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Lewis G. Zirkle Jr.
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Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery & Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons & Fellow, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
Biography
Dr. Zirkle concentrates his practice around fractures, trauma, sports medicine, and hip replacements. These areas include athroscopic knee, carpal tunnel, shoulder surgery, and other orthopaedic conditions. Dr. Zirkle founded Northwest Orthopaedic and more recently a non-profit corporation called SIGN (Surgical Implant Generation Network), which manufactures implants to treat fractures of people with special needs in developing countries.
Other
- Specialty Training: Currently teaching fracture treatment in 30 SIGN projects around the world.
- Residency: Duke University Medical Center, US Army
- Internship: Duke University Medical Center
- Medical School: Duke University Medical Center
- Undergraduate: Davidson College, B.S. in Biology & Chemistry
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