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South Coast Orthopaedic Associates, P.C. |
Our Providers: Michael V. McLean, MD
He and his wife, Ina, lead a very active lifestyle revolving around endurance horse racing, mountain biking and travel. Special Focus Total hip replacement Knee joint replacementEducation Undergraduate Studies in Industrial Psychology, California State College at Long Beach, California MA in Human Factors, California State College at Long Beach, California Doctorate of Medicine, Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Internship, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Residency, Hamot Medical Center, Erie, Pennsylvania Achievements North American Rockwell — Senior Research Engineer 1962-1966
Apollo Project: Human Factors Engineering, assisted in development of displays
and controls in the Apollo command module; Masters Thesis same area McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Corporation — Senior Engineer/Scientist 1966-1971 NASA Space Station: man/machine interface, underwater weightless simulation, and zero-G studiesAwards VIP (value in performance), McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Scientific Achievement, 1968 VIP McDonnell Douglas Astronautics, Development of Underwater Weightless Simulation Program, 1969 |
Prior to becoming an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. McLean worked as an aerospace engineer, participating in the design of the Apollo spacecraft. He brings this expertise to his special interest in total hip and knee joint replacements, which was his focus for his twenty-two years at Kaiser Permanente in Portland, Oregon.