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EDUCATION:
- College: University of Rochester, 1995
- Medical School: Ponce School of Medicine, 1999
- Orthopaedic Surgery Residency: Temple University, 2004
- Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 2005
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:
- Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite
- Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston
- Atlanta Medical Center
- Northside Hospital
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
LICENSURE:
- Medical License -State of Georgia
- Medical License – State of Pennsylvania
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
- American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico
- Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics
AREAS OF CLINICAL INTEREST:
- Treatment of Musculoskeletal Tumors
- Cerebral Palsy
- Spinal Deformity/Scoliosis
- Trauma
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS:
- Evaluating fractures in children with bone infections
PERSONAL INTERESTS:
- Golf, basketball, jogging, biking
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| Jorge A. Fabregas, M.D. |
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Dr. Jorge Fabregas joined Children’s Orthopaedics of Atlanta (COA) in August 2005. Born in Puerto Rico, he completed his medical school training at Ponce School of Medicine where he was elected to the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. It was during this time period that his pediatric interest was sparked by his volunteer work at the Shriner’s Hospital charity clinics in Puerto Rico. Following medical school, Dr. Fabregas moved to Philadelphia and completed his orthopaedic surgery training at Temple University Hospital. In 2004, he spent a year under the tutelage of Dr. John P. Dormans at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). During that period, CHOP was named the top orthopaedic program in the country by Child magazine and Top Children’s Hospital in the country by U.S. News and World Report.
Currently, Dr. Fabregas is the Chief of Orthopaedic Pediatric Surgery at Atlanta Medical Center and Residency Education Director at Children’s Orthopaedics of Atlanta. He sits on the board of the Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotics Clinic (ACPOC) and is the co-director of the Limb Deficiency Program at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite.
Dr. Fabregas continues to actively participate in biannual clinics in Puerto Rico along with members of the Shriner’s Hospital staff. Through these clinics he is able to give back to his native land, treating underprivileged patients afflicted with Cerebral Palsy.
His interests include benign and malignant Bone Tumors, Cerebral Palsy, Scoliosis and Trauma.
Bone Disease / Lesions
- Bone Cysts
- Osteochondromas
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Rickets
- Sarcomas
Dr. Fabregas sees patients at the following locations: Meridian Mark, Alpharetta and Gwinnett.
To schedule an appointment, call 404-255-1933 or schedule online now.
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