Dr. Jaime A. Uribe Named Director of Foot and Ankle Service at SUNY Downstate:
Jun 15, 2009
Becomes the Only Full-Time Fellowship-Trained Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeon in Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY - Jaime A. Uribe, MD, has been named assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery and director of the Foot and Ankle Service in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. Dr. Uribe specializes in foot and ankle surgery, degenerative foot disorders, diabetic foot disease, total ankle replacement, and advanced reconstructive techniques.
A native of Colombia, Dr. Uribe received his medical degree from Javeriana University in Bogota in 1984 and trained there in orthopaedic surgery. After completing his fellowship at the renowned Union Memorial Foot and Ankle Center in Baltimore, Maryland, Dr. Uribe returned to Colombia as the chief of foot and ankle surgery at El Bosque University in Bogota. He also served as the foot and ankle coordinator for the Reina Sofia Clinic and Organización Sanitas Internacional. In Colombia, he acquired certifications in public health management and in acupuncture and Chinese traditional medicine before returning to the United States.
Dr. Uribe is an expert in degenerative foot disorders and advanced reconstructive techniques, specializing in the medical and surgical treatment of acquired deformities, post-traumatic changes, and sports injuries, as well as vascular and diabetic foot diseases. He is the author of numerous basic science and clinical publications, abstracts, and presentations in the foot and ankle literature. His use of state-of-the-art techniques, such as total ankle replacement and allograft reconstruction, coupled with advanced wound- healing techniques, provides new options for patients who previously were destined for fusion or amputation.
Dr. Uribe is the only fellowship-trained foot and ankle orthopaedic surgeon working full-time in Brooklyn. The Foot and Ankle Service at SUNY Downstate includes orthopaedic surgeons, podiatrists, orthotists, physical therapists, and wound-care specialists, as well as a gait and motion analysis laboratory.
For more information, please call 718-270-2045.
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Contact: Dawn S. Walker
347.533.2071 (Cell)
dawn.walker@downstate.edu
About SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is the borough’s only academic medical center for health education, research, and patient care. It is a 342-bed facility serving the healthcare needs of New York City and Brooklyn’s 2.6 million residents. University Hospital at Downstate (UHD) is Downstate’s teaching hospital; it is backed by an outstanding medical school’s expertise and world-class academic medical center research facilities. Over 800 physicians, representing 53 specialties and subspecialties—many of them ranked as tops in their fields—comprise Downstate’s staff.
In addition to high-risk neonatal and infant services, pediatric nephrology, and dialysis (kidney diseases)—and offering the only kidney transplantation program in Brooklyn, among many other distinctive programs. Downstate comprises a College of Medicine, a College of Nursing, a School of Health Professions, a School of Graduate Studies, a School of Public Health, and a multifaceted biotechnology initiative, including the Downstate Biotechnology Incubator and BioBAT for early-stage and more mature companies, respectively. For more information, visit www.downstate.edu or follow us on Twitter at @sunydownstate.