Dr. Troum was born in New York but grew up in North Carolina. He went to college
at Emory University in Atlanta, GA and graduated with a Bachelor of Science
degree in Biology. He attended medical school at the Bowman Gray School of
Medicine of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC. From there, Dr. Troum
completed a residency in general surgery at Mercer University in Macon, GA
and then returned to Wake Forest for a fellowship in hand & upper extremity
surgery. He is board certified in both surgery of the hand & general surgery
by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Troum is also a member of the American
Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) and a Fellow of the American College
of Surgeons (FACS).
Dr. Troum has been in private practice since 1997 but remains active academically.
He is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Mercer University and is a preceptor
for the Physican Assistant program at the University of North Texas. He
has published multiple journal articles and book chapters on topics including
arthroscopy, vascular disease, hand infections, replantation, tumors, congenital
shoulder dislocation, and various subjects in general surgery. He was a
team physician for the Texas Tornado junior league hockey team in 2003 and
is currently hand surgeon for the Harris-HEB Sports Institute. Dr. Troum
was also recently honored by the Texas State Legislature when he received
an honorary commission as Surgeon General of Texas by Senator Jane Nelson
in April 2004.
Dr. Troum has dedicated his practice to the specialty of hand & upper extremity surgery and is director of the Hand & Upper Extremity Center of the Orthopedic Institute of Texas, PA in Hurst, TX. He currently resides in Southlake with his wife, Amanda.
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Dr. Troum in Surgery |
Honorary Surgeon General of Texas |
Board Certifications:
• Certified by the American Board of Surgery (ABS), 12/16/98, certificate #: 43819.
• Certified in Surgery of the Hand, 8/28/00 by ABS, CAQ certificate #: 244.
Academic & Medical Staff Appointments:
1) Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Hand Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mercer University School of Medicine, Medical Center of Central Ga., Macon, GA.
2) Clinical Preceptor & Research Advisor, Physicians Asst. program, University of North Texas, Health Sciences Center, Ft. Worth, TX.
3) Team Physician, Texas Tornado, NAHL junior hockey league, 2002-2003 season.
POST-GRADUATE TRAINING:
Fellowship: Hand Surgery, Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC; 7/1996-6/1997. Director: L. Andrew Koman, MD.
Internship & Residency: General Surgery, Mercer University School of Medicine at the Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, GA; 7/1991-6/1996. Chairman: Martin L. Dalton, MD, FACS.
EDUCATION:
Medical School : Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC; 8/87-5/91. M.D. degree awarded May 1991.
College : Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Bachelor of Science in Biology , 8/1982-5/1986.
PUBLICATIONS:
Book Chapters & Invited Articles:
1. Troum S , Ruch DS, Poehling GG. TFCC repair:Poehling Technique. In: Chow JCY (ed). Advanced Arthroscopy. New York: Springer-Verlag, 2001:pp 207-211.
2. Poehling GG, Troum S , Ruch DS. Elbow arthroscopy, prone position: setup and portals. In: Chow JCY (ed). Advanced Arthroscopy. New York: Springer-Verlag, 2001:pp 165-171.
3. Poehling GG, Troum S , Ruch DS. Arthroscopic radial head resection. In: Chow J (ed). Advanced Arthroscopy. New York: Springer-Verlag, 2001:pp 189-191.
4. Troum S , Smith TL, Koman LA, Ruch DS. Management of vasospastic disorders of the hand. In: Clinics in Plastic Surgery, 1997;24(1):121-132.
5. Floyd WE 3rd, Troum S , Frankle MA. Acute and chronic sepsis. In: Peimer CA (ed). Surgery of the hand and upper extremity. New York:McGraw Hill, 1996:pp 1731-1762.
6. Floyd WE 3rd, Troum S . Benign cartilaginous lesions of the upper extremity. In: Akelman E (ed). Hand Clinics, 1995;11(2):119-132.
