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Office
Yale Orthopedics
260 Long Ridge Rd
Stamford, CT 06902Phone+1 877-925-3637
Summary
- Dr. Thomas Hickernell is an academic orthopedic surgeon affiliated with Yale University, at Greenwich Hospital. He received his MD from Columbia University where he also completed his orthopedic surgery residency and fellowship training in hip and knee reconstruction. He then served as an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Columbia before transitioning to Yale and Greenwich Hospital. He is the Director of the Arthroplasty Service at Greenwich Hospital, and on the Yale New Haven Health System Orthopedic Care Council. He specializes in minimally invasive surgery and rapid postoperative recovery protocols.
Education & Training
- Columbia OrthopedicsHip and Knee Reconstructive Surgery, 2018 - 2019
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2013 - 2018
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2012
- Union CollegeBS, Biochemistry, Magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Union Scholars Program, 2002 - 2006
Certifications & Licensure
- CT State Medical License 2022 - 2024
- NY State Medical License 2017 - 2024
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Harrison McLaughlin MD Trauma Resident Award for Excellence in Orthopedic Surgery New York Orthopedic Hospital, CUMC, 2017
- Man of the Year Nominee, NYC Chapter Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 2013
- NIH Summer Research Fellow Columbia University, 2009
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Optimizing Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Among an Underserved Population: Lessons Learned From a Quality-Improvement Initiative.Mouhanad M El-Othmani, Kyle McCormick, Winnie Xu, Thomas Hickernell, Nana O Sarpong
Arthroplasty Today. 2024-08-01 - 1 citationsIs There an Implicit Racial Bias in the Case Order of Elective Total Joint Arthroplasty?Austin C Kaidi, Bradley T Hammoor, Wakenda K Tyler, Jeffrey A Geller, H John Cooper
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2024-02-01 - 3 citationsPatient-reported outcomes measurement information system instruments in knee arthroplasty patients: a systematic review of the literature.Natalia Czerwonka, Puneet Gupta, Sohil S Desai, Thomas R Hickernell, Alexander L Neuwirth
Knee Surgery & Related Research. 2023-12-01
Journal Articles
- Creation of an Online Wiki Improves Post-Operative Surgical Protocol Adherence in Arthroplasty PatientsSwart E, Miller D, Hickernell T, Bozic, K, Geller J, Macaulay W, Journal of Arthroplasty, 1/1/2017
- Decreased Risk of Knee Buckling with Adductor Canal Block Versus Femoral Nerve Block in Total Knee Arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort studyThacher R, Hickernell T, Grosso M, Shah R, Cooper HJ, Maniker R, Brown AR, Geller J, Arthroplasty Today, 1/1/2017
- Tranexamic acid increases early perioperative functional outcomes after total knee arthroplastyGrosso MJ, Trofa DP, Danoff JR, Hickernell TR, Taylor M, Lakra A, Geller JA, Arthroplasty Today, 1/1/2017
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Evidence-based techniques to decrease risk of surgical site infection and optimize surgical outcomes through surgical incision managementCooper HJ, Shah RP, Grosso M, Jang E, Hickernell T, Sonnenfeld J, Lakra A, Murtaugh T, Geller JA, AAOS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2018
- Bone Regeneration of Large Segmental Defect using Multi-Structural Scaffold in Canine TibiaOh DS, Hickernell T, Hsu A, Lee FY, Tawfeek H, Kim JM, Choi SH, 60th Annual Meeting of the ORS, New Orleans, LA, 1/15/2014
- MAPK-Targeted Therapy Improves Survival by Activating 14-3-3E-Mediated Pro-Apoptotic Protein Upregulation and by Inhibiting Doxorubicin-Triggered Anti-Apoptotic Protei...Francis Y. Lee, M.D., Kyung Ok Kim, Ph.D., Anny C. Hsu, M.D., Jocelyn Traina Compton, B.S., Thomas Hickernell, M.D., John Michael Caldwell, M.D., Heon Goo Lee , M.S., ..., Asian Pacific Musculoskeletal Tumor Society, Melbourne, Australia, 1/1/2014
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Lectures
- Instability after Total Hip Arthroplasty1/29/2016
- Surgical approaches to the hip and knee1/5/2016
- Converting an IM Nail to a Total Hip Replacement1/1/2016
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Press Mentions
- Tom Hickernell'12 Competes for Man of the YearMarch 22nd, 2013
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Spanish
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