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Richard S. Kleiman, M.D., F.A.A.O.S, F.A.C.S.
954.755.9049

Expert Medical Evaluations - Specializing In Orthopaedic Surgery



CURRICULUM VITAE

Richard S. Kleiman, M.D., L.L.C.
Phone: (954) 755-9049
Fax: (954) 755-1996
E-mail: info@drrichardkleiman.com




EDUCATION-PRE-MEDICAL:
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey - Bachelor of Arts (1972)

HONORS AND REWARDS
Cum Laude; Dean’s List

ACTIVITIES
President, Phi Epsilon Pi Fraternity; Secretary, Phi Epsilon Pi Fraternity; Lacrosse Team

MEDICAL
State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine - Fifth Pathway Program (June 1977)

Autonomous University of Guadalajara School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine - Language of Instruction: Spanish and English (June 1976)

PROFESSIONAL - INTERNSHIP
Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York - Department of General Surgery (1977-1978)

PROFESSIONAL - RESIDENCY
State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Rotations through five hospitals including private, university, veterans and county facilities (1978-1982)
Chief Resident – State University of New York at Stony Brook

PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
  • Scientific Exhibit – American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Las Vegas, Nevada
  • “Endoprosthetic Replacement to the Femoral Head – A Retrospective Study Comparing Cement Fixation with Press Kit
         Fixation” Published in Contemporary Orthopaedics
  • Laser Arthroscopy Presentation - Broward Association of Rehabilitation Nurses, Plantation, Florida
  • Arthroscopy of the Knee Presentation - University Medical Center, Plantation, Florida - May 22, 1990
  • Laser Arthroscopy Lecture - Dade Association of Orthopaedic Nurses, Miami, Florida - September 22, 1990
  • Laser Arthroscopy Course – Pfizer Industries, Miami Florida - December 1, 1990
  • The Process of the Independent Medical Examination Presentation - Fortune Insurance Adjusters, Jacksonville, Florida -
        March 26, 1996
  • Knee Injury Orthopaedic Education Symposium - Health South, Rehabilitation Hospital, Sunrise, Florida - February 2, 1996
  • The Process of the Independent Medical Examination presentation - State Farm Insurance Adjusters, Fort Lauderdale,
        Florida - June 18, 1996
  • Knee Injuries lecture - South Florida Football Coaches Association - June, 1996
  • Knee Injuries: Evaluation and Treatment Presentation - Associated Industries, Boca Raton, Florida - November 12, 1996
  • Independent Medical Examination and Neck and Back Injuries Presentation - Geico Insurance Company, Macon, Georgia -
        May, 1997
  • Lecture on Knee Injuries - South Florida Football Coaches Association - June, 1997
  • Lecture on Knee Injuries, Evaluation and Treatment - Associated Industries, Tampa, Florida - November 1997
  • “IME Process: Neck and Back Injuries” = American National Property & Casualty Insurance Company, Springfield, Missouri
         - May 22, 2001
  • IME Lecture - GMAC Insurance, Jacksonville, Florida - Winter 2002

    CERTIFICATION BY AMERICAN BOARDS
  • American Academy of Neuromuscular Thermography - November, 1984
  • Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons - July 19, 1985
  • Fellow, International College of Surgeons in Orthopaedics - February 20, 1986
  • Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - July, 1986
  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons - October, 1987

    MEDICAL LICENSES
    Florida License Number 39808   |   New York License Number 132287    |   DEA Number AK 7887930

    PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Broward County Medical Association
  • American Medical Association
  • American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Broward County Orthopaedic Association
  • American College of International Physicians
  • American Academy of Thermology
  • American Academy of Neuromuscular Thermography
  • American College of Surgeons
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Credentials & Qualifications Committee at Florida Medical Center Hospital
  • Cigna Credentialing Committee (Active Member)
  • Florida Orthopaedic Society (Active Member)
  • Orthopaedic Adhoc Committee (Chairman) at Florida Medical Center Hospital
  • Eastern Orthopaedic Association

    CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Fracture of Lower Extremity in Children - April, 1983 (9 Hours)
  • Northwestern University Medical School - Arthroscopic Skills, Motor Skills Course - May, 1983 (10 Hours)
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Intradiscal Therapy - May 1983 (8 Hours)
  • Cybex – Isokinetics Seminar Series - November 1983 (25 Hours)
  • Southwestern Orthopaedic Surgery Review - University of Texas Health Service Center at Dallas - June 1984 (25 Hours)
  • Anatomy Session – J. Vernon Luck Research Society - June, 1984 (7 Hours)
  • Intensive Review Orthopaedic Surgery Course - June, 1984 (60 Hours)
  • American Academy of Neurological/Orthopaedic Surgeons, Las Vegas, Nevada - Scientific Course in Neurological/Orthopaedic Surgery - October, 1984 (30 Hours)
  • 1984 Orthopaedic Self-Assessment Examination - November, 1984 (100 Hours)
  • 4th International Advanced Arthroscopic Update and Sports Medicine Symposium - January, 1985 (26 Hours)
  • Post Graduate Advancement in Sports Medicine Course - April, 1985 (24 Hours)
  • The San Francisco Orthopaedic Review Course - University of California, San Francisco, California - May 13 thru 17, 1985 (41 Hours)
  • Marine Orthopaedic Review Course - Colby University, Waterville, Maine - June 16 thru 29, 1985 (70.5 Hours)
  • American Academy of Neurological/Orthopaedic Surgeons - Las Vegas, Nevada - Scientific Course in Neurological/Orthopaedic Surgery - October, 1985 (30 Hours)
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - San Diego, California - Advanced Concepts of Operative Arthrorscopy - November 21-23, 1985 (19 Hours)
  • University of Verona/Mayo Clinic - Riva del Garda, Italy - Recent Advances in Eternal Fixation - September 28-30, 1986
  • Doctor’s Club, Inc. Diagnostic Therapeutics XIX “Risk Management" Course - Plantation, Florida - October 18, 1986 (5 Hours)
  • American Medical Association, St. Mary’s Hospital & MPDI, Inc. - “Computed Tomography of the Cervical and Lumbar Spine” Seminar - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida - Novermber 17, 1986 (6 Hours)
  • University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – “Post Graduate Advance Studies in Sports Medicine” 1985-1986 - Course F Study Symposium, Category F for the Physician’s Recognition Award of the American Medical Association Category F - New Orleans, Louisiana - October 2000 (24 Hours)
  • Risk Management Seminar – Embassy Suites - North Ft. Lauderdale, Florida - December 1986 (5 Hours)
  • 53rd Annual Convention of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Category 1 - New Orleans, Louisiana - February 1986 (36 Hours)
  • 54th Annual Convention of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Category 1 - San Francisco, California - January 22-27, 1987 (36 Hours)
  • Strategic Management of Complications - Key Largo, Florida - June 12-14, 1986 (12 Hours)
  • Medical Malpractice and Risk Management - Florida Medical Center, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida - 1987: 7/16, 8/20, 9/17, 10/15, 11/19, 12/17 (15 Hours)
  • CO2 Laser in Arthroscopic Knee Surgery Category 1 - Miami, Florida - December 3, 1988 (7 Hours)
  • 1989 Advances on the Knee and Shoulder – Category 1 of the Physician’s Recognition Award of the American Medical Association (23.5 Hours)
  • Knee and Shoulder Course Category 1 - Cincinati, Ohio - March 6-8, 1989 (23.5 Hours)
  • Face to Face with AIDS - Fort Lauderdale IPMC - September 6, 1989 (6 Hours)
  • Risk Management Seminar - Plantation General Hospital - November 11, 1989 (5 Hours)
  • Arthroscopy 1990 - University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah - January 1990 (30 Hours)
  • Conscious Sedation: Versed/Valium - Humana Hospital Bennett - Plantation, Florida (1 Hour)
  • Orthopaedic Grand Round Lectures - University of Miami, Miami, Florida - June 1990 to May, 1991 (1 Hour)
  • Knee and Ankle Laboratory Orthox Research of Virginia - Richmond, Virginia - September, 17-18, 1990 (13.5 Hours)
  • AIDS Seminar - North Broward Hospital District - November 6, 1991 (1 Hour)
  • Risk Management Seminar - North Broward Hospital District - November 6, 1991 (5 Hours)
  • US Olympic Team Experience: A Model for Sports Medicine Newsletter & Quiz #1: Achilles Tendonitis - Boston University School of Medicine - January 3, 1992 (1 Hour)
  • American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Physician’s Recognition Award of the American Medical Association - Des Plains, Illinois - February 23, 1992 (8 Hours)
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Category 1, Physician’s Recognition Award - February 20-25, 1992 (30.5 Hours)
  • US Olympic Team Experience: A Model for Sports Medicine, Newsletter and Quiz #3: Stress Fractures - Boston University School of Medicine - July 13, 1992 (1 Hour)
  • US Olympic Team Experience: A Model for Sports Medicine, Newsletter and Quiz #4: Making Weight - Boston University School of Medicine - November 16, 1992 (1 Hour)
  • “Up to Date Issues on HIV/AIDS” - December 4, 1993 (2 Hours)
  • “Up to Date Issues in Risk Management” - December 4, 1993 (2 Hours)
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 60th Annual Meeting - San Francisco,California - February 18-23, 1993 (30.5 Hours)
  • Summer Institute Intensive Surgical Skit AAOS Summer Institute - New York, New York - September 8-12, 1993 (5 Hours)
  • American Academy of Othopaedic Surgeons 61st Annual Meeting - New Orleans, Louisiana - February 24-March 1, 1994 (30.5 Hours)
