Marc J. Philippon
Marc Joseph Philippon (born May 9, 1965) is a world-renowned orthopedic hip surgeon who is a managing partner of the Steadman Clinic (1) and a member of the board of directors of the Steadman Philippon Research Institute,(2) both in Vail, Colo.
Philippon specializes in sports medicine and is a pioneer in hip joint preservation techniques using arthroscopic surgery. He is best known for treating professional and elite athletes suffering from hip labral tears caused by femoracetabular impingement (FAI), or hip impingement, the result of too much friction between the ball and socket of the hip joint.
Career
Philippon joined the Steadman Clinic in 2005 after four years at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center where he was the director of sports-related hip disorders and the director of the golf medicine program. He was at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., from 1996 to 2001, and served as its chief of orthopedic surgery in 2000-2001. (3)
He is a member with the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and the Arthroscopy Association of North America. He is also a Fellow with the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and a Master Instructor with the Arthroscopy Association of North America, Masters Experience Hip Course, and a Member of the Herodicus Society. (4)
During his career, Philippon has performed thousands of hip arthroscopies in several countries, and has trained numerous surgeons in the procedure, which involves using an arthroscope, or tubelike camera, that is inserted into the joint area, along with specialized tubelike instruments that make the repairs. Because it is less invasive and often performed on an outpatient basis, patients undergoing hip arthroscopy are able to return to previous activities quicker than conventional open surgery.
Philippon has treated hundreds of Olympic and professional athletes. The list of patients includes the baseball players Luis Castillo and Alex Rodriguez; the football players Kurt Warner, Jay Fiedler and Priest Holmes, the golfer Greg Norman, the hockey player Mario Lemieux and the Olympic figure skater Tara Lipinski.
He also serves as a consultant to the National Hockey League, the NHL Players' Association, National Football League and the National BasketballAssociation.(4)
Philippon earned his medical degree from McMaster University Medical School in Ontario, Canada, in 1990, and completed his residency at the University of Miami and Jackson Memorial Hospital in 1995. (4)
Malpractice Suit
In 2007, Philippon lost a medical malpractice suit brought against him and Holy Cross Hospital by Katie Shreffler, a former ballet dancer from Coconut Creek, Fla., who claimed she was permanantly injured after undergoing hip arthrscopy performed at the hospital by Philippon in 1997. She was awarded $2.15 million.(5)
The ruling was upheld on March 2010 by the District Court of Appeal for the State of Florida Fourth District.(6)
In October 2010, the Florida Supreme Court refused to hear a malpractice case against Holy Cross Hospital and Philippon, letting stand a lower court appeal and the original Fort Lauderdale jury's 2007 $2.15 million verdict. With fees, costs and interest, the award now is $4.3 million. (7)
Personal
Marc Philippon was born in Canada. He lives with his wife, Senenne, and three children in Edwards, Colo.
References and External Links
- Steadman Clinic Web site: http://thesteadmanclinic.com/Index.asp
- Steadman Philippon Researcdh Institute: http://www.sprivail.org/
- Dr. Philippon's CV: http://www.slideshare.net/hipdoctor/marc-philippon-arthroscopic-hip-surgeon-vail-co
- Dr. Philippon personal Web site: http://drmarcphilipponmd.com/
- The Miami Herald, June 14, 2007 (Broward edition), by Diana Moskovitz
- PDF of appeal: http://www.4dca.org/opinions/Mar%202010/03-17-10/4D07-4104.op.pdf
- Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, Oct. 27, 2010 (Broward Metro section), by Bob LaMendola
Great Wikipedia style with headers, you definitely nailed the format! I like that. I also like the rich use of hyperlinks which also is the style of Wikipedia and also helps me read up further about the issues that surround Marc Philippon. An example of this is when you explain that ' He is best known for treating professional and elite athletes suffering from hip labral tears caused by femoracetabular impingement.' I thank God that you hyperlinked femoracetabular impingement because I simply clicked on it to learn more about that condition since I am not familiar with it.
ReplyDeleteWhen you talk about his education as well you are concise, which is great because you then go on in detail about the important parts of his careers, like the number of surgeries he performed etc. The only thing I don't understand is the lack of chronological order in that section. Why did you start off by stating his accomplishments in 2005 then end that section by saying that 'Philippon earned his medical degree from McMaster University Medical School in Ontario, Canada, in 1990, and completed his residency at the University of Miami and Jackson Memorial Hospital in 1995.' I would have tried to keep a stronger time line when writing his career, even if the years overlap (as I notice they do.)
The list of his celebrity patients and contributions (like his work as a sports consultant and board of directors) works really well in this article. I find these details to be critical to my understanding of why this doctor is significant enough to have a Wikipedia entry about him and his practice.
Great article overall!
Nice comments by Amie.
ReplyDeleteLiving persons’ biographies on Wikipedia are tricky. Their policy page on the subject is no joke. Articles are tempting vehicles for both promotion and slander.
You do a great job profiling a renowned figure by balancing both his successes (his client list) and his criticisms (his court cases). The article is well seated within other Wikipedia articles through internal links and well sourced through exterior links.
I use this assignment to let you practice within and become familiar with the web’s modern version of journalistic objectivity. Far from the dubious bathroom wall that some once considered it to be, the Wikipedia is an admirable, living and evolving set of standards as well as a rich source for all of the issues that lie behind all of the knowledge in the world.
Are you going to publish?
Great job.