William P. Abblitt, MD

Adult Reconstructive Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. William P. Abblitt is an Adult Reconstructive Orthopedic Surgeon in Austin, TX with special training and skill in surgically reconstructing patient musculoskeletal systems. As an Adult Reconstructive Orthopedic Surgeon, William P. Abblitt, MD performs hip replacements, joint replacements, prosthetic limb fitting, knee surgery, spinal disc reconstruction, and other procedures relating to replacing or rebuilding the human muscles, joints, and tendons. Adult Reconstructive Orthopedic Surgery is a medical specialty centered on surgically rebuilding or replacing patient bones, joints, ligaments, and tendons. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Adult Reconstructive Orthopedic Surgeons include skeletal birth defects, osteoarthritis, arthritis, avascular necrosis, traumatic injury to the skeleton, spine, or joints, and sports injuries. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Adult Reconstructive Orthopedic Surgeons include diagnostic imaging like MRI, CT, and x-ray, procedures like hip arthroscopy, procedures on joints like core decompression, procedures to repair fractures, and hip and knee replacements.

Recognized by several state medical boards as a fellowship subspecialty program of orthopaedic surgery, adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgeons deal with reconstructive procedures such as joint arthroplasty (i.e., hip and knee), osteotomy, arthroscopy, soft-tissue reconstruction, and a variety of other adult reconstructive surgical procedures.

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  Residency

  Vanderbilt University Hospital

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  Fellowship

  Rush University

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  Doctor of Medicine (MD)

  Wake Forest University

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  Undergraduate Education

  Vanderbilt University

• Aetna [Aetna Health Inc. (a TX corp.)]

• Ambetter from Superior Health Plan [Superior Health Plan]

• Beech Street Network

• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas

• Cigna Healthcare [Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company]

• Coventry Health Care of Texas, Inc.

• Crime Victims’ Compensation Program

• FirstCare Health Plans [SHA, LLC DBA FirstCare Health Plans]

• First Health

• Friday Health Plans

• Galaxy Health Network

• GEHA [Government Employees Health Association, Inc.]

• GPA

• Healthcare Highways [Healthcare Highways, Inc.]

• HealthSmart [HealthSmart Holdings, Inc.]

• Humana [Humana Health Plan of Texas, Inc.]

• Integrated Medical Solutions, LLC

• Medicaid

• Medicare

• Molina Marketplace [Molina Healthcare of Texas, Inc.]

• MultiPlan / PHCS [MultiPlan, Inc.]

• Oscar Insurance Company of Texas

• Partners Direct Health

• Point Comfort Underwriters

• Prime Healthcare Employee Health Plan

• Railroad Medicare

• Scott and White Health Plan

• Sendero Health Plans, inc.

• Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP)

• TriCare

• TriWest Healthcare Alliance

• UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company

• UnitedHealthOne [Golden Rule Insurance Company]

• United Medical Resources (UMR)

• USA MCO [USA Managed Care Organization]

• US Family Health Plan

• Wellcare [Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.]

• WellMed [WellMed Medical Management Inc.]