Letha Yurko Griffin January 31, 2015 Universities Attended: West Virginia University, summer school Ohio State University Degree: B.S., College of Biological Sciences Major: Microbiology Status: summa cum laude Ohio State University Degree: M.Sc., Department of Microbiology Field: Immunology Status: summa cum laude Ohio State University Degree: Ph.D., Academic Faculty of Microbial and Cellular Biology Field: Immunology Status: summa cum laude Ohio State University Degree: M.D., College of Medicine Status: summa cum laude Post Graduate Medical Training Intern, General Surgery, University of Michigan Hospital. Resident, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan Hospital. Certification: Certification, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, July, 1982 Recertification, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, July, 1994; July 2003; July 2014 Added Qualification in Sports Medicine, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, November 2011 Employment: July, 1978-September, 1979. Instructor, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan. September, 1979-August, 1981. Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Sports Medicine, University of Washington. September, 1979-August, 1981. Team Physician to Varsity Athletes, University of Washington. August, 1981-present. Clinical Staff, Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic, P.A., Atlanta, Georgia. January, 1982-1984. Clinical Staff, Scottish Rite Sports Medicine Clinic, Atlanta, Georgia. 1 January, 1984-1993. Clinical Instructor, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. September, 1994-1999. Adjunct and Clinical Faculty, Department of Kinesiology and Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia. January 1999-2005. Adjunct Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia Medical School Honors: Nu Sigma Nu Award (for outstanding first year medical student) Honors in Pathology Honors in Medicine Honors in Obstetrics and Gynecology Honors in Medical Microbiology American Medical Women's Association Award for superior academic achievement Other Honors: National Science Foundation Fellow, 1968-1969 American Orthopaedic Association's North American Traveling Fellow, 1979 Alumnae Achievement Award, Kappa Kappa Gamma, 1994 Guest Faculty for Disputation Program, Yale University School of Medicine, May 1997 Georgia Women Pioneers in Health Care, award presented by Georgia Commission on Women, March 1998 Panel of Atlanta Top Doctors, Atlanta Magazine 1984, 1992, 1999 NATA President’s Challenge Award, 2001 American Women Who’s Who, Registry 2003 Tim Kerin Sports Medicine Person of the Year Award, presented by the Southeast Athletic Trainers’ Association, March 2004 Memberships in Professional Organizations: Alpha Omega Alpha Alumnae Association, University of Michigan Orthopaedic Department American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons American College of Sports Medicine (Fellow) The American Orthopaedic Association American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (Fellow) Arthroscopy Association of North America Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons Atlanta Orthopaedic Association Georgia Orthopaedic Society National Athletic Trainers Association (Associate Member) Phi Beta Kappa Ruth Jackson Society The Forum: Women’s Sports Medicine Association 2 Participation in Professional Committees, Boards and Other Healthcare Appointments: Committee for Sports Medicine, Michigan State Medical Society, 1979-1980 Planning Committee, "Conference on the Medical Aspects of Organized Athletics," Michigan State Medical Society, 1979 Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association, 1981-1983 Operating Room Committee, Planning Committee for New Operating Room Space, University of Washington, 1979-1980, 1980-1981 Local Planning Committee, Instructional Course Committee, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 51st Annual Meeting, 1984 Committee for Review of the Papers for the Annual Resident Award, Georgia Orthopaedic Society, 1983 Committee on Sports Medicine, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1981-1989 Committee on Examinations and Evaluations, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1981-1989 Subcommittee on Sports Medicine, Committee on Examinations and Evaluations, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1981-1989 Infectious Disease Control Committee, Piedmont Hospital, 1983-1985 Campaign for the 80s, Piedmont Hospital, 1983 Orthopaedic Care and Evaluation Committee, Piedmont Hospital, 1984-1989 Library Committee, Piedmont Hospital, 1984 to 2004 Pro Health Physicians Advisory Committee, Piedmont Hospital, 1984-1998 Utilization Review Committee, Piedmont Hospital, 1986-1988 Education Committee, Piedmont Hospital, 1988 to 2004 Chairman 1993-1994 Program Committee, Medical Association of Georgia, 1983-1985 Sports Medicine Trainer's Manual