Terry Whipple (U.S.A.) - Honorary Founding Member
Terry L. Whipple, M.D., F.A.C.S
American Self, PLC
9900 Independence Park Drive
Richmond, Virginia 23233
(804) 290-0060
1. Personal Information
Date of Birth: May 21, 1945
Place of Birth: Montgomery, Alabama
2. Education
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia
Doctor of Medicine – 1971
Activities: Dean’s Council, Coach – Freshman crew team, rugby team, community education – Drug Counseling Service
College: Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, Bachelor of Arts,
Cum Laude in Politics and International Law – 1967
Thesis: (High Honors) “Legal Analysis of U.S. Policy toward Chinese
Representation in the United Nations”
Activities: Class officer (four years, Undergraduate Council, heavyweight crew team, rugby team, Cottage Club, Honor Council
3. Post Doctoral Training
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina. July 1975-June 1979
General Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas. July 1972-June 1973
Internship: Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas. July 1971-June 1972
4. Licensure and Certification
Licensure: Virginia 0101-021093
Texas (inactive)
North Carolina 08789
Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery – 1980
5. Military Service
U.S. Navy Lt. Commander, Naval Regional Medical Center, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina 1973-1975
6. Current Positions
Managing Partner, American Self, PLC, Richmond, Virginia—2000
Chief of Orthopaedics, American Self, PLC, Richmond, Virginia—2000
Director, Orthopaedic Research of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia—1984
Treasurer, Orthopaedic Research of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia—2004—2009
Medical Director, Alpha Orthopaedics, Inc.—2007
Chairman, Scientific Advisory Board, Alpha Orthopaedics—2007
Medical Director, Transitional Physical Therapy (a division of OrthoCareRN, Inc.)--2007
Medical Director, Sonoma Orthopedic Products, Inc—2008
7. Academic Positions
Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University,
Winston-Salem, North Carolina—1990-1998
Clinical Associate Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Virginia
Richmond, Virginia—1983-1998
Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Virginia School of Medicine
Charlottesville, Virginia—1984-1998
8. Hospital Affiliations
Consulting Staff, Henrico Doctors’ Hospital, Richmond, Virginia
Consulting Staff, Saint Mary’s Hospital, Richmond, Virginia
9. Administrative Experience
Medical Director, Alpha Orthopaedics, Alameda, California, 2007 to present
Medical Director, OrthoCare RN, Inc, Herndon, Virginia, 2007 to present
Director, Orthopaedic Research of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, 1982 to present
Chief Executive Officer, Surgical Data Management Corporation, Richmond, Virginia, 1984-2002
Director, MediVisuals, Incorporated, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1989-1991
President, Tuckahoe Surgery Center, Richmond, Virginia, 1989
Vice Chairman of Orthopaedics, Humana St Luke’s Hospital, Richmond, Virginia, 1984-1985
Director, Humana Orthopaedic Center of Excellence, St. Luke’s Hospital, Richmond, Virginia, 1983-1984
Vice-President, Precision Surgical Instruments, Richmond, Virginia, 1982-1990
Founder and Secretary of Computed Image Surgical Stimulation, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Director, Arthritis Foundation, Virginia Chapter—2000-2007
Director, International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine—1998-2002
Director of Industry Liaison, International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine—2000-2002
Executive Committee—International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine—2000-2002
Clinical Advisory Board, CrossCart, Inc.—2000-2007
Treasurer, Orthopaedic Research of Virginia
Medical and Scientific Director—Alpha Orthopaedics, Inc., Alameda, CA—2007-present
Medical Director—Sonoma Orthopaedic Products, Inc, Santa Rosa, CA—2008-present
10. Editorial Services
Board of Editors, Video Journal of Orthopaedics, 1988 to present.
Editorial Board, Journal of Arthroscopy, 1985 to present.
Board of Advisors, Better Health and Living Magazine, Bruce Jenner, Editor, New York, New York,
1985 to present.
Associate Editor, Video Journal of Arthroscopy, 1987
Associate Editor, Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, 1982-1986
Editorial Board, Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery, 1982-1986
Division Editor, Wheeless’ On-Line Textbook of Orthopaedics, 2007 to present http://www.wheelessonline.com
11. Scholarly and Professional Society Memberships
Academic Orthopaedic Society
American Medical Association
American Orthopaedic Association
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Arthroscopy Association of North America
Central Virginia Physician Network
Diplomat of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Duke University Hand Club
Eastern Orthopaedic Association
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
International Arthroscopy Association
International Society for Surgery of the Knee
International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Laser Institute of America
Medical Society of Virginia
Orthopaedic Laser Society
Orthopaedic Research Society
Piedmont Orthopaedic Society Richmond Academy of Medicine
Richmond Orthopaedic Club
Southern Medical Association
Virginia Athletic Trainers Association
Virginia Orthopaedic Society
