Michael Khazzam M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UT Southwestern
Michael Khazzam, M.D., is an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in reparative and complex shoulder reconstruction surgery.
Dr. Khazzam earned his medical degree at St. George’s University School of Medicine and spent his first year of residency as an intern in the Albert Einstein Medical Center’s Department of Surgery. He then completed two research fellowships, first at New York’s Hospital for Special Surgery, then in the Medical College of Wisconsin’s Motion Analysis Lab, before completing a residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Missouri School of Medicine. He then completed a third fellowship in sports medicine and shoulder surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Dr. Khazzam joined UT Southwestern in 2011 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and as a member of the UTSW Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service team. He quickly established himself as a noted doctor for shoulder injuries and disorders.
Dr. Khazzam is very active in clinical and basic science research, with a primary interest in outcomes-based research and evidence-based medicine. He has published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and textbook chapters. Topics of his current and ongoing research include clinical outcomes following shoulder surgery, shoulder replacement, rehabilitation strategies after rotator cuff repair, revisional rotator cuff repair, treatment of chronic shoulder instability, and biceps tendinopathy. He also serves as a consultant reviewer for several orthopaedic journals, including Journal of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery, Arthroscopy Journal, and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
Board certified in orthopaedic surgery, Dr. Khazzam is a member of multiple professional organizations, including the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine; the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine; the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery; and the Arthroscopy Association of North America.