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Board certified in Orthopaedic Surgery since 1995
Team Physician, World Cup USA 1994 Soccer;
Cotton Bowl – Dallas, Texas
Team Physician, Jesuit High School – Dallas, Texas
D Magazine “Best Doctors in Dallas” – 2001 – Present
Texas Monthly Magazine “Super Doctors” – 2005 – Present
Undergraduate
University of Southern California; Los Angeles, California; 1972 – 1976
Degree: Bachelors of Arts Physical Education
Graduate
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School; Dallas, Texas; 1983 – 1987
Degree: Doctor of Medicine
Internship
General Surgery – Parkland Memorial Hospital; Dallas, Texas; 1987 – 1988
Residency
Orthopaedic Surgery – Parkland Memorial Hospital; Dallas, Texas; 1988 – 1992
Fellowship
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine – Lake Charles Memorial Hospital; Lake Charles, Louisiana; 1992 – 1993
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