Clay Alexander Spitler MD

Summary

• Dr. Clay Spitler, based in Birmingham, AL, is an orthopaedic surgeon with a subspecialty in orthopedic trauma. He completed his medical education at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University in 2008, followed by a residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine at Chattanooga and a fellowship in orthopaedic trauma at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Spitler is currently Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Vice Chair for Clinical Operations at the University of Alabama School of Medicine and has previously served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. His expertise lies in bone grafting and traumatology of the hand, wrist, shoulder, elbow, foot, ankle, hip, and knee. Notably, his recent publications include studies on hip fractures, obesity's impact on pelvic fractures, dysfunctional elbow stiffness, the impact of smoking on fractures, and infection risks associated with pelvic ring fractures.