Professor and Chair
L. Thomas Hood, MD,
Professor of Orthopaedic
Surgery and Rehabilitation
Adult Reconstructive Surgery
Academic office:
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
and Rehabilitation
985640 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5640
Board certification:
Dr. Garvin is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Medical school:
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 1982
Internship:
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, 1982-1983
Residency:
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, 1983-1987
Fellowship:
Hospital for Special Surgery, Hip Fellowship/Junior Attending, New York, NY, 1987-1988
Clinical expertise:
Dr. Garvin is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon with special interests in hip and knee reconstruction, and the prevention and treatment of musculoskeletal infections. He has maintained an active clinical practice, performing over 400 primary hip and knee arthroplasties, and periacetabular or femoral osteotomies per year. He has extensive experience performing all hip approaches (anterior, anterolateral, transtrochanteric and posterior).
Dr. Garvin has published over 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles and numerous textbook chapters. He has been an active researcher with grant funding.
View Dr. Garvin's Top Doctors profile.
Dr. Kevin Garvin was named one of Castle Connolly's "America's Top Doctors" 2020. Click the link above to view Dr. Garvin's Top Doctors profile.
Dr. Garvin is a member of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, which provides leadership in education, advocacy and research to achieve excellence in hip and knee patient care.