Dr. Amir Alex Jahangir MD
Orthopedist | Orthopaedic Trauma
Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Institute Medical Center East Nashville TN, 37232About
Dr. Amir Jahangir is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Nashville, TN. Dr. Jahangir specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Jahangir tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
Education and Training
Georgetown University in Washington DC 2003
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- What's new in orthopaedic trauma.
- Value-based purchasing of medical devices.
- Mycobacterium doricum osteomyelitis and soft tissue infection.
- Incidence and costs of defensive medicine among orthopedic surgeons in the United States: a national survey study.
- Invited commentary: the unintended consequence of a trauma network.
- The link between texting and motor vehicle collision frequency in the orthopaedic trauma population.
- Improving patient satisfaction in the orthopaedic trauma population.
- The Affordable Care Act and orthopaedic trauma.
- Thromboembolic Disease After Orthopedic Trauma.
- What's Important: Rational Health-Care Reform: An American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) 2016 OrthoTalk.
Treatments
- Pain
- Femur Fracture
- Broken Ankle
- Abnormal Gait
Fellowships
- Hennepin County Medical Center 2009
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