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Dr Carreira CV

300 SE 17th Street, First Floor
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316
United States of America

Work: 954- 764-2192
Email: carreira@browardhealth.org
www.hipfootankle.com

Objective

To practice as an orthopedic surgeon with special interests in foot and ankle and hip arthroscopy and to participate in academic research

Position

Assistant Clinical Instructor. Broward General Orthopedic Residency Program. July 2007 – present

Education

  • Board Certified: American Board Of Orthopedic Surgery, 2009
  • Mark Myerson Foot and Ankle Fellowship, January – June 2007
  • Pierce Scranton Foot and Ankle Arthroscopic Fellowship, August – December 2006
  • Steadman-Hawkins Vail, CO Sports Medicine and Hip Arthroscopy Fellowship, July 2005 – July 2006
  • Orthopedic Resident: Rush University, July 2001 – June 2005
  • General Surgery Resident: Rush University, July 2000 – June 2001

M.D. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO 2000
Chicago, Illinois

B.A. UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME 1995
Arts and Letters Pre-Professional Psychology
South Bend, Indiana

Consultant / Surgical Instructor

  • Hip Arthroscopy: Smith and Nephew Endoscopy, 2009 – present
  • Foot and Ankle: Arthrex Inc., 2009 – present

Instructor

  • Arthrex Foot and Ankle Arthroscopy Course, October 2010, July 2010, June 2009
  • Smith and Nephew Hip Arthroscopy Courses, 2009- 2011
  • Vail Hip Arthroscopy International Symposium, March 2011
  • Hip Arthroscopy Course, Arthroscopy Association of North America, 2010, 2009
  • Foot and Ankle Arthroscopy and Endoscopy Course, Arthroscopy Association of North America, July 2010, July 2009, July 2007

Honors & Awards

  • Top Doctors in America 2009-2010
  • Sports Fellowship Selection Committee, Steadman-Hawkins January 2006
  • Orthopedic In-Training Examination: 90th Percentile 2004
  • Pillsbury Scholarship Recipient July 2001 – June 2005
  • Orthopedic Residency Selection Committee, Rush University, January 2005

Medical School

  • Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society Member.
  • Clinical honors (top 15%): Orthopedic Surgery, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Dermatology, Otolaryngology.
  • 3rd place: UIC Student Research Forum. January 1999.
  • Research Grant, Shoulder Fund. Rush Pres. St. Luke’s Medical Center. May 1997.

Colegio Gaztelueta Scholarship. Vizcaya, Spain.

  • English Teacher for the 1995-1996 academic year

Undergraduate (University of Notre Dame)

  • Appointed Resident Assistant, 1994-1995.
  • Elected Co-President of Alumni Hall, 1993-1994.
  • PWMEGS Research Scholarship, June and July 1994.
  • University of Notre Dame Office of the President Service Scholarship, Hospital Escandon (Mexico City), 1993.
    8 Notre Dame Scholar (top 20% of students for academic and social service excellence), 1991.

High School (Northridge Preparatory, Des Plaines, Illinois. 1987-1991)

  • Valedictorian
  • Dave Burns Scholar-Athlete Award (awarded annually to one graduating Senior).
  • Most Valuable Player and 1st Team All-Conference Varsity Basketball, 1991.
  • First Team All-Conference Varsity Soccer, 1990.
  • Younger Scholar. National Endowment of the Humanities. “Columbus vs. His Flat-Earth Critics: A Myth for American Schoolchildren.” 1989.

