The Role of Botulinum Toxins in Musculoskeletal Care
Andrew Koman, M.D.
May 17, 2023, at 6:30 am
Hybrid Conference
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Speaker Biography
Dr. Koman is a tenured Professor, Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation听补迟听Wake Forest University School of Medicine听and the President of the听Musculoskeletal Service Institute of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. After听驳谤补诲耻补迟颈辞苍听蹿谤辞尘听Duke University, he attended.听Duke University School of Medicine.听Postgraduate training at听Duke University听included one year of Pediatrics, one year of General Surgery, four years of Orthopaedic Surgery and six months of Hand and Microsurgery.
He was an assistant professor on the Duke faculty until 1981 when he was recruited as the 5th听Orthopaedic surgeon at the听Bowman Gray School of Medicine听(苍辞飞听Wake Forest University School of Medicine).
Dr. Koman is board certified in Orthopaedic Surgery with subspecialty certification in Hand Surgery.听He is currently a tenured professor in the departments of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pediatrics and vascular Surgery and a 听member of the graduate faculty.
As Chair, the听Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation听has tripled in size since with 97 clinical faculty, 5 PhD faculty, two residencies (Orthopaedic Surgery and Podiatric Surgery); 5 fellowship programs and a physician scientist postdoctoral program, which has听surgery has trained more MD/PhDs than any clinical Department within WFUSM.听Forty one percent (41%) of the orthopaedic residents trained within the past 10 years have entered academic Orthopaedic Surgery. In addition to orthopaedic surgeons< the department includes Physical medicine and rehabilitation and Podiatry.
Dr. Koman has served on numerous committees for regional and national orthopaedic organizations, has presented over a 1,500 didactic and Socratic听 lectures; has chaired or participated in over a hundred scientific panels; has lectured at orthopaedic meetings and medical centers in 30 states and 10 countries, and has authored more than 250 scientific articles and book chapters. He has been awarded three patents and has received more than five million dollars in grants and awards including a National Institute of Health RO 1 grant in microvascular physiology.
Dr. Koman is a member of 20 professional societies and has served as President of the听American Society for Surgery of the Hand, the听Eastern Orthopaedic Association, the听North Carolina Orthopaedic Society, and the听North Carolina Society for Surgery of the Hand听(which he founded), the听Southern Orthopaedic Association, the听Clinical Orthopaedic Society, and the听Southeastern Hand Association.听 Dr. Koman is Editor-in-Chief of the听Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances. He reviews manuscripts for more than 10 national and international journals.
Dr. Koman and his research team received the听Kappa Delta听/ Clinical听Research Award,听Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation听twice听–in 1999 for their work involving basic science and translational research in听microvascular physiology听and in 2019 for their 30 years of seminal work in basic and clinical applications听Botulinum toxins
In 2004, Dr. Koman was presented the听Huene Award听by the听POSNA.听Dr. Koman has also been acknowledged by WFUSM with the 听Established Investigator in Clinical Sciences Award听(2006) and the听Byrum Mentorship听 Award听(2021); an Honorary Doctorate from the听University of Athens听in 2009; the听Distinguished Southern Orthopaedist听from the SOA (2011);听 the听American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons听Achievement Award (2012);听 the听Honored Surgeon in the State of North Carolina 蹿谤辞尘听the听NCOA (2013); the听Nix Award in Medical Ethics听from the听Clinical Orthopaedic Society听(2019); the 听Honored Professor award from Orthopaedic Summit听(2019)and the听A Lee Osterman Award听from the ASSH9 2022) He has been recognized on the听best doctor听and听top doctor听lists since their inception.
Dr. Koman was born in Winchester Virginia, has been married for 51 years to Leigh Emerson, and has 2 children (Amy and Alex) and 3 grandchildren Zell, Flynn and Nicholas). He was captain of the division I Maryland State scholastic champion tennis team and played freshman tennis at Duke. During college he taught tennis professionally. Current avocations include travel, time with family, golf, and recently model trains.
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