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Joshua N. Tennant, MD

Joshua N. Tennant, MD

Foot & Ankle Surgery

Education and Experience

MEDICAL SCHOOL

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007

FELLOWSHIP

  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 2012 - 2013
  • Area: Foot and ankle

RESIDENCY AND CHIEF RESIDENCY

  • University of North Carolina Hospitals, 2007 - 2012
  • Area: Orthopaedics

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Orthopaedic Surgery, Board Certified, 2015

Clinical Expertise

  • Bunion and hammertoe correction
  • Total ankle arthroplasty
  • Arthroscopically assisted ankle and hindfoot fusion
  • Deformity correction and limb salvage
  • Open and minimally invasive approaches fracture fixation
  • Arthroscopy, endoscopy, and tendoscopy of the ankle, hindfoot, and forefoot for evaluation and treatment of intra-articular and soft tissue pathology
  • Percutaneous Achilles tendon repair
  • Current approaches to soft tissue problems, including diabetes

Research Interests

  • Healthcare outcomes reporting
  • Cost effectiveness and value analysis
  • Information technology
  • Trauma
  • Ankle and foot arthritis
  • Bunion and hammertoe correction
  • Techniques in arthroscopy and endoscopy

Current Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics

Honors, Awards, and Achievements

  • AAOS Annual Meeting Top 5 Foot and Ankle Paper “Risks to the Blood Supply of the Talus after Four Methods of Total Ankle Arthroplasty: A Cadaveric Injection Study” (2014)
  • AOFAS Annual Meeting First Place Roster for “Risks to the Blood Supply of the Talus after Four Methods of Total Ankle Arthroplasty: A Cadaveric Injection Study” (2013)
  • UNC Orthopaedics Chief Resident Research Award (2012)
  • UNC Orthopaedics William C. Patton Chief Resident Teaching Award (2012)
  • UNC Injury Prevention Research Center Small Student Grant (2010)
  • Gaul Scholar, Medical Alumni Loyalty Association (2002-2007)
  • Carolina Scholar (1998-2002)
  • Trans-Atlantic Science Student Exchange Program (2000-2001)

Selected Publications

see entire list available at PubMed

Locations

Chatham Hospital
475 Progress Blvd.
Siler City, North Carolina - 27344
UNC Orthopaedic Clinic at Weaver Crossing
1181 Weaver Dairy Road
Chapel Hill, North Carolina - 27514

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