WalidHikmetAzzoMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Richlands, VA

Elbow Surgery, Hand Surgery, Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery, Shoulder Surgery

Principal Orthopedic Surgeon at Bluefield Regional Medical Center

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Office
1 Clinic Dr
Ste B
Richlands, VA 24641
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Education & Training

Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1993 - 1994
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Shoulder & Elbow Orthopaedic Surgery, 1994
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1993
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemInternship, Transitional Year, 1987 - 1988
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 1994 - 2026
NC State Medical License 2004 - 2025
WV State Medical License 1994 - 2024
NY State Medical License 1988 - 1994
OH State Medical License 1993 - 1994
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

20 citations
In vivo effects of naproxen on composition, proteoglycan metabolism, and matrix metalloproteinase activities in canine articular cartilage
Anthony Ratcliffee, Walid Azzo, Fatemeh Saed-Nejad, Nancy E Lane, Melvin P. Rosenwasser, Van C. Mow> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 1993 Mar 1
Stimulation and inhibition of matrix metalloproteinase activities in articular cartilage.
Paul A. Glazer, Walid Azzo, Fatemeh Saed-Nejad, Anthony Ratcliffe> ;Biochemical Society Transactions. 1990 Oct 1
53 citations
Reactivity of monoclonal antibodies Leu 1 and OKT1 with malignant human lymphoid cells. Correlation with conventional cell markers.
Daniel M. Knowles, James P. Halper, Walid Azzo, Chang Yl Wang> ;Cancer. 1983 Oct 15
32 citations
A new human B-lymphocyte surface antigen (BL 2) detectable by a hybridoma monoclonal antibody: distribution on benign and malignant lymphoid cells
Daniel M. Knowles, Betty Tolidjian, Charles C. Marboe, James P. Halper, Walid Azzo, Chang Yi Wang> ;Blood. 1983 Jul 1
Preparation and characterization of monoclonal antibodies recognizing three distinct differentiation antigens (BL1, BL2, BL3) on human B lymphocytes.
Wang, C. Y., Azzo, W., Al-Katib, A., Chiorazzi, N., Knowles, D. M.> ;J Immunol. 1984 Aug
Purification and characterization of an acid metalloproteinase from human articular cartilage.
Azzo, W., Woessner, J. F.> ;J Biol Chem. 1986 Apr 25
44 citations
Levels of metalloproteases and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteases in human osteoarthritic cartilage
David D Dean, W. Azzo, Johanne Martel-Pelletier, Jean-Pierre Pelletier, J. F. Woessner> ;The Journal of Rheumatology. 1987 May 1
Proteoglycan-degrading metalloproteases of human articular cartilage.
Woessner, J. F., Azzo, W. H.> ;J Rheumatol. 1987 May
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Hospital Affiliations

Bluefield Regional Medical CenterBluefield, West Virginia
Princeton Community HospitalPrinceton, West Virginia
Beckley Veterans Affairs Medical CenterBeckley, West Virginia
Clinch Valley Medical CenterRichlands, Virginia