Background
Koman, L. Andrew was born on October 16, 1947 in Winchester, Virginia, United States. Son of Allen A. Koman.
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L. Andrew Koman
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AB, Duke U., 1970; Doctor of Medicine, Duke U., 1974.
Career
Intern in pediatrics, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1973-1974; resident in general surgery, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1974-1975; resident in orthopaedic surgery, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1975; fellowship hand and microsurgery, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1979; assistant professor division orthopaedic surgery, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1980-1981; assistant professor, Wake Forest U. School Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1981-1985; associate professor othopaedic surgery, Wake Forest U. School Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1985-1991; associate professor pediatrics, Wake Forest U. School Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1988-1991; professor surgical science department orthopaedic surgery, Wake Forest U. School Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, since 1991; professor pediatrics, Wake Forest U. School Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, since 1991; vice department chairman orthopaedic surgery, Wake Forest U. School Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, since 1995. Administrative advising committee for rehabilitation programs Bowman Gray School of Medicine/North Carolina Baptist Hospital Medical Center, since 1993. Visiting professor Hand-Combined Harvard Program, Vanderbilt University, 1982, Emory University, 1983, 91, University of California, San Diego, 1983, Medical College of South Carolina., Charleston, 1986, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, 1986, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1987, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1990.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Academy of Cerebral Palsy Development Medicine. Member Forsyth-Davie County Medical Society (legislation committee since 1995), North Carolina Medical Society (children and youth committee since 1991, children's special health services committee 1-4, since 1995), North Carolina.Orthopaedic Society (prepaid health care committee 1986-1988, board directors 1988-1989, vice president 1989-1990, commission on pediatric orthopaedics 1988-1996, chairman since 1996, legislation/public relations committee, chairman since 1996), Eastern Orthopaedic Association (president 1996-1997, 1st vice president 1995-1996, 2d vice president 1994-1995, board directors since 1995, program chair 1993-1994, others), Piedmont Orthopaedic Society (Executive Committee 1988-1991,95-98, co-chairman 1996-1997), Southeastern Hand Club (president 1992-1993, president-elect 1991-1992, vice president 1990-1991, board directors 1988-1994, secretary, treasurer 1988-1990), Southern Medical Association (journal editorial board since 1994), Southern Orthopaedic Association (publications committee since 1994, chairman, program committee 1992-1993, board of trustees 1993-1996,others), Southern Orthopaedic Association (board of trustees 1997-1998, education committee 1996-1997, by-laws committee 1995-1998, 2d vice president since 1997), American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (commission on the hand 1992-1993, chairman 1993-1998, program committee since 1997), American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Association (committees), American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (committees, program chairman 1998-1999), American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (by-laws committee 1997), American Society for Surgery of the Hand (committees), Hand Forum (Executive Committee 1992-1996,president 1994-1995, immediate past president 1995-1996), Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (committees).
Interests
Connections
Married Leigh Emerson Koman. Children: Amy Elizabeth, Alex Emerson.
