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Summary: STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF PLAINTIFF MARY BERKELEY TROY L. NUNLEY , District Judge . Plaintiff MARY BERKELEY ("Plaintiff") and Defendant COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION ("Defendant") agree and stipulate that Plaintiff shall submit to a physical examination pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 35: 1. A controversy exists regarding the physical condition of Plaintiff and good cause exists for a physical examination of Plaintiff. 2. The examination will be c
Summary: STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF PLAINTIFF MARY BERKELEY TROY L. NUNLEY , District Judge . Plaintiff MARY BERKELEY ("Plaintiff") and Defendant COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION ("Defendant") agree and stipulate that Plaintiff shall submit to a physical examination pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 35: 1. A controversy exists regarding the physical condition of Plaintiff and good cause exists for a physical examination of Plaintiff. 2. The examination will be co..
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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF PLAINTIFF MARY BERKELEY
TROY L. NUNLEY, District Judge.
Plaintiff MARY BERKELEY ("Plaintiff") and Defendant COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION ("Defendant") agree and stipulate that Plaintiff shall submit to a physical examination pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 35:
1. A controversy exists regarding the physical condition of Plaintiff and good cause exists for a physical examination of Plaintiff.
2. The examination will be conducted for the purpose of determining the nature and extent of Plaintiff's physical injuries.
3. The scope of the examination will be the physical injuries at issue in litigation, including, but not limited to, right ankle, neck, back, bilateral wrist and bilateral shoulder injuries.
4. The physical examination will be conducted by Michael R. Klein, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S., M.R.K. of Medical Consultants—the independent medical exam physician retained by Defendant. Attached to this stipulation as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of Dr. Klein's Curriculum Vitae setting forth his qualifications and background.
5. The date and time for the physical examination will be August 7, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.
6. The location for the examination is: Medical Consultants, 6555 Coyle Ave., Suite 235, Carmichael, CA 95608.
7. Dr. Klein's contact information is: Phone (916) 863-7301 and Fax: (916) 863-7206.
8. It is further stipulated that Defendant will be responsible for the fees associated with this examination.
9. However, Plaintiff agrees to reasonably comply with Dr. Klein's cancellation policy and must advise Defendant if she is unable to attend the examination at least five days (exclusive of weekends and holidays) before the examination.
SPINELLI DONALD NOTT
DATED: August 6, 2019 BY: /s/Ross Nott, Esq.
ROSS NOTT, ESQ.,
Attorney for Plaintiff, MARY BERKELEY
Dated: August 6, 2019 MATHENY SEARS LINKERT & JAIME LLP
BY: /s/Matthew C. Jaime, Esq.
MATTHEW C. JAIME, ESQ.,
Attorney for Defendant, COSTCO
WHOLESALE CORPORATION
ORDER
Pursuant to Plaintiff and Defendant's STIPULATION RE: PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF PLAINTIFF MARY BERKELEY and for good cause shown, the above STIPULATION RE: PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF PLAINTIFF MARY BERKELEY is accepted, adopted, and made the Order of the Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Michael R. Klein, JR., M.D., F.A.C.S. M.R.K. Medical Consultants
6555 Coyle Avenue, Suite 235 Carmichael, California 95608
916/863-7301 Fax: 916/863-7206
EDUCATION:
University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida September, 1963 — June, 1966 — M.D.
Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September, 1959 — June, 1963 — M.S. Anatomy
University of Missouri at Kansas City, Missouri January, 1958 — June, 1959 — B.S. Biology
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas September, 1955 — January, 1958
Westport High School, Kansas City, Missouri September, 1952 — June, 1955
POST GRADUATE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
Rotating Internship, USAF Hospital Scott, Scott AFB, Illinois July, 1966 — July, 1967
General Medical Officer, Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany August, 1967 — July, 1971
Chief, Dispensary Services, Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany July 1969 — July 1971
Orthopedic Surgery Residency, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas July, 1971 — July, 1975
Staff Orthopedic Surgeon, USAF Hospital Mather, Mather AFB, California July, 1975 — July, 1977
Private Practice, Orthopedics, July 1977 to Present Subspecialty — Baromedicine.
