About Dr. Caillouette

Dr. Caillouette is a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon who specializes in Adult Reconstructive Surgery, performing close to 700 surgeries in 2011. He is Chairman of Newport Orthopedic Institute; an 18-physician group based in Newport Beach, California and was elected to serve as the founding Surgeon in Chief/Chief of Staff for Hoag Orthopedic Institute.

Dr. Caillouette has been involved in the research, design, development and commercialization of numerous orthopedic devices dating to 1989. He holds 9 US patents for biomedical products and methods and has two pending.

Dr. Caillouette has been involved in multiple entrepreneurial endeavors. He founded and raised the venture capital for Advanced Osseous Technologies in 1989 to develop ultrasonic technology. He served as CEO and Chairman and subsequently sold the biotech company to Biomet in 1992. He has been a design surgeon and consultant to DePuy/J&J since 1996 where his additional design/development projects have resulted in commercialization of three separate hip replacement designs, instruments and software for computer assisted knee replacement, as well as instruments and components for the next generation knee replacement system.

In addition to health care, Dr. Caillouette has a passion for education. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate with an Economics degree from Trinity College in Hartford Connecticut, he has served as a Trustee at the primary, high school and college levels in the US. He was a founder of Sage Hill School, and served as the founding Chairman of the Board of Trustees. He was elected and has served as President of the California Orthopedic Association and currently serves as a member of various research groups involved in care delivery and healthcare policy. His current area of focus is health care economics and designing orthopedic care delivery models and new payment methodology for the national marketplace.

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Honors and Awards

  • California Orthopedic Association Founders Award, 2012
  • Castle Connolly Medical LTD. Top Doctor, 2012
  • The Best Doctors in America, Inc., 2001-2012
  • Vernon P. Thompson Scientific Essay Award, Western Orthopedic Association
  • Alpha Omega Alpha , University of Southern California, School of Medicine
  • Phi Beta Kappa, Elected Junior Year, Trinity College, Connecticut
  • Pi Gamma Mu, The National Social Science Honor Society – Distinction in Economics

Academic Background

  • University of California, Irvine, Orthopedic Residency, 1988
  • University of California, Irvine, General Surgery Internship, 1984
  • University of Southern California, School of Medicine, 1983
  • Trinity College, Hartford CT, BA Economics and Biology,1979

Board Certification

  • Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, July 31, 1990
    Re-certified July 2000 & July 2010

Hospital Affiliations

  • Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach, CA
  • Hoag Orthopedic Institute, Irvine, CA

Academic Appointments

  • Associate Clinical Professor, University of California, Irvine

Professional Activities

  • Founding Surgeon in Chief, Hoag Orthopedic Institute
  • Charmain, Newport Orthopedic Institute
  • Orthopedic Advisory Board, V.H.A. Hospital Systems
  • Co Executive Director Orthopedic Center of Excellence Hoag Memorial Hospital
  • Editorial Board, Orthopedic Technology Review, 2002 – Present
  • Board of Directors, California Orthopaedic Association, 1996 – Present
  • President, California Orthopaedic Association, 2007-2008
  • Board of Directors, Western Orthopaedic Association, 1996-1998
  • Board of Directors, Coastal Physicians Purchasing Group, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, 1998-1999
  • Board of Directors, American Association of Hip & Knee Surgeons
  • Board of Directors, Orthopaedic Research and Education, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian 1996 – Present
  • Risk Management Committee, UCI Medical Center, 1989-1991
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, Gamma Chapter - President 1982-1983
  • Chairman, CEO Advanced Osseous Technologies 1988-1992

Community Activities

  • Board of Directors, Hoag Hospital Foundation 552 Club, 1994-1999
  • Fleet Surgeon, Newport Harbor Yacht Club, 1993
  • Board of Trustees, Harbor Day School, 1996-2002
  • Founding President, Board of Trustees, Sage Hill School, 1996-2006

Organization Memberships

  • Diplomat, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Fellow, Western Orthopaedic Association
  • Fellow, American Association of Hip & Knee Surgeons
  • California Orthopaedic Association
  • Orange County Medical Association
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, Los Angeles Chapter
  • Phi Beta Kappa, Los Angeles Chapter
  • Delta Psi Fraternity, Epsilon Chapter