{"id":5830,"date":"2024-10-15T09:58:32","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T13:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/?post_type=idfive-person&p=5830"},"modified":"2024-12-13T17:59:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T22:59:16","slug":"herndon-murray","status":"publish","type":"idfive-person","link":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/herndon-murray\/","title":{"rendered":"Herndon Murray"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\"A\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Herndon Murray<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

M.D.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Medical Director of Orthopedics<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
  • \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
    Shepherd Center Main Campus<\/address>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t
    \n\t
    \n\t\t

    Herndon Murray, M.D. has been with Shepherd Center since its opening in 1975 and works with the following programs:<\/p>\n

      \n
    • Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Specialties<\/strong><\/h2>\n
        \n
      • Orthopaedic Surgery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Education and training<\/h2>\n

        Wellstar Health System\/Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center<\/strong>
        \nResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1969-1973<\/p>\n

        Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center<\/strong>
        \nInternship, 1968-1969<\/p>\n

        Tulane University School of Medicine<\/strong>
        \nMedical School, 1968<\/p>\n

        Certifications<\/h2>\n

        American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery<\/strong>
        \nCertified in Orthopaedic Surgery<\/p>\n

        About<\/h2>\n

        Dr. Herndon Murray is the medical director of orthopedics at Shepherd Center and an orthopedic consultant. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. He is a graduate of Tulane University. He completed his orthopedic training at Georgia Baptist Hospital, where he became fascinated with spine trauma, and included a rotation at the University of Southern California\u2019s Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center to obtain additional training in spinal cord injury. He has been with Shepherd Center since its opening in 1975.<\/p>\n

        He has been recognized locally as President of the Atlanta Orthopedic society and regionally as President of the Georgia Orthopedic Society, and as Chairman of the Regional Membership Committee of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS). Nationally, he has been recognized as the AAOS National Membership Committee Chairman, and by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery (ABOS) as a member of the Written Exam Task Force of the Written Exam Committee, writing and editing Board Exam questions for 18 years. Internationally by the International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) on the Injury Prevention Committee. He has given invited presentations related to spinal cord injury in America and Canada, Europe, Africa, and Asia.<\/p>\n

        In 2015, Dr. Murray co-authored two chapters in the \u201cISCoS Textbook on Comprehensive Management of Spinal Cord Injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n

        He is a partner in the Peachtree Orthopedic clinic, and a clinical instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery at Emory University.<\/p>\n

