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Timothy N. Ghattas, M.D. is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Ghattas is fellowship trained in sports medicine. His practice includes general orthopaedics with specialty training in sports medicine, knee, shoulder and ankle.

Dr. Ghattas has a special interest in treating athletes, sports medicine, knee injuries, ACL reconstruction, shoulder instability, rotator cuff tears, ankle sports injuries, shoulder and ankle arthroscopy and shoulder arthroplasty.

He has been published twice in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and twice in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.

Dr.Ghattas believes in treating all his patients as if they were his own family. He strives to build trust and to make his patients feel as comfortable as possible with their diagnosis and treatment plan.

EDUCATION
Fellowship: Emory University, Atlanta GA, 2013, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship
Residency: University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, KS, 2012, Orthopaedic Surgery
Residency
Medical Degree: Texas A&M Health Sciences, Center College of Medicine, College Station, TX,
2007, Doctor of Medicine
Undergraduate Degree: Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2001, Bachelor of
Science in Psychology

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American College of Sports Medicine
American Medical Association
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
Arthroscopy Association of North America
Georgia Orthopaedic Society
Medical Association of Georgia

APPOINTMENTS
Piedmont Physician Governance Team – Piedmont Henry Hospital Representative

Piedmont Henry Hospital Peri-Operative Governance Committee

Piedmont Henry Hospital Orthopaedics Service Line Committee Member

PUBLICATIONS/RESEARCH
Results of Subpectoral Biceps Tenodesis for the Treatment of Type II and IV SLAP Lesions, 2014, accepted for publication in the American Journal of Sports Medicine, and presented at AANA Annual Meeting and AOA and AOSSM.

The Effects of Initial Post-Operative X-Rays on Treatment Plans and Costs, 2011, accepted for publication by the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery in 2013, and presented at several medical society meetings.

Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of the Chest Wall in a Neonate: A Case Report, 2010, accepted for publication by the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery in 2013.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Dr. Ghattas is currently the team physician for Clayton State University and for Eagles Landing, Ola and Woodland High Schools in Georgia. He serves as an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Morehouse School of Medicine.

Additionally, Dr. Ghattas has served as an assistant team physician for the Atlanta Falcons and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and has provided team coverage assistance to Wichita Thunder Minor League Hockey, Wichita Wild Indoor Football and Wichita State University Athletics teams. Dr. Ghattas served as a sideline physician during the 2015 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, and was the physician for the Final Four in Atlanta, Georgia in 2013.

In 2003, Dr. Ghattas participated in a medical mission trip in Belize, seeing patients via mobile health clinics. He has made numerous presentations to area college and high school students and coaching staff on topics including Anatomy and Related Orthopaedic Injuries, Shoulder and Sports-related Orthopaedic Injuries, Upper Extremity Sports Injuries and the like.