Expert Details
Total Knee Replacement
ID: 727093
New Jersey, USA
Expert is one of the designers of a number of TKA, Total Knee Arthroplasty, and procedures. He is a member of the Knee Society and has written over 200 papers on the Knee and authored 9 textbooks. He is also working with MAKO orthopedics to design a robotic arm for TKA, and he has designed the patient specific MRI cutting blocks for a major international corporation that provides top-notch healthcare and medical devices.
He has over one hundred meeting presentations and twenty-five presentations as a visiting professor. He has held a number of consulting positions including as Designing Orthopaedic Surgeon for two Orthopaedics medical centers. He also served as a consulting surgeon for a private practice in Orthopaedics. He is also currently a clinical professor of orthopaedic surgery.
Zimmer Orthopaedics 1992-2006Smith and Nephew Orthopaedics 2006-presentIMP in Connecticut
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 1968 | Degree: AB | Subject: Chemistry | Institution: Harvard College |
| Year: 1972 | Degree: MD | Subject: Medical School | Institution: Harvard |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1997 to 2009 | Employer: self | Title: President | Department: |
Responsibilities:Full partner and orthopaedic surgeon. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: to Present | Country / Region: All of Asia, and most of Europe | Summary: Lectures and performs live surgery in all of these countries. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| The Knee Society, American Medical Association, Association For Arthritic Hip and Knee Surgery, New Jersey Orthopaedic Association |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Diplomat, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fellow, American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons, medical license to practice in the state of New Jersey |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Chief of orthopaedic surgery, St Peters University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Editorial Advisory Board and Reviewer for several surgical journals, Clinical Professor, Consultant and Surgeon Professor of Orthopaedic surgery |
| Medical / Professional |
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| He completed his internship in surgery in 1973 and his first resident training in general surgery in 1975 at Roosevelt Hospital. He completed additional training in orthopaedic surgery a Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in 1978 and a knee fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery in 1979 under the mentorship of Dr. John Insall. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| 9 textbooks, 200 articles, patents for MIS TKA, Navigation for Smith and Nephew |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert is not interested in litigation consulting. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Expert designed the ICL for the AAOS on partial knee arthroplasty. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Expert has traveled all over the world for a major healthcare product provider, at least 6 trips a year especially to Asia. He lectures and teaches TKA |