Education:
1979-1983 B.S. Allegheny College (Magna cum laude)
1983-1987 M.D. Temple University School of
Medicine
Postgraduate Training
and Fellowship Appointments:
1987-1988 Surgical Internship, Pennsylvania
Hospital, Philadelphia
1988-1992 Clinical Residency in Orthopaedic
Surgery, Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute, New
York City
1992-1993 Postgraduate Fellowship in Arthroscopic
and Athletic Trauma Surgery, Temple University Center for Sports Medicine and Science, Philadelphia
Specialty Certification:
1995 Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Recertified 2006.
Licensure:
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware
Faculty Appointments:
1992-1993 Clinical Instructor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Temple University School of Medicine.
1993-1995 Private Practice, Lankenau Hospital,
Wynnewood, PA. Clinical Teaching Attending, Thomas Jefferson Univ. Orthopaedic Surgery Residency.
1995-1997 Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
1995-1997 Associate Director, Univ. of Pennsylvania Sports Medicine Center.
1995-1998 Osler Institute National Board
Review Course Faculty: Orthopaedic Surgery
2003-2004 Minimally Invasive Unicondylar Knee Replacement Cadaveric Laboratory Knee Surgical Technique Instructor, Arthroscopy Association of North America.
2002- National Shoulder Surgical Technique Instructor, Cadaver Shoulder Laboratory and ALEX Shoulder Model Laboratory, Arthroscopy Association of North America.
2008 Associate Master Instructor of Arthroscopy, Orthopaedic Learning Center Cadaver Laboratory, Arthroscopy Association of North America, Rosemont, IL
Head Team Physician
Appointments:
1995-1997 University of Pennsylvania Men's and Women's Ivy League NCAA Division I Intercollegiate Athletic Teams.
Current Professional
Activity:
Private Practice of Orthopaedic Shoulder, Elbow, and Knee Surgery: Pennsylvania Knee Shoulder Center / New Jersey Knee and Shoulder Center.
Hospital Staff Privileges: Millennium Surgical Center, Cherry Hill, NJ; Virtua-Marlton Hospital and Marlton Rehabilitation Hospital, Marlton, NJ; Bryn Mawr Hospital, Bryn Mawr, PA; Surgery Center of Pennsylvania, Havertown, PA;
Awards and Honors:
Allegheny College:
1982 CoSIDA All-American, NCAA Division III Football Team
1982 Phi Beta Kappa: elected after junior year
1983 Magna cum Laude
Temple University School of Medicine:
1987 John W. Lachman Award in Orthopaedic
Surgery: Presented to one graduating medical student for outstanding performance during orthopaedic surgery clerkship.
Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic
Institute:
1992 Marian Frauenthal Sloane, M.D. Clinical Research Award for Excellence in the Performance of Clinical Research during Orthopaedic Surgery residency (subject: shoulder).
1992 New York City Academy of Medicine
Orthopaedic Surgery Resident Research Award, First Place (subject: shoulder).
Miscellaneous Awards and Honors:
1998 Selected for citation in "Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare".
2002 Selected for published citation in “Guide to America’s
Top Surgeons”
2005- Elected by his peers for inclusion in “Best Doctors in America”
2006-2010 Elected by his peers as “Top Physicians of South Jersey ” by South Jersey Magazine
2006-2010 Selected as "Readers' Choice: Top Physicians of South Jersey 2011" by South Jersey Magazine readers' votes
2013 Elected by his peers as “Best Physicians in South Jersey 2013 ” by South Jersey Magazine
Editorial Positions:
2010- Manuscript Review Panel of Orthopedics Journal
Publications:
Nineteen published papers/chapters in
orthopaedic surgery journals and textbooks (primarily shoulder
and knee).
Lectures by Invitation:
Over sixty-five presentations regionally and
nationally, including those for educational symposia, instructional
courses, and moderator/discussor for scientific programs (primarily
shoulder and knee).
Professional
Society Memberships By Invitation / Merit Only:
Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic
Surgeons. (visit www.aaos.org)
Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA): Comprised of approximately 3000 orthopaedic surgeons worldwide with interest, advanced training, and/or expertise in arthroscopic surgery.(visit www.aana.org)
Membership in
Professional Societies:
American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Medical Society of New Jersey
Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Alumni Association
Eastern Orthopaedic Association
New Jersey Orthopaedic Society
Mid-Atlantic Shoulder & Elbow Society
Philadelphia Orthopaedic Society
Latest Postgraduate Surgical Technique
Courses
Completed:
2010 The Masters Experience: Advanced Shoulder Arthroscopy Cadaver Laboratory Course, Orthopaedic Learning
Center, Arthroscopy Association of North America, Chicago, IL.
2010 Arthrex Corporation Cadaver Lab: New Shoulder Products/Surgical techniques, New York, NY.
2012 Mastering Glenoid Exposure, the Reverse Shoulder and Proximal Humerus Fractures (Exactech Medical Education),Chicago, IL.
2012 Conformis Patient Specific Partial and Total Knee Replacement System Surgeon Training (cadaver course),
Tampa, FL.
2013 Biomet Comprehensive Shoulder System Instructional Course, Tampa FL.
2015 Shoulder Arthroplasty from Total to Reverse to Revision, Parsippany, NJ
Miscellaneous:
1987 A record of quality care, free of malpractice, for entire twenty-nine year professional career.
2004 Member of Physician’s Shield Plan of Medical Justice.
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