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Dr. Joe T Minchew MD
Orthopedist
101 Manning Dr Chapel Hill NC, 27599About
Dr. Joe Minchew is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Minchew specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Minchew tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
Education and Training
Johns Hopkins Univ Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1988
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of MedicineAwards
- 1997-1998 Musculoskeletal Teaching Award, UNC School of Medicine
- Phi Beta Kappa, 1984 University of Georgia
- Phi Kappa Phi, 1984 University of Georgia
Treatments
- Back Problems, Back Pain, Spine Surgery And More
Professional Memberships
- Member North American Spine Society
- Member Scoliosis Research Society
- Member American Orthopaedic Association
- Member American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Member North Carolina Spine Society
- Member North Carolina Orthopaedic Association
- Member North Carolina Medical Society
- Member Orange County Medical Society
Fellowships
- UCLA School of Medicine, Disorders and Surgery of the Spine, Ca, USA 1994
- Disorders and Surgery of the Spine, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center 1993
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Nearest Hospitals
DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALl
PO BOX 3814 DUMC ERWIN RD DURHAM NC 27710UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALl
101 MANNING DRIVE CHAPEL HILL NC 27514