Michael J. Botte, M.D.

Education

San Diego State University	B.S.	1975
University of California, Los Angeles	M.D.	1979
University of California, San Diego	Internship	1980
University of California, San Diego	Residency	1984

Professional Experience

Associate Professor of Orthopaedics Department of Orthopaedics University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine	1991 - Present
Chief, Foot and Ankle Service Department of Orthopaedics University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine	1988 - Present
Head, Hand Surgery Service Veterans Affairs Medical Center San Diego, California	1987 - Present
Medical Director Hand Rehabilitation Center University of California, San Diego	1987 - Present
Assistant Professor of Surgery Division of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine	1986 - 1991

Awards

• Vernon Thompson Award, 1991
• Kappa Delta Award Paper, 1989
• Am.Assoc. Surg. Hand, Resident Essay Award, 1985
• Parke-Davis Resident Research Award, 1985
• U.C.S.D. Department of Surgery, Chairman's Award, 1985
• Phi Beta Kappa, 1975

Selected Publications

• Botte M.J., Von Schroeder H., Gellman H., Cohen M.S., "Fracture of the Trapezial Ridge." Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 276:202-5, March 1992
• Botte M.J., Davis J.L.W., Rose B.A., Gellman H., Zinberg E.M., Abrams R.A. "Complications of Smooth Pin Fixation in the Hand and Wrist." Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 276:194-201, March 1992
• Lieber, R.L., Jacobson, M.D., Fazeli, B.M., Abrams, R.A., Botte, M.J., "Architecture of selected muscles of the arm and forearm: Anatomy and implications for tendon transfer", J. Hand Surgery, Vol. 17, No. 5, pp. 787-798, September, 1992
• Jacobson, M.D., Raab, R., Fazeli, B.M., Abrams, R.A., Botte, M.J., "Architechtual Design of the Human Intrinisc Hand Muscles", J. Hand Surgery, Vol 17, No.5, pp.804-809, September, 1992.
• Botte M.J., Gellman M. "Temporary orthosis for the cast immobilized thumb." Journal of Hand Surgery vol. 18, No. 1, PP. 164-165, January, 1993
• Abrams, R.A., Brown, R.A., Botte, M.D., "The Superficial Branch of the Radial Nerve: An Anatomic Study with Surgical Implications", The Journal of Hand Surgery Vol 17, No. 6, pp. 1037-1041 November, 1992
• Fowler, P.T., Botte, M.J., Mathewson, J.W., Seth, S.R., Byrne, T.P., Sutherland, D.H., "Energy Cost of Ambulation with Different Methods of Foot and Ankle Immobilization", Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 11:416-421, 1993.
• Abrams, R.A., Simmons, B.P., Brown, R.A., Botte, M.J., "Treatment of posttraumatic radioulnar synostosis with excision and low-dose radiation", Journal of Hand Surgery, 1993;18A;703-7.
• von Schroeder, H.P., Botte, M.J., "The functional significance of the long extensors and juncturae tendinum in finger extension", Journal of Hand Surgery,1993;18A:641-7. Research, 11:818-827
• Blair, J.M., Botte, M.J., "The Superficial Peroneal Nerve: An Anatomical Study of its Cutaneos Branches in the Ankle and Foot", Clinical Orthop. and Rel. Research, 305:229-238, 1994.