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Spero Karas, M.D.
The Emory Clinic
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics
Director, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Program


Specialties


Orthopaedic Surgery (Board certified since 2002)
Sports Medicine



Area of Clinical Interest


ACL Surgery
MRI - magnetic resonance imaging
arthroscopic surgery
cartilage repair surgery
knee surgery-under 50
shoulder
shoulder arthroplasty
shoulder rotator cuff sx
sports injuries
upper extremities





Hospital Affiliation(s)


Emory University Hospital
Emory University Hospital Midtown
Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital
Veterans Affairs Medical Center



Additional spoken language(s)


 Greek



Addresses Locations


Emory Orthopaedics and Spine Center
59 Executive Park South Atlanta , GA 30329 Map to the office
(404) 778-3350



Year started practicing at Emory

2005



Education


Medical School
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 1993

Internship
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 1994

Residency
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 1999

Fellowship
Sports Medicine Fellowship Steadman Hawkins Clinic, Vail, CO 2000



Organizational Leadership Memberships

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery

American College of Sports Medicine

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

American Shoulder and Elbow Society

Arthroscopy Association of North America

Southern Orthopaedic Association



Awards

"Award Winner" Designation for Instructional Video
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2001

"Best Seller" Designation for Instructional Video
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2004

Aircast Pacific Rim Traveling Fellowship
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, 2005



Major or Recent Publications

A biomechanical comparison of Endobutton vs. suture anchor repair of distal biceps tendon injuries. Journal of Shoulder Elbow Surgery, Vol 15, 2006,509-514.

Scapular kinematics during supraspinatus rehabilitation exercise: A comparison of full-can versus empty-can techniques. American Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol 34, 2006,644-52.

Stress Protection Suture, Thermal Shrinkage, and Sclerosing Agents: Effects on Rat Patellar Tendon Length and Biomechanical Strength. American Journal Sports Med, Vol 33, No 11, 2005,1729-34.

The HAGL Lesion: An arthroscopic technique for repair of humeral avulsion of the glenohumeral ligaments. Arthroscopy, Vol 21, No. 4 (April), 2005,498-502.

The repeatability of scapular rotations across three planes of humeral elevation. Research in Sports Medicine, 2005,13:181-189.

Thermal Microdebridement does not affect the "Time Zero" Biomechanical Properties of Human Patellar Tendons . American Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol 32, No. 8, 2004,1946-52.