John Hagedorn II, MD FACS

John Hagedorn is Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, where he serves as the department's liaison to the UNC Hillsborough campus. He was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and lived in five states and six cities growing up. He attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for undergraduate studies, West Virginia University for medical school and residency, and completed his orthopaedic traumatology fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. Before coming to UNC, Dr. Hagedorn was director and chief of Orthopaedic Trauma at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, where he also served as residency program director. Dr. Hagedorn enjoys teaching residents, building trauma systems, and taking care of injured patients.

Bone Infection

• joint infections
• osteomyelitis

Foot, Ankle, Disorders/Procedures

• ankle arthritis
• ankle fracture
• foot and ankle fracture
• foot and ankle reconstruction
• lower extremity deformities
• sprained ankle
• stress fracture of the foot and ankle
• talus fracture

General Orthopaedics

• amputation
• broken collarbone
• fractures
• fractures complex

Knee Leg Disorders/Procedures

• femur fracture
• knee surgery
• leg fractures
• limb-length discrepancy
• tibia fracture
• tibia fracture

Pediatric Orthopaedics

• elbow fracture in children
• femur fracture in children
• forearm fracture in children
• limb deformities
• limb length discrepancy
• limb lengthening
• lower extremity deformities
• open fracture

Shoulder & Arm Disease/Injury

• arm fracture
• clavicle fracture (broken collarbone)
• elbow dislocation
• elbow fracture
• shoulder blade fracture

Orthopedic Trauma

• amputation
• extremity reconstruction
• foot and ankle reconstruction
• limb restoration
• reconstructive spine surgery
• reconstructive surgery
• shoulder reconstruction

University of North Carolina

Chapel HIll, NC

Professor

07/2026—Present

University of Texas Medical Branch John Sealy School of Medicine

Galveston, TX

Assistant Professor

01/2017—08/2022

University of Texas Medical Branch John Sealy School of Medicine

Galveston, TX

Chief

01/2017—07/2026

University of Texas Medical Branch John Sealy School of Medicine

Galveston, TX

Associate Professor

09/2022—07/2026

University of Texas Medical Branch John Sealy School of Medicine

Galveston, TX

Other

07/2023—07/2026

University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Chapel Hill, NC

Professor

07/2026—Present