Gary M. Lourie, M.D.

Dr. Lourie is a graduate of the Duke University School of Medicine where he served as resident and chief resident in orthopedic surgery. He completed a fellowship in hand and microvascular surgery at the Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center. After this, he completed a traveling preceptorship in Europe specializing in wrist surgery under the guidance of William B. Kleinman, M.D. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and holds a Certificate of Added Qualification for Surgery of the Hand. He currently serves as Division Chief of Hand Surgery at the WellStar Atlanta Medical Center, where he was recently named Clinical Instructor of the Year. He also is a clinical assistant professor at the Emory School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics. In addition, he serves as a clinician in pediatric orthopedics at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Scottish Rite campus. Dr. Lourie has served as president of the Georgia Society for Surgery of the Hand and currently is chairman of the Piedmont Orthopedic Foundation at Duke University, directing research grant awards. He has been named to the Atlanta Top Doctor list for hand surgery and recently was honored by acceptance to the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) in recognition of his contributions to orthopedic surgery. He is very active in the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and has published close to 100 articles and book chapters. Dr. Lourie serves as the hand and upper extremity surgeon for the Georgia Tech athletic program along with the title of head orthopedic physician for the Division I men’s baseball team. He is a consultant for Auburn University, Western Carolina University, and Reinhardt University athletic programs. Recently, he was named head team physician for the Atlanta Braves.

In addition to offering the highest level of surgical care for the hand and upper extremity, Dr. Lourie also offers a number of nonsurgical treatments, including state-of-the-art orthobiologic therapy like platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy and stem cell therapy injections.