CURRICULUM VITAE

PROFESSOR (emeritus USA) DAVID G. MENDES MD

CURRICULUM VITAE

Academic

1963      Doctoris Medicinae Hadassah Medical School, Hebrew University Jerusalem
1970      Diplomate American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
1970      Certified by Israel Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Professional Licenses

1963 Titles Medicine (Israel ) No 6625

1970 Medicine (USA) No 109 004
1970 Orthopaedic Surgery (USA)
1971 (Applied 1985) Orthopaedic Surgery (Israel) No. 8393

Professional Titles

                             2001    Founder & Director, The ‘FORUM’ Center of Excellence in Orhtopaedic Surgery

1974 - 2002                  Director Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Bnai Zion Medical Center
                                         (Rothschild) Haifa Israel

1980 - 2002 Director The Center for Implant Surgery Haifa Israel

1983 – 1993 Director of Research The Center for Implant Surgery The Rappaport Family
Institute for Research in Medical Sciences Haifa

1980 - 1981 Visiting Associate Professor (Orthopaedics) Albert Einstein
College of Medicine Yeshiva University Bronx New York

1985 - 1995 Lecturer The Mount Sinai Medical Center New York.

1979 – 1985 Clinical Senior Lecturer Faculty of Medicine Technion Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa Israel

1983 – 1984                  Associate Interdisciplinary Department of Biomedical Engineering Technion Israel
                                        Institute of Technology.

1975- 1979 Visiting Assistant Professor (Orthopaedics) College of Medicine Yeshiva University
Bronx New York

1971-1973 Assistant Clinical Professor (Orthopaedics) Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Yeshiva University Bronx New York.

1970- 1971 Orthopaedic Surgeon to the out patient Department. The Hospital for Special
Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York.

Professional Experience

1971- 1975 Chief Hip Clinic Lenox Hill Hospital New York

1971-1975 Assistant Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon Bronx Municipal Hospital Center NY

1972-1975 Assistant Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon Mount Sinai Hospital Services NY NY

1972- 1975 Adjunct Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon The Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, NY

1973- 1975 Assistant Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon St Giles The Crippled Brooklyn NY

1973-1975 Orthopaedic Surgeon to the Outpatient Department The Hospital for Special
Surgery NY NY

1969-1970 Fellowship Orthopaedic Surgery Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx NY

1966-1969 Residency Orthopaedic Surgery Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx NY

1965-1966 Residency General Surgery Mount Sinai Hospital New York NY NY

1963-1965 Military Service Captain Medical Corps Israel Defense Forces

1961-1962 Internship Tel Hashomer Hospital Israel

Editorial Positions

Since 1985 International Editorial Board of ‘Orthopedics’ and ‘Orthopedics International‘
1991- 2010 Corresponding Editor of ‘Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research’

Since 1993 International Editorial Board ‘The Knee’

Since 1993 International Editorial Board ‘International Orthopedics SICOT’

Since 1996 Consultant Editorial Board ‘Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and
Traumatology’

Academic Societies

Since 1973 Fellow of The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

1974 - 1985 Fellow of The American College of Surgeons

Founding Member International Societies

1985 Academy of Surgical Research

1988 The International Society for Fracture Repair

National Committees

1980 Scientific Council Israel Medical Association.

1983 Council for Higher Education Committee on Paramedical Education.

1985 Examiner in Orthopaedics Scientific Council of Israel Medical Association

Committees

1973 – 1975 Infectious Disease Committee Lenox Hill Hospital New York

1975 PSRO Committee Lenox Hill Hospital New York

1980-1982 Infectious Disease Committee Rothschild University Hospital Haifa

1980- 1982 Chairman Operating Room Committee Rothschild University Hospital Haifa

1983-1984 Chairman Committee Research and Development Haifa Medical Center (Rothschild)

1983-1984 Steering Committee Rehabilitation and Geriatrics Haifa Medical Center (Rothschild)

1989-1992 Liaison officer of Bani Zion Medical Center to the Ministry of Foreign Affair

Industrial Enterprises

2000 Founder and Owner, IntelliJoint Systems Ltd (Israel)

2000 Founder and Owner, MMaTech Ltd (Israel)

2006 Founder and Owner, IntelliMedi Ltd (Israel)

National Honoraries

1990 – 1998 Honorary President of the Association of Patients with Implanted Joints (APIJ)
.
International Societies

1981 Societe Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopedique et de Traumatologie (SICOT)

1983 International Society of the Knee.

1985-1990 Society for Biomaterials.

