Abdul Aziz Center Orthopedics and Hand Care

Surgeon Information

Waqar C. Aziz, MD

Medical Degree

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship

Orthopedic Residency

Microsurgery Assistant and Research Fellowship

Hand and Microsurgery Senior Fellowship

Certifications

Professional Affiliations

Hospital Affiliations

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Aug.1990                Senior Fellow in Hand and Microsurgery.  Louisville, KY
• Nov.1988                Microsurgery assistant and Research Fellow Christine Kleinert  Institute for Hand and Microsurgery.
• July.1989                FLEX certification- Christine Kleinert Fellow in Hand and Microsurgery.
• Feb.1986                Admitted as a Fellow of the Vienna Medical Academy, in Plastic and Reconstructive surgery.
• Jul.1983                  ECFMG certification
• Jan.1983                Completed German language basic courses from University of Vienna, Austria.
• Dec.1979                MBBS University of Punjab, Quaid-i-zam Medical College. Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
• Jul.1973                  F.Sc.Pre-Medical Intermediate Board of Education. Multan, Pakistan.
• Jul.1970                  Secondary School Certificate.  Science group. Sadiq Public School. Bahawalpur, Pakistan.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

      Feb.1980-Jan.1983  Residency in General surgery with rotation to Clinical Anatomy.

• ·         Bahawal Victoria Hospital and QAMC. Bahawalpur, Pakistan.

      Mar.1983-Feb.1986 Graduate trainee and Fellow in Plastic and Reconstructive

• ·         Surgery. University of Vienna.
• ·         Head: Professor Hanno Millesi
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     Aug.1984-Sept.1984                Elective Rotation to Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, England. With

• ·         R. Hiles and Pigott     

     Jul.1985-Sept.1985   Visiting Fellow to Shriners Burn Institute, Cincinnati and

• ·         Louisville Hand Surgery      

     Mar.1986-Sept.1987                Senior Registrar in Plastic Surgery. Bahawal Victoria Hospital.

• ·         Bahawalpur, Pakistan.    

     Nov.1987-Oct.1988  Christine Kleinert Fellow in Hand and Micro Surgery. 

• ·         University of Lousiville. Louisville, Kentucky.        

      Nov.1988-Jul.1990  Microsurgery Assistant and Research Fellow, Christine M.

• ·         Kleinert Institute of Hand and Microsurgery.
• ·         Louisville, Kentucky.   

      Aug.1990-Jan.1991 Senior Fellow in Hand and Microsurgery.

• ·         Louisville, Kentucky.   

      Jul.1991-Jun.1992   Resident PGY 1.  Toledo, Ohio

      Jul.1992-Jun.1996   Resident Orthopedics. University of Louisville. Kentucky

      Nov.1996-May 2005               Orthopedic Surgeon Scott County Memorial Hospital. Scottsburg

• ·         Indiana. Director of Rehabilitation Services at Scott County
• ·         Memorial Hospital.    

      Nov. 1996-Present Orthopedic Surgeon Washington County Memorial Hospital.

                                                    Salem, Indiana.

                                                   Director of Rehabilitation Services at Washington County

                                                   Memorial Hospital

      June 2005-Present            Director of the Abdul Aziz Center Orthopedics and Hand Care,

                                                    Salem,Indiana

MEMBERSHIP OF MEDICAL FRATERNITITES

Member of American College of Sports Medicine.

Member of ISMA

Member of JCMA, Jefferson County, Kentucky.

Member and former National Representative for International Society for Burn injuries. ISBE

Member British Microsurgical Society.

Fellow International College of Surgeons.

EXTRA CURRICULAR

Editor Medical School Journal 1976-1977

 Technical advisory to the Handex computer expert system prototype developed in collaboration with the University of Louisville Computer Science Department.

 Member Medical records reforms committee, Louisville Hand Surgery.

 Member of the AAPKI (Association of Pakistani Physicians of Kentucky and Indiana)

 Spent 2 weeks working for Shifa Foundation and PIMS (Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences) This was a worldwide humanitarian relief effort for the earthquake region of northern Pakistan.  This included not only medical care but thousands of dollars worth of donated medical supplies and instruments. (Return trip scheduled for 2 weeks in March/April 2006 to continue the orthopedic aftercare for the victims.

 Founded the Abdul Aziz Orthopedic Educational Foundation Inc.

