JasonHoellwarthMD

Foot & Ankle Surgery, Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery, Orthopedic Trauma, Pediatric Orthopedics

Adult and Pediatric Limb Lengthening, Osseointegration, and Complex Reconstruction

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Dr. Jason Shih Hoellwarth is an Assistant Attending Orthopedic Surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery, specializing in limb lengthening and complex reconstruction surgery, osseointegration surgery for amputees, as well as treating congenital birth disorders, pediatric deformities, and traumatic injuries.

Dr. Hoellwarth focuses on care for very difficult children's problems such as fibular, femoral, and tibial deficiency or hemimelia, congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia, and limb deformities resulting from trauma, infection, metabolic disease, and other causes. He also provides thorough care options for patients with malalignment, rotation and length problems, chronic pain, chronic infection, malunion, nonunion, and amputation.

Dr. Hoellwarth is one of the most published authors worldwide on osseointegration for amputees.

Hospital for Special SurgeryFellowship, Limb Deformity and Complex Reconstruction, 2021 - 2022
Paley Orthopedic InstituteFellowship, Pediatric Deficiency and Deformity, 2020 - 2021
Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Pediatric Orthopaedics, 2019 - 2020
Osseointegration Group of AustraliaFellowship, Osseointegration and Limb Reconstruction, 2019 - 2019
UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2014 - 2019
New York Medical College at Metropolitan Hospital CenterResidency, Surgery, 2013 - 2014
University of Southern California/LACUSC Medical CenterInternship, Preliminary Year, 2012 - 2013
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 2012
Case Western Reserve UniversityBA, Biochemistry, Psychology, Cum Laude, Peter Witt Service Award, Psi Chi Honor Society, 2003 - 2007

PubMed

4 citations
Unexpected positive intraoperative cultures (UPIC) at index osseointegration do not lead to increased postoperative infectious events.
Jason S Hoellwarth, Taylor J Reif, Michael W Henry, Andy O Miller, Austin C Kaidi
Journal of Bone and Joint Infection. 2022-01-01
13 citations
The Clinical History and Basic Science Origins of Transcutaneous Osseointegration for Amputees.
Jason Shih Hoellwarth, Kevin Tetsworth, Muhammad Adeel Akhtar, Munjed Al Muderis
Advances in Orthopedics. 2022-01-01
13 citations
Association Between Osseointegration of Lower Extremity Amputation and Mortality Among Adults.
Jason Shih Hoellwarth, Kevin Tetsworth, Atiya Oomatia, Muhammad Adeel Akhtar, Haikun Xu
JAMA Network Open. 2022-10-03

Journal Articles

Evaluating the Reoperation Rate and Hardware Durability of Three Stabilizing Implants for 105 Malignant Pathologic Humerus Fractures
Jason S Hoellwarth, Richard Mcgough, Injury