How to Refer a Patient
For referrals, please call the UAB Orthopaedics Call Center at 205-930-8339 and select option 1 twice. The UAB Orthopaedics Call Center is a service open Monday- Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CT that connects physicians anywhere in the country with UAB Orthopaedic specialists. Records and referral papers can be faxed to medical records at 205-930-8575.
For inpatient transfers, please call UAB MIST (Medical Information Services via Telephone) at 1-800-UAB-MIST (1-800-822-6478) or email mist@uabmc.edu. UAB MIST is a toll-free, 24-hour service that connects physicians anywhere in the country with UAB Medicine specialists.
Care Providers
Program Highlights
UAB Orthopaedics is staffed by fellowship-trained physicians, surgeons, and other specialists who specialize in foot and ankle problems and provide care for a wide range of injuries and diseases, using both surgical and non-surgical methods. Our program performs more original and corrective total ankle arthroplasty surgeries than any medical center in the world. The team is supported by musculoskeletal radiologists who carry out advanced diagnostic imaging, and we work closely with other medical specialties to develop comprehensive care plans that offer the greatest chance of restoring or improving mobility and reducing or eliminating pain.
Clinical Trials
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