1985-1990 The American Orthopaedic Society for Sport Medicine.

1985-1990 International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics.

1986 American Society for Testing and Materials.

1986 Orthopaedic Research Society.

1987 Societe Internationale de Research Orthopedique et Traumatologie (SIROT).

1998 International Hip Society.

National Societies

1976                               Israel Medical Association.
1976                             Israel Orthopaedic Association.
1980 -1982                     Israel Surgery Society.
1979 -1981   Israel Society of Calcified Tissue.
          1979 -1981   Israel Society for Clinical Investigation.
1982 -1984   Israel Club for Research of Connective Tissue.
1983 -1985                    Israel Society for Tribology.
1986 -2002              Israel Society for Medical and Biological Engineering.
1987                               Israel Society of the Knee.
1999                               Israel Society of the Hip.

Research Support

1977 Hy and Ann Natovich Research Fund (Faculty of Medicine) ‘Viability and Incorporation of Bone
Graft Coated with Methyl methacrylate’

1977 Friends of the Rothschild University Hospital Research Fund ‘Incorporation of Bone Graft
Covered with Methyl methacrylate onto Acetabular Wall’

1978 Israel Defense Forces Research and Development Fund ‘Bone Graft Covered with Cement’ (with
M Roffman).

1981 Technion Israel Institute of Technology Vice President Research Fund ‘Fixation of Prosthetic
Patella via Fibrous Tissue 7 (with M Roffman and M Soudry).

1982 Ministry of Industry and Commerce Chief Scientist Fund Compression Staple for Internal Fixation
of Fractures” (with Dr. S. Lieberson)

1983        Ministry of Science Council for Research and Development ‘Carbon Biocomposite
                  Biodegradable Plates for Internal Fixation of Fractures’ (with M Narkis, Chemical
                  Engineering Technion).   $60.000

1983 Jacob After Research Grant Technion ’Design and Testing Compression Staple’

1983       Miriam and Aaron Gutwirth and Henry Gutwirth Scholarship Award   ‘The Relation between the
                 Biochemistry of the Inter vertebral Disc and the Load Bearing Capacity of the Spine with Special
                 Reference to Aging and Degeneration” (with A Maroudas and J. Mizrahi Biomedical Engineering
                 Technion)

1983 Ministry of Health Chief Scientist Fund ‘Total Hip Arthroplasty in Dogs using Carbon Fibers
Reinforced Polysulfone Implants” (with M Roffman) $20.O00

1984 Ministry of Industry and Commerce Chief Scientist Fund ‘Titanium Hip Implant’ (with I Charit
Descriptive Geometry Technion and M Roffman) $40. 000

1985        Ministry of Science and Development National Council for Research and Development
                ‘Biodegradable and Variable Stiffness Plastic Composite Devices for Orthopedic use’ (with M
                Narkis Chemical Engineering Technion)   $35.000

1987 Ministry of Industry and Commerce ‘Resorbable Fixation Devices” (with ELCAM and Daniel Cohen
Casali Institute Hadassah). $80.000

1989-91   German - Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development ‘Composite Synthetic
                Ligament for Knee Anterior Cruciate Ligament’ (with M Soudry and Soltesz Fraunhofer Institute
                fur Werkstoffmechanik, Freiburg)                                                                                DM 300.000

1990-91 Ministry of Defense Directorate of R&D ‘The Biological Acceptance of Synthetic Knee Ligamentt’
$20.000

1991-92 Ministry of Defense Directorate of R&D ‘The Biological Acceptance of Synthetic Knee Ligament’
$15.000

1992-93 Ministry of Health Chief Scientist ‘Biological Resurfacing of Articular cartilage’
$20.000

1992-93   Ministry of Industry and Commerce Chief Scientist   ‘Enhancement of Bone Repair by
                Photo stimulation’
                                                                                                                                                       $8O.O00

1993-94 Ministry of Health Chief Scientist ‘Biological Resurfacing of Articular Cartilage’
$150.000

1993        Ministry of Health Chief Scientist   ‘Preliminary Study Wear of Patella Implant in Total
                Knee Arthroplasty’
                                                                                                                                                            $5.000

1999-2002 Ministry of Science Chief Scientist (with Elazar Gutmanas et al Material Engineering Technion)
                                                                                                                                                       $400.000

