Dr. Kevin Farmer: Youth Sports Throwing injuries to the Elbow & Shoulder

Youth Sports Safety Update

English - June 16, 2022 12:00 - 7 minutes - 5.12 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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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.