Certification
Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons July 22, 1983
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons January 27, 1985
Current Hospital Appointments
Active Staff
Texas Orthopedic Hospital
Board of Directors (1998-2005)
Secretary-Treasurer (1999-2005)
Joe W. King Orthopedic Research Institute
Board of Directors (1995-)
Consultant in Shoulder Surgery
The Houston Comets (2003-2005)
The Houston Rockets (2003-2005)
The Texas State Board of Medical Examiners (1992-)
The Houston Astros (1982-1994)
The Houston Oilers (1982-1995)
The University of Houston (1982-1992)
Consultant for Peer Review Journals
Clinical Orthopedics & Related Research (1990-2005)
The Journal of Orthopedic Trauma (1991-2001)
Arthroscopy (1992-2002)
The Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (1992-)
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (1996-)
Techniques in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (1999-)
Peer Review Journals - Editorial Board
Techniques in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (1999-)
Committee Appointments, National Societies
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Committee on Shoulder and Elbow surgery (1994-2000)
American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons
Research Committee (1991-93)
Membership Committee (1994-6)
Chairman (1995-6)
Nominating Committee (1997)
Executive Committee (1997-)
Finance Committee (1998-)
Program Committee Open Meeting 2000
Chairman
Program Committee Closed Meeting 2000
Program Committee Open Meeting 2001
Offices Held, National Societies
American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons
President (2001-2002)
President-elect (2000-2001)
Secretary-Treasurer (1997-2000)
Hospital for Special Surgery Alumni Association
President
(2006)
President-elect (2004)
Professional Societies
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons
American Orthopedic Association
American Medical Association
Harris County Medical Society
Houston Orthopedic Society
Texas Medical Association
Texas Orthopedic Association
Honors and Awards
"Operative Treatment of Olecranon Fractures"
Lewis Clark Wagner Award
Best Resident Paper of the Year
The Hospital for Special Surgery
November 1979
New-York Brooklyn Committee on Trauma - Best Resident Paper
January 1980
American College of Surgeons
National Committee on Trauma
2nd Prize
April 1980
"Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression for Advanced Rotator Cuff Disease"
Nominated, Charles Neer Award
American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Fifth Open Meeting
February 1989
"Arthroscopic Resection of the Acromioclavicular Joint: A Clinical Study"
Nominated, Charles Neer Award
American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Seventh Open Meeting
March 1991
“Arthroscopic Repair of Full-Thickness Tears of the Rotator Cuff: Surgical Technique and Outcome Analysis.”
Certificate of Merit
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Committee on electronic Media Education
October 7, 1998
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