Faculty

Michael A. Wirth, M.D.
Professor/Charles A. Rockwood Jr., M.D. Chair
Shoulder Service
Email: wirth@uthscsa.edu

Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland was the site of my medical education. My orthopaedic internship, residency and shoulder fellowship took place at UTHSCSA, where I am now currently appointed at the level of Associate Professor. I am chief of the Orthopaedic Shoulder Service at the Audie Murphy Veterans Hospital and consultant for the Shoulder and Upper Extremity service at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX.. My professional activities include service on the following committees: Physician Advocacy Committee; Medical Center Hospital; University Physicians Group - Quality Improvement Credentialing Subcommittee; AAOS Committee on Shoulder & Elbow Evaluation; AAOS Editorial Board: Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care, 2nd Ed.; Consultant for the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners.

 

Recent Publications::

The Capsular Imbrication Procedure for Recurrent Anterior Instability of the Shoulder. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol. 78-A, February 1996.

 

Capsulorrhaphy Through an Anterior Approach for the Treatment of Atraumatic Posterior Glenohumeral Instability with Multidirectional Laxity of the Shoulder. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol 80-A, #11, November 1998.

 

Isolation and Characterization of Polyethylene Wear Debris Associated with Osteolysis Following Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol. 81-A, January 1999.
Shoulder Arthroplasty in the Cuff-Deficient Patient. Seminars in Arthroplasty, Vol. 11, #1, January 2000.