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery University of California Davis, Sacramento Medical Center, appointed 1999
Facilitator, Resident Journal Club Department of Orthopedics UCD-School of Medicine January 1999 to present
Instructor, Applied Medical Principles Course University of California, School of Medicine, Davis, California November 8, 15, & 29, 2001 November 15, 22 & December 1, 2002 May 12, 19 & 26, 2005 May 11, 18, & 25, 2006
DIRECTORSHIP/BOARD POSITIONS
Northern California Orthopedic Centers, Inc. Medical Director, January 1995 — January 1997 Board of Directors, January 1995 — September 1999
California Physicians Alliance, Inc. Board of Directors, January 1996 — September 1999 Chairman — Contracts and Capitation Committee
Adesso Medical Specialty, Inc. Director, Orthopedic Division, May 1996 — February, 1999
Mercy Court Condominium Association 6600 Mercy Court, Fair Oaks, California, 2000-2004
CONSULTANT POSITIONS
Eskaton Care Center — Manzanita Associate Medical Director for Rehabilitation, 06/01/08 — 12/31/08 Carmichael, CA 95608
Physicians' Review Network, Phoenix, AZ Orthopedic Consultant, 06/01/08 — 12/31/09
Consultants Medical Group, Las Vegas, NV 89102 Orthopedic Consultant 09/01/05 — present
Network Medical Review, Rockford, IL Orthopedic Consultant, 06/01/09 — 12/31/09
Shriners Hospital for Children, Sacramento, CA Orthopedic Consultant for Biannual Screening Clinics for Scoliosis & Cerebral Palsy
REVIEWER POSITION
Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, Needham, MA 2009 — Present.
Contributor/Facilitator — SpineConnect North America Spine Society 2015 — Present
HONORS/AWARDS
Outstanding Clinical Faculty Member for 2011-2012 Academic Year Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California, Davis
United States Air Force Commendation Medal, July 1971 Drug Abuse Control Officer, Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, 1969-1971
EDITORSHIP:
WebMD-2008 Rotator Cuff Tears Exercise Back Pain Spinal Disk Problems Sprains/Strains Tendonitis Understanding Dislocation Gout Understanding Fractures Understanding Spondylitis
WebMD-2009 Knee Injuries Back Pain Osteoporosis Ankylosing Spondylitis Stress Fractures
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:
Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Carmichael, California Consulting Staff
Mercy San Juan Surgery Center, Carmichael, California Active Staff
COMMITTEE WORK:
North American Spine Society, Burr Ridge, Il Member 2009-present Evidence-based Medicine Committee,2016 — present Professional Ethics Committee,2017 — present
North American Spine Society — SpinePAC —Co-Chair Advisory Committee,2017
Sacramento-El Dorado Medical Society — Member, Medical-Legal Committee January 1, 1990 — January 1994; January, 1995 — 2015
Mercy San Juan Medical Center — By Laws 1982-1984; 1990-1994
Sacramento-El Dorado Medical Society — Peer Review Committee 1993-1994
Mercy San Juan/Mercy American River, Chairperson, Judicial Review Comm. April 5, 1994 Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Secretary/Treasurer of the Medical Staff April, 1988-April, 1990
Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Member, Medical Executive Committee 1983-1991, 1998-2000
Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Member, Surgical Perioperative Committee 1997-2000
Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Chairman, Department of Surgery 1983-1985
Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Surgery committee 1979-1988
Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Medical Director, Hyperbaric Unit 1982-1987
Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Chairman, Orthopedic Subsection 1979-1981
Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Intensive Care Committee 1977-1980
Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Planning Committee 1983-1987
Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Associate Director, Disability Evaluation Center of Northern California, 1984-1986
Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Member, Finance Committee 1986-April, 1991
Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Member, Joint Surgical Practice Committee 1989-2000
Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Member, Laser Committee 1990-1992
Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Member, Library and Education Committee 1989-1992
Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Member, Physicians Health Committee January 2000-December, 2005 Chairperson, January 2006-Present
Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Member, Interdisciplinary Practice Committee January 2000 — 2004 Vice Chair, January, 2002-2004
Sacramento County Trauma Audit Committee September, 1991 — September, 1996
Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Director of Orthopaedic Trauma (Level II Trauma Center), September 1996 — September 1999
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Mosaic Law Congregation, Sacramento, California Built stage sets and light; performed the role of Mordcha in "Fiddler on the Roof", February 1979.
Mosaic Law Congregation, Sacramento, California Built stage sets and performed the role of Vinnie in "The Odd Couple", February 1981
Temple Or Rishon, Orangevale, California Building Committee, January 1996 — October 2000
Temple Or Rishon, Orangevale, California Technical Director, "Purimspiel Tonight", February, 2001
PUBLIC SERVICE FOR NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
American College of Surgeons, Committee on Applicants, Northern California, October 16, 2000-June 2006
California Orthopedic Association Facilitator for MOC re-certification; questions based on OKU-9 February 2009
North American Spine Society:
August 3, 2017 — Co-hosted SpinePAC dinner, Los Angeles, CA Speaker: Congressman Raul Ruiz, MD
January 25,2018 — Co-hosted SpinePAC dinner, San Francisco, CA Speaker: Congressman Ami Bera, MD
May 31, 2018 — Co-hosted SpinePAC dinner, Scottsdale, AZ Speaker: Congressman
MEETING AND COURSES ATTENDED/CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION:
January 1972 Instructional Course Lectures, American Academy of Orthopedic
Surgeons Meeting, Washington, D.C.
