CERTIFICATION
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1982.

TRAINING
June 1974-May 1975, Surgical Internship, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA.
May 1975-November 1978, Orthopedic Surgery Residency, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA., Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, D.C., University of Washington, Seattle, WA., Shriners Hospital, Spokane, WA., and UCLA Orthotics School, Los Angeles, CA.

EDUCATION
Doctor of Medicine, 1974, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.
MS Computer Science, 1967, George Washington University, D.C.
BES Electrical Engineering, 1964, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.

RECENT CME
December 2004, California Orthopaedic Assoc. AME Course, So. San Francisco, CA.
November 2004, AMA, Guides to Impairment, So. San Francisco, CA.
May 2004, California Orthopaedic Assoc., Monterey, CA.
May 2003, California Orthopaedic Assoc., San Francisco, CA.
April 2002, California Orthopaedic Assoc., Palm Springs, CA.
May 2001, California Orthopaedic Assoc., Las Vegas, NV.
June 2000, California Workers Comp. Mtg., Los Alamitos, CA.
April 2000, California Orthopaedic Assoc. Mtg., San Diego, CA.
March 1999, Occupational Medicine Seminar, San Diego, CA.
July 1998, , California Orthopaedic Assoc. Audio
August 1997, O’Brien Audio.
February 1997, AAOS Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
April 1996, California Orthopaedic Assoc., San Francisco, CA.
March 1995, Managed Care Symposium, Sacramento, CA.
December 1994, California Workmans’ Comp. System, Sacramento, CA.
December 1993, American Back Society, San Francisco, CA.
February 1993, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, CA.
October 1990, Socialized Medicine, Moscow, USSR.
March 1990, Joint Implant Technology, Park City, UT.
February 1990, Arthroscopy 1990, Snowbird, UT.
July 1989, International Medicine, Nairobi, Kenya.
February 1989, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, San Francisco, CA.
March 1988, Advanced Course ASIF, Sun Valley, ID

EXPERIENCE
March 1985-Present, Orthopedic Surgeon and UR Consultant, San Luis Obispo, CA.
July 1985-December 1990, Orthopedic Surgeon in Multispecialty Group, San Luis Obispo, CA.
April 1983-July 1985, Solo Orthopedic Surgeon in Aberdeen, WA.
September 1980-April 1983, Orthopedic Surgeon in Fallston, MD.
October 1978-September 1980, Orthopedic Surgeon, Ft. Stewart, GA.
September 1969-September 1970, Computer Engineer, NSA, Ft. Meade, MD.
June 1967-September 1969, Captain, US Army, Army Security Agency, Arlington, VA.
June 1962-June 1967, Electronics Engineer, Harry Diamond Labs, Washington D.C.

HOSPITAL STAFF
Sierra Vista Hospital, San Luis Obispo, CA.

PUBLICATIONS
“Injury of the Radial Collateral Ligament of the Thumb Metacarpal Phalangeal Joint”, Journal of Hand Surgery, December 1982

MEMBERSHIPS
AMA.  California Medical Association.  California Orthopedic Association.

LICENSE
California, QME, Maryland, Oregon, Washington.

PERSONAL
Age 62, Married, Three 25 Year Old Sons, Enjoys Snow Skiing, Camping, Sailing and Travel.  Active in Boy Scouts, Wood Badge.