Apurva S. Shah, MD, MBA

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Apurva S. Shah, MD, MBA, is an attending pediatric orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in pediatric hand and upper extremity surgery.

Areas of Expertise: Brachial plexus birth palsy, Congenital hand and arm differences, Hand and upper limb fractures, Sports injuries, Hand and upper limb tumors, Acute flaccid myelitis, Cerebral palsy and other neuromuscular disorders
Locations: Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care; Specialty Care, Virtua; Specialty Care, Abington; Middleman Family Pavilion

Appointments, Referrals and Video Visits: 215-590-1527

Background

Apurva Shah, MD, MBA, is a nationally recognized expert in pediatric hand and upper extremity surgery, and has been named as a "Young Leader" by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. He is an attending physician with CHOP’s Hand and Arm Disorders Program and directs the Brachial Plexus Program. Dr. Shah is one of a small group of surgeons in the country who perform complex reconstructive surgery for infants and children with brachial plexus birth palsy, including nerve grafting, nerve transfers, shoulder tendon transfers and humeral osteotomy. He also takes care of patients with acute flaccid myelitis and has performed nerve transfers for this rare condition.

Dr. Shah serves as the Co-Director of the Pediatric Hand Study Group — the leading national organization dedicated to the treatment of pediatric hand and upper limb congenital anomalies (differences) and other disorders. Dr. Shah is passionate about caring for children with congenital hand and arm differences. Watching these children grow and adapt to the world reminds him daily “to live life with a heart full of courage and joy.”

Although many congenital hand problems are rare, Dr. Shah has extensive experience treating a variety of conditions, including:

  • Syndactyly
  • Polydactyly
  • Symbrachydactyly
  • Cleft hand
  • Hypoplastic thumb
  • Radial longitudinal deficiency
  • Macrodactyly
  • Clinodactyly
  • Camptodactyly
  • Madelung deformity
  • Amniotic band syndrome
  • Pseudoarthrosis of the clavicle
  • Congenital radial head dislocation
  • Congenital radioulnar synostosis
 

Dr. Shah serves as the Director of Clinical Research in the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is a member of several multicenter research networks including Plexus Nexus and the Congenital Upper Limb Differences (CoULD) Registry. He has received several grants for hand and upper extremity research including funding from the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF). POSNA recently awarded Dr. Shah the Angela S.M. Kuo Memorial Award, which is given annually to an outstanding young investigator.

He has published more than 125 peer-reviewed scientific articles, reviews and textbook chapters. Over the last several years, Dr. Shah’s research has pioneered the use of text messaging to communicate with families after surgery in order to better understand post-operative pain and opioid use. This research has changed the way children recover from orthopaedic surgery by decreasing pain while limiting opioid use. “Our team is focused on getting children back to their home, school, playground and sports field as quickly as possible. Kids need nothing more than to be kids.” Dr. Shah's recent clinical research has also changed the way that surgeons care for pediatric trigger thumb and trigger finger, ganglion cysts, and numerous congenital anomalies.

Dr. Shah earned his bachelor's degree in Economics at Yale University, his medical degree at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and his MBA at Columbia Business School. He completed a residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Michigan followed by the Harvard Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship. During fellowship, Dr. Shah began to appreciate “the wonder and beauty of a child’s hand.” Before long, he realized that pediatric hand surgery was his “path in life.” Dr. Shah pursued advanced training in pediatric hand and upper extremity surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital where he developed expertise in the management of brachial plexus birth injuries and the reconstruction of complex congenital hand differences.

Dr. Shah travels internationally to provide hand surgery and care to children in underserved areas. He has collaborated with the Touching Hands Project (THP) to develop a sustainable hand surgery program in Honduras. He has been happily married for over 20 years and has two energetic, young children. Dr. Shah enjoys hiking, rowing, cycling, tennis, travel, and (win or lose) Philadelphia Eagles football.

