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Mauricio F. Herrera, MD Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon

Fellowship Trained in Sports Medicine/Arthroscopic Surgery

Dr. Mauricio Herrera is an orthopaedic surgeon that specializes in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery. He aims at getting patients and athletes, young and old, back to their active lifestyles. He specializes in treating all types of shoulder pain, hip and knee pain, as well as elbow and ankle sports-related injuries. He is also an integral part of the Miami Institute for Joint Reconstruction, the largest Orthopaedic Group in Miami-Dade County.

His areas of expertise include:

Hip Arthroscopy
Arthroscopic Shoulder Rotator Cuff repair
Arthroscopic Shoulder Instability Surgery
Primary/Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction, including Double Bundle ACL Reconstruction
Primary/Revision Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Reconstruction
Posterolateral Corner Reconstruction
Multiple Ligament Knee Reconstructions
Meniscus Transplantation and Repair
Allograft Stem Cell Therapy
Cartilage Replacement Procedures, OATS, Allograft Surgery, for cartilage defects
Pediatric Sports-Related injuries (i.e., ACL injuries in Patients with Open Growth Plates)
Sports-Related Elbow injuries
Sports-Related Foot/Ankle injuries

Dr. Herrera’s medical training includes a Fellowship in Sports Medicine/Arthroscopic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania under the direction of world- renowned orthopaedic surgeons, Dr.’s Freddie Fu, Christopher Harner, James Bradley, Mark Rodosky and Marc Philippon. There he was involved in the care of the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers and the University of Pittsburgh Panthers Football Team. He was also team physician for various local High Schools.

A native of New York City, he completed his orthopaedic surgery residency in New York City at Columbia University/Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was Chief resident. There, his chairman was Dr. Louis Bigliani and chief of Sports Medicine/Shoulder surgery was Dr William Levine. He obtained his medical degree at the University of California at San Francisco. He graduated from New York University with a BS in Nutrition/Dietetics.

Dr. Herrera has published and presented his research at numerous local and national meetings on topics regarding arthroscopic and sports related injuries.

He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Arthroscopy Association of North America and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.

He is a Diplomate and is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is also Board Certified in Sports Medicine by the ABOS. Dr. Herrera has privileges at Baptist Hospital, South Miami Hospital and Kendall Regional Medical Center in Miami, Florida.

Most of his surgeries are performed in an outpatient facility. More complicated surgeries are performed at Baptist Hospital of Miami.

He is also fluent in Spanish.

Board Certification - ABOS

Part I — Passed 7/2003

Part II — Passed 7/2007

Diplomate of American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons — Since 2007

Education

Saint Francis Preparatory High School
Fresh Meadows, NY
9/1983-6/1987
New York University
New York, NY
Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics
9/1987-6/1991
Queens College, CUNY
Queens, NY
Post-Baccalaureate (Pre-Med)
7/1991-7/1993
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
San Francisco, CA
Doctor of Medicine
9/1993-6/1997

Post-Doctoral Training

Trauma Training Center, New York Orthopaedic Hospital,
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, NY
Harrison L. McLaughlin Orthopaedic Trauma Research Fellow (7/1997-7/1998)

New York Presbyterian Hospital
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Internship in General Surgery (7/1998-7/1999)

New York Presbyterian Hospital
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery (7/1999-7/2002)

New York Presbyterian Hospital
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Chief Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery (7/2002-7/2003)

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA
Sports Medicine Fellow (7/2003-7/2004)

Professional Societies

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2000-Present)
Arthroscopy Association of North America: Resident Member (2001-Present)
American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine (2004-Present)

Appointments and Titles

New York University
Vice President, League of the United Cooperative (1990-1991)
Histrongic-Americans
Secretary, Omicron Nu National Honor Society (1990-1991)

University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Member, Minority Recruitment and Retention Committee (1993-1997)
Member, Admissions Committee (1994-1997)
National Network of Latino American Medical Students (1994-1997)
--California Regional Representative (1995-1996)
--Treasurer (1996-1997)
Instructor in Human Anatomy and Biochemistry, (1994-1995)
Medical Scholars Program

Honors and Awards

New York University, NY
Trustee’s Scholarship (1987-1991)
Dean’s List (1987-1991)
National Histrongic Scholarship Fund (1988-1991)
Omicron Nu National Honor Society (1990-1991)
National Histrongic Scholar (1990-1991)
Dean’s Letter of Excellence (1991)

