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Office
LSU Health New Orleans
1542 Tulane Ave T67
New Orleans, LA 70112Phone+1 504-568-4680Fax+1 504-568-4466- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Carolinas Medical CenterFellowship, Orthopaedic Trauma, 2000 - 2001
- University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1996 - 2000
- University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 1996
- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
- LA State Medical License 2015 - 2025
- FL State Medical License 2016 - 2020
- NC State Medical License 2000 - 2016
- VA State Medical License 1994 - 2008
- GA State Medical License 2001 - 2003
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Clinical Trials
- Assessment of Fixation Strategies for Severe Open Tibia Fractures Start of enrollment: 2011 Jul 01
- Assessment of Severe Extremity Wound Bioburden at the Time of Definitive Wound Closure or Coverage Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
- Transtibial Amputation Outcomes Study Start of enrollment: 2013 Mar 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 46 citationsArticular ankle fracture results in increased synovitis, synovial macrophage infiltration, and synovial fluid concentrations of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines.Bridgette D. Furman, Kelly A. Kimmerling, Robert D. Zura, Rachel M. Reilly, Michal P. Zlowodzki
Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2015-05-01 - 383 citationsEpidemiology of Fracture Nonunion in 18 Human BonesRobert Zura, Ze Xiong, Thomas A. Einhorn, J. Tracy Watson, Robert F. Ostrum
JAMA Surgery. 2016-11-16 - 143 citationsTotal Hip Arthroplasty or Hemiarthroplasty for Hip Fracture., Mohit Bhandari, Thomas A Einhorn, Gordon Guyatt, Emil H Schemitsch
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2019-12-05
Press Mentions
- Antisepsis Agents Interchangeable in Reducing Infection Risk in Open Fracture SurgeriesOctober 14th, 2022
- First Katrina, Now COVID19: Week Two from LSUApril 10th, 2020
- First Katrina, Now COVID19: The Louisiana State University PerspectiveApril 3rd, 2020
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