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Michael T. Ellerbusch, M.D.
Southlake Orthopaedics
Orthopedics
Hoover
4.9
384 Ratings
149 Comments
Dr. Michael T. Ellerbusch moved to Birmingham, Alabama where he performed one year of residency in Internal Medicine and then completed an additional three years in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He served as the Chief Resident during his final year at UAB. He then completed a subspecialty fellowship in Sports Medicine at the Alabama Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Clinic.
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4.9
384 Ratings
149 Comments
Dr. Michael T. Ellerbusch moved to Birmingham, Alabama where he performed one year of residency in Internal Medicine and then completed an additional three years in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He served as the Chief Resident during his final year at UAB. He then completed a subspecialty fellowship in Sports Medicine at the Alabama Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Clinic.
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Dr. Ellerbusch received his bachelor’s degree in Biology Pre-Medicine and Chemistry from Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky. While there, he was named a USA Today Academic All-American. He also received the Outstanding Senior Man Award and served as the commencement speaker at the graduation ceremony. He attended medical school at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, Illinois, where he graduated with high honors.
After graduation, he moved to Birmingham, Alabama where he performed one year of residency in Internal Medicine and then completed an additional three years in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He served as the Chief Resident during his final year at UAB. He then completed a subspecialty fellowship in Sports Medicine at the Alabama Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Clinic. After completing his fellowship in 2001, he practiced at the Alabama Orthopaedic and Spine Center of Tuscaloosa. He served as the Medical Director for the Athletic Program at Shelton State Community College as well as serving as Team Physician for multiple high schools in the Tuscaloosa area.
Dr. Ellerbusch joined the practice of Southlake Orthopaedics in 2005. He currently serves as Team Physician for Hoover High School and the associated middle schools. He is currently triple board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. He enjoys seeing a variety of patients for non-surgical treatment, especially in the area of Sports Medicine. He also performs his own electromyograms and nerve conduction studies commonly used in the diagnosis of carpel tunnel syndrome and other nerve entrapments. In addition, he frequently lectures in the areas of non-operative treatment of musculoskeletal injuries, sports medicine, osteoarthritis, nerve conduction studies and electromyography. On a personal level, he enjoys participating in athletics including basketball and golf. He also is active in coaching his son and daughter in various sporting activities in the community. In addition, he is very active at Vestavia Hills Church of Christ.
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Dr Ellerbusch was patient and knowledgeable about my son’s injury. He provided all necessary recommendations for healing at once and not forcing us to come back each time to get the possible same results.
Listens well and responsive.
We saw Dr Ellerbusch for a second opinion on our son’s sports injury. We were blown away by his expertise, thorough treatment plan and recommendations for things we could do on our end to expedite his recovery. We will only be seeing Dr Ellerbusch from here on out. Even though our school uses a different prominent clinic in town, this is the second time he has caught something on X-ray that other drs missed. Thank you Dr E! We wish we would have come sooner!
Simply the best we have dealt with for sport injuries.
Very professional. Explained my procedure thoroughly. Answered all questions.
Dr. Ellerbusch is absolutely amazing. He has pulled some fluid off of my knee twice and I haven’t felt it once, and he is so caring while doing so. He has also treated several broken bones of mine with knowing exactly what to do having me in and out of the office and home resting. I went to see him after not seeing him for 10 years for inflammation and he’s still amazing.
Absolutely the best.
The whole experience was great. Very minimal wait time, the office staff were very nice, and Dr. Ellerbusch was wonderful. He was super nice and very efficient. He explained everything very well and was very informative.
He was very polite and explained everything he was doing. Kept me calm.
Very Friendly and knowledgeable.