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1150 Hammond Drive
Suite 400
Sandy Springs, GA 30328Phone+1 770-762-1786- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- William Godfrey, MD, is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon at Total Joint Specialists. He specializes in hip and knee replacement and revision surgery.
Dr. Godfrey is an Atlanta native and attended Georgia Tech for his undergraduate studies as a mechanical engineer. He worked for Caterpillar in Illinois for a time before returning to Georgia to begin his medical training at Emory University. He remained at Emory University for his Orthopedic Surgery Residency, where he was elected Chief Resident. Dr. Godfrey then completed Harvard Medical School’s Total Joint Arthroplasty Fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. These experiences provided Dr. Godfrey with advanced training in minimally invasive Direct Anterior hip replacement, same-day joint replacement, partial knee replacement, and robotic-assisted surgery.
Education & Training
- Harvard School of Medicine at Brigham and Women's HospitalOrthopedic Adult Reconstruction, 2022 - 2023
- Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2017 - 2022
- Emory University School of MedicineClass of 2017
- Georgia Institute of TechnologyBS Mechanical Engineering, Suma Cum Laude, 2007 - 2011
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 2022 - 2024
- GA State Medical License 2023 - 2024
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Alpha Omega Alpha 2016
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsMedicaid payer status is associated with increased 90-day morbidity and resource utilization following primary shoulder arthroplasty: a propensity score-matched analysis.Alexander M Dawes, Kevin X Farley, William S Godfrey, Anthony L Karzon, Michael B Gottschalk, Eric R Wagner> ;Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2023 Jan 1
- 1 citationsUse of a threaded-coupled femoral extraction device allows for higher extraction force when compared to loop or vice grip devices; A potted stem analysis.Huai Ming Phen, William Strawn Godfrey, Karlee Edwards, Daniel Thompson, Thomas L Bradbury> ;Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma. 2022 Mar 1
- 38 citationsQuadriceps Strength Deficits After a Femoral Nerve Block Versus Adductor Canal Block for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Prospective, Single-Blinded, Rand...Robert P. Runner, Stephanie Boden, William Godfrey, Ajay Premkumar, Heather Samady, Michael B. Gottschalk, John W. Xerogeanes> ;Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2018 Sep 26
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