Dr. Wartinbee served his residency at the Duke University Orthopaedic Surgery after medical school. A fellowship in the Duke University Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship Program followed. He has received many awards during his training including a Residents and Fellows Traveling Scholarship for the 28th Annual Adrian E. Flatt Residents and Fellows Conference in Hand Surgery and the 65th Annual Meeting of the ASSH; an Excellence in Patient Care Award from the Asheville Veterans Administration; numerous Gold Star Awards for excellence in patient care at Duke University Hospital; and Received the Bruce J. Brewer, M.D. Endowed Student Award in Orthopaedic Surgery for outstanding performance in Orthopaedic Surgery.

He has also volunteered for sideline coverage at high school football games, provided pre-participation physicals for the Duke University athletic teams, and worked in the training room at North Carolina Central University.

Dr. Wartinbee treats injuries in the hand through the elbow, including but not limited to finger and hand fractures and arthritis, thumb pain and arthritis, trigger digits and locking of the fingers or thumb. He also treats hand masses, tendon injuries, DeQuervains tenosynovitis, wrist injuries and arthritis, distal radius and wrist fractures, forearm fractures and injuries, distal biceps tears of the elbow, epicondylitis, tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow. He joined the South Carolina Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center because of its strong reputation for excellent doctors who match top-notch care with great personalities.

“I take the time to listen to my patients, and I work hard to improve their quality of life. I treat each patient and care for them as if they are a member of my family.”

Non-operative and surgical care of the hand, wrist, forearm, and elbow

• 1999 – 2003 Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University, Economics and Finance, Summa Cum Laude
• 2003 – 2007 Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
• 2007 – 2012 Residency: Duke University Orthopaedic Surgery
• 2012 – 2013 Fellowship: Duke University Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship Program

• “The Management of Peripheral TFCC Tears in The Ulnar Positive Patient: Arthroscopic Repair Vs. Ulnar Shortening Osteotomy,” The Journal of Hand Surgery, Oct. 2010 (Co-authors: Papapetropoulos, Richard, Leversedge, Ruch)
• “Distraction Plating for The Treatment of Highly Comminuted Distal Radius Fractures in Elderly Patients,” The Journal of Hand Surgery, May 2012 (Co-authors: Richard, Katolik, Hanel, Ruch)
• “Analysis of the Complications of Palmar Plating Versus External Fixation for Fractures of the Distal Radius,” The Journal of Hand Surgery, Oct. 2011 (Co-authors: Richard, Riboh, Miller, Leversedge, Ruch)
• “Anatomic Findings and Complications after Surgical Treatment of Chronic, Partial Distal Biceps Tendon Tears: A Case Cohort Comparison Study,” The Journal of Hand Surgery, Aug. 2014 (Co-authors: Ruch, Watters, Richard, Leversedge, Mithani)
• “Distraction Plating for the Treatment of Highly Comminuted Distal Radius Fractures in Elderly Patients,” Duke Orthopaedic Journal, July 2012-June 2013 (Co-authors: Richard, Katolic, Hanel, Ruch)
• “Comparative Analysis of the Complication Profile Following Palmar Plating Versus External Fixation of Fractures of the Distal Radius,” Duke Orthopaedic Journal, July 2010-June 2011(Co-authors: Richard, Riboh, Miller, Leversedge, Ruch)
• “Incidence of Ulnar-Sided Wrist Pain Following Treatment of Intra-Articular Distal Radius Fractures with Volar Plate Versus External Fixation,” The Journal of Hand Surgery, Pending publication (Co-authors: Richard, Miller, Leversedge, Ruch)