Clarence Shields, Jr. M.D. – Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board.
Orthopaedic surgeon at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Center in California. Dr. Shields has authored more than 40 publications, 5 book chapters, 1 book, and 3 editorials and has been a facilitator for over 200 lectures. He previously served as the President of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM). Dr. Shields accepted the Presidential Medallion at the Annual AOSSM meeting in Keystone, Colorado in June of 2001.

James R. Andrews, M.D.
Doctor James R. Andrews, orthopaedic surgeon, is one of the founding members of the Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center (ASMOC) and the American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI) in Birmingham, Alabama, located at St. Vincent’s Hospital.  He serves as Chairman and Medical Director of ASMI.  Doctor Andrews is also a founding partner and Medical Director of the Andrews Institute located in Gulf Breeze, Florida.

Doctor Andrews is internationally known and recognized throughout the world for his scientific and clinic research contributions in knee, shoulder and elbow injuries, and his skill as an orthopaedic surgeon.

Doctor Andrews came to Birmingham in 1986.  He has been the mentor for more than 150 orthopaedic/sports medicine fellows and more than 30 primary care sports medicine fellows who have trained under him through the American Sports Medicine Institute Sports Medicine Fellowship Program.  Involved in education and research in sports medicine and orthopaedic surgery, he has made major presentations on every continent, and has authored numerous scientific articles and books.

Doctor Andrews graduated from Louisiana State University in 1963, where he was Southeastern Conference indoor and outdoor pole vault champion.  He completed LSU School of Medicine in 1967, and completed his orthopaedic residency at Tulane Medical School in 1972.  He had surgical fellowships in sports medicine at the University of Virginia Medical School in 1972 with Doctor Frank McCue, III, and at the University of Lyon, Lyon, France in 1972 with the late professor Albert Trillat, M.D., who was known as the Father of European Knee Surgery.

Doctor Andrews is a member of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.  He has served on the Board of Directors of the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine, and served as Secretary of that Board from May 2004 to May 2005.  He has served on the Board of Directors of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Knee Society.  He is Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Alabama Birmingham Medical School, the University of Virginia School of Medicine, the University of Kentucky Medical Center, and the University of South Carolina Medical School.  He has been awarded a Doctor of Laws Degree from Livingston University, Doctor of Science Degree from Troy State University and a Doctor of Science Degree from Louisiana State University.

At present, Doctor Andrews serves as Co-Medical Director for Intercollegiate Sports at Auburn University. He is Senior Orthopaedic Consultant for Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Alabama. He is the orthopaedic consultant for the athletic teams of Troy University, University of West Alabama, Tuskegee University and Grambling University.

He is the Senior Orthopaedic Consultant for the Washington Redskins Professional Football team.
He is the Medical Director for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Professional Baseball Team.  He is the team physician for the Birmingham Barons Double A Professional Baseball Team, an affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. 
He is Co-Medical Director of the Ladies Professional Golf Association.
He has been a member of the Sports Medicine Committee of the United States Olympic Committee having served during the last two previous quadrenniums.
He has served on the NCAA Competitive Safeguards in Medical Aspects of Sports Committee.
He currently serves on the Medical and Safety Advisory Committee of USA Baseball.
He is the National Medical Director of Benchmark Medical, Inc.
He serves on the Board of Directors of the following companies:  FastHealth Corporation, and Robins Morton Construction Company. He is a member of Troy University’s Board of Trustees.

Doctor Andrews has been inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and was named recipient of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame 1992 Distinguished Sportsman Award.  In 1996, Doctor Andrews was inducted into the LSU Alumni Hall of Distinction.

Doctor Andrews and his wife, Jenelle have six children, Andy, Amy, Archie, Ashley, Amber, Abby and three grandchildren.
Yacht racing is one of Doctor Andrews’ keen interests.  His 50-foot racing sloop, Abracadabra III, won the 1990 International 50-Foot Yacht Association World Cup.  He has also won many other yacht racing off shore regattas.  His offshore racing sloop Abracadabra was recently named one of the best 100 vessels of the twentieth century by Sail Magazine. He served as President and Chairman of the Board of Aloha Racing Foundation, an America’s Cup XXX Syndicate based in Honolulu, Hawaii, which challenged for the 2000 America’s Cup contested in Auckland, New Zealand.  His other hobbies include golf and hunting.

Robert S. Langer, Sc.D  (see Board of Directors)

Kenneth R. Alleyne, M.D.

Dr. Alleyne is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine practicing in Connecticut and Manhattan. He has broad clinical and research experience in tissue engineering and biocompatible composites. He was a founder of Morphogen Pharmaceuticals (now Moraga Biotechnology Corporation) a company focused on adult stem cells complexed with novel biopolymers for the healing of human musculoskeletal tissues. He has published in the fields of sports medicine, tissue engineering and health information technology. Dr. Alleyne is the founder of the Gardiner Ebers Consulting (www.gardinerebers.com) a healthcare consultancy serving the financial services industry. He is a graduate of Williams College and the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He completed a research fellowship at the Harvard/MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology with STR founder Cato Laurencin MD, PhD working to develop biocompatible matrices for musculoskeletal tissue ingrowth utilizing plurpotential mesenchymal adult stem cells. Residency training was carried out at Howard University Hospital, providing a broad exposure to all aspects of orthopaedics. He undertook a fellowship in sports medicine/shoulder and knee surgery at Yale University where he was a team physician for the football and track teams. His clinical research interests are in the areas of tissue healing, cartilage repair and growth. Dr. Alleyne serves as a  Commissioner of the Connecticut Commission on Health Equity and  a trustee of the Kingswood-Oxford School. He is a team physician for Team Connecticut Baseball and an Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopaedics at the University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine. He lives in Connecticut with his wife Dr. Shaun Biggers and their 2 children and is an avid jazz enthusiast, skier, sailor and cyclist.

David W. Anderson

David W. Anderson joined Gentis in December 2004 as President and CEO.  He has been a successful serial entrepreneur in the Medical Device field with a focus in Orthopaedics for the last 20 plus years and he has been a part of the creation and growth of five Orthopaedic organizations; Osteotech (Founder and Executive Vice President), Bionx Implants (President and CEO), Replication Medical (Founder and Director), Orteq Ltd. (Founder and Chairman of the Board) and Gentis.  Mr. Anderson also served as CEO of Kensey Nash (Cardiology) and Sterilox Technologies (Disinfection).  He has raised over $150 million in capital, taken a company public onto NASDAQ and has been a part of multiple M&A transactions.  Mr. Anderson began his medical technology career with Schering Plough.  Mr. Anderson received a BS in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University.  He serves as a Director for PhotoMedex (PHMD: NASDAQ), Vision Sciences (VSCI:  NASDAQ), Inion Ltd. (IIN.L:  LSI) and Orteq Ltd.