Dr. Stricker is professor and chief of the Pediatric Orthopedic Division of Surgery and Rehabilitation at the University of Miami School of Medicine. He received his combined baccalaureate and medical degrees from the University of Missouri at Kansas City, and he did his orthopedic surgery residency and general surgery internship at the University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital Medical Center. He is an editor of a number of journals, was awarded the Dean VQ on Outstanding Basic Science scientific paper, and has authored articles, monographs, chapters, manuscripts and abstracts.