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CREDENTIALS

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1. Education: 
        Undergraduate - State University of New York at Buffalo.      
        Buffalo, New York. B.S. Pharmacy, Summa Cum Laude. 
        Medical School - S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo, New York. M.D. 
             degree with honors in 1982. 
        Orthopedic Surgery Residency - S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo 
             Affiliated Hospitals Program completed in 1987 
        Arthroscopic Surgery and Sports Medicine Fellowship -  
        University of Pennsylvania Sports Medicine Center,  
             Completed in 1988 

2. Board Certification: 
        American Board of Orthopedic Surgery 

3. Professional Organizations: 
        American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons 
        American College of Sports Medicine 
        Arthroscopy Association of North America 
        American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine 
        International Cartilage Repair Society 

4. Faculty Positions: 
        Clinical Instructor of Sports Medicine - Good Samaritan     
             Regional Medical Center Family Practice        
             Residency Program. 
        Clinical Instructor of Orthopedic Surgery - Kirksville 
             College of Osteopathic Medicine. 
        Clinical Instructor - Arthrex Surgical Skills Teaching 
             Laboratory, Scottsdale, AZ. 

5. Clinical Research: 
        Deep Posterior Compartment Pressure in the Evolution of    
              Venous Insufficiency the Lower Extremity. Angiology,  
              Vol. 35, No. 3, 173 - 176, 1984. 
        Arthroscopic Surgery of the Knee Under Local Anesthesia.  
             Arthroscopy, Vol. 6, No. 4, 311 - 314, 1990. 
        Arthroscopic Resection of Glenoid Labral Tears in the  
             Athlete: A Report of 29 Cases. Arthroscopy, Vol 8, No. 1,  
             48 - 54, 1992. 
        The Use of Toradol In Outpatient A.C.L. Surgery. Presented  
             at the annual meeting of  the American Orthopedic 
             Society for Sports Medicine, June 1997. 
        Meniscus Allograft Transplantation. Addressing The Issue of  
             Possible Graft Shrinkage Over Time...Study in Progress. 
        Autologus Chondrocyte Implantation. A Review of 20  
             Consecutive Cases...Study in Progress.

6. Team Physician: 
        Arizona Rattlers Arena Football Team 
        Arizona Heat Wave Women's Pro Soccer Team 
        Arizona Caliente Women's Pro Football Team 
        Ironwood High School 
        Sunrise Mountain High School 

7. Recognition: 
        Twice voted one of Phoenix Magazine's TOP DOC'S by  
             Valley physicians and nurses.