January, 1972 American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Washington, D.C.
June 2-17, 1972 Prosthetics-Orthopedics Course, UCLA, Los Angeles, California
September, 1972 Symposium on the Hand, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio,
Texas
November, 1972 Society of Military Orthopedic Surgeons, Portsmouth, Virginia
February, 1973 Instructional Course Lectures, American Academy of Orthopedic
Surgeons Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada
February, 1973 American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Las Vegas, Nevada
September, 1973 What's New in Orthopedics, San Antonio, Texas, A.A.O.S.
September 24, 1973 — Orthopedic Pathology Course, Air Force Institute of Pathology,
November 6, 1973 Washington, D.C.
January, 1974 Instructional Course Lectures, American Academy of Orthopedic
Surgeons' Meeting, Dallas, Texas
January, 1974 American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Dallas, Texas
January, 1974 Clinical Orthopedic Society, San Antonio, Texas
November, 1974 Society of Military Orthopedic Surgeons, Colorado Springs, Colorado
November, 1974 Upper Extremity Trauma: Pitfall and Complications, San Antonio,
Texas, A.A.O.S.
February, 1976 Instructional Course Lectures, American Academy of Orthopedic
Surgeons' Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana
April, 1976 Common Foot Problems, A.A.O.S., Sacramento, California,
April, 1976 — Orthopedic Pathology Course, Kaiser Hospital, Oakland, California,
September, 1976 (weekly) James Johnston, M.D.
February, 1977 Instructional Course Lectures, American Academy of Orthopedic
Surgeons' Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada
February, 1977 American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Las Vegas, Nevada
February, 1977 American Hip Society, Las Vegas, Nevada
March, 1977 Internal Fixation of Fractures, ASIF, South Lake Tahoe, California
April 6-8, 1978 Musculoskeletal Trauma: Present State of the Art, San Francisco,
California, A.A.O.S.
April 24-27, 1978 Primary and Revision Arthroplasty of the Hip, A.A.O.S. Surgeons,
Three-Day Course, Hyatt Hotel, Incline, Nevada
May 20, 1978 American College of Surgeons, Northern California Chapter Meeting,
San Francisco, California
December 13-15, 1978 Practical Treatment of Hand, Wrist and Forearm Problems, San
Antonio, Texas, A.A.O.S.
February 22-27, 1979 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, San Francisco, California
June 7-9, 1979 Fourth Annual Conference on Clinical Application of Hyperbaric
Oxygen, Long Beach, California
November 26-30, 1979 The Adult Hip and Knee, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Los Angeles,
California, A.A.O.S.,
February, 1980 Completed SESAP III, sponsored by the American College of
Surgeons
June 11-13, 1980 Fifth Annual Conference on Clinical Application of Hyperbaric
Oxygen, Long Beach, California, Memorial Hospital Medical Center of
Long Beach
February, 1981 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Las Vegas, Nevada,
June, 1982 Sixth Annual Conference on Clinical Application of Hyperbaric
Oxygen, Medical Center of Long Beach
October 3, 1981 Hyperbaric Medicine Symposium, III, Sacramento, California,
sponsored by Sacramento Hyperbaric Medicine
June, 1982 Seventh Annual Conference on Clinical Application of Hyperbaric
Oxygen, Medical Center of Long Beach
July 23-24, 1982 University of California, Irvine, Second Annual Course on External
Fixation, Hoffman and Ace-Fischer Techniques, Anaheim, California
1983, 1984 Self-Assessment Education, Sponsored by A.A.O.S.
