Dr. Floyd III received his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, with further training in surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. He completed a four-year residency in orthopaedic surgery at Harvard Medical School where he was Chief Orthopaedic Resident at the Massachusetts General Hospital. After completing a fellowship in hand surgery at Roosevelt Hospital in New York City, Dr. Floyd III joined The Macon Orthopaedic and Hand Center in 1987. Dr. Floyd specializes in surgery of the hand and the upper limb. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand. Dr. Floyd is a member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, AmericanAcademy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and the American Orthopaedic Association. Dr. Floyd has been President of the Georgia Society for Surgery of the Hand and is President of the Georgia Orthopaedic Society. Dr. Floyd is the Chief of Surgery at the Medical Center of Central Georgia. Dr. Floyd has published numerous articles and book chapters dealing with hand and orthopaedic surgery. Dr. Floyd is married and has one son and three daughters.

 

 

CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL DATA

Date of Birth: July 13, 1954

Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia

 

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1987 - Present Full-time attending hand surgeon, Ortho Georgia

2003 - Present Secretary, Ortho Georgia

2004 - Current Chief of Surgery, Medical Center of Central Georgia

2004 - Current Medical Executive Committee, Medical Center of Central Georgia

2007 - Current Chairman, Governor’s Commission on Men’s Health, State of Georgia, Department of Community Health

EDUCATION

1972 Graduate Woodberry Forest School

1976 B.A. Vanderbilt University

1980 M.D. Emory University School of Medicine

POST DOCTORAL TRAINING

1980 - 1981 Intern in Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

1981 - 1982 Assistant Resident in Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

1982 - 1986 Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program, Boston, MA

1986 Chief Resident, West Orthopaedic Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

1986 - 1987 Fellow in Hand Surgery, Roosevelt Hospital, New York City, NY

RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

1984 Microsurgical Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION

1981 National Board of Medical Examiners

1985 Massachusetts License Registration

1986 New York License Registration

1986 Georgia License Registration

1989 Certified American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Recertified 1997-2009, 2009-2119

1990 Certificate of Added Qualification in Hand Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Recertified 1997-2009, 2009-2119

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

1980 - 1982 Clinical Fellow in Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

1982 - 1986 Clinical Fellow in Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School

1987 - Current Clinical Professor of Surgery, Mercer University School of Medicine

1988 - 1997 Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

1997 - Current Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, Emory University School of Medicine

VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS

1994 University of Hawaii Orthopaedic Residency Training Program

2005 University of Virginia, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS

1986 Assistant in Orthopaedic Surgery, (Chief Resident), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

1986 Staff, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA

1986 Staff, Roosevelt Hospital, New York City, NY

1987 Staff, Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, GA

1987 Director, Hand Clinic, Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, GA

1987 Staff, Coliseum Park Hospital, Macon, GA

1987 Staff, Middle Georgia Hospital, Macon, GA

1987 Staff, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA

2004 - Present Chief of Surgery, Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, GA

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

J. William Littler Society

Massachusetts General Hand Club

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery

American Orthopaedic Association

Eastern Orthopaedic Society

Georgia Orthopaedic Society

Georgia Society for Surgery of the Hand

Southeastern Hand Club

OTHER SOCIETIES

National Eagle Scout Society

Gridiron Secret Society

Society of the Cincinnati

COMMITTEES

1977 - 1978 President, Sophomore Class, Emory University School of Medicine

1989 - 1990 Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical Center of Central Georgia

1992 - 2005 Chairman, Division of Hand Surgery, Medical Center of Central Georgia

1992 - 2001 Board of Directors, Secure Health Plan

1994 - 1997 Member at Large, Council, American Society for Surgery of the Hand

1994 - 1997 Board of Directors, Museum and Library, American Society for Surgery of the Hand

1996 - 1997 Vice President, Georgia Society for Surgery of the Hand

1996 - 1997 Chairman, Young Members Task Force, American Society for Surgery of the Hand

