Physician Extenders
Tuan L. Bui, M.D.
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Biography
Tuan Bui, M.D., is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Bui is a fellowship trained spine surgeon. In addition to spine surgery, his specialties include general orthopedics, fracture care, trauma and work injuries. Dr. Bui believes that the key to being a good doctor is being a great listener. Dr. Bui lives by this personal philosophy and brings it into his practice of medicine. Dr. Bui is fluent in Vietnamese and welcomes Vietnamese-speaking patients.
Areas of Interest
- Adult Degenerative Cervical and Lumbar Spinal Pathology
- Traumatic Spinal Injuries
- Motion Preservation Technology (Total Disc Arthroplasty)
- Minimally-Invasive Spinal Surgery
- Fracture Care
- General Orthopaedics
- Trauma
- Work Injuries
Board Certification
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Education
Fellowship: OrthoCarolina, Charlotte, North Carolina 2012 Surgery of the Spine Fellowship
Residency: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 2011, Orthopaedic Residency
Medical Degree: Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Doctor of Medicine 2006
Masters Degree: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 1998,
Master of Medical Science, Anesthesiologist Assistant
Undergraduate Degree: Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 1996, Bachelor of Science, Biology
Memberships & Recognition
Professional Memberships
- Atlanta Spine Society (Founder)
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- North American Spine Society
- Cervical Spine Research Society
- International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery
- Lumbar Spine Research Society
Appointments
- Chief of the Department of Orthopedics for Northside Hospital Gwinnett and Northside Hopsital Duluth (2021 - 2022, 2019 -2020)
- Vice Chairman of the Department of Orthopedics at Gwinnett Medical Center (2017 - 2018)
Publications/Research
Brett A Freedman, Tuan L Bui, S Timothy Yoon, Diagnostic Challenge: Bilateral Infected Lumbar Facet Cysts. A Rare Cause of Acute Lumbar Spinal
Stenosis and Back Pain. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2010 vol:5 iss:1 pg:14
Bruce Darden, MD, Tuan Bui Md, Thomas Kesman, MD. The Natural History of Cervical Myelopathy. Journal of American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons -Submitted.
Community Involvement
Dr. Bui seeks to give back to the community in the United States and abroad. He enjoys traveling and spends a great deal of time doing volunteer work and medical mission trips. Dr. Bui regularly travels both internationally and domestically to learn advance technology and surgical techniques that are used around the world. He continues to travel and teach surgeons new innovative techniques and procedures. He is well known and is published in multiple orthopedic journals and media.
Dr. Bui has been elected to serve as the Chief of the Department of Orthopedics for Northside Hospital Gwinnett and Northside Hospital Duluth, beginning January, 2021, and currently serves as the department's Chairman.
Hospital Affiliations
Northside Hospital Gwinnett
Northside Hospital Duluth
Emory Johns Creek Hospital
Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
Member of the Piedmont Clinic
Media
Telehealth Live Video Visits
Piedmont Orthopedics | OrthoAtlanta offers telehealth virtual visits for many types of post-op and follow up care for existing patients.
OrthoAtlanta an Official Partner of the 2019 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game
OrthoAtlanta is the Official Sports Medicine provider for the nationally-televised 2019 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game on Aug. 31 pairing Duke vs. Alabama in Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Tuan Bui, MD, OrthoAtlanta Spine Surgeon Interview on North Fulton Business Radio X
Dr. Tuan Bui shares insights into career and technology trends for patient spine care
Tuan L. Bui, M.D., OrthoAtlanta, to Speak at Spine Symposium in Seoul, Korea
OrthoAtlanta spine surgeon, Tuan L. Bui, M.D., has been invited to speak at the 12th Soonchunhyang Spine Symposium in Seoul, Korea on March 18, 2016. The international conference held by Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital will be attended by over 250 spine surgeons from around the world.