AndrewJohnTrontisMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Toms River, NJ

Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Physician

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Office
1314 Hooper Ave
Toms River, NJ 08753
Phone+1 732-202-3000

Summary

Dr. Andrew J. Trontis is a fellowship-trained Orthopedic Spine Surgeon and New Jersey native. He received his bachelor’s degree in from Moravian University in Bethlehem, PA, and went on to earn his master’s degree and medical doctorate from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphaia, PA. Dr. Trontis completed his orthopedic surgery residency at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, MD.

Following residency, Dr. Trontis completed the prestigious Spinal Surgery Fellowship Program at Cedars-Sinai Spine Center in Los Angeles, California – a combined orthopaedic & neurosurgical spine surgery fellowship that provides comprehensive training in adult and adolescent spinal disorders. He had additional training in orthopaedic traumatology at the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at University of Maryland Medical Center and pediatric orthopaedics at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.

Dr. Trontis has extensive training in minimally invasive surgery, cervical and lumbar disc arthroplasty, motion preservation technology, and both navigation-guided and robotic-assisted spinal surgery to treat degenerative spinal disorders, spinal deformity and spinal trauma.

Dr. Trontis is a reviewer for The Spine Journal, reviewing research papers on the topic of spine surgery prior to publication. He is also a member of the North American Spine Society and is currently serving on the National Committee for reviewing and distributing research grant money internationally. He is also a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and Scoliosis Research Society.

Education & Training

Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine, 2020 - 2021
MedStar Health/Union Memorial HospitalResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2015 - 2020
Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 2015, MD
Drexel UniversityMS, 2009 - 2011
Moravian CollegeBA, Psychology, 2006 - 2009

Certifications & Licensure

MD State Medical License 2023 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2019 - 2025
GA State Medical License 2024 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 2021 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2021 - 2024
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

20 Under 40 North American Spine Society, 2020
Roger H. Michael Research Award MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, 2018

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

5 citations
Epidural hematoma in patients with ankylosing spondylitis requiring surgical stabilization: a single-institution retrospective review with literature analysis.
George Hanna, Syed-Abdullah Uddin, Andrew Trontis, Lindsey Ross, Doniel Drazin
Neurosurgical Focus. 2021-10-01
2 citations
Four-Strand Versus 2-Strand Suture-Button Constructs in First Carpometacarpal Arthroplasty: A Biomechanical Study.
Beatrice L Grasu, Andrew J Trontis, Brent G. Parks, Raymond A Wittstadt
Hand. 2019-09-01

Journal Articles

Epidural hematoma in patients with ankylosing spondylitis requiring surgical stabilization: a single-institution retrospective review with literature analysis
George Hanna MD, Syed-Abdullah Uddin BS, Andrew Trontis MD, Lindsey Ross MD, Doniel Drazin MD, Terrence T. Kim MD, and J. Patrick Johnson MD, Neurosurgical Focus, 10/2021
Allografts and spinal fusion
Cohen, J. D., Kanim, L. E., Trontis, A. J., & Bae, H. W., International Journal of Spine Surgery, 4/2021
Hemorrhage in Spinal Cord Injury: A Review
Sidhu, G., Trontis, A., Radcliff, K., Vaccaro, A., Contemporary Spine Surgery, 1/1/2013

Abstracts/Posters

Impaction Grafting Increases Bone Contact Area During TLIF: A Quantitative in vitro Comparative Study and Early Clinical Results
Tortolani, P., Trontis, A., Kempegowda, H., Wang, W., Quattro, L., Hussain, M., Cunningham, B., NASS; EOA; MOA, 1/1/2017
Orthopedic Spine Surgical Case Order and Its Effect on Postoperative Infection Rate
Trontis, A., Millhouse, P., Koerner, J., Radcliff, K., Vaccaro, A, 1/1/2014
Retrospective Analysis of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Feeding Tube Effect on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Patient Survival
Trontis, A., Raheja, D., Sanford, Z., Walters, R., Heiman-Patterson, T, 1/1/2012
Orthopedic Spine Surgical Case Order and Its Effect on Postoperative Infection Rate
Trontis, A., Millhouse, P., Koerner, J., Radcliff, K., Vaccaro, A
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