WilliamObremskeyMDMPH MMHC(He/Him)

Orthopedic Trauma

Director of Orthopedic Trauma Research and Director of Orthopedic Trauma Fellowship Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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Office
Suite 4200 MCE South Tower
Nashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-936-3630
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Summary

Dr. William Obremskey is an orthopedic surgeon in Nashville, TN and is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He received his undergraduate and medical degree from Duke University and has been in practice since 1994. He was an orthopedic surgeon for the USAF then did an ortho trauma fellowship in Basel, Switzerland. He has been at Vanderbilt since 2002. He specializes in orthopedic trauma and is experienced in knee dislocations, limb lengthening and reconstruction, hand and wrist traumatology, shoulder and elbow traumatology, and foot and ankle traumatic injuries as well as complications of nonunion and infections..

Education & Training

University of WashingtonResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1990 - 1994
Indiana University School of Medicine/Methodist HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1988 - 1989
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2002 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2016 - 2022
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
NC State Medical License 1997 - 2004
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Clinical Trials

Progressive Splinting Status Post Elbow Fractures and Dislocations Start of enrollment: 2006 Sep 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Operative Versus Nonoperative Treatment for Scapula Fractures Start of enrollment: 2008 Mar 01
Withdrawn
rhBMP-2 Versus Autograft in Critical Size Tibial Defects Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 01
Terminated
Phase 4
Assessment of Fixation Strategies for Severe Open Tibia Fractures Start of enrollment: 2011 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 3
Assessment of Severe Extremity Wound Bioburden at the Time of Definitive Wound Closure or Coverage Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
Completed
Outcomes Following Severe Distal Tibia, Ankle and/or Foot Trauma: Comparison of Limb Salvage Versus Transtibial Amputation Protocol Start of enrollment: 2012 May 01
Completed
Randomized Trial to Assess PO Versus IV Antibiotics Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 03
Completed
Not Applicable
Transtibial Amputation Outcomes Study Start of enrollment: 2013 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Early Weight Bearing on Supracondylar Distal Femur Fractures in Elderly Patients Start of enrollment: 2016 May 11
Completed
Not Applicable
Effects of Early Weight Bearing on Rehabilitation Outcomes in Patients With Traumatic Ankle and Tibial Plateau Fractures Start of enrollment: 2020 Jan 01
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Real-Time Muscle Pressure Measurements in Patients at Risk for Acute Compartment Syndrome Start of enrollment: 2022 Mar 18
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Fracture-Related Outcome Study for Operatively Treated Tibia Shaft Fractures Start of enrollment: 2019 Apr 04
Active, not recruiting
Roles: Contact
Periprosthetic Fracture Registry (PPFx) Start of enrollment: 2018 Dec 31
Recruiting
Roles: Contact
Tobramycin Injection to Prevent Infection in Open Fractures Start of enrollment: 2022 Jan 10
Recruiting
Phase 3
Roles: Contact
Low-Dose Short-Term Ketorolac to Reduce Chronic Opioid Use in Orthopaedic Polytrauma Patients Start of enrollment: 2024 May 01
Not yet recruiting
Phase 4
Roles: Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Perioperative nutritional status thought to be important, but poorly understood.
Reza Firoozabadi, Tara J Taylor, Navin Fernando, Joseph R Hsu, Daniel Stinner, William Obremskey, Renan C Castillo> ;European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology. 2024 Mar 3