Research

Publications

  • Romeo AA, Cohen BS, Carreira DS: Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Instability, In Repair of Athletic Shoulder Injuries. The Orthopedic Clinics of North America, Volume 32 Number 3 July 2001.
  • Carreira DS, Mazzocca AD, Oryhon J, Brown FM, Hayden JK, Romeo AA: A Prospective Outcome Evaluation of Arthroscopic Bankart Repairs: Minimum 2-Year Follow-up. Am J Sports Med 34 (5):771-777, 2005.
  • Carreira DS, Bush-Joseph C: Hip Arthroscopy. Orthopedics. Volume 29 (6): 517-525, June 2006.
  • Carreira DS, Fox JA, Freedman K, Bach BR Jr: Displaced Nonunion Patellar Fracture Following Use of a Patellar Tendon Autograft for ACL Reconstruction. Journal of Knee Surgery 18(2) April 2005.
  • Mazzocca AD, Brown FM, Carreira DS, Hayden JK, Romeo AA: Arthroscopic Stabilization of Collision Athletes. Am J Sports Med. 33(1): 52-60, 2005.
    Verma NN, Dennis MG, Carreira DS, Bojchuk J, Hayden JK, Bach BR Jr.: Preliminary clinical results of two techniques for addressing graft tunnel mismatch in endoscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. J Knee Surg, 18(3): 183-91, July 2005.
  • Bach BR Jr, Aadalen KJ, Dennis MG, Carreira DS, Bojchuk J, Hayden JK, Bush-Joseph CA: Primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using fresh-frozen, nonirradiated patellar tendon allograft: minimum 2-year follow-up. Am J Sports Med. 2005 Feb; 33(2): 284-92.
  • Lin JL, Carreira D, Ponnapan R, Volz B, Cole BJ: Use of bipolar radiofrequency energy in delayed repair of acute supraspinatus tears in rats. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 16(5): 640-8, 2007.
  • Carreira DS, Scranton P Jr: Retrograde OATS of the ankle: open and arthroscopic approaches. Foot Ankle Int, 28:1200 – 1203, 2007.
  • Carreira DS, Scranton P Jr. Chapter 44: “Arthroscopic Subtalar Arthrodesis.” Minimally Invasive Techniques in Orthopedic Surgery. Editors Scuderi GR and Tria AJ. New York: Springer, pp 381-385, 2010.
  • Carreira DS, Myerson MS. What is the best treatment for injuries to the Tarsometatarsal joint complex? In Evidence-Based Orthopedics: The Best Answers to Clinical Questions. 506-10, 2008.
  • Scranton PE, Coetzee JC, Carreira D: Arthrodesis of the first metatarsocuneiform joint: a comparative study of fixation methods. Foot Ankle Int, 30(4): 341-5, 2009.
  • Carreira, DS: Arthroscopy of the Hallux. Foot Ankle Clin, 14(1): 105-14, 2009.

Presentations

  • Proximal Fifth Metatarsal Fractures in the Elite College Football Player: Effects on Career and Radiographic Parameters. NFL Team Physicians Society Annual Scientific Meeting. Indianapolis, IN. February 25, 2011.
  • Common Ankle and Midfoot Injuries. Grand Rounds Broward Health Medical Center. January 19, 2009. Emergency Room Grand Rounds Imperial Point Medical Center. March 3, 2010
  • Lapidus plate vs. 2 screw fixation: A Biomechanical study: Scranton PE, Coetzee CC, Carreira DS. Summer meeting of the American Orthopedic Society of Foot Ankle Surgery. June 25-27, Denver 2008.
  • Ankle Osteocondral Defects. Florida Orthopedic Society Annual Meeting. Fort Lauderdale, FL. May 21, 2010
  • Achilles injuries: What’s new in treatment? Florida Orthopedic Society Annual Meeting. Key Largo, FL. May 17, 2008.
  • A Prospective Outcome Evaluation of Arthroscopic Bankart Repairs: Minimum two year follow-up:Carreira DS, Mazzocca AD, Oryhon J, Brown FM, Hayden JK, Romeo AA.
    • AOSSM 29th Annual Meeting. San Diego, California. July 21, 2003. Herodicus Award Nominee.
    • 10th Annual Residents & Fellows Arthroscopy Conference. Useppa Island, Florida. May 17, 2003.
    • European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow 16th Annual Meeting. Budapest, Hungary.
      September 2002.
    • AOSSM 28th Annual Meeting. Orlando, Florida. July 2002.
  • Preliminary Clinical Results of Two Techniques for Addressing Graft Tunnel Mismatch in Endoscopic ACL: Verma N, Dennis M, Carreira DS, Hallab N, and Bach BR Jr. 15th Annual Thesis Day. Department of Orthopedic Surgery. Rush Medical Center. June 27, 2003.
  • Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Fresh Frozen, Non-irradiated Patella Tendon Allograft. Minimum Two Year Follow-up: Bach BR Jr, Aadalen KJ, Dennis M, Carreira DS, Bojchuk J, Hayden JK, Bush-Joseph CA, Riff A.
    • 10th Annual Residents & Fellows Arthroscopy Conference. Useppa Island, Florida. May 17, 2003.
    • Institutional Research Week, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. April 5-8, 2006.
  • Una Evaluacion Prospectiva de Resultados de Raparaciones Artroscopicas de Bankart: Minimo de Dos
    Anos de Recordativo    : Carreira DS, Mazzocca AD, Oryhon J, Brown FM, Hayden JK, Romeo AA.
    XXI Congreso de la Asociación Española de Artroscopia. Zaragoza, Spain. May 16, 2003.
  • Arthroscopic Stabilization of Collision Athletes: Mazzocca AD, Carreira DS, Hayden JK, Romeo AA.
    • American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine 28th Annual Meeting. Orlando, Florida. July,
      2002.
    • European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow 16th Annual Meeting. Budapest, Hungary.
      September 2002.
  • A Prospective Outcome Evaluation of Arthroscopic Bankart Repairs: Romeo AA, Carreira DS.
    • International Conference of Shoulder Surgery. Sydney, Australia, October 5-8, 1998.
    • University of Illinois at Chicago Student Research Forum. Chicago, IL. January 29, 1999.
    • European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow. The Hague, Netherlands. September 8-
      11, 1999.
  • Radiofrequency Microdebridement to Augment the Repairs of Chronic Rotator Cuff Tears in Rats: Cole
    BJ, Lin J , Carreira DS, Ponnappan R, Lee S, Hallab N, Williams J. 72nd Annual Meeting of the
    AAOS. Washington, DC. February 24, 2005.
  • Demographics of Pediatric and Adolescent ACL and associated injuries: Carreira DS, Briggs K, Sterett
    WI, Steadman JR. 74th Annual Meeting of the AAOS. San Diego, California. February 14, 2007.
    Primary Healing of Complete ACL Tears with “Healing Response”: Minimum Two-Year Outcome:
    Carreira DS, Rodkey W, Steadman JR. 74th Annual Meeting of the AAOS. San Diego, California.
    February 14-18, 2007.
  • Hip Arthroscopy: Outcomes in Athletes (In Spanish): Carreira DS, Philippon M. 9th Annual Congress
    of the Arthroscopy Association of Argentina. Buenos Aires, Argentina. June 5, 2006.
  • Hip Arthroscopy: Labral Repairs: Carreira DS, Philippon M. 9th Annual Congress of the Arthroscopy
    Association of Argentina. Buenos Aires, Argentina. June 5, 2006.
  • Orthopedic Grand Rounds. Rush Medical Center
    • “Triplane Fractures” November 12, 2001
    • “Anterior Shoulder Dislocations” March 6, 2002
    • “Synovial Chondromatosis” April 15, 2002
    • “Recurrent Hip Dislocation After Total Hip Arthroplasty” September 11, 2002
    • “Tibial Plateau Fractures” March 19, 2003
    • “Frozen Shoulder” May 12, 2004
    • “Pediatric ACL Reconstruction” August 11, 2004
  • “Anterior Shoulder Instability”, Grand Rounds, Vail Valley Medical Center, August 29, 2005
  • “Femoroacetubalar Impingement and Labral Tears”, Hip Arthroscopy Review Course, Steadman Hawkins Clinic, September 24, 2005
  • “Posterior Cruciate Ligament and Posterolateral Corner Injuries”, Steadman Hawkins Clinic Lecture Series, October 17, 2005
  • “Rotator Cuff Basic Science, Evaluation, and Nonoperative Treatment”, Steadman Hawkins Clinic Lecture Series, November 14, 2005
  • “On Field Management of Sports Injuries”, Steadman Hawkins Clinic Lecture Series, May 8, 2006
  • “The Neuron Morphology of the Bullfrog Brain”. Undergraduate Advisor: Sunny Boyd, Ph.D. Department of Biological Sciences. University of Notre Dame. June and July, 1994.

