John W. Xerogeanes, M.D.

John W. Xerogeanes, M.D.
The Emory Clinic
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Chief of Sports Medicine
Head Team Orthopaedist and Physician, GA Tech and Emory Univ.
Specialties:
Orthopaedic Surgery
Sports Medicine
Areas of Clinical Interest:
arthroscopic surgery
knee/non-surgical tx
knee surgery-under 50
laparoscopic surgery
shoulder
upper extremities
Office(s) Locations:
Emory Orthopaedics and Spine Center
59 Executive Park South Atlanta, GA 30342
(404) 778-3350
About Dr. Xerogeanes

Dr. X has been consistently ranked amongst the top health care providers within Emory Healthcare in “Patient Satisfaction” by Press Ganey patient polling. Along with recreational athletes, his patients range from past Presidents of the United States to Academy Award winning actresses to professional and Olympic athletes.

As a member of many respected professional societies and organizations, Dr. Xerogeanes has published numerous research articles, chapters of textbooks and developed surgical techniques. His professional experience as an orthopedic surgeon has won him many accolades and international acknowledgements. Thus, he routinely travels internationally to lecture and educate surgeons on the most innovative and sophisticated surgical procedures. His work and opinions have been featured on all major television networks including Good Morning America, CNN and ESPN.

Year Started Practicing at Emory: 1999
Organizational Leadership Memberships:
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
Atlanta Orthopaedic Society
Hawkins Shoulder Society
Major or Recent Publications:

A functional comparison of animal anterior cruciate ligament models to the human anterior cruciate ligament. Annnals of Biomedical Engineering 26(3)345-52, 1998.

Biomechanical function of the human anterior cruciate ligament. Arthroscopy 10(2)140-7, 1994.

The human posterior cruciate ligament complex: an interdisciplinary study. American Journal of Sports Medicine 23(6)736-45, 1995.

Awards:
Best Basic Science Paper, 2004
Robert P Kelly Society

Excellence in Research Award, 1994
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

Outstanding Clinical Research Award, 1990
American Federation for Clinical Research

Outstanding Clinical Research Award, 1990
University of Pittsburgh Department of Orthopaedic
Education:
Medical School
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 1992

Internship
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 1993

Residency
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 1997

Fellowship
Sports Medicine Fellowship Steadman Hawkins Clinic, Vail, Colorado 1998
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