Gordon I. Groh MD

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Hand, Elbow, Shoulder

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129 McDowell St

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Credentials

Dr. Gordon Groh is an orthopaedic surgeon at Blue Ridge Bone & Joint, located in Asheville, N.C. A specialist in shoulder, elbow and hand surgery, he is board certified in these practice areas by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and holds a certificate of added qualification in hand surgery. In 2011, he was named one of the 65 Outstanding Shoulder Surgeons and Specialists in the country by Becker's Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management Review. Dr. Groh was one of only five other shoulder surgeons across the Southeast honored with this recognition, selected based on their expertise in shoulder surgery, positions of leadership in professional organizations and institutions, research and development in the field, and their reputation among other physician leaders.

Dr. Groh's surgical practice is centered on shoulder, elbow and hand surgery. His volume of 650 operative cases per year includes more than 200 arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs; 100 shoulder replacements (both standard and reverse shoulder replacements); 50 shoulder instability and rotator cuff tendonitis repairs; 125 carpal tunnel releases; and 150 tendonitis cases (trigger fingers, dequervains, tennis elbow). His surgical experience also includes a large volume of shoulder, elbow and hand fractures.

Dr. Groh is a summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Washington University in St. Louis. He received his medical degree from the University of Missouri, where he graduated magna cum laude, and he is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha. Dr. Groh completed a one-year fellowship in shoulder surgery at the University of Texas in San Antonio,completed a one-year hand surgery fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and has a certificate of added qualification in hand surgery.

Dr. Groh is one of only four orthopaedic surgeons to hold memberships in both the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, as well as the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. The ASES, open by invitation only, is an educational body of select leading national international orthopaedic surgeons who specialize in surgery of the shoulder and elbow. The ASSH is the oldest medical specialty society in the U.S. devoted entirely to continuing medical education related to hand surgery.

In addition to treating shoulder, elbow and hand problems, Dr. Groh continues to actively pursue research and teaching opportunities in these areas. He regularly speaks as a guest faculty member at national and international meetings, and his expertise is recognized with additional professional memberships, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the North Carolina Orthopaedic Association and the North Carolina Hand Society.

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1978-1982 Undergraduate - Washington University (B.A.)

1982-1986 Medical School - University of Missouri School of Medicine (MD)

INTERNSHIP

General Surgery Internship, University School of Medicine-Columbia, Harry S. Truman Veterans Administration

RESIDENCY

Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, University of Missouri-Columbia, Harry S. Truman Veterans Administration

FELLOWSHIP

Shoulder Fellowship, University of Texas at San Antonio

Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

HONORS

Undergraduate

General Honors - summa cum laude

Election to Phi Beta Kappa

Department honors in Biology

Dean's list

Medical School

General Honors - magna cum laude

Class rank 2 of 115 graduates

Elected to Alpha Omega Alpha

Elected to Phi Kappa Phi

Missouri State Medical Association Outstanding Medical Graduate (1986)

Bohlinger Pharmaceutical National Pharmacology Essay Award (1985)

Outstanding Student - Medical Pharmacology (1984 – spring semester)

Letters of Honors in Medicine - Surgery I (General Surgery) and Surgery II (Orthopaedics), Orthopaedic Research Elective, Family Practice Preceptorship, Rheumatology, Psychiatry and Infectious Disease Elective

Letters of Honors in Medical Physiology, Microbiology, Medical Pharmacology, Neuroscience and Pathology

Letter of Commendation in Child Health, Obstetrics/Gynecology and Neurology

Postgraduate

Nominated for Neer Award, Clinical Research (1994)

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Groh, GI: Survival and Radiographic analysis of a cementless fluted peg glenoid component: Survival of a cementless peg Glenoid. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery in press, doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2010.03.012

Groh GI, Wirth MA, Rockwood CA: Treatment of Traumatic Posterior Sternoclavicular Dislocations. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery in press, doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2010.03.009

Groh GI, Wirth MA, Rockwood CA: Results of Treatment of Luxatio Erecta (inferior shoulder dislocation). Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (2010) 19, 423-426. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2009.07.062

Groh, G.I., Wirth, M.W., Rockwood, C.A. : Treatment of Fractures Adjacent to Humeral Prostheses. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery: (17): 85-89, 2008.

Ruhmann, O., Claire, D.J., Wirth, M.A., Groh, G.I., Rockwood , C.A. : Pseudoarthrosis after Shoulder Arthrodesis. J Bone Joint Surgery, 2002 (84): 874-876.

Claire, D.J., Wirth, M.A., Groh, G.I., Rockwood , C.A. : Shoulder Arthrodesis. J Bone Joint Surgery, 2001 (83): 593-599.

