About Michael Joseph Fitzpatrick, MD
Background
Curriculum Vitae (CV) for Michael J. Fitzpatrick, M.D.Board certification
- ABOS, 2000 Recertified, 2010
Education
- Undergraduate
- Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH B.S., Biomedical Engineering 1989-1993
- Internship
- Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA General Surgery 1993-1994
- Residency
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA Orthopaedic Surgery Residency 1994-1998
- Fellowship
- University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA Sports Medicine and Upper Extremity Reconstruction 2002-2003
Hospital/academic affiliations
Hospital- Mission Reional Medical Center | Medical Center Drive, Mission Viejo, CA
- Mission Ambulatory Surgicenter | Crown Valley Pkwy and Los Altos Road, Mission Viejo, CA
Society memberships
National Society Memberships- American Medical Association
- State Medical Society
- American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
- Arthroscopy Association of North America
- Orange County Medical Association (OCMA)
- California Orthopaedic Association (COA)
Achievements
Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, UC Irvine, 2005-2007;-- Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Florida, Jacksonville, 2003-2005;-- Orthopaedic Surgeon, USAF 1998-2002, National Defense Service Medal Meritorious Service Award, Operation Enduring Freedom, Incirlik AB, Turkey Operation Bright Star, Cairo AB, Egypt;-- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, President;-- SUBSPECIALTY INTEREST: Mininally Invasive Surgery (MIS) of the Shoulder; Sports Medicine and Ligamentous Reconstruction; Arthroscopy; Shoulder and Elbow Replacements and Resurfacing;