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Dr. Michael Jacobs, M.D.

Current Appointments

University

July, 1985 - present
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Hospital

October, 2000 to present
Chief of Orthopedic Surgery
Good Samaritan Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland

Personal Data

Date and Place of Birth: October 30, 1953 - Newark, New Jersey

Marital Status: Married , Three children

Business Address:
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Good Samaritan Hospital
5601 Loch Raven Blvd.
Baltimore MD 21239
Telephone 410 5324764
Fax 410 532 4725
e-mail majacobs@comcast.net

Education and Training

1971 – 1975 B.S. Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, Biochemistry
1975 – 1979 M.D. Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York
           Honors: AOA Scholastic Honorary 1979
1979 – 1980 Internship Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
           General Surgery
1980 – 1981 Residency Bryn Mawr Hospital. Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania General Surgery
1981 – 1985 Residency, Combined Harvard Orthopaedic Program, Massachusetts General Hospital
           Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston Childrens' Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts,
           Orthopaedic Surgery
January, 1985 - July, 1985 Fellowship; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
           Trauma/Joint Replacement and Chief Resident, Orthopaedic Surgery
July, 1985 - December, 1985 Fellowship; The Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine; Good
           Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland; Adult Reconstruction

Professional Experience

July, 1985 - present Active Staff, Orthopaedic Surgery; Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore,
                  Maryland
July, 1985 – present Courtesy Staff, Orthopaedic Surgery; The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,
                  Maryland
July, 1986 - June 30, 1998 Visiting Staff, Orthopaedic Surgery; Children's Hospital, Baltimore,
                  Maryland
June, 1987 – present Affiliate Staff, Orthopaedic Surgery; Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore,
                  Maryland
January, 1989 - present Associate Staff, Orthopaedic Surgery; Greater Baltimore Medical Center,
                  Baltimore, Maryland
July, 1989-1990 Medical Director, Arthritis Surgery Bone Bank; The Johns Hopkins University
                  School of Medicine; Baltimore, Maryland
March, 1990 - present Associate Staff, Orthopaedic Surgery; Saint Joseph Medical Center,
                  Baltimore, Maryland
January 1991 to present Specialist, Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinical Associates, P.A.
                  Baltimore, Maryland
1994 to October, 2000 Chief of Community Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Good Samaritan
                  Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
1994 to 2002 Team Orthopedist, The Baltimore Orioles Professional Baseball Team, Baltimore,
                  Maryland
1995 to 1997 Team Orthopedist, Baltimore Bandits AHL Team
1997 – 1999 Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Rheumatology Division,
                   University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
July, 1998 – 1999 Clinical Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Maryland School
                  of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland;

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Publications

Peer-reviewed original research articles

1. Jacobs, M.A., Loeb, P., Hungerford, D.: Core Decompression of the Distal Femur in the Treatment of Avascular Necrosis of the Knee. JBJS-Br. 71-B(4):583-587, 1989.
2. Jacobs, M.A., Hungerford, D.S., Krackow, K.A., Lennox, D.W.: Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty for Aseptic Failure. CORR, 226:78-85, January, 1988.
3. Jacobs, M.A., Hungerford, D.S., Krackow, K.A., Lennox, D.W.: Revision of Septic Total Knee Replacement. CORR, 236:0103-0110, November, 1988
4. Ewald, F.C., Jacobs, M.A., Miegel, R.E., Walker, P.S., Poss, R., Sledge, C.B.: Kinematic Total Knee Replacement. JBJS, 66A:1032, 1984.
5. Ewald, F.C., Jacobs, M.A.: Total Elbow Arthroplasty. CORR, 182:137-143, 1984.
6. Wolff, A., Hungerford, D., Krackow, K., Jacobs, M.A.: Osteotomy of the Tibial Tubercle during Total Knee Replacement. A Report of 31 Cases. JBJS-Br. 71-A(6):848-852, July, 1989.
7. Jacobs, M.A., Hungerford, Krackow, K.A.: Intertrochanteric Osteotomy for Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head. JBJS-Br. 71-B (2):200-204, March, 1989.
8. Weiss, P.C., Jacobs, M.A.: Posterior Augmentation During Closure Following Total Hip Arthroplasty. Orthopaedics. Vol.13:No.5, May, 1990.
9. Mont, M.A., Marr, D.C., Krackow, K.A., Jacobs, M.A., Jones, L.C., Hungerford, D.S.: Total Hip Replacement without Cement for Non-Inflammatory Osteoarthrosis in Patients Who Are Less Than Forty-five Years Old. JBJS-Am. 75-A:740-751, May, 1993.
10. Zizic, T.M., Hoffman, K.C., Holt, P.A., Hungerford, D.S., O'Dell, J.R., Jacobs, M.A., Lewis, C.S., Deal, C., Caldwell, J.R., Cholewczynski,G.J. and Free, S.M.: The Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee with Pulsed Electrical Stimulation. Journal of Rheumatology. 22:1757-1761, 1995.
11. Jacobs, M.A.: Point-Counterpoint: Misconceptions about Patellofemoral Resurfacing in Total Knee Replacement. Journal of Arthro. 13:4, 1998.
12. Jacobs, M.A., Gorab, R., Mattingly, D., Trick, L., Southworth, C.: 3-6 Year with the Ultima Metal on Metal Hip Articulation for Primary Total Hip Replacement. Journal of Arthroplasty, Vol 19, No.7, 2: 48, October, 2004

