February 2019 - Present | Chief of Hand Surgery/Orthopedic Hand Surgeon, Baptist Health South Florida ‐ Baptist Health Orthopedic Institute | |
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October 2019 - Present | Vice Chair Division of Research, Florida International University College of Medicine ‐ Department of Orthopedics | |
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March 2016 - Present | Professor, Florida International University College of Medicine ‐ Department of Orthopedics | |
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January 2014 - Present | Director of Upper Extremity, Mount Sinai Medical Center | |
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August 2014 - Present | Founder and President, Upwelling Foundation, Inc. | |
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April 2011 - Present | Chief of Hand Surgery, Florida International University College of Medicine ‐ Department of Orthopedics | |
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November 2007 - Present | Professor Emeritus, University of Miami School of Medicine ‐ Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation | |
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2014 - February 2019 | Private Practice Physician, The Ouellette Group Physicians for the Hand | |
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2013 - 2014 | Private Practice Physician, Physicians for the Hand | |
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2007 - 2010 | Private Practice Physician, Miami International Hand Surgical Services | |
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January 1991 - January 2010 | Chief of Hand Surgery Service, Jackson Memorial Hospital | |
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July 2008 - March 2009 | Voluntary Clinical Professor, Florida International University ‐ Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine | |
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August 1991 - July 2009 | Director of Hand Fellowship Program, Jackson Memorial Hospital | |
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June 1999 - November 2007 | Professor, University of Miami School of Medicine ‐ Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation | |
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1996 - 2007 | Associate Professor, University of Miami School of Medicine ‐ Department of Surgery | |
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1995 - 2007 | Associate Professor, University of Miami School of Medicine ‐ Department of Neurological Surgery | |
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1995 - 2007 | Chief of Orthopaedics, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute | |
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January 1993 - December 2002 | Chief of Hand Surgery Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center ‐ Surgical Service (Orthopaedics) | |
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June 1992 - June 1999 | Associate Professor, University of Miami School of Medicine ‐ Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation | |
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June 1992 - June 1992 | Tenure, University of Miami School of Medicine ‐ Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation | |
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January 1985 - June 1992 | Assistant Professor, University of Miami School of Medicine ‐ Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation | |
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January 1985 - December 1991 | Chief of Hand Surgery Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center ‐ Surgical Service (Orthopaedics) | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2013 - 2013 | Comparison of BMD in distal Radius to Volar plating Screw Mechanics |
DePuy Synthes Directed Grant | |
Role: PI | |
2010 - 2012 | The role of soft tissue in Fracture fixation stability of upper and lower extremity |
Dept of the Army, (USAMRAA) | |
Role: PI | |
$100,000 |
Honors and Awards
- Welsh Grant, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas June 1972-December 1973
- Chemistry B.A. Cum Laude, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas May 1974
Courses
- MBS 6635 Disorders of the Wrist and Hand. Florida International University (FIU) since August 2010
December 2002 | M.B.A, University of Miami ‐ School of Business | |
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1984 | Fellowship Program - Hand Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine ‐ Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation | |
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1979 - 1983 | Residency Program - Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine ‐ Department of Orthopedics | |
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1978 - 1979 | Internship - General Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine | |
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May 1978 | M.D., Doctor of Medicine, University of Texas Medical School | |
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1974 | Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, Texas A & M University - College Station | |
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Contact Information
Baptist Health Medical Group
3150 SW 38 Ave, Suite 600B
Coral Gables, FL 33146
(786) 261-0222
ElizabethO@baptisthealth.net