International Conventions and Symposia

Chairman and Organizer International Symposium on the Surgical
Treatment of Arthritis The Knee Haifa 1979

Chairman and Organizer The second International Annual Symposium
on the surgical Treatment of Arthritis The Hip Haifa 1980

Chairman and Organizer (with H Waisbrod) The Third
International Annual Symposium on the Surgical Treatment of
Arthritis The Spine   Haifa.                                                                                                      1981

       Chairman and Organizer (with Bamballi) Curso Post Congreso
           SICOT Tratajento del Osteoarthritis de la Rodilla   Buenos Aires                                   1981
      Chairman and Organizer The Fourth International Annual Symposium
           on the Surgical Treatment of Arthritis   The four Major Joints   Haifa                               1982

    Chairman and Organizer (with M Roffman) The fifth
   International Annual Symposium on the Surgical Treatment of
   Arthritis: (a) Cemented or Cementless Implants?
            b) Osteochondral Grafts. Haifa,                                                                                             1983

International Advisory and Organizing Board   Third International
Seminar on the Treatment of Rheumatic Diseases   Session on the
use of Carbon Fibers in Orthopaedic Surgery   Tel-Aviv                                                   1983

Chairman (with M Soudry) - The Sixth International Annual
Symposium on the Surgical Treatment of Arthritis (a) New
Materials (b) New Designs Haifa 1984

Chairman (with M Roffman) The seventh Internaional Annual
Symposium of the Research Center for Implant Surgery on the
Surgical Treatment of Arthritis Tiberias 1985

Chairman (with M Soudry) The Eighth International Annual
Symposium of the Researach Center for Implant Surgery on the
Surgical Treatment of Arthritis (a) The Athletic Knee (b) New
Trends in Knee Surgery Tiberias 1986

Chairman (with I Gotfried) The Ninth International Annual
Symposium of The Center for Implant Surgery on the Surgical
Treatment of Arthritis The Spine Haifa 1987

Chairman (with M lusim) The Tenth International Annual Symposium of The Center for Implant
Surgery on the Surgical Treatment of Arthritis The Major Peripheral Joints Haifa 1988

Chairman (with M Soudry and D Brettler) The Eleventh International Annual Symposium
of the Center for Implant Surgery on the Surgical Treatment of Arthritis New
Developments in Arthroscopic Surgery of the Upper and Lower Extremities Haifa 1989

Chairman (with Amir Juhn) - The twelve International Annual Symposium of the Center
for Implant Surgery on the Surgical Treatment of Arthritis. Metabolic Bone Diseases and
Bone Tumors Haifa 1990

Chairman (with D Angel) - The Thirteen International Annual Symposium of the Center for
Implant Surgery on the Surgical Treatment of Arthritis Pediatric Orthopaedics Haifa 1991

Organizing committee Polymeric Biomaterials from Molecular
Design to Clinical Application Jerusalem 1991

Chairman (with I Gotfried) The Fourteen International Annual Symposium of the Center
for Implant Surgery The 21st Century The Orthopaedic Horizon Haifa 1992

Chairman (with U Dreyfuss) The fifteen International Annual Symposium of the Center
for Implant Surgery. The 21st Century. 1993

Organization of national and local symposia

First   Alumni meeting of the Center for Implant Surgery                                         1992
2nd     Alumni meeting of the Center for Implant Surgery                                        1993
3rd     Alumni meeting of the Center for Implant Surgery                                         1994
4th     Alumni meeting of the Center for Implant Surgery                                         1995
5th     Alumni meeting of the Center for Implant Surgery                                         1996
6th     Alumni meeting of the Center for Implant Surgery                                       1997
7th     with Dr. Gotfried Alumni meeting of the Center for Implant Surgery         1998
8th     with Dr. Lieberson Alumni meeting of the Center for Implant Surgery    1999
9th     with Dr. Fuchs     Alumni meeting of the Center for Implant Surgery          2000
10th     with Dr. Fuchs     Alumni meeting of the Center for Implant Surgery        2001

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

Basic Research 65 Articles

Clinical Research 65 Articles

Books and Chapters 8

Selected for Yearbook and Current Science Publications 9

SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS

Invited Lectures for International Conventions 23

Scientific Movies and Exhibits 18

Proceeding from Presentations in Conventions 96

Post-Graduate Thesis 4

TRAINEES AND FELLOWS 27

INVENTIONS AND PATENTS 23

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