John Devor, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery
Offices: Oakland
Dr. John H. Devor has been in private practice in Lafayette since 1986. He received his B.A. from Yale University and completed his pre-med courses while in graduate school at Harvard. He received his M.D. from the University of Cincinnati in 1976. He served his internship and residency in general surgery at Kaiser Hospital in Oakland and his residency in orthopedic surgery at St. Mary’s Hospital in San Francisco. From 1980 to 1986, Dr. Devor worked for Kaiser in Walnut Creek where he eventually became a senior partner in the Orthopedic Surgery Department and where he also served as Chief of Occupational Medicine. Dr. Devor became certified as an Independent Medical Examiner in 1996 by The American Board of IME’s. He has served continuously as a state appointed Qualified Medical Examiner in the field of Orthopedic Surgery since 1994. Dr. Devor has been an avid backpacker and has survived storms, dehydration and bear attacks, including a mama grizzly in the Canadian Rockies. A carpenter at heart, he cut a sunroof into his old Chevy in medical school and drove it out west. Over the years, he has built many pieces of furniture and is also an art lover and collector. He is an avid gardener, runs regularly and plays a little golf. Dr. Devor and his wife of 31 years live in the East Bay and have four children.
Attorneys who have used this doctor:
Applicant Attorney / Firm
Jeffrey Fettner
Raymond Frost
Zachary Frost
Michael Goldberg
John Gonzalez
Barry Gorelick
Michael Goldberg
John Holstedt
Lisa Ivancich
James Latimer
Nadeem Makada
Rodman Martin / Pegnim & Ivancich
Gary Nelson
Marc Terbeek
Defense Attorney / Firm; Insurance Company
Victor Anderson /Finnegan, Marks, Theofel & Desmond
Thomas Biskobing /Levy & Biskobing
James Bruscino
Kevin Calegari /Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi
Steven Cox / Wai & Connor
Anthony Dimas / Susan Marks
Christopher Knowdell / Mullen & Filippi
Cindy Maynard / SCIF
Jaquelyn McLoughlin /Mullen & Filippi
Jere Mealer
Jeffrey Murik
Catherine Siemont /Grancell Lebovitz
Paula White / Mullen & Filippi
Christina Villarud / Sedgwick adj.
Curriculum Vitae
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Private Practice March 1986 – Present
Private practice in Lafayette, Calif., specializing in clinical and forensic orthopedics and occupational medicine.
Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Walnut Creek, Calif.
Clinical Orthopedist 1981-1986
Chief, Occupational Medicine 1984-1986
As a member of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, I developed and managed the Back Clinic, managed the Scoliosis Clinic, provided orthopedic coverage at Kaiser’s satellite clinic in Pleasanton from 1983-1986, and maintained a weekly night clinic for general orthopedic problems. Senior Partner, 1985.
Emergency Room Physician 1980-1981
EDUCATION
Intensive Residency: Occupational Medicine, UCSF 1985
Residency: Orthopedic Surgery, Saint Mary’s Hospital, San Francisco 1978-1980
Residency: General Surgery, Kaiser Hospital, Oakland 1977-1978
Internship: General Surgery, Kaiser Hospital, Oakland 1976-1977
Medical School: University of Cincinnati, MD degree 1976
Pre-Med: Harvard University 1970-1971
College: Yale University, BA, English 1968
APPOINTMENTS
Qualified Medical Evaluator, State of California, Certificate #002187 1994
Independent Medical Examiner, State of California, Certificate #92-753 1991
Independent Medical Examiner, American Board of IMEs, Certificate #96-00423 1996
Diplomat, American Board of Professional Disability Consultants, Certificate #M4-599
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Alameda Contra Costa Medical Association
California Medical Association
California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery
California Orthopedic Association
America College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
American Back Society
Workers’ Compensation Section, State Bar of California
American Board of Professional Disability Consultants
POST-GRADUATE SEMINARS
Doctor Tachdjian’s Pediatric Orthopedic International Seminar 1980, 1982
Challenge of the Lumbar Spine 1983
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Instruction Course on Chymopapain 1984
Seminar on Workers’ Compensation Law 1982, 1985
American Back Society Symposium on Back Pain 1986
Vanderbilt University Spine Symposium 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996
The Campbell Clinic Symposium, “Current Trends in Orthopedic Surgery” 1993, 1996
Emergency Care of Hand and Upper Extremity Injuries, UCSF 1996
Office Ergonomics: Preventing Musculoskeletal Disorders, UC Berkeley, Davis, SF 1997
Gordon-Bickel Hand Clinic 1998
Kaiser Permanente Conference, Occupational Health and Musculoskeletal Medicine 1998
Wilderness Medicine 1999
Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1999
Disability Evaluation Program, American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2000
Re-certification as an Independent Medical Examiner by the American Board of IMEs 2000
Kaiser Permanente National CME Program for Clinical Orthopedists 2002
The American Academy of Pain Medicine, Review/Refresher Course 2002
8th McKenzie Institute International Conference (Spine) Rome, Italy 2003
Kaiser Permanente National CME Program for Clinical Orthopedists 2004
California Orthopedic Association Educational Meeting 2004-2009
Re-certification as an Independent Medical Examiner by the American Board of IMEs 2005
The Spine Study Group, 17ft Symposium 2006
The Spine Study Group, 18th Symposium 2007
Mayo Clinic Intl. Spine Surgery Symposium 2009