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

•   Annual Congress of German group for Hand and Microsurgery.  1983,1984,1985    

• Annual Plastic Surgery Conference of Austrian Plastic Surgery Group. 1983,1984,1985  
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• International Muscle Symposia, Vienna. 1985
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• International Conference on Prevention and Management of Burns in Children, Vienna. 1984
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• Second Annual Meeting of Austro-finninsh Group of Plastic Surgeons. 1985
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• Annual meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Baltimore. 1988
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• Regional review course Hand Surgery ASSH, Louisville Kentucky.
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• Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Orthopedics, Louisville. 1988
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• American Society for the Surgery of the Hand. Annual course on Internal Fixation for the hand fractures, Vail Colorado. March 1989
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• American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Seattle. September 1989
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• Annual meeting, American Society for the Surgery of the hand, Seattle. September 1990.
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• Plastic Surgery Research Council Meeting, Washington D.C. April 1990
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• Kentucky Orthopedic Society. Annual meeting
• Illizarov Methods Course, Orlando. June 1990
• ACLS and PALS, Toledo Ohio. July 1991
• State of the Art in Orthopedics, Whistler, B.C. Canada. March 2002
• Surgical Strategies for Degenerative and Traumatic Conditions of the Knee and Hip, Greensboro Georgia. August 2002
• State of the Art in Orthopedics, Snowbird Utah. March 10-15, 2003
• Minimally Invasive Spine Update, Keystone Colorado. March 28-31, 2003
• Agility Ankle Surgical Technique Training at Orthopedic Learning Center, Rosemont, Illinois.  April 27-28, 2003
• Southwestern Orthopedic Surgery Review, University of Texas S.W. Medical Center, April 2004
• Millers Colorado Orthopedic Review , May 2004
• 29th Annual Garceau-Wray Orthopedic Lecture , Indiana University School of Medicine, June 2004
• 59th Annual Meeting of American Society for Surgery of the Hand,  New York ,N.Y. September 2004
• Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery ,Cusco,Peru June 2006
• AO ASIF Upper Extremity Course, Newport,R.I. July 2006
• Minimally Invasive Technologies Cadaver Training Course, Las Vegas,NV October 2006
•  AO ASIF Specialty Advanced Course Foot and Ankle, Davos,Switzerland Dec. 2-7,2006

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

• Presented paper on ‘Epidemiology of Burns in Developing Countries’ at International Conferences
• On Prevention and Management of Burns in Childhood in Austria. June 1985
• Published ‘Treatment of Post Burn Contracture in Extremities’. Pakistan Journal of Surgery. July 1986.
• Transfer of Trapezius in Flail Shoulder following Brachial Plexus Injuries.  Journal Bone Joint Surgery (Br.). July 1990. (Aziz W, Singer R M, Wloff T W)
• Toe to Hand Transfer-a new technique’.  Description of a new technique, based on fresh cadaver dissections and its clinical application.  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. July 1991
• Comparison of four major treatment techniques in Cubital Tunnel Syndrome.  The study was based on 90 patients.  Presented at Louisville-Indianapolis-Cincinnati annual meeting held in Cincinnati on May 18,1990.  Presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand at annual Residents and Fellows day. Toronto, September 1990.
• Entrapment Neuropathies and Microcirculation.  An experimental study.  Presented at the Plastic Surgery Research council annual meeting.  April 1990.  American Society for the Surgery of the hand.  Toronto, September 1990.
• The Effect of Decompression and Neurolysis on the Microcirculation of Chronic compression Neuropathy.  An experimental study.  Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for the Reconstructive Microsurgery at Toronto.  September 1990.
• Development of computer expert system for hand surgery titled ‘Handex’.  Project in collaboration with Christine Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery at University of Louisville.  Prototype completed.
• Thumb avulsion-Survival factors and the functional results of the replantation.  A retrospective study of 20 replant patients.  (Aziz, Arakaki A, Kutz JE)  Presented to Kentucky Orthopedic Society. 1992
• Transfer of the Trapezius for the management of the flail shoulder.  Clinical study presented at the annual meeting of the Kentucky Orthopedic Society in Lexington, Kentucky. April 1990
• In progress prospective studies: a) comparison of two suture techniques in Zone II flexor tendon injuries.  Staff supervisor: Tsai TM.  B) Use of Mitek anchor in the surgical management of acute Game Keeper’s Thumb.  Staff supervisor: Kleinert JM.
• Author of the Louisville hand Surgery bulletin ‘First hand News’ fall issue on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
• Presented ‘Toe to Hand Transfer-a new technique’ at the fall meeting of the Kentucky Orthopedic Society. Louisville, Kentucky Sept. 27, 1990
• Presented paper titled ‘One hundred and twenty four thumb replantations, survival factors and functional result’.  Kentucky Orthopedic Society's fall Meting.  September 1990
• Presented paper on ‘Effect of Neurolysis and Simple Decompression on the Microcirculation of Chronic Compression Neuropathy’ at AAHS annual meeting in Boston. October, 1990
• ‘Nerve Grafting’, a book chapter in Mastery of Plastic Surgery. Authors: Warren Breidenbach and Waqar Aziz.  In press.