Rockwood, C.A., Clare, D.J., Wirth, M.A., Groh, G.I.: Scapulohumeral Arthrodesis in Shoulder Surgery Textbook, editors Wulker, N. and Mansat, M. Jartin Dunitz, Ltd, Paris, 1998.

Rockwood , C.A. , Clare, D.J., Wirth, M.A., Groh, G.I.: Shoulder Arthrodesis in Shoulder Surgery, editor Fu, F: Lippincott, New York, 1998.

Groh, G.I.: Adult Elbow Fractures, in Orthopaedic Surgery Board Review Manual, Editor Anglen, J. Turner Communications Wayne, PA, 1998.

Wirth MA, Groh GI, Rockwood CA : Capsulorrhaphy through an anterior approach for Treatment of Atraumatic posterior Glenohumeral Instability with Multidirectional Laxity of the Shoulder. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Am): 80 (11): 1570-78, Nov. 1998.

Groh, G.I., Williams, G.R., Rockwood, C.A. : Management of Shoulder Arthrodesis Complications. Journal of Bone And Joint Surgery, 79A: 881-887, 1997.

Ono, K.K., Williams, G.R., Clem, M.D., Lee J.C., Wirth, M.A., Aufdemorte, T.B., Groh, G.I., Rockwood , C.A. : Repair of Soft Tissue to Bone Using a Biodegradable Suture Anchor. Orthopaedics 20 (6): 383-390, 1997.

Rockwood CA, Groh GI, Wirth MA, Grassi FA: Resection Arthroplasty of the Sternoclavicular Joint. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Am), 79 (3): 387-93, March 1997.

Heckman, M.M., Groh, G.I.: Acromioplasty, in Diagnostic and Operative Arthroscopy, editors James Andrews and Laura Timmerman, W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1996.

Groh, G.I., Lichtman, D.M.: Triquetro-hamate instability, in Wrist Instability, editor Ueli Buchler, Martin Dunitz Limited, London, 1995.

Groh, G.I., Rockwood, C.A. : The Terrible Triad of the Shoulder: The Management of Anterior Dislocation of the Shoulder Associated with Rupture of the Rotator Cuff and Injury to the Brachial Plexus. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 4: 101-103, 1995.

Groh, G.I., Bennett, J.M.: Fractures about the Elbow, in Surgery of the Upper Extremity, editor Clayton Peimer, McGraw-Hill, New York, New York, 1995.

Groh, G.I., Simone, M., Rolla, P., Rockwood, C.A. : Loss of the Deltoid Following Shoulder Operations: An Operative Disaster. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 3: 301-316, 1994.

Chun, J.M., Groh, G.I., Rockwood, C.A. : Management of the Two Part Fractures of the Proximal Humerus. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 3: 99-107, 1994.

Gonzalez, J.C., Seltzer, D.G., Wirth, M.A., Groh, G.I., Rockwood, C.A: Lexicons Acromioclaviculares Grados IV, V y VI. Acta Ortopedica LatinoAmericana, 17 (1): 22-33, 1994.

Groh, G.I., Rockwood, C.A. : Anatomy and Surgical Approaches, in The Shoulder, Editor Richard J. Friedman, Thieme, New York, 1994.

Groh, G.I., Badwey, T.M., Rockwood, C.A. : Treatment of Acromioclavicular Cysts by Shoulder Hemiarthroplasty. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 75A: 1790-1794, 1993.

Groh, G.I., Parker, J., Allen, W.C.: Fractures of the Femur Treated by Intramedullary Nailing Using the Fluted Rod: A report of 193 consecutive cases. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 285: 101-107, 1992.

Groh. G.I., Parker, J., Elliot, J., Pearl, A.J.: Evaluation of Posterior Stabilized Total Knee Arthroplasty. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 269: 58-62, 1991.

Gaines, R.W., Carson , W.L., Satterlee, C.C., Groh, G.I.: Experimental Evaluation of Seven Different Spinal Internal Fixation Devices Under Non-Failure Laboratory Testing. Spine 16(8): 902-909, 1991.

Groh, G.I., Buchert, P.K., Allen, W.C.: A Comparison of Transfusion Requirements after Total Knee Replacement Using the Solcotrans Autotransfusion System. Journal of Arthroplasty, 3:218-285, 1990.

Gainor, B.J., Groh, G.I.: Early Clinical Experience with Orthofix External Fixation of Complex Writs Fractures, Orthopaedics, 13(3): 329-333, 1990.

Groh, G.I., Gainor, B.J., Jeffries, J.T., Brown, M., Eggers, G.W.: Pseudoaneurysm of the Axillary Artery with Median Nerve Neuropraxia after Axillary Block Anesthesia: A case Report. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 72(A): 1407-1408, 1990.

Harris, R.A., Groh, G.I.: Membrane Disordering Effects of Anesthetics are Enhanced by Gangliosides, Anesthesiology 62 (2): 114-119, 1985.

