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Associate Professor of Orthopaedics, Dartmouth Medical School
Medical Director, Spine Center at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Medical Director, Spine Center at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Contact:
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Orthopaedic Surgery
- One Medical Center Drive
- Lebanon, NH 03756
- Phone: (603) 650-2225
- Fax: (603) 650-6322
- Email: william.a.abdu@hitchcock.org
Education:
BA (1977) Boston University, Boston, MA
MD (1985) Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
MS (2001) Dartmouth Medical School, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Hanover, NH
MD (1985) Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
MS (2001) Dartmouth Medical School, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Hanover, NH
Experience and Interests:
Grant Information:
1. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons/Orthopaedic Research Education Foundation. (A.A.O.S./O.R.E.F.) Health Services Research Fellowship. Awarded July, 1999.
2. Site Principle Investigator: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Spine Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT). NIH Grant #U01-AR45444-01. Low Back Pain: A Multicenter Randomized Trial. Awarded 7/99. Principle Investigator, James N. Weinstein DO, MS.
3. National Spine Network, General Health Survey. DHMC Site Principle Investigator. CPHS # 12378.
4. National Spine Network, Discectomy Quality Improvement Program. DHMC Site Principle Investigator. CPHS # 14390.
5. Harmes Surgical Scholarship Award. Department of Surgery. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. 1999-2002.
6. Alpha Omega Alpha Surgical Research Fellowship Award, Faculty Advisor to Dartmouth Medical Student Jason Fanuele. How Does Obesity Affect the Spine Patient? March, 2000.
7. Orthopaedic Research and Education Fund (OREF). Hark Lectureship Award 2002
8. Alpha Omega Alpha Surgical Research Fellowship Award, Faculty Advisor to Dartmouth Medical Student Bryan Mitchell. Impact of self-reported health on the surgical outcomes in spine patients. March 2003.
1. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons/Orthopaedic Research Education Foundation. (A.A.O.S./O.R.E.F.) Health Services Research Fellowship. Awarded July, 1999.
2. Site Principle Investigator: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Spine Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT). NIH Grant #U01-AR45444-01. Low Back Pain: A Multicenter Randomized Trial. Awarded 7/99. Principle Investigator, James N. Weinstein DO, MS.
3. National Spine Network, General Health Survey. DHMC Site Principle Investigator. CPHS # 12378.
4. National Spine Network, Discectomy Quality Improvement Program. DHMC Site Principle Investigator. CPHS # 14390.
5. Harmes Surgical Scholarship Award. Department of Surgery. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. 1999-2002.
6. Alpha Omega Alpha Surgical Research Fellowship Award, Faculty Advisor to Dartmouth Medical Student Jason Fanuele. How Does Obesity Affect the Spine Patient? March, 2000.
7. Orthopaedic Research and Education Fund (OREF). Hark Lectureship Award 2002
8. Alpha Omega Alpha Surgical Research Fellowship Award, Faculty Advisor to Dartmouth Medical Student Bryan Mitchell. Impact of self-reported health on the surgical outcomes in spine patients. March 2003.
William A. Abdu
MD, MS
MD, MS
Profile:
Dr. Abdu is a professor of orthopaedics for Dartmouth Medical School and a leader in the study and treatment of spine-related injuries as director of the Spine Center at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. He practices surgery of the Spine, including Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Disorders, Disc Herniation, Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Spondylotic Myelopathy, Spinal Cord Injury, and Spine Trauma.