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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 12 book chapters and 30 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.
Shoulder and Elbow Reconstruction Fellowship
The University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
August 2009 and July 2010
Sports Medicine Fellowship
Uribe, Hechtman, Zvijac Sports Medicine Institute
Coral Gables, FL
August 2008 and July 2009
Residency
The Johns Hopkins University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Baltimore, MD
2003-2008
Medical School
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
August 1999 - May2003
- Orthopedic Sports Medicine - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
2020
- What Outcome Measures Are Reported in the Management of Acromioclavicular Joint Injuries?
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine - Rotator Cuff Dysfunction after Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Who is at Risk?
- Outcome Measure Utilization Demonstrates No Relation to Journal Rank or Level of Evidence for Superior Labral Tears of the Shoulder
Cureus - Does having prior rotator cuff repair affect outcomes in reverse shoulder arthroplasty? A matched cohort study
Orthopaedics and Traumatology-Surgery and Research - Computer navigation leads to more accurate glenoid targeting during total shoulder arthroplasty compared with 3-dimensional preoperative planning alone
Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery (Online) - Batter's Shoulder: Clinical Outcomes and Return to Sport
Cureus
2019
- The V-Sign: A Simple Radiographic Sign of Shoulder Subluxation
Cureus - Arthroscopic All-Inside Biceps Tenodesis: Technique and Outcomes
Arthroscopy techniques
2018
- The Effect of Lower Socioeconomic Status Insurance on Outcomes After Primary Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Midterm Follow-up of Divergent Peg Glenoid Components in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.
- Instrumented Trial Prosthesis for Intraoperative Measurements of Joint Reaction Forces During Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Sensors and Materials
2017
- Primary Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Outcomes in Patients With Subscapularis Repair Versus Tenotomy
- Perioperative Factors Affecting the Length of Hospitalization After Shoulder Arthroplasty.
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews - Concussion May Increase the Risk of Subsequent Lower Extremity Musculoskeletal Injury in Collegiate Athletes
2016
- Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty in Wheelchair-Dependent Patients
- Preoperative Physical Therapy Treatment Did Not Influence Postoperative Pain and Disability Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Shoulder Arthroscopy: a Prospective Study
- Poster 176 A New Adverse Effect of Glenohumeral Injections: Mechanical Blocking Resulting in Functional Limitations. A Case Report
PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation - Biopsychosocial Influence on Shoulder Pain: Influence of Genetic and Psychological Combinations on Twelve-Month Postoperative Pain and Disability Outcomes
Arthritis Care & Research
2015
- Shoulder Arthroscopy: the Basics
Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume - Pectoralis Major Transosseous Equivalent Repair With Knotless Anchors: Technical Note and Literature Review
International Journal of Shoulder Surgery - Laparoscopic Hernia Repair With Adductor Tenotomy for Athletic Pubalgia: An Established Procedure for An Obscure Entity
- Does Geographic Location Matter on the Prevalence of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction in Collegiate Baseball Pitchers?
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine - Comparison of Physical Impairment, Functional, and Psychosocial Measures Based On Fear of Reinjury/Lack of Confidence and Return-To-Sport Status After Acl Reconstruction
- Biopsychosocial Influence On Shoulder Pain: Risk Subgroups Translated Across Preclinical and Clinical Prospective Cohorts
Pain
2014
- Stress fracture of second rib and scapular spine in a female softball player
Current Sports Medicine Reports - Shoulder Pathology and Surgical Procedure Are Not Predictive of Post-Surgical Temporal Summation of Second Pain
Journal of Pain - Pain Intensity, Pain Catastrophizing, Kinesiophobia and Self-Reported Function in the First Year Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Journal of Pain - Normalization Considerations for Using the Unilateral Seated Shot Put Test in Rehabilitation
- Investigation of Central Pain Processing in Postoperative Shoulder Pain and Disability
Clinical Journal of Pain - Fixation of Chondral Fracture of the Weight-Bearing Area of the Lateral Femoral Condyle in An Adolescent
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
2013
- The Effect of Sterilization On Mechanical Properties of Soft Tissue Allografts
Cell and Tissue Banking - Allograft Swelling After Preparation During Acl Reconstruction: Do We Need To Upsize Tunnels?
Cell and Tissue Banking
2012
- Minimally Invasive Versus Conventional Joint Arthroplasty
PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation
2010
- Three- and Four-Part Proximal Humerus Fractures: Open Reduction and Internal Fixation Versus Arthroplasty
Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume
April 29, 2022
Experience good
April 20, 2022
Everyone involved the the upcoming surgery care was professional, courteous, patient and explained info. Precisely.
April 13, 2022
Kevin Farmer, GREAT, would recommend him EVERY DAY!!!
April 8, 2022
Good
April 7, 2022
I was impressed
April 6, 2022
Dr. Farmer is an asset to UF medical staff and recommend him every chance I get.
March 20, 2022
Very pleased with interaction with all, doctors, residents, nursing staff and all other.
March 18, 2022
Dr Farmer and his staff are exceptional.
February 23, 2022
Excellent
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