Second opinion for complex cases

Children with hand and upper limb disorders travel from all over the country to obtain world-class care at CHOP. If your family has been told your child may need surgery, and you would like an expert opinion from Dr. Shah, the CHOP Orthopaedics Nurse Navigator can coordinate travel arrangements and assist in streamlined access to the personalized care and excellence that CHOP and Dr. Shah have to offer.

Education and Training

Medical School

MD - Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY

Residency

Orthopaedic Surgery - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, MI

Fellowship

Harvard Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship – Harvard Medical School, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Pediatric Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Board Certification

Orthopaedic Surgery – American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Surgery of the Hand – American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Graduate Degree

MBA - Columbia University, Graduate School of Business, New York, NY

Titles and Academic Titles

Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon

Co-director, Brachial Plexus Injury Program

Director of Orthopaedic Research

Associate Professor, Orthopedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Conditions Treated

Departments and Services

Research Interests

Brachial plexus birth palsy
Congenital hand differences
Distal radius (wrist) fractures in children
Health services, activity-based costing, and cost-effectiveness
Post-operative pain and opioid use
Ganglion cysts
Pediatric trigger thumb and trigger finger

Publications

Papers

2023

Heyer JH, Fryhofer GW, Mitchell SL, Shah AS, Cahill PJ. Case report: vertebral body tethering for idiopathic scoliosis in a patient with bilateral phocomelia. Spine Deformity 2023;11:243-246. PMID: 35918628

Johnson MA, Weber KL, Parambath A, Shah N, Dardas AZ, Ronen S, Shah AS. A glass ceiling in orthopaedic surgery: publication trends by gender. Orthopedics 2023;46:e118-e124. PMID: 36314874

Striano BM, Talwar D, Flynn JM, Williams BA, Mitchell SL, Shah AS. High volume hospitals have lower open reduction rates and lower cost of care for pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures. Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America 2023;5:1-9. PMID: pending

Hong S, Patel V, Barakat J, Gendler L, Guariento A, Shah AS, Nguyen JC. Distribution of pediatric hand fractures: age- and bone maturation-dependent differences. Emergency Radiology 2023;30:33-39. PMID: 36322223

Shah AS, Guzek RH, Miller ML, Willey MC, Mahan ST, Bae DS; Pediatric Distal Radius Fracture (PDRF) Study Group. Descriptive epidemiology of isolated distal radius fractures in children: results from a prospective multicenter registry. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2023;43:e1-e8. PMID: 36299238

Bauder AR, Graham EM, Shubinets V, Mendenhall SD, Carrigan RB, Lin IC, Shah AS, Chang B. Does irreducibility always mean a complex dislocation? An analysis of 33 pediatric metacarpophalangeal joint dislocations. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (online ahead of print). PMID: 36946903

Masquijo, Javiera; Artigas, Cristianb,c; Hernández Bueno, Juan Carlosb; Sepúlveda, Matíasd; Soni, Jamile; Valenza, Weverleye; Fazal, Farisf; Shah, Apurva Sf. Surgical correction of cubitus varus in children with a lateral closing-wedge osteotomy: a comparison between two different techniques. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics B ():10.1097/BPB.0000000000001092, May 08, 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/BPB.0000000000001092

Jia L, Belardo ZE, King JD, Goubeaux C, Little KJ, Samora JB, Marks J, Shah AS. Presentation and management of the pediatric trigger finger: a multicenter retrospective cohort study. Journal of Hand Surgery Am (accepted)

Patel, Niki K. MD, MSc; Toyoda, Yoshiko MD; Grunzweig, Katherine A. MD; Shah, Apurva S. MD, MBA; Mendenhall, Shaun D. MD. Recent Advancements in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Congenital Hand Differences. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 31(15):p 766-782, August 1, 2023. | DOI: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-23-00302

2022

Lawrence JTR, MacAlpine EM, Buczek MJ, Horn BD, Williams BA, Manning K, Shah AS. Impact of cost information on parental decision making: a randomized clinical trial evaluating cast versus splint selection for pediatric distal radius buckle fractures. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2022;42:e15-e20. PMID: 34889832

