WilliamObremskeyMDMPH MMHC(He/Him)

Orthopedic Trauma

Director of Orthopedic Trauma Research and Director of Orthopedic Trauma Fellowship Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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Office
Suite 4200 MCE South tower
Nashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-936-3630

Summary

Dr. William Obremskey is an orthopedic surgeon in Nashville, TN and is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He received his undergraduate and medical degree from Duke University and has been in practice since 1994. He was an orthopedic surgeon for the USAF then did an ortho trauma fellowship in Basel, Switzerland. He has been at Vanderbilt since 2002. He specializes in orthopedic trauma and is experienced in knee dislocations, limb lengthening and reconstruction, hand and wrist traumatology, shoulder and elbow traumatology, and foot and ankle traumatic injuries as well as complications of nonunion and infections..

Education & Training

University of WashingtonResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1990 - 1994
Indiana University School of Medicine/Methodist HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1988 - 1989
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2002 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2016 - 2022
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
NC State Medical License 1997 - 2004
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Clinical Trials

Progressive Splinting Status Post Elbow Fractures and Dislocations Start of enrollment: 2006 Sep 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Operative Versus Nonoperative Treatment for Scapula Fractures Start of enrollment: 2008 Mar 01
Withdrawn
rhBMP-2 Versus Autograft in Critical Size Tibial Defects Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 01
Terminated
Phase 4
Assessment of Fixation Strategies for Severe Open Tibia Fractures Start of enrollment: 2011 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 3
Assessment of Severe Extremity Wound Bioburden at the Time of Definitive Wound Closure or Coverage Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
Completed
Outcomes Following Severe Distal Tibia, Ankle and/or Foot Trauma: Comparison of Limb Salvage Versus Transtibial Amputation Protocol Start of enrollment: 2012 May 01
Completed
Randomized Trial to Assess PO Versus IV Antibiotics Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 03
Completed
Not Applicable
Transtibial Amputation Outcomes Study Start of enrollment: 2013 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Early Weight Bearing on Supracondylar Distal Femur Fractures in Elderly Patients Start of enrollment: 2016 May 11
Completed
Not Applicable
Effects of Early Weight Bearing on Rehabilitation Outcomes in Patients With Traumatic Ankle and Tibial Plateau Fractures Start of enrollment: 2020 Jan 01
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Real-Time Muscle Pressure Measurements in Patients at Risk for Acute Compartment Syndrome Start of enrollment: 2022 Mar 18
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Fracture-Related Outcome Study for Operatively Treated Tibia Shaft Fractures Start of enrollment: 2019 Apr 04
Active, not recruiting
Roles: Contact
Periprosthetic Fracture Registry (PPFx) Start of enrollment: 2018 Dec 31
Recruiting
Roles: Contact
Tobramycin Injection to Prevent Infection in Open Fractures Start of enrollment: 2022 Jan 10
Recruiting
Phase 3
Roles: Contact
Low-Dose Short-Term Ketorolac to Reduce Chronic Opioid Use in Orthopaedic Polytrauma Patients Start of enrollment: 2024 Jul 01
Not yet recruiting
Phase 4
Roles: Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

122 citations
Prevention of perioperative infection.
Nicholas D. Fletcher, DʼMitri Sofianos, Marschall B. Berkes, William T. Obremskey
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2007-07-01
27 citations
Acute Management of Traumatic Knee Dislocations for the Generalist.
Robert H. Boyce, Keerat Singh, William T. Obremskey
The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2015-10-22
173 citations
2018 International Consensus Meeting on Musculoskeletal Infection: Research Priorities from the General Assembly Questions
Edward M. Schwarz, Javad Parvizi, Thorsten Gehrke, Amiethab Aiyer, Andrew Battenberg
Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 2019-05-01