ElizabethMariePolferMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Fort Bliss, TX

Hand Surgery

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Office
18511 Highlander Medics St FL Clinic3
Fort Bliss, TX 79906
Phone+1 915-742-0344

Fax+1 915-215-5386
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Summary

Dr. Elizabeth Polfer, MD is a board certified orthopedic surgeon in Fort Bliss, Texas. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in Texas, Montana, and New York. She is affiliated with William Beaumont Army Medical Center and El Paso Children's Hospital.

Education & Training

National Capital ConsortiumResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2009 - 2015
UniforMed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of MedicineClass of 2009

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 2010 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2019 - 2025
MT State Medical License 2023 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2019 - 2024
IL State Medical License 2019 - 2020
PA State Medical License 2013 - 2013
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Surgery of the Hand

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Long-Term Health Outcomes of Limb Salvage Compared with Amputation for Combat-Related Trauma.
Jordan G Tropf, Benjamin W Hoyt, Sarah A Walsh, Jeffery A Gibson, Elizabeth M Polfer, Jason M Souza, Benjamin K Potter> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2023 Dec 6
3 citations
What Proportion of Patients With Musculoskeletal Sarcomas Demostrate Symptoms of Depression or Anxiety?
Elizabeth M Polfer, Yesne Alici, Raymond E Baser, John H Healey, Meredith K Bartelstein> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2022 Nov 1
2 citations
Conventional Cartilaginous Tumors: Evaluation and Treatment
Matthew E. Wells, Michael D. Eckhoff, Lisa Kafchinski, Elizabeth M. Polfer, Benjamin K. Potter> ;JBJS Reviews. 2021 May 1
2 citations
Global Excision of Severe Heterotopic Ossification of the Shoulder: A Case Report.
Elizabeth M. Polfer, Kyle E. Nappo, Jeffrey R. Giuliani, Leon J. Nesti> ;JBJS Case Connector. 2020 Jan 1
1 citations
Relative Tissue Oxygenation and Temperature Changes for Detecting Early Upper Extremity Skin Ischemia
Elizabeth M. Polfer, Jennifer Sabino, Isaac C Fleming, Kenneth R. Means> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2019 Oct 1
Relative Tissue Oxygenation and Temperature Changes for Detecting Early Upper Extremity Skin Ischemia.
Polfer, E. M., Sabino, J. M., Fleming, I. C., Means, K. R.> ;Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 2019 Jul 2
Knee Disarticulations Versus Transfemoral Amputations: Functional Outcomes.
Elizabeth M Polfer, Benjamin W Hoyt, Adam J Bevevino, Jonathan A Forsberg, Benjamin K Potter> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2019 Jun 1
15 citations
Supercharge End-to-Side Nerve Transfer: Systematic Review
John C. Dunn, Gilberto Gonzalez, Isaac Fernandez, Justin D. Orr, Elizabeth M. Polfer, Leon J. Nesti> ;Hand. 2021 Mar 1
6 citations
Union Rates and Reported Range of Motion Are Acceptable After Open Forearm Fractures in Military Combatants.
Kyle E Nappo, Benjamin W Hoyt, George C. Balazs, George P. Nanos, Derek Ipsen, Scott M. Tintle, Elizabeth M. Polfer> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2019 Apr 1
Knee Disarticulation versus Transfemoral Amputations: Functional Outcomes.
Polfer, E. M., Hoyt, B. W., Bevevino, A. J., Forsberg, J. A., Potter, B. K.> ;Journal of orthopaedic trauma. 2019 Feb 1
6 citations
Zone I Flexor Digitorum Profundus Repair: A Surgical Technique
Elizabeth M. Polfer, Jennifer Sabino, Ryan D. Katz> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2019 Feb 1
