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ForwardBenjamin Richards, Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Chief Medical Officer
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children,
Dallas, TX
Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION | DEGREE | MM/YY | FIELD OF STUDY |
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT B.S. 06/77 St. Louis University School of Medicine M.D. 06/81 St. Louis, MO University of California, San Diego, CA 06/81 – 06/82 Surgical Internship University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 06/82 – 06/86 Orthopedic Surgery Resident Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Dallas, TX 07/86 – 06/87 Fellowship in Pediatric Orthopedics & Scoliosis Academic Appointments: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas, Texas Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1987-1993 Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1993 to 2001 Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, September 2001 to present
Hospital Appointments: 1987-present Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, Texas 1987-present Children’s Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 1987-present University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 1988-present Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Other Experience and Professional Memberships Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Education Committee, POSNA, 1993-1996 Public Relations Committee, POSNA 2003-2007 Treasurer’s Committee, POSNA 2004-2007 Board of Directors, POSNA 2006-present Vice President, POSNA 2006-2007 President-elect, POSNA 2007-2008 President, POSNA 2008-2009
Scoliosis Research Society Program Committee, SRS, 1996-1998 Bracing Committee, SRS 1998-2006, Chair 2003-2004 Advocacy Committee, SRS 2003-2007, Chair 2006 Board of Directors, SRS 2006-2008 Vice President, SRS 2009-2010 President-elect, SRS 2010-2011 President, SRS 2011-2012
Section Editor for Pediatrics: Your Orthopaedic Connection, AAOS 2006-present
Licensure: Texas State Board of Medical Examiners License/Permit No. H3414
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inc. Passed Written Boards in Orthopaedics, July, 1986 Passed Oral Boards in Orthopaedics, July, 1989 Recertification in Orthopaedics, 1998, 2007, 2017
Societies: American Orthopaedic Association American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America Scoliosis Research Society American Medical Association Dallas County Medical Society Texas Medical Association St. Louis University School, Alumni Association | |||
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