Profile InformationOverviewAssistant ProfessorTeam Physician - UF Athletic AssociationPhone number: 352-273-7001 Academic Office Phone Number: 352-273-7017 E-mail: farmekw@ortho.ufl.eduPractice Locations: UF Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute3450 Hull RoadGainesville, FL 32607Maps | Directions ORTHOcare3450 Hull RoadGainesville, FL 32607Maps | Directions Division: Sports Medicine BackgroundBiography: KEVIN W. FARMER, M.D., earned his medical degree at the Johns Hopkins University of Medicine in 2003 before going on to complete his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and his fellowships in sports medicine and arthroscopy at the Uribe, Hechtman, Zvijac Sports Medicine Institute and shoulder and elbow reconstruction at the University of Florida. He returned to UF in 2009 to complete his second fellowship and immediately afterwards began working in the Department of Orthopaedics and currently works as a team physician for the University of Florida Athletic Association. He has published 10 book chapters and 11 peer-reviewed publications in journals such as Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research. Farmer was elected to membership in the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and American Academy for Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is also a member of several other professional organizations, including the Arthroscopy Association of North America and American College of Sports Medicine. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Florida Orthopaedic Society. Education: Medical SchoolThe Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimore, MDAugust 1999 - May2003 ResidencyThe Johns Hopkins University Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryBaltimore, MD2003-2008 Sports Medicine FellowshipUribe, Hechtman, Zvijac Sports Medicine InstituteCoral Gables, FLAugust 2008 and July 2009 Shoulder and Elbow Reconstruction FellowshipThe University of FloridaGainesville, FLAugust 2009 and July 2010 Research & PublicationsPublications: Peer-Reviewed Publications Kenny NA and Farmer KW. Minimally invasive versus total joint arthroplasty. PM R. 2012 May 4(sup): s134-s140. Johnson T, Farmer KW, Mesfin A, Jones L. The Accuracy of Anterior Glenohumeral Needle Placement: An arthroscopic study. Arthroscopy. 2011 Jun;27(6):745-9. Farmer KW, Wright TW. Three- and Four-Part Proximal Humerus Fractures: Open Reduction and Internal Fixation Versus Arthroplasty. J Hand Surg Am. 2010 Nov;35(11):1881-4 Farmer KW, Brinkley MF, Skolasky RL, Sponseller PD, Ain MC. Lumbar Fusion in Achondroplasia: Does Fusion to the Sacrum Affect Function? Journal Pediatric Orthopaedics; 2009 Jul-Aug;29(5):476-80. Farmer KW, Khanuja HS, Jones LC, Brownson K, Hungerford, MW. Trochanteric Bursitis after Total Hip Arthroplasty, Incidence and Evaluation of Response to Treatment. J. Arthroplasty, March 3, 2009. Book Chapters Farmer KW, Wright TW. Prosthesis for Proximal Humerus Fractures. In: Disorders of the Shoulder. Edition 3. Ed: JD Zuckerman. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, in publication 2012. Farmer KW, Uribe JW. Arthroscopic Setup, Instrumentation, Portals and Operative Pearls. In: Operative Arthroscopy, 4th ed. Johson D, Amendola AN, Barber F, Field L (Eds.) Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins: scheduled pub Sept 2012. Farmer KW, Wright TW. Proximal Humerus Fractures. In: Hand Surgery Update V. Kevin C (ed). Edition 5. Am Society for Surgery of the Hand: Dec 2011. Farmer KW and Cosgarea AJ. Acute and Chronic Patellar Tendon Ruptures. In: Operative Techniques in Sports Knee Surgery. Miller M, Ed. Mosby, Elsevier: St. Louis. 2008. pp 397-419. Farmer KW, Wilckens JH, and Hobbs B. Shoulder Impingement Syndrome. In: The 5-Minute Orthopaedic Consult, 2nd Edition. Sponseller PD, Frassica FJ, and Wilckens JH, Eds. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins: Philadelphia, 2007. pp. 394-395.
