Institution Affiliations:

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon

Medical School:

MD, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, 1994

Residency:

McGill University, Montreal, PQ, Canada, Orthopaedic Surgery (Chief Resident, 1998-99), 1994-99

Fellowship:

Hospital for Special Surgery, Cornell University, New York, NY, Adult Reconstruction (Joint Replacement), 2002-03

Board Certification:

Orthopaedic Surgery, 1999

Specialties:

Orthopaedics

Joined Staff in 2003

Practice Note: Arthroscopic Hip and Knee Surgery, Joint Replacement Surgery, Revision of Hip and Knee Replacement, Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement

Selected Publications:

Sponseller PD, Tomek IM, Pyeritz RE. Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in Marfan Syndrome. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 6: 255-259, 1997

Sites, B, Gallagher JD, Tomek I, Cheung Y, Beach M. The Use of MRI to Evaluate the Accuracy of a Handheld Ultrasound Machine in Localizing the Sciatic Nerve in the Popliteal Fossa. In press. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.

Mason S, Slosek K, Hays E, Tomek I, Mayor M, Elliot S Vincenti M. ReI A Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 Expression in Chondrocytes. In press. Arthritis and Rheumatism

Tomek IM, Benaroch TE. Open Forearm Fractures in Children: Long-Term Follow-up. Submitted for publication.

Tomek I, Furman, B, Sculco T, Wright T. Retrieval Analysis of Tibial Posts from Constrained Total Knee Arthroplasty Polyethylene Liners. Manuscript in preparation.

Research:

Are Surface Finish and Roughness Related to Early Osteolysis around Cemented Femoral Stem in Total Hip Arthroplasty?
Co-investigator Paul Pellicci, MD, Alejandro Della Valle, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY

Hip Arthroscopy: A Prospective Study of Indications, Results and Effect on Quality of Life.
Co-investigating resident: James Slover, MD, Dartmouth Medical School

Total Hip Arthroplasty in RA Patients Treated with a Cementless Titanium Femoral Stem (S-ROM).
Co-investigators: Bernini P, Koenig K, Lynch F, Mayor M, Shirreffs, T.

Unicompartmental Versus Total Knee Arthroplasty for Surgical Management of Mrthritis Isolated to a Single Compartment: A Decision Analysis Model.
Co-investigators: James Slover, MD, Anna Tosteson, ScD, Dartmouth Medical School

Factors Affecting Length of Stay after Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Co-investigators: Daniel Bullock, MD, Heike Brauetigen MD, Scott Sporer, MD.

The Shared Decision-Making Process in Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Co-investigators: Kate Clay, MA, BSN, Hillary Llewellyn-Thomas, PhD.