Current Appointments & Affiliations
Virginia Flowers Baker Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
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2022 - Present
Orthopaedic Surgery,
Clinical Science Departments
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
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2005 - Present
Orthopaedic Surgery,
Clinical Science Departments
Professor in the Department of Surgery
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2018 - Present
Surgery, Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery,
Surgery
Recent Publications
MRI for Scaphoid Nonunion: Utilization Rates, Factors Associated With Utilization, and Subsequent Vascularized Bone Graft Use.
Journal Article The Journal of hand surgery · February 2025 PurposeThe use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for evaluation of scaphoid nonunion may be an example of low-value imaging for the treatment of scaphoid nonunion. The purpose of this study was to investigate variation in MRI use for scaphoid no ... Full text CiteDevelopment of International Quality Measures Targeting Low-Value Care in Hand Surgery
Journal Article Journal of Hand Surgery · January 1, 2025 Purpose: Low-value care, defined as care in which there is no evidence of benefit, increases the risk of harm, or adds unnecessary costs, persists in hand and upper extremity care globally. To date, there are no quality measures to measure low-value care f ... Full text CiteThe Use and Downstream Associations of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Lateral Epicondylitis.
Journal Article J Hand Surg Am · December 2024 PURPOSE: Low-value imaging is associated with wasteful health care spending and patient harm. The routine use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the work-up of lateral epicondylitis is an example of low-value imaging. As such, our aim was to investiga ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
A Multicenter Retrospective Study of Avance® Nerve Graft Utilization, Evaluations and Outcomes in Peripheral Nerve Injury Repair. (RANGER®)
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by AxoGen, Inc. · 2015 - 2025A Biomechanical Evaluation of Nitinol Memory Staple Augmentation for Internal Fixation of Transverse Humeral Shaft Fractures
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Piedmont Orthopedic Foundation · 2021 - 2025Dorsal Lunate Facet and Dorsal Carpal Subluxation: A Biomechanical Study
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Piedmont Orthopedic Foundation · 2021 - 2023View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Wake Forest University ·
1988
M.D.