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Dr. Robert Gordon Sorrell, MD

(3 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

5018 Cahaba River Road
Birmingham, AL 35243

(205) 397-5200

Dr. Robert Gordon Sorrell, MD is an orthopedist in Birmingham, AL specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. Dr. Robert Gordon Sorrell, MD is affiliated with Community Health System, Grandview Medical Center, CHAMPION SPORTS MEDICINE BIRMINGHAM, LLC and AFFINITY ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALISTS LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

5018 Cahaba River Road
Birmingham, AL 35243

aspiration	731
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	997
hip imaging	121
hospital care	34
injections	729
inpatient care	34
joint surgery	103
lower extremity surgery	53
minimally invasive procedures	86
musculoskeletal imaging	577
reconstructive surgery	36
spinal procedures	107
upper extremity surgery	49
X-rays	737

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	422

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	539
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	272
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	89
Less than 65	67

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

aspiration	774
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	1079
hip imaging	118
hospital care	17
injections	772
inpatient care	17
joint surgery	80
lower extremity surgery	61
minimally invasive procedures	44
musculoskeletal imaging	623
pelvic imaging	11
reconstructive surgery	49
spinal procedures	114
upper extremity surgery	18
X-rays	808

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	412

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	527
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	297
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	71
Less than 65	69

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

aspiration	807
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	1152
hip imaging	134
hospital care	64
injections	821
inpatient care	64
joint surgery	72
lower extremity surgery	57
minimally invasive procedures	46
musculoskeletal imaging	700
reconstructive surgery	42
spinal procedures	124
upper extremity surgery	14
X-rays	915

**Gender**
Male	400
Female	882

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1144
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	662
From 75 to 84	336
85 and over	130
Less than 65	154

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

aspiration	751
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	1351
hospital care	15
injections	769
inpatient care	15
joint surgery	82
lower extremity surgery	51
minimally invasive procedures	54
musculoskeletal imaging	570
reconstructive surgery	39
spinal procedures	131
tendon surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	44
X-rays	851

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	478

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	624
Black	62
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	360
From 75 to 84	182
85 and over	84
Less than 65	77

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

aspiration	547
doctor visit	931
injections	545
joint surgery	23
lower extremity surgery	26
minimally invasive procedures	7
musculoskeletal imaging	397
reconstructive surgery	15
spinal procedures	92
X-rays	568

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	342

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	468
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	248
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	74
Less than 65	53

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

aspiration	522
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	966
hospital care	10
injections	533
inpatient care	10
joint surgery	53
lower extremity surgery	27
minimally invasive procedures	38
musculoskeletal imaging	468
reconstructive surgery	14
spinal procedures	133
upper extremity surgery	25
X-rays	650

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	349

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	473
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	240
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	68
Less than 65	48

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

aspiration	475
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	774
injections	487
joint surgery	19
lower extremity surgery	9
minimally invasive procedures	8
musculoskeletal imaging	376
pain management	13
reconstructive surgery	10
spinal procedures	29
upper extremity surgery	9
X-rays	416

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	299

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	414
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	57
Less than 65	41

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

aspiration	373
doctor visit	649
injections	371
joint surgery	6
lower extremity surgery	9
musculoskeletal imaging	293
pelvic imaging	18
reconstructive surgery	10
spinal procedures	58
X-rays	366

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	351
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	185
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	51
Less than 65	36

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

aspiration	644
doctor visit	1301
injections	642
joint surgery	46
lower extremity surgery	49
musculoskeletal imaging	518
pelvic imaging	14
reconstructive surgery	50
spinal procedures	220
X-rays	749

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Gordon Sorrell, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert Gordon Sorrell, MD treated as an orthopedist in Birmingham, AL were X-rays, injections, aspiration and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	627
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	1023
hip imaging	125
hospital care	28
injections	633
inpatient care	28
joint surgery	57
lower extremity surgery	39
minimally invasive procedures	42
musculoskeletal imaging	505
pain management	13
pelvic imaging	14
reconstructive surgery	30
spinal procedures	113
tendon surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	28
X-rays	680

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Gordon Sorrell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	343

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	13
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	454
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	139
85 and over	62
Less than 65	54
65 to 74	248

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Gordon Sorrell, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert Gordon Sorrell, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	19
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	8
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Robert Gordon Sorrell, MD graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Alabama Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopedic Surgery and has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

Residency: University of Alabama Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopedic Surgery

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert Gordon Sorrell, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Community Health System

Grandview Medical Center

CHAMPION SPORTS MEDICINE BIRMINGHAM, LLC

AFFINITY ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALISTS LLC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Robert Gordon Sorrell, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.67 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Robert Gordon Sorrell, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Birmingham, AL.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Robert Gordon Sorrell, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
PRIME SURGICAL, LLC	$3,928 $3,928
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$1,740 $1,740
Iroko Pharmaceuticals, LLC	$1,638 ZORVOLEX $1,461	SOLUMATRIX FRANCHISE $177
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$959 Avenir $468	Persona $249	Biocue $122	ROSA $120
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$487 Hip $285	Early Intervention $49	TFN ADVANCED $48	HEALIX KNOTLESS PEEK $38	MONOVISC $34	Other $33
Other	$1,772 Zilretta $172	AMRIX $128	Exparel $101	SYNVISC-ONE $95	FLOSEAL $87	Other $1,189

**Types of Payments**
Education	$3,976
Consulting Fee	$2,940
Food and Beverage	$2,911
Travel and Lodging	$597
Gift	$101

Research Payments

Dr. Robert Gordon Sorrell, MD has received 49 research payments totaling $233,852.

Biography

Dr. Robert Sorrell is an orthopedics/orthopedic surgery specialist in Birmingham, AL. Patients gave him an average rating of 4.5 stars (out of 5). Dr. Sorrell is a graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. He is professionally affiliated with Community Health System and Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center.