Black Mountain Orthopaedics

Physicians

Dr. Roger A. Fontes, Jr.
Dr. Fontes completed medical school with highest honors at Washington University in St. Louis (recently ranked the #3 medical school in US News and World Reports). He then completed orthopedic surgery residency at the University of California, San Francisco. Following residency, he traveled to Berlin and Zurich to study with some of the world leaders in trauma and shoulder surgery. An additional fellowship in Lecco, Italy with Dr. Maurizio Catagni, a recognized pioneer in Ilizarov surgery, added significant experience with this powerful technique.

After his fellowship abroad, Dr. Fontes returned to the University of California, San Francisco as Assistant Professor for three years. While there, he co-managed the Foot and Ankle Service at the university, developing quite an expertise in complex reconstructions of the forefoot, hindfoot and ankle. He also directed the Shoulder Service at San Francisco General Hospital and is particularly interested in arthroscopy of the shoulder.

Dr. Michael S. Ravitch
Dr. Ravitch graduated from Ohio State University in 1966. Following graduation, he performed an internship at San Francisco General Hospital. After completing his internship, he served during the Vietnam era on the Special Forces. After an honorable discharge, he pursued his medical career with a residency at the University of New Mexico Medical Center with the Carrie Tingley Hospital for Crippled Children from 1970 to 1974. He then opened his own practice in 1974 in Henderson, Nevada which eventually became Black Mountain Orthopaedics when Dr. Fontes joined in 2002. Over the years, Dr. Ravitch has developed and built his practice to give support and care for the communities of Henderson and Boulder City, and is the longest, established orthopedic doctor in Henderson.

Dr. Fontes and Dr. Ravitch are well known to the communities and hold a high degree of respect among their peers.

Paul Morgan, Physician Assistant
Physician Assistants (PA) are health care professionals licensed to practice medicine with physician supervision. As part of their comprehensive responsibilities, PAs conduct physical exams, diagnose and treat illnesses, order and interpret tests, counsel on preventive health care, assist in surgery, and in virtually all states can write prescriptions. Within the physician-PA relationship, physician assistants exercise autonomy in medical decision making and provide a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services. A PA's practice may also include education, research, and administrative services.

PAs are trained in intensive education programs accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) .

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Paul graduated from the Physician Assistant Program, Department of Family Medicine from the University of Utah in 1991. He then went on to complete a Bachelor's of Science from the same university in 1994. Soon after, Paul and his family relocated from Utah to Henderson, Nevada where he was employed as a PA at an orthopedic practice in Las Vegas. From 1998 to 2002, Paul provided medical coverage for Cheyenne High School's comprehensive sports program in North Las Vegas. In 2003, Paul joined Black Mountain Orthopaedics as the PA to Dr. Roger Fontes.

Dr. Fontes, Dr. Ravitch, and Paul Morgan are all Board Certified.