Dr. Cliff Colwell is an orthopedic surgeon
whose research interests include diagnosis and prevention of venous
thromboembolic disease following total joint replacement (TJR).
He completed his internship and one year of surgical
residency at the University of Michigan, orthopaedic residency at
the Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, and a trauma fellowship
at Los Angeles County Hospital. He served in the Air Force at Carswell
Air Force Base, Fort Worth, Texas. He has received both The Knee
Society award and the Nicholas Andry Award for his work in this
field. Among his varied interests are new materials and kinematic
behavior of TJR, new modalities for pain management following TJR
and the development of chip technology for joint implantation.
He has published over 150 peer reviewed articles
and book chapters, and has delivered more than 200 professional
presentations to the science and academic communities.
President, the Knee Society/American Association
of Hip & Knee Surgeons;
Director, Shiley Center for Orthopaedic Research
& Education, Scripps Clinic;
Clinical Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics
and Rehabilitation of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD),
School of Medicine;
Founder, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Scripps
Center in LaJolla, CA;
Frequent contributor and editor, The Journal
of Bone and Joint Surgery and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related
Research;
Team Physician, San Diego Padres Baseball
Club and America3 Women's yacht team. |
