Hamdi Sukkarieh, MD
Associate Professor
Department:
SOM-Orthopedic Surgery
Email:
hsukkarieh@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-6525
Biography
Dr. Hamdi Sukkarieh joined the University of Mississippi Medical Center faculty as an assistant professor of Orthopaedic Surgery in August of 2018. After earning his Bachelor’s in biology in 2004 and his M.D. in 2008 at the American University of Beirut, Dr. Sukkarieh finished an orthopedic surgery residency at the American University of Beirut Medical Center from 2008-2014. He then trained in Adult Spine Surgery after completing two spine surgery fellowships at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics from 2014-2015 and at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center from 2015-2016. Dr. Sukkarieh then completed two Pediatric Orthopaedic and Scoliosis Surgery fellowships at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, from 2016-2017, and at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, from 2017-2018. The author or coauthor of 16 articles in peer-reviewed professional publications, Dr. Sukkarieh is an active committee member of POSNA (Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America), SRS (Scoliosis Research Society), PSSG (Pediatric Spine Study Group), AO Spine North America and the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
Education
| Massachusetts General Hospital, MD, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery | 2018 |
| Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, MD, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery | 2017 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center, MD, Spine Surgery | 2016 |
| University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, MD, Spine Surgery | 2015 |
| American University of Beirut Medical Center, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery | 2014 |
| American University of Beirut Medical Center, MD, General Surgery | 2009 |
| American University of Beirut, MD, Medicine | 2008 |
| American University of Beirut, BS, Biology | 2004 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, CITI Program | 09/2018 - Present |
| Certification, ECFMG | 01/2013 - Present |
| DEA, DEA | |
| Licensure, MS State Medical License, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure | 09/2018 - Present |
| Licensure, USML3 Step 3 | |
| Licensure, USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills | |
| Licensure, USMLE Step 2 Clinical Knowledge | |
| Licensure, USMLE Step 1 Basic Science |
Current Positions
| Associate Director, School of Medicine | 07/2021 - Present |
| Associate Director | 07/2021 - Present |
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery | 08/2018 - Present |
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery | 07/2023 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Publications
Case Report | |
| 14. Purcell, K. F., Sukkarieh, H., McMillan, P., McGee, L., Burgess, R., Galbraith, J., & Morellato, J. Pediatric obturator hip fracture dislocation: A case report. 14. Purcell, K. F., Sukkarieh, H., McMillan, P., McGee, L., Burgess, R., Galbraith, J., & Morellato, J. (2024, August 10). Pediatric obturator hip fracture dislocation: A case report. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visj.2024.102064 | 2024 |
Journal Article | |
| 13. Jamnik, A. A., Monroig-Rivera, C., Fitzgerald, R., Sukkarieh, H., Sawyer, J., El-Hawary, R., Murphy, R., Hardee, M., Anari, J., Johnson, M., Ramo, B., McIntosh, A., Study Group, P. S., & Brooks, J. The Generational Differences in Growth-Friendly Treatment Utilization for Early-Onset Scoliosis . Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, 5(4). https://doi.org/10.55275/JPOSNA-2023-644 | 2023 |
| Lares Romero CG, Davis JR, Nandi U, Sukkarieh H, Spear MJ, Noel JA, Fowler R, Lehman A Bier Block versus Sedation: A Comparison of Patient Characteristics and Emergency Department Metrics in Pediatric Forearm Reduction Annals of Emergency Medicine Volume 76, Issue 4, Supplement, October 2020, Page S44 | 2020 |
| Al-Taki M, Sukkarieh HG, Khoury N, Tamim H, Artail AH, Wazzan Joel, Nassereddine M Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy of Knee MRI in Detecting Medial Parapatellar Plicae versus Knee Arthroscopic Findings Journal of Surgery and Anesthesia. 2018 | 2018 |
Abstracts | |
| Jaysson Brooks; Ron.El-Hawary; Patrick Wright; J Sawyer ; Jack Flynn ; Maris C. Hardee ; Jason Anarai; Ryan Fitzgerald; Robert Murphy; Hamdi Sukkarieh Time to Retire or Time to Wise Up? The Generational Differences in Utilization of Growth Friendly Treatments. E-Poster 106 International Congress on Early Onset Scoliosis (ICEOS), Salt Lake City, Grand America Hotel November 11-12, 2021 | 2021 |
