Dr. Bal is Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Missouri, Columbia, specializing in hip and knee replacement surgery. He is active in material science research, teaching and training future orthopaedic surgeons, and medicolegal writing. He is Senior Partner in BalBrenner, a health care law firm in North Carolina. He serves as Chairman of the Board, and CEO/President of Amedica Corporation, a company in Salt Lake City, Utah, that has developed and marketed composite silicon nitride orthopaedic implants worldwide.

Adjunct Professor @ Optimizing bioactive glasses for bone repair From January 2005 to Present (11 years) Orthopaedic Surgeon Professor @ Hip and Knee surgery, educator and researcher From September 1999 to Present (16 years 4 months) Orthopaedic Surgeon Assistant Professor @ From January 1999 to August 2007 (8 years 8 months) Attending Physician and Shareholder/Partner @ From January 1995 to January 1999 (4 years 1 month) Research Assistant @ From August 1994 to July 1995 (1 year)

Doctor of Law (JD) @ University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law From 2002 to 2009 Master of Business Administration (MBA) @ Kellogg Graduate School of Management From 1997 to 1999 Fellowship, Hip and Implant Surgery, Post-graduate year 7 @ Harvard Medical School From 1993 to 1994 Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program @ University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine From 1989 to 1993 Two year preliminary surgery, General Surgery Residency Program @ University of California, San Francisco From 1987 to 1989 Doctor of Medicine (MD), Honors in Research @ Weill Medical College of Cornell University From 1983 to 1987 Bachelor of Science (BS), Genetics @ University of California, Davis From 1981 to 1982 Associate of Arts (AA), Biology @ San Joaquin Delta College From 1979 to 1981 B. Sonny Bal, MD JD MBA is skilled in: Healthcare, Hospitals, Healthcare Management, Clinical Research, EMR, Healthcare Information Technology, Nursing, Critical Care, Public Health, ACLS, Medical Education, ICU, Cerner, Inpatient, BLS