TaylorD.OttesenMDMBA

Foot & Ankle Surgery, Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery, Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Orthopedic Trauma

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Taylor D. Ottesen is a current orthopaedic surgery resident at the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program with an interest in systems innovation and access to surgery in underserved populations on both a domestic and global scale. His research centers on the establishment of factors that affect orthopedic outcomes using large data, barriers and abuse surrounding Paralympic athletes, and ultimately the evolution of orthopaedic care around the world through the study of health literacy, capacity building, and education. He has won several awards and research grants including the Lowe Endowment Fund Award for work in Haiti, United Arab Emirates, and France as well as the FLAGS Award for work in Ukraine and Japan. Most recently he completed the Swartz Fellowship (OIMSE) in Accra, Ghana and is pursuing a future career in orthopaedic surgery.

Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2021 - 2026
Yale School of MedicineClass of 2021, M.D.
University of CambridgeMBA, 2019 - 2020
Brigham Young UniversityNeuroscience, Anthropology, Magna Cum Laude

“Top 8 Most Impactful Study” American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2019
“Top Poster in the Elbow and Shoulder Category” American Orthopedic Association, 2019
1st Prize Google's Global Business Incubator, 2015

PubMed

10 citations
Preoperative High, as well as Low, Platelet Counts Correlate With Adverse Outcomes After Elective Total Hip Arthroplasty.
Rohil Malpani, Patawut Bovonratwet, Michael G. Clark, Taylor D. Ottesen, Michael R. Mercier
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global Research & Reviews. 2020-09-01
52 citations
Increased complications in geriatric patients with a fracture of the hip whose postoperative weight-bearing is restricted: an analysis of 4918 patients.
Taylor D. Ottesen, Ryan P. McLynn, Anoop R. Galivanche, Paul S. Bagi, Cheryl K. Zogg
The Bone & Joint Journal. 2018-10-08
22 citations
Acute and Chronic Musculoskeletal Injury in Para Sport: A Critical Review.
Yetsa A. Tuakli-Wosornu, Evgeny Mashkovskiy Mashkovskiy, Taylor D. Ottesen, Mark Gentry, Daniel D Jensen
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America. 2018-05-01

Journal Articles

The Cost of Complications Following Major Resection of Malignant Neoplasia
Adil H Haider, Timothy M Pawlik, Taylor D Ottesen, Anoop Galivanche, Kareem J Kebaish, Cheryl K Zogg, Donald L Zogg, Journal of gastrointestinal surgery