Publications in Journals:
1. Troum S , Floyd WE 3rd, Waters PM. Posterior dislocation of the humeral head in infancy associated with obstetrical paralysis. J Bone Joint Surg, 1993;75-A(7):1370-1375.
2. Troum S , Floyd WE 3rd. Alveolar soft-part sarcoma of the hand. J Hand Surg, 1993;18A(6):1016-1018.
3. Troum S , Lane CE, Dalton ML. Surviving Boerhaave's syndrome without thoracotomy. Chest, 1994;106:297-299.
4. Troum S , Floyd WE 3rd. Upper extremity replantation at a regional medical center: a six-year review. American Surgeon 1995; 61(9):836-839.
5. Troum S , Dalton ML, Donner RS, Besser AS. Multifocal mesenchymal hamartoma of the chest wall in infancy. J Pediatr Surg 1996;31(5): 713-715.
6. Lucas PA, Troum S , Shoptaw J, Bowerman S, Young HE. Osteogenesis with bone marrow cells and gelfoam. [abstract] J Cell Biochem Suppl 1992;16F:130.
7. Troum S , Estes R, Rogers JJ, Young HE, Lucas PA. Swiss 3T3 cells exhibit multiple phenotypes with dexamethasone treatment. [abstract] Clinical Research, 1993;41(2):350A.
8. Troum S , Solis MM. Mesenteric lymphangioma causing bowel obstruction in a child: a case report. South Med Journal, 1996;89:808-809.
9. Troum S , Floyd WE 3 rd , Sapp J. Ulnar artery thrombosis: a 6 year experience. Journal of the Southern Orthopaedic Association, Fall 2001;10(3):147-154.
10. Troum SJ , Dalton ML. Osteogenesis in a rat model using bone marrow cells and a biodegradable gelatin matrix carrier. Journal of the Southern Orthopaedic Association, Spring 2001;10(1):37-43.
Presentations:
1. American College of Surgeons, Georgia Committee on Trauma, 5th Annual Paper Competition, Atlanta, GA 1992.
2. Georgia Chapter Meeting, American College of Surgeons, Sea Island, GA 1992.
3. American College of Surgeons Southeastern Regional Committee on Trauma, Columbia, SC 1992.
4. 86th Annual Scientific Assembly of the Southern Medical Association, Orthopaedic Residents and Fellows Conference, San Antonio, TX 1992.
5. American College of Surgeons, Georgia Committee on Trauma, 6th Annual Paper Competition, Atlanta, GA 1993.
6. Will C. Sealy Medical Society Trauma Symposium, Macon, GA 1993.
7. Georgia Chapter Meeting, American College of Surgeons, Sea Island, GA 1994.
8. 22nd Annual A Day of Surgery @ Symposium, Mercer University School of Medicine, Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, GA 1995.
9. American College of Surgeons, Georgia Committee on Trauma, 8th Annual Paper Competition, Savannah, GA 1995.
10. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 14th Annual Residents and Fellows Conference, Nashville, TN 1996.
11. Georgia Chapter Meeting, American College of Surgeons, Sea Island, GA 1996.
12. 23rd Annual A Day of Surgery @ Symposium, Mercer University School of Medicine, Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, GA, 1996.
13. Kentucky Chapter Meeting, American College of Surgeons, Lexington, KY 1998.
14. Lexington Surgical Society, guest speaker, Lexington, KY, March 1999.
15. Kentucky Chapter Meeting, American College of Surgeons, Lexington, KY 2000.
Current Hospital Privileges:
Surgical and Diagnostic Center, Hurst, TX
Harris-Methodist H.E.B. Hospital, Bedford, TX
Baylor-Grapevine Hospital, Grapevine, TX
Columbia North Hills Hospital, North Richland Hills, TX
Harris-Southlake Surgical Hospital
Trophy Club Medical Center
Harris-Methodist Hospital, Fort Worth, TX
John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, TX
