Recently the UAB Orthopaedics Trauma section moved from the UAB Russell Clinic to The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital (TKC), located at 2000 6th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233.

This clinic space expansion has increased the amount of working room for the orthopaedic trauma team to continue to provide excellent patient care. Additionally, the team has been able to reorganize in a way that has optimized their ability to work swiftly and efficiently.

“This expansion will allow us to further improve on the delivery of our excellent patient care,” said Debby Forester, NP. “We cannot wait to see our patients at their next appointment here at The Kirklin Clinic.”

Opened in 1992, The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital is a specially designed "superclinic" for outpatient medical care, housing hundreds of physicians in nearly three dozen specialties. Today, The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital is one of the busiest outpatient centers in America and is renowned for providing the most advanced health care services that are both compassionate and convenient for patients and their families.

“We’re pleased to join the other UAB Medicine specialties housed at The Kirklin Clinic,” said Jonathan Quade, M.D., trauma section chief. “Although our address has changed, our same level of excellent care that orthopaedic trauma patients have become accustomed to will remain unchanged. In fact, we look forward to further building on our excellent patient care and improving with the help of our world-class facilities.”

UAB Orthopaedic Trauma is comprised of fellowship-trained orthopaedic trauma surgeons who are available when that unexpected event results in a broken bone. The team of experts is trained in the latest techniques of minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis, intramedullary nailing or external fixation.

UAB Orthopaedic Trauma also specializes in treating complex and simple fractures of the shoulder, elbow, hip (fragility fractures), acetabulum, pelvis, knee, ankle and foot. In addition, the team treats fractures that have not healed (non-unions), and fractures that have healed in a poor position (mal-union). Lear more about the orthopaedic trauma team and their areas of practice.