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Angelo C. Cammarata, MD
Elbow & Arm
Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery
Blue Ridge Region
Asheville - McDowell
Asheville - McDowell
Blue Ridge Region
Contact
Phone: (828) 407-1700
Fax: (828) 258-0416
Orthopedic Clinic Hours
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8:00AM - 5:00PM |
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Tuesday: |
8:00AM - 5:00PM |
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Wednesday: |
8:00AM - 5:00PM |
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Thursday: |
8:00AM - 5:00PM |
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Friday: |
8:00AM - 5:00PM |
Orthopedic Urgent Care Hours
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Monday: |
7:30AM - 5:00PM |
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Tuesday: |
7:30AM - 5:00PM |
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Wednesday: |
7:30AM - 5:00PM |
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Thursday: |
7:30AM - 5:00PM |
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Friday: |
7:30AM - 5:00PM |
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Saturday: |
8:00AM - 12:00PM |
Angelo C. Cammarata, MD
Elbow & Arm
Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery
Blue Ridge Region
Asheville - McDowell
Asheville - McDowell
Blue Ridge Region
Contact
Phone: (828) 407-1700
Fax: (828) 258-0416
Orthopedic Clinic Hours
|
Monday: |
8:00AM - 5:00PM |
|
Tuesday: |
8:00AM - 5:00PM |
|
Wednesday: |
8:00AM - 5:00PM |
|
Thursday: |
8:00AM - 5:00PM |
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Friday: |
8:00AM - 5:00PM |
Orthopedic Urgent Care Hours
|
Monday: |
7:30AM - 5:00PM |
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Tuesday: |
7:30AM - 5:00PM |
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Wednesday: |
7:30AM - 5:00PM |
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Thursday: |
7:30AM - 5:00PM |
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Friday: |
7:30AM - 5:00PM |
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Saturday: |
8:00AM - 12:00PM |
Meet Dr. Angelo C. Cammarata
Dr. Angelo Cammarata graduated magna cum laude from Allegheny College in Meadville, P.A. where he was Phi Beta Kappa and a member of the Lambda Sigma Honor Society. Afterward, he earned his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA and completed his surgical internship and residency in orthopedic surgery at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. He also gained extensive expertise during his upper extremity fellowship at The Hand Center of Western New York, State University of New York at Buffalo.
Dr. Cammarata was named one of America‘s Top Surgeons in the 2004 – 2017 edition of the Consensus Research Council of America and honored in 2009 as one of the top doctors in NC by Business North Carolina Magazine. In addition to his extensive medical expertise, Dr. Cammarata has earned multiple military and civilian honors including the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (twice awarded), a Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal.
He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and the National Board of Medical Examiners. Dr. Cammarata is a member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the American Medical Association, the North Carolina Orthopedic Association, and the North Carolina and Western NC medical societies.
He specializes in microvascular surgery, treatment of the hands and wrist surgery, and shoulder and elbow surgery.
Education
- Fellowship: The Hand Center of Western New York, University at Buffalo School of Medicine, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
- Residency: National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
- Internship: National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
- Medical School: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
- Undergraduate: Allegheny College, Meadville, PA
Certifications & Licenses
- American Society Surgery of the Hand, 2004
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery CAQ Surgery of Hand, 2002
- Board Certified: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, 1998
- National Board of Medical Examiners, 1990
- Instructor Microaire CTR System
Memberships & Associations
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand
- American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
- American Medical Association
- North Carolina Orthopedic Association
- North Carolina Medical Society
- Western NC Medical Society
Military Honors & Awards:
- Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (Twice Awarded)
- Combat Action Ribbon
- Meritorious Unit Commendation
- Navy Expeditionary Medal
- Fleet Marine Force Ribbon
- National Defense Service Medal
- South-West Asia Service Medal with two Bronze Stars and Marine Corps Insignia
- Kuwaiti Liberation Medal – Kuwait
- Kuwaiti Liberation Medal – Saudi Arabia
- Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
- Expert Rifleman Medal
- Expert Pistol Shot Medal
- Letter of Commendation, Commanding General, Second Marine Division
- Letter of Commendation, Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Civilian Honors & Awards:
- Top Doctors in North Carolina by Business NC Magazine
- America’s Best Physician Award, 2009-2010
- America’s Top Surgeons Award, 2009-2010
- America’s Top Surgeons Award- Consumer Research Council of America, 2004-2005
- Alden Scholar, Allegheny College, 1981-1985
- Lambda Sigma Honor Society, Allegheny College, 1984-1985
- Harry S. Truman Scholarship Nominee, Allegheny College, 1984
- National Dean’s List, Allegheny College, 1982-1985
- Frank Haskell Scholarship, Allegheny College, 1982-1985
- Magna Cum Laude, Allegheny College, 1985
- Phi Beta Kappa, Allegheny College, 1985
- Allegheny College Alumni Congress, 1985
- Class President, Allegheny College, 1984-1985
- Incentive Award, Temple Medical School, 1985-1989
Publications & Research
- “Stress Testing of the Acute Gamekeeper’s Thumb and the Production of the Stener’s Lesion”. Scientific Presentation, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA 2000
- “Multi-Planar Corrective Osteotomy for Malunion of the Distal Radius”. Video Presentation. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA 1999
- “Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in a Military Population Age Forty of Greater”. Scientific Poster Presentation, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA 1997
- ”The Effect of Patellar Bloodflow of Standard Total Knee Arthroplasty Approach versus Subvastus Approach in vivo A Study Using Laser Doppler Flowmetry”. Scientific Presentation and Scientific Exhibit, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL 1995 and Scientific Presentation, Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons, Annual Meting, Vail, CO 1995
- “Elbow Ganglia as an Etiology of Lateral Elbow Pain”. Scientific Poster Presentation American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA 1995
- “Decontamination Procedures in the Management of Open Extremity Wounds”. Scientific Presentation, Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, Vail, CO 1995
- “The Effect of Patellar Bloodflow of Standard Total Knee Arthroplasty Approach in vivo: A Study Using Laser Doppler Flowmetry”. Scientific Presentation and
- Scientific Poster, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA 1994
- “The Effect of Humeral Head Bloodflow of the Anterior-inferior Capsular Shift with Concomitant Sacrifice of the Ascending Branch of the Recurrent Humeral Artery”. Scientific Presentation, American Academy of the Orthopaedic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA 1994
- “Iliopsoad Bursitis as a Complication of Total Hip Arthroplasty”. Scientific Poster Presentation, Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, Washington D.C. 1993 and published in Complication in Orthopaedics, Vol. 11, #1, pp. 7-10. Spring, 1996
Specialties & Services
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Very informative. Related my surgery in a manner, I understood. Kind and caring.
Becky W
PATIENT
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Dr. Cammarata was great. He was thorough and listened to me. No more trigger finger!
Lynda S
BLUE RIDGE PATIENT
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