Fletcher, Nicholas D. EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE STANDARD CURRICULUM VITAE FORMAT [The following order is required. You may omit non-applicable sections.] Name: Nicholas D. Fletcher, M.D. Office Address: Emory Orthopaedic and Spine Center 59 Executive Park South Atlanta, GA 30329 Telephone: 404-778-7000 E-mail Address nicholas.d.fletcher@emory.edu Citizenship: U.S. Current Titles and Affiliations: Academic appointments: Primary appointments: Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Emory University School of Medicine Other administrative appointments: Assistant Residency Director Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship Director, Emory Pediatric Orthopaedics Emory University School of Medicine 2012 Licensures/Boards: Georgia Medical License #064032 Issued 3/4/10 Specialty Boards: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Part I Passed 2009 Revised: August 24, 2012
Fletcher, Nicholas D. Education: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN B.S. Magna Cum Laude Honors in Molecular Biology 1996-2000 Vanderbilt University Medical School Nashville, TN M.D. 2000 2004 Postgraduate Training: General Surgery Internship Department of Surgery 2004-2005 John L. Tarpley, M.D. Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation 2005 2009 Herbert S. Schwartz, M.D. Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children Dallas, TX 2009 John A. Herring, M.D. Committee Memberships: National and International: Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Evidence-Based Medicine Committee - present Institutional Emerging Leaders Committee - present Trauma Guiding Committee - present
Name Page 3 Honors and Awards: Peer Review Committee present Discovery Mentor Emory University School of Medicine - present Spinal Infection Prevention Committee present Magna Cum Laude, Honors in Molecular Biology 2000 Phi Beta Kappa, Vanderbilt University 2000 Camby Robinson Scholarship for Research in Emergency Medicine 2001 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society 2003 Vanderbild Orthopaedic Surgery Clerkship Award 2004 General Surgery Clerkship Award 2004 T Boone Pickens Spine Research Award Society Memberships: Candidate Member Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Society Candidate Member Georgia Orthopaedic Society Research focus: Management of all pediatric orthopaedic conditions. Particular interests include scoliosis and sagittal spinal deformities, pediatric hip conditions and trauma Formal Teaching: Graduate Program Core Lecture
Name Page 4 Flatfoot and cavus foot December 6, Core Lecture Pediatric Orthopaedic Trauma December 20, Residency program Grand Rounds Emory University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Early Onset Scoliosis December 20, Grand Rounds Emory University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Congenital talipes equinovarus December 6, Grand Rounds Emory University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Myelomenigocele December 13, Grand Rounds Emory University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Preoperative assiessemtn of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis November 15, Lectureships, Seminar Invitations, and Visiting Professorships: University of Florida Department of Orthopaedics Early Onset Scoliosis. 2009 Georgia Orthopaedic Society Complex Hip Symposium September 24, Pediatric Orthopaedics/Sports Medicine Symposium Low back pain October 22,
Name Page 5 Stryker Complex Deformity Course Serial Casting for early onset scoliosis February 24, 2012 Grand Rounds What s new in pediatric orthopaedic trauma care March 16, 2012 Rockdale Medical Center Grand Rounds Evaluation of the adolescent patient with hip pain March 27, 2012 New Horizons Pediatric Symposium Low back pain April 14, 2012 Primary Care Update: Office Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine and Spine Problems Emory University School of Medicine April 27-28, 2012 Common Pediatric Orthopaedic Problems How to examine the upper extremity Invitations to National or International Conferences: Musculoskeletal Tumor Society Closed suction drainage after resection of upper and lower extremity sarcomas: a randomized control trial 2009 International Meeting for Advanced Spinal Techniques (MAST) Defining the amount of disectomy needed for bony fusion following thoracoscopic anterior spinal instrumentation and fusion for idiopathic scoliosis Scoliosis Research Society Residual thoracic kypokyphosis following posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: risk factors and clinical ramifications
