Dr. William Fulton Postma, MD
Associate Professor Georgetown University School of Medicine
Chief, Sports Medicine
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Co-Director of Education Medstar Georgetown Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Head Team Physician Georgetown University Athletics
Contact Information
Office Address:
Georgetown University Hospital
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Ground Floor PHC
3800 Reservoir Road, 20007
202-374-2880
Fax: 202-444-7856
Licensure
State: Washington D.C.
License Number: MD040523
Initial Date: 4/27/12
Renewal/Expiration Date: 12/31/16
State: Maryland
License Number: D0074653
Expiration Date: 9/30/17
Certification
Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery 2014
Specialty Board: Board Eligible Sports 2016
Education
Undergraduate
Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA 24450
September 1998-June 2002
BA Chemistry
Medical Education
Medical University of South Carolina
173 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC 29425
August 2002-May 2006
Doctor of Medicine
Internship
Georgetown University Hospital
Department of General Surgery
3800 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, D.C. 20007
July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007
Department Chair: Stephen Evans, MD
Residency
Georgetown University Hospital
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
3800 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, D.C. 20007
July 1, 2007-June 30, 2011
Department Chair: Sam Wiesel, MD
Fellowship
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine
3200 South Water Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
August 1, 2011-July 31, 2012
Honors/Awards
Date: 2018
Honor: Rizzo Endowed Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery
Institution: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Date: 2018
Honor: Vice Chairman of Education
Institution: MGUH Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Date:2018
Honor: Washingtonian Top Doctor
Institution: The Washingtonian
Date: 2017
Honor: Washingtonian Top Doctor
Institution: The Washingtonian
Date: 2016-present
Honor: Marquis Who’s Who Award
Institution: Marquis Who’s Who
Date:2016
Honor: Medical Honoree for 2016 Jingle Bell Run
Institution: Arthritis Foundation
Date: 2016
Honor: Head Team Physician Georgetown University Athletic Department
Institution: Georgetown University
Date:2016
Honor: Chief of Sports Medicine
Institution: Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Orthopaedic Surgery Department
Date:2015
Award: Kenmore Outstanding Attending Teacher Award
Institution: Medstar Georgetown University Hospital Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Date: 2010
Honor: Golden Apple Resident Teacher of the Year Nominee
Institution: Georgetown University Hospital
Date: 2009
Honor: Leadership Award/Leadership Meeting
Institution: Georgetown University Hospital
Date: 2009
Award: Synthes Resident Teacher Award
Institution: Georgetown University Hospital
Date: 2008
Award: Synthes Resident Teacher Award
Institution: Georgetown University Hospital
Date: 2008
Honor: Golden Apple Resident Teacher of the Year Nominee
Institution: Georgetown University Hospital
Date: 2003
Award: Presidential Basic Science Award
Institution: Medical University of South Carolina
Date: 2003
Award: Microbiology and Immunology Paper Award
Institution: Medical University of South Carolina
Professional Societies
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA)
Washington Orthopaedic Society
Teaching Activities
Medstar Georgetown Orthopaedic Department
Vice Chairman, 2018-Present
Medstar Georgetown Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Co-Director of Education, 2014-2018
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Director of Surgical Subspecialties 2015-presnt
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Clerkship Director Orthopaedic Surgery 2013-present
Medical Committees
SVAC
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital. 2018-present
Committee of Students
Georgetown University School of Medicine, 2017-present
Committee on Medical Education
Georgetown University School of Medicine, 2016-present
Medstar Sports Medicine Coordinating Council
Medstar Sports Medicine, 2016-present
Medstar Sports Medicine Teaching and Research Workgroup
Medstar Sports Medicine, 2015-present
Medstar Sports Medicine Access and Marketing Workgroup
Medstar Sports Medicine, 2015-present
Clinical Clerkship Subcommittee
Georgetown University School of Medicine, 2014-present
Center for Patient Safety Committee
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Member
2012-2016
Center for Patient Safety-Education Division
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Member
2014-2016
Medstar Georgetown Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Education Committee
Member
2012-present
Invited Lectures/Presentations
Treatment of Pectoralis Major Tendon Tears: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Of Operative and Nonoperative Treatment. Bodendorfer B, McCormick B, Wang D, Looney A,
Conroy C, Fryar C, Kotler J, Ferris W, Postma WF, Chang E.
