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Gary Gartsman, MD, Credentials

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:38:11 GMT

Download Gary Gartsman, M.D. full cv Certification Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons July 22, 1983 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons January 27, 1985 Current Hospital Appointments Active Staff Texas Orthopedic Hospital Board of Directors (1998-2005) Secretary-Treasurer (1999-2005) Joe W. King Orthopedic Research Institute Board of Directors (1995-) Consultant in Shoulder Surgery The Houston Comets (2003-2005) The Houston Rockets (2003-2005) The Texas State Board of Medical Examiners (1992-) The Houston Astros (1982-1994) The Houston Oilers (1982-1995) The University of Houston (1982-1992) Consultant for Peer Review Journals Clinical Orthopedics & Related Research (1990-2005) The Journal of Orthopedic Trauma (1991-2001) Arthroscopy (1992-2002) The Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (1992-) The...

About Dr. Gartsman

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:34:35 GMT

Download Gary Gartsman, M.D. full cv Gary M. Gartsman, M.D. has practiced with the Fondren Orthopedic Group, L.L.P. in Houston, Texas since January 1982. Since 2002, Dr. Gartsman has held the title of Clinical Professor for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Texas Houston Health Science Center. He is the Fellowship Director of the Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship at the University of Texas Houston Health Science Center. Dr. Gartsman completed his undergraduate education at the University of California at Berkeley in Berkeley, California in 1971. He received his M.D. in 1975 from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois, and completed his post-graduate education at The New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center in New York, New York in General Surgery Residency until June 1977. Other institutions in...

Biceps Tenodesis & Subacromial Decompression

Thu, 21 May 2009 17:40:33 GMT

Surgical Treatment of Rotator Cuff Impingement and Acromio-clavicular Joint Arthritis Why this letter? I think most people find going to see the doctor a difficult and emotional experience that I think is more stressful when potential surgery is a consideration. While many of the things we discussed are simple, you may quickly forget the details. Hopefully, this letter will serve to remind you of our meeting and answer any questions that arise. What is wrong with your shoulder? Your shoulder pain arises from a problem in the biceps tendon and the rotator cuff tendons. A tendon is the thick, cord-like structure that allows muscles to connect to bones. In the shoulder 4 of these tendons are called the rotator cuff. The biceps and rotator cuff tendons have to pass between two bones, the acromion and the humerus. The space is small and normally the tendons just pass through as the arm is raised and rotated. With repeated overuse, a single injury or even just the wear and tear of...

Invited Lectureships

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:00:44 GMT

Panther Sports Medicine Symposium
The University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
December 1990

The Hughston Clinic
Columbus, GA
April 1991

33rd Annual Rudolph S. Reich Lecturer
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Cleveland Orthopedic Society
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Mt. Sinai Medical Center
April 1998

Recent Advances in Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
Villa Anni Cuggiano
Cuggiano, Italy
June 4, 1999

80th Annual Alumni Meeting
The Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY
November 2, 2000

10th Corso di Chirugia della Spalla
Milan, Italy

November 6-8, 2000

Weinstein Lectureship
Long Island Jewish – North Shore Medical Center
New York, New York
May 3, 2002

Southern Orthopedic Association
Atlanta, GA
March 11, 2005

Pennsylvania Orthopedic Society
Bahamas
May 5, 2006

86th Annual Alumni Meeting
The Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY
November 9, 2006

6th Advanced Course on Shoulder Arthroscopy
Val d’Isere, France
January 21-26, 2007

Anthony F. DePalma Oration
Jefferson Orthopedic Society
Philadelphia, PA
May 4, 2007

VOCA Congress
Utrecht, The Netherlands
October 25, 2008

88th Annual Alumni Meeting
The Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY
November 15, 2008

Community Involvement

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:45:21 GMT

Dr. Gartsman and his wife, Carol, support several causes and invite you to also
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