Robert Garrison, MD
2009-2010 Trauma Fellow
A native of Fort Worth, Dr. Garrison attended Southwest Missouri State University and received a Bachelor of Science in biology. After enrolling at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and earning his medical degree, Dr. Garrison came to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for internship and residency training.
He was in private practice for six years and developed a special interest in fracture care, prompting him to complete an Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship under the direction of Drs. Brent Norris and Paul Stafford at the University of Oklahoma in Tulsa. After finishing the fellowship in Tulsa, Dr. Garrison then completed a three-month fellowship with Dr. Hans-Christophe Pape at the University of Aachen in Germany, where he concentrated on the research of critically injured trauma patients.
He is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Mid-American Orthopedic Association and the Southern Orthopedic Association. Dr. Garrison now practices with OrthoArkansas, Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Little Rock. He is now a member of the orthopaedic trauma faculty at The University of Arkansas.