LITTLE ROCK — The UAMS Orthopaedics Department has announced the addition of two new physicians. 

Hip and knee replacement surgeon Paul K. Edwards, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), effective April 1, and will see patients at the UAMS Orthopaedic Clinic at #2 Shackleford West Bouledvard.

He is also an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedics in the UAMS College of Medicine.

Edwards earned his medical degree from UAMS in 2005. He completed a residency in orthopaedic surgery program in 2011, at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. In 2012, Edwards completed an adult reconstruction fellowship at OrthoCarolina in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Edwards has authored or co-authored several peer-reviewed manuscripts and continues to participate in research studies to improve the design and function of total joint replacement. He lectures nationally on hip and knee replacement.

Edwards is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, in addition to the International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty and the Arkansas Orthopaedic Society.

Foot and ankle surgeon Robert D. Martin, M.D., has joined UAMS, effective May 1, and will see patients at the Outpatient Clinic.

He is also an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedics in the UAMS College of Medicine.

Martin earned his medical degree from the University of Alabama in 2008. He completed his internship in 2009 and residency in 2013, both at UAMS. He was a fellow at the Florida Orthopaedic Institute, where he specialized in foot and ankle surgery.

Martin is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery and the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society.