Employment
Spine Center Atlanta
September 2019-present
Athens Orthopedic Clinic
September 2018-August 2019
Emerge Orthopedics (Formerly Triangle Orthopedics)
June 2011-August 2018
Delphi
Western Regional Medical Director 2010-2011
Woodland Hills Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Solo practice-July 2008-June 2011
Orthopedic Consultants Medical Group (Dissolution)
August 2002-June 2008
Education
NYU/Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopedic Residency
July, 1997-June 2002; New York, NY
Board certified with the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons and re-certified in 2015
Thomas Jefferson University Medical College
September, 1993- May, 1997; Philadelphia, PA Doctor of Medicine received May 29, 1997 USMLE part I, II, III- passed
University of Pennsylvania
September, 1989- December, 1991; Philadelphia, PA Bachelor of Arts in Biological Basis of Behavior received December, 1991
University of California, Los Angeles
September, 1987- June, 1989
Academic Honors
Medical School
Thomas Jefferson University-Cum Laude, May 1997-top 10% of class
AOA candidate-Spring and Fall, 1996
Clinical Rotation Honors-Orthopedics, Surgery, Psychiatry Hobart Armory Hare Medical Honor Society, 1995; top 1/3 of Introduction to Clinical Medicine
Undergraduate
University of Pennsylvania-Cum Laude, December 1991 Phi Eta Sigma freshman honor society, UCLA, 1988
Research
Residency
Functional Outcomes of Ankle Fractures vs. Fracture/Disloc
Medical School:
External Fixation and K-wire supplementation of Smith Fractures-a review of 7 cases.
Elbow Arthroscopy-NYU/HJD bulletin
Medical School
Mallory revision total hip prosthesis: 2-5 year follow up
Syndesmotic disruption in ankle fractures; biomechanical comparison of 3 fixation techniques
Activities
Currently living with my family in Decatur, GA. We are very active in our community and spend our free time playing tennis and other outdoor activities.
Alumni interviewer for University of Pennsylvania prospective students. AAOS member Medical school:
Student Council member; junior and senior class representative
Commendation from the dean of admissions for participation in prospective student interviewing Jeff Hope participant; Volunteer health maintenance practitioner at homeless shelters Orthopedic Medical Society
