Welcome to Collier Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center

James J. Guerra, M.D.
Curriculum Vitae
1706 Medical Blvd, #201
Naples, FL 34110

Faculty Position:

1999 - Present Collier Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center
Medical Director, Naples Community Hospital Sports Medicine Program
Naples, FL

1996 - 1999 CLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA
Head, Section of Sports Medicine
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Fort Lauderdale, FL

1995 - 1996 JOE TORG SPORTS MEDICINE CENTER
Allegheny University - Center City Campus
Director of Sports Medicine, Elkins Park Hospital
Director of Sports Medicine, Bucks County Hospital
Allegheny University Hospital System
Philadelphia, PA

Education:

1985 - 1989 M.D. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL
Chicago, Illinois
Graduated with Distinction (Top 10), Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society

1983 - 1985 B.S. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Evanston, Illinois
Honors Program in Medical Education, Academic Honor Society

1979 - 1983 MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL
Massapequa, New York
Student Government President, Graduated Top 1%
Columbia University Science Honors Program, NY, NY 1981-1983
Scholarship Summer Scholars Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute '82

Postdoctoral Training:

Internship & Residency:

1989 - 1994 HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Acting Chairman: Marvin E. Steinberg, M.D.
Chairman 1989 - 1993: Carl T. Brighton, M.D., Ph.D.

Fellowship:

1994 - 1995 AMERICAN SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE
Birmingham, Alabama
Sports Medicine Fellowship
Directors: James R. Andrews, M.D., and William G. Clancy, Jr., M.D.

Awards & Honors:

3M Award Best Clinical Science Study presented at AAOSM Meeting 1996
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Part I Written Examination 1994: 99th Percentile
Resident Paper Award, Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society, Fall 1993 Meeting
Resident Paper Award, Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society, Fall 1992 Meeting
Doctor of Medicine with Distinction (Graduated in Top 10), Northwestern University, 1989
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, 1988
Honors Program in Medical Education, Northwestern University, 1983 - 1989

Licenses & Board Certification:

1990 Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners, # 377758
1991 Pennsylvania State Medical License, # MD048395-L
1994 Alabama State Medical License, # 18089
1996 Florida State Medical License, # ME0071751
1997 Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Professional Memberships:

1990 - Present American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
1994 - Present American Sports Medicine Fellowship Society (ASMFS)
1996 - Present Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA)
1999 - Present American College of Surgeons (FACS)
1999 - Present American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
1997 - Present International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery & Ortho Sports Med
1997 - Present Southern Medical Association
1997 - Present Southern Orthopaedic Association

Activities, Experiences & Interests:

Athletic Appointments:

1999 - Present Firecats Arena Professional Football, Team Physician
1999 - Present Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), Team Physician
1999 - Present St. John Neuman High School, Team Physician
1999 - Present Naples Community Hospital Sports Medicine Program, Medical Director
1999 - 1999 Baltimore Orioles (MLB) Spring Training Consulting Team Physician
1996 - 1999 Assistant Team Physician Florida Panthers (National Hockey League)
1996 - 1999 Team Physician Fort Lauderdale Christian Academy
1998 - 1999 Team Physician Archbishop Edward McArthur
1994 - 1995 Team Physician Jacksonville State Univ. (NCAA IAA), Jacksonville, AL
1994 - 1995 Team Physician Thompson High School, Alabaster, AL
1994 - 1995 Assistant Team Physician Birmingham Barons (Minor League AA Baseball)
1994 - 1995 Assistant Team Physician Birmingham Bulls (East Coast Hockey League)

Academic Experiences:

1987 Teaching Assistant Genetics & Biomedical Statistics
1988 Teaching Assistant Gross Anatomy
1989 Northwestern U. Medical School Admission Committee (Voting Member)
1989 Northwestern U. Medical School Curriculum Committee
1990 Administrative Laboratory Resident, University of Pennsylvania
1994 Chief Resident, University of Pennsylvania
1995 Medical Student Education Committee, Hahnemann University
1997 - 1999 Lecturer, Florida Atlantic University Physical Therapy Department