1997 - 1998 President, Georgia Society for Surgery of the Hand

1997 - 1998 Committee on the Hand, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

1997 - 2002 Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, Central Georgia Health System

2000 - 2002 Industrial Relations Committee, ASSH

2000 - 2005 Board of Trustees, Macon State College Foundation

2001 - 2003 President, Macon Orthopaedic and Hand Center

2002 - 2006 Secretary, Georgia Orthopaedic Society

2002 - 2009 Board of Directors, Georgia Orthopaedic Society

2003 - Current Quality Assurance Committee, Medical Center of Central Georgia

2003 - 2007 Board of Directors, Central Georgia Health Network, Macon, GA

2006 - 2007 President-Elect, Georgia Orthopaedic Society

2007 - 2008 President, Georgia Orthopaedic Society

2008 - 2010 Program Committee, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Annual Meeting

EDITORIAL BOARDS

1995 Consultant Reviewer, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

1998 - 2002 Editorial Board, Journal of the Southern Orthopaedic Association

2002 - Current Editorial Board, Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances

2002 - Current Consultant Reviewer, Journal of Hand Surgery

PUBLICATIONS

A. Peer-Reviewed Publications:

1. Floyd WE and Gumley GJ: Distal Radial Allografts–Long Term Follow Up (abstract). Third Annual Residents’ and Fellows’ Conference, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 20, 1985.

2. Floyd WE, Simmons BP and Griffin PP: Focal Scleroderma Affecting the Hand, J. Bone Joint Surg., 67A: 637-9, 1985.

3. Floyd WE, Zaleske DJ, Jupiter JB, Trahan CA, Ehrlich MG and Mankin HJ: The Successful Replacement of Absent Limb Segments Utilizing Primitive Tissue Donors, Transactions of the 32^nd Annual Meeting, Orthopaedic Research Society, 11: 173, 1986.

4. Jasty M, Floyd WE, Schiller A, Goldring S and Harris WH: Localized Osteolysis Around Stable Total Hip Replacements, J. Bone Joint Surg., 68A: 912-919, 1986.

5. Floyd WE, Zaleske DJ, Schiller A, Trahan C and Mankin HJ: Vascular Events Associated with the Appearance of the Secondary Center of Ossification in the Murine Distal Femoral Epiphysis, J. Bone Joint Surg., 69A: 185-1990, 1987.

6. Floyd WE, Gebhardt MC and Emans JB: Intra-Articular Entrapment of the Median Nerve Following Elbow Dislocation in Children, Journal of Hand Surgery, 12A: 704-707, 1987.

7. Floyd WE and Eaton RG: Metacarpophalangeal Capsulodesis. An Adjunct Procedure to Basal Joint Arthroplasty for Collapse Deformity of the First Ray. Journal of Hand Surgery, 13A: 449-453, 1988.

8. Zaleske DJ, Floyd WE, Hallet J, Kushner D, Jupiter J, Trahan C, Ehrlich

M and Mankin HJ: Epiphyseal Replacement Using Developing Tissue

Donors in a Murine Model: A Combined Histologic and Radiographic

Study, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 6: 155-165, 1988.

 

9. Foulkes G, Floyd WE and McLendon C: Utilization of the Extended Rectus Abdominus Myofasciocutaneous Free Flap in Upper Extremity Reconstruction, Journal of Hand Surgery, 16A: 590-593, 1991.

10. Troum S, Floyd WE III and Waters PM: Posterior Dislocation of the Humeral Head in Infancy Associated with Obstetrical Paralysis, J. Bone Joint Surg., 75A: 1370-1375, 1993.

11. Troum S, Floyd WE: Alveolar Soft-Part Sarcoma of the Hand, Journal of Hand Surgery, 18A: 1018, 1993.

12. Troum S, Floyd WE: Upper Extremity Replantation at a Regional Medical Center: A Six Year Review, American Surgeon, 61: 836-839, 1995.

