Foot and Ankle Faculty

Dr. Robert Vander Griend

Robert Vander Griend, M.D.

Associate Professor

Division Chief: Foot and Ankle

Joint Appointment, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology

E-mail:

vandera@ortho.ufl.edu

Extended Profile

Education:

BS Interdisciplinary Studies: Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina 1970-74
MD: University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida 1974-1978

Internship:

University of Florida Gainesville, Florida
July 1978-June 1979 Surgical Internship

Residency:

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Florida Affiliated Hospitals
Gainesville, Florida July 1979-June 1983

Fellowship:

Martin Allgöwer Trauma Fellowship
Labor für Experimentelle Chirurgie (Laboratory for Experimental Surgery)
Davos, Switzerland 2-1-91 to 7-31-91
Clinical Orthopaedic Society Traveling Fellowship Foot & Ankle 1994-95

Professional Memberships and Committee Activities:

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society
International Society for Fracture Repair
AO International
Christian Medical & Dental Society
Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity
Member, AOFAS (American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society)
Committee on Education