Background
Walker, Richard Hugh was born on January 29, 1951 in Elgin, Illinois, United States.
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Richard Hugh Walker
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AB cum laude, Occidental College, 1973; Doctor of Medicine, University of Chicago, 1977.
Career
Junior resident in surgery, University of California at Los Angeles, 1977-1979;
junior resident in orthopaedic surgery, Stanford (California) U., 1979-1981;
senior resident, Stanford (California) U., 1981-1982;
chief resident, Stanford (California) U., 1982-1983;
clinical member division orthopaedic surgery, section lower extremity reconstructive surgery, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, California, since 1983;
co-director lower extremity reconstructive surgery fellowship, division orthopaedic surgery, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, California, since 1989;
associate head division orthopaedic surgery, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, California, 1990-1997;
department chairman surgery, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, California, since 1998. Staff physician department surgery Green Hospital of Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, since 1983, member Executive Committee since 1994, chief of staff, 1995-1997, department chairman surgery, since 1998. Team physician San Diego Padres, 1983-1986, 95-.
Clinical instructor department orthopaedics and rehabilitation University of California, San Diego, 1983-1992, assistant clinical professor, since 1992. Member board directors Scripps Clinic Medical Group, LaJolla, since 1992, member Executive Committee since 1998. Member of the Board of Governors Scripps Clinical, since 1992, member joint Executive Board, 1992-1993, member joint county Scripps Health,1995-1997.
Member physicians county Scripps Institutions of Medicine and Science, 1995-1997. Presenter, lecturer in field.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Medical Association, American Academy Orthopaedic Surgeons, We. Orthopaedic Association (program chairman San Diego chapter 1994-1995, treasurer 1995-1996, vice president 1996-1997, president 1997-1998, Resident Paper award 1983), California Orthopaedic Association, Association Arthritic Hip and Knee Surgery (charter member 1991), American Association Hip and Knee Surgeons, Association Bone and Joint Surgeons (Nicholas Andry Research.award 1997).
Connections
M. Wendy Allen; children: Ashley Elizabeth, Blake Allen, Emily Paige.