Outcomes of Humerus Nonunion Surgery in Patients With Initial Operative Fracture Fixation.
Noah Harrison, Alexander Hysong, Samuel Posey, Ziqing Yu, Andrew T Chen, Patrick Pallitto, Michael J Gardner, Jarrod Dumpe, Hassan Mir, Sharon Babcock, Roman M Natoli,...> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2024 Mar 1
Effect of Aspirin Versus Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin Thromboprophylaxis on Medication Satisfaction and Out-of-Pocket Costs: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clini...
Bosse, M., Nathan N O'Hara, Katherine P Frey, Deborah M Stein, Joseph F Levy, Gerard P Slobogean, Renan Castillo, Reza Firoozabadi, Madhav A Karunakar, Joshua L Gary, ...> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2024 Apr 3
How many sites should an orthopedic trauma prospective multicenter trial have? A marginal analysis of the Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium completed trials.
Bosse, M., Bosse, M., Bosse, M., Lauren Allen, Robert V O'Toole, Michael J Bosse, William T Obremskey, Kristin R Archer, Lisa K Cannada, Jaimie Shores, Lisa M Reider, ...> ;Trials. 2024 Feb 5
1 citations
Does Topical Vancomycin Powder Use in Fracture Surgery Change Bacteriology and Antibiotic Susceptibilities? An Analysis of the VANCO Trial.
Manjari Joshi, Robert V O'Toole, Anthony R Carlini, Joshua L Gary, William T Obremskey, Clinton K Murray, Greg Gaski, J Spence Reid, Yasmin Degani, Tara J Taylor, Susa...> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2024 Apr 1
Deep Surgical Site Infection after Fracture Has a Profound Effect on Functional Outcomes.
Bosse, M., Bosse, M., Bosse, M., Bosse, M., Bosse, M., Ida Leah Gitajn, Paul M Werth, Anthony R Carlini, Michael J Bosse, Joshua L Gary, Reza Firoozabadi, William Obre...> ;JB & JS Open Access. 2024 Jan 9
The VANCO Trial Findings Are Generalizable to a North American Trauma Registry.
Slobogean, G., Castillo, R., Carlini, A., Allen, L., Huang, Y., O'Toole, R., O'Hara, N., , Patterson, J., Gary, J., Firoozabadi, R., Joshi, M., Bosse, M., Obremskey, W...> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2024 Jan 1
Finding Your Job in Orthopaedic Trauma: A Survey Revealing the Cold Hard Facts.
Max E Davis, Chad Ishmael, Brianna Fram, Jonathan J Light, William T Obremskey, Lisa K Cannada> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2024 Mar 1
2023 International Consensus Meeting on musculoskeletal infection: Summary from the treatment workgroup and consensus on treatment in preclinical models.
Jennings, J., Arts, J., Abuhussein, E., Alt, V., Ashton, N., Baertl, S., Bhattacharyya, S., Cain, J., Dintakurthi, Y., Ducheyne, P., Duffy, H., Falconer, R., Gautreaux...> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 2024 Mar 1
Risk-stratified thromboprophylaxis effects of aspirin versus low-molecular-weight heparin in orthopedic trauma patients: A secondary analysis of the PREVENT CLOT trial.
Nathan N O'Hara, Robert V O'Toole, Katherine P Frey, Renan C Castillo, Joseph Cuschieri, Elliott R Haut, Gerard P Slobogean, Reza Firoozabadi, A Britton Christmas, Wil...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2024 Apr 1
2 citations
The global burden of fracture-related infection: can we do better?
Willem-Jan Metsemakers, T Fintan Moriarty, Mario Morgenstern, Leonard Marais, Jolien Onsea, Robert V O'Toole, Melissa Depypere, Michael H J Verhofstad, Martin McNally,...> ;The Lancet. Infectious Diseases. 2023 Nov 29
1 citations
Key aspects of soft tissue management in fracture-related infection: recommendations from an international expert group.
Leonard C Marais, Sven Hungerer, Henrik Eckardt, Charalampos Zalavras, William T Obremskey, Alex Ramsden, Martin A McNally, Mario Morgenstern, Willem-Jan Metsemakers> ;Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 2024 Jan 1
Use of Computed Tomography Angiography to Predict Complications in Tibia Fractures: A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis.
