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AUSTIN NABET, DO, FAAOS

Austin C. Nabet, DO, FAAOSBoard Certified Orthopedic Surgeon
Joint Replacement Specialist

Austin C. Nabet, DO, FAAOSBoard Certified Orthopedic Surgeon
Joint Replacement Specialist

Dr. Nabet specializes in hip and knee replacement and is committed to treating each patient like family while providing excellent, comprehensive care. He utilizes state of the art minimally invasive techniques, technology, personalized alignment strategies, and rapid recovery pain control techniques in a patient -centered approach to provided personalized care to all patients.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Fellowship

  • Adult Hip & Knee Reconstruction

    Sinai Hospital – Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics Baltimore, MD

    Dates attended: 8/2020 - 7/2021

Residency

  • Orthopedic Surgery Resident

    Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Portsmouth, VA

    Dates attended: 7/2014 - 9/2018

Internship

  • Orthopedic Surgery Intern

    Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Portsmouth, VA

    Dates attended: 7/2013 - 6/2014

Medical School

  • Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine

    Doctor of Osteopathy, Honors Blacksburg, VA

    Dates attended: 8/2009 - 6/2013

Military Training

  • Officer Development School

    United States Navy Newport, RI

    Dates attended: 5/2009 - 6/2009

Undergraduate

  • Pfeiffer University

    B.S. Biology & Chemistry, Magna Cum Laude Misenheimer, NC

    Dates attended: 8/2003 - 5/2008

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Staff Orthopedic Surgeon – Adult Hip & Knee Recon

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA & Twentynine Palms, CA
Dates performed: 9/2018 - 9/2025

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Assistant Professor

  • Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences

    Bethesda, MD

    Dates performed: 6/2018 - Current

HONORS AND RECOGNITION

Residency

  • The LCDR John E. Kainer Award 2017 Excellence in Orthopedic Research ScREWS Trial: A Prospective RCT

Medical School

  • Sigma Sigma Phi Honors Society

Undergraduate

  • Magna Cum Laude National Honors Society

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons
Board Certified
American Association of Hip & Knee Surgeons
Member
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Fellow Member
American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics
Member

PUBLICATIONS/RESEARCH

Capacity: Attending

  • 2025 - Abraham V, Nabet AC, Olsen AA. Radiographic Evaluation of Failed Total Hip Arthroplasty. Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty, 1st Edition, Smith EL, Bono JV. Springer, 125-137. 2025. Textbook Chapter.
  • 2023 – Sanderson G, Olsen A, Nabet A, Goldman A. A simplified approach for the surgical treatment of hip and knee periprosthetic joint infections. J Orthop. 2023 Nov 11;47:58-62. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2023.11.005. PMID: 38022845; PMCID: PMC10679533.
  • 2023 – Chen Z, Bains SS, Dubin JA, Sax OC, Gilson GA, Jacobstein DA, Nabet A, Nace J, Delanois RE. Cementation of a Metal Dual Mobility Liner in Patients Undergoing Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty. Arthroplast Today. 2023 Dec 3;24:101270. doi: 10.1016/j.artd.2023.101270. PMID: 38077925; PMCID: PMC10704222.
  • 2023 – Kotler JA, Zuppke JN, Abraham VM, Sanville JA, Nabet AC, Carofino B, Gardner MJ, Smith CS. Biomechanical Analysis of Combined Medial Calcar and Lateral Locked Plating Versus Isolated Lateral Locked Plating of Proximal Humerus Fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 2023 Apr 17. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002619. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37074819.
  • 2022 – Nabet A, Sax OC, Nace J, Delanois RE, Peroutka RM. Liner Dissociation and Acetabular Erosion Treated by Implant Retention and Dual-Mobility Liner Cementation: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2022 Aug 17;12(3). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.22.00348. PMID: 35977042.
  • 2022 – Sax OC, Nabet A, Novack T, Delanois RE, Nace J, Mont MA. Revision Distal Femoral Replacement for Patello-Femoral Maltracking: A Surgical Technique. Surg Technol Int. 2022 May 27;41:sti41/1578. doi: 10.52198/22.STI.41.OS1578. PMID: 35623035.
  • 2022 – Nabet A, Sax OC, Shanoada R, Conway JD, Mont MA, Delanois RE, Nace J. Survival and Outcomes of 1.5-Stage vs 2-Stage Exchange Total Knee Arthroplasty Following Prosthetic Joint Infection. J Arthroplasty. 2022 May;37(5):936-941. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2022.01.043. Epub 2022 Jan 31. PMID: 35093542.
  • 2022 – Bains SS, Sax OC, Chen Z, Nabet A, Nace J, Delanois RE. Bariatric surgery prior to total hip arthroplasty: does timing or type matter? Hip Int. 2022 Nov 17:11207000221136001. doi: 10.1177/11207000221136001. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36396616.
  • 2022 – Pervaiz SS, Douglas SJ, Sax OC, Nabet A, Monarrez RG, Remily EA, Novack T, Nace J, Delanois RE. Phenotypic Frailty Score Predicts Perioperative Outcomes for Geriatric Total Joint Arthroplasty. Orthopedics. 2022 Nov-Dec;45(6):e315-e320. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20220805-04. Epub 2022 Aug 10. PMID: 35947458.
  • 2022 – Sax OC, Douglas SJ, Pervaiz SS, Salem HS, Nabet A, Mont MA, Delanois RE. Intra-articular Hip Injections Prior to Total Hip Arthroplasty: Infection and Cost-Related Associations. Orthopedics. 2022 Oct 6:1-8. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20221003-05. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36206513.
  • 2021 – Remily EA, Nabet A, Sax OC, Douglas SJ, Pervaiz SS, Delanois RE. Impact of Robotic Assisted Surgery on Outcomes in Total Hip Arthroplasty. Arthroplast Today. 2021 Apr 30;9:46-49. doi: 10.1016/j.artd.2021.04.003. PMID: 33997208; PMCID: PMC8105177.

Capacity: Resident

  • 2018 – Nabet, Erdle, Skeehan, Smith. Screw Removal Effects Within the Syndesmosis, ScREWS Trial: A Prospective RCT. Poster presentation – OTA Annual Meeting October 2018
  • 2018 – Nabet A, Faruqui S, Hogan CJ. Rice Bodies and a Partial Flexor Tendon Rupture in a Patient with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. JBJS Case Connect. 2017 Apr-Jun;7(2):e41. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.16.00114. PMID: 29244679. Poster presentation – Virginia Orthopedic Society Annual Meeting
  • 2017 – Nabet, Smith. Comparison of Mini-Fragment Antiglide Plating to 6.5mm Partially Threaded Cancellous Screws for Fixation of Coronal Fractures of the Lateral Condyle of the Distal Femur. Podium presentation – Society of Military Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting
  • 2016 – Feaker, Nabet, Ruland, Faruqui, Balsamo. Giant Cell Tumor of the Hamate: A Case Report. Podium presentation – Society of Military Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting

Capacity: Medical Student

  • 2011 – Nabet, Goodhue, Dean. VCOM Department of Emergency Medicine. Evaluating International Emergency Medical Services at The Verón Clinic Dominican Republic: Strategies for system assessment and planning. Dominica Republic, Verón Nov-Dec. Publication submitted – not published
  • 2010 – Research Intern Navy Submarine Research Laboratories USN Protocol – Bioeffects of Underwater Blasts Plovers Lake, IN 7/10 to 7/28
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Locations & Directions
1800 Camelot Drive,
Suite 300
Virginia Beach, VA 23454
6160 Kempsville Circle,
Suite 200B (PM&R Suite 110A)
Hampton Roads, VA 23502