13. Darrow M, Foulkes GD, Richman PN, de los Reyes CL, Floyd WE III: Deep Mycobacterial Infections of the Hand, Am J Ortho, 24: 914-917, 1995.

14. Troum SJ, Floyd WE III, Sapp J: Ulnar Artery Thrombosis: A 6 Year Experience, J South Ortho Assoc., 2001 Fall; 10(3): 147-154.

15. Floyd WE III, Perry B: “Gas Gangrene and Necrotizing Fasciitis”, ORTHOCARE, Electronic Publication, 2002.

16. Perry BN, Floyd WE: “Gas Gangrene and Necrotizing Fasciitis in the Upper Extremity”, Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances, Vol. 13, No. 2, 57-68, 2004.

17. Potts CA, Bozeman AP, Walker AN, Floyd WE III: Cutaneous Rosai: - Dorfman Disease of the Forearm: Case Report, J Hand Surg., Vol. 33A, 1409-1413, 2008.

18. Pucket B, Gaston G, Pelcovich A, Lourie G, Floyd W: Remodeling Potential of Distal Condylar Malunions in Children, J Hand Surg, Vol. 34A, 36-37, 2009.

19. Foret AL, Bozeman AP, Floyd WE III: Necrosis Caused by Intra-arterial Injection of Promethazine: Case Report, J Hand Surg, Vol. 34A, 919-923, 2009.

20. Gaston GG, Lourie GM, Floyd WE III, Swick M: Pisotriquetral Dysfunction Following Limited and Total Wrist Arthrodesis, J Hand Surg., Vol. 32A, 1348-1355, November 2007.

B. Invited Publications:

1. Floyd WE and Patel D: Discoid Lateral Meniscus. Orthopaedic Consultation, 61-7, 1985.

2. Smith RJ and Floyd WE: Smith’s and Barton’s Fractures, The Hand and Upper Extremity. Barton N ed. New York, Churchill-Livingstone, 1987: 252-266.

3. Floyd WE, forward in Tendon Transfers of the Hand and Forearm. Smith RJ, Little, Brown and CO., 1987.

4. Smith RJ and Floyd WE: Surgical Treatment of Aggressive Lesions of the Hand and Forearm. Operative Hand Surgery, David Green ed. New York, Churchill-Livingstone, 1988, 2363-390.

5. Floyd WE, Troum S: Benign Cartilaginous Lesions of the Upper Extremity Hand Clinics, 119-132, May, 1995.

6. Floyd WE, Foulkes G: Tuberculous, Granulomatous and Mycotic Diseases of the Hand and Upper Extremity, Surgery of the Hand and Upper Extremity, Peimer C ed. W.B. Saunders Com. 1996, 1763-1786.

7. Floyd WE, Troum S, Frankle MA: Acute and Chronic Sepsis, Surgery of the Hand and Upper Extremity, Peimer D ed. W.B. Saunders Com., 1996, 1731-1762.

8. Floyd WE III: Tendon Transfers, Light T (ed.): Hand Surgery Update 2, Rosemont, IL, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1999, pp. 159-167.

9. Floyd JCP, MD; Floyd WE III, MD: Infections: Mycobacterium Infections, Chapter in: Plancher KD, MD; Sennett BJ, MD; Master Cases in Hand and Wrist Surgery. 1^st Ed. Thieme. New York 2004.

10. Floyd JCP, MD; Floyd WE III, MD: Acute Suppurative Tenosynovitis, Chapter in: Plancher KD, MD; Sennett BJ, MD; Master Cases in Hand and Wrist Surgery. 1^st Ed. Thieme. New York 2004.

11.Floyd WE: Lesions of the Brachial Plexus, Journal of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Vol. 4 No. 2 117-120, May 2004.

