Little Rock spine surgeon, Wayne L. Bruffett, MD, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Bruffett is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopaedic spine surgeon specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of spinal conditions and injuries, including adult degenerative disorders of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions. He sees patients at The Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital’s Specialty Clinic and the UAMS Health Orthopaedic & Spine Clinic in North Little Rock.
Bruffett obtained undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He earned a medical degree from the Baylor College of Medicine at the Texas Medical Center in Houston and completed a residency in orthopaedic surgery at UAMS. He continued his training with an orthopaedic spine fellowship at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver. Bruffett has been practicing in Little Rock for 25 years.