NathanAMonacoMD

Elbow Surgery, Hand Surgery, Shoulder Surgery

Hand and Upper Extremity Surgeon

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Office
3925 Embassy Pkwy
Ste 200
Akron, OH 44333
Phone+1 330-668-4055

Fax+1 330-668-4077

Board eligible Upper Extremity Surgeon with experience in minimally-invasive procedures to treat arthritic, traumatic, congenital, tendon, peripheral nerve and sport-related conditions of the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder.

Stony Brook Medicine/University HospitalFellowship, Hand Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery), 2016 - 2017
UPMC Medical Education/HamotResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2011 - 2016
University of Cincinnati College of MedicineClass of 2011
University of Notre DameBS, Biological Sciences, Theology, Cum Laude, 2007

Scholarship ASSH/AFSH Annual Meeting, 2015
2nd Place Presentation UPMC-Hamot Resident Research Day, 2014
Scholarship Shriner’s Hospital/International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium (IPOS), 2012
Citation of Merit University of Notre Dame, 2007
8th Place American Mock Trial Association National Championship Tournament, 2004
State Champion Ohio Junior Publinks Golf, 2002
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PubMed

22 citations
Hand Surgeon Reporting of Tendon Rupture Following Distal Radius Volar Plating.
Nathan A. Monaco, C. Liam Dwyer, Alex J. Ferikes, John D. Lubahn
Hand. 2016-02-19
4 citations
Patient-Related Factors Influencing Ulnar-Shortening Osteotomy Outcomes Using the Trimed Dynamic Compression Plate
Purab C Viswanath, Nathan A. Monaco, John D. Lubahn
Orthopedics. 2015-02-01
30 citations
Fix it or discard it? A retrospective analysis of functional outcomes after surgically treated patella fractures comparing ORIF with partial patellectomy
Nicolas S. Bonnaig, E. Christopher Casstevens, Michael T. Archdeacon, Camille L. Connelly, Nathan A. Monaco
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2015-02-01

Books/Book Chapters

Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: The Hand
Chapter: Zone II Flexor Tendon Repair.
Shapiro, D. and Monaco, NEditors: Maschke S., Evans P., and Thomas, G..Lippincott, Williams and WilkinsEdition 3rd,2016
Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery
Chapter: Repair Following Traumatic Extensor Tendon Disruption in the Hand, Wrist and Forearm.
Shapiro, D., Krahe, M. and Monaco, NEditors: Wiesel, S..Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, PhiladelphiaEdition 2nd,2015

Abstracts/Posters

“Tendon Rupture Following Distal Radius Volar Plating.”
Monaco, N., Dwyer, L., Ferikes, A. and Lubahn, J., American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS) Annual Meeting, 1/1/2015
“Patient Characteristics Influencing Ulnar Shortening Osteotomy Outcomes Using the Trimed Dynamic Compression Plate.”
Monaco, N., Viswanath, P. and Lubahn, J., UPMC-Hamot Resident Research Day, 1/1/2014
“Case of a Head-Splitting Proximal Humerus Fracture Dislocation.”
Monaco, N., UPMC-Hamot Orthopedic Update: Upper Extremity, Resident Case Presentation, 1/1/2013

Lectures