Mulvey HE, Johnson MA, Parambath A, Shah AS, Anari JB. Study groups and POSNA: a review of podium presentations from 2006 to 2020. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2022;42:53-58. PMID: 34723895

Bram JT, Magee LC, Parambath A, Bauer AS, Lawler EA, Miller PE, Shah AS. Glass ceiling in hand surgery: publication trends by gender. The Iowa Orthopedic Journal 2022;42:3-9. PMID: 35821956

Markiewitz ND, Garcia-Munoz J, Lilley BM, Oduwole S, Shah AS, Williams BA. Epidemiologic changes in pediatric fractures presenting to emergency departments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2022;42:e815-e820. PMID: 35818171

Schaeffer T, Canizares MF, Wall LB, Bohn D, Steinman S, Samora J, Manske MC, Hutchinson DT, Shah AS, Bauer AS, CoULD Study Group. How risky are risk factors? An analysis of prenatal risk factors in patients participating in the Congenital Upper Limb Differences Registry. Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online 2022;4(3):147-152. PMID: 35601517

Muffly BT, O'Shaughnessy MA, Fazal FZ, Riley SA, Shah AS, Cornwall R, Burke CS. Rare presentation of pediatric multiple enchondromatosis limited to single ray or single nerve distribution in the hand: a multicenter case series. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2022;42(7):e788-e792. PMID: 35575990

Guzek R, Goodbody CM, Jia L, Sabatini CS, Sankar WN, Williams BA, Shah AS. Implicit racial bias in pediatric orthopaedic surgery. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2022;42:393-399. PMID: 35522848

Zheng JL, Shah AS, Nguyen J, Baldwin KD. "TRASH" transolecranon fracture-dislocation with occult osteochondral coronoid fracture: a case report. JBJS Case Connector 2022;12. PMID: 35385409

Heyer JH, Baldwin KD, Shah AS, Flynn JM, Harms Study Group. Benchmarking surgical indications for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis across time, region, and patient population: a study of 4229 cases. Spine Deformity 2022;10:833-840. PMID: 35258846

Shanks C, Schaeffer T, Falk DP, Nunziato C, Hogarth DA, Bauer AS, Shah AS, Gottschalk H, Abzug JM, Ho CA. The efficacy of nonsurgical and surgical interventions in the treatment of pediatric wrist ganglion cysts. Journal of Hand Surgery Am 2022;47:341-347. PMID: 35168830

Williams BA, Magee LC, Makarewich CA, Swarup I, McNeely LW, Shah AS. Preoperative opioid informed consent and prescribing practices in children undergoing orthopaedic trauma surgery. JAAOS Global Research and Reviews 2022;6:e21.00309. PMID: 35076446

Lin EE, Fazal FZ, Pearsall MF, Talwar D, Chang H, Shah AS. Local anesthetic injection before incision decreases general anesthesia requirements in pediatric trigger thumb release: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2022;42(3):e285-e289. PMID: 34967805

Bram JT, Falk DP, Chang B, Ty JM, Lin IC, Fazal FZ, Shah AS. Factors influencing why children and their families choose surgery for ganglion cysts. Journal of Hand Surgery Am 2022;47: 1119.e1-1119.e8. PMID: 34649743

Johnson MA, Mulvey H, Parambath A, Anari JB, Wall LB, Shah AS. A gender gap in publishing? understanding the glass ceiling in pediatric orthopaedic surgery. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics (online ahead of print). PMID: 33935272

Cazzulino A, Meza BC, Woodard T, Swarup I, Shah AS. Opioid prescriptions after pediatric orthopedic surgery: analyzing rates of unfilled prescriptions. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics (online ahead of print). PMID: 33999560

Lee J, Guzek RH, Shah NS, Lawrence JTR, Ganley TJ, Shah AS. How much will my child's ACL reconstruction cost? Availability and variability of price estimates for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in the United States. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2022;42:614-620. PMID: 36017946