Prather, W., Alexander K Mihas, John C Prather, Bradley K Alexander, Isaac B Boateng, Thomas E Moran, Lacie M Turnbull, Andrew Allen, Healy Vise, Maria S Kammire, Andr...> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2023 Sep 1
Dorsal Impaction Injuries of the Distal Radius: Operative Technique Through Dorsal Approach to the Wrist.
Joseph T Labrum 4th, Andres F Moreno Diaz, Taylor M Yong, William T Obremskey, Max E Davis> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2023 Aug 1
Single-Incision, Four-Compartment Fasciotomy and Application of Negative Pressure Dressing for Compartment Syndrome of the Leg.
Taylor M Yong, Andres F Moreno-Diaz, William T Obremskey, Max E Davis> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2023 Aug 1
Negative pressure wound therapy: Where are we in 2022?
Michael A Quacinella, Taylor M Yong, William T Obremskey, Daniel J Stinner> ;OTA International. 2023 Jul 1
2 citations
Local administration of vancomycin powder in orthopaedic fracture surgery: current practice and trends.
Lucas S Marchand, Sheila Sprague, Nathan N O'Hara, Chuan Silvia Li, Robert V O'Toole, Manjari Joshi, Darius Viskontas, Nicholas Romeo, Robert A Hymes, William T Obrems...> ;OTA International. 2023 Mar 1
3 citations
Measures of Admission Immunocoagulopathy as an Indicator for In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Retrospective Study.
Samuel R Johnson, Teresa Benvenuti, Hui Nian, Isaac P Thomson, Keith Baldwin, William T Obremskey, Jonathan G Schoenecker, Stephanie N Moore-Lotridge> ;JB & JS Open Access. 2023 Feb 28
1 citations
Predictors of lower extremity fracture-related amputation in persons with traumatic spinal cord injury: a case-control study.
Rachel E Elam, Cara E Ray, Scott Miskevics, Frances M Weaver, Beverly Gonzalez, William Obremskey, Laura D Carbone> ;Spinal Cord. 2023 Apr 1
23 citations
Aspirin or Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin for Thromboprophylaxis after a Fracture.
, Robert V O'Toole, Deborah M Stein, Nathan N O'Hara, Katherine P Frey, Tara J Taylor, Daniel O Scharfstein, Anthony R Carlini, Kuladeep Sudini, Yasmin Degani, Gerard ...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2023 Jan 19
2 citations
Diagnosis of fracture-related infection in patients without clinical confirmatory criteria: an international retrospective cohort study.
Niels Vanvelk, Esther M M Van Lieshout, Jolien Onsea, Jonathan Sliepen, Geertje Govaert, Frank F A IJpma, Melissa Depypere, Jamie Ferguson, Martin McNally, William T O...> ;Journal of Bone and Joint Infection. 2023 Jan 1
1 citations
Does prophylactic local tobramycin injection lower open fracture infection rates?
Arun Aneja, Matthew W Kavolus, Robert J Teasdall, Chandler R Sneed, Richard W Pectol, Alexander E Isla, Arnold J Stromberg, William Obremskey> ;OTA International. 2022 Dec 1
Comparing Calcaneus Fracture Radiographic Outcomes and Complications after Percutaneous Pin versus Screw Fixation.
Mariel M Rickert, Lydia J McKeithan, Alexander J Volkmar, Kelsey Henderson, Rogelio A Coronado, Phillip M Mitchell, Bethany Gallagher, William T Obremskey> ;The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. 2022 Sep 28
2 citations
Outcomes of Patients With Large Versus Small Bone Defects in Open Tibia Fractures Treated With an Intramedullary Nail: A Descriptive Analysis of a Multicenter Retrospe...
William T Obremskey, Paul Tornetta 3rd, Jason Luly, Saam Morshed, Robert V O'Toole, Joseph R Hsu, Stuart L Mitchell, Ellen J Mackenzie, Katherine P Frey, Renan C Casti...> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2022 Aug 1
1 citations
Radiographic Assessment of Ankle Fracture Displacement: A Validation Study.
I Leah Gitajn, Roman M Natoli, Clay A Spitler, Reza Firoozabadi, Lauren M Tatman, Joshua L Gary, Michael F Githens, Richard E Thompson, Andrea DeLuca, Lisa Reider, Eli...> ;Foot & Ankle International. 2022 Oct 1
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