Philanthropic Experiences:

1985 - 1987 Cabrini-Green Inner City Youth Program - Swimming Instructor
1986 - 1988 Phi Rho Sigma Philanthropic Medical Society - Treasurer
August 1992 Azua, Dominican Republic: Medical Group Missions Volunteered with 65 other physicians and paraprofessionals to providesurgical care to small rustic village in the Dominican Republic

Research Experience:

Basic Science Laboratory Research Project:

1990 - 1991 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, PA
McKay Laboratory of Orthopaedic Research, Dept. of Ortho Surgery

NIH TRAINING GRANT:
Alkaline Phosphatase Metabolism in Bone Cells
Mentor: Charles C. Clark, Ph.D.

DESCRIPTION: Investigated the augmentation of mineralization of bone matrix at a cellular level. Specifically, studied how osteoprogenitor cells phenotypically differentiate into osteoblasts using alkaline phosphatase as a biochemical marker.

Prior to Residency Research Experience:

Summer 1986 MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER,
New York, NY
Cornell University Medical Center, Department of General Surgery

CLINICAL & RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP: Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
Mentor: Alan D. Turnbull, M.D., F.A.C.S.

DESCRIPTION: Outcome analysis of the management of advanced peritoneal carcinomatosis.

Summer 1985 MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER,
New York, NY
Cornell University Medical Center, Department of General Surgery

CLINICAL & RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP: Malignant Melanoma
Mentor: Man H. Shiu, M.D., F.A.C.S.

DESCRIPTION: Analyzed the efficacy of isolated limb perfusion for malignant melanoma, and conducted nude mice experiments to determine the efficacy of various chemotherapeutic agents on hepatic and pancreatic malignancies.

Summer 1984 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, New York, NY
Department of Pulmonary Medicine

HEALTH CAREER OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM: Cold Air Therapy Asthma
Mentor: Francois Haas, Ph.D.

DESCRIPTION: Prospective study to determine the efficacy of cold-air conditioning program for asthma patients.

Publications:

1. 1986 Shiu M, Knapper WH, Fortner JG, Yeh S, Horowitz G, Schnog J, Guerra JJ, Gould-Rossbach P, Cole R. "Regional Isolated Limb Perfusions of Melanoma Intransit Metastases Using Mechlorethamine (Nitrogen Mustard)". Journal of Clinical Oncology. Vol 4, No 12 (December), 1986: pp. 1819-1826.

2. 1988 Turnbull AD, Guerra JJ. "Results of Surgery for Obstructing Carcinomatosis of Gastrointestinal, Pancreatic or Biliary Origin". Journal of Clinical Oncology. August 1988.

3. 1992 Guerra JJ, Shapiro D. "Diagnosis and Treatment of the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome". Hospital Physician. 1992, 28(4): 29-41.

4. 1994 Guerra JJ, Born CT. "Management of Traumatic Subtrochanteric Fractures". Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics. 1994; 4(2): 1-6.

5. 1994 Guerra JJ, Bednar JM. "Equipment Malfunction in Common Hand Surgical Procedures: Complications Associated with the Pneumatic Tourniquet and with the Application of Casts and Splints". Hand Clinics. 1994; 2: 12-22.

6. 1995 Guerra JJ, Steinberg ME. "Current Concepts Review: Distinguishing Transient Osteoporosis of the Hip from Avascular Necrosis". Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 1995; 77A: 616-624.

7. 1995 Guerra JJ, Cuckler JM. "Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Intraoperative Autologous Transfusions (Cell Saver) in Primary Total Hip Replacements". Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 1995, 315: 212-222.