Graham EM, Belardo ZE, Galvez MG, Chang B, Shah AS, Mendenhall SD. Current treatment and billing trends of postaxial polydactyly type B. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2022;10:e4485. PMID: 36032376; PMCID: PMC9400942

Johnson MA, Mulvey H, Parambath A, Anari JB, Shah AS. Pediatric orthopaedic surgery research quality: a decade of change at POSNA annual meetings from 2011-2020. Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America 2022;4:1-7. PMID: pending

2021

warup I, Cazzulino A, William B, DeFrancesco CJ, Spiegel D, Shah AS. Outcomes after surgical fixation of posterior sternoclavicular physeal fractures and dislocations in children. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2021;41:11-16. PMID: 33017335

Meza BC, Swarup I, Woodard T, Cazzulino A, Talwar D, Shah AS. Refilling opioid prescriptions after pediatric orthopaedic surgery: an analysis of incidence and risk factors. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2021;41:e291-e295. PMID: 33534368

Adler AC, Shah AS, Blumberg TJ, Fazal FZ, Chandrakantan A, Ellingsen K, Nathanson BH, Lin EE. Symptomatology and racial disparities amongst children undergoing universal perioperative COVID-19 screening at three US children’s hospital: early pandemic through resurgence. Paediatric Anaesthesia 2021;31:368-371. PMID: 33185923

Magee LC, Karkenny AJ, Nguyen JC, Fazal FZ, Talwar D, Zhu X, Shah AS. Does surgical experience decrease radiation exposure in the operating room? Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2021;41:389-394. PMID: 34096557

Nguyen JC, Shah AS, Nguyen MK, Baghdadi S, Nicholson A, Guariento A, Kaplan SL. Pediatric scaphoid fracture: diagnostic performance of various radiographic views. Emergency Radiology 2021;28:565-572. PMID: 33447903

LaValva SM, Rogers BH, Arkader A, Shah AS. Are junior residents competent at closed reduction and casting of distal radius fractures in children? The Iowa Orthopedic Journal 2021;41:39-46. PMID: 34552402

Bram JT, Falk DP, Chang B, Ty JM, Lin IC, Fazal FZ, Shah AS. Clinical presentation and characteristics of hand and wrist ganglion cysts in children. Journal of Hand Surgery Am 2021;46:1122.e1-1122.e9. PMID: 33888379

Baghdadi S, Shah AS, Lawrence JTR. Open reduction of radial neck fractures in children: injury severity predicts the radiographic and clinical outcomes. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 2021;30:2418-2427. PMID: 34020001

2020

Bauer AS, Kalish LA, Adamczyk MJ, Bae DS, Cornwall R, James MA, Lightdale-Miric N, Peljovich AE, Waters PM, Foad M, Hentz VR, Little K, Mehlman CT, Shah A, Stevanovic M, Yakuboff K, Allgier A, Brustowicz KA, Connell P, Desai B, Eckstein K, Gregoire V, Hennrikus WP, Jackson MD, Kaufman BM, Leshikar H, Lewine EB, Lynch H, Molnar EE, Morscher MA, Reiff ES, Shah AK, Tartarilla AB, Travers L, Yu R and the Treatment and Outcomes of Brachial Plexus Injury (TOBI) Study Group. Microsurgery for brachial plexus injury before versus after 6 months of age: results of the multicenter treatment and outcomes of brachial plexus injury (TOBI) study. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2020;102:194-204. PMID: 31770293

Mellor X, Buczek MJ, Adams AJ, Lawrence JTR, Ganley TJ, Shah AS. Collection of common knee patient-reported outcome instruments by automated mobile phone text messaging in pediatric sports medicine. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2020;40:e91-e95. PMID: 31107346

Jackson TJ, Shah AS, Buczek MJ, Lawrence JTR. Simulation training of orthopaedic residents for distal radius fracture reduction improves radiographic outcomes. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2020;40:e6-e13. PMID: 30969197

