H. James Pfaeffle, M.D., Ph.D. Education University of Washington 2006 2007 Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Seattle, WA Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Fellowship University of Pittsburgh Medical Center 2002 2005 Orthopaedic Surgery Residency University of Pittsburgh Medical Center 2001 2002 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Research Fellow University of Pittsburgh Medical Center 2000 2001 Orthopaedic Surgery Internship University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 1993 2000 Doctor of Medicine University of Pittsburgh 1993 1998 Doctorate, Bioengineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1991 1993 Master of Science, Mechanics Troy, NY Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1987 1991 Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Troy, NY Board Certification American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery 2009 American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery 2011 Subspecialty Certificate in Hand Surgery Current Licensure Pennsylvania Medical License Connecticut Medical License Texas Medical License California Medical License Clinical Practice Experience Tri Rivers Musculoskeletal Centers Oct. 2014 Present Tri Rivers Surgical Associates Aug. 2007 Sept. 2014 UPMC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Aug. 2005 July 2006 Other Professional Experience Trail Pittsburgh, Treasurer 2012 Present Trail Pittsburgh, Board Member 2009 Present University of Pittsburgh, Research Associate 1993 2006 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Teaching Assistant 1992 1993 Samaritan Hospital, Volunteer 1992 GE Silicones, Quality Engineer 1990 ALCOA, Quality Engineer 1989 1
H. James Pfaeffle, M.D., Ph.D. continued from page 1 Current Hospital Affiliations UPMC Passavant Hospital, McCandless Campus UPMC Passavant Hospital, Cranberry Campus Butler Memorial Hospital The Surgery Center at Benbrook Teaching Appointments University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 2005 2006 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Clinical Instructor Professional Memberships American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons American Society for Surgery of the Hand American Association for Hand Surgery Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society Pennsylvania Medical Society Allegheny County Medical Society Professional and Academic Honors The Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Journal Editor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh 2006 Eastern Orthopaedic Association Resident Paper Award 2004 Orthopaedic Biomechanics Institute, The Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital ORLAC Graduate Student Traveling Fellowship Award 1998 for Computational Biomechanics Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Sumner L. Koch Award, Paper with Greatest Future Clinical Application 1996 Orthopaedic Research Laboratory Alumni Council Treasurer 1996 Present University of Pittsburgh NIH Medical Scientist Training Program Scholarship 1993 2000 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Alpha Epsilon, Premedical Honor Society 1992 Dean s List of Distinguished Students 1987 1991 Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Fraternity 1991 Graduated Cum Laude 1991 Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, Upsilon Chapter President 1990 1991 Vice President 1989 1990 Grants AMA Seed Grant Program 2004 2005 MRI Measurement of Wrist Biomechanics for Study of Wrist Arthritis Surgeries $2,500 Co-Investigators: Drs. R. J. Goitz & D. G. Robertson 2
