Joint Replacement Physicians

Dr. Peter Gearen

Peter F. Gearen, M.D.

Orthopaedic Alumni Associate Professor

Division Chief: Joint Replacement and Reconstruction

Phone Number:

352.273.7001

E-mail:

gearepf@ortho.ufl.edu

Extended Profile

Education:

BA: Spring Hill College, 1970
Pre-Med: University of Illinois, 1971-72
MD: Stritch-Loyola Medical School, 1975

Internship:

University of Chicago Hospitals, Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 1975-76

Residency:

University of Florida, Orthopaedic Surgery, Gainesville, Florida 1977-82

Fellowship:

Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, James Dickson Fellowship in Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery, 1982-83

Licensure:

National Board of Medical Examiners, 1976
State of Illinois, 1976
State of Wisconsin, 1977
State of Florida, 1977
State of Ohio, 1982

Certification:

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1985

Professional Memberships and Committee Activities:

Alachua County Medical Society
Florida Medical Association
Florida Orthopaedic Society
American Medical Association
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons-Fellow 1988

Dr. James Duke

James B. Duke, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Joint Replacement and Reconstruction

Extended Profile

Education:

BS: Zoology, University of Florida, 1976-1980
MD: University of Florida, College of Medicine, 1981-1985

Internship:

University of Florida, Internal Medicine, 1985-1986

Residency:

University of Florida, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1986-1990

Fellowship:

University of Florida, General Orthopaedics, 1990-1991

Certification:

Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners Parts I, II, III (1986)
Orthopaedic Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Part I Written Examination - Passed July, 1990
Part II Oral Examination - Passed July, 1993
Re-certification Examination - Passed May, 2002

Professional Memberships and Committee Activities:

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Association of Hip & Knee Surgeons
Eastern Orthopaedic Association
Florida Orthopaedic Society

Dr. Hari Parvataneni

Hari K. Parvataneni, MD

Associate Professor

Joint Replacement and Reconstruction

Extended Profile

Internship:

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 2000 - 2001

Residency:

Lenox Hill Hospital, Orthopaedic Surgery, New York, NY 2001 – 2006

Fellowship:

Research Fellowship: The Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 1997 - 2000
Arthroplasty Fellowship: The Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 2006 – 2007

Professional Memberships and Committee Activities:

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS)
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS)
Physician Director of Quality, Orthopaedic Surgery

Honors and Awards:
2009: Teacher of the Year by the University of Miami Orthopaedic Residency Program
2006: Harry D. Fein award for Excellence, Professionalism and Compassion in Residency.

Joint Replacement

Dr. Scott Myers

Scott L. Myers, M.D.

Associate Professor

Wesley W. Wood Professor of Orthopaedics

Joint Replacement and Reconstruction

E-mail:

myerssl@ortho.ufl.edu

Extended Profile

Education:

BS: Iowa Wesleyan College, Mount Pleasant, IA, 1974-1978
MD: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 1978-1982

Internship:

Charlotte Memorial Hospital, Charlotte, NC 1982-1983

Residency:

Charlotte Memorial Hospital, Dept of Orthopaedics, Charlotte, NC 1983-1987

Fellowship:

New England Baptist Hospital, Adult Reconstruction-Joint Replacement, Boston, MA 1987-88

Licensure:

Florida, Massachusetts

Certification:

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, July 1990

Professional Memberships and Committee Activities:

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Alachua County Medical Society
Florida Medical Association
American Medical Association
University Hospital Consortium
Task Force on Total Hip Clinical Path Development Initiative
Panel on Total Joint Prosthesis Initiative

Dr. Richard Vlasak

Richard Vlasak, M.D.

Clinical Associate Professor

Joint Replacement and Reconstruction

Orthopaedic Trauma

Orthopaedic Oncology

E-mail:

vlasarg@ortho.ufl.edu

Extended Profile

Education:

BS: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 1985
MD: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 1988

Internship:

University of Florida, Department of Surgery, Gainesville, FL 1989

Residency:

University of Florida, Department of Orthopaedics, Gainesville, FL 1993

Fellowship:

University of Florida, Department of Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Oncology, Gainesville, FL 1993
University of Florida, Department of Orthopaedics, Adult Spine, Gainesville, FL 1994
Mayo Clinic, Adult Reconstruction, Rochester, MN 1995
Mayo Clinic, Orthopaedic Oncology, Rochester, MN 1996

Licensure:

Florida, Minnesota

Certification:

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1998

Professional Memberships and Committee Activities:

University of Florida Shands Cancer Center
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (#049746), 2000
International Society of Limb Salvage
Florida Orthopaedic Society
Ivins Society

Joint Replacement Physicians

Dr. Peter Gearen

Dr. James Duke

Dr. Hari Parvataneni

Dr. Scott Myers

Dr. Richard Vlasak

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