H. Robert Brashear, MD

Professor of Orthopaedics

Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Education

Honors, Awards, and Recognitions (selected)

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society; elected by students of UNC School of Medicine
Faculty Teaching Award, Musculoskeletal Course, UNC School of Medicine
Whitehead Society Excellence in Teaching Award, Central Carolina Bank & Trust Co.
Medical Basic Science Teaching Award, Sophomore Class, UNC School of Medicine, 1990, 1995
Distinguished Service Award, UNC School of Medicine
Outstanding Service & Contributions to Orthopaedics, North Carolina Orthopaedic Association
Chairman, Orthopaedic Section, Southern Medical Association
President, North Carolina Orthopaedic Association, 1967
Associate Editor, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1966-1979
Editor, AOA News, American Orthopaedic Association, 1971-1977
Chairman, Committee on History of Orthopaedic Surgery, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1993
Historian, North Carolina Orthopaedic Association, 1993-1995
Establishment of the H. Robert Brashear Teaching Professorship, 2005

Clinical Interests

Special Interests

Academic Appointments

1952-1953	Instructor; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
1953-1954	Instructor of Surgery (Orthopaedics); UNC School of Medicine
1954-1959	Assistant Professor of Surgery (Orthopaedics); UNC School of Medicine
1959-1967	Associate Professor of Surgery (Orthopaedics); UNC School of Medicine
1967-1995*	Professor of Surgery (Orthopaedics); UNC School of Medicine
1978-present*	Lecturer; Department of Anatomy, UNC School of Medicine
1992-present*	Adjunct Professor of Pathology; UNC School of Medicine
1994-present*	Adjunct Professor of Anatomy; UNC School of Medicine
1996-present*	Professor of Orthopaedics; UNC School of Medicine
[*Retired to part-time, 1988]

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