6 citations
Characterization of disability following traumatic through knee and transfemoral amputations.
David J. Tennent, Elizabeth M. Polfer, Nicole M. Sgromolo, Chad A. Krueger, Benjamin K. Potter> ;Injury. 2018 Jun 1
3 citations
Anatomical Variation of the Radial Artery Associated With Clinically Significant Ischemia
Elizabeth M. Polfer, Jennifer Sabino, Aviram M. Giladi, James P. Higgins> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2018 Mar 27
10 citations
The Effect of Skin Pigmentation on Determination of Limb Ischemia.
Elizabeth M. Polfer, Ryan M. Zimmerman, Eshetu Tefera, Ryan D. Katz, James P. Higgins, Kenneth R. Means> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2018 Jan 1
13 citations
Perilunate Dislocations and Perilunate Fracture Dislocations in the U.S. Military.
John C. Dunn, Logan R. Koehler, Nicholas Kusnezov, Elizabeth M. Polfer, Justin D. Orr, Miguel Pirela-Cruz, Justin S. Mitchell> ;Journal of Wrist Surgery. 2017 Jun 28
2 citations
Turn-up Plasty for Salvage of Transtibial Amputations: An Illustrated Description of the Surgical Technique: A Case Report.
Elizabeth M. Polfer, Benjamin K. Potter> ;JBJS Case Connector. 2015 Dec 23
3 citations
Skin Grafts for Residual Limb Coverage and Preservation of Amputation Length.
Elizabeth M. Polfer, Scott M. Tintle, Jonathan A. Forsberg, Benjamin K. Potter> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2015 Sep 1
Bilateral Crush Injury of the Proximal Tibial Physis in an Adolescent Gymnast: A Case Report.
George C. Balazs, Elizabeth M. Polfer, Jefferson W. Jex> ;JBJS Case Connector. 2015 Jun 10
48 citations
What Risk Factors Predict Recurrence of Heterotopic Ossification After Excision in Combat-related Amputations?
Gabriel J. Pavey, Elizabeth M. Polfer, Kyle E. Nappo, Scott M. Tintle, Jonathan A. Forsberg, Benjamin K. Potter> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2015 Apr 2
30 citations
The development of a rat model to investigate the formation of blast-related post-traumatic heterotopic ossification
Elizabeth M. Polfer, D. N. Hope, Eric A. Elster, Ammar T. Qureshi, Thomas A. Davis, D. Golden, Benjamin K. Potter, Jonathan A. Forsberg> ;The Bone & Joint Journal. 2015 Apr 1
9 citations
A decade of conflict: flap coverage options and outcomes in traumatic war-related extremity reconstruction.
Jennifer Sabino, Elizabeth Polfer, Scott Tintle, Elliot Jessie, Mark Fleming, Barry Martin, Mark Shashikant, Ian L Valerio> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2015 Mar 1
5 citations
High Seas to High Explosives: The Evolution of Calcaneus Fracture Management in the Military
George C. Balazs, Elizabeth M. Polfer, Alaina M. Brelin, Wade T. Gordon> ;Military Medicine. 2014 Nov 5
89 citations
Do inflammatory markers portend heterotopic ossification and wound failure in combat wounds
Jonathan A. Forsberg, Benjamin K. Potter, Elizabeth M. Polfer, Shawn D. Safford, Eric A. Elster> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2014 May 31
5 citations
Fluid Collections in Amputations Are Not Indicative or Predictive of Infection
Elizabeth M. Polfer, Benjamin W Hoyt, Lien T. Senchak, Mark D. Murphey, Jonathan A. Forsberg, Benjamin K. Potter> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2014 Apr 2
11 citations
Neurovascular entrapment due to combat-related heterotopic ossification in the lower extremity.
Elizabeth M. Polfer, Jonathan A. Forsberg, Mark D. Fleming, Benjamin K. Potter> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2013 Dec 18
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Hospital Affiliations

William Beaumont Army Medical CenterEl Paso, Texas
El Paso Children's HospitalEl Paso, Texas