March 24 & 26, 1983 Surgical Application of Hyperbaric Oxygen, New York, New York
November 15, 1983 Immediate Stabilization of Open Fractures, the UCD Experience,
Sacramento, California
June 22, 1984 — Ninth Annual Conference on Clinical Application of Hyperbaric
July 15, 1984 Oxygen, Acapulco, Mexico
August 19-22, 1984 Eighth International Congress on Hyperbaric Medicine, Long Beach,
California
January 27-30, 1985 Winter Symposium of Clinical Application of Hyperbaric Oxygen,
Porter Memorial Hospital, Denver, Colorado
October 25, 1986 Advanced Technologies in Total Knee Replacement, Hyatt Hotel,
Miami, Florida
November 21, 1987 Diabetes and the Insensitive Foot: "Medical and Podiatric
Management," California College of Podiatric Medicine
May 3-5, 1990 Revision Arthroplasty of the Hip and Knee, Registry Resort, Phoenix,
Arizona
May 19, 1990 American College of Surgeons, Northern California Chapter Meeting,
Management and Diagnosis of Thrombo-embolism, PARC 55 Hotel,
San Francisco, California
June 10-15, 1990 "Issues of Law and Medicine" — American College of Emergency
Physicians; University of Hawaii
December 2-6, 1990 The Government Institute, Maui Marriott Hotel, Maui, Hawaii
November 2-9, 1991 The 13th International Seminar on Operative Arthroscopy, U.C.L.A.,
Kauai, Hawaii
May 2-3, 1992 "The Cutting Edge of Total Knee Arthroplasty" — Southern California
Orthopedic Institute, Carlsbad, California
August 14-15, 1992 "Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Issues of the 90's" — Education
Design, Napa, California
October 31, 1992 & The 14th International Seminar on Operative Arthroscopy — U.C.L.A.,
November 7, 1992 Maui, Hawaii,
February, 1993 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons 60th Annual Meeting,
San Francisco, California
May 20-21, 1994 New Techniques and Technologies in Total Hip Replacement,
A.A.O.S., San Francisco, California
May 21, 1994 QME Examination Review Course, Medical Management Institute,
San Francisco, California
January 21-22, 1995 "Taking Charge"; A.A.O.S., Scottsdale, Arizona
April 19-23, 1995 Current Perspectives of Trauma, A.A.O.S., Santa Fe, New Mexico
February 12-17, 1997 A.A.O.S. Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California
October 4-10, 1998 Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Annual Meeting, Vancouver, B.C.,
Canada
November 3-5, 2000 "Review and Update for Practicing Orthopedic Surgeons", A.A.O.S.,
Seattle, Washington
June 21-22, 2001 Graduate Research Symposium, UCD Medical Center
Sacramento, California
October 31 — North American Spine Surgery Conference,
November 3, 2001 Seattle, Washington
July 27-31, 2003 "Spine Across the Sea, 2003", North American Spine Society, Maui,
Hawaii
November 16-19, 2005 Advanced Diagnosis and Treatment for Neck and Back pain,
American Back Society, San Francisco, CA
November 16-19, 2005 Pain Management, American Back Society, San Francisco, CA
April 25-27, 2006 Musculoskeletal MRI, Educational symposia, Las Vegas, NV
July 27, 2007 Shoulder to Hand: Hot Topics in 2007, California Pacific Medical
Center, San Francisco, CA
August 24, 2007 Recognizing and Responding to Bioterrorism and Other, Public Health
Emergencies, Texas Dept of State Health Services
August 26, 2007 Pathogens on a plane: The XDR-TB case in the age of bioterror, AHC
Media LLC, Atlanta, GA
August 26, 2007 Dark Vision: Medical countermeasures against the next wave of
bioterror. AHC Media LLC, Atlanta, GA
January 7-10, 2008 Creativity and Madness Conference, Marriott Wailea Beach
Resort, Maui, Hawaii
January 13-16, 2008 Orthopedics Today: Total Joint and Sports Medicine, Westin Maui
Resort, Maui, Hawaii
March 5-9, 2008 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, San Francisco, CA.
Instructional Course Lectures: Cervical Spine: Neck Pain &
Radiculopathy; Traumatic Injuries of the Cervical Spine;
Pathopysciology & Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis; and Lumbar
Spine: The Herniated Disc
August 15-16,2008 AO Management of the Geriatric Fracture Patient; Omni Hotel, San
Diego, Ca
September 10,2008 Telling the Whole Truth: Orthopedists as Expert Witnesses and The
Grievance Process. American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
January 1, 2008 Medscape AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
February 25, 2009 A.A.O.S. Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV
June 17-20, 2009 San Diego Shoulder 26th Annual Meeting
July 29, 2009 Western Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting
November 10, 2009 North American Spine Society 24th Annual Meeting, San Francisco
May 14-15, 2010 Nevada Orthopedic Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV
November 18-20, 2010 AAOS Board Maintenance of Certification Preparation & Review
February 18, 2011 AAOS Annual Meeting, San Diego, California
November 2-5, 2011 North American Spine Society Annual Meeting 26th Chicago, ILL
November 18, 2011 Masters In Trial: Presented by the Sacramento Valley Chapter of the
American Board of Trial Advocates.
December 8-9, 2011 52nd Annual Meeting: Association of Defense Counsel of Northern
California and Nevada.
February 7, 2012 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2012 Annual Meeting —
San Francisco
July 30-Aug 2,2012 North American Spine Society 2012 Annual meeting Kauai, Hawaii
(Topics, lectures & discussions of meetings upon request)
November 18, 2012 Masters In Trial: Presented by the Sacramento Valley Chapter of the
American Board of Trial Advocates.
