Board Certified American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, July 2004

BUSINESS ADDRESS:

Mercer-Bucks Orthopaedics, P.C.

• 3120 Princeton Pike
  Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
  609-896-0444
   
• 2501 Kuser Road
  Hamilton, NJ 08690
  609.587.4777
   
• 103 Floral Vale Blvd.
  Yardley, Pa 19047
  215.860.4274

HOSPITAL STAFF APPOINTMENTS:

Capital Health Systems @ Mercer & Fuld Campuses
446 Bellevue Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618
Active Staff – 05/2006 - Present

RWJ University Hospital @ Hamilton
One Hamilton Health Place
Hamilton, NJ 08690
Active Staff – 05/2006 - Present

St. Mary Medical Center
Langhorne-Newtown Road
Langhorne, PA 19047
Associate Staff – 05/2006 - Present

FELLOWSHIP:

Fellowship in Spinal Surgery
Affiliated with Tufts University School of Medicine
The New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA,
August 2000 – July 2001

RESIDENCY:

Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery
Affiliated with Temple University School of Medicine
Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
July, 1996 – June, 2000

INTERNSHIP:

Internship in General Surgery
Affiliated with Temple University School of Medicine
Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
July, 1995 – June, 1996

MEDICAL SCHOOL:

The Jefferson Medical College of the Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Medical Doctorate, August, 1991 – June, 1995

UNDERGRADUATE:

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering,
September, 1984 – June, 1988

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:

• Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, August 29, 2001 – May 6, 2006 Orthopaedics at Woodbury, Woodbury, NJ
• Orthopaedic Surgeon, August 2000 – July, 2001
  St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Brighton, MA
• Surgical Assistant September, 1997 – June, 2000
  Montgomery Hospital, Norristown, PA
• Software and Systems Design Engineer, August, 1988 – August 1991 Epoch Engineering Inc. Spring House, PA
• Molecular Modeling Programmer, June – August, 1992
  Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Molecular Biology, Philadelphia PA
  

CERTIFICATIONS:

Board Certified American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, July 2004

LICENSURE:

Medical Licensure: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 07/1997
State of New Jersey, 07/2001
Federal DEA Licensure

AFFILIATIONS:

• The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Active Fellow
• The North American Spine Society
• The New Jersey Medical Society
• The American Medical Association
• The Gloucester Medical Society

COURSES:

• Orthotics and Gait Analysis, Moss Rehabilitation Hospital, Philadelphia, PA November, 1997
• AO/ASIF Basic Course; Toronto, Canada – January, 1998
• International Symposium on Pediatric Orthopaedics; Orlando, FL – May 1998
• Insall-Scott-Kelly Total Joint Symposium, New York, NY August 1999
• Fractures of the Shoulder, Philadelphia, PA – November, 1999
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orlando, FL - March,2000
• Spine, Science and Management Symposium, New Orleans, LA - November 2000
• Inflatable Bone Tamp Technology Course, Cleveland, OH  September, 2001
• North American Spine Society, Seattle, WA - October, 2001
• Pedicle Fixation of the Thoracic Spine, St. Louis, MO February, 2002
• North American Spine Society, Montreal, Canada – October, 2002
• Visit with Professor Jurgen Harms, Klinikum Karlsbad-Langensteinbach, Germany September 29 – October 2, 2003
• North American Spine Society, San Diego, CA – October 2003
• North American Spine Society, Chicago, IL – October 2004
• Charite Artificial Disc Comprehensive Training Program, Cincinnati, OH, February, 2005
• Advanced course on Complications of Cervical Spine Surgery: Treatment and Avoidance
• Advanced Topics in Neuromodulation, Miami, Fl, January, 2006
  
  

AWARDS AND PRESENTAITONS:

• Earl C. Marmor, M.D., Musculoskeletal Research Award, June, 2000
• Milton A. Wohl, M.D. Resident Teaching Award, June, 2000
• “A Quantitative Measurement of Latissimus Dorsi and Serratus Anterior Muscle Strength After a Standard Posterolateral Thoracotomy”
  Poster presentation at the Spine-Science-Management Symposium, New Orleans, LA, November 2000
• “Bone Graft Alternatives in Spinal Fusion”
  Grand Rounds, The New England Baptist Bone and Joint Institute, Boston, MA, May, 2001
• “Prediction of Outcomes of Lumbar Fusion Surgery Using a Neural Network” Presented at the North American Spine Society, Seattle, WA, November 2001
• “Advances in Spine Surgery: Implications for the Community Hospital” Presented at the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses, San Diego,
  CA, March 2004
• “Advances in Orthopaedic Fracture Management”
  Presenter and Bioskills Lab instructor. Underwood Memorial Hospital, February, 2005
• “Advances in the Treatment of Back Pain: The Total Disc Arthroplasty”
  Underwood Memorial Hospital, March, 2005
  

LANGUAGE:

Spanish spoken fluently and proficient in reading and writing.

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