
Robert Hunter Boyce MD
Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Orthopedic Trauma
Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics
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3601 21st Ave SNashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-3000
Fax+1 615-936-0605
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Summary
- Dr. Robert Boyce is an orthopaedic surgeon based in Nashville, TN, with subspecialties in orthopedic spine surgery and orthopedic trauma. He completed his medical education and training at Vanderbilt University and fellowships at UCLA and the University of Oklahoma. His expertise includes minimally invasive spine surgery and various traumatology treatments for the hand, wrist, shoulder, elbow, foot, ankle, hip, and knee. Dr. Boyce is also an active researcher with several publications in the field of orthopaedic trauma, and he has received the Kenneth D Johnson Resident Teaching Award from Vanderbilt Orthopaedics Institute.
Education & Training
University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine, at TulsaFellowship, Orthopaedic Trauma, 2010 - 2011
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine, 2001 - 2002
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1997 - 2001
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterInternship, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1996 - 1997
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 2002 - 2027
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
OK State Medical License 2010 - 2014
CA State Medical License 2001 - 2013
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Kenneth D Johnson Resident Teaching Award Vanderbilt Orthopaedics Institute
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification BI-Clinical, CitiusTech, Inc., 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification StarPanel, Vanderbilt University, 2016-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Traumatic Hemorrhagic Lung Injury With Pelvic and Femur Fractures Requiring Resuscitative Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta, Operative Fixation on Dual-Circuit Venous Ext...Mina F Nordness, William Tucker, Brandon Petree, Christina Boncyk, Stephen Gadomski
Chest. 2025-08-01 - 1 citationsInjury Pattern Recognition and Surgical Technique of Pilon Fracture Reduction With Posterior Tibial Tendon Incarceration.Joseph T Labrum 4th, Bethany Gallagher, Robert H Boyce
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2023-05-01 - Hands-free Femoral Traction Using the Bookwalter Retractor System During Anterior Approaches to the Acetabulum.Andrew F Tyler, Chris Vincent, Nicole M Stevens, Harris Payton, Robert H Boyce
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2023-03-01
Press Mentions
What COVID-19 Can Teach Us About Curbing Gun ViolenceJuly 6th, 2021
Plakous Therapeutics of Winston-Salem Collaborating with Mayo Clinic on Rare Premature Baby DiseaseAugust 26th, 2020
Plakous Therapeutics Extends Research Through Agreement with Mayo ClinicAugust 25th, 2020
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