The James Lawrence Kernan Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine and Chief of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland Medical System
Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr. Andrew Pollak, MD
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Andrew Pollak works in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery. He studied medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is ranked 19/29 in Research/PrimaryCare. He over the years received 3 awards: "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "Fellow (FACS)" and "Super Doctor". Dr. Andrew Pollak is a published doctor. He has 53 publications published. The most current publication "Reamed femoral nailing in patients with multiple injuries. Adverse effects of tourniquet use."
Publications
- Special topic: Ipsilateral femoral neck and shaft Fractures - Does evidence give us the answer?
- Does Fracture Care Make Money for the Hospital? An Analysis of Hospital Revenues and Costs for Treatment of Common Fractures.
- Status of road safety and injury burden: china.
- Current Bacterial Speciation and Antibiotic Resistance in Deep Infections after Operative Fixation of Fractures.
- Do one-time intracompartmental pressure measurements have a high false-positive rate in diagnosing compartment Syndrome?
- Improving outcomes at Level I trauma centers: an early evaluation of the Trauma Survivors Network.
- Operative care after the Haiti 2010 earthquake: implications for post-disaster definitive care.
- Embolization of Pelvic Arterial Injury is a Risk Factor for Deep Infection After Acetabular Fracture Surgery.
- Pelvic Fracture in geriatric patients: a distinct clinical entity.
- Outcomes after treatment of high-energy tibial plafond Fractures.
- Long-term persistence of disability following severe lower-limb trauma. Results of a seven-year follow-up.
- Recombinant human BMP-2 and allograft compared with autogenous bone graft for reconstruction of diaphyseal tibial Fractures with cortical defects. A randomized, contro...
- Early predictors of long-term work disability after major limb trauma.
- Extremity war Injuries: state of the art and future directions. Prioritized future research objectives.
- Moderators' summary: wound management (session I).
- Timing of débridement of open Fractures.
- Timing of wound coverage in extremity war Injuries.
- Extremity war Injuries: state of the art and future directions. Introduction.
- The impact of trauma centre accreditation on patient outcome.
- Health-care costs associated with amputation or reconstruction of a limb-threatening injury.
- Introduction. Extremity War Injuries: development of clinical treatment principles.
- Extremity War Injuries: Development of Clinical Treatment Principles.
- Determinants of patient satisfaction after severe lower-extremity Injuries.
- The urgency of surgical débridement in the management of open Fractures.
- Introduction. Extremity war Injuries: challenges in definitive reconstruction.
- Extremity war Injuries: challenges in definitive reconstruction.
- Use of negative pressure wound therapy with reticulated open cell foam for lower extremity trauma.
- The Institute of Medicine report on resident duty hours. Part I: The Orthopaedic Trauma Association response to the report.
- Factors associated with surgeon referral for physical therapy in patients with traumatic lower-extremity injury: results of a national survey of orthopedic trauma surg...
- Surgeons and their patients disagree regarding cosmetic and overall outcomes after surgery for high-energy lower extremity trauma.
- Resuscitation before stabilization of femoral Fractures limits acute respiratory distress syndrome in patients with multiple traumatic injuries despite low use of dama...
- Extremity war Injuries: collaborative efforts in research, host nation care, and disaster preparedness.
- The relationship between time to surgical debridement and incidence of infection after open high-energy lower extremity trauma.
- Use of negative pressure wound therapy during aeromedical evacuation of patients with combat-related blast Injuries.
- Extrapolation of battlefield resuscitative care to the civilian setting.
- Pelvic ring Fractures are an independent risk factor for death after blunt trauma.
- Congressionally directed research will improve outcomes through funding opportunities for orthopaedics.
- Essentials of disaster management: the role of the orthopaedic surgeon.
- Does supplemental epidural anesthesia improve outcomes of acetabular Fracture surgery?
- External fixation as a bridge to intramedullary nailing for patients with multiple injuries and with femur Fractures: damage control orthopedics.
- Daily multiDisciplinary Discharge rounds in a trauma center: a little time, well spent.
- Short-term wound Complications after application of flaps for coverage of traumatic soft-tissue defects about the tibia. The Lower Extremity Assessment Project (LEAP) ...
- Removal of intramedullary nails from the Femur: a review of 45 cases.
- Reamed femoral nailing in patients with multiple Injuries. Adverse effects of tourniquet use.
- Assessment of Pelvic ring stability after injury. Indications for surgical stabilization.
- Minimally differentiated acute nonlymphocytic leukemia: a distinct entity.
- Spica cast treatment of femoral shaft Fractures in children--the prognostic value of the mechanism of injury.
- The effect of variable size posterior wall acetabular Fractures on contact characteristics of the hip joint.
- Is it possible to make a reliable prognosis within the first hour of life for very low birth weight infants delivered after preterm premature Rupture of membranes?
- Treatment of toxoplasmosis in pregnancy: concentrations of spiramycin and neospiramycin in maternal serum and amniotic fluid.
- Proposed entry criteria for postoperative cardiac extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after pediatric open heart surgery.
- SIDS related anxiety--a risk factor analysis.
Schools
Northwestern Center Feinberg School of Medicine
Cwru University Hosps
Procedures Preformed
- ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) Surgery
- Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
- Elbow Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment, Closed
- Elbow Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment, Open
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Conditions Treated
- Achilles Tendinitis
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Ankle Fracture
- Ankle Sprain and Achilles Tendon Sprain or Rupture
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Doctors Specialties
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Fellow (FACS)
- Super Doctor
Education
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University of California Davis -
Case Western Reserve University - University Hospitals -
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Hospital
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University of Maryland Medical Center
Helpful Reviews
Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1457394942 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | POLLAK |
| First Name Of The Provider | ANDREW |
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