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Office:
Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee
3000 Edward Curd Lane
Franklin, TN 37067

Phone: 6157912630
Fax: (615) 791-2639

Ian Byram, M.D., is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in treatment of the shoulder and elbow, including CT-guided shoulder replacement, rotator cuff repair, elbow fracture and dislocation repair 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 also has expertise in CT-guided reverse total shoulder replacement, shoulder arthroscopic Bankart repair and capsulorrhaphy and shoulder and clavicle fracture fixation. He treats a number of other conditions such as tennis elbow, bicep tears and dislocations and performs additional procedures including elbow arthroscopy, knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair, ACL reconstruction and MPFL reconstruction for patellar dislocation. 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 was named a committee member and paper moderator for the 2019 annual meeting for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery (AAOS) Shoulder and Elbow Program and 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 has spoken at the national and regional levels on disorders of the shoulder and elbow and on sports medicine. He is also the chairman of the research 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.  

Memberships:

• American Shoulder and Elbow Society (ASES)
• Association of Clinical Elbow and Shoulder Surgeons (ACESS)
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery (AAOS)

Articles by Dr. Byram:

• 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.

Patient Education

• 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

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