JohnAScolaroMD

Orthopedic Trauma

Associate Clinical Professor, Residency Program Director, Chief - Orthopaedic Trauma

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Dr. John Scolaro is an orthopedic surgeon in Orange, CA and is affiliated with UC Irvine Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine and has been in practice 10 years. He specializes in orthopedic trauma and is experienced in the treatment of acute fractures in the upper and lower extremity, including the pelvis and acetabulum. He also specializes in the care of fracture malunions and nonunions as well as fractures around total hip and knee arthroplasty implants.

University of Washington School of MedicineFellowship, Orthopaedic Trauma, 2012 - 2013
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2007 - 2012
Boston University School of MedicineClass of 2007

PubMed

171 citations
Cigarette smoking increases complications following fracture: a systematic review
John A. Scolaro, Mara L. Schenker, Sarah M. Yannascoli, Keith D. Baldwin, Samir Mehta
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2014-04-16
48 citations
Management and radiographic outcomes of femoral head fractures
John A. Scolaro, Geoffrey S. Marecek, Reza Firoozabadi, James C. Krieg, Milton L Routt
Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. 2017-02-10
20 citations
Risk of Knee Sepsis After Treatment of Open Tibia Fractures: A Multicenter Comparison of Suprapatellar and Infrapatellar Approaches.
Geoffrey S. Marecek, Luke T Nicholson, Frances H. Broghammer, Michael Talerico, Caroline Tougas
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2017-09-01