Book Chapters

1. Walker, P.S., Reilly, D., Soudry, M., Kurasawa, H., Jacobs, M.A., Ewald, F.C. and Sledge, C.B.: Femorotibial Contact Location in Condylar Replacement Knee Implants. In The Knee - Papers of  the First Scientific Meeting of the Knee Society. (Ed. Lawrence D. Dorr), University Press, Baltimore, MD, Chapter 12, p. 117, 1985.
2. Ewald, F.C., Jacobs, M.A., Walker, P.S., Thomas, W.H. Scott, R.D., and Sledge, C.B.: Accuracy  of Total Knee Replacement Component Position and Relation to Bone-Cement Interface Reaction.  In The Knee - Papers of the First Scientific Meeting of the Knee Society. (Ed. Lawrence D. Dorr), University Press, Baltimore, MD, Chapter 12, p. 117, 1985.
3. Jacobs, M.A., Hungerford, D.S.: Ischemic Necrosis of the Knee. In Articular Cartilage and Knee Joint Function: Basic Science and Arthroscopy. Edited by J.W. Ewing. Raven Press, Ltd., New  York, Chapter 15, pp. 213-220, 1990
4. Jacobs, M.A.: Revision Knee Arthroplasty. In Atlas of Orthopaedic Surgery. Edited by C.A. Laurin, L.H. Riley, Jr., R. Roy-Camille. Masson, Paris, Vol. III, Chapter 15, pp. 528-531, 1992.

IDE Studies:

1997 – present Evaluation of the Metal-on-Metal Articulation of the Ultima Total Hip System, Cementless Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. - (Principal Investigator)
2001 – present Evaluation of the Cormet 2000 Metal-on-Metal Total Hip System, Corin. (Principal Investigator)
2002 – present Ascent Total Knee System Multi-Center Prospective Study, Biomet Orthopedics, Inc. (Principal Investigator)
2003 – present The Efficacy of Electro-Acupuncture on Acute Pain Following Total Knee Replacement Clinical Studies: Johns Hopkins Medicine - (Sub-Investigator)
2005 – present ReCap® Total Resurfacing Hip System (Principal Investigator)

Grants - Previous (Completed)

1987-1990 Clinical Investigation of the Bionicare Arthritis Electrotherapy System, Murray Electronics, Inc. (Co-Investigator)
Eaton KM, Lao L, Wegener S, Palmer J, Jacobs, MA and Bennett E, "The efficacy of
electroacupuncture for acute postoperative pain following unilateral total knee
replacement," Blaustein Pain Research Fund 2002, ongoing.

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Weekly Johns Hopkins Orthopedic Teaching Conference at Good Samaritan Hospital. 2003- present. Instructor.

