General Information

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

State University of New York @ Buffalo; Buffalo, New York
Degree: B.A. Biology (magna cum laude)

State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine; Buffalo, New York
Degree: M.D. 

Intern & Resident in General Surgery; Brown University Medical School / Rhode Island Hospital; Donald S. Gann, M.D., Chairman; Providence, Rhode Island

Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery; Brown University Medical School / Rhode Island Hospital; James H. Herndon, M.D., Chairman; Providence, Rhode Island

Sports Medicine Fellowship; Union Memorial Hospital
Fellowship Director: Leslie S. Matthews, M.D. Baltimore, Maryland 

AO/ASIF - International Trauma / Sports Medicine Fellowship; Chur, Switzerland
Dr. Th. Ruedi; Basel, Switzerland - Dr. W. Mueller; Berne, Switzerland - Dr. R. Jakob

TEAM PHYSICIAN

Head Team Physician: Brown University Athletics

Head Team Physician: Providence Bruins Professional Hockey Team. AHL Affiliate - Boston Bruins (NHL)

Organization / Team Physician: NCAA Women’s Frozen 4 Hockey Championship

Tournament Physician: 1997 Squash News U.S. Women’s Professional Championships

Head Team Physician - local organizing committee; United States Figure Skating Association National Championships

Tournament Physician: Rolex U.S. Open Squash Championships @ Providence, Rhode Island

Orthopedic / Local Event Physician: Cirque de Soleil

Team Physician: United States Figure Skating Association National Precision Skating Championships

Head Team Physician: Duquesne University Athletics; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Assistant Sports Medicine Physician: Pittsburgh Marathon; (Women's Olympic Trials) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE

Fellow - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Diplomat - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Recertified 1999 (92nd percentile) & 2009 (93rd percentile)

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Part I & Part II - Passed (98th percentile)

Rhode Island Medical License

Diplomat - National Board of Medical Examiners

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Subspecialty Certificate in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 2008 (93rd percentile)

APPOINTMENTS / HONORS / AWARDS

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery: Brown University

Chief: Division of Sports Medicine @ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery @ Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Sports Medicine Fellowship Director @ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery @ Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Rhode Island Monthly Best Sports Medicine Doctor / Orthopedic Surgeon ("Top Doc") multiple award winner.

Castle Connollyl Top Doctor

The Best Doctors in America (Woodward / White)

Top Doctor (Orthopaedics) Consumers Guide to Top Doctors by Consumer Checkbook / A Nonprofit Consumer Information & Service Resource

Brown University Medical School Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award

Excellence in Teaching Award: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Brown University Athletics Appreciation Award

Aircast Award for Basic Science American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

Rhode Island Governors’ Council on Physical Fitness and Health

Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation: Charles H. Herndon Residency Research Award

Excellence in Research Award; The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

American Medical Association Physician's Recognition Award in Continuing Medical Education

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery Reviewer of the year: 1st runner up

Haffenreffer Fellow: Clinical Sciences Department of Orthopaedics; Brown University Medical School

Dr. Sidney Farber Award: Achievement in Cancer Research Roswell Park Memorial Institute; Buffalo, NY