Bryan Justin Whitfield MD

Orthopedic Sports Medicine

Physician

21 Ortho LnAtlanta, GA 30329
Phone+1 404-778-3350

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Summary

Bryan Whitfield, MD, is an orthopaedic surgeon located in Lithonia, GA, with a subspecialty in Orthopedic Sports Medicine. He graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 2008 and completed a fellowship specializing in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine at Prisma Health/University of South Carolina SOM Greenville in 2014. Dr. Whitfield is currently an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Emory Orthopaedics and is experienced in sports and joint-related medicine. His research includes publications on anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and femoroacetabular impingement. He has been recognized with several honors, including the CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification and a Georgetown Caring Star award.

Education & Training

Prisma Health/University of South Carolina SOM Greenville (Greenville)Fellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2013 - 2014
MedStar Health Georgetown University (D.C.)Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2010 - 2013
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 2008
Duke UniversityB.S., Majors: Mathematics and Economics; Minor: Chemistry, 2004

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Certifications & Licensure

GA State Medical License 2014 - 2027
SC State Medical License 2013 - 2015
VA State Medical License 2008 - 2013
DC State Medical License 2008 - 2012
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals, athenahealth, Inc., 2016-2017
Georgetown Caring Star, Patient initiated award for exceptional care Georgetown University Hospital, 2010
Active Fellow American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2008

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

15 citations
Allograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Fails at a Greater Rate in Patients Younger Than 34 Years.
Camryn B Petit, Jed A Diekfuss, Shayla M Warren, Kim D Barber Foss, Melanie Valencia
Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation. 2023-08-01
Isolated Rectus Femoris Rupture with Ipsilateral Femoroacetabular Impingement in a Collegiate Track Athlete: A Case Report.
Jed Walsh, Megan Jimenez, Gregory Lee, Bryan Whitfield
Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports. 2022-07-01
2 citations
A Case of Atraumatic Acute Compartment Syndrome: Beware of the Existence of This Orthopaedic Emergency: A Case Report.
Amar Aburas, Parnia Salehi, Gregory Y Lee, Bryan Whitfield
JBJS Case Connector. 2020-04-01

Journal Articles

Hand and Wrist Trauma: Fingertip Injuries, a Review
Whitfield BJ, Edwards SG, Current Orthopaedic Practice, 1/1/2012
Missed Obturator Hip Dislocation in a 19-Year-Old Man
Argintar E, Whitfield B, Debritz J, Journal of American Orthopaedics, 1/1/2012
Subscapularis Function After Primary Tendon to Tendon Repair in Patients After Replacement Arthroplasty of the Shoulder
Caplan JL, Whitfield B, Neviaser RJ, J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 1/1/2009

Books/Book Chapters

MRI-Arthroscopy Correlation: A Case-Based Atlas of the Knee, Shoulder, Elbow and Hip.
Chapter: Acetabular Fossa, Fermoal Fovea and the Ligamentum Teres.
Page 397 - 409Folk JW, Ferro FP, Phillippon MJ, & Whitfield BJEditors: Brockmeier SK & Christoforetti J.Springer, New York, NY2016
Reverse Sholder Arthroplasty.
Chapter: Complications Associated with RSA.
Whitfield BJ, Hawkins RJEditors: Frankle M, Marberry S, Pupello D.Springer, New York, NY2016
ACSM's Sports Medicine: A Comprehensive Review.
Chapter: Soft Tissue Knee Injuries (Tendon and Bursae).
Whitfield BJ, Klimkiewicz, JJEditors: St. Pierre P, O’Connor FG, et al.Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA2013

Lectures

Meniscal Tears in Tibial Plateau Fractures as Predicted by Measuring Internal Depression on CT Scans.
Chicago, IL - 1/22/2013
Medium to Long Term Clinical Outcomes of Ulnar Shortening Osteotomies Using a Low Profile Plating System.
Washington, DC - 1/20/2013
Spatial and Temporal Control of Luciferase Expression through HIFU Mediated Induction of Heat Shock Protein Promoter in Vivo.
NIH, Bethesda, MD - 1/1/2003

Other

Calcific Tendonitis of the Shoulder.
Whitfield BJ, Musculoskeletal Medicine for Medical Students
http://www.orthopaedicsone.com/display/MSKMed/Calcific+tendonitis+of+the+shoulder
1/1/2012