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James Nepola, MD

Professor of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Current Positions

  • Professor of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Education

  • BS, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
  • MD, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States
  • Internship, Roosevelt Hospital, New York, New York
  • Resident in General Surgery, Roosevelt Hospital, New York, New York, United States
  • Resident, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Orthopaedic Center, New York, New York, United States

Research Interests

  • External fixation of pelvic fractures
  • Shoulder Reconstruction
  • Musculoskeletal Trauma
  • Clinical Application of External Fixation
  • The influence of pulsed electromagnetic field on acute healing distraction osteogenesis
  • Director Bone Healing Laboratory
  • Shoulder impingement morphology of the acromion in normal patients and those with impingement syndrome: A comparative study
  • Mechanical Influence on Fracture Healing
  • Dynamization of External Fixation
  • Use of Synthetic Hydroxyapatite Cement as a Bone Graft Substitute

Selected Publications

  • Suture Button Fixation in Shoulder Surgery to Achieve Bone Healing: A Critical Analysis Review. JBJS Reviews. Pascal Boileau, MD, PhD, Garrett V. Christensen, MD, Brendan M. Patterson, MD, MPH, James V. Nepola, MD, Carter M. Lane, BS, Maria F. Bozoghlian, MD, Xinning Li, MD, Joesph W. Galvin, DO. Accepted.  
  • Taylor Den Hartog MD, Maria Bozoghlian MD, Garrett Christensen MD, Daniel Meeker MD PhD, James V. Nepola MD, Brendan M. Patterson MD, MPH. Utility of Recovery Room vs Post-Operative Day 1 Radiographs Following Shoulder Arthroplasty. Iowa Orthopedic Journal 2024. Accepted.  
  • Joseph W Galvin, DO; Brendan M Patterson, MD MPH; Maria Bozoghlian, MD; James V Nepola, MD; Zachary T. Colburn, PhD, MBA, MS. Musculoskeletal Biorepository: Establishment, Sustainment, and Tips for Success. Journal of the AAOS. Ref.: Ms. No. JAAOS-D-24-00153. Accepted. In press.
  • Daniel G. Meeker, MD, PhD; Maria F. Bozoghlian, MD; Taylor Den Hartog, MD; Jill Corlette, MS; James V. Nepola, MD; Brendan M. Patterson, MD, MPH. Rate of Incidental Findings on Routine Preoperative Computed Tomography for Shoulder Arthroplasty. Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow. Accepted. In press.
  •  Mary K. Skalitzky, MD; Maria. F Bozoghlian, MD; Bailey Abernathy, BA; James V. Nepola, MD; Natalie Glass, PhD; Brendan M. Patterson, MD, MPH. Volume Distribution of Primary Shoulder Arthroplasty Among Low and High-Volume Surgeons. Seminars in Arthroplasty: JSES, Volume 33, Issue 4, 2023, Pages 700-706, ISSN 1045-4527, https://doi.org/10.1053/j.sart.2023.06.024. 
  • Garrett V. Christensen, MD; Olivia C. O’Reilly, MD; Maria F. Bozoghlian, MD; Qiang An, MBBS, MPH; James V. Nepola, MD; Brendan M. Patterson, MD, MPH. Trends in the Treatment of Proximal Humerus Fractures in the United States Medicare Population. Seminars in Arthroplasty: JSES Seminars in Arthroplasty, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.sart.2022.12.007
  • Galvin JW, Milam RJ, Patterson BM, Nepola JV, Buckwalter JA 4th, Wolf BR, Say FM, Free KE, Yohannes E. Periostin Is a Biomarker for Anterior Shoulder Instability: Proteomic Analysis of Synovial Fluid. Am J Sports Med. 2024 May 4:3635465241246258. doi: 10.1177/03635465241246258. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38702960.
  • Skalitzky,Mary K. MD, Bozoghlian, Maria F. DM, Abernathy, Bailey, BA, Nepola, James V., MD, Glass, Natalie PhD, and Patterson, Brenda M. MD, MPH. Jan 7, 2023 Volume distribution of primary shoulder arthroplasty among low- and high - volume surgeons.
  • Christensen,Garrett V. MD, O'Reilly, Olivia C. MD, Bozoghlian, Maria F. MD, Qiang, AN MBBS, MPH, Nepola,James V. MD., Patterson, Brendan MD, MPH 9 January 2023 Trends in the treatment of proximal humerus fractures in the Unites States Medicare population.
  • Nepola JV Nothing Is Sacred: The Need for Unceasing Questioning in Scientific Research..Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2015 Oct;44(10):444.PMID: 26447403 No abstract available.