Training & Experience

EDUCATION

MEDICAL TRAINING

ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS

• Phi Eta Sigma (Freshman Honor Fraternity), UCLA, 1982
• Regents Scholar, UCLA, 1982
• Dean's Honor List, UCLA, 1984-1986
• Cornell University Medical College Summer Research Fellowship, Cumc, 1985
• MedREP summer Research Fellowship, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1986
• National Medical Fellowship Scholarship, JHUSM, 1987
• National Institutes of Health Summer Research Fellowship, NIH, 1988
• Commonwealth Fund Medical Research Fellowship, JHUSM, 1989
• 15 Basic Science and Clinical Honors, JHUSM, 1987-1991
• The James H. Robinson Award for Outstanding Minority Surgical Achievement, National Medical Fellowship, 1991 (1st Prize – National Competition)

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1994 – Present
• American Medical Association, 2002- Present
• Mississippi Orthopaedic Society, 1997 – Present
• Mississippi State Medical Association, 2010- Present

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

1. Changes in lymphocyte number and phenotype in seven lymphoid compartments following thermal injury. Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York, 1985. (Preceptor: Brian Organ, M. D.)
2. A quantitative approach to a rodent for tardive dyskinesia. University of California, Los Angeles, California, 1986. (Preceptor: Gaylord Ellison, M. D.)
3. Development of a canine model for left ventricular assist devices. Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1986. (Preceptor: Lindsay Crumblin, M. D.)
4. Characterization of trans-acting factors involved in the transcriptional regulation of the embryonic and fetal globin genes. Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1988. (Preceptor: Alan Schecter, M. D.)
5. The role of glutathione S-transferase and glutathione activity in CNS tumor resistant mechanisms. John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 1989. (Preceptor: Benjamin Carson, M. D.)
6. Surgical management of rotator cuff disease in 481 patients. Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York, 1992 – 1994. (Preceptor: Louis Bigliani, M. D.)

PUBLICATIONS

1. Organ, B., Antonacci, A., Chiao, J. Chiao, J., Jumar, A., Deriesthal, H., Yuan, L., Black, A., Calvano, S. Changes in Lymphocyte Number and Phenotype in Seven Lymphoid Compartments Following Thermal Injury. Annuals of Surgery 210; 78-89, 1989.
2. Black, A., Phillips, P., Carson, B. The Role of Glutathione S-Transferase Activity in CNS Tumor Resistant Mechanisms. Proceedings of the Commonwealth Fund Medical Research Fellowship Annual Meeting, 10:2, 1990.
3. Phillips, P., Black, A., Carson, B., Brem, H., Morelos, J., Colvin, O. Glutathione S- Transferase Activity and Glutathione Concentration in Human Brain Tumor Biopsies. Proceedings of the American Association of Cancer Research, 31:355, 1990.
4. Black, A., Codd, T., Rodosky, M., Self, E., Pollock, R., Flatow, E., Bigliani, L. Surgical Management of Rotator Cuff Disease. Ortho Trans, 1995.
5. Tibone, J.E., Lee T. Q., Black, A.D., Sandusky M.D., McMahon P. J. Glenohumeral translation after arthroscopic thermal capsuloplasty with a radiofrequency probe. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2000 Nov –Dec: 9(6): 514-8
6. Lee, T. Q., Black, A. D., Tibone J. E., McMahon P. J. Release of the coracoacromial ligament can lead to glenohumeral laxity: a biochemical study. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2001 Jan-Feb; (1): 68-72

PRESENTATIONS

1. Black, A., Phillips, P., Carson, B. The Role of Glutathione S-Transferase Activity in CNS Tumor Resistant Mechanism. Presented at the Commonwealth Fund Medical Research Fellowship Annual Meeting (Paper #2), Baltimore, Maryland, January 1990.
2. Phillips, S., Black, A., Carson, B., Bram, H., Morelos, J., Colvin, O. Glutathione S-Transferase and Glutathiuone Concentration in Human Brain Tumor Biopsies. Presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting (Paper #355), Washington, D. C., May, 1990.
3. Black, A., Codd, T., Rodosky, M., Self, E., Pollock, R., Flatow, E., Bigliani, L. Surgical Management of Rotator Cuff Disease, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (Paper #553), Orlando, Florida, February, 1994.
4. Black, A., Codd, T., Rodosky, M., Self, E., Pollock, R., Flatow, E., Bigliani, L. Surgical Management of Rotator Cuff Disease. Resident American Orthopaedic Association Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 1995.