December 6-7,2012 53rd Annual Meeting: Association of Defense Counsel of Northern
California and Nevada.
May 31-June 1, 2013 8th Annual UCSF Spine Symposium, San Francisco, CA
November 15, 2013 Masters In Trial: Presented by the Sacramento Valley Chapter of the
American Board of Trial Advocates
January 19-23, 2014 Orthopedics Today, Maui, Hawaii
May 30-31, 2014 9th Annual UCSF Spine Symposium, San Francisco, CA
November 21, 2014 Masters In Trial: Presented by the Sacramento Valley Chapter of the
American Board of Trial Advocates—Defense Expert
January 18-22, 2015 Orthopedics Today, Kauai, Hawaii
March 24-27, 2015 Annual Meeting: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Las Vegas, NV
March 28, 2015 Federation of Spine Association Meeting, Las Vegas, NV
May 5, 2015 Medical Marijuana: From Theory to Practical Application. University of
Nevada School of Medicine; Las Vegas, NV.
February 4-6,2016 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 15th Annual Symposia On Current
Concepts in Spinal Disorders, Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, NV
August 24, 2016 Essentials of Addiction Medicine, Anaheim, CA
October 25-29, 2016 North American Spine Society, Annual Meeting. Boston, MA
February 22-26, 2017 North American Spine Society, Winter Summit Meeting, Park
City, UT.
Paraplegic Pitfalls:
Medical Management of Chronic Pain after Spinal Cord Injury.
Indications and Outcomes for Spinal Cord Stimulators for Chronic
Pain in Spinal Cord Injury.
Charcot Spinal Arthropathy-Definition, Incidence and Treatment.
Surgical Management: Case-based Panel Discussion.
Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium:
Expandable Cages in MIS Surgery.
Robotic Spine Surgery: Is it Gimmick or Is There Value?
Image Guidance and Intraoperative Navigation for MIS.
MIS for Treatment of Spine Tumors.
Minimally Invasive spine Surgery for Adult Spinal Deformity.
Medical Session: Cervical Spondylosis/Stenosis:
Differential Diagnosis, Patient Selection and Advanced Procedural
"Pearls".
Imaging: Differential Diagnosis, Masqueraders, Correlation of
Finding with Symptomatic Disease.
Physical Therapy: Evidence-based v Experienced-based approach.
Cervical Epidural Steroid Injections: Do the Benefits Outweigh the
Risks?
New Surgical Technologies.
Adult Deformity Symposium:
Spinal Pelvic Alignment: Understanding of Parameters and Patient
Outcomes.
What is the Role of Computer-Assisted Software (i.e. Surgimap)?
Normal L5-S1 Disc: Can I stop at L5? Or Do I need to go to the
Pelvis?
Case Presentation for Panel-Strategies for Deformity Correction.
Thoracic Pain:
Differential Diagnosis, Prevalence, Aging Population, History and
Physical Exam Findings.
Imaging: Differential Diagnosis, Masqueraders, Correlation of
Finding with Symptomatic Disease.
Physical Therapy: Evidenced-based v Experienced-based
Approach.
Injections: Do they Work? Risk v Benefit.
June 24, 2017 Seattle Science Foundation 5th Annual One Spine Masters Course.
Spinal Deformity: Getting to a 3D Perspective.
Cranoiovertebral Junction (Occipit-Cervical Stabilization),
Indications, Techniques, Pearls and Pitfalls.
Subaxial Cervical Spine Anatomy, Hands-on Demonstration.
Spine Navigation.
Vertebrectomy, Hands-on Demonstration.
Anatomy of the Lumbar Plexus.
Adult Deformity Correction Techniques.
Advancements in Robotic Assisted Spine Surgery.
Osteotomy, Hands-on Demonstration.
Vertebral Column Resection, Hands-on Demonstration.
The Value of a Complications Database in Spine Surgery.
Management of Degenerative Adult Scoliosis.
Spinal Cords Tumors
Automated Systems Approach to Optimizing Surgical Outcomes.
Iliosacral Screw Fixation, Hands-on Demonstration.
Panel Discussion: Challenging Case Presentation.
Hands-on Cadaver Lab.
July 26-29, 2017 North American Spine Society Summer Spine Meeting.
Symposium: Workup of Mimicking Pathology.
Introduction: Prevalence and Diagnostic Confidence.
Neck and Shoulder Pain: Presentation, Diagnosis and Conservative
Treatment.
Surgical Perspective to Neck and Shoulder Pain with Case
Presentation.
Hip Spine Syndrome: Presentation, Diagnosis, and Conservative
Treatment.
Surgical Perspective to Hip Spine Syndrome with Case
Presentation.
Abstract Presentations: Cervical Spine.
