Medical director of the Multi-Displinary Spine Clinic at Parkland Memorial Hospital, associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas. He serves as Chief of Orthopaedic Spine Service at Parkland Memorial Hospital and adjunct faculty in biomedical engineering at the University of Texas, Arlington. Dr. Bolesta has garnered professional honors such as the North America Traveling Fellowship of the American and Canadian Orthopaedic Association. He has also held leadership positions in several professional societies and universities, and serves on the Ethics and Professionalism Committee of the Cervical Spine Research Society.