Department welcomes Johnson
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery welcomes incoming trauma surgeon Joseph “Joey” Johnson, M.D., as an assistant professor.
Read moreKunkel retiring after 22 years of service
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Assistant Professor Mark Kunkel, DPM, is retiring after 22 years of service at UAB, where he started on Jul. 1, 1998.
Read moreDepartment celebrates staff promotions
Two Department of Orthopaedic Surgery staff members were recently promoted. Both Kasey Lolley and KaDezia Bouyer were promoted to patient services coordinator (PSC) II.
Read moreHighlands Orthopaedic clinics recognized as “high-performers”
UAB Medicine recognized both Highlands Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine clinics as “high-performers” for fall 2020.
Read more21 providers named 2020 “Top-Performing” Providers
UAB Medicine Office of Patient Experience and Engagement (OPXE) has recognized 21 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery providers in the 2020 list of “Top-Performing” providers, even amid the COVID-10 pandemic.
Read moreMomaya now board-certified in Sports Medicine
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Assistant Professsor and Chief of Sports Medicine Amit Momaya, M.D., successfully passed the 2020 American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Subspecialty Examination.
Read moreDepartment DOD research continues to expand
UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is now beginning to enroll in their second study in the Major Extremity Trauma and Research Consortium, sponsored by the Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program (DoDPRORP).
Read moreHe and Shah paper receives the Eric Roger Wroclawski award
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery resident Jun Kit He, M.D., and Associate Professor and Director of International Education Ashish Shah, M.D., received the 2020 Eric Roger Wroclawski award for their paper published in the einstein (São Paulo) journal. Haley McKissack, BA (research fellow, 2018), was also an author.
Read moreShah awarded one-year MedShape grant
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Associate Professor and Director of International Education Ashish Shah, M.D. was awarded a one-year MedShape grant for his project “Compression Nail for Tibiocalcaneal Arthrodesis.”
Read moreFaculty, residents present at the Orthopaedic Trauma Association 2020 Meeting
Several faculty members and residents participated in a symposium or paper sessions at the 2020 Orthopaedic Trauma Association Meeting, which was virtual this year.
Read moreTwo orthopaedic surgery mentees place at the 2020 Medical Student Research Day
Congratulations to UAB medical students Austin Hughes and Mackenzie Sowers for placing first and second, respectively, in their research categories at the virtual poster session during the Dale J. Benos Medical Student Research Day.
Read moreMomaya featured in the American Journal of Sports Medicine
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Assistant Professor and Section Chief of Sports Medicine Amit Momaya, M.D., was listed as an author on the article “Return to Sport as an Outcome Measure for Shoulder Instability: Surprising Findings in Nonoperative Management in a High School Athlete Population.”
Read moreMabry wins Robert Bucholz Journal Club Grant
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program has been selected, on behalf of Chief Resident Scott Mabry, M.D., to receive a 2020-2021 Robert Bucholz Journal Club Grant from the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) Resident Education Fund.
Read moreEmbry to support Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Office Service Specialist III Brandy Embry will now serve support the Residency Program as assistant to Education Administrator Shay Chambless.
Read moreSpitler and Shah appointed to new leadership roles
Congratulations to Clay Spitler, M.D., and Associate Professor Ashish Shah, M.D., who are assuming new leadership roles in the department. Effective Nov. 1, Spitler will become the director of clinical research and Shah will transition to the role of director of international education.
Read moreMomaya featured in podcasts on biologic injection therapies, COVID-19
In the UAB MedCast Podcast "Biologic Injection Therapies" Amit Momaya, M.D., discusses the latest research and clinical implications for biologic injection therapies in sports medicine.
Read moreDepartment faculty, fellow featured in Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery faculty as well as a research fellow were recently featured in the journal of Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research for their article: “Outcomes of surgical fixation of greater tuberosity fractures: A systematic review.”
Read moreFaculty, fellows, residents lead first and second article in issue of JOT
Several faculty and residents were featured as authors of the leading and the second article of the September 2020 issue of the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma (JOT).
Read moreRansom is guest on UAB MedCast
UAB's Brandon Rocque, M.D., Erin Ransom, M.D., and Drew Davis, M.D., discuss the Multi-disciplinary brachial plexus/peripheral nerve program at UAB Medicine. This UAB-COA team approach offers the best care for children with brachial plexus and peripheral nerve disorders. They discuss their approach and how it can benefit patients.
Read moreDepartment welcomes Williams
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is pleased to welcome Kevin A. Williams, M.D., as an assistant professor of pediatric orthopaedic surgery. His clinical interest is general pediatric orthopaedic surgery with an emphasis in pediatric sports medicine.
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