Demographic and Surgical Risk Factory for Dysphagia Associated
with ACDF Surgery. A 7-Year Study of 732 Consecutive
Surgeries.
Comparative-Effectiveness of Single-Level Anterior Cervical
Discectomy and Fusion versus Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy
for Patients with Cervical Radiculopathy: Analysis from Quality
Outcome Database.
The Outcomes of Posterior Arthrodesis for Atlantoaxial
Subluxation in Down Syndrome Patients: A Meta-Analysis.
One-or Two-Level Treatment by Arthroplasty of Cervical
Degenerative Disease: Preliminary Results after Five Years
Postoperative Controls.
Prospective Clinical and Radiographic Assessment of the Cervical
Spine in Professional Rodeo Riders after Exposure to Greater than
10G linear Acceleration.
Effect of Neck-Related Disability Scores on Satisfaction with
Outcomes 12-Months after Elective Surgery for Cervical Spine
Degenerative Disease.
The Radiologic and Clinical Results of Multilevel Anterior
Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) with Stand-Alone Cages.
Symposium: Cervical Myelopathy: Posterior Approaches.
Tricks and Pearls: Indications for Laminoplasty.
Anterior Approaches, Complications, Discussion.
Symposium: Spine Deformity:
What a General Surgeon needs to know.
Osteotomies to Correct Adult Spinal Deformity: When, Why and
How.
Minimally Invasive Approach and New Tchnology.
Management and Mitigation of Complications.
Case Debate.
Abstract Presentations: Thorocolumbar Surgery.
Key Drivers of Patient Satisfaction in Lumbar Spine Surgery
Setting.
3D Printed Pedicle Targeting Guide Provide a Safe, Reliable and
Accurate method for Placement of Pedicle Screws.
Multilevel Posterior Column Osteotomies for Sagittal Plane
Correction in the Management of Adult Degenerative Scoliosis.
Is there a Preoperative Morphine Equianalgesic Dose that Predicts
Ability to Achieve a Clinically Meaningful Improvement
Following Spine Surgery.
Oblique Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (OLLIF):
A Comparative Study of Perioperative and Clinical Outcomes.
Assessment of Damage to the Iliopsoas Muscle from the Oblique
Lateral Interbody Fusion Approach.
Comparative Effectiveness Between Primary and Revision
Foraminotomy for the Treatment of Lumbar Foraminal Stenosis.
Long-Term (Minimum 10 Years) Clinical and Radiologic Results
in Single-Level Degenerative Lumbar Stenosis with Posterior
Dynamic Stabilization.
Symposium: Cervical Radiculopathy.
Disc Replacement: Indications, Complications, and Future.
Foraminotomy and Minimally Invasive Approach.
ACDF/Hybrid. Case Debate.
Symposium: Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society MISS
Suggestion for Pure Lumbar Foraminal Stenosis Management.
Minimized Solution by Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar
Foraminotomy.
New Trial of MISS: Percutaneous Biportal Endoscopic Approach
for Lumbar Foraminal Stenosis.
Not Enough: A more Thorough Decompression Only by MED
Paraspinal Approach.
Not Stable: Proven Longevity for Efficacy by MIS-TLIF.
Symposium: Lumbar Stenosis/Spondylolisthesis.
Revision Surgery: Pearls and Tricks.
Complications and Management.
Case Debate.
Abstract Presentations: Basic Science.
Peptide Amphiphile Nano-Slurry as an Improved BMP-2 Carrier
for Spinal Arthrodesis.
Cigarette Smoke-Induced Inhibition of Osteogenesis Through
Involvement of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor.
Skeletal Muscle Cell Oxidative Stress as a Possible Therapeutic
Target for Sarcopenia.
Anatomical Analysis of the Lumbar Segmental Artery in the
Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion Approach Using Magnetic
Resonance Imaging.
Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy: Benefits of Early Access
versus Delayed in Risk-Stratified Low Back pain Populations.
Modic Changes on Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Endplate
Remodeling on Computed Tomography after Posterolateral Fusion
Surgery.
The Impact of Immediate Post-Discharge Complications on
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and
Systems (HCAHPS) Survey Results in a Lumbar spine surgery
Population.
The Effect of Prior Surgery on Hospital Consumer Assessment of
Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Scores in Lumbar
Spine Surgery Patients.
Risk Factors of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis after Multilevel
Fusion Surgery: More Than Two-Years Follow-Up Data.
Symposium: Oncology.
Metastatic Spine Disease and Stability.
Primary Spine Tumors. XRT Strategies.
Case Debate.
October 7, 2017 Effective Functioning of Wellbeing Committees.
Cooperative of American Physicians Inc. Oakland, CA.
October 25-28, 2017 North American Spine Society's 2017 Annual Meeting,
Orlando FL.
