Ross E. Marburger, M.D. Hand/Upper Extremity, Micro-Vascular

Dr. Marburger is a microsurgeon specializing in the hand and upper extremities. He completed his undergraduate studies at Indiana's Wabash College, graduating Summa Cum Laude. He also graduated with honors from Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Kentucky Medical Center and his advanced fellowship training at the Hand Center of San Antonio, Texas. He also holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand.

When Dr. Marburger is not busy caring for his patients, he enjoys spending time with his wife and five active children. He also serves as a member of the Volunteer Clinical Faculty at the Indiana University School of Medicine, Evansville Campus.

Certifications

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Certification Date: 1998

Medical Education

4/1990
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana

5/1986
Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana
Undergraduate degree

Post-Doctoral Education

8/1995–7/1996
Hand/Upper Extremity/Microsurgery
Hand Center of San Antonio – UTSA, San Antonio, Texas
Fellowship

7/1990–6/1995
Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky
Residency

Teaching Appointments/Presentations

2/1996
Marburger RE, Bolano LE, Iaquinto JM. Treatment of complex femur fractures with the Alta rod connector reconstruction nail. Poster presentation at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.

1996
Marburger RE, Morgan JP, Pederson WC. Subacute free flap coverage of traumatic wounds of the extremities. Presented to the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual Meeting.

10/1994
Bolano LE, Marburger RE. Treatment of distal radius malunion with osteotomy and dorsal plating. Poster presentation to the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 49th Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio.

4/1994
Marburger RE, Bolano LE, Iaquinto JM. Treatment of complex femur fractures with the Alta rod connector reconstruction nail. Presented Kentucky Orthopaedic Society Meeting.

3/1993
Marburger RE, Carney BT. Salter innominate osteotomy: Use in stabilization of the hip in cerebral palsy patients. Presented as part of the Oleika Lecture Series, Shriner Hospital-Lexington Unit. Moderator: Robert Salter, M.D.

10/1993
Marburger, RE, Burgess RC. Radiographic study of clefthand deformity: a classification. Presented as part of the University of Kentucky Visiting Professorship, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. Moderator: Richard Gelberman, M.D.

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• American Medical Association – 1995
• Sigma Xi – 1986
• Phi Beta Kappa – 1986
• Alpha Omega Alpha – 1986

Honors

7/1995
Orthopaedic written examination – passed
NBME I, II, III – passed

1989
Merck Manual Award

1988
Alpha Omega Alpha – Junior
Pittman Surgical Scholarship Award
Dean's Academic List, Wabash College

1986
Distinction in Comprehensive Exams

1986
Phi Beta Kappa

1986
Summa cum laude