John P. Metzler: Orthopedics: Washington University Physicians in St. Louis, MO

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John P. Metzler, MD

Current Position
Associate Professor, Orthopedic Surgery
Associate Professor, Neurology

Specialty Areas
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Electromyography
Musculoskeletal Injuries

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Patients Seen At
Center for Advanced Medicine Cervical Spine Institute & Center for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 4921 Parkview Place, A, 12 St. Louis, MO 63110 314-514-3500 Fax: 314-747-2597 View Floor Map View Campus Map View Driving Directions
Center for Advanced Medicine Spine Center 4921 Parkview Place, B, 6 St. Louis, MO 63110 314-514-3500 Fax: 314-747-2597 View Floor Map View Campus Map View Driving Directions
Washington University Orthopedics 14532 S. Outer Forty Road Chesterfield, MO 63017 314-514-3500 Fax: 314-747-2597 View Driving Directions

Mailing Address
Washington University School of Medicine Department of Othopedic Surgery 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8233 St. Louis, MO 63110

Academic Office
Department of Orthopedic Surgery One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza, 11300 West Pavilion St. Louis, MO 63110 (314) 454-4195

Areas of Clinical Interest
Nonoperative care of musculoskeletal injuries, with special interests in foot/ankle, therapeutic spine injections and electromyography

Board Certification
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation -- Certified

Medical Education

Medical Degree: University of Texas, Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, 1991

Undergraduate Degree: Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, 1991

Residency: Physical Medicine and Rehab, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1999

Fellowship: Spine & Sports Medicine, Buffalo Spine & Sports Medicine, Williamsville, New York, 2000

Hospital Affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Barnes-Jewish Hospital West County

Honors and Awards
Listed in Best Doctors in America, 2007-2013 (Best Doctors, Inc.)

Selected or Recent Journal Articles
Prather H, Van Dillen L, Metzler JP, Riew KD, Gilula LA. "Prospective measurement of function and pain in patients with non-neoplastic compression fractures treated with vertebroplasty." J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006 Feb;88(2):334-41.

For articles and abstracts, take this off-site link to the National Library of Medicine PubMed page for Dr. John P. Metzler.

John P. Metzler, MD

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