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Edwin Spencer Jr., MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Knoxville, TN

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Orthopaedic Surgery Knoxville, TN

Orthopedic Sports Medicine

Knoxville Orthopaedic Clinic

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  • Office

    1422 Old Weisgarber Rd
    Knoxville, TN 37909
    Phone+1 865-558-4400
    Fax+1 865-558-4421

Education & Training

  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2001 - 2002
  • University of Michigan
    University of MichiganResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1997 - 2001
  • Duke University School of Medicine
    Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2002 - 2026
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2001 - 2004
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 1998 - 2002
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2013
  • Voted as one of the top 28 shoulder surgeons in the US 2013-2014
  • Received Neer Award MOON, 2011, 2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Quantification of B2 glenoid morphology in total shoulder arthroplasty  
    Churchill RS, Spencer EE, Fehrenger EV, J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 1/1/2015
  • Shoulder prosthetic arthroplasty options in 2014: what to do and when to do it  
    Pinkas D, Wiater JM, Spencer EE, Edwards TB, Uribe JW, Declercq G, Murthi AM, Hertel R, Instr Course Lect, 1/1/2015
  • Five- to ten-year follow-up with a partially cemented all-polyethylene bone-ingrowth glenoid component  
    Noyes MP, Meccia B, Spencer EE, J Shoulder Elbow Surg Apl, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Predictors of Success of Nonoperative Treatment for Full-thickness Rotator Cuff Tears: A Multicenter Cohort Study
    Dunn WR, An AQ, Baumgarten KM, Bishop JY, Brophy RH, Carey JL, Holloway BG, Jones GL, Kuhn JE, Ma CB, Marx RG, McCarty EC, Poddar SK, Smith MV, Spencer EE, Vidal AF,..., Geneva, Switzerland, 1/12/2012
  • Factors Predictive of Emotional Health in Patients with Full Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears
    Bishop JY, Baumgarten KM, Brophy RH, Carey JL, Dunn WR, Holloway BG, Jones GL, Kuhn JE, Ma CB, Marx RG, McCarty EC, Poddar SK, Smith MV, Spencer EE, Vidal AF, Wolf ..., Annual Meeting of The American Orthopaedic Association; American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 2011; San Francisco, CA, 2012, 1/11/2012
  • Relationship between Duration of Rotator Cuff Tear Symptoms and Patient Presentation Features
    Kuhn JE, Dunn WR, Unruh KP, Sanders RA, An AQ, Baumgarten KM, Bishop JY, Brophy RH, Carey JL, Holloway BG, Jones GL, Ma CB, Marx RG, McCarty EC, Poddar SK, Smith MV, S..., American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Closed Meeting; American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, ASES Specialty Day, White Sulfur Springs, WV, 2011; San Francisco, CA, 2012, 1/11/2012
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Lectures

  • Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: The Glenoid 
    1/1/2014
  • Reverse TSA: Indications and Complications 
    1/1/2014
  • Defining Indications for Rotator Cuff Repair: Predictors of Failure of Nonoperative Treatment of Chronic, Symptomatic, Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears 
    1/11/2013
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Other

  • Tendon Transfers for the Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tear 
    Spencer EE, Audio Digest Orthopaedics
    1/1/2004
  • Open exposures of the elbow 
    Spencer EE, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Simple elbow dislocations 
    Spencer EE, Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

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