GERALD YACOBUCCI, M.D. Office Address: The Orthopedic Clinic Association, P.C. 2222 E. Highland Ave. Suite 300 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 277-6211
SUMMARY: Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon with specialty training and experience in Sports Medicine. EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, PA 1987-1988 Fellowship – Arthroscopic Surgery and Sports Medicine STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK at BUFFALO, Buffalo, NY 1983-1987 Residency - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery MILLARD FILLMORE HOSPITAL, Buffalo, NY 1982-1983 Internship - General Surgery STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, Buffalo, NY 1982 Doctor of Medicine Honors, Dean's Commendation for Academic Excellence Douglas S. Riggs Award for Excellence in Pharmacology Ernest B. Witbsky Award for Excellence in Microbiology Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, Buffalo, NY 1978 Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy Graduated: Summa Cum Laude
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ORTHOPEDIC, SPORTS MEDICINE ARTHROSCOPY ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA 2007, 2008, 2010 Knee Cartilage Course Clinical Instructor
ARIZONA HEATWAVE WOMENS PROFESSIONAL SOCCER TEAM 2001-2004 CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL, Phoenix, AZ 1990-2000 Team Physician [Varsity Sports] ARIZONA AERIALS GYMNASTICS, Phoenix, AZ 1990-2000 Team Physician IRONWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, Phoenix, AZ 1993-2005 Team Physician [Varsity Sports] SUNRISE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL, Phoenix, AZ 1995-2004 Team Physician GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL, Phoenix, AZ 1998-Present Clinical Instructor, Sports Medicine - Family Practice Residency Program MARYVALE HIGH SCHOOL, Phoenix, AZ 1988-1990 Team Physician [Varsity Football] PHILADELPHIA FLYERS, Philadelphia, PA 1987-1988 Assistant Team Orthopaedic Surgeon THE ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC ASSOCIATION, P.C. Phoenix, AZ 1998-Present Orthopedic Physician/Surgeon PHOENIX ORTHOPEDIC CENTER, LTD. Phoenix, AZ 1988-1998 Orthopedic Physician/Surgeon KIRKSVILLE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE & MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY 1996 Phoenix, AZ Clinical Instructor of Orthopedic Surgery THUNDERBIRD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER 1994-1995 Phoenix, AZ Vice Chief of Surgery SOUTHWEST DISABILITY EVALUATION CENTER 1988-1994 Phoenix, AZ Orthopedic Consultant PUBLICATIONS: Union of Medial Opening Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy Using a Corticocancellous Proximal Tibial Wedge Allograft: The American Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol.36, No. 4, 713 – 719, April 2009 Arthroscopic Resection of Glenoid Labral Tears in the Athlete: A Report of 29 Cases, Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, 48 - 54, March 1992 Arthroscopic Surgery Under Local Anesthesia, Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, 6(47): 311 - 314, December 1990
I.V. Supplements Optimize Arthroscopic Knee Surgery Under Local Anesthesia, Sports Medicine News, October 1989 Sporotrichosis of the Knee: A Case Report, Orthopaedics, Vol, 9, No. 3, March 1986 Deep Posterior Compartment Pressure in the Evaluation of Venous Insufficiency of the Lower Extremity, Angiology, Vol. 35, No. 3, P. 173 - 176, 1984 PRESENTATIONS: Use of Allografts in Knee Surgery, Presented at University of Arizona Orthopedic Department Grand Rounds, June 2009
Cartilage Restoration of the Knee, Presented at Maricopa County Hospital Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Grand Rounds, June 2001
Knee Injuries in Sports, Presented at Thunderbird Samaritan Hospital CME Lecture, November 1988 Arthroscopic Surgery of the Knee Under Local Anesthesia. Arthroscopy, Vol. 6, No. 4, 311 - 314, 1990. Arthroscopic Resection of Glenoid Labral Tears in the Athlete: A Report of 29 cases. Arthroscopy, Vol 8, No.1, 48 - 54, 1992. The Use of Toradol in Outpatient A.C.L. Surgery. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine, June 1997. Ongoing studies:
The Use of Prosthetic Implants to Treat Chondral Defects in the Knee Evaluation of a New Technique. In progress. |