Timothy Kremchek, MD, of Beacon Orthpaedics & Sports Medicine in Sharonville, Ohio. Dr. Kremchek has a professional interest in knee and shoulder arthroscopies as well as joint reconstruction and replacement. He regularly contributes scholarly work to professional journals in orthopedics and sports medicine. He has also shared his expertise with ESPN Magazine, Sports Illustrated, USA Today and HBO’s Real Sports program regarding youth baseball injuries.
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Thomas Best, MD, of OSU Sports Medicine in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Best’s clinical interests include muscle and tendon injuries, osteoarthritis and concussions. He is the current president of the American College of Sports Medicine, which is partnering with several other organizations to form Professionals Against Doping in Sports, a group encouraging commitment among athletes and physicians to drug-free sports.
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Alfred Bonati, MD, of the Bonati Spine Institute in Hudson, Fla. Dr. Bonati is also a leader in spine surgery research, which has led to several surgical innovations and FDA patents. Dr. Bonati was the first physician to obtain FDA approval for usage of the Holmium YAG laser on the spine. H also received two patents for his method and specialist instruments for removing orthopedic hardware.
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Leo Whiteside, MD, of the Missouri Bone & Joint Center in St. Louis. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Whiteside has served as associate editor and consultant reviewer of several orthopedic manuscripts and Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research, The Journal of Arthroplasty and The Journal of Knee Surgery. He has several publications to his name, including a book on ligament balancing in total knee arthroplasty.
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Eric N. Zeegen of Valley Hip & Knee Institute in Tarzana, Calif. In addition to performing surgery, Dr. Zeegen holds free monthly evening seminars for patients and their families to explain what they should expect during surgery and recovery. He has authored many book chapters and given presentations on knee and hip surgery. He is a member of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society.
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Vincent Arlet, MD, of the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville. Dr. Arlet has a special interest in treating patients with scoliosis. He recently treated a patient using a new database he created, Scolisoft, to show clinical pictures of different types of spine curvatures. Dr. Arlet’s areas of expertise include spinal deformity surgery, congenital malformation, and minimally invasive solutions for spine surgery.
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Isador Lieberman, MD, MBA, FRCSC, of the Texas Back Institute in Plano. Dr. Lieberman recently co-developed SpineAssist, a robotic tool used to perform minimally invasive spine surgery that is used at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Plano. The SpineAssist in Plano is one of only three existing systems in the United States. It consists of software and computer graphics interface, which physicians can use in collaboration with a CT scan to pre-plan the procedure, and the robotic arm, which uses information from the images to guide the physician during surgery.
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Tyson Cobb, MD, of Orthopaedic Specialists in Davenport, Iowa. Dr. Cobb lectures nationally and internationally on minimally invasive surgical techniques. He has special expertise in treatment for arthritis, joint replacement, metabolic bone disease, tumors and sports medicine. He serves as a team physician for several Quad Cities teams.
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Bernard Rawlins of the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. Dr. Rawlins focuses on surgical solutions for spinal conditions and has several areas of expertise, including scoliosis treatment, minimally invasive spine surgery techniques, athletic spine injuries and spinal stenosis. He has published and lectured publicly on these topics and regularly volunteers his time to teach and educate on spine surgery in West Africa.
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Clarence L. Shields, Jr., MD, of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles. Dr. Shields has served as a sports medicine leader in many capacities throughout his career. He is a past president of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and received the AOSSM “Mr. Sportsmedicine” award in 2006. He recently spoke with a local ABC affiliate about how to ensure that a high school football team stays healthy and prevents as many injuries as possible.
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