Orthopedic Surgery
(903) 939-7505
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Specialization:
Sports Medicine, Knees, Shoulder, and Children
Board Certification:
Fellow American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, 1989
Diplomate American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1987
Education:
Fellowship
Sports Medicine and Knee Surgery
North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1989
Orthopedic Surgery Residency
Tulane University School of Medicine & Affiliated
Hospitals
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
1981 – 1985
Sports Medicine
Hughston Sports Medicine Clinic and Hospital
Columbus, Georgia
June 1984 – December 1985
Spinal Cord Injuries
Adult Rehabilitation & Reconstruction
Rancho Los Amigos Hospital
University of Southern California
Downey, California
January 1984 – June 1984
Pediatric Orthopedics
Shrine Crippled Children’s Hospital
Shreveport, Louisiana
June 1983 – December 1983
Internship
Surgery, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
1979 – 1981
Medical School
University of Texas, Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
1975 – 1979
Undergraduate
Bachelor of Science in Biology
University of Texas
Arlington, Texas
1972 – 1975
Temple Junior College
Temple, Texas
1971 – 1972
High School
Temple High School
Temple, Texas
1969 – 1971
Organizations And Honors:
Professional
Hughston Sports Medicine Society
American Association of Physicians and Surgeons
Southern Medical Association
Medical Association of Georgia
Texas Medical Association
Tulane Caldwell Society
Southern Orthopaedic Association
Smith County Medical Society
Committee Appointments:
Sports Medicine Committee, Texas Medical Association
Membership Committee, Hughston Society
Community:
Sport Tyler
Medical School:
Alpha Kappa Kappa Medical Fraternity
Mu Delta Honorary Medical Fraternity
College:
Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Alpha Chi Honorary Fraternity
Graduated with Highest Honors
Presentations:
Seventh Annual East Texas Sports Medicine Seminar, Course Chairman, Athletic Emergencies, June 13, 1998
Sixth Annual East Texas Sports Medicine Seminar, Course Chairman, Meeting the Challenge of the New Athletes, June 14, 1997
Decision Making in the ACL Injured Patient, Athletic Trainers Association Annual Meeting, Arlington, Texas, July 28-30, 1995
Physiological Profile of the Female Athlete, 13th Annual Sports Medicine Conference, Galveston, Texas, July 7-8, 1995
Fourth Annual East Texas Sports Medicine Seminar, Decision Making In Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery, June 10, 1995.
Modified Technique of Endoscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, Presented at American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Individual Orthopedic Instruction, Sixty-first Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 24-28, 1994
Acromioclavicular Injuries, University of Texas Medical Branch, Annual Sports Medicine Conference, Galveston, Texas, July 8-9,1994
Oxygen Costs of Walking Patients With Osteoarthritis Before and After Total Knee Arthroplasty, Presented at American College Sports Medicine Seminar, Houston, Texas, February 10, 1994.
The Modified Anterior Drawer Test, Presented at Tenth Annual Meeting of Southern Orthopaedic Association, Vienna, Austria, August 12-14, 1993
A Modified Technique of Endoscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, Video Theater, Presented at the Combined Congress of the International Society of the Knee and the International Arthroscopy Association, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 25-30, 1993.
Simultaneous Bilateral Uncemented Total Knee Replacement – A Review of 66 cases, Poster Presentation, Presented at the Combined Congress of the International Society of the Knee and the International Arthroscopy Association, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 25-30, 1993
Clinical Exam of the Knee, Presented at Second Annual East Texas Sports Medicine Seminar, Tyler, Texas, June 3-5, 1993
Anatomy and Dissection of the Foot and Ankle, Sports Medicine Conference, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton, Georgia, 1992
Sponsor and Chairman, First Annual East Texas Sports Medicine
The Forgotten Clinical Examination of the Knee and Ligamentous Injuries of the Knee, First Annual East Texas Sports Medicine Seminar, May 22-23, 1992
Simultaneous Bilateral Uncemented Total Knee Replacement, A Review of 66 Cases, Presented at the Texas Orthopaedic Association Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, 1992
Bilateral Total Knee Replacement, Annual Meeting of the Southern Orthopaedic Association, Colorado Springs, Colorado, August, 1991
Arthroscopic Stapling of Acute ACL Ruptures, Presented at International Meeting – Future Advances in Arthroscopy, Australian Institute of Musculoskeletal Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, December 3-6, 1989
Operative Alternatives in Recurrent Anterior Dislocation of the Shoulder, Presented at the Shoulder Seminar for Family Practice, Sydney, Australia, November, 1989
Pitfalls in Arthroscopic ACL Reconstruction, Presented at the Australian Knee Society Meeting, Milton Park, New South Wales, Australia, September, 1989
Kinematic Analysis of the Instant Center of Rotation of the Knee, Presented at the Southern Orthopaedic Association Meeting, Antiqua, West Indies, April, 1989
Steroids: Performance at What Cost? Anatomy and Frequent Injuries in the Shoulder, Presented at the Annual Sports Medicine Seminar, Baldwin College, Tifton, Georgia, September, 1987, September, 1988, July, 1990, July, 1991
Intramedullary Rods – Types, Techniques and Indications, Presented at the Georgia State Radiology Seminar, Valdosta, Georgia, October, 1988
Instant Center Analysis of Normal and Extra-Articular Reconstructed ACL Deficient Knees, Presented at the Hughston Society Meeting, Columbus, Georgia, March, 1988
The Grice Extra-Articular Subtalar Arthrodesis: A Clinical Review, Presented at The Shriner’s Hospital Orthopaedic Symposium, 1986
Grice Subtalar Extra-Articular Arthrodesis: A Review of 25 Years of Clinical Experience, Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Orthopedic Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, November, 1984
Bennett’s Fracture: A Better Method of Reduction, Presented at the 17th Annual AOA Resident Conference, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, May, 1984
Bennett’s Fracture: An Anatomical and Clinical Study, Presented at the 13th Annual Meeting, American Association of Hand Surgery, Dallas, Texas, October, 1983
Bennett’s Fracture: An Anatomical and Clinical Study, Presented at the 1st Annual Resident’s Conference, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Regular Meeting, Anaheim, California, May, 1983
Publications:
The Hughston Clinic SPORTS MEDICINE BOOK, Champ L. Baker, ed. Chapter 74, “Chondral Lesions of the Knee”, pgs 473-479, 1995.
Recent Developments in the Treatment and Repair of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in the Athlete, Sports Medicine, March 1990
The Grice Extra-Articular Subtalar Arthrodesis: A Clinical Review, Orthopaedic Transactions, 1986
Retrospective Analysis of the Grice Extra-Articular Subtalar Arthrodesis, Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, June, 1985
Bilateral Sequential Tibial and Fibular Fatigue Fractures Associated with Aluminum Intoxication Osteomalacia, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, July, 1983