Accomplishments

Curriculum Vitae

UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE EDUCATION

• Class Rank 1st of 30, Department of Materials Engineering, Virginia Tech
• Outstanding Senior in the College of Engineering (1/1634), Class of 1981
• Vice President (for life) Class of 1981
• Masters Thesis in Materials Engineering, Orthopedic Implant Materials, 1982
• Medical Doctorate, OSU Medical School, 1986
• Orthopaedic Residency, Pittsburgh Presbyterian Hospitals, 1987-1991
• Fellowship, Joint Reconstructive Surgery, Rush Presby Chic., J Galante, 1992

ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP

• AOA, 2003-present
• Chair Elect, Knee Society Membership Committee, 2005
• Knee Society, 2001 (Membership Committee 2003-present)
• Interim Chair, Department of Orthopaedics, 1999, 2001
• Vice Chair, Department of Orthopaedics, OSU, 1999-2001
• Judson D. Wilson Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1994-2003
• President, University Orthopaedic Physicians, 1996-2001
• Search Committee, Dean/Vice President Health Sciences, 2001
• Co-medical Director, OSU Hospitals East, 2000
• Interim Governance Board, OSU Hospitals East, 2000-2001

CLINICAL LEADERSHIP

• Director, Total Joint Replacement Service, OSU Hospitals, 1993-2004
• 550+ Total Joint Arthroplasty Cases per year
• Tertiary joint revision referrals from Ohio, Mich., Ky., Pa.

RESEARCH GRANTS

• Sensor Research, Zimmer Orthopaedics, University of Tennessee, 2005
• $96,000 Exact Device, Zimmer Orthopaedics, Analysis of En-block Autopsy Human and Canine Retrievals, June 1999-present
• $405,000 Novel Tensioning Device, J&J Orthopaedics, Computer-Assisted TKA, 1999-2003

PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Instructor, AAOS Revision Knee Course, 2000-2005
• 2 Book chapters in premier joint arthroplasty texts (3 others)
• 7 First author articles in top 3 orthopaedic journals (11 others)
• 6 Knee Society presentations at National and Interim meetings
• 28 Presentations at National and International Society meetings
• 55 Presentations at CME meetings, National and International
• 3 Course Chairman; 28 Moderators of sections at orthopaedic meetings

AWARDS: PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

• Knee Society Young Scholar to ASBJS, June 16-20, 2004, Nashville, TN
• American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) Award Presentation, 1997
• Mid America Best Abstract Award, 1997
• Eastern Orthopaedic Association Founders Award, 1989