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Volunteer Faculty:

James Bennett, M.D.

CURRICULUM VITAE 

Name and Present Position: 
James B. Bennett, M.D. 
Clinical Professor 

Office Address: 
7401 South Main Street 
Houston, TX 77030 

Education (including locations, dates and degrees obtained): 
University of Oklahoma, 1961-1965, B.A. 
University of Louisville School of Medicine, 1965-1969, M.D. 

Hospital Training (including date of internships, residencies, fellowships, etc.): 
Internship: Straight Surgical Internship, Baylor University School of Medicine, Houston, TX, 1969-1970 
Residency: General Surgery Residency, University of Louisville School of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals, Louisville, Kentucky, 1970-1971 
Residency: Orthopaedic, Upstate Medical Center, New York at Syracuse, NY, 1971-1974 
Fellowship: Surgery of the Hand, University of Louisville School of Medicine Hand Surgery Centers of Europe, Traveling Fellowship under Dr. Harold Kleinert, 1974-1975 

Current Professional Appointments: 
Clinical Professor, The University of Texas, Houston, Medical School, Houston, Texas, Department of Orthopaedics 

Certification, including date (s): 
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 9/30/76 
Extra Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1/30/89 

Licensure (s): Texas, E5680 

Current Professional Activities/Committees: 
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Orthopaedic Association, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, Hand Study Society, Houston Hand Surgery Study Group, Houston Orthopaedic Society, International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hands, Peruvian Orthopaedic and Traumatology Society, Texas medical Association, Texas Orthopaedic Association, Texas Rheumatism Association, Western Orthopaedic Association, Orthopaedic Overseas, Peru, Society Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopedique et de Traimatologie 

Role in Residency Training Program: 
Clinical Professor at Shriners Hospital for Children, Houston, Texas 

Selected Publications in Refered Journals in the Last Five Years: 
"Acute Injuries to the Elbow", The Upper Extremity I Sports Medicine, Second Edition, Cpt. 16, pp. 301-315, 1995 
"Fractures of the Elbow Region", Surgery of the Hand and Upper Extremity, Vol. 1, pp. 425-447, 1996 
"Dislocation and Acute Instability of the Elbow", Surgery of the Hand and Upper Extremity, Vol I, pp. 449-465, 1996.