Dr.Robert E. Mayle Jr. is a native of Northern California, born and raised in San Jose. He graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory and the University of California, Berkeley, with a major in Integrative Biology. He obtained his Medical degree from Drexel College of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Mayle returned to California, where he completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Stanford University Medical Center. He completed a fellowship in Spine Surgery under Dr. Eismont at the University of Miami, and a fellowship in Total Joint Replacement at RUSH University Medical Center in Chicago ? an internationally known center that has pioneered work in complex revision and minimally invasive total joint replacement. He has been involved with award winning stem cell research in spinal cord injury at Stanford, published several peer-reviewed articles, and has authored chapters on topics of his interest such as total joint replacement, spinal cord injury, and sport related injuries. Dr. Mayle has given lectures and presentations at local and national conferences such as the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Cervical Spine Research Society.