Alejandro Badia
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Alejandro Badia (b. 1963 in Havana, Cuba) is an internationally recognized American orthopedic surgeon, author, and entrepreneur. He was a founder of The Surgery Center at Doral, the Miami Anatomical Research Center, Badia Hand to Shoulder Center, and OrthoNOW, a chain of urgent care, walk-in orthopedic centers with locations in Doral, FL and Aventura, FL and New York.[1][2][3][4] He is also the author of Healthcare from the Trenches.[5] The 2020 book focuses on his experiences as surgeon and entrepreneur, the barriers for healthcare reform, and emphasizes the role of citizens in improving the U.S. Healthcare system.
Early life and education[edit]
Badia was born in Havana, Cuba, immigrated to the United States the following year and was raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences from Cornell University with a concentration in physiology, and a Doctor of Medicine from the New York University School of Medicine.
Badia completed his general surgery internship and residency at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue. Badia then completed a specialized fellowship for hand and upper extremity surgery at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Badia practiced under Klaus Lowka in Freiberg, Germany.
Medical career[edit]
Badia has been in practice as a hand, shoulder and upper extremity specialist since 2008 in Doral, Florida at the Badia Hand to Shoulder Center.[3] Since 2010 he has been Chief Medical Officer of OrthoNOW.[1] Prior to that, Badia was Chief of Hand Surgery at Baptist Hospital, and practiced at the Miami Hand Center in Miami, Florida, between the years of 1995 to 2008. He has performed surgery on tennis players Giovanni Lapentti, Marcelo Rios, and others.[6] In 2005, he founded and chaired the Miami Hand Course, a didactic and cadaver lab course in arthroscopy and arthroplasty techniques.[4] From 2009 to 2012, he served as president of the International Society for Sport Traumatology of the Hand. Badia’s chain of orthopedic urgent care centers, OrthoNOW, was officially franchised in 2013 and is globally inspiring healthcare providers and surgeons to consider orthopedic urgent care.
Business activities[edit]
Badia's career as an entrepreneur and investor began in 2008 with the founding of the Surgery Center at Doral and the Miami Anatomical Research Center. In 2010, he started OrthoNOW and registered the trademark under the umbrella of Badia Hand to Shoulder Center LLC, also founded in 2008.[7]
In 2020, Badia published his first book, Healthcare from the Trenches.[5] The book focuses on his experiences as surgeon and entrepreneur, the barriers for healthcare reform, and emphasizes the role of citizens in improving the U.S. Healthcare system.
Philanthropy[edit]
Badia has provided philanthropic medical services and performed orthopedic upper limb surgery at St. Joseph Orthopedic Hospital, Koforidua, Ghana, and performed pediatric hand reconstructions for the Guatemala Healing Hands Foundation in Guatemala City, Guatemala.[8]
Patents[edit]
- Apparatus and method for retraction of tissue[9]
- Bone anchor apparatus and method[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Taking Orthopedic Care to the Next Level". mymedicalimages.com. 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ↑ LLC, Surgical Care Affiliates (2016-12-12). "Surgical Care Affiliates Partners With The Surgery Center at Doral". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Krawitz, Alan (2022-04-27). "New Yorker of the Week: Dr. Alejandro Badia, wearing many hats in orthopedics | amNewYork". www.amny.com. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Episode 49: Alejandro Badia, Founder at OrthoNOW, LLC & Orthopedic Hand Surgeon". bioaccess: CRO. REGULATORY. COMMERCIALIZATION. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Healthcare From The Trenches: An Insider Account of the Complex Barriers of U.S. Healthcare from the Providers and Patients' Perspective". The Columbia Review. 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ↑ "The US Tennis Open is Coming Soon, Professional and Amateur Players Know the Importance of Healthy Shoulders". PRWeb. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ↑ "Trademark Status & Document Retrieval". tsdr.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ↑ Stewart, Angie. "Orthopedic surgeon to know: Dr. Alejandro Badia of OrthoNOW". www.beckersspine.com. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ↑ US8936549B2, Cobb, Tyson; Alejandro Badia & Stacey Berner et al., "Apparatus and method for retraction of tissue", issued 2015-01-20
- ↑ US9492157B2, Cobb, Tyson; Alejandro Badia & Stacey Berner et al., "Bone anchor apparatus and method", issued 2016-11-15
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