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William B. Geissler, MD

William B. Geissler, MD

Professor

Department:
SOM-Orthopedic Surgery

Email:
wgeissler@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 984-5144

Biography

Dr. William B. Geissler is the Alan E. Freeland Chair of Orthopaedic Hand Surgery and is the professor and chief of the Division of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery and chief of the Section of Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He joined the UMMC Department of Orthopedics in 1992, specializing in shoulder and elbow surgery, hand surgery and advanced arthroscopic surgery. Geissler received his M.D. from Tulane University Medical School in 1985. He completed his internship and residency in Orthopaedic surgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and then completed an AO Orthopaedic trauma fellowship in Aarau, Switzerland. Geissler then completed a one-year fellowship in advanced arthroscopy in sports medicine in Richmond, Virginia. Geissler returned to UMMC and completed a second fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery. Geissler particularly concentrates on upper extremity joint replacement, from the shoulder to the fingers, upper extremity trauma reconstruction, and arthroscopic surgery. He serves as a physician to numerous community high schools and the Mississippi Braves, and serves as a consultant for the Ole Miss Athletic Program.

Education

University of Mississippi Medical Center - Jackson, MS, Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery1991
Orthopaedic Research of Virginia - Richmond, VA, Advanced Arthroscopic Surgery and Sports Medicine1990
Aarau, Switzerland, AO Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery1988
University of Mississippi Medical Center - Jackson, MS, Orthopaedic Surgery1986
University of Mississippi Medical Center - Jackson, MS, Internship, Orthopaedic Surgery1985
Tulane University School of Medicine - New Orleans, LA, MD, Doctor of Medicine1985
Washburn University - Topeka, KS, BS, Chemistry and Biology1981

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery08/1995 - 12/2014
Certification, Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery07/1994 - 12/2014
Licensure, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure08/1986 - 06/2009

Current Positions

Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery07/2001 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Associate Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery05/1994 - 07/2001
Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery08/1992 - 05/1994
Director, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, School of Medicine
Staff, Mississippi Methodist Rehabilitation Center, School of Medicine