About Dr. Murphy

• Undergraduate: Bucknell University
• Postgraduate: Temple University
• Internships: North Carolina Memorial Hospital;
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Residency: North Carolina Memorial Hospital;
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Board Certifications: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons; Fellowship of American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
• Teaching Appointments: Clinical Instruction,
  Department Orthopedic Surgery UNC-CH
  Clinical Instruction
  Physician Assistant Program - Bowman Gray
  School of Medicine
  Supervising Orthopedic Surgeon, Sports Medicine
  Primary Care Fellowship at Moses Cone Family
  Practice Center
• Memberships: The American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
  American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons
  Guilford County Medical Society
  North Carolina Medical Society
  American Medical Association
  Southern Orthopedic Association
  North Carolina Orthopedic Association
  Nathan A. Womack Surgical Society
  Greensboro Athletic Association
  American Running and Fitness Association
  Operation Smile International
  American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine
• More: Click here to see Dr. Murphy’s Curriculum Vitae

Medical Mission Work

Dr. Murphy continues to be involved in medical and surgical mission trips to understand people in third world countries since 1989. Initially working with Operation Smile and more recently Operation Walk, he has made more than a dozen trips and had the priveledge to care for and operate on hundreds of people.

Recent work with Operation walk has allowed Dr. Murphy to work with Orthopedic Faculty from UNC Chapel Hill, including long time friend Dr. Lawrence Dahners, He and Dr Murphy went on their first mission trip to Panama in 1989. Operation Walk has also provided the opportunity for Dr. Murphy to continue teaching Orthopedic Residents in and out of the Operating Room.