Clinical Specialty

Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery

Clinical Interests

Management of acute fractures of the arm, leg and pelvis, non-union of fractures, osteomyelitis, and post-traumatic reconstruction. Dr. Gardner has particular interest and expertise in treating; periarticular fractures including shoulder (proximal humerus) fractures, elbow fractures (distal humerus, olecranon, and radial head), hip fractures (acetabulum, femoral head and neck, intertrochanteric, and subtrochanteric), knee fractures (patella, distal femur, tibial plateau), and ankle and foot fractures (pilon and calcaneous); management of post-traumatic problems including nonunions, malunions, arthritis, and osteomyelitis; management of periprosthetic fractures adjacent to prior total hip and total knee replacements.

Background

Dr. Gardner completed his fellowship training in Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. He completed residency training in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, New York.

Awards

Winner, Highlight Paper, Orthopaedic Trauma Association 2007 Annual Meeting, Boston, MA titled “The role of parathyroid hormone in the mechanosensitivity of fracture healing.” Lewis Clark Wagner Award for Excellence in Research, Hospital for Special Surgery, June 2007. Distinguished House Staff Award, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, October 2006. AO Jack McDaniel Memorial Fellowship Award Recipient, October 2006. Marshall R. Urist Resident Research Award Recipient, Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons/OREF, March 2005. AAOS/OREF Clinician Scientist Development Program, One of 10 residents selected nationally, Huntington Beach, CA, June 2005. Orthopaedic Trauma Association Resident Fracture Course Scholarship Award Chicago, IL, April 2005. OREF Resident Research Grant Recipient, January 2005, “The Effects of Intermittent Mechanical Compression on Fracture Healing.” Eastern Orthopaedic Association Resident Research Award, October 2004 “The Reliability of Spondylolisthesis Grading Instruments.”

Residency

Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery

Fellowship

Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery, Haborview Medical Center