Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
1992 - present
Recertification, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
January 2003 - December 2012
Education:
Fellowship Training
Arthroscopic and Knee Surgery
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
and The Carolina Arthroscopic and Knee Institute
Florence, South Carolina
1989
Orthopedic Internship and Residency Training
Orthopedic Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi
1984 - 1989
Association of Osteosynthesefragen Fellowship
Bremen, Germany
1987
Queen's Medical Center
Nottingham, England
1987
Doctor of Medicine
Texas Tech University Health Science Center
School of Medicine
Lubbock, Texas
Class of 1984
Undergraduate
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
1977 - 1980
Medical Licensure
State of Texas, 1984 - present
Professional Societies
Fellow of The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
1994 - present
Christian Medical-Dental Society
1982 - present, now a Lifetime Member
Texas Medical Association
1980 - present
Smith County Medical Society
1994 - present
Professional Positions
Private Medical Practice in Tyler
1994 - present
President, Ambulatory Surgery Center of Tyler
(now merged with Texas Spine and Joint Hospital)
2001 - 2003
Hospital Affiliations
Tyler, Texas Hospitals
Texas Spine and Joint Hospital
Outpatient Surgical Services at 3414 Golden Road
Inpatient Services at 1814 Roseland Blvd
Staff Member, 1994 - present
Trinity Mother Frances Hospital
Staff Member, 1994 - present
East Texas Medical Center
Staff Member, 1994 - present
University of Texas Health Science Center
Staff member, 1994 - present
Grand Saline, Texas Hospital
Cozby-Germany Hospital
Consulting Courtesy Staff member, 1995 - present
Professional Teaching Experience
Synthes Course Instructor
State University of New York, Upstate Medical
Intramedullary Nailing of Hip Fractures
Tyler, TX
April 8, 2006
Synthes Residents Course Instructor
Little Rock, AR
October 28 – 29, 2004
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
School of Medicine
Texas Tech University Health Science Center
1990 - 1994
Professional Staff
Brock Smith, PA
Licensed Physician Assistant
Jesse Amburn, ATC LAT
Certified Athletic Trainer
Personal Interests
Providing sports medicine care for athletes at several East Texas high schools
Playing the guitar and singing praise worship songs
Spending time with wife and three teenage sons
Scuba diving and snow skiing
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