DEAN S. RICKETTS, M.D., P.S.
DEAN S. RICKETTS, M.D., P.S.
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY / FRACTURES / SPORTS MEDICINE
CURRICULUM VITAE
I.Name:Dean Stratton Ricketts, M.D.
II.Born:August 28, 1940 in Oakland, California
III.Education:Newport Harbor High School, graduated June 1958
University of Southern California, September 1958 to June 1961
U.C.L.A. February 1962 to June 1963
University of California Irvine School of Medicine, graduated June 1967
Internship:U.C.L.A. Rotating, Wadsworth V.A. Hospital, July 1967 to
June 1968
Residency:Four year Orthopedic Surgery Residency at Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital, completed June 1974
IV.Board Certification:Certified by American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, October 1976
V.Military:U.S. Army, September 1968 to July 1970. Assigned to U.S. Army Hospital, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama for the first
year and served at 71st Evacuation Hospital, Pleiku, Viet
Nam the second year
VI.Former Hospital Affiliations:Little Company of Mary Hospital, Torrance, California
Torrance Memorial Hospital, Torrance, California
South Bay Hospital, Redondo Beach, California
VII.Teaching Affiliations:Assistant Clinical Instructor, U.C.L.A., Chief Attending, Pediatric Orthopedic Clinic, U.C.L.A. Harbor General Hospital Medical Center, 1974 -1979
Clinical Teaching Staff, Children's Orthopedic Hospital, 1980 to present
VIII.Present Hospital Affiliations:Overlake Hospital Medical Center, Bellevue, Washington
Evergreen General Hospital, Kirkland, Washington
Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Seattle
Los Angeles County Medical Association, 1974-1979
California Medical Association, 1974-1979
American Medical Association
South Bay Medical Association
King County Medical Society
Washington State Medical Association
Washington Orthopedic Association
Diplomat of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Member of Infection Control Committee, Torrance Memorial Hospital, 1976 and 1977
Member of the Utilization Review Committee, Little
Company of Mary Hospital, Torrance, California, 1976-1977
Member of Surgical Committee and Judicial Review
Committee, Torrance Memorial Hospital, 1977
Member of the Executive Committee of the Los Angeles
California Medical Association, District 9, 1976, 1977
Member of Executive Committee, Torrance Memorial
Hospital, 1978
Medical Staff Treasurer, Torrance Memorial Hospital, 1979
Member of Governing Body, Los Angeles County Health
Systems Agency (HSA), 1977-1978
Bylaws Committee, Overlake Hospital Medical Center, 1981
VIII.Present Hospital Affiliations:Chief of Orthopedics, Overlake Hospital Medical Center,
1983-1984
Member of Orthopedic Professional Activities Committee,
Overlake Hospital Medical Center, 1987-1988
Overlake Memorial Hospital, Bellevue, Washington
Evergreen General Hospital, Kirkland, Washington
Children's orthopedic Hospital, Seattle, Washington
IX.Organizations:Los Angeles County Medical Association, 1974-1979
California Medical Association, 1974-1979
American Medical Association
South Bay Medical Association
King County Medical Society
Washington State Medical Association
Washington Orthopedic Association
Diplomat of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
X.Committees:Member of Infection Control Committee, Torrance
Memorial Hospital, 1976 and 1977
Member of Surgical Committee and Judicial Review Committee, Torrance Memorial Hospital, 1977
Member of the Executive Committee of the Los Angeles California Medical Association, District 9, 1976 and 1977
Member of Executive Committee, Torrance Memorial Hospital, 1978
Medical Staff Treasurer, Torrance Memorial Hospital, 1979
Member of Governing Body, Los Angeles County Health Systems Agency (HSA), 1977-1978.
Bylaws Committee, Overlake Memorial Hospital, 1981
Chief of Orthopedics, Overlake Memorial Hospital, 1983-1984.
XI.Honors: National Merit Scholar
XII.Scientific Publications and
Presentations:1. "Chiari Osteotomy, Indications and Results": Paper read at
Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital, December 2, 1971
2."Experience with Tendon Transfers to Improve Grasp and Pinch in Quadriplegic Hands": Read at the Western Orthopedic Association Meeting, San Diego, California, October 1973
3."Arthrodesis of the Hip by Iliofemoral Nailing": Presented at Harbor General Hospital, Torrance, California, January 1974
4."The One Stage Posteromedial Release for Clubfoot Deformity": Presented at Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital, Los Angeles, December 1975.
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