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Abhinav Bobby Chhabra, MDDr. A. Bobby Chhabra graduated from the Johns Hopkins University with undergraduate degree in Biology before completing his medical education at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He completed his Orthopaedic Surgery residency and postdoctoral Orthopaedic research fellowshipat the University of Virginia Health System. He received his fellowship training in hand and upper extremity, microvascular and congenital hand surgery at the Hand Center of San Antonio and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital. He returned to the University of Virginia in 2002 during which time he helped create the University of Virginia Hand Center. Dr. Chhabra is currently a tenured associate professor in the Department of Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery and the School of Medicine at the University of Virginia. He is Vice-Chairman of Orthopaedics and Division Head of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery. He is also the hand and upper extremity consultant for the University of Virginia Department of Athletics. His areas of expertise include hand, wrist, and elbow trauma and arthritis with a particular interest in athletic injuries and congenital hand surgery. He has a federally funded active basic science laboratory that is investigating flexor tendon healing using growth factor and stem cell technology and tissue engineering principles. Dr. Chhabra is a nationally recognized Orthopaedic educator and is course director of several Orthopaedic board review courses. He has received the University of Virginia Master Educator Award and the University of Virginia School of Medicine Award for Excellence in Teaching. Dr. Chhabra is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, a member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and was recently appointed a fellow of the American Orthopaedic Association. He currently is secretary and treasurer of the Virginia Orthopaedic Society.
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Vice Chairman and Associate Professor |
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Orthopaedics |
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Hand, Wrist, and Elbow Surgery |
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Sports Related Injuries to the Hand, Congenital and Pediatric Hand Surgery Trauma and Arthritis of the Hand, Wrist, and Elbow Microvascular Surgery |
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Awards: |
June 2008 Induction into the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA)
2006 Inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Educators 2004 Robert Pruner Resident Teaching Award, University of Virginia, Department of Orthopaedics |
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Education: |
Johns Hopkins University, BA, Molecular Biology 1991 |
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Residency: |
General Surgery Internship Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Orthopaedic Basic Science Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia 1995-2001 |
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Fellowship: |
Fellowship in Hand,Upper Extremity, Microvascular & Congenital Hand Surgery, Hand Center of |
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Certification: |
Orthopaedic Surgery, through the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2004 Certificate of Added Qualification for Surgery of the Hand, 2005 |
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State License: |
Virginia |
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Research Description: |
Dr. Chhabra's main area of research is focused on enhancing healing of flexor tendon lacerations in the hand. He has an active laboratory investigating the effect of growth factors and tissue engineering principles and how these tools can be used to accelerate flexor tendon healing to allow for improved clinical outcomes. His work has been presented at numerous meetings including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and the Orthopaedic Research Society. His research is supported by the NIH/NIAMS. |
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In the News: |
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Channel 29 "House Calls" Segment, 2003 Pumpkin Carving Hand Injuries: Channel 29, Public Safety Announcement October 2005 |
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