Dr. Alexander received his medical degree from Louisiana State University in New Orleans and completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of South Carolina.
He then travelled abroad to learn from renowned experts in the fields of shoulder and hand surgery. This included time with Dr. Christian Gerber in Zurich, Switzerland; Dr. Gilles Walch in Lyon, France; and Dr. Marc Garcia-Elias in Barcelona, Spain. To broaden his pediatric experience, he then spent three months with Dr. Marybeth Ezaki at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital in Dallas, TX. He completed his specialty training with a year-long fellowship in hand, shoulder and elbow surgery at St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital in New York City.
Following that, he joined his current practice with Georgia Hand, Shoulder and Elbow in Atlanta, GA. He has been with the practice for ten years and has enjoyed being part of a true center of excellence.
Dr. Alexander is Board certified in Orthopaedic Surgery and holds a Certificate of Added Qualification in Surgery of the Hand. He is a Clinical Adjunct Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Emory University.
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He is actively involved in medical societies at the local, state, and national level. He is the current president of the Georgia Society for Surgery of the Hand.
About Georgia Hand, Shoulder and Elbow
The Physicians at Georgia Hand, Shoulder and Elbow provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment for upper extremity disorders. Using a center of excellence concept, our skilled and experienced physicians provide outpatient assessment, office treatments, ambulatory surgical services and occupational and physical therapy services at a single site. Our comprehensive treatment team, unique in this region, allows us to closely coordinate patient care and optimize outcomes. Our Board certified physicians have expertise in non-operative and operative management of a wide variety of conditions including sports injury, industrial injury, fractures, arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, nerve injury, tendon injury and shoulders. Our physicians serve as team physicians and care for club, high school, collegiate and professional athletes.
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To provide for the diverse needs of our patients, our physicians also perform highly specialize procedures including micro vascular surgery,brachial plexus reconstructions, re plantations, ligament and tendon reconstruction, complex fracture and non/malunion treatment, rota tor cuff repair and upper extremity joint replacement. Often we employ advanced techniques in wrist, elbow, and shoulder arthroscopy to provide minimally invasive surgical care We operate Georgia Surgical Center on Peachtree, an ambulatory surgical center licensed by the State of Georgia, certified by Medicare and AAHC. All services, including our therapy center, are designed to optimize the outcome for each patient and return them to work and life in the most expedient and effective manner. To learn more, please visit us at http://www.handshoulderdoc.com/shoulder-replacement-surgery-video.html
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