Name Page 6 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Closed suction drainage after resection of upper and lower extremity sarcomas: a randomized control trial. 4 th International Congress on Early Onset Scoliosis. Toronto, Canada Serial casting as a delay tactic in the management of moderate to severe early onset scoliosis Surgeon access to halo traction and casting tables in the management of early onset scoliosis Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Annual Meeting Serial casting as a delay tactic in the management of moderate to severe early onset scoliosis Selective thoracic fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis at minimum 20 year followup Type 2 supracondylar fractures: does time to surgery matter? What is the morbidity rate of supracondylar elbow fractures in children? Increased severity of type III supracondylar humerus fractures in the pre-teen population Retrospective review of peripheral nerve injuries in pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures Management of the pulseless supracondylar humerous fracture: is vascular exploration necessary? Scoliosis Research Society Serial casting as a delay tactic in the management of moderate to severe early onset scoliosis Selective thoracic fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis at minimum 20 year followup American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Type 2 supracondylar fracture: does time to surgery matter? What is the morbidity rate of supracondylar elbow fractures in children? National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses Adolescent hip pain and hip preservation February 25, 2012
Name Page 7 American Orthopaedic Association Management of the pulseless supracondylar humerous fracture: is vascular exploration necessary? 2012 Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting Management of the pulseless supracondylar humerous fracture: is vascular exploration necessary? Pediatric orthopaedic Society of North America Comparison of growing rod vs cast treatment for early onset scoliosis Trials and tribulations the first year in a pediatric orthopaedic practice 2012 Scoliosis Research Society Meeting Comparison of growing rod vs cast treatment for early onset scoliosis 2012 Bibliography: Peer-Reviewed Santen SA, Hemphill RR, Spanier CM, Fletcher ND. (2005) 'Sorry, it's my first time!' Will patients consent to medical students learning procedures? Med Educ Apr;39(4):365-9. Hemphill RR, Santen SA, Spanier CM, Fletcher ND. (2007) Trauma: life in the ER--education or entertainment? The patient's perspective. South Med J Mar;100(3):248-51 Fletcher N. Sofianos D, Berkes M, Obremsky WT. (2007) Current Concepts Review: Prevention of Perioperative Infection. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (AM) 89:1605-18 Morris BA, Fletcher N.D., Davis R.A., Mencio G. A. () Bacterial meningitis after traumatic thoracic fracture-dislocation: two case reports and review of the literature. J Orthopaedic Trauma 24(5)e49-50 Fletcher ND, Rathjen KE, Bush P, Ezaki M. () Asymmetrical arthrogryposis of the upper extremity associated with congenital spine anomalies. J Pediatr Orthop. 30(8):936-41.
Name Page 8 Fletcher ND, Hopkins J, McClung A, Browne R, Sucato DJ. () Residual Thoracic Hypokyphosis Following Posterior Spinal Fusion and Instrumentation in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Risk Factors and Clinical Ramifications. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). Feb 25. Fletcher ND, Larson AN, Richards BS, Johnston CE. () Current treatment preferences for early onset scoliosis: a survey of POSNA members. J Pediatr Orthop. 31(3):326-30. Kim HWK, Larson AN, Fletcher ND, Winick N, Kim YJ () Childhood femoral head osteonecrosis. Clin Rev Bone Metabolism March 27 Epub ahead of print Larson AN, Fletcher ND, Daniel C, Richards BS () Lumbar curve is stable after selective thoracic fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a 20-year follow-up. Spine Fletcher ND, Bruce RW. (2012) Early onset scoliosis: Current concepts and controversies. Curr Rev Musc Med 5(2)102-10 Larson AN, Fletcher ND, Richards BS (2012) Selective thoracic fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis at minimum 20-year follow up. Spine 37(10)833-9 Fletcher ND, Schiller JR, Garg S, Weller A, Larson AN, Kwon M, Copley L, Ho C (2012) Increased severity of type III supracondylar humerus fractures in the pre-teen population. J Ped Ortho 32(6)567-72 Fletcher ND, Hopkins J, McClung, Browne R, Sucato DJ (2012) Residual thoracic hypokyphosis following posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Risk factors and clinical ramifications. Spine 37(3)200-6 Manuscripts submitted: Larson N, Garg S, Weller A, Fletcher ND, Schiller J, Kwon M, Copley W, Ho C. Type 2 supracondylar fractures: does time to surgery matter? Submitted to Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Am) Fletcher ND, McClung A, Johnston CE. Serial casting as a delay tactic in the management of moderate to severe early onset scoliosis. Submitted to Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Review articles: Fletcher ND, Wise PE, Sharp KW. Common bile duct papillary adenoma causing obstructive jaundice: case report and review of the literature. Am Surg. 2004 May;70(5):448-52.
Name Page 9 a. Other publications: [May include published abstracts] 1. Advanced trauma life support recommendations are frequently not followed when transferring trauma patients. Ann Emer Med 40(4)S99, 2002 approved by COC 12/01/97 revised in order only 7/15/98