Work History
Private Practice
Surgery of the Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist and Hand
North Palm Beach, FL
2002-present
Consulting Physician
Florida Marlins Professional Baseball Organization
2006-present
Consulting Physician
St. Louis Cardinals Professional Baseball Organization
2006-present
Consulting Physician
University of Florida Athletics
2002-present
Orthopaedic Upper Extremity Consultant
Acumed Corporation
2008-present
State of Florida
Department of Health Expert Witness Consultant
2010-present
Education
Doctor of Medicine 1996
University of Nevada, School of Medicine Reno, NV
Bachelor of Science, Microbiology 1990
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
1996-2001
University of Florida, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Shoulder, Elbow, Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship
August 2001- July 2002
Certification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Certified July 2004
Certificate of Added Qualification in Surgery of the Hand
August 2007
Academic Appointments
Chief of Staff, St. Mary’s Medical and Trauma Center,
Palm Beach Children’s Hospital
2014-present
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Florida, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
2002-2006
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Vermont
2010-present
Honors And Awards
Alpha Omega Alpha
1996-present
University of Nevada, School of Medicine
Institutional Honors: Surgery, OB-Gyn, and Family Medicine
Oregon State University
NCAA Academic Honor Roll and Academic Achievement Award.
PAC 10 Academic Honor Roll, Football
Professional Memberships And Committees
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Active Member, 2007-present
Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2006-present
Secretary-Treasurer 2011-2012
St. Mary’s Medical and Trauma Center, West Palm Beach, FL
Member at Large 2010
Medical Executive Committee
St. Mary’s Medical and Trauma Center, West Palm Beach, FL
Chairman, Credentials Committee, 2010- 2012
St. Mary’s Medical and Trauma Center, West Palm Beach, FL
Palm Beach County Hand Society, 2002-present
Treasure Coast Hand Society, 2002-present
Resident Selection Committee, SIU School of Medicine, 2000
American Medical Association, 1992- present
Student Selection Committee, UNSOM 1992-1996
Student Development Committee, UNSOM 1992-1996
Research
Patella Resurfacing vs. Non-Resurfacing in Total Knee Arthroplasty
SIU Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2001
Coating of Orthopaedic Biomaterials with Bifunctional Antimicrobial Peptides for the Prevention of Infection
SIU Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2000
Ketamine in Pediatric Upper Extremity Fractures
SIU Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1998
A Prospective, Randomized Comparison of Ketamine and Morphine/Versed in Pediatric Upper Extremity Fractures
SIU Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1999
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Multi-Center Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Anticoagulation for Prevention of DVT after THA
SIU Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 1999
Mechanisms of Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury in Skeletal Muscle
University of Nevada, School of Medicine, 1990
Olivas, TP; Saylor, TF; Wong HP; Stephenson, LL; Zamboni, WA;
“Effect of Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury on the Number of Flowing Capillaries and Muscle Viability in a Rat Gracilis Model,”
Journal of Investigative Medicine, 1997.
(Presented at Plastic Surgery Research Council 42nd Annual Meeting, Galveston, TX 1997.)
Forceplate Transduction in Biomechanical Analysis of High School Linemen
Reno Orthopaedic Clinic Center for Biomechanical Research 1996
Presentations
Complex Elbow Reconstruction
Acumed Elbow Fracture Symposium
May 2011
Rotator Cuff Injuries and Arthroscopic Repair Techniques
Community Lecture Series
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center
2002-2005
Shoulder Pain and Treatment Options
Community Lecture Series
Columbia Hospital
West Palm Beach, FL
2002-2004
Hand Tumors – Diagnosis and Treatment
Treasure Coast Hand Society
2005
First CMC Arthroplasty Using the ECRL Tendon
Florida Hand Society Annual Meeting
Best Paper Award
Florida Hand Fellows Research Presentation
2002
Patella Resurfacing vs. Nonresurfacing in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Mid American Orthopaedic Association Meeting, April 2001
Diagnosis and Treatment of Calcaneus Fractures
SIU Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Grand Rounds 1997
Tumors of the Hand and Wrist
SIU Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Plastic Surgery
Grand Rounds 1998
Evaluation and Treatment of Injuries of the DRUJ
SIU Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Rounds 1999
Complex Forearm Injuries
SIU Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Grand Rounds 2000
Pediatric Orthopaedic Injuries
St. Johns Hospital Annual Emergency Medicine Symposium
May 2000
Meetings
ASSH Annual Meeting
Boston, MA 1999
Seattle, WA 2000
Baltimore, MD 2001
Chicago, IL 2003
New York City 2004
Seattle, WA 2007
Boston, MA 2010
Las Vegas, NV 2011
AAOS Masters Course Shoulder Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty
Chicago, IL
2004
AAOS Comprehensive Review Course
Chicago, IL
2006
Acumed Upper Extremity Course
Las Vegas, NV
2004-2008
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
Annual Trauma Course
Tucson, AZ 1997
AO/ASIF
Basic Fracture Course
Sun Valley, ID 1998
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Annual Meeting
Boston, MA 1999
Seattle, WA 2000
Continuing Medical Education
July 25, 2011 – July 25, 2011
2011 Self-Assessment Examination
October 6, 2010 – October 9, 2010
65th ASSH Annual Meeting
June 11, 2010 – June 11, 2010
2010 Self-Assessment Examination
July 31, 2008 – July 31, 2008
2008 Self-Assessment Examination
April 2, 2007 – April 2, 2007
2007 Self-Assessment Examination
September 9, 2004 – September 11, 2004
59th ASSH Annual Meeting
September 9, 2004 – September 9, 2004
Precourse: Tendon Surgery in 2004
July 31, 2002 – July 31, 2002
2002 Self-Assessment Examination
October 4, 2001 – October 4, 2001
Combined Hand Injuries Pre-course
October 3, 2001 – October 6, 2001
56th ASSH Annual Meeting
October 5, 2000 – October 5, 2000
Advanced Techniques Carpal Instability Pre-Course
October 4, 2000 – October 7, 2000
2000 Combined Annual Meeting of the ASSH & ASHT
September 2, 1999 – September 2, 1999
Master Techniques in Hand Surgery
September 1, 1999 – September 4, 1999
54th ASSH Annual Meeting