Doctor's Bio
My philosophy is to treat patients how I would like my family to be treated.
Board Certifications
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center
- Residency: Emory University School of Medicine
Fellowships
Hospital for Joint Disease
Locations and Directions
Correll Pavilion
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Gilmer St. SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- Dynamic digital radiography is a valid and reliable alternative to 3 Dimensional registration for scapulohumeral rhythm analysis.
Khawaja SR, Hardrick JC, Hussain ZB, Kawashima I, Zhou JY, Cooke HL, Chopra KN, Banks SA, Gottschalk MB, Wright TW, Wagner ER
JSES international. 2026;10(4):101697.
PMID: 42100617 - Who Gets Five Stars? Surgeon-Level Predictors of Patient Ratings in Hand Surgery.
Chopra KN, Khawaja SR, Desai KR, Khawaja OR, Udoudo SE, Gillis JW, Ghareeb PA, Gottschalk MB, Dempsey AL, Wagner ER
The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2026;
PMID: 42089628 - Evolving Trends in Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Decade of Growth and Future Projections in Comparison with Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.
Heo KY, Tornberg HN, Bailey EP, Conn V, Lee JD, Gottschalk MB, Zelenski NA, Wagner ER
Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery. 2026;
PMID: 41956284 - Suture tension band fixation of olecranon fractures: description and early outcomes of a novel technique.
Monir JG, Vazquez FL, Gulzar M, Cuneo K, McQuillan T, Gottschalk MB, Wagner ER
JSES reviews, reports, and techniques. 2026;6(2):100707.
PMID: 41953364 - Can Hirsch index predict academic rank among full-time academic orthopaedic shoulder surgeons?
Khawaja SR, Heo K, Grundman H, Sinha M, Conn V, Hardrick JC, Chopra KN, Edwards TB, Gottschalk MB, Wagner ER
Shoulder & elbow. 2026;
PMID: 41938797 - Off-road vehicle upper extremity injuries: Estimated incidence and trends in the United States from 2014 to 2024.
Sullivan CM, Chopra KN, Cooke HL, Aspang JSU, Willis KE, Wagner ER, Gottschalk MB
Injury. 2026;57(6):113185.
PMID: 41916011 - Volar-Dorsal Arthroscopic Repair for Scapholunate Ligament Injuries: A Case Series and Treatment Algorithm.
Chambers SB, Cooke HL, Suh N, Gottschalk MB, Wagner ER
Journal of wrist surgery. 2026;15(2):168-178.
PMID: 41869482 - Humeral head and distal tibia osteochondral allograft for bipolar bone loss in the setting of anterior shoulder instability from seizure disorder.
Blevins KM, Khawaja SR, Vazquez FL, Zhou JY, Cooke HL, Hussain ZB, Gottschalk MB, Wagner ER
JSES international. 2025;9(6):1938-1946.
PMID: 41584534 - Is premorbid scapulohumeral rhythm restored with anatomic or reverse shoulder arthroplasty for cuff-intact osteoarthritis? An in-vivo dynamic radiography study.
Hussain ZB, Khawaja SR, Gulzar M, Hardrick JC, Chopra KN, Gorsky A, Conn VA, Gottschalk MB, Wagner ER
JSES international. 2025;9(6):2053-2061.
PMID: 41584522 - Arthroscopic Assisted Distal Radial Ulnar Joint Reconstruction Using a Modified Anatomic Ligament Reconstruction.
Gillis J, Chambers SB, Gorsky AL, Suh N, Gottschalk MB, Wagner ER
Arthroscopy techniques. 2025;14(12):103926.
PMID: 41541326
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