Meza BC, Iacone D, Talwar D, Sankar WN, Shah AS. Socioeconomic deprivation and its adverse association with adolescent fracture care compliance. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery OA 2020;5:e0064. PMID: 33123665

Meza BC, Obana KK, Talathi NS, Shah AS, Lightdale-Miric N, Arkader A. Predicting radial head instability in multiple hereditary exostoses (MHE): a multicenter analysis of risk factors. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2020;40:e656-e661. PMID: 31990823

Bram JT, Johnson MA, Magee LC, Mehta NN, Fazal FZ, Baldwin KD, Riley J, Shah AS. Where have all the fractures gone? The epidemiology of pediatric fractures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2020;40:373-379. PMID: 32433260

Lin EE, Blumberg TJ, Adler AC, Fazal FZ, Talwar D, Ellingsen K, Shah AS. Incidence of COVID-19 in pediatric surgical patients among 3 US children’s hospitals. JAMA Surgery 2020;155:775-777. PMID: 32496527

Mahan ST, Kalish LA, Shah AS, Feldman L, Bae DS. Institutional variation in surgical rates and costs for pediatric distal radius fractures: analysis of the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) database. The Iowa Orthopaedic Journal 2020;40:75-81. PMID: 32742212

Baldwin K, Stevenson K, Spiegel DA, Talwar D, Shah A. Adding value in single-event multilevel surgery (SEMLS) for cerebral palsy patients with crouch gait: a retrospective study showing value added by a second surgeon. Current Orthopaedic Practice 2020;31:343-346. PMID: NA

Anthony CA, Rojas EO, Keffala V, Glass N, Shah AS, Miller BJ, Hogue M, Willey MC, Karam M, Marsh JL. Acceptance and commitment therapy delivered via a mobile phone messaging robot decreases postoperative opioid use in patients with orthopedic trauma: randomized control trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2020;22:e17750. PMID: 32723723

Blumberg TJ, Adler AC, Lin EE, Fazal FZ, Talwar D, Ellingsen K, Chandrakantan A, Chen J, Shah AS. Universal screening for COVID-19 in children undergoing orthopaedic surgery: a multicenter report. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2020;40:e990-e993. PMID: 33045161

Kallini JR, Fu EC, Shah AS, Waters PM, Bae DS. Growth disturbance following intra-articular distal radius fractures in the skeletally immature patient. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2020;40:e910-e915. PMID: 32604348

Fournier MN, Sinclair MR, Zheng ET, Spiegel DA, Johnson AL, Shah AS, Riccio AI, Elliott ME, Bae DS, Sawyer JR. The frequency of mediastinal injury in acute posterior sternoclavicular dislocations: a multicenter study. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2020;40:e927-e931. PMID: 32804865

Bodar YJL, Srinivasan AK, Shah AS, Kawal T, Shukla AR. Time-driven activity-based costing identifies opportunities for process efficiency and cost optimization for robotic-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty. Journal of Pediatric Urology 2020;16:460.e1-460.e10. PMID: 32605871

LaValva S, Rogers, B, Arkader A, Shah AS. Risk factors for failed closed reduction of pediatric distal radius fractures. Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online 2020;196-202. PMID: 35415501

Books

Chapters
2023

Shah AS. Distal radius fractures in children. In Rockwood and Green’s Fractures in Children, 10th Edition. Flynn JM, Skaggs DL, Waters PM, eds. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA. (accepted for publication).

Patel, Toyoda, Grunzweig, Shah, Mendenhall. JAAOS Specialty Article: 2023 Hand Special Issue Recent Advancements in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Congenital Hand Differences

2022

Brighton BK, Bae DS, Shah AS. Quality, safety and value. In Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Pediatrics, 6th Edition. Martus J, ed. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, IL. 2022.

Shah AS. Limb deficiency and prosthetics. In Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Pediatrics, 6th Edition. Martus J, ed. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, IL. 2022.

