35+ years as a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon with experience including back, hand, foot, total joint, and arthroscopic surgery. Currently in active practice emphasizing diagnosis, rehabilitation, second opinion consultations concerning surgery and other treatment, medical - legal evaluations, and office based treatment. Spanish and Italian speaking staff available. Background includes being a sports medicine physician for college and professional teams, Summer and Winter Olympics, and martial arts tournaments. Licensed in California and Connecticut. Medical-legal experience includes medical malpractice, MVA, slip-and-fall, assault, product liability, wrongful death, criminal defense, social security and private retirement and disability, wrongful denial of employment, and work injuries / Workers' Compensation litigation. Handled plaintiff / applicant and defense cases in over 20 states. National lecturer and author on multiple orthopaedic injuries and conditions and the medica l-legal implications. Membership in the Society of Automotive Engineers, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, Human Factors and Ergonomic Society (industrial engineers), American College of Sports Medicine, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, and multiple other specialty organizations. Prior part-time State of California medical official for 12 years. Elected state and county medical organization officer.