Certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery since 1984

Honors

Charles Reinert Teaching Award; 2010

The Pete Matsen Award for Teaching Excellence; 1999 and 2005
Physician for the US Delegation for the United States Olympic Team, Athens, Greece; 2004
Vice Chairman of Sports Medicine United States Olympic Committee; 1992 – 2001
Coordinating Physician Pan American Games, Buenos Aires, Argentina; 1995
National Athletic Trainers Association President’s Challenge Award; 1994
Membership to the Southwest Athletic Trainers Association; 1994
Physician of the Year 1994; Southwest Athletic Trainers Association
Texas Medical Association’s Committee on Sports Medicine; 1993-1996
Head Physician, 1992 Olympics Games, Barcelona; Spain
United States Olympic Committee; 1988 – 2001
Attending Physician – Alpine Skiing, Winter Olympics Calgary; 1988
Head Physician, Olympic Sports Festival; 1987
President, Texas Sports Medicine Society; 1986-1987
Team Physician – Soccer, Olympic Sports Festival; 1986
Team Physician – Ice Hockey, Olympic Sports Festival; 1985
Attending Physician, Olympic Training Center; 1983

Training

Undergraduate
Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX; 1969 – 1973
Degree – Bachelor of Arts in Biology

Graduate
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX; 1973 – 1977
Degree – Doctor of Medicine

Internship
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Affiliated Hospitals, Dallas, TX; 1977 – 1978
General Surgery

Residency
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Affiliated Hospitals, Dallas, TX; 1978 – 1982
Orthopedic Surgery

Fellowship
Jack McDaniel A-O Scholarship, Chur-Basel, Switzerland; 1982
Orthopedic Surgery and Trauma

Fellowship
Richard Steadman, Barton Memorial Hospital, Lake Tahoe, CA; 1983
Sports Medicine and Surgery of the Knee