Education
· Bachelor of Science,
Mechanical
Engineering
Rice University, Houston, Texas,
May 1996
· Doctor of Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, Texas, June 2000
Certification
·
American Board of Orthopedic Surgery,
Board Certified
· Medical License, Tennessee, issued 10/2003
Positions and Honors
Rice University (Houston, TX)
· Captain, Rice University Lacrosse Team,
1995-1996
University
of Texas Southwestern Medical School
(Dallas, TX)
·
Alpha Omega Alpha
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
(Nashville, TN)
·
Internship, General Surgery
July 2000-June 2001
·
Residency, Orthopedic Surgery
July 2001-June 2005
·
Volunteer, Kids First Orthopedic Mission Trip
Dominican Republic, August 2003 &
August 2004
New England
Baptist Hospital
(Boston, MA)
·
Aufranc Fellowship in Adult
Reconstructive Surgery,
August 2005-July
2006
Tennessee
Orthopedic Alliance
(Nashville, TN)
·
Adult Joint
Reconstruction,
August 2006 to
present
Membership
American Academy of Orthopedic
Surgeons
Young
Investigators Research in Arthroplasty meeting
·
Chicago, February
2006
Computer
Assisted Orthopedic Surgery
·
Montreal, June
2006
Internatioanl Science and Technology in
Arthroplasty
·
NewYork, October
2006
Nashville
Zimmer Orthopedic Conference
·
Nashville,
November 2006
Wright
Medical Superior Capsular Approach Meeting
·
Boston, January
2007
Mid-america orthopedic meeting
·
Amelia,
April
2009
Tennessee Orthopedic Society
·
Nashville,
September
2009
Patent
Leg length & Offset
measurement guide in hip
replacement
Research Experience
·
William B Kurtz, Stephen Murphy.
Factors affecting bony impingement in hip
arthroplasty. Journal of
Arthroplasty. accepted and in press.
·
Shinar AA, Kurtz WB.
Immediate weight bearing
following press fit total hip arthroplasty: a
prospective randomized trial.
Co-investigator. Vanderbilt University Medicine
Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery,
January 2003 - January 2006.
·
William T.
Obremskey, MD, MPH, Tom Austin, MS, Colin
Crosby, MS, Robin Driver, RN, Will Kurtz,
MD, Franklin Shuler, MD, PHD, and Philip
Kregor, MD.
Detection of Orthopaedic Implants by Airport
Metal Detectors.
J Orthop Trauma Volume 21, Number 2,
February 2007.
·
Finnegan MA, Kurtz WB.
Effects of nicotine on fracture healing of
rabbit tibias using finite elemental analysis
and material testing. Co-investigator.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School,
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, June 1997 -
December 1997.
·
John K.
Dozier, MD,* Tim Harrigan, ScD† William H.
Kurtz, MD,‡ Christopher Hawkins, PhD,§ and
Robert Hill.
Does Increased Cement Pressure Produce
Superior Femoral Component Fixation
Journal of Arthroplasty:
Volume 15(4), June 2000, pp. 488-495.
·
Masson M, Kurtz WB. Design
and construction of an MRI-compatible wrist
fixation device enabling secure wrist fixation
in all ranges of motion. Senior thesis, Rice
University, Department of Engineering, August
1995 – May 1996.
