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Office
6010 Bay Pkwy
Fl 7
Brooklyn, NY 11204Phone+1 718-283-7400- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Amr Abdelgawad, MD is an attending orthopedic surgeon in Maimonides Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons. He received his medical degree, Master and PhD in Orthpaedic Surgery from Ain Shams University in Cairo. He obtained MBA (with concentration in healthcare management) degree from Walden University (in October 2017). Dr Abdelgawad is a fellowship trained in pediatric orthopedic, orthopedic trauma and limb lengthening and reconstruction.
Dr Amr Abdelgawad is the main editor of the book "Pediatric Orthopedic, handbook for primary care physicians”, a very successful handbook used by primary care physicians, nurses, therapist and medical students. He is the author of the book “The Guide to Pass The Final Orthopedic Exam: A Concise Review For Orthopedic Board Exam”, an outstanding text book used by many residents in their study for the orthopedic board. His channel (pediatric orthopedic) is the most popular pediatric orthopedic on YouTube with more than 8000 subscriber and 1M hits. This channel gets positive review from all over the world.
Dr Abdelgawad wrote more than 100 papers and book chapters. His work had been cited more than 800 times. Dr Abdelgawad described new technique for treatment of Blount’s disease, a new method for intra medullary nail extraction, a new technique for obtaining bone graft, a new technique for fixation of calcaneal tuberosity fracture and a new method of fixation for pediatric distal femur fractures. Dr Abdelgawad has two patents for orthopedic devices.
With the extensive training that Dr Abdelgawad had, he is able to treat various pathological conditions. He is expert in pediatric orthopedic conditions, spasticity management, difficult fractures, nonunions, malunion, foot deformities, diabetic foot defomities, limb length discripancy, pathological short stature, hip deformities and many other conditions.
Education & Training
- NYU Grossman School of Medicine/Hospital for Joint DiseasesFellowship, Pediatric Orthopaedics, 2005 - 2006
- Ain Shams University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 2019 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 2010 - 2021
- OH State Medical License 2007 - 2009
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Assessment of Fixation Strategies for Severe Open Tibia Fractures Start of enrollment: 2011 Jul 01
- Assessment of Severe Extremity Wound Bioburden at the Time of Definitive Wound Closure or Coverage Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
- Outcomes Following Severe Distal Tibia, Ankle and/or Foot Trauma: Comparison of Limb Salvage Versus Transtibial Amputation Protocol Start of enrollment: 2012 May 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Comparison of patient demographics and patient-specific risk factors for readmissions following open reduction and internal fixation for acetabular fractures.Vanathi Ganesan, Radha Pandya, Ariel N Rodriguez, Andrew R Horn, Amr A Abdelgawad, Afshin E Razi> ;European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology. 2024 Mar 9
- Reamer irrigator aspirator (RIA) reduces risk of fat embolism in bilateral pediatric femur shaft fractures: a case report.Jacobson, E., Schieve, B., Thabet, A., Klahs, K., Macias, R., Abdelgawad, A.> ;Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2024 Feb 1
- Social determinants of health in patients undergoing hemiarthroplasty: are they associated with medical complications, healthcare utilization, and payments for care?Joydeep Baidya, Adam M Gordon, Patrick P Nian, Jake Schwartz, Ivan J Golub, Amr A Abdelgawad, Kevin K Kang> ;Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 2023 Dec 1
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Authored Content
- Definitive early diagnosis of necrotizing soft tissue infections remains difficultSeptember 2012
Press Mentions
- Youngest Kids Most Vulnerable to Dog BitesMarch 3rd, 2018
- Internal Bone Lengthening Device Developed at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El PasoFebruary 10th, 2016
- Less RA Patients Using Assistive Mechanical Devices — 5 Things to KnowFebruary 12th, 2016
Professional Memberships
- Member
Other Languages
- Arabic
Hospital Affiliations
- Maimonides Medical CenterBrooklyn, New York
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