Timothy Bhattacharyya, MD

Orthopedic Surgery

Highlights

Languages

English

Gender

Male

About Timothy Bhattacharyya

Professional Titles

Director of Orthopaedic Trauma Services at Suburban Hospital

Independent Clinician

Background

Dr. Bhattacharyya is the Director of Orthopaedic Trauma Services at Suburban Hospital. Dr. Bhattacharyya's areas of expertise include: fracture care, pelvis and acetabulum injuries, management of complex and non union fractures, and joint replacements. He is Head of Clinical Orthopaedic Research at the National Institutes of Health.

Dr. Bhattacharyya focuses on patients with orthopedic injuries including fractures, nonunions, and joint replacements.

For more information on Dr. Bhattacharyya, visit www.OrthoBethesda.com.

Selected Publications

Chen F, Wang Z, Bhattacharyya T. Absence of femoral cortical thickening in long-term bisphosphonate users: Implications for atypical femur fractures. Bone. 2014 May;62:64-6.
Jha S, Wang Z, Laucis N, Bhattacharyya T. Trends in Media Reports, Oral Bisphosphonate Prescriptions, and Hip Fractures 1996-2012: An Ecological Analysis. J Bone Miner Res. 2015 Dec;30(12):2179-87.
Laucis NC, Hays RD, Bhattacharyya T. Scoring the SF-36 in Orthopaedics: A Brief Guide. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015 Oct 7;97(19):1628-34.
Wang Z, Bhattacharyya T. Trends of non-union and prescriptions for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the United States, 1993-2012. Acta Orthop. 2015 Oct;86(5):632-7.
Wang Z, Ward MM, Chan L, Bhattacharyya T. Adherence to oral bisphosphonates and the risk ofsubtrochanteric and femoral shaft fractures among female Medicare beneficiaries. Osteoporos Int. 2014 Aug;25(8):2109-16.

Memberships

Orthopaedic Trauma Association
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Locations

OrthoBethesda
- 10215 Fernwood Road, Camalier Building Suite 506, Bethesda, MD 20817
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