In Progress

  • The role of medial cuneiform osteotomy in the management of flatfoot deformity: Carreira DS; Gamba C; Myerson MS.
  • Prospective Outcome Evaluation of electroshockwave therapy in the management of foot and ankle nonunions, avascular necrosis, plantar fasciitis, and Achilles Tendonopathy: Carreira DS, Jeng C, Myerson M.S.: Augmentation of Cartilage
  • Healing with Pulsed Electrostimulation in the Equine Model: Frisbee D, Rodkey WM, Carreira DS, McIlwraith CW.

Team Coverage

  • Team Physician. Stranahan Varsity High School Football. 2007- present.
  • Assistant Team Physician and Consultant. Florida Marlins. 2007- present.
  • Assistant Team Physician and Consultant. Miami Dolphins. 2008- present.
  • Consulting Team Physician. Nova Southeastern University Athletics. 2007- present.
  • Assistant Team Physician. Chicago Blaze Professional Women’s Basketball. 2003.
  • Assistant Team Physician. Denver Broncos. 2005.
  • Assistant Team Physician. Colorado Rockies. 2006.
  • Team Physician. Battle Mountain High School Football. 2005.
  • Team Physician. Eagle Valley High School Football. 2005.
  • Team Physician. US Men’s Ski Team. 2005-2006.
  • Team Physician. US Women’s Ski Team. 2005-2006.
  • Team Physician. Prosser High School Varsity Football. 2002- 2005.

Membership

  • American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine
  • American Orthopedic Society of Foot and Ankle Surgery
  • Arthroscopy Association of North America
  • American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
  • NFL (National Football League) Team Physicians Society

Languages

  • Near-native fluency in Spanish, raised in a bilingual home.
  • Received A’s in two near-native Spanish courses at the University of Notre Dame.

Activities

Soccer, skiing, basketball, cycling.