Physician Profile Information

Clinical Interests

• Total Joint Preservation; Total Joint Reconstruction; Total Joint Replacement; Arthritis

Education

• Medical School: Medical College of Pennsylvania: Hahnemann School of Medicine
• Internship: Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Residency: Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Fellowships

• Arizona Institute for Bone and Joint Disorder - Total Joint/Adult Reconstruction

Board Certifications

• The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Major Publications

• Using intraoperative pelvic landmarks for acetabular component placement in total hip arthoroplasty. Journal of Arthroplasty, 2006 Sept.; 21(6):832-40. Epub 2006 Jul17.
• Risk of neurovascular injury with limited-open carpal tunnel release: Defining the "safe zone." Journal of Hand Surgery [Br]. 2001 Oct.; 26(5):484-7.
• Errant Placement of the "Safeguard" System for Carpal Tunnel Release and the Risk of Neurovascular Injury; presentation at the American Association for Hand Surgery, January 2000.

Scholarly Service and Honors

• Physician of Excellence Award from Paradise Valley Hospital (2005); Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society; Golden Key National Honor Society

Current Society Memberships

• Diplomat, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
• American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• American Medical Association
• Escambia County Medical Society