Poster Presentation.
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. Seattle, WA. July 9th-12th, 2020.
All-Inside Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Hamstring Autograft Consistently
Yields Grafts with 8.0mm Diameters and Larger. Looney A, Rabe J, Serino J, Orman S,
Postma WF.
Podium Presentation
Inova Sports Medicine Summit 2019
Other
Virginia Orthopaedic Society Meeting. May 5, 2019
NFL Attrition Rates
Virginia Orthopaedic Society Meeting. May 5, 2019
ACL Debate: Repair vs Reconstruction.
Virginia Orthopaedic Society Meeting. May 5, 2019
All-Inside Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Hamstring Autograft Consistently
Yields Grafts with 8.0mm Diameters and Larger. Looney A, Rabe J, Serino J, Orman S,
Postma WF.
Podium Presentation
AANA 2019
Pre-Operative Fascia Iliaca Compartment Blockade for Hip Arthroscopy: A Multicenter,
Prospective, Randomized, Triple Blinded Study. Bodendorfer B, Laughlin P.,
Lyons M, Soderquist M, Mehta V, Tepper K, Freeman B, Gilmore B, Postma WF.
Podium Presentation
AANA 2019.
Pre-Operative Fascia Iliaca Compartment Blockade for Hip Arthroscopy: A Multicenter,
Prospective, Randomized, Triple Blinded Study. Bodendorfer B, Laughlin P.,
Lyons M, Soderquist M, Mehta V, Tepper K, Freeman B, Gilmore B, Postma WF.
Gong Show Paper
12th Biennial ISAKOS Congress Meeting
5/14/19,
Pre-Operative Fascia Iliaca Compartment Blockade for Hip Arthroscopy: A Multicenter,
Prospective, Randomized, Triple Blinded Study. Bodendorfer B, Laughlin P.,
Lyons M, Soderquist M, Mehta V, Tepper K, Freeman B, Gilmore B, Postma WF.
Poster Presentation
AAOS 3/14/19.
The Utility of Fascia Iliaca Blockade for Hip Arthroscopy: Preliminary Results of a Multicenter,
Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blinded Study. Bodendorfer B, Laughlin P.,
Lyons M, Gilmore B, , Postma WF.
ACSR World Congress on Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.
4/19-4/21 2018.
Meniscal Root Tears
ACSM/AOSSM Advanced Team Physician Meeting 2017
Avulsion Injuries About the Hip
ACSM/AOSSM Advanced Team Physician Meeting 2017
Patellar Tendinopathy
ACSM/AOSSM Advanced Team Physician Meeting 2017
Case Controversies
ACSM/AOSSM Advanced Team Physician Meeting 2017
Evaluation of Groin Pain in the Athlete
INOVA Sports Medicine Summit 2017
Incidence of Neuropraxia Following Hip Arthroscopy. Kern M, Sherman T, Murray R, Postma
WF. AAOS Annual Meeting 2017
3/15/17
Orthopaedic Advances in FAI, Anterior THA, Reverse TSA
Rheumatism Society of DC 70th Anniversary Meeting
9/21/16
Fenoroacetabular Impingement: Where We Are Now
Medstar Georgetown Radiology Annual Conference
2015
Christian R, Sherman T, Postma WF. Incidence of Neuropraxia Following Hip Arthroscopy.
Georgetown University School of Medicine Research Day 2015.
Midshaft Clavicle Fractures: Where We Are Now and How We Got Here
Medstar Sports Medicine Annual Conference: The Overhead Athlete
5/3/14
Femoroacetabular Impingment
Georgetown University Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds 9/10/13
Humeral Fracture Nonunions and the Use of BMP (Poster Presentation)
Virginia Orthopaedic Society May 2010
Humeral Fracture Nonunions and the Use of BMP
Washington Orthopaedic Society Research Meeting June 2011
Publications
Bodendorfer B, McCormick B, Wang D, Looney A, Conroy C, Fryar C, Kotler J, Ferris W, Postma W, Chang E. Treatment of Pectoralis Major Tendon Tears: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Repair Timing and Fixation Methods. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2020 Feb 28 (2).
Bodendorfer B, McCormick B, Wang D, Looney A, Conroy C, Fryar C, Kotler J, Ferris W, Postma W, Chang E. Treatment of Pectoralis Major Tendon Tears: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Operative and Non-operative Treatment. The Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2020 8 (2).
Postma WF, Micheaelson E, Keeling L. Finally, a step forward in nomenclature of subchondral nonneoplastic bone lesions. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2020 Jan 20;21(1):43.
Bodendorfer B, Curely A, Kotler J, Ryan J, Jejurikar N, Kumar A, Postma WF. Outcomes After Operative and Non-Operative Treatment of Proximal Hamstring Repairs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. American Journal of Sports Medicine 2018 46 (11): 2798-2808.
Kotler J, Bodendorfer B, Postma WF. Tibial plateau fracture following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with bone-patellar tendon-bone allograft. JBJS Case Connector. May 23, 2018.
Kern MJ, Murray RS, Sherman T, Postma WF. Incidence of Nerve Injury After Hip Arthroscopy. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery. August 31, 2018.
Kern M, Love D, Cotter E, Postma WF. Quadruple-Bundle Semitendinosus-Gracilis Graft Technique for All-Inside Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery: Arthroscopy Techniques. 2016 Nov 21 5(6) e1317-1320.
Pelton MA, Curley A, Postma WF. (2017)- Posterior Cruciate Ligament: Injury, Diagnosis, and
Management. Ann Sports Med Res 4(4): 1112.
Sherman TI, Letzetler J, Ryan JM, Schectel J, Postma WF. Large Synovial Chondroma of the
Infratpatellar Pat Pad: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Progress in Orthopaedic
Science 2016 2 (3) 23-29.
Bodendorfer BM, Hawken JB, Postma WF (2016) Primary Repair of the Anterior Cruciate
Ligament: A Review of the Literature. J Orth Rhe Sp Med 1(3): 111.
Churchill RW, Sherman TI, Carpiniello M, Postma WF. The Approach to Fifth
Metatarsal Fractures in Athletes. Clin Res Foot Ankle 2016 4:181.
O’Malley K, Rubinstein A, Postma W. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: Understanding
Current Risk Factors. Orthopaedics and Rheumatology. 2015 Novermber 10: 1(3).
Golshani K, Davis W, Postma WF. High Tibial Osteotomy for the Varus Knee.OA Sports
Medcine. In Press.
Sherman TI, Marcel JJ, Postma WF. Management of a Large Acetabular Chondrolabral Injury
in a Young Patient with Femoroacetabular Impingement. Arthroscopy Techniques. 2014 Dec 8
3 (6) e703-707.
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Postma WF, West RV. Current Concepts Review: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury-
Prevention Programs. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery AM. 2013; 95:661-9.
Goodwin D, Postma W. Patellar Instability. OA Sports Medicine 2013 Ap 01: 1(1):5.
Postma WF, Vyas D, Colvin A, Musahl V, Harner CD. Clinical Outcomes Following Isolated Lateral Meniscal Surgery. Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Journal: 2012
Postma WF, Shu D, Middleton K, Muller B, Fu F. Current Concepts of Anatomic ACL Reconstruction. Chinese Journal of Endoscopy; 2012
Haleem-Smith H, Argintar E, Bush C, Hampton D, Postma WF, Chen FH, Rimington T, Lamb J, Tuan RS. Biological Responses of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Titanium Wear Debris Particles. Journal of Orthopaedic Research: 2011
Barfield WR, Demos HA, Hogan KA, Straus B, Brilliant HL, Jackson K, Postma WF. Kinematics of Gait Following Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Proposed Comparison of Surgical Approaches. MUSC Orthopaedic Journal 2003. 6; 27-28.
Book Chapters
Sherman TI, Postma WF. Sports Injuries: Prevention, Management and Risk Factors. Management of Femoroacetabular Impingement in the Athlete. Nova Publishers 2014.
Postma WF, Lauerman WC, Scherping SC, Wiesel SW,. Principles of Orthopaedic Surgery. The Spine. Chapter 12. (70 pages) Lippincott, William, and Wilkins, NY 2010.