CME instruction

1.Johns Hopkins Annual Orthopedic Review Course 1999-2004 Lecturer

Editorial Activities

1989 – 2002 Editorial Board (Arthroplasty), Orthopedic Special Edition
1993 – 1996 Editorial Board, The Journal of Orthopaedic Techniques
1997 – present Editorial Associate, The Journal of Arthroplasty

CLINICAL ACTIVITIES

Licensure:

Maryland 1985 - current
Massachusetts 1982 - inactive
Pennsylvania 1979 - expired

Certification

American Board of Orthopaedics - July 8,1988; Recertified - January 1, 1999

ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Institutional Administrative Appointments

1997 - present Chairman, Industry and Technology Committee - American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS)
1992 and 1993 Member, Committee on Science and Technology – AAHKS; Industry and Technology
1996-2002 AMA House of Delegates Alternate, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
1996-2002 National Orthopaedic Leadership Committee, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
Representative, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) at Research Capitol Hill Visits Day in Washington, D.C.
1994-1995, 2001- present Professional Education Committee- Maryland Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation
1989-1995 2001-present Arthritis Foundation of Maryland, Board member
1992 - present Operating Room Committee - Good Samaritan Hospital
1997-1999 , Public Education Committee, Maryland Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation
1999 - present Medical Executive Committee - Good Samaritan Hospital
2004 Lifetime Achievement Award Dinner Honoring Cal Ripken: 2004

Professional Societies

February 8, 1990 Fellow in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons – 1990-present
Maryland Society for the Rheumatic Diseases 1988-present
Baltimore City Medical Society and Maryland, Med/Chi Faculty 1988-present
The Maryland Orthopaedic Society 1988-present
Southern Orthopaedic Association and Medical Association (1986-1995)
American Association for Hip and Knee Surgeons 1991(founding) –present
Chairman of Industry and Technology 1991-2003
S.I.C.O.T. (International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology)
Association of Professional Team Physicians 1994-2002
Association of Major League Baseball Team Physicians 1994-2002