University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
National Histrongic Scholarship Fund (1993-1994)
California Histrongic American Medical Association Scholarship (1993-1994)
National Histrongic Scholar (1993-1994)
Dean Debbas Scholarship for Minority Medical Education (1994)

Hospital for Special Surgery, NY
New York Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation (1994)
Fellowship in Musculoskeletal Research

Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, N.Y.
Arnold Gold Foundation Outstanding Housestaff/Resident (1998-1999)
Teaching award

Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, N.Y.
Harrison L. McLaughlin Fracture/Trauma resident of the year (2000-2001)

Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, N.Y.
Leonard Marmor Chief Resident of the year (2002-2003)

Dedicated Research Experience

Hospital for Special Surgery, NY (1994)
Vibratory Sensibility in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Research Assistant under Dr. Stephen Burke

University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine (1996-1997)
Study of Spinal Fusion to the Sacrum
Research Assistant under Dr. David Bradford

Trauma Training Center, New York Orthopaedic Hospital (1997-1998)
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY
Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Orthopaedic Trauma
under Dr. Melvin P. Rosenwasser.

Bibliography-Peer Reviewed Manuscripts

Herrera MF, Chapman CB, Roh MS, Strauch RJ, Rosenwasser MP. External fixation with allograft for comminuted fractures of the distal radius . Journal of Hand Surg [Am]1999 Nov.24(6):1269-78.
Herrera MF, Roth N. Salter-Harris Type III Fracture of the Medial Femoral Condyle Associated with an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear. American Journal of Sports Medicine 2003 Sept/Oct 31(5):783-786
Herrera MF, Reynolds F, Wilk RM, Freehill MQ, Bauer G, Levine WN, Bigliani LU. Infection after Mini-Open Rotator Cuff Repair. J Shoulder & Elbow Surgery , 2002 (11)6:605-609
Chapman C, Herrera MF, Schweppe M, Yaron I, Rosenwasser MP. Computed tomography for classification of intertrochanteric fractures. American Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery 2003 Sept. 32(9):443-451
Raia F, Herrera MF, Chapman C, Yaron I, Rosenwasser MP. Randomized evaluation of bipolar vs. unipolar hemiarthroplasty in elderly patients with femoral neck fractures. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 2003 Sept (414):259-65
Sinicropi S, Herrera MF, Chapman C, Raia F, Yaron I, Rosenwasser MP. Long gamma nail for the treatment of peritrochanteric fractures. Journal of Orthoapedic Trauma (accepted)
Zlatkin MB, Pevsner D, Sanders T, Hancock CR, Ceballos C, Herrera MF. Acetabular Labral tears and Cartilage Lesions of the hip: Indirect MRI Arthrographic Correlation with Arthroscopy. Journal of Radiology (accepted)

BOOKS AND CHAPTERS

Rosenwasser MP, Herrera MF, Yaron I.:Long Gamma Nail for proximal femur fractures: Preliminary Prospective Report and Outcome Analysis IN:Gahr, Leung, Rosenwasser, Roth (eds) The Gamma Locking Nail: Ten Years Result & Surgical Experience. Einhorn-Presse Verlag, pp 239-244, 1998

Scientific Presentations

Herrera, MF, Rosenwasser MP. Long Gamma Nail Workshop: Study Protocols and Documentation Requirements Howmedica Corporation, Chicago, IL, August 1997.
Chapman C, Herrera MF, Schweppe M, Yaron I, Rosenwasser MP. Computed Tomography for the Classification of Intertrochanteric Fractures. American Orthopaedic Association, Sun Valley, Idaho, June 1999.
Herrera MF, Reynolds F, Wilk RM, Freehill MQ, Bauer G, Levine WN, Bigliani LU. Infection after Mini-Open Rotator Cuff Repair. American Orthopaedic Association Residents’ Conference. Hershey, PA. March 2001.
Levine WN, Herrera M, Reynolds F, Wilk RM, Bigliani LU:Infection after Mini-Open Rotator Cuff Repair. International Congress on Surgery of the Shoulder. Capetown, South Africa, April 23, 2001.
Herrera M, Levine WN, Reynolds F, Wilk RM, Bigliani LU: Infection after Mini-Open Rotator Cuff Repair. 3rd Biennial Shoulder and Elbow Meeting. Orlando, FL. April 4, 2002.
Herrera M. Advances in Arthroscopic Treatment of Shoulder Instability. All-Inside ACL Reconstruction using the Retro Drill. International Congress of Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine. Buenos Aires, Argentina June 3-5 2006
Herrera M. Hip Atrhroscopy—Surgical techniques; Arthroscopic shoulder instability techniques; Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. National Congress of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. Tegucigalpa, Honduras August 10-12 2006.
Herrera MF. Arthroscopic Rotator cuff repair with Suture Bridge. Arthroscopic Shoulder Instability Surgery 2007. Arthroscopic Surgery of the Shoulder & Knee, Update 2007, Santiago, Chile. August 23-24, 2007

Poster Exhibits

Yaron I, Herrera MF, Dick H, Rosenwasser MP. Vascularized Fibula Bone Transplant for Limb Salvage in Chronic Osteomyelitis. Orthopaedic Trauma Society Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY, October 1997.
Rosenwasser MP, Herrera MF, Chapman CB, Roh MS, Strauch RJ, Treatment of Unstable Distal Radius Fractures with Cancellous Allograft and External Fixation. Poster presentation, American Society for Surgeons of the Hand, Denver, CO, September 1997.
Herrera MF, Chapman CB, Roh MS, Strauch RJ, Rosenwasser MP Treatment of Unstable Distal Radius Fractures with Cancellous Allograft and External Fixation. American Orthopaedic Association Residents’ Conference, Sacramento, CA, February 1998.
Herrera MF, Chapman CB, Roh MS, Strauch RJ, Rosenwasser MP Treatment of Unstable Distal Radius Fractures with Cancellous Allograft and External Fixation. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orlando, FL, March 2000.
Herrera MF, Reynolds F, Wilk RM, Freehill MQ, Bauer G, Levine WN, Bigliani LU. Infection after Mini-Open Rotator Cuff Repair. American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. Keystone, CO. June 2001.
Herrera MF, Reynolds F, Wilk RM, Freehill MQ, Bauer G, Levine WN, Bigliani LU. Infection after Mini-Open Rotator Cuff Repair. American Orthopaedic Association. Palm Beach, FL. June 2001.
Herrera MF, Raia F, Rosenwasser MP. Computed tomography for the classification of intertrochanteric fractures: Correlation of fracture patterns and lag screw collapse with outcome scores. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Dallas, TX, Feb. 2002.
Herrera MF, Lervick G, Levine WN, Bigliani LU. Humeral Head replacement for acute proximal humerus fracrures in patients less than 60 years old. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, New Orleans, LA. Feb. 2003.

Education and Teaching

Clinical Instructor (Feb. 6-8, 2004)
Arthroscopic & Open Techniques in Shoulder Surgery
The Orthopaedic Learning Center, Rosemont, IL.

Clinical Instructor (August 9-10, 2006)
Arthrex 1st Annual Florida Sports Medicine Symposium
Naples, Fl

Clinical Instructor (August 10-11, 2007)
Arthrex 2nd Annual Florida Sports Medicine Symposium
Naples, Fl

Clinical Instructor, Hip Arthroscopy (Oct. 25-26, 2007)
Florida Hip Arthroscopy Symposium
Naples, FL

Committees

Orthopaedic Departmental Advisory Committee (1/08-P)
Baptist Hospital
Miami, Fl

Sports / Training Room Experience

City College of New York Athletics, NY (1999-2003)
Columbia University Athletics, NY (1999-2003)
National Youth Program at City College of New York (2001-2002)
Yankee Stadium Physician, NY (2002)
University of Pittsburgh Panthers Football (2003-2004)
Pittsburgh Steelers Football (2003-2004)

Personal Community Service

Volunteer, Inmates with AIDS Program, Riker’s Island, NY
Volunteer, Greenwich Village Soup Kitchen, NY
strongish Translator, Emergency Room, Elmhurst Hospital, NY
Medical Student Volunteer, UCSF Homeless Health Clinic, SF
Medical Student Volunteer, Mission Neighborhood Health Fair, SF
Instructor, Academic Motivation in Education Program (AIM HIGH), SF
Mentor, Berkeley Mentorship Program, UC Berkeley, CA
UCSF Medical School Representative, Open Discussion with UC Regent
Ward Connoly, SF

Interests

Weight lifting
Personal Fitness Instruction
Nutritional Counseling
Swimming