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Office
725 Albany St
# Shapiro
Boston, MA 02118Phone+1 617-638-5633Fax+1 617-414-5226
Summary
- Paul Tornetta, MD, is Chief of Orthopedic Surgery and Director of Orthopedic Trauma at Boston Medical Center (BMC). Dr. Tornetta is Chair of Orthopedic Surgery and professor at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, where he also directs the Residency Program. He leads the Orthopedic Trauma Research Consortium, and is a prolific researcher and author of more than 350 peer-reviewed publications, and has developed new surgical techniques and implants. He is an expert in multicenter clinical trials and clinical trial methodology. Dr. Tornetta is an internationally renowned orthopedic surgeon, and is the Past President of the OTA and the current President of the AAOS
Education & Training
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1988 - 1992- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityInternship, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1987 - 1988
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1992 - Present
MA State Medical License 1997 - 2026- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- A Multicenter Randomized Trial Comparing IM Nails and Plate Fixation in Proximal Tibial Fractures Start of enrollment: 2007 Feb 01
- A Multicenter Randomized Trial Comparing IM Nails and Plate Fixation in Distal Femur Fractures Start of enrollment: 2007 Feb 01
- Clinical Outcomes Following Glenoid Neck Fracture as Correlated With Quantitative Assessment of Osseous Injury Start of enrollment: 2008 Mar 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Presidential Address-It's Not About Me.Paul Tornetta
The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2024-06-01 - 1 citationsIs fixation of the medial malleolus necessary in unstable ankle fractures?John M Pinski, Scott P Ryan, Jason L Pittman, Paul Tornetta
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 2023-06-01 - In Reply to Commentary on: "Definitive Fixation Outcomes of Open Tibial Shaft Fractures: Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis".Khalid Al-Hourani, Paul Tornetta
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2021-11-01
Press Mentions
How Tiger Woods' Road to Recovery Might Look, According to Medical ExpertsFebruary 25th, 2021
Students Receive Serchuck Awards at Research SymposiumMarch 6th, 2018
Anti-Clotting Therapy May Be Used Too Often Following Orthopaedic Surgery or TraumaSeptember 1st, 2012- Join now to see all
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Member
- Orthopaedic Trauma AssociationMember
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