President & Spine Surgeon
The B.A.C.K. Center
Education:
Harvard University / Beth Isreal Hospital
Departments of Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery
Fellowship in Spine Surgery
1989 - 1990
University of Hawaii / Tripler Army Medical Center
Orthopaedic Residency
1985 - 1989
Tripler Army Medical Center
General Surgery Internship
1983 - 1984
Rutgers Medical School, University of Medicine and Denistry, New Jersey
Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine
1979 - 1983
The American University, Washington, D.C.
M.S. (Biology), Major: Physiology
1976 - 1978
Rutgers - The State University
Camden, New Jersey
B.A. (Philosophy)
1971 - 1975
Experience:
Spine Surgery - Spine Center of Central Florida
Brevard Orthopaedic Clinic, Melbourne, Florida
1992 - Present
Eisenhower Army Medical Center - Orthopaedic Service
Fort Gorden, Georgia
Chief, Spine Service
1991 - 1992
Letterman Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
San Francisco, California
Chief, Spine Service, Assistant Chief of Orthopaedics
1990 - 1991
Harvard Medical School, Cambridge Massachusetts
Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery
1989 - 1990
Positions Held:
President, Brevard Orthopaedic Clinic
Melbourne, Florida
1996 - Present
Chief of Spine Service, Spine Center of Central Florida
Brevard Orthopaedic Clinic, Melbourne, Florida
1992 -1999
Chief of Surgery, Holmes Regional Medical Center
Melbourne, Florida
1997 - 1999
Orthopaedic Services Line Director, (Consultant)
Holmes Regional Medical Center, Melbourne, Florida
1998 - 2000
Product Development Consultant, Medtronic Sofamor Danek
Memphis, Tennessee
1999 - Present
Director of Orthopaedics, Central Florida Regional
Med Partners, Birmingham, Alabama
1996 - 1999
Clinical Appointments:
Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
University of Florida College of Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professorship
1999 - Present
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery
1990 - Present
Instructor in Orthopeadic Surgery - Harvard University
1989 - 1990
Professional Organizations:
Board Certification - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Diplomat - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellow - The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Fellow - American College of Surgeons
Diplomat - National Board of Medical Examiners
North American Spine Soceity
Cervical Spine Research Society - Candidate Member
Scoliosis Research Society - Candidate Member
Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Medical Association
Publications:
Richard A. Hynes, MD and Gabriel W.C. Ma., "Percutaneous Tendo Achilles Repair - A Long Term Follow - Up Study, " Journal of Orthopaedic Techniques, Vol.1, No.2, 99 - 105, June 1993.
A.A. White, III Mark Bernhardt, Richard A. Hynes, "Cervical Spondylitic Myelopathy," Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Current Concepts Review, Vol. 75, No. 1, 119 -129. January 1993.
Richard A. Hynes and Michael Romash, "Bilateral Symmetrical Synchondrosis of Navicular First Cuneiform Joint Presenting as a Lytic Lesion,' Foot and Ankle 8 (3), 164 - 68, 1987.
E.A. Swabb, R.A. Hynes, W.G. Marnane, J.S. McNeil, R.A. Decker, Y.I. Tai and M. Donowitz, "Intestinal Filtration -Secretion Due to Increased Intraluminal Pressure in Rabbits," American Journal of Physiology, 242 G65 - G75, 1982.
E.A. Swabb, R.A. Hynes, MD, M. Donowitz, "Elevated Intraluminal Pressure Alters Rabbit Small Intestinal Transport in Vivo," American Journal of Physiology, 242, G58 - G64, 1982.
M. Donowitz, J. Mathia, S. Formal, R.A. Hynes, H. Collins, "Ileal Secretion Causes Choleresis in the Rabbit: A new Contributor of Diarrhea," Infectious Immunology 26 (1): 380 - 6, 1979.
M. Donowitz, W. Wickline, D. Reynolds, R.A. Hynes, A. Charney, M. Zinner, "Effect of Altered Intestinal Water Transport on Rabbit Ileal Blood Flow," American Journal of Physiology, 236 (4): E482 - E487, 1979.
M. Donowitz, A. Charney, R.A. Hynes, "Propranolol Prevention of Cholera Enterotoxin-Induced by Acute Elevation of Intraluminal Hydrostatic Pressure," Gastroenterology, 74:1100, 1978.
Presentations:
"Laparoscopic Assisted Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion," presented at the Central Florida Chapter Association of Operating Room Nurses - Holmes Regional Medical Center, February 24, 2001, Melbourne, Florida.
"Low Back Pain and Sciatica," presented at the Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education - Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center - Department of Orthopaedics, October 12-14, 2000, Boston, Massachusetts
"Management of Low Back Pain," presented at the Orthopaedic Update, Health First Orthopaedic & Spine Institute, February 18, 2000, Melbourne, Florida.
"Laproscopic Spine Fusion," presented at the HealthSouth Sea Pines Rehabilitation Hospital, "Treatment Options for Spinal Injuries," September 1999, Melbourne, Florida.
Hands-on-Workshop-Moderator, "Spinal Insturmentation-Texas Scottish Rite System," at The Ninth Symposium of the Spine, sponsored by Jefferson Medical College and The Spine Study Group, at Naples, Florida, April 19, 1993.
"Augmentation of Sacral Segmental Fixation with Hook Fixation in S2 Pedicle," presented at the 1993 Pedicle Fixation of the Lumbar Spine Workshop Poster Session, sponsored by the Scoliosis Research Society and the North American Spine Society, in Orlando, Florida, May 13-15, 1993.
"Primary Idiopathic Lumbosacral Scoliosis," presented at the American Orthopaedic Association Residents Conference, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1988, and at the Pediatric Society of North America, May 1988.
"Bilateral symmetrical Synchondrosis of Navicular First Cuneiform Joint Presenting as a Lytic Lesion," presented at Society of Military Orhtopaedic Surgeons, Denver, Colorado, November 1986.
Military Honors:
1992, Army Commendation Medal, Third and Fourth Oak Leak Cluster
1990, Army Commendation Medal, Second Oak Leaf Cluster
1990, Army Achievement Medal
1986, Army Overseas Medal
1985, Army Expert Field Medical Badge
1984, Army Service Medal
1981, Airbourne Training Badge
1979, Army Commendation Medal
1978, Good Conduct Medal
1977, Walter Reed Army Medical Center Achievement Award
1977, Department of Army Achievement Award
1976, Department of Army Achievement Award
Other Honors:
1999, "Angel of Hope" Award, Holmes Regional Medical Center, Melbourne, Florida
1991, American Academy of Family Practice Training Award
|
