In Doral, Dr. Alejandro Badia, a renowned hand and upper extremity surgeon, is named Honorary Doctor in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Doral, FL. – Dr. Alejandro Badia, MD, FACS, a world-renowned hand and upper extremity surgeon, has been honored today as an Honorary Doctor of the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology in the Upper Limb Division by the Technical Council of Omni Hospital in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Dr. Johny Chica, a hand surgeon from the same hospital, arrived in Miami to personally deliver this recognition.
An emotional Dr. Badia commented: “It is a source of enormous pride for me to receive this letter from Ecuador. We have broadcast live surgeries to Omni Hospital from Miami with excellent results. I am committed to continuing to motivate my colleagues in Latin America and the rest of the world to use technology for education and to exchange medical knowledge. This award fills me with energy to continue my work.”
Dr. Badia was appointed president of ISSPORTH (International Society for Sport Traumatology of the Hand) earlier this month in Milan, Italy. ISSPORTH aims to promote the free and complete exchange of knowledge among the society’s participating members through publications and scientific meetings, to facilitate and expand study opportunities within and between different countries. In this way, cooperation is promoted among hand surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, sports medicine specialists, hand therapists, and other medical professionals who have a great interest in the hand, wrist, and sports-related injuries.
Alejandro Badia, MD, FACS, is a hand and upper extremity surgeon. He studied physiology at Cornell University and obtained his medical degree from New York University, where he also trained in orthopedics. A hand fellowship at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh was followed by a fellowship in AO trauma in Freiburg, Germany. He actively directs international hand fellowships, serves on the editorial board of two hand journals, and organizes an annual course in Miami for surgeons and therapists dedicated to arthroscopy and arthroplasty of the upper extremity (www.miamihandcourse.com). This international meeting is held at the famous Miami Anatomical Research Center (MARC), the world’s largest cadaveric surgical training laboratory, which Dr. Badia co-founded in 2005.
In 2008, the BADIA HAND TO SHOULDER CENTER was inaugurated, a fully integrated clinic dedicated to the upper extremity that encompasses: digital radiography, MRI for extremities, a rehabilitation center, Integra, and the Surgery Center in Doral. More recently, Dr. Badia inaugurated OrthoNOW, the first immediate orthopedic care center in South Florida, which is staffed by surgeons from the International Orthopedic Group (IOG), a group of surgeons specializing in the lower extremity, upper extremity, and spine; subspecialists who also effectively treat orthopedic problems in international patients. He is a member of the ASSH, AAHS, AAOS, as well as an honorary member of numerous foreign hand surgery societies.
He can be contacted through www.drbadia.com, an educational portal for patients and an academic exchange website for hand surgeons, or by calling (305) 227-4263 at the Badia Hand to Shoulder Center or at the OrthoNOW Center, (305) 537-7272.
