Dr. Martin specializes in orthopedic surgery, and particularly in treatment of shoulder, knee, and sports injuries. Knee replacement and arthroscopic surgeries are his primary focus. He has performed over 15,000 knee surgeries. A native of Rison, Arkansas, Martin graduated from Pine Bluff High School in 1971. Dr. Martin earned his medical degree from UAMS in 1978. He completed his internship in general surgery and his residency in orthopedic surgery at UAMS in 1983. After a fellowship in Adult Reconstructive Surgery with Dr. Carl Nelson in Little Rock, he moved to Pine Bluff in 1984 where he was in private practice until relocating his practice to Little Rock in 1990. Dr. Martin is particularly knowledgeable about sports medicine, having received a football scholarship as an undergraduate to the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He has served as team physician for several high schools and professional sports organizations. Dr. Martin was named one of 14 orthopedic surgeons in Arkansas recognized as a “Best Doctors in America” by his peers in Best Doctors, Inc.
CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME:
KENNETH ANDREW MARTIN, M.D.
PRESENT POSITION:
PRIVATE PRACTICE
SEPTEMBER, 1984-PRESENT
ADDRESS:
MARTIN KNEE AND SPORTS MEDICINE
CENTER, PA
8907 KANIS ROAD, SUITE 330
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72205
EDUCATION:
RISON HIGH SCHOOL 1968-1970
RISON, ARKANSAS
DIPLOMA MAY, 1971
PINE BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL
PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS
BS, PRE-MEDICAL SCIENCE, MAY, 1976
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 1971-1974
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE, MAY, 1978
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE 1974-1978
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
INTERNSHIP:
GENERAL SURGERY 1978-1979
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
RESIDENCY:
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY 1979-1983
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
FELLOWSHIP:
ADULT RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 1983-1984
CLINCAL FACULTY:
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 1984-PRESENT
AWARDS AND ACADEMIC HONORS:
HONOR GRADUATE:
PINE BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL 1971
ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP, FOOTBALL 1971-1973
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, FAYETTEVILLE
BARTON SCHOLARSHIP, UAMS 1974-1975
1975-1976
ELLIS AWARD, OUTSTANDING JUNIOR 1976-1977
STUDENT, SURGERY CLERKSHIP
ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA HONOR MEDICAL SOCIETY
UAMS 1977
MERCK AWARD 1977
RANKED #6 OF 119 MEDICAL SCHOOL CLASS 1978
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS:
ACADEMY OF PHARMACEUTICAL PHYSICIANS AND INVESTIGATORS
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HIP AND KNEE SURGEONS
ARTHROSCOPY ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA
ARKANSAS MEDICAL SOCIETY
ARKANSAS ORTHOPAEDIC SOCIETY
ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL RESEARCH PROFESSIONALS
MID AMERICA ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION
PULASKI COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
SOCIETY FOR ARTHRITIC JOINT SURGERY
SOUTHERN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
SOUTHERN ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:
ARKANSAS SURGICAL HOSPITAL
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
LITTLE ROCK SURGERY CENTER
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
ST. VINCENT INFIRMARY MEDICAL CENTER
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
STATE LICENSURES:
ARKANSAS
TEXAS
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
AMERICAN BOARD OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
SPECIAL INTERESTS:
TREATMENT OF DISORDERS OF THE KNEE, SHOULDER, SPORTS MEDICINE AND TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT