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Elizabeth P. Wellings, M.D., M.S.

  1. Orthopedic Surgeon

Location

  1. Jacksonville, Florida

Idiomas

English

Dr. Wellings was raised in Tampa, Florida. She attended the University of Florida, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. She then obtained her Masters in Biomechanical Engineering at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. She then worked in the orthopedic industry as a product development engineer for 3 years prior to attending medical school at the University of Central Florida. She then went on to complete her orthopedic surgery residency at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN while simultaneously obtaining her Master of Science focusing on tendon regeneration. She then completed her fellowship at the highest volume Level 1 trauma center in the nation at Grady Memorial Hospital, Emory University in Atlanta, GA. She lives in Jacksonville Beach with her husband and two dogs.

  1. Acetabular fracture
  2. Fracture
  3. Hip fracture
  4. Leg length discrepancy
  5. Limb deformity
  6. Malunion
  7. Nonunion
  8. Pathologic fracture
  9. Pelvis fracture
  10. Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
  11. Sacroiliac pain syndromes
  1. Acetabular repair
  2. Amputation
  3. Ankle surgery
  4. Elbow fracture fixation
  5. Femoral osteotomy
  6. Fracture treatment
  7. Hip fracture surgery
  8. Humerus fracture fixation
  9. Knee fracture surgery
  10. Limb deformity correction
  11. Limb lengthening
  12. Limb salvage surgery
  13. Nonunion surgery
  14. Pelvic fixation
  15. Pelvic surgery
  16. Prophylactic surgery
  17. Sacroiliac joint fusions
  18. Shoulder fracture fixation
  • Orthopedic trauma
  • Pelvis/Acetabular trauma
  • Sacroiliac Joint Pain
  • Limb Deformity
  • Limb Reconstruction/Limb Salvage
  • Nonunion surgery
  • Malunion surgery
  • Limb lengthening
  • Bone transport
  • Prophylactic surgery for metastatic bone disease
  1. 2024
    Fellowship - Orthopedic TraumatologyGrady Memorial Hospital, Emory University
  2. 2023
    Masters - Biomedical ScienceMayo School of Graduate Medical Education
  3. 2023
    ResidencyOrthopedic Surgery, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  4. 2023
    ResidentOrthopedic Surgery, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  5. 2018
    MDUniversity of Central Florida College of Medicine
  6. 2011
    ME - Biomedical EngineeringCornell University
  7. 2010
    BS - Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Florida

Awards and honors

  1. 2020
    3rd Place, Best PaperMusculoskeletal Tumor Society
  2. 2020
    Research Fellow AwardPatrick J. Kelly, MD Orthopedic Surgery
  3. 2018
    RSNA Cum Laude AwardUniversity of Central Florida College of Medicine
  4. 2018
    Order of the PegasusUniversity of Central Florida College of Medicine
  5. 2018
    Outstanding Student Leader AwardWomen’s History Month, University of Central Florida College of Medicine
  6. 2017
    Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society MemberUniversity of Central Florida College of Medicine
  7. 2017
    Gold Humanism Honor Society MemberUniversity of Central Florida College of Medicine
  8. 2017
    Chairman’s Medical Student Recognition Program by the Florida Board of MedicineUniversity of Central Florida College of Medicine
  9. 2016
    Faculty Choice Award WinnerUniversity of Central Florida College of Medicine
  10. 2015
    Scholarship WinnerFlorida American Legions
  11. 2015
    Oral Presentation: 1st Place - Student's Choice; 3rd Place - Faculty's Choice FIRE Research Conference, University of Central Florida College of Medicine
  12. 2009
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowship AwardUniversity of Florida

Professional memberships

  1. 2021 - present
    MemberOrthopedic Trauma Association
  2. 2020 - present
    MemberOrthopedic Research Review Committee, Mayo Clinic
  3. 2020 - present
    MemberOrthopaedic Research Society
  4. 2018 - present
    MemberAmerican Academy of Orthopedic Surgery (AAOS)
  5. 2018 - present
    MemberMinnesota Medical Association

Publications