Chad Ishmael, MD

Primary Academic Title

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Background

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• Chad Ishmael, M.D. | Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon

Research Interests

Disaster Preparedness, Fracture-Related Infection, Global Orthopaedics, Improving Trauma Resiliency, Orthopaedic Trauma, Post-Traumatic Reconstruction, Psychosocial Effects of Trauma, Public Health

Selected Publications

• Ishmael CR, Hsiue PP, Zoller SD, Wang P, Hori KR, Gatto JD, Li RH, Jeffcoat DM, Johnson EE, Bernthal NM. An Early Look at Operative Orthopaedic Injuries Associated with Electric Scooter Accidents – Bringing High-Energy Trauma to a Wider Audience. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2020 Mar 4;102(5):e18. PMID: 31895168.

• Blumstein G, Zukotynski B, Cevallos N, Ishmael CR, Zoller S, Burke Z, Clarkson S, Park H, Bernthal N, SooHoo NF. Randomized Trial of a Virtual Reality Tool to Teach Surgical Technique for Tibial Shaft Fracture Intramedullary Nailing. J Surg Educ. 2020 Feb. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 32035854.

• Galey SA, Ishmael CR, Zoller SD, DiPane MV, McPherson EJ. Stress-Induced, Aseptic Osteolysis of the Mid-Tibia in a Revision Hinged TKA Mimicking Infection: A Case Report. Arthroplast Today. 2022 Mar 9;14:116-120. PMID 35281549.

• Trikha R, Chaudry A, Olson TE, Ishmael CR, Villalpando C, Chen CJ, Hori KR, Bernthal NM. Assessing the Academic Achievement of United States Orthopaedic Departments. World J Orthop. 2022 Feb 18;13(2):201-211. PMID 35317404.

• Xi Weixian, Hegde V, Zoller SD, Park HY, Hart CM, Kondo T, Hamad CD, Hu Y, Loftin AH, Johansen DO, Burke Z, Clarkson S, Ishmael CR, Hori K, Mamouei Z, Okawa H, Nishimura I, Bernthal NM, Segura T. Point of Application Antimicrobial Orthopaedic Implant Coatings Based on Thiol-Ene-Click Reactions Protects Implant from Bacterial Challenge. Nat Commun. 2021 Sep 16;12(1):5473. PMID 34531396.

Honors

• UCLA Emergency Medicine Consultants of the Semester, UCLA Health, 2017
• Awarded Doctor of Medicine with Honors in Service, Weill Cornell Medical College, 2014
• Poster Award (2nd Place), CAOS Annual Meeting, 2014

Lectures & Presentations

• Clavicle Fractures & Acromioclavicular Injuries., Oral Presentation, UCLA Multidisciplinary Sports Medicine Conference
• Single-Stage Revision with Tobramycin-loaded Polymethylmethacrylate is Ineffective in Revision Periprosthetic Joint Infection Model., Oral Presentation, 28th Annual Open Scientific Meeting of the Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS)
• Translational Challenges of Fluorescence Image-Guided Surgical Debridement in a Mouse Model of Spine Implant Infection., Poster Presentation, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting
• Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Versus Total Knee Arthroplasty. Are we Able to Create the Forgotten Joint?, Poster Presentation (Awarded 2nd Place), International Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS), Milan, Italy
• Zoledronic Acid Decreases Infection Burden in Mouse Model of Spine Implant Infection., Podium Presentation (Virtual), American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting

Memberships

• Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA)
• AO Trauma
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
• American Orthopaedic Association (AOA), Emerging Leaders Program Member
• J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society

Professional Activities

• C. McCollister Evarts Resident Leadership Forum Nominee - American Orthopaedic Association (AOA)
• Doctor of Medicine with Honors in Service - Weill Cornell Medical College
• Emerging Leaders Engagement Pilot Program - American Orthopaedic Association (AOA)
• Emerging Leaders Program - American Orthopaedic Association (AOA)