Dr. Paul Canale

"While the technical and analytical abilities provided by training as a mechanical engineer have uniquely contributed to my skills as an orthopaedic surgeon, what my patients appreciate equally is that the quality of care and compassion that I provide them is the same as I would wish for my family or myself.  Treating others as I would want to be treated is the guiding philosophy of my practice of medicine." 

Education 
BS Mechanical Engineering,
University of Illinois at Chicago,
Chicago, IL, 1980 

Masters Program,
Mechanical Engineering,
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1981

Medical School 
The Chicago Medical School,
North Chicago, IL, 1985 

Internship 
General Surgery,
Wayne State University,
Detroit, MI, 1985-86 

Orthopaedic Residency
Orthopaedic Surgery,
Wayne State University,
Detroit, MI, 1986-90 

Spine Disorders/Surgery
University of Missouri/
Columbia Spine Center,
Columbia, Missouri, 2003-04

Certification and Licensure
State of Alabama
State of Arizona
State of Missouri
State of Nevada
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1993  

Societies 
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
American Association of Physicians and Surgeons
Nevada State Medical Association
Medical Association of the State of Alabama
Baldwin County Medical Society 

Other 
Medical Director, Alabama Spine Institute