Harris, R.A., Groh, G.I., Baxter, D.M., Hitzemen, R. J.: Gangliosides Enhance Membrane Actions of Ethanol and Pentobarbital. Molecular Pharmacology, 25:410-417, 1984.

Harris, R.A., Groh, G.I., Hitzemen, R.J.: Gangliosides Enhance the Membrane Actions of Ethanol and Pentobarbital. Alcoholism: Clin. Exp. Res. 8:95, 1984.

Groh, G.I., Allen, T.A., Dwyer, D.T., Heckman, M.M., Rockwood, C.A. : Treatment of Snapping Scapulae with a periscapular exercise program. Manuscript under review.

Groh, G.I., Sunderland , S: A Comparison of Cost and Efficacy: Basal Mode Pain Pump Catheter, Demand Plus Basal Mode, and Interscalene Block in Pain Relief After Rotator Cuff Repair. Manuscript under review.

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Groh, GI et al: 8SK: Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty, faculty lab instructor. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, February 2009.

Groh GI, Wirth MA, Simoni M, Allen TG, Rockwood CA: Treatment of Snapping Scapula with a Periscapular Muscle Strengthening Program, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, February 2009

Groh GI, Wirth MA, Rockwood CA: The Treatment of Traumatic Posterior Sternoclavicular Injuries, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, February 2009

Groh, GI, Wirth MA, Rockwood CA: The Treatment of Traumatic Posterior Sternoclavicular Joint Injuries, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Open Meeting, San Francisco, March 2008.

Groh GI, Wirth MA, Rockwood CA: The Treatment of Traumatic Posterior Sternoclavicular Joint Injuries, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, San Francisco, Scientific Exhibit, March 2008

Groh, G.I., Sutherland, S.: Effectiveness and Cost Analysis of Adjuvant Modalities to Control Pain in Rotator Cuff Repair. American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Meeting, Chicago , Illinois , Poster Exhibit, March 2006.

Wirth, M.A., Groh, G.I., Rockwood , C.A. : Treatment of Symptomatic Posterior Instability with an Anterior Capsular Shift. American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, February, 1996.

Groh, G.I., Simoni, M., Heckman, M.M., Allen, T.A., Rockwood, C.A. : Treatment of Snapping Scapula with a Periscapular Muscle Strengthening Program. American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Meeting, Orlando, Florida, February, 1995.

Allen, T.A., Dwyer, T.L., Johnassen, A.L., Groh, G.I.: Treatment of Tibial Plateau Fractures Utilizing a Hybrid Ilizarov External Fixator. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting, Orlando, Florida, Poster Exhibit, February, 1995.

Groh, G.I., Allen, T.A., Williams, R.P.: Treatment of Proximal Humeral Neoplasms Utilizing a Modular Shoulder Hemiarthroplasty. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meetings, Orlando, Florida, Poster Exhibit, February 1995.

Heckman, M.M., Groh, G.I., Allen, T.A., Kilcoyne, R.J.: Diagnostic Accuracy of Saline Contrast MRI. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting, Orlando, Florida, Poster Exhibit, February, 1995.

Allen. T.A., Dwyer, T.L., Johnassen, A.L., Groh, G.I.: Treatment of Tibial Plateau Fractures Utilizing a Hybrid Ilizarov External Fixator. Rocky Mountain Orthopaedic Society, Denver, Colorado, May 1994.

Groh, G.I., Michael S., Paolo R.: Loss of Deltoid Following Shoulder Operations: An Operative Disaster. American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons 10th Open Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February, 1994.

Groh, G.I., Heckman, M.M., Curtis, R.J.: Treatment of Fractures Adjacent to Humeral Prosthesis. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February, 1994.

Heckman, M.M., Groh, G.I., Andrews, J.: Treatment of Arthrofibrosis of the Knee using a Limited Two Incision Posterior Release. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 1994.

Groh, G.I., Williams, G.R., Rockwood, C.A. : Management of Shoulder Arthrodesis Complications. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 1994.

Groh, G.I., Curtis, R.J., Heckman, M.M., Rockwood, C.A. : Treatment of Fractures Adjacent to Humeral Prosthesis. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, Poster Exhibit, February 1994.

Groh, G.I., Rockwood, C.A. : Comparison of Biodegradable and Metallic Suture Anchors Used in Shoulder Surgery. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, Poster Exhibit, February, 1994.

Groh, G.I., Simoni, M., Rolla, P., Rockwood, C.A. : Loss of Deltoid Following Shoulder Operations: An Operative Disaster. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, Poster Exhibit, February 1994.

Wirth, M.A., Groh, G.I., Rockwood, C.A. : Treatment of Symptomatic Posterior Glenohumeral Instability with an Anterior Capsular Shift. Southern Medical Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, October, 1993.

