Dr. George A Dahir MD
Orthopedist
417 Northcrest Dr Springfield TN, 37172About
Dr. George Dahir is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Springfield, TN. Dr. Dahir specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Dahir 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
University of Virginia / Main Campus 1990
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Metacarpophalangeal pattern profile analysis in Noonan syndrome.
- Pluripotential mesenchymal cells repopulate bone marrow and retain osteogenic properties.
- Survey of mentally retarded males for cutis verticis gyrata and chromosomal fragile sites.
- Dosage and allelic restriction fragment studies and PCR analysis of the H-ras locus in giant cell tumor of bone.
- Telomere reduction in giant cell tumor of bone and with aging.
- Metacarpophalangeal pattern profile analysis in Brachmann-de Lange syndrome.
- Molecular analysis of transforming growth factor beta in giant cell tumor of bone.
- Cytogenetic, telomere, and telomerase studies in five surgically managed lumbosacral chordomas.
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