Awards
Healthgrades Honor Roll • Valedictorian of Wake Forest University (overall GPA 4.0), 2000 • AOA-OREF-Zimmer Resident Leadership Forum Recipient, 2008 • Tandy Scholarship for top 100 Students Nationally in Science and Math, 1996 • Full Tuition Academic Scholarship to Wake Forest University, 1996 • Fullerton Scholarship to Duke University School of Medicine, 2000 • Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Society, 2003 • Surgeon-In-Chief Award from Hospital for Special Surgery, 2008 • Howard Hughes Research Scholarship, 2002 • Awarded $12,500 AANA Research Grant, 2010 • Sullivan Scholarship for Outstanding Biology Research, 1999 • The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Award for Basic Science Research, 2011 • Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society, 1999 • Phillips Medical Award for Academic Excellence, 2004 • G.W. Greene Scholarship for Highest Academic Achievement, 2000 • Selected as Presidential Aide at Wake Forest University, 1998 • Carswell Academic Scholarship, 1996 • Valedictorian of Asheville High School, 1996 • Full Tuition Academic Scholarship to Duke University School of Medicine, 2000 • Wake Forest University Award for Excellence in Chemistry, 1997 • Management of Proximal Humerus Fractures Based on Current Literature., 2007 • Osteoarthritis of the ACL Deficient Knee: Epidemiology, Biomechanics, and the Effects on the Meniscus and Articular Cartilage., 2011 • Innovations in the Management of Displaced Proximal Humerus Fractures., 2007 • The Role of Growth Factors in Cartilage Repair, 2011 • Updates on the Surgical Management of Patellar Instability., 2010 • The Incidence of Post-Operative Infection in ACL Reconstruction., 2010 • Efficacy of an Aiming Device for the Placement of Distal Interlocking Screws in Trochanteric Fixation Nailing., 2008 • Can Anatomic Femoral Tunnel Placement Be Achieved Using a Transtibial Technique for Hamstring Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction?, 2011 • Outcomes of Length Stable Fixation of Femoral Neck Fractures., 2010 • Osteochondral Allografts in the Treatment of Shoulder Pathology: Basic Science and Clinical Applications., 2011 • Extra-Articular Mimickers of Lateral Meniscus Tears, 2011 • The Importance of Medial Support in Locked Plating of Proximal Humerus Fractures., 2007 • Anatomy and Dimensions of the Gluteus Medius Tendon Insertion., 2008 • Addition of Nitric Oxide Donor S-Nitroso-N-Acetylcysteine to Selective iNOS Inhibitor 1400W Further Improves Contractile Function in Reperfused Skeletal Muscle., 2005 • The Effect of Fiber Type Heterogeneity on Optimized Work and Power Output of Hindlimb Muscles of the Salamander Ambystoma tigrinum., 2002 • Augmentation Methods Following Microfracture in the Management of Focal Cartilage Defects., 2010 • The Arthroscopic Management of Partial-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears: A Systematic Review of the Literature., 2011 • Glenohumeral Arthritis in the Young Adult: Instructional Course Lecture., 2011 • Complete Bony Union achieved after Arthrodesis of Native Glenoid and Acromion to an Osteoarticular Allograft Proximal Humerus, 2008 • Effect of Donor Age on Bone Mineral Density in Irradiated Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Allografts of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament., 2011 • Functional and Radiographic Outcomes of Inter-Trochanteric Hip Fractures Treated with Calcar Reduction, Compression and Trochanteric Entry Nailing, 2011 • Effective Glenoid Version in Professional Baseball Players., 2010 • Anatomy of the Greater Trochanteric Bald Spot: A Potential Portal for Abductor Sparing Femoral Nailing?, 2008 • The Evaluation and Management of Failed Distal Clavicle Excision., 2010 • An Evaluation of Accuracy and Repeatability of a Novel Gait Analysis Device., 2007 • The Basic Science and Clinical Applications of Osteochondral Allografts., 2010