PERSONAL DATA

• Date of Birth: November 23, 1961
• Place of Birth: Fort Mill, SC

EDUCATION / TRAINING

• 2000 - 2001 Hand Surgery Fellowship
  UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
  Dr. David P. Green (Director)
• 1996 - 2000 Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
  UT / Erlanger Medical Center, Chattanooga, TN
  Dr. Thomas W. Currey (Chairman)
• 1995 - 1996 General Surgery Residency
  UT / Erlanger Medical Center, Chattanooga, TN
  Dr. Phillip Burns (Chairman)
• 1991 - 1995 Medical School
  Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston
  Dr. Layton McCurdy (Dean)
• 1988 - 1991 MS degree / Bioengineering
  Clemson University, Clemson, SC
• 1980 - 1984 BS degree / Mech. Engineering
  Clemson University, Clemson, SC

EMPLOYED

• 2001 - present Orthopaedic Hand Surgeon 
• 2000 - 2001 Hand Surgery Fellow
• 1996 - 2000 Orthopaedic Resident
• 1995 - 1996 General Surgery Intern
• 1992 Gross Anatomy TA, summer 
• 1992 PCR Lab Tech, summer 
• 1991 Emergency Room Tech
• 1988 - 1990 Graduate Research Assistant
• 1984 - 1988 Manufacturing Engineer

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
• American Society for Surgery of the Hand
• Medical Association of Georgia
• Georgia Orthopaedic Society
• Georgia Society for Surgery of the Hand
• Bibb County Medical Society

PUBLICATIONS

• Blackwell RE, Jamison DM, Foy BD; The Holmium: YAG Laser in Wrist Arthoscopy: A Five - Year Experience in the Treatment of Central TFCC Tears by Partial Exsicion.  J Hand Surgery, 2001: 26A (1): 77-84.

NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS

• The Holmium: YAG Laser in Wrist Arthoscopy - Poster, ASSH Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, (2000)
• Single Screw Fixation for Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis: A Nine - Year Experience Involving 35 Hips (25) Patients.  MAOA Annual Meeting, Bermuda (1999)

LOCAL PRESENTATIONS

• Tendonitis and Epicondylitis: A.K.A. "The Big Three"  (2002)

FELLOWSHIP GRAND ROUNDS (HAND)

• CWO for Arthogryposis (2001)
• Pyoderma Gangrenosum (2001)
• Glomus Tumor (2000)
• Dynamic LT Instability (2000)
• Hook of Hamate Fractures (2000)

ORTHOPAEDIC GRAND ROUNDS (RESIDENCY)

• Atraumatic Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head (2000)
• Intra-articular Fractures of the Distal Humerus (1999)
• Spondylolisthesis in Adults (1998)
• Dissociative Carpal Instabilities (1997) 

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS

All aspects of general Orthopaedic Hand Surgery with special interest in:

• wrist injuries
• hand/wrist arthritis
• nerve compression syndromes
• repair/reconstruction after hand injury