orthopaedics

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Fernando L Sanchez, MD

Dr. Sanchez is a graduate of  Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud CES Medical School. His internship was at General Hospital of Medellin – Colombia. He completed an internship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, followed by his Orthopaedic residency training, also at UAB. He completed an Adult Reconstruction Fellowship at Anderson Orthopaedics Research Institute, Alexandria, Virginia.

Appointments
Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedics, Tulane University School of Medicine

Specialty
Orthopaedic Surgery

Subspecialty
Adult Reconstructive Surgery (Joint Replacement)

Certification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

State Licensure
Louisiana

Education
Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud CES

Internship
General Hospital of Medellin – Colombia
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Residency
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, University of Alabama at Birmingham, US, 1993-1998

Fellowship
Adult Reconstruction Fellowship at Anderson Orthopaedics Research Institute, Alexandria, Virginia., US, 1998-1999

Clinical Interests
Adult Reconstructive Surgery

Publications
Knee; Role and Results of Allografts. Orthopaedic Clinics of North America, Vol. 30 #2, April 1999

Revision Knee Arthroplasty (How We Do It); In collaboration with Gerard A. Engh, MD, Insall Knee Book. Volume pending.

Evaluation of Renal Function in Apparently Normal Patients, Acta Medica Colombiana, 6/88

Level of Cholinesterase's in Fumigators and Spouses who use Organic Phosphates for the Control of Soft Bodied Insects, Acta Medica Colombiana. 9/88

Lawn Mower Injuries in Children, Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Vol. 15; (1) 83-89 1995