12.Gaston RG, Floyd WE, Lourie GM: Complications of Intercarpal Fusions. Principles and Practice of Wrist Surgery, Slutsky DJ ed. Saunders, 383-388, 2010.

PRESENTATIONS

1. Floyd WE: Distal Radial Allografts Long Term Follow Up. Third Annual Residents’ and Fellows’ Conference. American society for Surgery of the Hand, 1985.

2. Floyd WE and Smith RJ: Tendon Transfers of the Hand and Forearm. General Surgery Grand Rounds. Massachusetts General Hospital, April 1985.

3. Floyd WE: Primitive Tissue Transplantation. Thesis Day, Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program, December 1985.

4. Floyd WE: tumors of the Hand and Forearm, Roosevelt Hospital Hand Surgery Service Grand round, March 1987.

5. Floyd WE: Primitive Tissue Transplantation. J. William Little Society, May 1987.

6. Floyd WE: Metacarpophalangeal Capsulodesis, An Adjunct Procedure to Basal Joint Arthroplasty for Collapse Deformity of the First Ray, New York Society for Surgery of the Hand, June 1987.

7. Floyd WE: Joint Reconstruction Utilizing Primitive Tissue Donors. New York Society for Surgery of the Hand, June 1987.

8. Peripheral Nerve Compression. American Society for Surgery of the Hand Regional Review Course, Atlanta, 1987.

9. Floyd WE: Idiopathic Basal Joint Laxity in Young Women. First Annual Richard J. Smith Lectureship, Boston, November 1989.

10. Fractures of the Hand. American Society for Surgery of the Hand Regional Review Course, Atlanta 1987.

11. Metacarpophalangeal Capsulodesis, Georgia Orthopaedic Society, 1987.

12. Hand Burns. American Society for Surgery of the Hand Primary Care Course, Atlanta, 1987.

13. Congenital Hand Deformities. Pediatric Grand Rounds, Mercer University School of Medicine, February 1988.

14. Surgical Treatment of Aggressive Lesions of the Hand and Forearm. Georgia Orthopaedic Society, September 1988.

15. Surgical Treatment of Aggressive Lesions of the Hand and Forearm. Georgia Chapter, American College of Surgeons, March 1989.

16. Fasciocutaneous Tissue Transfer in the Management of Extremity Wounds. Georgia Orthopaedic Society, October 1990.

17. Fasciocutaneous Tissue Transfer in the Management of Extremity Wounds. Georgia Orthopaedic Society, October 1990.

18. Fasciocutaneous Tissue Transfer in the Management of Extremity Wounds. J. William Littler Society, New York, May 1991.

19. Speaker, State Board of Workers’ Compensation. Industrial Injuries, Aug. 27, 1991.

20. “An Anatomical Classification of Fasciocutaneous Flaps”. Richard Smith Symposium, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, November 1, 1991.

21. “Keinbock’s Disease”. Georgia Society for Surgery of the Hand, October 1992.

22. “Posterior Dislocation of the Shoulder in Infancy Associated with Obstetrical Paralysis”. Georgia Orthopaedic Society, October 1992.

23. “Microvascular Reconstruction of Upper Extremity Trauma”. Trauma Day Symposium - Mercer University School of Medicine, November 1992.

24. “Two Stage Repair of Flexor Tendon Lacerations”. Georgia Society for Surgery of the Hand, October 7, 1993.

25. “Upper Extremity Replantation Surgery”. Joint Meeting of the Georgia and Tennessee Orthopaedic Societies, October 8, 1993.

26. “Upper Extremity Replantation”. Richard J. Smith Memorial Lectureship, Boston, October 15, 1993.

27. “Congenital Deformities of the Hand and Forearm”. Shriner’s Hospital for Crippled Children, Honolulu Unit, March 22, 1994.

28. “Microsurgical Reconstruction of the Upper Extremity”. University of Hawaii Orthopaedic Residency Training Program, March 22, 1994.

