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Total Knee Replacement

ID: 727093 New Jersey, USA

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Expert received his M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1972. 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. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has been in practice for over 30 years.

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.

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Expert is not interested in litigation consulting.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
The Knee Society, American Medical Association, Association For Arthritic Hip and Knee Surgery, New Jersey Orthopaedic Association

Licenses / Certifications
Diplomat, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fellow, American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons, medical license to practice in the state of New Jersey

Publications and Patents Summary
9 textbooks, 200 articles, patents for MIS TKA, Navigation for Smith and Nephew

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