Invited Talks, Panels

1. September 1986; Clinical Experience with the PCA Uncemented Total Knee Replacement and Results of the PCA Revision Knee System, cemented and uncemented; Remscheider Knee Symposium: Dusseldorf, Germany
2. October 1986; Treatment of Septic Total Knee Replacement; Eastern Orthopedic Association Seventh Annual Meeting: Southhampton, Bermuda
3. January 1987; Results of Intertrochanteric Hip Osteotomies for Avascular Necrosis; American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery 54th Annual Meeting: San Francisco, California
4. May 1987; Planning and Evaluation in Revision Total Knee Replacement and Clinical Results in Revision Total Knee Replacement; Eisenhower Army Medical Center Presents Total Knee Replacement 1987 Technique and Technology: Ft. Gordon, Georgia
5. May 1987; Cemented Revision Arthroplasty - Historical Review; Alignment of the Femoral and Tibial Components: Includes Pitfalls and Avoidance; Patellar Problems; Clinical Results - Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty; University of Pittsburgh - Advanced Topics in Total Joint Replacement: Pittsburgh, PA
6. February 1988; Core decompression of the Distal Femur in the Treatment of Avascular Necrosis of the Knee; American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery 55th Annual Meeting: Atlanta Georgia. Peter Loeb, M.D. and Michael Jacobs, M.D.
7. April, 1988; The Role of Core Decompression for Avascular Necrosis of the Knee; PCA Total Arthroplasty - 2-5 Year Follow-Up; Revision Total Knee Replacement for Aseptic Failure; Revision of Septic Total Knee Replacement; Fourth Annual Cherry Blossom Seminar: Washington, DC
8. January 1989; Revision Total Knee Replacement – Results; Advances in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty The PCA System): Stuart, Florida
9. April 1990; Design Rationale and Features of the Performance Knee; 44th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Florida Orthopedic Society: Captiva Island, Florida
10. December 1990; The Performance Knee; Analysis of Clinical Failures; Current Concepts in Joint Replacement: Orlando, Florida
11. April 1991; Clinical Results of Performance Total Knee Replacement; Results of Revision Total Knee Replacement; Sixth Annual Boston Knee Replacement Symposium: Boston, Massachusetts
12. April 1992; Biomechanism of Knee Arthroplasty; Patella Arthroplasty Problems; Advanced Course in Orthopedic and Traumatology of the Finnish Orthopaedic Association: Helsinki, Finland
13. May 1992; Core Decompression around the Knee for Avascular Necrosis; Clinical Results with the Performance Total knee Replacement; Revision Total Knee Replacement; Southern California Orthopaedic Research and Education - The Cutting Edge of Total Knee Arthroplasty: San Diego, Georgia
14. May 1993; The Evaluation and Management of Osteonecrosis; Southern Medical/Orthopaedic Assoc. 3rd Annual Current Concepts in Orthopaedics: Baltimore, Maryland
15. August 1993; Performance Total Knee Replacement; Akron General Hospital Meeting: Portage Lakes, Ohio
16. November 1993; Two-Five Year Follow-Up of the Performance Total Knee Replacement; Intermediate Follow-Up Results of Revision Total Knee Replacement; Eighth Annual Joint Replacement Symposium: Palm Beach, Florida
17. May 1994; Total Knee Replacement; Southern Medical/Orthopaedic Association Fourth Annual Current Concepts in Orthopedics: Baltimore, Maryland
18. September 1994; Total Knee Revision and Management; Total Hip Revision and Management; Puerto Rico Orthopaedic Surgery Association Annual Meeting: Dorado, Puerto Rico
19. April 1995; Surgical Treatment of Bone Loss in Total Knee Replacement; First Annual Maryland Orthopaedic Society Scientific Meeting: Baltimore, Maryland
20. May 1995; Modular Cementless Total Hip Replacement: 5-6 Year Results; Southern Medical/Orthopaedic Association Fifth Annual Current Concepts in Orthopedics: Baltimore, Maryland
21. September 1995; Modular Total Hip Replacement - 5 Year Follow-Up; Performance Total Knee Replacement - 5-7 Year Follow-Up; Revision Total Knee Replacement (7-10 Year Follow-Up), University of Athens Eighth Annual Seminar of Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Athens, Greece
22. November 1995; Common Sports Injuries of the Lower Extremities - Diagnosis and Management; Arthritis Foundation Topics in Clinical Rheumatology - An Arthritis Update: Towson, Maryland
23. March 1996; Panelist - Mechanisms of Failure in Total Hip Replacement; Revision Workshop - Total Hip Replacement; HealthOne Dept. of Orthopedics Sixth Annual Arthritis of the Hip and Knee Practical Surgical Management: Vail, Colorado
24. April 1996; Autologous Chondrocyte Transplantation; Maryland Society of the Rheumatic Diseases Meeting: Baltimore, Maryland
25. May 1996; The Management of Bone Loss in Total Knee Replacement; Southern Medical/Orthopaedic Association Sixth Annual Current Concepts in Orthopedics: Baltimore, Maryland
