RICHARD L. MULVANIA, M.D.
DIPLOMATE, AMERICAN BOARD OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
QUALIFIED MEDICAL EXAMINER

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON & SPINE SPECIALIST

CURRICULUM VITAE

Birthdate: Birthplace:	October 20, 1940 Blue Earth, Minnesota
Education: Undergraduate:	B.A. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, 1962 B.S. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, 1963.
Medical School	M.D.: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, 1965
Postgraduate:	INTERNSHIP AT COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 1965 TO 1966. RESIDENT IN ORTHOPAEDICS, V.A. HOSPITAL, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MINNEAPOLIS, MN. 1966-1970 SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN, JANUARY 1968 TO JULY 1968.
Professional:	Orthopaedic Surgeon U.S. Navy, LCDR, July 1970 – July 1972. Associate with Drs. Krmpotich and Lee, Orthopaedic Surgery, 18700 Main Street, Suite 109, Huntington Beach, CA July 1, 1972 to September 1974. Private Practice Orthopaedic Surgery, 18800 Main Street, Suite 200, Huntington Beach, CA. 1974 to 1979. Private Practice Orthopaedic Surgery, 18800 Main Street, Suite 110, Huntington Beach, CA. 1979 to 1984. Private Practice Orthopaedic Surgery, 18800 Main Street, Suite 400, Huntington Beach, CA. 1984 to present. Team physician: El Toro High School, El Toro, CA 1992 to 1994. Team physician: Fountain Valley High School, Fountain Valley, CA. 1981 to 2001 Chief of Surgery, Pacifica Community Hospital, Huntington Beach, CA. January 1, 1985 to December 31, 1985. January 1, 1996 to December 31, 1996. Team physician: Piranhas, Arena Football League, Anaheim, CA 1995 to 1996. Acro Med. Brantigan I/F cage, Pilot Study. Medical Staff Secretary-Treasurer: Pacifica Hospital, January 1, 1996 to November 10, 1998. Chairman, Utilization Review Committee, Pacifica Hospital, Huntington Beach, CA. 1996 to 1998. Chief of Surgery: Tustin Hospital, February 1, 1999 to 2000
Certification and Licensure:	DIPLOMATE, AMERICAN BOARD OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY Certified September 22, 1972: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons California License: C32378 INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMINER Certified September 2004: American Board of Independent Medical Examiners QUALIFIED MEDICAL EXAMINER, California
Professional Societies:	Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons American Medical Association SEAK Orange County Medical Association Western Orthopaedic Association North American Spine Society
Continued Medical Education: (Past 10 Years)	California Orthopedic Association, Becoming an AME, Newport Beach, CA-December 2004 North American Spine Society, Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL- October 2004 ABIME Certification Review and AMAGuides to The Evaluation of Permanent Impairment 5th Edition, Las Vegas, NV-August 2004 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA - March 2004 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA February 2003 Federation of Spine Associates, AAOS Specialty Day, New Orleans, LA, February 2003 University of Wisconsin, Medical School, New Analgesic Options: Overcoming Obstacles to Pain Relief, December 2002 CMA’s 6th Annual Leadership Academy: Navigating the Perfect Storm: California Health Care and the Future November 22 & 23, 2002 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 68th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA February / March 2001 Federation of Spine Associates - AAOS Specialty Day San Francisco, CA March 2001 Education Design - 6th SSIS - Spine Surgeons International Symposium Degenerative Spinal Disease: Selecting Surgical Techniques September 2000 Education Design - Bone Growth Factors & Substitutes: Spinal Procedures & Fusion June 2000 Huntington Beach Hospital - Communication Disorders April 6, 2000 Huntington Beach Hospital - Prevention of Myocardial Infarction February 24, 2000 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 66th AAOS Annual Meeting Anaheim, CA February 1999 Federation of Spine Associates, AAOS Specialty Day, Anaheim, CA February 1999 Pacifica Community Hospital, Huntington Beach, CA: Upper GI Motility – Therapeutic November 3, 1998 Pacifica Community Hospital, Huntington Beach, CA: Evaluation of Sleep Disorders August 4, 1998 Pacifica Community Hospital, Huntington Beach, CA: HIV Update July 21, 1998 Pacifica Community Hospital, Huntington Beach, CA: Therapeutic Intervention Wound Care July 7, 1998 Pacifica Community Hospital, Huntington Beach, CA: Dermatology Update June 23, 1998 Pacifica Community Hospital, Huntington Beach, CA: Rationale and Management Hypertension & Nephrology May 12, 1998 Pacifica Community Hospital, Huntington Beach, CA: Update on Quantimicrobial Therapy May 5, 1998 Pacifica Community Hospital, Huntington Beach, CA: Peptic Ulcer Disease Update April 7, 1998 Pacifica Community Hospital, Huntington Beach, CA: Hospice Philosophy & Symptom Management February 24, 1998 Pacifica Community Hospital, Huntington Beach, CA: Wound Healing and Repair January 27, 1998 Pacifica Community Hospital, Huntington Beach, CA: Overview of Viral Hepatitis January12, 1998 Medical Education Resources: New Frontiers in Spine Surgery, April 11, 1997 American Academy of Orthopaedic Meeting, Annual Meeting of Orthopaedic Surgeons, February 1997 Meeting in Strasburg, France, New Frontiers in Spine Surgery, April 11, 1996 Medical Education Resources: Total Spine: Advanced Concepts and Constructs, Mexico, February 1996 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 61st Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA February 1994 Federation of Spine Associates, AAOS Specialty Day, New Orleans, LA February 1994 Orange County Spine Society: Spinal Surgery, October 12, 1993 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 60th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA February 1993 Federation of Spine Associates, AAOS Specialty Day, San Francisco, CA February 1993 Pacifica Community Hospital, Huntington Beach, CA: Brain Behavior, Sugar Control, December 1992 Pacifica Community Hospital, Huntington Beach, CA: Catherization Techniques, Peripheral VSD, August 1992 Garden Grove Hospital and Medical Center: Continued Medical Education by CMA, June 1992 Pacifica Community Hospital, Huntington Beach, CA: Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, June 1992 UCSF: Risk Prevention Kills, June 1992 UCSD Medical Center: Laser Assisted Disc Compression Workshop, May 16, 1992 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 59th Annual Meeting, Washington, C.C., February 1992