Richard L. Wixson, M.D.

Dr. Richard L. Wixson is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon, concentrating in total hip and knee reconstruction and replacement. He is a Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and serves as the Chairman of the Resident Research Committee within the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and on the Board of Directors of Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Dr. Wixson is proud to have served on the Health Policy Committee of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons as well as the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Coding Committee. Among his many honors he has been named to Chicago Magazine's annual list of Top Doctors.

Dr. Wixson received his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin, and completed his residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, where he was made Chief Resident in Orthopaedics. Subsequently he completed fellowships in Hip and Knee reconstruction at Massachusetts General Hospital and New England Baptist Hospital in Boston.

He has been a member of the American Medical Association, the Chicago Medical Society, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons and the Illinois Orthopaedic Society.

Dr. Wixson has done extensive research on the subject of bone cement and joint fixation as well as computer assisted surgical procedures for hip and knee replacement. He has been published in the Journal of Arthroplasty, the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, and the Journal of Biomechanics.

Education

B.A., 1968	Northwestern University
M.D., 1972	University of Wisconsin

Internships and Residencies

July, 1972 - June, 1973	Medical Internship Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
July, 1973 - October, 1973	Medical Residency Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
July, 1974 - June, 1977	Orthopaedic Residency Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
July, 1976 - December, 1976	Chief Resident, Orthopaedics Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan

Post Residency Training

July, 1977 - December, 1977	Clinical Fellow in Orthopaedics, Hip and Knee Reconstruction Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
January, 1978 - June, 1978	Senior House Officer, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Significant Employment

November, 1973 - June, 1974

Plant Physician, Chrysler Hamtrammack Assembly Plant
Hamtrammack, Michigan

Academic Appointments

1978 - 1982	Instructor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois
1979	Medical Advisor, BioEngineering Section, Rehabilitation Engineering Northwestern University Medical School
1982 - 1989	Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Northwestern University Medical School
1984	Adjunct Professor, Department of Biological Materials Northwestern University Dental School
1989	Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopaedics Northwestern University Medical School
1993	Adjunct Professor, Department of Basic and Behavioral Sciences Div. of Biological Materials, Northwestern University Dental School
1995	Professor of Clinical Orthopaedics Northwestern University Medical School
2000	Clinical Professor of Basic and Behavioral Sciences Northwestern University Dental School

Society Memberships

1978	American Medical Association
1978	Illinois State Medical Society
1978	Chicago Medical Society
1981	Chicago Orthopaedic Society
1981	Orthopaedic Research Society
1982	American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
1982	American Rheumatism Association
1982	Mid-America Orthopaedic Association
1983	The Society for Biomaterials
1983	Illinois Orthopaedic Society
1986	Clinical Orthopaedic Society
1991	American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons

Licensure and Certification

July, 1973	State of Wisconsin	License Number 18335
August, 1973	State of Michigan	License Number 32724
July, 1977	State of Massachusetts	License Number 41341
September, 1978	State of Illinois	License Number 36-566781
September, 1979	Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Patents

October, 1990	Orthopedic Cement Mixer No. 4,981,647
May, 1995	Bone Cement Mixing and Loading Apparatus No. 5,415,474
April, 1996	Orthopedic Implant with Self-Reinforced Mantle No. 5,507,814
April, 1997	Femoral Resection Instrumentation Including Three-Dimensional Jig and Method of Use No. 5,624,444
October, 1997	Methods of Making Self-Reinforced Composition of Amorphous Thermoplastics No. 5,679,299
June 17, 1999	Bone Cement and Method of Preparation No. NU-9439

Committee Assignments

1979 - 1981	Utilization Review Committee Northwestern Memorial Hospital
1979 - 2004	Director, Journal Club, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Northwestern University Medical School
1982 - 1984	Research Committee Northwestern Memorial Hospital
1990 - 1992	Research Committee Northwestern Memorial Hospital
1982 - 1984	Education Committee, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Northwestern University Medical School
1983 - 2009	Chairman, Resident Research Committee, Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery Northwestern University Medical School
1983 - 1984	State Co-Chairman Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Development Campaign
1983 - 1985	DRG Liaison Committee Northwestern Memorial Hospital
1984 - 1985	Laser Advisory Committee Northwestern Memorial Hospital
1984 - 1989	Joint Nurse/Physician Practice Committees Northwestern Memorial Hospital
1985 - 1986	Biomedical Engineering of the Research Strategic Planning Task Force Northwestern University Medical School
1988 - Present	Transfusion Medicine Committee Northwestern Memorial Hospital
1988	Diagnostic & Therapeutic Technology Assessment Panel American Medical Association
1989 - 2005	Medical Record Committee Northwestern Memorial Hospital
1989 - 1999	Editorial Board The Journal of Arthroplasty
1993 - 2004	Coding Committee Association of Arthritic Hip and Knee Surgery
1994 - 1995	Sergeant-of-Arms Illinois Orthopaedic Society
1994 - 1999	Reviewing Committee Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
1994- 2004	CPT Coding Committee American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
1994-1995	Chairman, Coding Committee Association for Arthritic Hip and Knee Surgery
1996-1999	Treasurer-Secretary Illinois Orthopaedic Society
1997- 2004	AAOS Representative American Medical Association CPT Advisory Committee
2000	Course Director and Moderator Midwest Clinical Conference Berkheiser Memorial Lecture
2000 - Present	Board of Directors Northwestern Memorial Hospital
2000-2003	Chairman, Coding Committee American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
2001 – Present	Professional Standards Committee, Board of Directors Northwestern Memorial Hospital
2003 - 2005	Board of Directors American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons

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