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Ian Byram, M.D.
Shoulder and Elbow, Sports Medicine, Kids and Teens, General Orthopaedics and Fracture Care
Accepting New Patients
Office:
Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee
3000 Edward Curd Lane
Franklin, TN 37067
Phone: 6157912630
Fax: (615) 791-2639
Medical School
UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, 2006
Residency
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics Administrative Chief Resident, Nashville, TN
Board Certifications
Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Ian Byram, M.D., is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in treatment of the shoulder and elbow and sports medicine. Dr. Byram graduated from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in 2006 and completed an orthopaedic surgery residency at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, where he served as the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery administrative chief resident. He completed fellowship training in shoulder, elbow and sports medicine at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City, where he served as a team physician for Columbia University football and helped care for the New York Yankees.
Dr. Byram is one of only a few surgeons in Tennessee to be admitted into the distinguished American Shoulder and Elbow Society (ASES), and one of only two members of the Association of Clinical Elbow and Shoulder Surgeons (ACESS) in the state. He frequently speaks at the national and regional levels on disorders of the shoulder, elbow and sports medicine and was named a committee member and paper moderator for the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery (AAOS) Shoulder and Elbow Program. He continues to contribute to his area of expertise, with over 20 publications.
Dr. Byram is also design team member for the Exactech CT-Guided GPS shoulder replacement. He is also the chairman of the research and outcomes committee at the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee. He currently serves as the head team physician for Summit High School in Spring Hill and Grace Christian Academy in Franklin. His personal interests include golf, spending time with his wife and three boys, and working with the First Presbyterian Church, where he serves as a deacon.
Procedures Performed (but not limited to):

- CT-Guided Total Shoulder Replacement
- CT-Guided Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement
- Rotator cuff repair
- Elbow fracture and dislocation repair
- Shoulder arthroscopic Bankhart repair and capsulorrhaphy
- Shoulder and clavicle fracture fixation
- Elbow arthroscopy
- Knee arthroscopy
- Meniscus repair
- ACL reconstruction
- MPFL reconstruction
- Rotator cuff tears
- Shoulder arthritis
- Bicep tears
- Shoulder dislocation
- Labrum tears
- Patellar dislocation
- Tennis elbow
- Meniscus tears
- ACL tears
- Fractures
- Sports injuries
Upcoming Talks and Presentations:
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- March 18, 2021: 2021 Equinoxe Masters Course: Shoulder Arthroplasty in 2021+
- March 26: AAOS – Instructional Course Lecture Moderator: CT-Based 3-Dimensional Planning, Patient-Specific Instrumentation, and Intraoperative Guidance in Shoulder Arthroplasty: How and When to Utilize the Technology
- March 26: AAOS – Scientific session paper moderator
- March 26: AAOS – Lecture: Equinoxe Stemless vs. Preserve Short Stem vs Standard Stem: Is there a difference in the short term?
- March 27: AAOS – ExactechGPS CT guided shoulder replacement demonstration and lecture
- April 7: Webinar faculty: From Planning to Placement: Verified with ExactechGPS® Shoulder
- May 14-15: Exactech Masters Course – Faculty Member
- May 30: Duke Shoulder Symposium – Faculty member
- October 2020 American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon Annual Meeting – Scientific Presenation: Stemless, Short Stem, and Standard Humeral Stems in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Is there a difference in Intraoperative Measures, Pain, and Outcomes in the Short Term?
- September 2021 AAOS – Instructional Course Lecture Moderator: CT-Based 3-Dimensional Planning, Patient-Specific Instrumentation, and Intraoperative Guidance in Shoulder Arthroplasty: How and When to Utilize the Technology
- Webinar faculty: From Planning to Placement: Verified with ExactechGPS® Shoulder *Now available online https://vimeo.com/410706210
- Exactech Masters Course – Faculty Member (postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19)
- Duke Shoulder Symposium – Faculty member (postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19)
Memberships:
Articles by Dr. Byram:
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- How can we improve accuracy in TSA?
- Ease into exercise carefully to avoid injury
- The 3 Types of Shoulder Fracture
- Proximal Humerus Fractures of the Shoulder
- A Broken Shoulder: Scapula Fracture
- My Experience With Trabecular Metal-Backed Glenoids
- The Disappearing Stem: The Changing Humeral Side of Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Stress Fractures After rTSA. Not Every Onlay is Created Equal.
Physician Extender
Patient Education
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- Dr. Byram discusses and demonstrates CT-guided total shoulder arthroplasty
- Anatomic Shoulder Arthroplasty Protocol
- Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Protocol
- Rotator Cuff Repair Protocol
- Bankart Repair Protocol
- Distal Bicep Tendon Repair Protocol
- ACL Reconstruction Protocol
- Patellar Tendon Repair Protocol
- MPFL Reconstruction Protocol
Dr. Byram Scientific Publications
Articles featuring Dr. Byram:
- Dr. Byram talks Spring Hill expansion as Institute joins city’s chamber of commerce
- A New Range of Options – New technology continues to expand innovative procedures at the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee
- Total Shoulder Replacement Success Launches Outpatient TJR Program at Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee Surgery Center