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