Alejandro Badia, MD

Orthopedic hand surgeon, reluctant healthare entrepreneur, book author

Alejandro Badia, MD

Orthopedic hand surgeon, reluctant healthare entrepreneur, book author

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Specialties: Orthopedics/ Sports Medicine | SoMeDocs Databank

Alejandro Badia, MD, FACS is a hand and upper extremity surgeon at Badia Hand to Shoulder Center in Doral, Florida and Founder of OrthoNOW® Immediate Orthopedic Care Centers. I studied physiology at Cornell University and obtained my medical degree at NYU, also training there and Bellevue Hospital in orthopedic surgery. A hand fellowship at Alleghany General Hospital in Pittsburgh was followed by an AO trauma fellowship in Freiburg, Germany.

I am a co-founder of the renowned Miami Anatomical Research Center ( M.A.R.C. ) , one of the world’s largest surgical cadaveric training labs.I am past worldwide president of the International Society for Sport Traumatology of the Hand (ISSPORTH) , was named to 100 Latinos Miami, and been given legacy awards by several organizations as well as honorary membership in multiple international hand surgery and arthroscopy associations. I have lectured in all seven continents and currently focused on improving healthcare delivery in the orthopedics and sports medicine realm. The challenges encountered in seeking this goal led me to write the book, “Healthcare From the Trenches” exposing the constant hurdles and obstacles to delivering quality and cost-effective care within the bloated US Healthcare system.

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Book: Healthcare from the Trenches

American medicine, once envied and emulated around the world, has transformed into an oppressive, burdensome system for both doctors and patients whose failings must be exposed if there is any hope for a solution; an insider account.

My SoMeDocs Articles

Tennis Related Injuries of the Hand, Elbow and Shoulder

Alejandro Badia, MD explains that tennis is a demanding sport, particularly to the upper extremity, and that early recognition of injuries can help keep one in the game.

Computers and Your Hands: Dispelling Common Myths that Pervade Healthcare

Alejandro Badia, MD writes that though the general public (& most physicians) still believe that typing cause damage to our hands, causality remains misunderstood.

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