H. James Pfaeffle, M.D., Ph.D. continued from page 2 Albert B. Ferguson, M.D., Orthopaedic Fund of the Pittsburgh Foundation 2002 2003 Carpal Kinematics following Proximal Row Carpectomy Measured from CT Scans $5,000 Co-Investigators: Drs. R. J. Goitz & D. G. Robertson Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Resident Research Grant 2002 2003 Analysis of Functional Bundles and Isometry in the Interosseous Ligament of the Forearm $10,900 Co-Investigators: Drs. M. M. Tomaino, Z. M. Li, & S. L-Y. Woo The Whitaker Foundation Biomedical Research Grant 1997 2000 Experimental and Analytical Determination of Stress and Strain in the Interosseous Ligament Complex of the Forearm $210,000 Primary Investigator: K. J. Fischer, Ph.D. Co-Investigators: Dr. M. M. Tomaino, Dr. A. Srinivasa, & H. J. Pfaeffle, M.S. Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Research Grant 1997 1999 Longitudinal Radioulnar Dissociation: Clarification of Normal and Injured Forearm Mechanics and Evaluation of Reconstructive Strategies $90,000 Primary Investigator: M. M. Tomaino, M.D. Co-Investigators: Drs. K. J. Fischer, J. H. Herndon, & S. L-Y. Woo Research Associate: H. J. Pfaeffle, M.S. Publications Waitayawinyu, T., Pfaeffle, H. J., McCallister, W. V., Nemechek, N. M., & Trumble, T. E. (2010). Management of Scaphoid Nonunions. Hand Clinics, 26(1): 105-117. Tang, P., Gauvin, J., Muriuki, M., Pfaeffle, H. J., Imbriglia, J. E., & Goitz, R. J. (2009). Comparison of the Contact Biomechanics of the Intact and Proximal Row Carpectomy Wrist. Journal of Hand Surgery, 34(4): 660-670. Howlett, J. P., Pfaeffle, H. J., Waitayawinyu, T., & Trumble, T. E. (2008). Distal Tunnel Placement Improves Scaphoid Flexion with the Brunelli Tenodesis Procedure for Scapholunate Dissociation. Journal of Hand Surgery, 33(10): 1756-1764. Pfaeffle, H. J., Waitayawinyu, T., & Trumble, T. E. (2007). Ulnar Nerve Laceration and Repair. Hand Clinics, 23(3): 291-299. Hanel, D. P., Pfaeffle, H. J., & Ayalla, A. (2007). Management of Posttraumatic Metadiaphyseal Radioulnar Synostosis. Hand Clinics, 23(2): 227-234, vi-vii. Review. Waitayawinyu, T., Pfaeffle, H. J., McCallister, W. V., Nemechek, N. M., & Trumble, T. E. (2007). Management of Scaphoid Nonunions. Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 38(2): 237-249. Blankenhorn, B. D., Pfaeffle, H. J., Robertson, D. R., Imbriglia, J. E., & Goitz, R. J. (2007). Carpal Kinematics after Proximal Row Carpectomy. Journal of Hand Surgery, 32(1): 37-46. Kaufmann, R. A., Pfaeffle, H. J., Blankenhorn, B. D., Stabile, K. J., Robertson, D. D., & Goitz, R. J. (2006). Kinematics of the Midcarpal and Radiocarpal Joint in Flexion and Extension: An In Vitro Study. Journal of Hand Surgery, 31(7): 1142-1148. 3
H. James Pfaeffle, M.D., Ph.D. continued from page 3 Pfaeffle, H. J., Fischer, K. J., Srinivasa, A., Manson, T. T., Woo, S. L-Y., & Tomaino, M. M. (2006). A Model of Stress and Strain in the Interosseous Ligament of the Forearm Based on Fiber Network Theory. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 128(5): 725-732. Pfaeffle, H. J., Stabile, K. J., Li, Z. M., & Tomaino, M. M. (2006). Reconstruction of the Interosseous Ligament Unloads Metallic Radial Head Arthroplasty and the Distal Ulna in Cadavers. Journal of Hand Surgery, 31(2): 269-278. Kaufmann, R. A., Pfaeffle, H. J., Blankenhorn, B. D., Stabile, K. J., Robertson, D. D., & Goitz, R. J. (2005). Kinematics of the Midcarpal and Radiocarpal Joints in Radioulnar Deviation: An In Vitro Study. Journal of Hand Surgery, 30(5): 937-942. Pfaeffle, H. J., Blankenhorn, B. D., Stabile, K. J., Imbriglia, J. E., Goitz, R. J., & Robertson, D. R. (2005). Development and Validation of a CT-Based Methodology to Measure Carpal Kinematics. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 127(3): 541-548. Pfaeffle, H. J., Stabile, K. J., Li, Z. M., & Tomaino, M. M. (2005). Reconstruction of the Interosseous Ligament Restores Normal Forearm Compressive Load Transfer in Cadavers. Journal of Hand Surgery, 30(2): 319-325. Stabile, K. J., Pfaeffle, H. J., Saris, I., Li, Z. M., & Tomaino, M. M. (2005). Structural Properties of Reconstruction Constructs for the Interosseous Ligament of the Forearm. Journal of Hand Surgery, 30(2): 312-318. Stabile, K. J., Pfaeffle, H. J., Weiss, J. A., Fischer, K. J., & Tomaino, M. M. (2004). Bi-Directional Mechanical Properties of the Human Forearm Interosseous Ligament. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 22(3): 607-612. Gabriel, M. T., Pfaeffle, H. J., Stabile, K. J., Tomaino, M. M., & Fischer, K. J. (2004). The Passive Strain Distribution in the Interosseous Ligament of the Forearm: Implications for Injury Reconstruction. Journal of Hand Surgery, 29(2): 293-298. Li, Z. M., Pfaeffle, H. J., Sotereanos, D. G., Goitz, R. J., & Woo, S. L. (2003). Multi-Directional Strength and Force Envelope of the Index Finger. Clinical Biomechanics, 18(10): 908-915. Fischer, K. J., Bastidas, J. A., Pfaeffle, H. J., & Towers, J. D. (2003). A Method for Estimating Relative Bone Loads from CT Data with Application to the Radius and the Ulna. Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences, 4(3): 397-404. Tomaino, M. M., Pfaeffle, H. J., Stabile, K. J., & Li, Z. M. (2003). Reconstruction of the Interosseous Ligament of the Forearm Reduces Load on the Radial Head in Cadavers. Journal of Hand Surgery, 28(3): 267-270. Chandler, J. W., Stabile, K. J., Pfaeffle, H. J., Li, Z. M., Woo, S. L., & Tomaino, M. M. (2003). Anatomic Parameters for Planning of Interosseous Ligament Reconstruction Using Computer-Assisted Techniques. Journal of Hand Surgery, 28(1): 111-116. Stabile, K. J., Pfaeffle, H. J., & Tomaino, M. M. (2002). The Essex-Lopresti Fracture-Dislocation: Factors in Early Management and Salvage Alternatives. Hand Clinics, 18(1): 195-204. Fischer, K. J., Manson, T. T., Pfaeffle, H. J., Tomaino, M. M., Herndon, J. H., & Woo, S. L-Y. (2001). A Method for Measuring Joint Kinematics and Registration with Bony Geometry Reconstructed from Computed Tomography. Journal of Biomechanics, 34(3): 377-383. 4
H. James Pfaeffle, M.D., Ph.D. continued from page 4 Manson, T. T., Pfaeffle, H. J., Herndon, J. H., Tomaino, M. M., & Fischer, K. J. (2000). Forearm Rotation Alters Interosseous Ligament Strain Distribution. Journal of Hand Surgery. 25(6): 1058-1063. Pfaeffle, H. J., Manson, T. T., Fischer, K. J., Tomaino, M. M., Woo, S. L-Y., & Herndon, J. H. (2000). Role of the Forearm Interosseous Ligament: Is It More than Just Longitudinal Load Transfer? Journal of Hand Surgery, 25(4): 683-688. Mitsionis, G., Fischer, K. J., Bastidas, J. A., Grewal, R., Pfaeffle, H. J., & Tomaino, M. M. (2000). Feasibility of Partial A2 and A4 Pulley Excision: Residual Pulley Strength. Journal of Hand Surgery, 25(1): 90-94. Pfaeffle, H. J., Fischer, K. J., Manson, T. T., Tomaino, M. M., Herndon, J. H., & Woo, S. L-Y. (1999). Technical Note: A New Methodology to Measure Load Transfer Through the Forearm Using Multiple Universal Force Sensors. Journal of Biomechanics, 32(12): 1331-1335. Mitsionis, G., Bastidas, J. A., Grewal, R., Pfaeffle, H. J., Tomaino, M. M., & Fischer, K. J. (1999). Feasibility of Partial A2 and A4 Pulley Excision: Part I. Effect on Finger Flexor Tendon Biomechanics. Journal of Hand Surgery, 24(2): 310-314. Tomaino, M. M., Mitsionis, G., Bastidas, J. A., Grewal, R., & Pfaeffle, H. J. (1998). The Effect of Partial Pulley Excision on Finger Flexor Tendon Biomechanics. Journal of Hand Surgery, 23(1): 50-52. Pfaeffle, H. J., Tomaino, M. M., Grewal, R., Xu, J., Boardman, N. D., Woo, S. L.-Y., & Herndon, J. H. (1996). Short Communication: Tensile Properties of the Interosseous Membrane of the Human Forearm. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 14(5): 842-845. 5 updated August 2018