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About Us: About Dr. Worthen

James V. Worthen, MD

Fellowship Trained Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. James V. Worthen specializes in knee replacements, sports medicine, and Arthroscopic Surgery. He spent an extra year of training with Dr. James Lubowitz in Taos, New Mexico developing techniques for arthroscopic knee surgery and ligament reconstruction and cartilage research.

Undergraduate Degree

Bachelor of Science, Hampden-Sydney College—Hampden-Sydney, Virginia

Medical Degree

University of Alabama School of Medicine—Birmingham, Alabama

Orthopedic Surgery Residency

University of Alabama School of Medicine—Birmingham, Alabama

Sports Medicine Fellowship

Taos Orthopedic Institute—Taos, New Mexico

Awards

Sarah F. Davis Award, UAB 2004
Most Outstanding Senior Research Award, UAB Orthopedics 2009
The Kurt Nieman Award, Most Outstanding UAB Orthopedic Surgery Resident 2009

Professional Affiliations

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Academy of Sports Medicine
Arthroscopy Association of North America
University of Alabama House Staff Council
Tinsley Harrison Society
Phi Alpha Theta–National History Honor Society

Hospital Affiliations

St. Vincent's Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama

For additional information and detail, visit Dr. Worthen’s personal website.