Wayne Z. "Buz" Burkhead, MD, is a graduate of Southern Methodist University. He earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. He then completed a residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. This was followed by a fellowship in shoulder reconstructive surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. The author of scientific articles, book chapters, and textbooks on the rotator cuff and dislocating shoulder, Dr. Burkhead has lectured at national, as well as international conferences. He was selected 1991 Presidential Guest Lecturer of the Japanese Shoulder Society and was a 1997 Traveling Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Most recently Dr. Burkhead was elected and served as President of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons. Dr. Burkhead joined the W. B. Carrell Clinic in 1983. Dr. Burkhead has a special interest in arthritis of the shoulder, athletic and industrial injuries of the shoulder. He has performed thousands of arthroscopic, reconstructive, and replacement surgeries of the shoulder on patients ranging from the professional athlete to the manual laborer. Dr. Burkhead served as consultant Shoulder Surgeon to the Dallas Cowboys from 1990 until 1998 under head team physician Robert Vandermeer. Other areas of interest include revision of previously failed shoulder surgery, rotator cuff repair with graft material, advanced shoulder replacement designs and application. Board certified, Dr. Burkhead is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a member and past President of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons. He is also a Clinical Professor of Orthopaedics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.
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Education Background
MEDICAL SCHOOL
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston - 1978
Languages Spoken
Spanish
English
Location & Hours
W B Carrell Memorial Clinic
9301 N Central Expy Ste 500, Dallas, TX 75231
Mon:8:30 am - 5:30 pm Tue:8:30 am - 5:30 pm Wed:8:30 am - 5:30 pm Thu:8:30 am - 5:30 pm Fri:8:30 am - 5:30 pm Sat:Closed Sun:Closed
Specialties Treated
Sports Medicine
Orthopedic Surgery
Conditions Addressed
Sciatica
Fractures, Dislocations, Derangement, and Sprains
Internal Derangement of Knee Cartilage
Spinal Stenosis
Osteoarthritis
Rotator cuff syndrome
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Procedures Performed
Physical Therapy
Shoulder Surgery
Occupational Therapy Evaluation
Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
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Insurance Accepted
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