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J. Albert Diaz, M.D.

Dr. Diaz

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth September 20, 1966
   
Place of Birth Los Angeles, California
   
Foreign Language Spanish

EDUCATION/EMPLOYMENT
Undergraduate Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH)
B.A., June 1988
Track and Field, 1984-1988
Psi Upsilon Fraternity
The Dragon Society
   
Graduate Tulane University School of Medicine (New Orleans, LA)
M.D., June 1992
   
Residency The Hospital. for Special Surgery (New York, NY)
Orthopedic Surgery Resident Physician
Graduated June 1997 (June 1994 to June 1997)

Tampa Orthopedic Program
July 1993 to May 1994

Louisiana State University Medical Center (New Orleans, LA)
Intern
June 1993 (July 1992 to June 1993)
   
Fellowship Minneapolis Sports Medicine Center (Minneapolis, MN)
Sports Medicine Fellow
August 1997 - July 1996
Professional team coverage (Minnesota Vikings, Twins, Timberwolves); collegiate coverage; local high school coverage
   
Employment Brookfield Orthopedic Associates/Orthopaedic Specialists of Connecticut
(Brookfield, CT)
August 1998 - Present
Danbury Hospital
Health South Surgical Center
   
CERTIFICATION and LICENSURE
  Board Certified in Orthopaedics
New York State Medical License (1993 - Present)
Connecticut State Medical License (1998)
National Board of Medical Examiners (1992)
   
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
  Candidate Member, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Consultant Reviewer, The American Journal of Sports Medicine
   
RESEARCH/PRESENTATIONS
  Shoulder Fusion as a Salvage Procedure for Recurrent Multidirectional Instability
Albert Diaz, M.D., Russell Warren, M.D., Edward Craig, M.D., Answorth Allen, M.D., The Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY; Presented at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons First Open Meeting, April 1998, Kiawah Island, SC; To be submitted to The Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Severe Quadriceps Contusions in Athletes: A Report of Four Cases
Albert Diaz, M.D., David Fischer, M.D., K. Donald Shelbourne, M.D- Arthur C- Rettig; M.D.; To be submitted to The American Journal of Sports Medicine

Radial Head Fractures Associated With Elbow Dislocations: Results With Immediate Stabilization and Early Motion
Mark Frankle, M.D., J. Albert Diaz, M.D., and Roy Sanders, M.D., Tampa, FL; Presented at The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL (February 1995)
   
   

 



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