Doctors in America” (sub-specialty category: Arthroscopy / Sports Medicine)
2006, 7, 8, & 2010 Cited “Top Physicians of South Jersey” by South Jersey Magazine, as
voted by peer physicians (www.southjersey.com)
Editorial Positions:
1988-91 Consultant Reviewer – Journal of Orthopaedic Research
1988-95 Editorial Board – American Journal of Knee Surgery
1990-99 Editorial Board for Research – American Journal
of Bone and Joint Surgery
2003- Contributing Manuscript Reviewer – American Journal
of Sports
Medicine.
Publications:
Sixty-five published research papers and clinical chapters
in textbooks and medical journals, all relating to orthopaedic
sports
medicine, muscle physiology or knee mechanics and surgery (see
full Curriculum Vitae for complete listing).
Lectures by Invitation:
Please see full Curriculum Vitae for complete list of Regional,
National and International Lecture Presentations at Symposia
and Instructional Courses.
Membership in Subspecialty Societies:
* Arthroscopy Association of North America
* Fellow American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Herodicus Society
US and European Union Patents:
Principal Inventor: Apparatus for Reconstructive Knee
Ligament
Surgery, #4739751. Issued April 26, 1988.
Principal Inventor: Method for Reconstructive Knee Ligament
Surgery, #4922897. Issued May 8, 1990.
Post-Graduate Surgical Technique Courses Completed:
1989 Arthroscopic Laser Surgery.
1996 Genzyme Autologous Chondrocyte Re-implantation.
(Cartilage cell auto-transplantation surgery).
1996 Cryolife Meniscus Allograft Transplantation.
2002 Repicci Technique for Minimally Invasive Knee Hemi-Arthroplasty
2002 Unispacer Knee System Training Certification
Post-Graduate Surgical Technique Courses Taught:
1991 Course Co-Director: Arthroscopic ACL Reconstruction
- Sandrigo, Italy.
1993 Course Chairman: The Knee - Current Concepts.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Rancho Mirage, CA.
Miscellaneous:
1994-2001: Independent Case Examiner for Injured
N.F.L. Athletes.
A record of quality care, free of malpractice,
for entire 25-year professional career.
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