        Dr. Murray was named to U.S. News magazine’s Top Doctors list, has been on the Castle Connolly Top Doctor List for ten consecutive years, and was selected as a recipient of the William C. Waters III Award for Clinical Excellence at Piedmont Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Dr. Herndon Murray is the Medical Director of Orthopedics at Shepherd Center. Learn more about his education and background.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5837,"template":"","role":[36],"specialty":[43],"class_list":["post-5830","idfive-person","type-idfive-person","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","role-physician","specialty-orthopedics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHerndon Murray | Shepherd Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dr. Herndon Murray is the Medical Director of Orthopedics at Shepherd Center. Learn more about his education and background.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/herndon-murray\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Herndon Murray\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dr. Herndon Murray is the Medical Director of Orthopedics at Shepherd Center. Learn more about his education and background.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/herndon-murray\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Shepherd Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shepherdcenter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-12-13T22:59:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/herndon-murray.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"377\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"377\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t \"@graph\": [\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/herndon-murray\/\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/herndon-murray\/\",\n\t \"name\": \"Herndon Murray | Shepherd Center\",\n\t \"isPartOf\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/#website\"\n\t },\n\t \"primaryImageOfPage\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/herndon-murray\/#primaryimage\"\n\t },\n\t \"image\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/herndon-murray\/#primaryimage\"\n\t },\n\t \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/herndon-murray.jpg\",\n\t \"datePublished\": \"2024-10-15T13:58:32+00:00\",\n\t \"dateModified\": \"2024-12-13T22:59:16+00:00\",\n\t \"description\": \"Dr. Herndon Murray is the Medical Director of Orthopedics at Shepherd Center. Learn more about his education and background.\",\n\t \"breadcrumb\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/herndon-murray\/#breadcrumb\"\n\t },\n\t \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t \"potentialAction\": [\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t \"target\": [\n\t \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/herndon-murray\/\"\n\t ]\n\t }\n\t ]\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/herndon-murray\/#primaryimage\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/herndon-murray.jpg\",\n\t \"contentUrl\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/herndon-murray.jpg\",\n\t \"width\": 377,\n\t \"height\": 377,\n\t \"caption\": \"Headshot of Herndon Murray\"\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/herndon-murray\/#breadcrumb\",\n\t \"itemListElement\": [\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t \"position\": 1,\n\t \"name\": \"Home\",\n\t \"item\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/\"\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t \"position\": 2,\n\t \"name\": \"Herndon Murray\"\n\t }\n\t ]\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/#website\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/\",\n\t \"name\": \"Shepherd Center\",\n\t \"description\": \"\",\n\t \"publisher\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/#organization\"\n\t },\n\t \"potentialAction\": [\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t \"target\": {\n\t \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t },\n\t \"query-input\": {\n\t \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t }\n\t }\n\t ],\n\t \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/#organization\",\n\t \"name\": \"Shepherd Center\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/\",\n\t \"logo\": {\n\t \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/shepherd-vertical-logo.png?ver=1741123227\",\n\t \"contentUrl\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/shepherd-vertical-logo.png?ver=1741123227\",\n\t \"width\": 981,\n\t \"height\": 1163,\n\t \"caption\": \"Shepherd Center\"\n\t },\n\t \"image\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"\n\t },\n\t \"sameAs\": [\n\t \"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shepherdcenter\",\n\t \"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/shepherd-center\",\n\t \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/ShepherdCenter\"\n\t ],\n\t \"description\": \"Shepherd Center\u2019s mission is to help people with a temporary or permanent disability caused by injury or disease rebuild their lives with hope, independence, and dignity, advocating for their full inclusion in all aspects of community life while promoting safety and injury prevention.\",\n\t \"email\": \"hello@shepherd.org\",\n\t \"telephone\": \"404-352-2020\",\n\t \"legalName\": \"Shepherd Center\",\n\t \"foundingDate\": \"1975-08-18\",\n\t \"numberOfEmployees\": {\n\t \"@type\": \"QuantitativeValue\",\n\t \"minValue\": \"1001\",\n\t \"maxValue\": \"5000\"\n\t },\n\t \"publishingPrinciples\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/about\/\",\n\t \"ownershipFundingInfo\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/policies\/price-transparency\/\",\n\t \"actionableFeedbackPolicy\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/policies\/\",\n\t \"correctionsPolicy\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/policies\/terms-conditions\/\",\n\t \"ethicsPolicy\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/policies\/code-of-ethics\/\"\n\t }\n\t ]\n\t}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Herndon Murray | Shepherd Center","description":"Dr. Herndon Murray is the Medical Director of Orthopedics at Shepherd Center. Learn more about his education and background.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/herndon-murray\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Herndon Murray","og_description":"Dr. Herndon Murray is the Medical Director of Orthopedics at Shepherd Center. Learn more about his education and background.","og_url":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/herndon-murray\/","og_site_name":"Shepherd Center","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shepherdcenter","article_modified_time":"2024-12-13T22:59:16+00:00","og_image":[{"width":377,"height":377,"url":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/herndon-murray.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/herndon-murray\/","url":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/herndon-murray\/","name":"Herndon Murray | Shepherd Center","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/herndon-murray\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/herndon-murray\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/herndon-murray.jpg","datePublished":"2024-10-15T13:58:32+00:00","dateModified":"2024-12-13T22:59:16+00:00","description":"Dr. Herndon Murray is the Medical Director of Orthopedics at Shepherd Center. Learn more about his education and background.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/herndon-murray\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/herndon-murray\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/herndon-murray\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/herndon-murray.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/herndon-murray.jpg","width":377,"height":377,"caption":"Headshot of Herndon Murray"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/herndon-murray\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Herndon Murray"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/","name":"Shepherd Center","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/#organization","name":"Shepherd Center","url":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/shepherd-vertical-logo.png?ver=1741123227","contentUrl":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/shepherd-vertical-logo.png?ver=1741123227","width":981,"height":1163,"caption":"Shepherd Center"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shepherdcenter","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/shepherd-center","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/ShepherdCenter"],"description":"Shepherd Center\u2019s mission is to help people with a temporary or permanent disability caused by injury or disease rebuild their lives with hope, independence, and dignity, advocating for their full inclusion in all aspects of community life while promoting safety and injury prevention.","email":"hello@shepherd.org","telephone":"404-352-2020","legalName":"Shepherd Center","foundingDate":"1975-08-18","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"1001","maxValue":"5000"},"publishingPrinciples":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/about\/","ownershipFundingInfo":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/policies\/price-transparency\/","actionableFeedbackPolicy":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/policies\/","correctionsPolicy":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/policies\/terms-conditions\/","ethicsPolicy":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/policies\/code-of-ethics\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/idfive-person\/5830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/idfive-person"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/idfive-person"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"role","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/role?post=5830"},{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=5830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}