Alejandro Badia, MD

Alejandro Badia, MD

Miami, Florida, United States
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Alejandro Badia, MD, FACS is a hand and upper extremity surgeon expert who was educated…

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Experience

  • OrthoNOW, LLC Graphic

    OrthoNOW, LLC

    Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

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    Doral, Miami United States

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    Doral, Florida

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    Doral, Florida

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    Doral, Florida

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Education

  • Cornell University Graphic

    Cornell University

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    Activities and Societies: Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity Cornell water polo, rugby

    Pre-medical studies with major in Physiology. Heavily involved in Rockledge (Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity) and played club sports in Rugby and Water Polo. President of Cuban Student Society.

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    Activities and Societies: Rugby team (medical school league) Medical school representative for NYU University wide senate Manager- Student gym/fitness facility

    School of Medicine

Licenses & Certifications

  • American Board of Orthopedic Surgery

    ABOS

    Issued Expires

Volunteer Experience

  • OrthoNOW Doral Graphic

    Special Olympics, OrthoNOW coordinated free physicals for athletes

    OrthoNOW Doral

    - Present 12 years 8 months

  • volunteer hand and microvascular surgeon

    GICAM – Groupe International Chirurgiens Amis de la Main ( hand surgery mission group)

    - Present 7 years 6 months

    Health

    Collaborated with Swiss colleague to evaluate and surgically intervene in cases needing Hand and upper limb reconstruction at Orthopedic Hospital in rural Ghana, Africa. Plan to expand this groups work now to latin america since GICAM currently treating underserved in Africa and Asia.

Publications

  • chapter "Small Joint Arthroscopy"

    Wrist and Elbow Arthroscopy Springer

    The chapter on small joint arthroscopy is a comprehensive treatise on historical development of arthroscopy of small joints of the hand with emphasis on indications and techniques including the range of possibilites for small joint pathology mgmt via a minimally invasive approach.

    See publication

  • chapter on thumb basal joint arthritis in textbook "Rehabilitation and Surgery of the Hand"

    a thorough summary of the treatment options available for thumb carpometacarpal joint arthritis, the 2nd most common site for hand osteoarthritis but the most functionally disabling.

Patents

  • Orthopedic retractor for minimally invasive surgery

    Issued US US-2011-0054262-A1

    A self retaining retractor and surgical method of retracting integument at a surgical site including an instrument holder such as an endoscope.

    Other inventors

Courses

  • biochemistry

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Projects

  • patient relationship film documentary

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    "Three patients, a doctor, a gesture of gratitude" is a short documentary film that describes the special relationship between a surgeon and his patients, using Art as a medium to convey the feelings and sense of gratitude. It was entered in the annual DocMiami film festival, a documentary film annual event.

    Other creators
    • NMG consulting
    • Fernando Romero
    • OrthoNOW
    • Badia Hand to Shoulder Center
    See project

  • Podcast - Fixing Healthcare… from the Trenches”

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    Biweekly 20 min podcast presenting healthcare delivery disruptors and thought leaders on HOW we might actually fix our broken healthcare sstem.

    https://drbadia.com/podcast/

Honors & Awards

  • Healthcare Heroes Award finalist

    Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce

    Finalists were chosen for healthcare Hero in various categories within healthcare based upon their impact to the community and innovations.

  • Legacy Award for Community advancement

    Doral Business Council

    The annual Legacy Award recognizes a local member of the Doral (Miami) community as someone who has provided exemplary service to their community via their business standing and innovations. The Doral Business Council bestowed this upon Eleanor Pimentel within logistics field, Commissioner Jose Pepe Diaz, longtime city commissioner, and Dr. Badia, founder of Badia Hand to Shoulder, MARC center cadaveric teaching lab, Surgery Center at Doral , and OrthoNOW, the ONLY orthopedic urgent care center…

    The annual Legacy Award recognizes a local member of the Doral (Miami) community as someone who has provided exemplary service to their community via their business standing and innovations. The Doral Business Council bestowed this upon Eleanor Pimentel within logistics field, Commissioner Jose Pepe Diaz, longtime city commissioner, and Dr. Badia, founder of Badia Hand to Shoulder, MARC center cadaveric teaching lab, Surgery Center at Doral , and OrthoNOW, the ONLY orthopedic urgent care center franchise in the country, created to help create real change in healthcare. He founded the DBC healthcare committee 4 years ago and remains the most attended/active committee within the organization.

  • Latinos 100 Miami

    Latinos 100 organization

    Dr. Badia named as one of the 100 influential latinos in Miami due to innovative contributions to healthcare in Miami including his work with surgeons and patients in latin america and the revolutionary creation of an orthopedic urgent care franchise company that can transform the way acute injury healthcare is delivered here and in the world abroad.

Languages

  • spanish

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Organizations

  • ASSH American Society for Surgery of the Hand

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    - Present

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