Interdisciplinary Spine Forum: Tandem Spinal Stenosis.
Symposium: Healthcare Reform 2.0.
Abstract Presentations: Lumbar Discectomy and Arthroplasty.
Abstract Presentations: Degenerative Spondylolisthesis and
Degenerative Scoliosis.
Symposium: Low Back Pain: Connections to Inflammation,
Movement, Neuromuscular Control.
Interdisciplinary Spine Forum: Restructuring and Integrating Spine
Care.
Moderator — Symposium: Spine Connect Presentations.
Section on Robotics and Navigation.
Interdisciplinary Symposium: Producing High-Value Care: The
Fundamental Missing Piece.
Interdisciplinary Spine Forum: Women's Issues in Spine Care.
Abstract Presentation: Adult Deformity 1.
Symposium: The Opioid Predicament: Implications for Spine
Physicians and Surgeons.
Interdisciplinary Spine Forum: Military
Injury/Engineering/Biomechanics.
Abstract Presentations: Proximal Junction Kyphosis.
Symposium: From Gutenberg to Facebook: The Future of Scientific
Communication.
Abstract Presentations: Thoracolumbar Osteotomies and
Lumbosacral Fixation.
Symposium: What Lurks Beneath? The Link Between the Presence of
Occult Pathogens and Failed Surgery.
February 21-24, 2018 North American Spine Society, 14th Annual Evidence & Technology
Spine Summit, Park City, Utah
July 29 — August 2, 2018 North American Spine Society: Spine Across the Sea, Kauai, HI
September 26-29, 2018 North American Spine Society, Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA
BOARD CERTIFICATION
Diplomat — American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, October 1976
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Fellow, American College of Surgeons, October, 1979
Fellow, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, February, 1980
Sacramento — Sierra Valley Medical Society
California Orthopedic Association
Western Orthopedic Association
North American Spine Society
PRESENTATIONS:
1. "The Role of the Mast Cell in the Coronary Circulation of the Dog" (Masters Thesis), Drexel University, June, 1963
2. "Lymphatico-Venous Anastomoses: Experimental Study in the Dog", Honorable Mention, Student Research Day, University of Miami School of Medicine, May, 1965
3. "Spontaneous Posterior Interosseous Nerve Palsy", presented at the Society of Military Orthopedic Surgeons, Portsmouth, Virginia, November, 1972
4. "Anatomy of a Medical-Legal Report", presented to the Staff at Friday Afternoon Staff Conference, Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Carmichael, California, February, 1978
5. Instructor, Seminar on Back Injuries, Roseville Community Hospital, Roseville, California, March 7, 1978
6. Greater Sacramento Professional Standards Review Organization, Subject Discussed: "Orthopedics and the Review Nurse". October, 1978
7. Hyperbaric Oxygen, Moderator of Three-Hour Seminar at Roseville Community Hospital, Roseville, California. February 1, 1979
8. Moderator, Hyperbaric Oxygen Seminar, Presented to the Staff at Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Carmichael, California. February 1, 1979
9. "Management Open Tibial Fractures and Osteomyelitis", presented September 12, 1980, El Rancho Motor Inn, Sacramento, California, as part of a one-day seminar on Hyperbaric Oxygen
10. "Osteomyelitis, the Extent of the Problem", presentation to the Golden West Orthopedic Group Workshop, Red Lion Motor Inn, Sacramento, California, April 30, 1982
11. "Clinical Applications of Hyperbaric Oxygen", presentation to the Medical Staff, John Muir Hospital, Walnut Creek, California, on Grand Rounds, May 2, 1982
12. "Surgical Application of Hyperbaric Oxygen", Thursday, March 24, 1983, Sutter General Hospital, Sacramento, California
13. "Chronic Refractory Osteomyelitis in Crush Injury", Trauma Seminar, Brookside Hospital, Richmond, California, April, 1983
14. "Hyperbaric Oxygen for Use in Difficult Extremity Wounds", presentation to the Greater Sacramento Society of Plastic Surgeons, May, 1983
15. "Role of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in the Management of Acute Trauma", Trauma Seminar, June 11, 1983, Brookside Hospital, San Pablo, California
16. "Utilization of Hyperbaric Oxygen in Healing of Segmental Defects in the Open Tibial Fractures", presentation at the 8th International Congress on Hyperbaric Medicine, Long Beach, California, August 19-22, 1984
17. "Utilization of Hyperbaric Oxygen in the Clinical Setting", presentation to Medical Staff, St. Joseph's Hospital, Stockton, California, at Ground Rounds, April, 1986
18. "Clinical Indications for Adjunctive Hyperbaric Oxygen", presented to the Sacramento Chapter of Medical Transcriptionists, Mercy San Juan Medical Center, November, 1986
19. "Orthopedic Overview of the Injured Worker", presentation March 12, 1987 at Beverly Garland Hotel, Sacramento, California, at a Conference on "Rehabilitation Issues of the Injured Worker."
