R. Edward Glenn Jr., MD

Dr. Glenn specializes in the treatment of shoulder and sports related injuries. He is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon, fellowship trained in shoulder arthroscopy, reconstruction and joint replacement as well as sports medicine. Dr. Glenn's practice is also in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and reverse total shoulder replacement.

Dr. Glenn graduated Magna Cum Laude from Clemson University in 1995 with a degree in Biochemistry. He attended Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Following residency, Dr. Glenn completed a sports medicine fellowship at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. While in fellowship, Dr. Glenn developed a particular interest in open and arthroscopic shoulder surgery as well as shoulder arthroplasty.

As a former collegiate football player, Dr. Glenn brings a unique level of understanding to athletic-related injuries. He was named to College Football Association's Academic All-American Team in 1994 and was Clemson's first ever recipient of the Atlantic Coast Conference's Jim Tatum Award and Weaver-James Postgraduate Scholarship. In residency, Dr. Glenn served as team physician for Stratford High School and was an assistant to the team physician for the Vanderbilt men's soccer team. During his fellowship, he was team physician for Lincoln Park High School as well as a team physician for the Chicago Steel hockey team. He also served as an assistant to the team physicians for the Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox. Dr. Glenn was the team physician for the former Nashville Kats Arena Football Team and currently serves as the team physician for Ensworth High School.

Dr. Glenn is a member of the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine, the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He has co-authored publications in leading orthopaedic journals and has presented research at national meetings. He was a co-recipient of the 2005 Cabaud Memorial Award presented by the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine for his work on osteochondral grafts in an animal knee model.

Dr. Glenn is a member of the medical staff at Saint Thomas Hosptial and Baptist Hospital.

Outside of medicine he enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter. He also enjoys football, weightlifting, reading and music.

Dr. Glenn's personal website is: www.shoulderworkahead.com

Education

• Undergraduate
  Clemson University
  Clemson, SC (B.S. - Biochemistry - 1995)
  Magna Cum Laude
  
  
• Medical School
  Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
  Nashville, TN (M.D. - 1999)
  
  
• Internship
  General Surgery
  Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  Nashville, TN (1999 - 2004)
  
  
• Residency
  Orthopaedic Surgery
  Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  Nashville, TN (1999-2004)
  
  
• Fellowship
  Sports Medicine
  Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center
  Chicago, IL (2004-2005

Honors & Awards

• Residency
  • AOSSM Cabaud Memorial Award for best clinically relevant basic-science
    research paper, 2005
  • Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Society Best Resident Research Paper, 2004
  • AOA-OREF-Zimmer Resident Leader Forum, June 11-12, 2003
    Charleston, South Carolina-Vanderbilt Representative
  • Administrative Chief Resident, 2003-2004
  • Best Consultant to the Emergency Department, 2002
    
    
• Medical School
  • Orthopaedic Clerkship Award, 1999
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, 1998
  • American Medical Association First Year Liaison - Vanderbilt Branch, 1995
    
    
• Undergraduate
  • Foundation for the Carolinas Carolina Panthers Scholarship, 1995, 1996 (Clemson's first ever recipient)
    
    
  • ACC Weaver-James Postgraduate Scholarship, 1995, 1996 (Clemson's first ever recipient)
    
    
  • ACC Jim Tatum Award, 1994 (Clemson's first ever recipient)
    
    
  • College Football Association/Hitachi Academic All-American, 1994
    
    
  • Clemson University Academic Hall of Fame Inductee, 1994
    
    
  • Clemson University All-Academic Team (Football Representative), 1993, 1994
    
    
  • Clemson University Football Lifter of the Year, 1993, 1994 (first walk-on in school history to receive award; second in school history to win award two consecutive years)
    
    
  • ACC Academic Honor Roll, 1993-1995
    
    
  • Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll, 1991-1995
    
    
  • Clemson Scholar Scholarship, 1991-1995
    
    
  • Mortar Board (top 3% of College Seniors), 1995-present
    
    
  • Tiger Brotherhood, 1995-present
    
    
  • Golden Key Honor Society, 1993-present
    
    
  • Alpha Epsilon Delta (pre-medical honor society), 1993-1995
    
    
  • President's List (4.00), 1991-1994
    
    
  • Dean's List (3.50-3.99), 1995, 1992
    
    
  • Who's Who Among American Colleges and Universities, 1994
    
    
  • National Collegiate Natural Sciences Award Winner, 1994
    
    
  • Texaco-Havoline Scholar Athlete Award, 1993
    
    
• Professional Organization Membership
  • American Orthopaedic Association Emerging Leaders Program
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons – Resident/Fellow Member
  • American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine – Candidate Member
  • Arthroscopy Association of North America – Fellow Member
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society