Organization Committee, American Orthopaedic Society, 1983 Chairman, Medical Aspects of Sports Committee, Medical Association of Georgia, 1983- 1996 Orthopaedic Panel, Metropolitan Atlanta Foundation for Medical Care, 1984 to 1995 Program Committee, Medical Association of Atlanta, 1984-1985 Session on Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, Chairman, May 24, 1984. Utilization Management Programs Orthopaedic Review Committee, 1986-1987 Continuing Medical Education Committee, American College of Sports Medicine, 1988- 1991 Committee on Health Policy, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1989-1990 Chairman, Sports Injury Update Continuing Education Program, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orlando, FL, Chairman, December, 1989 Board of Directors, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1989-1990 Committee on Ethics, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1988-1994 Member, Board of Trustees, American College of Sports Medicine, 1991-1994 Publications Committee, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, 1989-1996, Chairman 1992 3 Education Committee, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, 1989 to 1995 Liaison to Education Committee and Public Relations Task Force, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, 1992-1998 Chairman, Session on Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, May 24, 1984. Board of Directors, Board of Certification, National Athletic Trainers Association, 1991- 1994 Medical Organizing Committee, 1996 Summer Olympic Games, 1992-1996 Venue Medical Planner for the Georgia State University Badminton Venue, 1995-1996 Data Collection and Communications, Public Health, and Health Promotion Subcommittee of the Medical Organizing Committee, 1996 Summer Olympic Games, 1993-1996 Public Health Executive Committee for ACOG, 1995-1996 Olympic Medical Support Group Data Systems Task Force, 1994-1996 Chairman, Editorial Board, Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Sports Medicine. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1992 Public Relations Task Force, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, 1993-1998 Public Relations Committee, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, 1998-2001 American Academy for Sports Medicine's Representative to The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons "Play It Safe" Campaign, 1994-1995 Editorial Board Member, Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1994- 2001 Georgia State Board of Athletic Trainers, Member, 1995-2004 University of Michigan Orthopaedic Society, President Elect, 1995, President, 1996 Task Force on Women's Issues American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1995-1998 Judge AOA/Zimmer Resident Competition AOA, 1996-1997 Georgia State University Athletic Board, 1994-2008, 2013 until present Georgia State University Athletic Board Honorary Member, 2008-2010 Georgia State University Athletic Board Task Force on Fundraising, 1995-1999 Nominating Committee, Alternate, AAOS, 1995 Personnel Committee, Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic, 1992-1995; chairman, 1992-1994 Education Task Force, Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic, 1995-2000 Systems Committee Chairman, Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic, 1998 – 2000 Membership Committee, Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons, 1991-1994, Chairman, 1994 Written Examination Committee, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery for Specialty Re-Certification Examinations in Sports Medicine, 1996 Oral Examiner, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, for Re-Certification and Certification Examinations, 1995, 1997 Oral Examiner, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery for Practice-Based Audit Examination, October, 1996 Atlanta Orthopaedic Society, President-Elect, 1996-1997; Atlanta Orthopaedic Society, President, 1997-1998 Internet Task Force, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, 1996-2000 Public Education Task Force of the Publications Committee, American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1997 Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports Committee, National Collegiate Athletic 4 Association, 1997-2003 Membership Committee, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, 1997-2002 Committee on Publications, AAOS, 1996-2002 Publications Committee, Secretary, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1996- 2002 National Collegiate Athletic Association Task Force, Exploring Gender Specific Issues in ACL Non-Contact Injuries, 1997-1999 Practice Profile Exam Review Committee, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inc., 1997 Ad Hoc Credentialing Committee, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, 1997- 2000 Mentor, Ruth Jackson Society for Morehouse and Emory University, 1997-1999 Member, American