Expert Qualifications
This highly qualified board certified expert earned his BA from the University of Pennsylvania (cum laude) and MD from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Residency and fellowship training were completed at Brown University/ Rhode Island Hospital. He is a member of several medical and surgical committees dedicated to the improvement of patient outcomes and postgraduate medical education. He has authored 49 original peer reviewed articles and presented at about 75 invited lectures/ conferences. Currently, he is an Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, the Director of Pediatric Spine Service and the Program Director of the Pediatric Orthopedic Trauma fellowship program at a major university affiliated medical center.
Bio Snapshot
- Location: RI
- BA, University of Pennsylvania (cum laude)
- MD, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- MA, Brown University
- Residency, Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital
- Fellowship, Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital
- Fellowship, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
- Board Certification: Orthopedic Surgery, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
- Member, Alpha Omega Alpha (honor society)
- Member, Pediatric Trauma Patient Care Committee,
- Member, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Member, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
- Member, Scoliosis Research Society
- Member, American Orthopedic Association
- Member, Rhode Island Orthopaedic Society
- Member, Orthopedic Trauma Association
- Member, Foundation for Orthopedic Trauma
- Publications, 49 original peer reviewed articles, 13 book chapters, 75 presentations/ lectures
- Former, Visiting Professor, Mercer University School of Medicine, Childrens Hospital
- Former, Visiting Professor, University of Wisconsin-ÂMilwaukee
- Former, Visiting Professor, Marshall University Department of Orthopedics
- Current, Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Ivy League university affiliated medical center
- Current, Chief, Division of Pediatric Orthopedics, Ivy League university affiliated medical center
- Current, Program Director, Orthopedic Surgery Residency, Ivy League university affiliated medical center
- Current, Program Director, Pediatric Orthopedics and Scoliosis Fellowship, Ivy League university affiliated medical center
- Current, Director, Pediatric Spine Service, Department of Orthopaedics, Ivy League university affiliated medical center/ children's hospital
