W. Jeff Shi, M.D.
Adult Reconstruction Fellowship
- Biography
- Education
- Memberships & Recognition
- Community Involvement
- Hospital Affiliations
- Patient Reviews
Biography
W. Jeff Shi, M.D. is a fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon and sees patients at our Conyers location in Rockdale County. In addition to treating patients with general orthopedic conditions, Dr. Shi specializes in total joint replacement and reconstructive surgery with a focus on total joint arthroplasty. He is particularly interested in partial knee and hip replacements and robotic total joint replacements. Dr. Shi is trained in the most up to date and cutting-edge procedures to maximize results and minimize downtime for patients while focusing on the best patient outcome. Dr. Shi is a MAKO, Velys, and ROSA robotics certified operator and specializes in minimally invasive surgery and same day discharge. Dr. Shi looks forward to positively impacting his patients’ lives, helping his patients return to an active lifestyle, and being the upmost patient advocate.
Dr. Shi graduated summa cum laude from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia and completed his medical degree and residency at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He completed an Adult Reconstruction Fellowship at the Florida Orthopedic Institute in Tampa, Florida.
Dr. Shi received multiple institutional awards and honors throughout his studies and has 19 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Shi enjoys dedicating time to serving as a peer reviewer and has reviewed multiple peer-reviewed publications.
Areas of Interest
- Total Knee Replacement
- Total Hip Replacement
- Robotic Total joint replacement
- Partial knee replacement
- Unicompartmental knee replacement
- Kinematic Knee replacement
- Avascular necrosis of the hip/knee
- SONK – Spontaneous osteonecrosis of the knee
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Fractures
Board Eligible
- Fellowship trained in Adult Reconstruction
- MAKO robotic certified operator
- Velys robotics certified operator
- ROSA robotics certified operator
- Residency trained in Orthopedics
Education
Fellowship: Florida Orthopedic Institute, Tampa, Florida, 2023, Adult Reconstruction Fellowship
Residency: Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, 2022, Orthopedic Surgery Residency
Medical Degree: Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, 2016, Doctor of Medicine
Undergraduate Degree: Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta, Georgia, 2011, Bachelor of Science in Biology-Summa Cum Laude
Memberships & Recognition
Professional Memberships
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS)
- Orthopedic Trauma Association (OTA)
- Georgia Orthopedic Society (GOS)
Publications/Research
- Risk Factors of Extended Hospital Stay after One Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy Fusion or Disc Replacement: Results from 1,004 Patients in FDA Trials
(2020). Yoon, Tim MD PhD, Greenberg, Aaron MD, Shi, Weilong MD, Mummaneni, Praveen MD.- World Neurosurgery PMID: Accepted/Pending
- Impact of Insurance and Practice Type on Access to Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. Weilong Shi (2020), MD, Albert Anastasio, MD, Ndeye F. Guisse, BS, Razan Faraj, BS, Omolola P. Fakunle, BS, Kirk Easley, MS, MApStat, and Kyle E. Hammond, MD
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine PMID: Accepted/Pending
- Are Patient and Surgeon Expectations after ACL Reconstruction Realistic? (2020) Danielle Weekes, Richard E Campbell, Weilong J Shi, Michael Ciccotti, John Salvo, Steven Cohen, Bradford Tucker, Matthew Pepe, Kevin Freedman, Fotios Tjoumakaris
- Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research PMID: 31977430
- Erratum: Are Patient and Surgeon Expectations after ACL Reconstruction Realistic? (2020) Danielle Weekes, Richard E Campbell, Weilong J Shi, Michael
Ciccotti, John Salvo, Steven Cohen, Bradford Tucker, Matthew Pepe, Kevin Freedman, Fotios Tjoumakaris- Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research PMID: 32379137
- Prevalence of Clinical Depression Among Patients After Shoulder Stabilization: A Prospective Study (2019). Danielle G Weekes, Richard E Campbell, Weilong J Shi, Nicholas Giunta, Kevin B Freedman, Matthew D Pepe, Bradford S Tucker, Fotios P Tjoumakaris
- Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery PMID: 31567799
- The Clinical Evidence Behind Biologic Therapies Promoted at Annual Orthopaedic Meetings: a Systematic Review (2019). Weilong J Shi, MD; Christopher J Hadley, BS; Hamadi Murphy, MD; Fotios P Tjoumakaris, MD; John P Salvo, MD; Kevin B Freedman, MD, MSCE
- Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery PMID: 30455088
- Observed Patterns of Cervical Radiculopathy: How Often do They Differ from a Standard, “Netter-diagram” Distribution? (2019) Steven J. McAnany MD, John M. Rhee MD, Evan O. Baird MD, Weilong Shi MD, Jeffrey Konopka MD, Thomas M. Neustein MD, Rafael Arceo MD
- The Spine Journal PMID: 30121324
- The Meniscal Comma Sign: Characterization and Treatment of a Displaced Fragment in the Meniscotibial Recess (2018). Hytham Salem MD, Aaron Carter MD, Weilong Shi MD, Fotios Tjoumakaris MD, Stephen Cohen MD, Adam Zoga MD, Kevin Freedman MD.
