Gordon J. Iiams, MD
Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon Specializing in Hand Surgery

A retired U.S. Navy Captain, Dr. Iiams now has an active orthopaedic practice in the Chesapeake and Suffolk areas, and specializes in hand surgery. A published author and presenter at professional association meetings and symposia, he also acts as an orthopaedic surgery consultant to the VA Medical Center in Hampton, VA. After 5 years of active naval service, Dr. Iiams earned his medical degree at Eastern Virginia Medical School as part of a Navy Scholarship Program. He continued his naval service as an orthopaedic surgeon, heading up the Orthopaedic Surgery Department at Roosevelt Roads Naval Hospital in Puerto Rico, and later acting as the Director of both the Hand Surgery Division and Sports Medicine Service at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Virginia until 1998. With the addition of Dr. Iiams’ special expertise, we are able to expand the breadth and depth of orthopaedic care provided by the Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center, Inc.   
 
Medical Degree:
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
     
Residency:
Orthopaedic Surgery, Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, VA      

Fellowship:
Hand Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
     
Distinctions:
Navy Scholarship Progam, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
   
University Appointments:  
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedics, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 
     
Affiliations:
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Society for Surgery of the Hand

Additional Credentials/Achievements:
Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) I Hand Surgery, 1994
Orthopaedic Surgery Consultant to VA Medical Center, Hampton, VA
Surgical Case Review Committee, Chesapeake General Hopsital, Chesapeake, VA
Ethics Committee, Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA
Admissions Committee, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA

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