ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York NY
1990-1995

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HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS

Maimonides Medical Center
Chief, Hip and Knee Reconstruction
Brooklyn NY
1995-2006

The Hospital for Joint Diseases.
New York NY
Staff/Operating privileges
1985-2006

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EDUCATION

Lycée Français de New York, New York, N. Y. 1959 - 1971
1971 Baccalauréat

Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 1971-1975
1975 B.S. BioEngineering; B.A. French Literature

College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, 1975 - 1979
1979 M.D.

Internship, Straight Surgical, St.Luke's Division of St.Luke’s - Roosevelt Medical Center, New York, N. Y. July 1979 - June 1980

Residency, General Surgery, St.Luke's Division of St.Luke's - Roosevelt Medical Center, New York, N. Y. July 1980 - June 1981

Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, The New York Orthopedic Hospital, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, N. Y. July 1981 - June 1984

Fellowship, Senior Annie C.Kane Fellow in Hip and Knee Implant Surgery, The New York Orthopaedic Hospital, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center New York, N. Y. (with Frank E. Stinchfield, MD and Nas Eftekhar, MD) July 1984 - June 1985

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Certification: Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery 1987;Recertification through 12/31/17.

Licensure: New York State 1980

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Honors, Awards, Grants, and Patents

Baccalauréat with Honors, Lycée Français de New York, June, 1971

Vice-President, Engineering Honor Society (Tau Beta Pi), Brown University, September 1974 - June 1975

Ruth Collins Award for Achievement in French Literature, Brown University, June 1975

First Prize, Residents' Night, The New York Academy of Medicine, May 9, 1983

Berg - Sloat Traveling Fellowship from The Orthopaedic and Research Foundation, March 1985 for visit to the Knee Service of the Clinique des Maussins in Paris, France. Study of patellar re-alignment, patellar reconstruction and placement of unicondylar knee implants.

BEAM (Brown Engineering Alumni Medal) May 2003.

Career Development Award - Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, February 1993. Project title: Is there an optimal tracking path for the patella?

The 1995 Research Award. The American College of Sports Medicine - Greater New York Chapter. November 17th 1995

Patent #6,620,199. Device for reinforcing bone during partial knee replacement surgery.

Patent # 6,740,057 External device diminishing odds of patient disengaging hip replacement

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GRANT AND CONTRACT SUPPORT

Career Development Award - Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (1993)

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