Dr. Richard Wathne was born and raised in New Jersey. He attended
Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and received a BS
Degree in Biology, graduating magna cum laude. He was also a member
of Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. He received his MD degree from
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School in Newark, New Jersey, where he was
elected to the Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. In 1989 to 1990, he
performed his surgical internship at New York University/Bellevue
Hospital in New York City.
He completed his orthopaedic
surgery residency in 1994 at the Hospital for Joint Diseases
Orthopaedic Institute, New York, New York where in his final year he
was Chief Resident. From 1994 to 1995, he performed a Fellowship in
Sports Medicine at the University of Colorado. Dr. Wathne is board
certified in orthopaedic surgery. He is a member of the American
Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Arthroscopy Association of North
America, and the Idaho Orthopaedic Society. He is also a member of
the American College of Surgeons, the American Medical Association,
the Idaho Medical Association, and the Southeastern Idaho Medical
Society. Dr. Wathne is in private practice in Pocatello, Idaho. He
practices general orthopaedic surgery with an emphasis on sports
medicine. He is married and has four children.
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Dr. Benjamin Blair was born and raised in New York. In 1987, he
received his B.S. degree in Biomedical Education from Union College,
Schenectady, NY. In 1989, he received his M.D. Degree from Albany
Medical College, Albany, NY; Summa Cum Laude, Alpha Omega Alpha
Medical Honor Society. He served his surgical internship from
1989-1990 at New York University Medical Center, New York, NY. He
served a Bioengineering Fellowship at the Hospital for Joint
Diseases, New York, NY from 1991-1992. He completed his orthopaedic
surgical residency in 1995 at the University of California, San
Diego, CA. Dr. Blair is board certified in orthopaedic surgery. He is
a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the North
American Spine Society, and the American Medical Association. He is
also a member of the Idaho Medical Association, the Idaho Orthopaedic
Society, and the Southeastern Idaho Medical Society. He is married
and has two children.
Dr. Bray was born and raised in Southern Idaho. He received his B.S.
degree in Psychology from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He
received his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine from the California College
of Podiatric Medicine in 1996 in San Francisco. He completed a
podiatric surgial residency in 1998 in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Bray
was in private practice for 7 years before joining Pocatello
Orthopaedics in June of 2005.
Dr. Bray is a member of the
Idaho Podiatric Medical Association and the American Podiatric
Medcial Association. He is Board Certified in Foot Surgery by the
American Board of Podiatric Surgery and is a Diplomate of the
American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Dr. Bray specializes in
the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. He is
married and has 2 children.