26. August 1996; 5-7 Year Results with the Modular S-ROM Cementless Total Hip Replacement; SICOT 96 Amsterdam Scientific Program: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
27. November 1996; Comparison of Wear Rates for Metal-On-Polyethylene and Metal-on-Metal Hips; 5-7 Year Results with the Modular S-ROM Cementless Total Hip Replacement; American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons 6th Annual Meeting: Dallas, Texas
28. January 1997; Five to Seven Year Results of a Total Knee Replacement; Comprehensive Surgery of Primary and Revision Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty Seminar: Vail, Colorado
29. May 1997; Performance Total Knee Replacement: 7-8 Year Results; University of Athens Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Meeting: Athens, Greece
30. July 1997; 8-9 Year Follow-up of Modular S-ROM Cementless Total Hip Replacement; New England Baptist Hospital Interactive Total Hip Arthroplasty Surgery Seminar: Boston, Massachusetts
31. September 1997; SROM in Primary Total Hip Replacement; 27th Annual Harvard Hip Course: Boston, September 1997; Dimensional Analysis and Wear Performance of the Sivash Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement; International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty (ISTA) 10th Annual Symposium: San Diego, CA
32. November 1997; The Effect of Clearance and Diameter on Debris Generation in a Metal-on-Metal Hip; Patellar Resurfacing in Total Knee Arthroplasty; American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) Seventh Annual Fall Meeting: Dallas, Texas
33. January 1998; The Treatment of Professional Vs. Non-Professional Athletes; Wear Characteristics of Metal-on-Metal vs. Metal-on-Polyethylene Total Hip Arthroplasty; Southern Orthopedic Association's Orthopedic Update: Orlando, Florida
34. May 1998; Comparison of Wear Rates for Metal-on-Polyethylene and Metal-on-Metal Hips; Southern Orthopedic Association's Orthopedic Update: Baltimore, Maryland -
35. September 1998; Metal on Metal Hip Arthroplasty; New England Baptist Bone & Joint Institute: Boston, Massachusetts
36. October 1998; 8-9 Year Follow-Up of Modular S-ROM Cementless Total Hip Replacement; Anticoagulation After Total Joint Arthroplasty with Coumadin vs. Enoxaparin; Comparison of Wear Rates for Metal-on-Polyethylene and Metal-on-Metal Total Hips; Contemporary Management Techniques in Total Hip/Knee Arthroplasty: Bolton Landing, New York
37. October 1998; The Wear Properties of Polyethylene and Consideration of a Newer Metal on Metal articulation; University of Maryland Orthopedic Grand Rounds: Baltimore, Maryland
38. January 1999; Patella Resurfacing in Total Knee Replacement; Medical Education Resources' Comprehensive Surgery of Primary and Revision Total Joint Arthroplasty Meeting: Steamboat Springs, Colorado
39. February 1999; Papers: The Effect of Clearance and Diameter on Debris Generation in a Metal-on-Metal Hip; Factors That Influence the Wear Performance of Metal-on-Metal Hip Prostheses; American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 66th Annual Meeting: Anaheim-Orange County, California (2/99)
40. May 1999; Throwing Injuries of the Shoulder; Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group Sports Medicine Conference: Kensington, Maryland
41. June 1999; The Performance of a Metal-on-Metal Hip Articulation; Johns Hopkins Department of Orthopaedics Baer Lecture: Baltimore, MD
42. June 1999; Revision Arthroplasty – Acetabulum; Johns Hopkins University of School of Medicine Orthopaedic Review Course: Baltimore, Maryland
43. October 1999; Acetabular Reconstruction in Total Hip Replacement; The Role of Patellar Resurfacing in Total Knee Replacement; Medical Education Resources, Inc. Concepts and Controversies in Arthroplasty and Sports Medicine Course: Pinehurst, North Carolina
44. November 1999; Patellar Resurfacing in Total Knee Arthroplasty; AAHKS Ninth Annual Meeting: Dallas TX
45. January 2000; 10-Year Results of Performance Total Knee Replacement; The Role of Patellar Resurfacing in Total Knee Replacement; Medical Education Resources, Inc. 10th Annual Winter Total Joint and Sports Medicine Symposium: Vail, Colorado
46. March 2000; Poster, Anticoagulation After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Results of Warfarin Versus Enoxaparin; 10-11 Year Results with the S-ROM Cementless Stem; AAOS 67th Annual Meeting: Orlando, Florida
47. May 2000; Acetabular Reconstruction in Total Hip Replacement; Algorithmic Approach to Primary Total Knee Replacement; Handling the Infected Total Knee Replacement; Medical Education Resources, Inc. "Crucial Decisions in Total Joint Replacement" Meeting; Southhampton, Bermuda
48. June 2000; Wear Characteristics of Metal on Polyethylene vs. Metal on Metal Hip Articulations; American Sports Medicine Institute's William S. Bundrick, M.D. Distinguished Lecture Series; Birmingham, Alabama
49. June 2000; Revision Arthroplasty – Acetabulum; Revision Knee Arthroplasty; Johns Hopkins/Union Memorial Hospital Board Review Course: Baltimore, Maryland
