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Gainesville, FL - Dr. Kevin Farmer, a distinguished orthopaedic surgeon and professor in the University of Florida Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, has been elected Chair of the Florida High School Athletic Association’s (FHSAA) Sports Medicine Advisory Committee (SMAC). This prestigious appointment underscores Dr.

The UF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine recently had the privilege of presenting its research at the 2024 Annual Congress of the European Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (SECEC-ESSSE) in Munich, Germany. One of the biggest conferences for elbow and shoulder surgery worldwide, this remarkable event featured research presentations with a wide range of topics and concepts.

The UF Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine's Dr. Kevin Farmer was named the 2023 SEC Team Physician of the Year.  This annual honor is voted on by fellow sports medicine staff from each of the 14 schools in the Southeastern Conference. Dr. Farmer has served as a University Athletic Association team physician for the Florida Gators for the last 13 years, and was recognized for excellence as an orthopedic surgeon.

UF Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine faculty, fellows, and residents attended the Florida Orthopaedic Society (FOS) Annual Scientific Meeting.  The FOS was founded in an effort to raise the standards of orthopaedic practices by providing ongoing education, networking, recognition, and certification.UF Ortho contributed the following:

The Florida Orthopaedic Society (FOS) welcomes Dr. Kevin Farmer as their 68th President.  The FOS was founded in an effort to raise the standards of orthopaedic practices by providing ongoing education, networking, recognition and certification.

Aimee Struk, MEd, MBA, ATC, was awarded Exactech’s Legacy Award during its inaugural Clinical Coordinator Meeting on August 2, 2018 for her long-term dedication to Exactech’s Multicenter Shoulder Arthroplasty Outcome study.  The Clinical Coordinator meeting was held in Portland, Oregon in conjunction with Exactech’s annual Clinical Evaluator Meeting for its shoulder arthroplasty group.

Dr. Kevin Farmer, MD, will be a representative for the state of Florida at the Collaborative Solutions for Safety in Sports Medicine conference at the NCAA Headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana.  This year's conference will be held during March 22 - 23, 2016.  Each states will have two (2) representatives at the conference to discuss the safety of student athletes throughout the country.

For the third straight year, Dr. Kevin Farmer, MD, will be assisting with the medical evaluations for prospective NFL players for the Miami Dolphins at the 2016 NFL Combine.This year's NFL Combine will take place in Indianapolis, Indiana during February 23-29, 2016.

UF Orthopaedics physicians Dr. Jason Zaremski, MD, Dr. Kevin Farmer, MD, and Dr. MaryBeth Horodyski, Ed.D., ATC, LAT, FNATA, were featured by UF Health for their research regarding year-round baseball in the South could lead to more elbow injuries.

Dr. Kevin Farmer, MD, will be assisting with the medical evaluations for prospective NFL players for the Miami Dolphins at the 2015 NFL Combine.This year's NFL Combine will take place in Indianapolis, Indiana during February 17-21, 2015.

Dr. Kevin Farmer, MD, and Dr. Thomas Wright, MD were featured in a recent AAOS Now Article for their work with Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasties.  With support from the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF), Dr. Farmer and Dr.

Dr Kevin Farmer, MD presented research at the 2014 meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons that a limited range of motion in a baseball pitcher’s hips could be a risk factor in the injury known as pitcher’s elbow.  "This could open up a whole new line of thought processes and research," Farmer said. "We’re going to be able to ask: Is there an associated risk of injury down the road with limited hip range of motion, and can we minimize that risk by improving hip range of motion?"