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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Hand Fellow Mohamed Morsy, M.D., presented his research at the American Association for Hand Surgery meeting in California this year.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery incoming resident David Patch, M.D., Director of Clinical Research and Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs Clay Spitler, M.D., and Assistant Professor Joseph Johnson, M.D., were featured in an Orthopedics Today article for their recent research.

This month, a group of staff members from the UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery participated in a fundraising event for the Spina Bifida Association of Alabama.

According to Periop Case reports from UAB Hospital Highlands, UAB Callahan Eye Hospital, and North Pavilion, Professor Herrick Siegel, M.D., completed the most cases of any surgeon at UAB for fiscal year 2021 (FY21), performing more than 1,100 cases.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Assistant Professor Erin Ransom, M.D., alongside fellow hand surgeons Michael Smith, M.D., Kathleen McKeon, M.D., and Grady Maddox, M.D., have launched the Southeast Orthopedic Hand Society.

After a successful Match Day 2022, the UAB Orthopaedic Surgery Residency program will welcome six new trainees this summer from medical schools across the nation, including LSU, UT Southwestern, and more.

Professor Herrick Siegel, M.D., is set to the attend the fourth Biennial Arthroplasty Conference in Miami Beach, Florida on Apr. 29-30 as a faculty member. 

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Associate Professor Richard Meyer, M.D., and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Assistant Professor Erin Ransom, M.D., wrote Chapter 29 in Green's Operative Hand Surgery, eight edition.

As two hand surgery experts, Meyer and Ransom’s chapter was titled “Thoracic Outlet Compression Syndrome.” Ransom is pleased to have represented the department on this national stage.

“Alongside Dr. Meyer, it is an honor to be advancing the field of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome ,” said Ransom. “This is a wonderful textbook for all hand surgeons and trainees, and I hope that our chapter is illuminating for many.”

Widely recognized as the gold standard reference in the field, Green's Operative Hand Surgery, 8th Edition, provides complete coverage of the surgical and nonsurgical management of the full range of upper extremity conditions. In a clearly written and well-illustrated format, it contains both foundational content for residents and fellows as well as new approaches, case-based controversies, and outcomes-based solutions for practitioners.

If you would like to learn more or purchase a copy of the textbook, click here.

UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery faculty and trainees will head to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2022 Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois from March 22-26.

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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Professor Herrick Siegel, M.D., alongside Division of Infectious Diseases Assistant Professor Daniela de Lima Corvino, M.D., has launched a new UAB Multidisciplinary Periprosthetic Joint Infection Conference.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Associate Professor and Director of the residency program Michael Johnson, M.D., has been elected president of the Alabama Orthopaedic Society (AOS) for the 2022-2023 term.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Associate Professor and Section Chief of Sports Medicine  Amit Momaya, M.D., will present at the Southern Orthopaedic Association’s (SOA) 2022 Southern at the SEC: Sports Injury Update. His topic is “Cartilage Restoration.”

Two Department of Orthopaedic Surgery residents were recently elected to the national Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society chapter at UAB.

UAB Sports and Exercise Medicine (SEM) was honored to recognize Physical Therapist Justin Kirk, PT, DPT, and Jeremy Pritchett at the recent UAB Men’s Basketball game against Rice University Owls.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Associate Professor Sameer Naranje, M.D., MRCS, and his research team recently presented two manuscripts at The Orthopaedic Summit 2021 in Las Vegas, NV.

Three physicians at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have studied and performed a new procedure that has the ability to bring relief and offer more treatment options for patients with a massive rotator cuff tear previously deemed irreparable.

UAB Sports and Exercise Medicine (SEM) is pleased to recognize Physical Therapist Justin Kirk, PT, DPT, and Jeremy Pritchett at the upcoming UAB Men’s Basketball game against Rice University Owls during halftime.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Associate Professor Sara Gould, M.D., MPH, and Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Assistant Professor Chase Cawyer, M.D., sat down with the Birmingham Mom Collective, an online publishing platform, to talk all things exercise in pregnancy.

UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery faculty, staff, and trainees continue to make strides for medical advancement through basic and clinical research. We look forward to promoting and sharing their elite medical research and discoveries that will continue to improve patient outcomes.