Ono, K., Wirth, M.S., Groh, G.I., Aufdemorte, T.A., Rockwood, C.A. : Host Compatibility using Biodegradable Suture Anchors. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting, San Francisco, California, February, 1993.

Grassi. F., Groh, G.I., Rockwood, C.A. : Arthroplasty of the Sternoclavicular Joint. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting, San Francisco, California. February, 1993.

Grassi, F., Groh, G.I., Rockwood, C.A. : Results of Treatment of Posterior Glenohumeral Instability. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting, San Francisco, California. February, 1993.

Chun, J.M., Groh, G.I., Rockwood, C.A. : Treatment of Two-Part Fractures of the Proximal Humerus. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting, San Francisco, California. February, 1993.

Ono, K., Groh, G.I., Wirth, M.A., Rockwood, C.A., Williams, G.R.: Host Compatibility using Biodegradable Suture Anchors. Western Orthopaedic Society Meeting, Monterrey, California, October, 1992.

Groh, G.I., Chun, J.M., Grassi, F., Rockwood, C.A. : Loss of the Deltoid Following Shoulder Operations: An Operative Disaster. Western Orthopaedic Society Meeting, Monterrey, California, October, 1992.

Groh, G.I., Simone, M., Rolla, P., Rockwood, C.A. : Loss of the Deltoid Following Shoulder Operations: An Operative Disaster. Clinical Orthopaedic Society Meeting, Denver, Colorado, October 1992.

Chun, J.M., Groh, G.I., Rockwood, C.A. : Treatment of Two-Part Fractures of the Proximal Humerus. Texas Orthopaedic Association, san Antonia, Texas, May 1992.

Groh, G.I., Buchert, P.K., and Allen, W.C.: A comparison of transfusion requirements after total knee replacement using the Solcotrans Autotransfusion device. American Association of Blood Banks / International Society of Blood Transfusion Joint Congress Annual Meeting, 1991, S193.

Gainor, B.J., Groh, G.I.: Stabilization of Complex Distal Radius Fractures with the Orthofix System. Mid-America Orthopaedic Association Meeting, Point Clear, Alabama, April 1990

Allen, W.C., Faranghi, M., Groh, G.I., Parker, J.L.: An update in Sarcoma Management. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 1990, Scientific Exhibit.

Groh, G.I., Buchert, P.K., Allen, W.C.: A Comparison of Transfusion Requirements After Total Knee Replacement Using the Solcotrans Autotransfusion Device. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 1990.

Gainor, B.J., and Groh, G.I.: Stabilization of Complex Wrist Fractures with the Orthofix System: Advantages and Disadvantages. American Orthopaedic Association Meeting, Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 1989, Scientific Exhibit.

Gaines, R.W., Carson , W.L., Satterlee, C.C., Groh, G.I.: Improving Quality of Spinal Internal Fixation - Evolution Toward Ideal Immobilization - A Biomechanical Study. Scoliosis Research Society, Hamilton, Bermuda, September 1986.

Satterlee, C., Gaines, R.W., Carson , W.L., Glascock, C., Groh, G.I.: Experimental Evaluation of Spinal Fracture Stabilization Systems: A comparison of Luque Rectangles and the Kaneda Device. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 1986, Scientific Exhibit.

Harris, R.A., Groh, G.I., Baxter, D.M., Hitzeman, R. J.: Gangliosides Enhance the Membrane Actions of Ethanol and Pentobarbital. International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism Meeting, Santa Fe, New Mexico, June 1984.

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Gordon I. Groh, MD, named top shoulder specialist in US

Thursday, Dec 29th, 2011 by Gordon I. Groh MD

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Local orthopaedic surgeon Gordon I. Groh, MD, has been named one of the 65 Outstanding Shoulder Surgeons and Specialists in the country by Becker's Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management Review. Dr. Groh is a board-certified specialist in shoulder, elbow and hand surgery, and has practiced at Blue Ridge Bone & Joint, with offices in Asheville and Hendersonville, for 16 years.

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Annual Meeting

Wednesday, Dec 28th, 2011 by Gordon I. Groh MD

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Dr. Groh is the course chairman for the instructional series, IC 270: Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty: Beyond the Basics, at the largest gathering of orthopaedic surgeons in the world. Dr. Groh will also present a scientific paper detailing his experience with inferior shoulder dislocation and serve as an official evaluator for the meeting.

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Annual Meeting

Dr. Groh Featured in Fairview Town Crier

Friday, Oct 7th, 2011 by Gordon I. Groh MD

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As we reported earlier, Dr. Groh was honored as one of the top 65 shoulder surgeons in the country. This accolade garnered him attention in his local newspaper, the Fairview Town Crier.

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