Curriculum Vitae
James P. Tasto, M.D.
Education
1970 to 1974 Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency, Boston, MA
Massachusetts General Hospital
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Children’s Hospital
1966 to 1967 General Surgery Residency, Chicago, IL
Cook County Hospital
1965 to 1966 Rotating Internship, Chicago, IL
Cook County Hospital
1961 to 1965 Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Degree: M.D.
Accreditation
California State Medical License (G14672) 1967 to Current
Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons Certified 1975
Military Service
June 1967 –
1970, United States Navy, Lieutenant
Commander, Honorable Discharge; United States Naval Hospital, Yokosuka,
Japan; U.S.S. Oklahoma City, CLG 5, South Vietnam, Japan, South China; Naval Support Activity, Da Nang, South Vietnam;
United States Navy Balboa Hospital, San Diego, California
Honors and Awards
1994 - Francis West Award Best Clinical
Teacher, University of
California, San Diego, Dept. of Orthopaedics
1983 - Francis West Award Best
Clinical Teacher, University
of California, San Diego, Dept. of Orthopaedics
Staff Appointments
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, Associate
Clinical Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery; Veterans’ Administration Medical
Center, La Jolla, CA; Alvarado Hospital, San Diego, CA; Sharp Grossmont
Community Hospital, La Mesa, CA
Professional Organizations and Activities
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
Task Force on Complementary Alternative Medicine; Task Force on Educational Effectiveness;
Committee on Surgical Skills Education; Committee on Shoulder and Elbow;
Committee on Surgical Skills Education (CSSE); Instructional Course Evaluation
Committee; Committee on Arthroscopic Education; Regional Admissions Committee
Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA)
President; 1st
Vice President; 2nd Vice President; Treasurer; Journal Board of Trustees Executive
Committee; Finance Committee; Assistant Treasurer; Education Committee; Board of
Directors; Chairman, Ethics Committee; Organizing and Fund Raising
Committee/Orthopaedic Learning Center; Audiovisual Committee
American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
Committee on Education; Public Relations/Media Committee; Ad Hoc Committee on CAQs and
Credentialing; Council of Delegates, State of California
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS)
Sports Medicine Committee
Western Orthopaedic Association (WOA) San Diego Chapter
President; Vice President; Visiting Professorship Organizing Committee;
Secretary/Treasurer; Founder, Malcolm B. Coutts Visiting Professorship
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF)
Region Chairman (AOSSM); Local Chairman
Alvarado Hospital
Chairman, Department of Orthopaedics; Director; Orthopaedic Supervisory Committee;
Medical Director, Alvarado Athletic Medical Services; Chairman, Emergency Room
Committee; Executive Committee Member, Alvarado Health Foundation; Orthopedic
Supervisory Committee
Wilson Bost Interurban Orthopaedic Society
American Academy of Sports Physicians
California Medical Association (CMA)
International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
(ISAKOS)
San Diego County Medical Society (SDCMS)
Irish-American Orthopaedic Society
American Academy of Sports Physicians
Editorial Positions
American Journal of Orthopaedics, Department Editor
American Journal of Sports Medicine, Reviewer
Sports Medicine Alert, Associate Editor
Scientific Presentations
182 International, National, Regional and Local Presentations(Available upon request)
Courses
13 Courses Organized and/or Chaired(Available upon request)
Publications
20 Published Book Chapters, Abstracts, Articles and Audiovisual Productions(Available upon request)