| Current Position | Orthopaedic Surgeon San Diego Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center 6719 Alvarado Road, Suite 200 San Diego, California 92120 (619)229-3932 Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Veterans Administration Hospital 3350 La Jolla Village Drive La Jolla, California 92037 |
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Education |
January 1976 – December 1982 University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa, MBBCh |
| Post Graduate Training and Employment | August 1995 – July 1996 Sports Medicine Fellow Department of Orthopedic Surgery Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center Chicago, Illinois Director: Bernard R. Bach, M.D. July 1990 – June 1995 Orthopedic Resident Mt. Sinai Medical Center Cleveland, OH Director: Avrum Froimson, M.D. July 1988 – June 1990 Pediatric Resident Mt. Sinai Medical Center Cleveland, OH Director: Fred Rothstein, M.D. January 1987 – June 1988 Family Practice Locum Tennens Johannesburg, South Africa January 1986 – December 1986 General Surgery Registrar Baragwanath Hospital Soweto, South Africa Professor W. Lawson, M.B.B.Ch. January 1985 – December 1985 Orthopedic Surgery Senior House Officer Johannesburg General Hospital Johannesburg, South Africa Professor L. Solomon August 1984 – December 1984 Emergency Room Locum Tennens Willem Cruywagen Hospital Germiston, South Africa January 1984 – July 1984 Orthopaedic Surgery Senior House Officer Hillbrow Hospital Hillbrow, South Africa Director: Julian Gordon, M.B.B.Ch. January 1983 – December 1983 Intern Hillbrow Hospital Hillbrow, South Africa Professor R. Giraud, M.B.B.Ch, Professor H. Seftel, M.B.B.Ch. |
| Post Graduate Examinations | Fellow of the College of Surgeons of South Africa Part IA(Basic Science)Passed July 1983 Part IB(General Surgery), Passed July 1986 Visa Qualifying Exam (V.Q.E.), Passed 1983 Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (E.C.F.M.G.)Passed, July 1982 Certificate No.: 353-376-7, Issued January 20, 1988, Valid Indefinitely Federal Licensure Exam (F.L.E.X.) (E580718502), 1990 Score Component I: 87 Score Component II: 85 American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Certified, June 1998 |
| Licensure | Medical Board of California #A053852 Issued: January 1996 Qualified Medical Examiner #919185 Issued: March 1999 |
| Membership in Professional Societies | San Diego County Medical Association, 1996 California Medical Association, 1996 Arthroscopy Association of North America, 1996 American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons, Resident Member, 1990 |
| Professional Awards | Cleveland Orthopedic Association Residents Research Award, May 1992, 2nd Place “Mechanical Characteristics of Two Piece Acetabular Components” Rush Presbyterian St. Lukes Medical Center George O. Gallante Reseach Award, June 1996 “Five Year Minimum Follow Up of Single Incision Arthroscopically Assisted Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction” |
| Publications | Tradonsky, S.; Postak, P.D.; Froimson, A.R.;
Greenwald, A.S.: “A Comparison of the Dissociation Strength of Modular Acetabular
Components.” Clin Orthop 1993; 296:154-160 Posner, B.; Postak, P.D.; Tradonsky, S.; Greenwald, A.S.: “Cup/Liner Incongruity of Two Piece Acetabular Designs: A Factor in Clinical Failure.” Orthop Trans 1993-1994; 17(4): 118 Bach, Jr., B.R.; Tradonsky, S.; Bojchuk, J.; Levy, M.E.; Bush-Joseph, C.A.; Khan, N.H.: “Arthroscopically assisted anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using patellar tendon autograft.” Am J Sports Med 1988; 26(1): 20-29 Bach, Jr., B.R.; Levy, M.E.; Bojchuk, J.; Tradonsky, S.; Bush-Joseph, C.A.; Khan, N.H.: “Single-Incision Endoscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Patellar Tendon Autograft.” Am J Sports Med 1998; 26(1): 30-40. |
| Scientific Exhibits | “Mechanical Characteristics of Two Piece Acetabular
Cups” AAOS, Anaheim, California, February 1991 “Performance Characteristics of Two Piece Acetabular Cups” AAOS, Washington, D.C., February 1992 “Cup/Liner Incongruity of Two Piece Acetabular Designs: A Factor in Clinical Failure?” AAOS, San Francisco, California, February 1993 “Mechanical Characteristics of Two Piece Acetabular Cups, Series II” AAOS, Atlanta, Georgia, February 1996 |
| Scientific Presentations | “Is MRI Necessary Before Knee Arthroscopy?” AANA, San Francisco, California, May 1995 “Minimum Five Year Follow Up of Single Incision Arthroscopically Assisted Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction” AAOSSM, Orlando, Florida, June 1996 |