Brandon Shane Smetana MD

Elbow Surgery, Hand Surgery, Shoulder Surgery

Hand and Upper Extremity Surgeon at Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center

Education & Training

Indiana Hand to Shoulder CenterFellowship, Hand Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery), 2016 - 2017
University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2011 - 2016
Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineClass of 2011
Cornell UniversityBA, Biological Sciences with a Focus in Nutritional Sciences and a French Minor, Paul and Irving Tanner Dean's Scholar. Dean's list 2002-2004, 2002 - 2006
Cornell UniversityB.A., Biological Sciences, Concentration in Nutritional Sciences; Minor: French Studies, 2002 - 2006
French American International High SchoolFrench Baccalaureate S (Scientifique), Specialization in Mathematics, Cum Lauda (Mention Bien), 1998 - 2002

Tri-State Annual Meeting, Best Research Paper and Presentation Award Mary S. Stern, Christine M. Kleinert, and Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center, 2017
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 2010
Class of 1979 Alumni Scholarship Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 2010
James Herring Teeter and Mae McDaniel Teeter International Scholarship Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 2010
Ruth S. Wolfe Memorial Scholarship Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 2010
COM Medical Student Research Award Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 2009
Dr. C McCollister and Nancy L Evarts Scholarship Award Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 2009
Virchow Scholarship Award with induction into the Pathology Honors Society Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 2009
Class of 1975 Alumni Scholarship Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 2008
Edward C. Hammond, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Award Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 2008
Mellinger Medical Student Research Scholarship Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 2008
Near Peer Fellow, Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences, 2006
Pauline and Irving Tanner Dean’s Scholar Cornell University, 2002
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PubMed

1 citations
The Effect of Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Hyperextension on Thumb Axial Load and Lateral Pinch Force in a Cadaver Model of Thumb Trapeziectomy and Flexor Carpi Radialis ...
Ryan Harold, Peter Henning, Brandon Smetana, Greg Merrell
The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2024-09-01
1 citations
A Cadaveric Comparison of Approaches for Exposure of the Volar Distal Radius: Is There a Utilitarian Approach?
William J Warrender, Daniel J Wagner, Reed W Hoyer, Gregory A Merrell, William B Kleinman
Hand. 2024-01-01
3 citations
The Effect of Intraoperative Glove Choice on Carpal Tunnel Pressure
Edward W. Jernigan, Brandon S. Smetana, Wayne A. Rummings, Hannah A. Dineen, J. Megan M. Patterson
Journal of Hand and Microsurgery. 2020-04-01

Books/Book Chapters

1PIP Joint Fracture Dislocations: A Clinical Casebook.
Chapter: Dorsal Fracture Dislocations: Biomechanics and Management Principles.
Smetana BS, Draeger RWEditors: Julie E. Adams.2016
50 Studies Every Plastic Surgeon Should Know.
Chapter: Nerve Transfers for the Reconstruction of Hand function after Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Report.
Smetana BS, Patterson JMEditors: Hultman CS.2014

Abstracts/Posters

Does surgical glove wear increase carpal tunnel pressures? A cadaveric study.
Jernigan EW, Smetana BS, Rummings WA, Dineen HA, Patterson JM, Draeger RW, American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, 1/1/2016
How to Cut a Nerve: Morphological Implications of Instruments Utilized in the Preparation of Lacerated Nerve Endings for Primary Repair.
Jernigan EW, Patterson JM, Rummings WA, Smetana BS, Bynum Jr. DK, Draeger RW, American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) Annual Meeting 34th Annual Adrian E. Flatt Residents & Fellows Conference, Austin, TX, 1/1/2016
Submuscular versus Subcutaneous Ulnar Nerve Transposition: A Cadaveric Study Evaluating their Utility in Primary Ulnar Nerve Repair at the Elbow.
Smetana BS, Jernigan EW, Rummings WA, Weinhold PS, Draeger RW, Patterson JM, American Academy of Hand Surgeons (AAHS) Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, 1/1/2016
Effects of Hand Fellowship Training on Rates of Endoscopic and Open Carpal Tunnel Release.
Smetana BS, Zhou X, Hurwitz S, Kamath GV, Patterson JM, American Academy of Hand Surgeons (AAHS) Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, 1/1/2016
High Prevalence of Pelvic and Hip MRI Findings in Asymptomatic Collegiate and Professional Hockey Players Is Not Predictive of Short Term Disability.
Silvis ML, Mosher TJ, Smetana BS, Black KP, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) 20th Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, 1/1/2011
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