Board Certification in Orthopaedic Surgery
I am Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS). I am also Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery by The Royal College of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland.
Experience
I am an Orthopaedic surgeon with over 30 years of experience in the clinical and surgical practice of Joint Reconstruction and Replacement and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine.
I am Fellowship trained in:
• Joint Replacement and Reconstruction
• Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Hospitals
My current practice locations are in Cape May Court House and Marmora, NJ where I have office hours most days of the week . Patients may call the office to schedule appointments. I have unrestricted medical privileges at Cape Regional Medical Center in Cape May Court House, NJ, where I perform surgery, treat in-patients and take emergency call.
My previous appointment was at The Institute of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine in Barnegat, NJ.
I had unrestricted medical privileges at the Southern Ocean Medical Center, Manahawkin, NJ, where I performed surgery, treated in-patients and took emergency call. SOMC has been ranked among the top 100 hospitals in the US to work in. Meridian Health has been ranked in the top 10 in New Jersey.
Positions held
I held the position of Medical Director of the Joint Replacement Program at Southern Ocean Medical Center.
I was also appointed a Medical Director of the Meridian Hospital System Comprehensive Joint Replacement Program.
I held the positions of Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at The Temple University School of Medicine and Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon at Temple University Hospital and associated hospitals in Philadelphia, PA, from September 1, 1996 through June 30, 2014. During this time I actively practiced and acquired extensive clinical and operative experience of all types of major joint replacements and joint reconstructions, including primary, complex primary and revision replacement arthroplasty of the hip, knee, and shoulder; the complete range of sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery and ligament reconstructions of the knee, shoulder and foot and ankle; and operative and non-operative management of trauma of the extremities, pelvis and acetabulum at Temple University Hospital, which is a busy Level 1 Trauma Center.
Surgery
I currently perform most primary hip replacements through an inter-muscular, direct anterior approach.
I received didactic and cadaver-lab training in the use of the MAKO Robotic Arm for Unicompartmental Knee and Total Hip Replacement. I have used the MAKO Robotic Arm assistance for total hip replacement through the supine, inter-muscular, direct anterior approach in a few patients.
Academic
I have been closely involved with the teaching and training of orthopaedic residents and the teaching of medical students, at Temple University Hospital and other Temple affiliated Hospitals since 1996.
Awards
I was awarded the Teacher of the Year Award, by the Residents of the Temple University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, for the years 1998, 2002 & 2004.
Academic Honors and Awards
First Prize in Master of Surgery in General Surgery Board Examination,
University of Madras, India 1983
Second Prize for Academic Excellence
Of Philadelphia Orthopaedic Society
For Sports Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 1996
Training
Prior to joining Temple I trained in General Surgery and then in Orthopedic Surgery in the United Kingdom, from 1983 to 1994. I obtained United Kingdom Orthopedic Board Certification in 1994. I then came to the US to continue my training and completed one-year Fellowship training in Joint Reconstruction and Replacement from 1994 to 1995, in Seattle, WA. I did a second one-year Fellowship in Sports Medicine at Temple University Hospital, from 1995 to 1996.
Degrees
M.B.,B.S.,
University of Madras, India 1978
Master of Surgery, General Surgery
University of Madras, India 1983
FRCS Ed., General Surgery
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 1984
FRCS, General Surgery
Royal College of surgeons of England 1985
FRCS Ed., Orthopedic Surgery
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 1990
Certificate of Completion of Higher Training
In Orthopedic Surgery ( Board Certification in
Orthopaedic Surgery) 1994
Joint Commission for Higher Surgical Training of U.K.
and The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
Board Certification
I am Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS). I am also Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery by The Royal College of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland.
Research and Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
1. “Pseudo Dislocation of the Shoulder in a Child”. S.P.Michael and A.Banerjee.
Archives of Emergency Medicine. 10(4): 289-92, December 1994.
2. “Apparent tendo- Achilles Rupture in the Elderly. Is routine radiography necessary?”
S.P. Michael and A.Banerjee. Archives of Emergency Medicine. 10(4): 336-8.
3. “Anatomy and Kinematics of the Lateral Collateral Ligament of the Knee”. Brad R. Meister, Stanley P. Michael, Ray A. Moyer, John D. Kelly, IV and Carson D. Schneck.
The American Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 28, (6): 869-878, Nov. /Dec. 2000.
Book Chapters
Results of Revision Knee replacement with Standard, Modular and Constrained Devices. Norman Johanson, Stanley P. Michael and Charles B. Burrows, in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty, Paul A. Luke and Jonathan P. Garino, (Eds.), Lippincott Raven, 1999.