Specialization

Sports Medicine, Knees, Shoulders, Pediatric

Education

Fellowship Training
North Sydney Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Centre
Dr. Mervyn Cross
Sydney, Australia
October 01, 1993 - February 28, 1994

Orthopaedic Internship
July 1989 - February 1990

Orthopaedic Residency
March 1990 - February 1994

Internship
Department of General Surgery
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Bexar County Hospital District 1987 - 1988

Medical School
The University of Texas
Houston, Texas
M.D. - 1987

Undergraduate
Texas A & M University
College Station, Texas
BBA - 1983

Orthopaedic Research:
Barbara D. Boyan, Ph.D.
July 01, 1988 - June 30, 1989

Memberships:

American Medical Association
Texas Medical Association
Smith County Medical Society
Texas Orthopaedic Association
Alamo Orthopaedic Society
Board Member, Smith County Chapter of the American Red Cross

Honors:

Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
Outstanding House Staff, 1989

Hospital Privileges:

East Texas Medical Center
Trinity Mother Frances Hospital
University of Texas Health Science Center

Orthopaedic Papers Presented:

"Characterization of Cells from Fibrous Union Bone Defects"
The Walter Reed Bone Symposium
Washington, District of Columbia
March 23, 1989

"Preliminary Characterization of cells from Calvarial Nonunion Defects"
Texas Mineralized Tissues Society
Kerrville, Texas
April 23 - 25, 1989

"Regulation of 1, 25 (OH)2D3 of Phospholipase A2 Activity and Prostaglandin Production in Osteoblast-Like Cells"
Orthopaedic Research Society
New Orleans, Louisiana
February 05 - 08, 1990

"Postoperative Broken Drain Study"
Southern Medical Association
Orlando, Florida
November 02 - 06, 1994

Papers Published:

"Regulation of 1, 25 (OH)2D3 of Phospholipase A2 Activity and Prostaglandin Production in Osteoblast-Like Cells"
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery: Abstracts 1990

"1, 25 (OH)2D3 of Stimulation of Prostaglandin E2 Synthesis is Correlated with Activation of Phospholipase A2 Osteoblast-Like Cells in Vitro", BONE
February 05 - 08, 1990

"Five Year Follow-up of Uncemented Total Knee Arthroplasties with Immediate Weight Bearing: Clinical and Roentgenographic Comparison"
Abstract submitted 1994 in association with Dr. Mervyn Cross
Australian Institute of Musculoskeletal Institute