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 1994 Foot and Ankle Self-Assessment Examination, Category 1 (10 Hours)
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 62nd Annual Meeting - Orlando, Florida - February 16-21, 1995 (30.5 Hours)
  • American Institute of Medical Law, Inc. Completion of Workers’ Compensation Certification - Plantation, Florida - July 8, 1995 (5 Hours)
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 63rd Annual Meeting - Atlanta, Georgia - February 22-26, 1996 (28.5 Hours)
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1998 Shoulder, Elbow ad Knee: The Athletic Perspective to Treatment and Controversies - February 5-8, 1998 (23 Hours)
  • Expert Medical Advisor Orientation & CEU’s, Bureau of Rehabilitation & Medical Services, Division of Worker’s Compensation - March 3, 1998
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 65th Annual Meeting - New Orleans, Louisiana - March 19-23, 1998 (26.5 Hours)
  • Columbia University Hospital and Medical Center, HIV/AIDS Update; Domestic Violence; Risk Management - October 29, 1998 (3 Hours)
  • Baptist College of Health Sciences, The Eighth Annual Campbell Clinic Symposium, CME Category 1 - Cancun, Mexico - January 24, 1999 (16 Hours)
  • University of Florida, College of Medicine, Office of Continuing Medical Educational Faculty Development: Domestic Violence and AIDS and Florida Law 1999, Self Study, CME Category 1 - December 13, 1999 (2 Hours)
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2000 Annual Meeting - Orlando, Florida - March 15-19, 2000 (24.5 Hours)
  • Celebrex Symposium - June 2, 2000
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Comprehensive Foot and Ankle - Marco Island, Florida - November 8-11, 2001 (19 Hours)
  • Hollywood Medical Center HIV/AIDS Update, Speaker Lori Cardona - Hollywood, Florida - December 5, 2001 (1 Hour)
  • Hollywood Medical Center, Domestic Violence, Speaker Cheryl Gotthelf, Ph.D - Hollywood, Florida - December 12, 2001 (1 Hour)
  • University of South Florida, “A Focused Look at Pain Management” Category 1 - Weston, Florida - March 31, 2001 (4 Hours)
  • Hollywood Medical Center, “Domestic Violence” December 12, 2001, Category 1 - Hollywood, Florida (1 Hour)
  • Hollywood Medical Center, “AIDS/HIV” Category 1 - Hollywood, Florida - December 12, 2001 (1 Hour)
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2002 Annual Meeting - Dallas, Texas (28 Hours)
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2002 Annual Meeting, “Specialty Day Program” Category 1 - Dallas, Texas - February 13-17, 2002 (7.5 Hours)
  • American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians, “Science of Disability” Category 1 - May 2-4, 2002 (17 Hours)
  • University of South Florida, “Concepts and Controversies in Pain Management” - Coral Springs, Florida - May 3, 2003 (4 Hours)
  • Pfizer, “Cox 2 Inhibitors and Pain Management” - July 25-27, 2003
  • Hollywood Medical Center, “Medical Errors 1” Category 1 - October 29, 2003 (1 Hour)
  • Hollywood Medical Center, “Domestic Violence” - November 11, 2003 (1 Hour)
  • Hollywood Medical Center, “HIV/AIDS Update” - November 11, 2003 (1 Hour)
  • Hollywood Medical Center, “Medical Errors 2” - November 18, 2003 (1 Hour)
  • “Updates in Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Therapeutics” Category 1, Annual Conference - Marco Island, Florida - March 25-28, 2004 (4 Hours)
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2005 Annual Meeting - Washington D.C. - February 23-27, 2005 (28 Hours)
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2005 Annual Meeting “Specialty Day”, Arthroscopy Association of North America - Washington, D.C. - February 27, 2005 (8 Hours)
  • Comparing Arthroscopic to Mini-Open RTC Repairs, Thompson American Health Consultants - Atlanta, Georgia - July 15, 2005 (1.5 Hours)
  • The Acute Hand: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Management in the ED Setting: Fractures and Neurovascular Injuries, Part II, Thompson American Health Consultants - Atlanta, Georgia - July 18, 2005 (2 Hours)
  • Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances, Volume 14, Issue 2: Data Trace Publishing Company - Brooklandville, Maryland - July 12, 2006 (6 Hours)
  • Chiropractic Therapy for Neck Pain May Have a High Rate of Adverse Reactions: Medscape CME Activities - August 5, 2005 (0.25 Hours)
  • Primary Hyperbaric Medicine Course; UHMS Introductory Course in Hyperbaric Medicine; International ATMO, Inc. - University Hospital, Tamarac, Florida - October 5-9, 2006 (40 Hours)
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS); University Hospital and Medical Center - Tamarac, Florida - November 17, 2006 (12 Hours)
  • Guidelines Issued on Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: Medscape CME Activities - March 2, 2007 (0.25 Hours)

    PRESENT HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

    Westside Regional Medical Center
    8201 West Broward Boulevard
    Plantation, Florida 33324

    University Hospital and Medical Center
    7201 North University Drive
    Tamarac, Florida 33321

    Weston Outpatient Surgical Center
    2229 North Commerce Parkway
    Weston, Florida 33326

    North Broward Medical Center
    201 East Sample Road
    Deerfield Beach, FL 33064

    Broward General Medical Center
    1600 S. Andrews Avenue
    Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316


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