8. 1995 Guerra JJ, DellaValle CJ, Corcoran TA, Torg JS, Duda JR. "Arthroscopically Assisted Placement of a Supracondylar Intramedullary Nail: Operative Technique". Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 1995, 11(2): 239-244.

9. 1995 Guerra JJ, Timmerman LA. "Anatomy, Histology, and Pathomechanics: Elbow Injuries in Throwing Athletes". Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine. 1996, 4(2): 69-76.

10. 1995 Guerra JJ, Timmerman LA. "Clinical Anatomy and Pathomechanics of the Elbow in Sports". Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review. 1995, 3: 160-169.

11. 1997 Andrews JR, Guerra JJ, Fox GM. "Normal and Pathologic Arthroscopic Shoulder Anatomy". In Andrews JR, Timmerman LA(eds.): Diagnostic and Operative Arthroscopy. Chapter 5. Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders Company. 1997, 60-77.

12. 1996 Andrews JR, Heckman MM, Guerra JJ. "Normal Arthroscopic Examination of the Glenohumeral Joint". In McGinty JB, Caspari RB, Jackson RW, Poehling GG (eds.): Operative Arthroscopy. Chapter 36. Philadelphia, Lippincott-Raven Pub. 1996, 647-661.

13. 1996 Guerra JJ, Torg JS. "Current Trends in Evaluation and Rehabilitation of the Cervical Spine in the Athlete". 1996 Home Study Course of the Sports Physical Therapy. Chapter 4, 1996, 1-28.

14. 1998 Guerra JJ, Torg JS. "Cervical Spine Injuries". In Safran MR, Camp SV, McKeag D (eds.): Manual of Sports Medicine. Boston. Little, Brown, and Company. 1998.

15. 1996 Berson L, Dormans JP, Drummond DS, Davidson RS, Guerra JJ, Collins M "Fibrous Tumor of the Distal Femur". Journal Pediatric Orthopaedics. Accepted January 1998.

Presentations and Posters:

1. 1992 Guerra JJ, Clark CC. "The Induction of Alkaline Phosphatase in Rat Calvaria Bone Cell Cultures". The First World Congress for Electricity and Magnetism in Biology and Medicine. Lake Buena Vista, FL. June 1992 (Poster).

2. 1992 Guerra JJ, Rosenthal A, Clark CC. "The Role of Ascorbic Acid in the Induction of Alkaline Phosphatase in Rat Calvaria Bone Cell Cultures". The American Society of Bone and Mineral Research: 14th Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN. October 1992 (Poster).

3. 1992 Guerra JJ, Cuckler JM. "Cell Saver vs. Preoperative Autologous Donation: A Comparative Cost Analysis for Primary Total Hip Arthroplasties". Eastern Orthopaedic Association: 23rd Annual Meeting. Dorado, Puerto Rico. October 1992 (Poster).

4. 1992 Guerra JJ, Cuckler JM. "Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Intraoperative Autologous Transfusions (Cell Saver) in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasties". Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society Meeting: 1992 Fall Meeting. Pittsburgh, PA. November 1992 (Presentation).

* Winner Resident Paper Award

5. 1993 Guerra JJ, Cuckler JM. "Comparative Cost Analysis of Blood Conservation Techniques in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty". American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: 60th Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA. February 1993 (Presentation, Poster, Discussion Panel).

6. 1993 Rosenthal A, Guerra JJ, Knight K, Clark CC. "The Effect of Substrata on the Differentiation of Cultured Rat Calvaria Bone Cells". American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Orthopaedic Research Society. San Francisco, CA. February 1993 (Poster).

7. 1993 Guerra JJ, Steinberg ME. "Diagnosing Transient Osteoporosis of the Hip". Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society Meeting: 1993 Fall Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. November 1993 (Presentation).

*Winner Resident Paper Award

8. 1994 Guerra JJ, Steinberg ME. "Distinguishing Transient Osteoporosis of the Hip from Avascular Necrosis". American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: 60th Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. February 1994 (Presentation, Poster, Discussion Panel).