Vuillermin C, Shah AS. Modified Woodward repair of Sprengel deformity. In Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery, 3rd Edition. Wiesel S, Albert TJ, eds. Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, PA. 2022.

Shah AS, Waters PM. Reconstruction for missed Monteggia lesion. In Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery, 3rd Edition. Wiesel S, Albert TJ, eds. Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, PA. 2022.

Hassan K, Shah AS. Hand – Camptodactyly, Clinodactyly, and Symbrachydactyly. In Hand Surgery Update VII. Hammert W, Rhee P, eds. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Chicago, IL. (accepted for publication).

2020

Caird MS, Shah AS. Upper extremity fractures. In Lovell and Winter's Pediatric Orthopaedics, 8th Edition. Flynn JM, Weinstein S, eds. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA. 2020.

Pehnke M, Schmieg S, Shah AS. Syndactyly. In Pediatric Hand Therapy. Abzug JM, Kozin SH, Neiduski R, eds. Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands. 2020.

2019

Abzug JA, Shah AS. Physeal growth and injury. In The American Society for Surgery of the Hand Textbook of Hand and Upper Extremity, 2nd Edition. Weiss APC, Goldfarb CA, Hentz VR, Raven RB, Slutsky DJ, Steinmann SP, eds. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Chicago, IL. 2019.

Awards and Honors

2022, Main Line Today Top Docs, Orthopedics

2022, SJ Mag's Top Docs in Orthopedics

2020, Angela S.M. Kuo Memorial Award, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) — Recognition for an outstanding young investigator with provision of grant funding to help promote a long-term research career for that individual

2019, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) and SLAOTI Traveling Fellowship Award

2019, Best Clinical Article Award: "Operative time and cost vary by surgeon: an analysis of supracondylar humerus fractures in children," Orthopedics

2017-2019, Top Physician, Pediatric Orthopaedics, South Jersey Magazine

2017, Clinical Award Paper Nominee: "Flexion supracondylar humerus fractures: ulnar nerve deficit is a risk for open reduction," European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society (EPOS) and Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA)

2017, Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) Grant: Opioid utilization after rotational ankle fractures: a prospective interventional study utilizing mobile phones and software communication

2016, Peter Armstrong Award for the Best Quality, Safety, Value Paper: Determining the prevalence and costs of unnecessary referrals in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA)

2016, American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) Grant: Long-term follow-up following surgical reconstruction for pre-axial polydactyly

2016, Safe Keeping Achievement Award for Paper at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Annual Quality and Safety Day: A dedicated orthopaedic trauma operating room improves efficiency at a pediatric center, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

2016, Peter Armstrong Award for the Best Quality, Safety, Value Paper: "Determining the prevalence and costs of unnecessary referrals in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis," Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA)

2015, Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) Grant: Time-driven activity based cost analysis of open vs. endoscopic carpal tunnel release

2015, Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) Grant: Randomized controlled study examining the long term effectiveness of trigger finger injections with triamcinolone vs. dexamethasone

2015, Best Poster at 2015 Mid-America Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting: Patient factors systematically influence hospital length of stay in common orthopaedic procedures, Mid-America Orthopaedic Association

2014, Young Leaders Program, American Society for Surgery of the Hand

2014, POSNA Directed Research Grant, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA): Improving value delivery in pediatric distal radius fracture care

2014, Young Leaders Program, American Society for Surgery of the Hand

2014, Semifinalist for Roger A. Mann Award: Time and money: do Medicare RVUs match physician time requirements for orthopaedic procedures?, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS)

2014, Clinical Award Paper Nominee: Time and money: do Medicare RVUs match physician time requirements for orthopaedic procedures?, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA)

2009 – 2010, Administrative Chief Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan Hospitals

Editorial and Academic Positions

Editorial Positions

02/13 – present, Consultant Reviewer, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

04/13 – present, Consultant Reviewer, Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Leadership and Memberships

Memberships in Professional Organizations

Co-Director of the Pediatric Hand Study Group

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)

American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)

American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS)

Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA)