Professor
Specialties: Orthopaedic Surgery
Clinical Interests: Degenerative Disc Disease; Disc Replacement; Herniated Disc; Lumbar Spinal Surgery; Spinal Stenosis.
Research Interests: Chronos(beta tri-calcium phosphate) bone graft substitute in the spine; Coflex Interspinous process spacer-IDE with Paradigm Spine; Long term 15 year follow-up in degenerative spine conditions of identical twin cohort; Prodisc Cervical-IDE and continued access study with Synthes Spine; TOPS-Total Posterior Spinal Implant-IDE with Impliant company.
Publications: View Publications
Clinical Practice Location: Spine Center
Outpatient Building
1801 Inwood Rd
7th Floor
Dallas, Tx 75390-8809
Appointments: 214-645-3360, Fax: 214-645-3366
Medical School:Baylor College of Medicine, Houston (1980)
Residency:UT Southwestern, Surgery (1980 - 1981)
UT Southwestern, Orthopaedic Surgery (1981 - 1985)
Fellowship:London England Clinic/Hospital, Disorders of the Spine (1985)University of Vermont, Disorders of the Spine (1986)
Board:Am Bd Orthopaedic Surgery(Orthopaedic Surgery)
Am Bd of Spinal Surgery
Honors:Volvo Award-ISSLS (1991)
Volvo Award-ISSLS (1994)
Volvo Award-ISSLS (1995)
Kappa Delta Award-AAOS (2008)
Language:English