| McDonald T, Brooks J, Thimothee J, Atkins M, Replogle W, Sukkarieh H, Wright P, Leitch K Outcomes of Core Decompression with Bone Marrow Aspirate Injection for Femoral Head Osteonecrosis in Pediatric Patients Southern Orthopedic Association Annual Meeting | 2021 |
| McDonald T, Burnett L, Wilson L, Wright Patrick, Sukkarieh A, Leitch K, Brooks J The Effect of Obesity on Outcomes in Children with Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Southern Orthopedic Association Annual Meeting | 2021 |
Book Chapter | |
| Sukkarieh HG, WT Lawrence, Hitchon PW Spinal Wound Closure Spine Surgery:Techniques, Complication Avoidance and Management. Elsevier; 2017. | 2017 |
| Sukkarieh HG, Hitchon PW, Abode-Iyamah KO, Dahdaleh NS. Unilateral Diskectomy through a Midline Incision Neurosurgical Operative Atlas: Spine and Peripheral Nerves. Thieme 2017 | 2017 |
| Sukkarieh HG, Hitchon PW, Abode-Iyamah KO, Dahdaleh NS. Minimally Invasive Resection of Lumbar Synovial Cysts and Foraminal Disks. Neurosurgical Operative Atlas: Spine and Peripheral Nerves. Thieme 2017 | 2017 |
| Sukkarieh HG Vertebroplasty Operative Dictations in Orthopedic Surgery. Springer 2013 | 2013 |
| Sukkarieh HG Arthroscopic Meniscectomy of the Knee Operative Dictations in Orthopedic Surgery. Springer 2013 | 2013 |
| Sukkarieh HG Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Tibial Plateau Fractures Operative Dictations in Orthopedic Surgery. Springer 2013 | 2013 |
| Sukkarieh HG Antegrade Intramedullary Nailing: Humerus Shaft Fractures Operative Dictations in Orthopedic Surgery. Springer 2013 | 2013 |
| Sukkarieh HG Elbow Arthroscopy Operative Dictations in Orthopedic Surgery. Springer 2013 | 2013 |
Presentations
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Tibial Tuberosity Avulsion Fractures: Is Prophylactic fasciotomy Really needed?, IPOS, Orlando, FL | 12/2024 |
| E-Poster, The Sanders Classification and Obesity: Do Obese Kids with AIS Present with More Advanced Skeletal Maturity?, Scoliosis Research Society, Seattle, WA | 08/2023 |
| Poster Presentation, Thickness of Subcutaneous Fat as a Proxy for BMI in Predicting Surgical Site Infection in Non-Ambulatory Patients with Neuromuscular Scoliosis, Scoliosis Research Society, SRS Stockhom, Sweden Virtual Platform | 09/2022 |
| Poster Presentation, Thickness of Subcutaneous Fat as a Proxy for BMI in Predicting Surgical Site Infection in Non-Ambulatory Patients with Neuromuscular Scoliosis, Mississippi Orthopedic Surgery Society Annual Meeting, Point Clear, Alabama | 05/2022 |
| Invited Symposia, Complex Spine Deformity Peer to Peer Meeting, Depuy Synthes, Virtual | 04/2021 |
| Platform Presentations, Quantity vs Quality of Distal Fixation Points in Neuromuscular Early Onset Scoliosis: Does it Matter?, International Congress On Early Onset Scoliosis And Growing Spine, Virtual | 11/2020 |
| Invited Symposia, Complex Spine Deformity Peer to Peer Meeting, Depuy Synthes, Virtual | 11/2020 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Bier Block versus Procedural Sedation for Pediatric Forearm Fracture Reduction", American College of Emergency Medicine, Virtual | 11/2020 |
| Platform Presentations, The Effects of Obesity and Poverty on Perioperative Complications in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Multi-Center Analysis, SRS, Virtual | 08/2020 |
| Poster Presentation, Two surgeon Approach to Posterior Spinal Fusion in the Correction of Neuromuscular Scoliosis, POSNA, Charlotte, Northa Carolina | 05/2019 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Minimally Invasive Surgery for the Treatment of Lumbar Synovial Cysts., Midwest Neurosurgical Societry Meeting, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics | 09/2014 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Ronald J. Kendig Professor Of The Year Award 2020-2021, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation | 2021 |
| Alpha Omega Alpha, AOA Honor Medical Society | 2008 |
Professional Membership and Service
| American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, Member | 2022 - Present |
| Pediatric Spine Study Group (PSSG), Member | 2021 - Present |
| Scoliosis Research Society, Member | 2020 - Present |
| Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, Member | 2020 - Present |
| Harvard Orthopedic Surgery Alumni Association, Member | 2018 - Present |
| Charles Herndon Alumni Society for Case Orthopaedic Program Graduates, Member | 2017 - Present |
| AO Spine North America, Member | 2016 - Present |
| American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, Member | 2015 - 2022 |
Committee Service
| Children's OR Anesthesia Spine Initiative Committee, Task Force Member | 2022 - 2022 |
