Here are six things to know:
1. Dr. Almeida, who resides in the Caribbean, met Mr. Marino when he was visiting the Cayman Islands.
2. Dr. Almeida is the chief orthopedic surgeon and joint replacement specialist at Health City Cayman Islands. He is responsible for Health City’s joint replacement program and sports injury clinic, and performs diagnostic operations and endoscopic treatments of joint diseases.
3. Mr. Marino gave a presentation as part of the Thrive leadership workshop series held at The Ritz Carlton and touched on issues such as leadership, performance, building community relationships and honoring family.
4. Dr. Almedia said it was Mr. Marino’s drive to succeed that he found so inspirational.
5. Dr. Almeida sees similarities between American football and sports such as rugby, soccer and cricket, and said that one common injury to both cricket and football is the throwing shoulder. He also mentioned that bowlers are susceptible to rotator cuff injuries and other shoulder problems, and batters are likely to suffer knee injuries such as ACL tears or meniscal injuries.
6. Dr. Almeida has performed more than 4,000 procedures, including 600 joint replacement surgeries, 1,000 arthroscopies and 700 arthroscopic ligament reconstructions of the knee.
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