50. September 2000; 10 Years Follow-up SROM Femoral Component in Primary Total Hip Replacement; Comparison of Linear Properties of Metal-on-Metal vs. Metal-on-Poly; Acetabular Reconstruction; Orthopaedic Crossfire with Dr. Ranawat - Patella Resurfacing vs. non-Resurfacing; Puerto Rico Orthopaedic and Trauma Society Annual Scientific Program: Dorado, Puerto Rico
51. September 2000; Indications for Prosthetic Selection, Metal or Ceramic?; Johns Hopkins Department of International Services Brazilian Orthopaedic Surgeons Course: Baltimore, MD
52. September 2000; Revision Hip Arthroplasty: Acetabular side; Alternative Bearing Surfaces;; Howmedica Osteonics 5th Annual Resident Symposium: Baltimore, MD
53. October 2000; Role of Patellar Resurfacing; Acetabular Reconstruction in Total Hip Replacement;; Medical Education Resources Concepts and Controversies in Arthroplasty and Sports Medicine Meeting: Pinehurst, NC
54. January 2001; Algorithmic Approach to Primary Total Knee Replacement; 11th Annual Winter Total Joint and Sports Medicine Symposium sponsored by MER: Steamboat Springs, CO
55. April 2001; Total Knee Replacement; Johns Hopkins Medicine Current Concepts in Geriatric Orthopaedics: Baltimore, MD
56. May 2001; Metal on Metal Surfaces for Joint Prosthesis; Johns Hopkins Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery Symposium - Osteoarthritis: A Comprehensive Treatment Approach from Neutraceuticals to New Bearing Surface: Baltimore, MD
57. June 2001; Alternative Bearing Surfaces in Total Hip Replacement; New York Academy of Medicine Lecture: New York, NY
58. June 2001; Revision Knee Arthroplasty; Johns Hopkins Office of CME Orthopaedic Review Course: Baltimore, MD
59. September 2001; Role of Patella Resurfacing; Early Results with a New Modular Total Knee System; Debates: Instrumentation: Anterior vs. Posterior Referencing; Is There a Place for Uni Knee Replacement?; Medical Education Resources Concepts and Controversies in Arthroplasty and Sports Medicine: Pinehurst, NC
60. May 2002; Early Results with a New Modular Total Knee System; Medical Education Resources Advances in Total Joint Arthroplasty and Sports Medicine: Key West, FL
61. June 2002; Total Knee Revision; Johns Hopkins Fourth Annual Orthopaedic Review Course: Baltimore, MD
62. September 2002; The role of Resurfacing in Today's Market; Early Experience with a New Modular Total Knee System; Hard Bearing in Hip Arthroplasty; Medical Education Resources Concepts and Controversies in Arthroplasty & Sports Medicine: Pinehurst, NC
63. October 2002; Hard Bearing Joint Replacement Surgery; Johns Hopkins Orthopaedic Grand Rounds: Baltimore, MD
64. October 2002; When Enough is Enough: End Stage OA: Realistic Expectations and New Technologies of Joint Replacement; Good Samaritan Hospital Musculoskeletal Update for Primary Care Providers: Baltimore, MD
65. December 2002; The Role of Hip Resurfacing in 2002; Early Results with a New Modular Total Knee System; Medical Education Resources Practice Management and Total Joint Arthroplasty: Key Largo, FL
66. April 2003; Early Results with a New Modular Total Joint Arthroplasty; Medical Education Resources Advances in Total Joint Arthroplasty and Sports Medicine: Key West, FL
67. June 2003; Total Knee Revision / Osteolysis and Wear; Johns Hopkins University of School of Medicine Orthopaedic Review Course: Baltimore, Maryland
68. September 2003; The Role of Surface Replacement in 2003; Revision Hips: Gaining Exposure; Debate: Bearing Surfaces in Total Hip Arthroplasty (Keep the Poly); Medical Education Resources Concepts and Controversies in Arthroplasty and Sports Medicine: Pinehurst, NC
69. October 2003; Alternate Bearings: Metal-on-Metal, Polyethylene, Ceramics; U. of Pittsburgh Physicians New Technologies in Orthopaedics: Oakmont, PA
70. October 2003; 3-6 Year Results of a Prospective Randomized Study Using an S-ROM Stem and a Metal-on-Metal Hip Articulation for Primary Hip Replacement; American Assoc. of Hip and Knee Surgeons 13th Annual Meeting: Dallas, TX
71. November 2003; Controversies in Hip Resurfacing: The Waiting Game – Better in the USA?; British Orthopedic Association “Controversies in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty”: Warwickshire, Eng
72. April 2004; Alternate Bearing Metal or Ceramic; The Role of Resurfacing in 2004; Management of Total Hip Dislocation; Early Results of a Total Knee System; Medical Education Resource, Inc. “Advances in Total Joint Arthroplasty and Sports Medicine”: Key West, FL
73. May 2004; Total Knee Revision; Osteolysis and Wear; Johns Hopkins Sixth Annual Orthopaedic Review Course: Baltimore, MD
74. April 2004; Alternative Bearing Surfaces in Total Hip Replacement; Regional Focus Meeting: Oklahoma City OK
75. October 2004; Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty; Johns Hopkins Third Annual Joint Preserving Treatment of the Hip and Knee: Ocean City, MD
76. March 2005; Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty; New Jersey Orthopaedic Society: Nevis, West Indies