- Orthopedics PMID: 29738601
- Total Disk Replacement Adjacent to a Multilevel Fusion in the Cervical Spine: A Biomechanical Motion Analysis (2018). Dale N Segal, Zachary J Grabel, Jacob M Wilson, Andrew H Milby, Weilong J Shi, William C Hutton, John M Rhee
- World Neurosurgery PMID: 30391767
- Return-to-play Guidelines after Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Surgery for Recurrent Patellar Instability: A Systematic Review (2018). Zaman S. MD, Alex White, Weilong Shi MD, Kevin Freedman MD, Chris Dodson MD
- The American Journal of Sports Medicine PMID: 28678520
- The Impact of Insurance Coverage on Access to Orthopedic Spine Care (2018). Dale N Segal, Zachary J Grabel, Weilong J Shi, Michael B Gottschalk, Scott D Boden
- Journal of Spine Surgery PMID: 30069516
- The P-mJOA: A Patient-derived, Self-reported Outcome Instrument for Evaluating Cervical Myelopathy: Comparison with the mJOA (2018). John Rhee MD, Weilong Shi MD, Cyriac M, Kim JY, Zhou F, Easley KA, Patel Anuj M
- Clinical Spine Surgery PMID: 29088009
- Contact Versus Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries: Is Mechanism of Injury Predictive of Concomitant Knee Pathology? (2018) Hytham Salem MD, Weilong Shi MD, Tucker BS, Dodson CC, Ciccotti MG, Freedman KB, Cohen SB.
- Arthroscopy PMID: 29066269
- Privademics: The Best of Both Worlds (2017). Weilong Shi MD, Hamadi Murphy MD, Sebastian AS, Schroeder GD, West M, Alex Vaccaro MD
- Neurosurgery PMID: 28899054
- Management of Hangman’s Fractures: A Systematic Review (2017). Hamadi Murphy MD, Schroeder GD, Weilong Shi MD, Kepler CK, Kurd MF, Fleischman AN, Kandziora F, Chapman JP, Benneker LM, Alex Vaccaro MD
- Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma PMID: 28816880
- Biologic Injections of Osteoarthritis and Articular Cartilage Damage: Can We Modify Disease? (2017) Weilong Shi MD, Fotios Tjoumakaris MD, Mayan Lendner, Kevin Freedman MD
- Physician and Sports Medicine PMID: 28719231
- Radiographic Assessment of Guided Growth: The Correlation Between Screw Divergence and Change in Anatomic Alignment (2017). Kyle Sweeney MD, Weilong Shi MD, Michael Gottschalk MD, Jason Kappa MD, Robert Bruce MD, Nicholas Fletcher MD.
- Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics PMID: 284141689
Community Involvement
Dr. Shi is fluent in Mandarin. In his spare time, Dr. Shi enjoys fishing, traveling, basketball, football, and exploring new food cuisines with his wife.
Hospital Affiliations
Piedmont Rockdale Hospital