| Scoliosis Research Society - Website Committee, Member | 2021 - Present |
| Orthopedic Surgery Residency Clinical Competency Committee, Chair | 2021 - Present |
| Perioperative Value Analysis Committee, Member | 2021 - Present |
| Jackson Orthopedic Society, Chair | 2021 - 2022 |
| Pediatric Orthopaedic Societry of North America Global Disaster Plan Committee, Member | 2020 - Present |
| Scoliosis Research Society - Adult Spine Deformity Committee, Member | 2020 - Present |
| Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Global Outreach Committee - Website SubCommittee, Member | 2020 - Present |
| Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Global Outreach Committee - Scholars and Courses SubCommittee, Member | 2020 - Present |
| Scholastic Oversight Committee for Pediatric Emergency Fellow Research Project, Chair | 2019 - 2021 |
| The Children's of Mississippi Morbidity and Mortality/Performance Improvement Committee, Member | 2018 - Present |
Other Service
| M1/M2 Pre-Clinical Medical Student Advisor, Advisor | 10/2021 - Present |
| Prepared evidence-based clinical care pathways for scoliosis surgery( idiopathic and neuromuscular), developmental hip dysplasia and pelvic and femoral osteotomies and coordinated with pediatric hospitalists and in-patient nurses, Author and initiative leader | 07/2019 - Present |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Disorders of Bone | 2025 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Spine - Trauma Thoracolumbar | 2025 - 2025 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Skeletal Dysplasia | Spring 2024 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Journal Club | Winter 2024 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Spine OITE | Winter 2024 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, DEI Conference ABOS Talk | Spring 2024 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Peds UE Trauma 1 Clavicle, Humerus, Forearm, Distal Radius | Spring 2024 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Peds UE Trauma 2 Elbow Trauma Top 3 | Spring 2024 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Peds UE Trauma 3 Other Elbow Trauma | Spring 2024 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Spinal Bracing and Halos | Spring 2024 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Spinal Orthoses and Halo | Spring 2024 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Spine - Cervical Myelopathy (Including OPLL) | Summer 2024 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Spine - Spondlolisthesis | Summer 2024 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Anatomy- Spine | Summer 2024 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, INTERN: Physical Exam & Radiology Spine | Summer 2024 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Upper Cervical Spine Fractures- 1 | 2023 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Upper Cervical Spine Fractures - 2 | 2023 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Lab, Lab Presenter, Spine Anatomy and Physical Exam | 2023 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Spondylolisthesis | 2023 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Spine Infections | 2023 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Adult Spine Deformity | 2023 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures | 2023 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Preceptor, Journal Club | 2023 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, SOM Career Development Series | 2023 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, M1/M2 Career Development Series - Orthopaedic Surgery | 2023 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, High Cervical Spine Trauma | Winter 2023 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Interpreting MRI of the Spine | Winter 2023 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Spine - Cervical Myelopathy (including OPLL) | 2023 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Congenital Diseases of the Bone | 2023 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Course Director, Orthopedic Surgery M4 Student Bootcamp | 2022 - 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Upper Extremity Trauma - 1 | 2022 - 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Upper Extremity Trauma- 2 | 2022 - 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Foot Deformities - 1 | 2022 - 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Foot Deformities - 2 | 2022 - 2022 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Preceptor, M4 Orthopaedic splinting workshop | 2022 - 2022 |
| Medicine, Lab, Lab Presenter, Spine Anatomy Cadaver Lab | 2022 - 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Genetic Orthopaedic Syndromes - 1 | 2021 - 2021 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Genetic Orthopaedic Syndrome 2 | 2021 - 2021 |
| Medicine, Lab, Lab Presenter, Spine Anatomy Cadaver Lab | 2021 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Overuse | 2021 - 2021 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Calcium Homeostasis and Metabolic Bone Disease | 2021 - 2021 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Upper Extremity Trauma 1 | 2020 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Upper Extremity Trauma 2 | 2020 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Foot 1 | 2020 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, What's So Special About Kids? Pediatric Specific Orthopaedic Considerations | 2020 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Foot 2 | 2020 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Overuse Injuries | 2020 |
| Course, Course Presenter, Orthopedic Bioskills Lab – Scoliosis Deformity Principles, anatomy, instrumentation and Vertebral Body Tethering | 2020 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Genetic Syndromes 2 | 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Overuse | 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Genetic Orthopaedic Syndromes 1 | 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Genetic Orthopaedic Syndromes 2 | 2019 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Preceptor, Journal Club | 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Upper Extremity Trauma 1 | 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Genetic Orthopaedic Syndromes 1 | 2018 |
Directed Student Learning
| Preceptor, Advised: Abigail Koons | 2022 - 2022 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Mackayla Rankin | 2022 - 2022 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Holly Moncrief | 2022 - 2023 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Adrian Azar | 2022 - 2022 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Ron McCall III | 2022 - 2022 |
| Pre-Clinical Advisor, Advised: Clarice Swift | 2021 - Present |
| Pre-Clinical Advisor, Advised: Adrian Azar | 2021 - Present |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Chelsea Smith | 2021 - 2021 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Andrew Carter | 2021 - 2021 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Ariel Craft | 2021 - 2021 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Alexisa Woodward | 2021 - 2021 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Maris Hardee | 2020 - Present |
| Supervised Research, Advised: William H. Gillon | 2020 - Present |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Steele Liles | 2020 - Present |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Kirk Laughter | |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: William R. Bigham |
Fellows supervised
| Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Fellowship, Attending Physician, 1 fellows supervised | 08/2023 - 07/2024 |
Residency Training
| UMMC Orthopaedic Surgery, Advisor | 2022 - Present |
| UMMC Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Attending Physician | 2022 - Present |
| UMMC Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Attending Physician | 2022 - 05/2022 |
| UMMC Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Attending Physician | 2021 - 02/2022 |
| UMMC Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Attending Physician | 2021 - 11/2021 |
| UMMC Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Advisor | 2021 - Present |
| UMMC Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Attending Physician | 2021 - 08/2021 |
| UMMC Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Attending Physician | 2021 - 05/2021 |
| UMMC Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Attending Physician | 2020 - 02/2021 |
| UMMC Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Attending Physician | 2020 - 11/2020 |
| UMMC Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Attending Physician | 2020 - 08/2020 |
| UMMC Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Attending Physician | 2020 - 05/2020 |
| UMMC Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Attending Physician | 2019 - 02/2020 |
| UMMC Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Attending Physician | 2019 - 11/2019 |
| UMMC Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Attending Physician | 2019 - 08/2019 |
| UMMC Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Attending Physician | 2019 - 05/2019 |
| UMMC Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Attending Physician | 2018 - 02/2019 |
| UMMC Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Attending Physician | 2018 - 11/2018 |