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Jacob Elkins, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Introduction

Dr. Elkins is an Assistant Professor for the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation as well as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He joined the department in 2019 and specializes in Adult Hip & Knee Reconstruction and Orthopedic Biomechanics. Dr. Elkins is the Co-Director of the Orthopedic Biomechanics Laboratory and the Adult Hip & Knee Reconstruction fellowship program.

Current Positions

  • Assistant Professor of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Education

  • BChE in Chemical Engineering (dual major in Physics), University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada
  • MS in Chemical Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada
  • PhD in Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
  • MD in Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

Research Interests

  • Biomechanics of arthroplasty in the morbidly obese
  • Computational biomechanics of arthroplasty implants
  • Robotic surgery in total knee arthroplasty
  • Clinical and physiologic effects of edema in arthroplasty
  • Orthopaedic implant biofilm eradication

Licenses & Certifications

  • Medical License, Iowa Board of Medicine, Iowa
  • Basic Life Support Provider, American Heart Association
  • Federal DEA Certificate, Iowa Board of Pharmacy, Iowa
  • Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Iowa Controlled Substance Certificate, Iowa Board of Pharmacy, Iowa

Selected Publications

  • Kleeman-Forsthuber, L. T., Owens, J. M., Johnson, R. M., Clary, C. W., Elkins, J. M., & Dennis, D. A. (2024). Clinical and Computational Evaluation of an Anatomic Patellar Component. The Journal of arthroplasty, 39(8S1), S70–S79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2024.05.007
  • Ogunsola, A. S., Hlas, A. C., Marinier, M. C., & Elkins, J. (2024). The Predictors of Osteoarthritis Among U.S. Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005 to 2018. Cureus, 16(6), e63469. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.63469. PMID: 39077301. PMCID: PMC11285812.
  • Hlas, A. C., Marinier, M. C., Ogunsola, A. S., & Elkins, J. M. (2024). Incision Closure for Direct Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty: Is There a Difference in the Rate of Superficial Wound Complications With Suture Versus Staples?. Cureus, 16(6), e62145. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.62145. PMID: 38993441. PMCID: PMC11238526.
  • Geiger, K. W., Carender, C. N., Feuchtenberger, B. W., Den Hartog, T. J., DeMik, D. E., & Elkins, J. M. (2024). Discordance in Published 30-Day Readmission Rates Following Primary Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Versus the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP). The Iowa orthopaedic journal, 44(1), 59–62. PMID: 38919346. PMCID: PMC11195884.
  • Feuchtenberger, B. W., Marinier, M. C., Geiger, K., Van Engen, M., Glass, N. A., & Elkins, J. (2024). Observed Differences in Patient Comorbidities and Complications Undergoing Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty Between Non-orthopaedic and Orthopaedic Referral Patients. Cureus, 16(4), e59258. DOI:org/10.7759/cureus.59258. PMID: 38813340. PMCID: PMC11134475.
  • Gulbrandsen, T. R., Skalitzky, M. K., Ryan, S. E., Gao, B., Shamrock, A. G., Brown, T. S., & Elkins, J. M. (2022). Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Quantitative Assessment of Online Patient Education Resources. The Iowa orthopaedic journal, 42(2), 98–106. PMID: 36601227. PMCID: PMC9769358.
  • Den Hartog, T. J., DeMik, D. E., Geiger, K. W., Carender, C. N., Benson, A. C., Glass, N. A., & Elkins, J. M. (2023). Did Rapid Expansion of Same Day Discharge Hip and Knee Arthroplasty During the COVID-19 Pandemic Increase Early Complications?. The Iowa orthopaedic journal, 43(2), 31–37. PMID: 38213866. PMCID: PMC10777698.
  • Cyndari, K. I., Scorza, B. M., Zacharias, Z. R., Strand, L., Mahachi, K., Oviedo, J. M., Gibbs, L., Pessoa-Pereira, D., Ausdal, G., Hendricks, D., Yahashiri, R., Elkins, J. M., Gulbrandsen, T., Peterson, A. R., Willey, M. C., Fairfax, K. C., & Petersen, C. A. (2024). Resident Synovial Macrophages in Synovial Fluid: Implications for Immunoregulation in Infectious and Inflammatory Arthritis. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2023.09.29.560183. DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.29.560183. PMID: 37873090. PMCID: PMC10592878.
  • Bedard, N. A., Pugely, A. J., Elkins, J. M., Duchman, K. R., Westermann, R. W., Liu, S. S., Gao, Y., & Callaghan, J. J. (2017). The John N. Insall Award: Do Intraarticular Injections Increase the Risk of Infection After TKA?. Clinical orthopaedics and related research, 475(1), 45–52. DOI: 10.1007/s11999-016-4757-8. PMID: 26970991. PMCID: PMC5174022.
  • Marinier, M. C., Ogunsola, A. S., & Elkins, J. M. (2023). Whole-body phase angle correlates with pre-operative markers in total joint arthroplasty. Journal of electrical bioimpedance, 14(1), 60–65. DOI: 10.2478/joeb-2023-0008. PMID: 38162816. PMCID: PMC10750321.