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Michael J. Champine, M.D. is a
board-certified orthopaedic surgeon who is fellowship trained in Adult
Reconstructive Surgery. This
area of expertise includes total knee replacement
and total hip replacement.
Dr. Champine has specialized training and expertise in the most up
to date techniques, such as minimally invasive hip
replacement, minimally invasive knee
replacement, 2-incision hip replacement,
quad-sparing knee replacement, partial
knee replacement, and computer-assisted
surgery. In addition,
he has considerable experience with the most current implant technologies,
such as metal-on-metal hip replacement, ceramic
hip replacement, and rotating platform knee
replacements.
Dr. Champine grew up in a close knit
family in
South Texas
. His work ethic and values
were instilled from his parents, a plumber and a school teacher.
As a youth, he was active in sports, school, and church.
He graduated high school as the valedictorian of his class while
earning all-district honors in basketball and baseball.
He received his medical degree from The University of Texas Health
Science Center in
San Antonio
in 1988, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor
Society and graduated first in his class.
He then completed his residency training at
Parkland
Memorial
Hospital
and The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 1993.
Dr. Champine’s fellowship in Adult Reconstructive Surgery under
Dr. Jerome Wiedel was at The University of Colorado Health Science Center
in
Denver
,
Colorado
, where he served as an Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery in 1994.
He was also an attending physician at the Denver Veteran’s
Administration
Hospital
. Dr. Champine is currently an
Associate Clinical Professor at The
university
of
Texas Southwestern Medical
Center in
Dallas
and an Assistant Clinical Professor at The University of North Texas
Health Science Center in
Fort Worth
.
Dr. Champine is married to a
radiologist and they have two young children.
He enjoys watching and playing all sports and enjoying life on
Cedar
Creek
Lake
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