29. “Distal Radius Fractures”. Orthopaedic Grand Rounds - The Queen’s Medical Center, Honolulu, March 23, 1994.

30. “Surgical Management of Aggressive Lesions of the Hand and Forearm”. Tripler Army Medical Center, March 23, 1994.

31. “Ulnar Artery Thrombosis”. Southeastern Hand Club, Kiawah Island, SC, April 22, 1995.

32. “Smith’s and Barton’s Fractures”. Georgia Society for Surgery of the Hand, Sea Island, October 1995.

33. “Heart and Soul - The Story of Vivian Thomas and Alfred Blalock”. Surgical Grand Rounds, Mercer University School of Medicine, February 1, 1996.

34. “Tendon Transfers for Radial Paralysis”. “Cadaveric Surgical Procedures and Therapeutic Interventions”. American Society of Hand Therapists, Atlanta, May 2, 1997.

35. “Free Tissue Reconstruction of the Hand and Forearm - Review of a Decade”. 38^th Annual Meeting, Georgia Surgical Society, Sea Island, September 19, 1998.

36. “Ulnar Artery Thrombosis”. Annual Meeting, Georgia Society for Surgery of the Hand, Sea Island, October 8, 1998.

37. “Free Tissue Reconstruction of the Hand and Forearm - Review of a Decade”. Georgia Orthopaedic Society, Sea Island, October 10, 1998.

38. “Management of Newborn Paralysis”. Grand Rounds Department of Pediatrics, Mercer University School of Medicine, February 23, 1999.

39. “Free Tissue Reconstruction of the Hand and Forearm”. Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Emory University School of Medicine, April 6, 1999.

40. “Free Tissue Reconstruction of the Hand and Forearm - Review of a Decade”. Southeastern Hand Club, Charlottesville, VA, April 6, 1999.

41. “Tendon Transfers of the Hand and Forearm”. 22^nd Annual Meeting, American Society of Hand Therapists, Orlando, September 18, 1999.

42. “Gas Gangrene and Necrotizing Fasciitis”. Georgia Orthopaedic Society, 2002.

43. “Occult Lesions of the Brachial Plexus”. Southeastern Hand Club, May 2003.

44. “Soft Tissue Reconstruction of the Forearm”. Georgia Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2003.

45. “Occult Lesions of the Brachial Plexus”. Georgia Orthopaedic Society, 2003.

46. “Microvascular Reconstruction of the Hand and Forearm”. Spring Orthopaedic Update, Georgia Orthopaedic Society, 2004.

47. “Tendon Transfers for Intrinsic Paralysis”. Georgia Society for Surgery of the Hand, Lake Oconee, GA, October 2004.

48. “Unraveling the Mysteries of Shoulder, Arm and Wrist Disorders”. Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation Medical Session, Atlanta, August 29, 2006.

49. “Current Concepts in Dupuytren’s Contracture”. American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting, Chicago, September, 2008.

50. “Symposium on Distal Radius Fractures”. Georgia Orthopaedic Society, October 2009.

DOCUMENTARIES

Miracle Cures - “Toe to Thumb Transplants”. European Discovery Channel, 2002.

 

POSTER EXHIBITS

Floyd WE, Simmons BP and Griffin PP: Focal Scleroderma Affecting the Hand. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 1985.

 

Floyd WE, Zaleske DJ, Jupiter JB, Trahan CA, Ehrlich MG and Mankin HJ: The Successful Replacement of Absent Limb Segments Utilizing Primitive Tissue Donors. Orthopaedic Research Society, 1986.

 

Troum S, Floyd WE: Upper Extremity Replantation Surgery, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 1994.

 

Gaston GG, Lourie GM, Floyd WE III, Swick M: Pisotriquetral Dysfunction Following Limited and total Wrist Arthrodesis. American Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Asheville, NC, June 2007.

 

 

 

 

Updated January 2010