Curriculum Vitae POSTGRADUATE American Sports Medicine Institute, Birmingham, AL. Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine Fellowship under Dr. James Andrews and Dr. William Clancy, July 1998. Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, New Haven, CT, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, July 1997 Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT. Internship in General Surgery, June 1993 EDUCATION University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, M.D., May 1992. Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, B. A. Biomaterials Engineering, May 1987. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1998 - Present Private Practice, Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Specialists, Alexandria, Louisiana 1998 - Present Associate Team Physician, Grambling State University Varsity Athletics, Grambling, Louisiana 1997 - 1998 Associate Team Physician, Jacksonville State University Varsity Athletics, Jacksonville, Alabama 1990 Assistant Instructor, Microsurgery Instructional Skills course. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California 1987 - 1988 Quality Assurance Engineer. Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Irvine, California. Responsibilities included product qualification and design verification of a new Intravenous Infusion Pump. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Disputation Thesis Yale University Chief Resident Thesis. Developed a new model for biologic joint resurfacing arthroplasty in a rabbit hip model and tested the effect of continuous passive motion on the resurfacing of the hip joint. 1995 - 1997 Grants Long Beach Memorial Hospital Research Foundation Grant. Project #002-91 Arthritic Joint Arthroplasty: Fibrocartilage-induced Resurfacing with a Bioresorbable Interposition Implant. April 1991 Publications and Presentations Gordon L, Garrison JL, Cheng JC, Levinsohn DG: Biomechanical analysis of a step-cut technique for flexor tendon repair. Journal of Hand Surgery (Br.). 17(3): 282-5, 1992. Blatt G, Nathan RP, Garcia G, Garrison JL: Experimental use of bioresorbable interposition implant to stimulate articular firbrocartilage in non-weight bearing shoulder model. Poster presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Society for Surgery of the Hand, San Francisco, CA 1995. Levinsohn DG, Garrison JL, Gordon L, Chang JC: A comparison of the modified Kessler Stitch with a Z-plasty technique: The role of the opiteninous stitch versus the core stitch in strength of flexor tendon repair. Presented at the 45th Annual meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Toronto, Canada, September 24-27, 1990. Garrison JL, Levinsohn DG, Gordon L: Strength of the epitendnous and core stitches in flextor tendon repair. Presented at the 31st Annual National Student Research Forum Galveston, Texas, April 19-21, 1990. CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, July, 2002 Louisiana State medical License, August 1998 Alabama State Medical License, August 1997 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Arthroscopy Association of North America Yale Orthopaedic Association Brown University Alumni Association COMMUNITY SERVICE Committee member, Central Louisiana Advantage Partnership (CAP), 2004 YMCA Board Member, 2002 Head Team Physician, Winnfield High School, Montgomery High School and LaSalle High School, 1998 - Present HONORS AND AWARDS Commonwealth Fund and Bristol Meyers-Squibb Fellowship Award in Academic Medicine, 1990 UCSF Summer Research Fellowship Award, 1989 Elected Co-Captain, Brown Varsity Football Team, 1986 All Ivy League Honors in Football, 1986 Brown Sports Foundation Award in Football, 1986 PERSONAL Enjoy Time with Family, Travel, Weight-Training, Golf REFERENCES Furnished upon request	Education Professional Experience Scientific Research Certification and Licensure Professional Associations Community Service Honors