George A. Macer, Jr., M.D., A Medical Corporation
Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL INFORMATION:
PRESENT PRACTICE: Limited to Surgery of the Hand and Upper Extremity
  The Hand & Wrist Center
3918 Long Beach Boulevard Suite 100
Long Beach CA 90807
TELEPHONE: (562) 424-9000
FAX NO: (562) 427-9030 and 424-9067
DATES: January 2007 to present
PRIOR PRACTICE: George A. Macer, Jr., M.D., Medical Corp.
DATES: April 1987 to December 2006
DATE OF BIRTH: October 17, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH: Pasadena, California
EDUCATION:
PRIMARY/SECONDARY: University of Southern California
Pasadena City Schools
Pasadena, CA
COLLEGE: University of Southern California - 1970
Los Angeles, CA

Bachelor of Arts
GRADUATE SCHOOL: University of Southern California - 1971
Medical Physiology
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Southern California – 1972 - 1976
School of Medicine
Medical Doctor
INTERNSHIP: Memorial Hospital of Long Beach – 1976 - 1977
Categorical Surgery
ORTHOPAEDIC RESIDENCY: Orthopaedic Hospital of Los Angeles – 1977 - 1981
Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center
AFFILIATED HOSPITALS ATTENDED: Harbor - UCLA Medical Center
– Los Angeles, CA
Veteran's Administration Hospital
– Sepulveda, CA
Rancho Los Amigos Hospital
– Downey, CA
Centinela Hospital
– Inglewood, CA
Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic
– Inglewood, CA
FELLOWSHIP: Joseph H. Boyes/Orthopaedic Hospital – 1982
(14 Months)
Fellowship in Surgery of the Hand and Microsurgery
BOARD CERTIFICATION
1977 National Board of Medical Examiners Diplomate
1988,
Recertified to 2019
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Diplomate
1989,
Recertified to 2019
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
  American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Fellow
  American Society for Surgery of the Hand - Active Member
2004 Southern California Society for Surgery of the Hand - President
  California Orthopedic Association
  Western Orthopaedic Association
  American Medical Association
  California Medical Association
  Los Angeles County Medical Association
1996 Long Beach Surgical Society - President
AWARDS:
1977 "Intern of the Year"
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
1985 Outstanding Scientific Exhibit
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
LICENSURE:
1977 California - G-34983
1990 Nevada - 6174
1977 Drug Enforcement Administration Current
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
  Long Beach Memorial Medical Center (Active)
  St. Mary Medical Center (Inactive)
  Lakewood Regional Medical Center (Active)
  Surgery Center of Long Beach (Active)
  Rancho Los Amigos Hospital – Downey (Inactive)
  Los Alamitos Medical Center (Active)
  Anaheim Memorial Hospital (Inactive)
STAFF APPOINTMENTS:
1990, 1991 Chairman, Department of Orthopedics
St. Mary Medical Center - Long Beach
1999 - Present Orthopedic Executive Committee
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
  Voluntary Clinical Professor
Department of Orthopedics
University of Southern California
School of Medicine
  Attending Hand Surgeon
Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center
Downey, CA
  Resident Teaching
Department of Family Medicine
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
  Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Plastic Surgery
University of California/ Irvine School of Medicine
PRESENTATIONS AND NATIONAL MEETINGS:
June 13, 1981 University of Southern California
School of Medicine
Department of Orthopaedics, Alumni Day
Orthopaedic Hospital Los Angeles
"Unicameral Bone Cysts"
May 1, 1982 Western Orthopaedic Association
Los Angeles Chapter, Seventh Annual Meeting
Palm Springs, California
"Unicameral Bone Cysts, An Alternate Treatment"
February 5, 1984 American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Second Annual Residents and Fellows' Conference
Atlanta, Georgia
"Scapho-Trapezial Trapezoidal Arthrosis Treated by Silastic Interposition Arthroplasty"
January 28, 1985 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
52nd Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada
"Early Results of Steroid Injection for Unicameral Bone Cysts"
October 9, 1985 Western Orthopaedic Association
49th Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas
"Non-Surgical Treatment of Fingertip Amputations"
February 18, 1986 American Society for Surgery of the Hand
41st Annual Meeting,
New Orleans, Louisiana
"Dorsal Capsulodesis for Rotatory Sub-luxation of the Scaphoid"
PUBLICATIONS:
February, 1986 "Surgical Closure Not Mandatory in Finger-tip Amputations"
George A. Macer, Jr., M.D., Gerald Blatt, M.D.
ORTHOPAEDICS TODAY
Spring 1986 “Non Surgical Treatment of Fingertip Amputations"
Gerald Blatt, M.D., George A. Macer, Jr., M.D., and Douglas Bald, M.D.
ORTHOPAEDIC TRANSACTIONS, Vol 10 No 1

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