20. "Clinical Application of Hyperbaric Oxygen", presentation to the Department of Otolaryngology, Grand Rounds, UCD Medical Center, March 27, 1987
21. "Total Knee Arthroplasty", presentation to "The Hipsters Club", June 22, 1988 U.C. Davis Medical Center
22. Instructor, IEA Class, Medical Management of Workers' Compensation Claims, Continental Insurance Co. 11030 Sun Center Drive, Rancho Cordova, May 23, 1990
23. "Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty" — presentation to State Compensation Insurance Fund, Redding, California, March 6, 1992
24. "Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Surgery" — Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association, June 20, 1993, Sacramento, California
25. "Anatomy and Arthroscopic Surgery of the Knee" — Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association, Maui Hawaii, November 2, 1993
26. "Indication and Timing of IME Referral" — Presented to California State Automobile Association, Redding, California, August 4, 2000
27. "Indications for an IME": Food for Thought, Matheny, Sears, Linkert & Long, March 7, 2003
28. "Injury: An Interesting Word" — MRK Medical Consultants seminar, July 17, 2003, Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California
29. "Anatomy of a Medical/Legal Report and Timing of an IME" — MRK Medical Consultants seminar, July 17, 2003, Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California
30. Physician Burnout: "Why you are at risk and what you can do about it": Grand Rounds: Mercy Hospital of Folsom, April 9,2014 and Mercy San Juan Medical Center, April 11,2014
31. "The Aging Physician and Disruptive Behavior". Presentation to Medical Executive Committee, Mercy San Juan Medical Center, June 4, 2015.
32. Moderator, Symposium, SPINECONNECT, NASS Annual Meeting, October 26,2016, Boston, MA.
33. Physician Burnout, Disruptive Behavior and Physician Suicide, Friday Afternoon Conference Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Carmichael, March 31, 2017.
34. Physician Burnout, Disruptive Behavior and Physician Suicide, Medical Executive Committee, Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Carmichael, May 17, 2017.
35. Moderator, Symposium, SPINECONNECT, NASS Annual Meeting, October 26, 2017, Orlando, FL.
36. Physician Burnout, Disruptive Behavior and Physician Suicide, Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, Grass Valley, CA. November 13, 2017.
37. Physician Burnout, Who's at Risk and What You Can Do About It. Presentation to Spouses & Significant Others; Dignity Health Retreat, Napa,CA, February 10,2018
38. The Late Career Physician. Presentation to the MEC, Administrators and invited Guests,: Dignity Health Retreat, Napa, CA, February 10, 2018.
39. Osteoporosis: It's origin,the extent of the problem, pathophysiology, diagnosis, Treatment and pro-active national and local educational programs. 6th International GOSICON Fragility Fracture Network, September 6-9, 2018, All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi, India
PUBLICATIONS:
Salvage of Infected Nonhealing Leg Fractures, published in Proceedings of the 8th International Congress on Hyperbaric Medicine, Sydney, Australia, March 1987
Move Over, I'm Driving, Sacramento Medicine, publication of the Sacramento-El Dorado Medical society, two-part article published in the February and March issues. Topic covers physicians and the health care environment, with specific attention to physician viability in the changing health care marketplace.
Evidence Based Medicine, Calif-Legal.com, June 2008.
MILITARY SERVICE:
September 1965 - July, 1977 Voluntary separation with the rank of Lt. Colonel
July, 1971 Awarded Air Force Commendation Medal, July, 1971, for work
as Drug Abuse Control Officer while stationed at Rhein-Main
AFB, Germany, August, 1967 — July, 1971
June 1, 1990 - February 1, 1991 921st MASH, Sacramento, CA Philip Beck, Colonel, Medical
Corps, USAR, Commander.
February 1, 1991 - April 28, 1991 Operation Desert Storm, Orthopedic Surgery Service, Brooke
Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX. Allan L. Bucknell,
Colonel, Medical corps, USA, Chief, Orthopedic Surgery Service.
May 1, 1991 - May 4, 1993 921st MASH
May 5, 1993 to June, 1998 349th Contingency Hospital, 530 Airlift Drive, Travis AFB,
California
June, 1998 Lt. Col., USAFR (Retired)
LICENSURE:
DATE ISSUED
California C-31935 12/19/69
Nevada 12723 06/13/08
Florida 1296 (inactive) 08/25/67
BNDD AK 6704438 01/23/86
SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Qualified Medical Evaluator, State of California Division of Worker's Compensation, September, 1994 — September 1998