9. 1995 Guerra JJ, Steinberg ME. "Distinguishing Transient Osteoporosis of the Hip from Avascular Necrosis". Association Research Circulation Osseous (ARCO). Vienna, Austria. October 1995 (Presentation).

10. 1996 Joyce M, Guerra JJ, Lemak LJ, Clancy WG, Andrews JR. "Increased Prevalence and Severity of Intra-articular Damage When ACL Reconstruction is Delayed". American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Sports Medicine Speciality Day (62nd Annual Meeting). Atlanta, Georgia. February 1996 (Presentation).

11. 1996 Guerra JJ, Joyce ME, Wilk KE, Clancy WG, Andrews JR. "Effect of Surgical Timing on the Incidence of Arthrofibrosis Following ACL Reconstruction with Accelerated Rehabilitation". The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (22nd Annual Meeting). Lake Buena Vista, FL. June 1996 (Presentation).

*Winner 3M Award - Best clinical science paper

Invited Faculty:

1. 1995 Guerra JJ. "Clinical Ankle Anatomy Annual Athletic Injuries in Baseball Course". Birmingham, AL. February 1995 (Faculty).

2. 1995 Guerra JJ. "Second Annual Cadaveric Dissection Course: The Shoulder" ALATA. Birmingham, AL. July 1995 (Faculty).

3. 1995 Guerra JJ. "Valgus Extension Overload of the Elbow in the Throwing Athlete". Philadelphia Sports Medicine Society. Philadelphia, PA. November 1995 (Faculty).

4. 1996 Guerra JJ. "The Treatment of Stress Fractures in Athletes". The American Fracture Association (58th Annual Meeting). Philadelphia, PA May 1996 (Faculty).

5. 1997 Guerra JJ. "Shoulder Anatomy as it Relates to Baseball Injuries". Baseball Injuries Course (15th Annual Meeting). Birmingham, AL. January 1997 (Faculty).

6. 1997 Guerra JJ. "The Evaluation and Treatment of Patellofemoral Pain". Advanced Patellofemoral Dysfunction Examination & Treatment Seminar. Fort Lauderdale, FL. March 1997.

7. 1997 Guerra JJ. "Evaluation of the Patellofemoral Joint". 18th Annual Sports Medicine Physician - Therapist Team Concept Conference. Williamsburg, VA. October 1997 (Faculty).

8. 1997 Guerra JJ. "Guidelines for the On-Field Assessment of Injuries". 18th Annual Sports Medicine Physician - Therapist Team Concept Conference. Williamsburg, VA. October 1997 (Faculty).

9. 1998 Guerra JJ. "Elbow Injuries in the Throwing Athlete". Orthopaedic Update: Southern Medical Association. Orlando, FL. January 1998 (Faculty).

10. 1998 Guerra JJ, "Throwing Injuries to the Shoulder". Orthopaedic Update: Southern Medical Association. Orlando, FL. January 1998 (Faculty).

11. 2000 Guerra JJ. "Shoulder: Bankart, SLAP & Rotator Cuff Repair and Impingement Syndrome." Arthrex Surgical Skills Training Center. Naples, FL. July 2000 (Course Instructor).

12. 2000 Guerra JJ. "Shoulder: Bankart, SLAP & Rotator Cuff Repair and Impingement Syndrome." Arthrex Surgical Skills Training Center. Naples, FL. September 2000 (Course Instructor).

13. 2000 Guerra JJ. "Masters Experience: General Shoulder Arthroscopy Course" Arthroscopy Association of North America. Rosemont, IL. October 2000. (Associate Faculty).

13. 2000 Guerra JJ. "Shoulder: Bankart, SLAP & Rotator Cuff Repair and Impingement Syndrome." Arthrex Surgical Skills Training Center. Scottsdale, AZ. November 2000 (Course Instructor).