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CURRENT HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

Hackensack University Medical Center
Holy Name Medical Center
Valley Hospital
Hudson Regional Hospital

EDUCATION

GRADUATE 2008 – 2012
Rutgers Medical School
Newark, NJ
Doctor of Medicine (MD)

2007 – 2008
Graduate School of Biomedical Science
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) Newark, NJ
Masters Biomedical Science (MS)

UNDERGRADUATE 2003 – 2007
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology

POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING

2012-2013 Internship in General Surgery
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, NY 10075
Director: Lon Weiner, MD

2013-2017
Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, NY 10075
Chairman: Elliott B. Hershman, MD

2016 - 2017
Chief Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, NY 10075
Chairman: Elliott B. Hershman, MD

2017 – 2018
Fellowship - Sports Medicine
UHZ Sports Medicine Institute
Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute Coral Gables, FL 33146
Director: John W. Uribe, MD

RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS

2017 - 2018
Mentor: John W. Uribe, MD
Long-Term Outcome of the Total Shoulder Resurfacing Procedure Using the HemiCAP Glenoid Resurfacing System (GRS) and HemiCAP Humeral Head Implant. ("OVO")
IRB#: 11-046

2017 – 2018
Mentor: Gautam P. Yagnik, MD
Repair of Distal Clavicle Fractures by Coracoclavicular Stabilization Utilizing Allograft and Tightrope Reconstruction
IRB#: 16-046

2012 – 2017
Mentor: Stephen Nicholas, MD
Division of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Lenox Hill, NY

2008 – 2012
Research Assistant
Mentor: Frank A. Liporace, MD
Division of Orthopaedic Trauma
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
UMDNJ – Rutgers Medical School, Newark, NJ

2008 – 2010
Research Assistant
Mentor: Sheldon Lin, MD
Division of Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
UMDNJ – NJMS, Newark, NJ

2006
Research Assistant
Mentor: Jerome Lasker, PhD Biomedical Research Institute Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

2012- now American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery (AAOS)

2017- now American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine (AOSSM)

TEAM COVERAGE

2013-2014 Long Island University Women’s Basketball

2015-2016 Manhattanville College Athletics; Rye High School Athletics

2016-2017 JFK High School Football

2016-2017 East Harlem High School Football

2017-2018 Miami Dade County High School Football

2017-2018 Florida International University Athletics

2017-2018 Miami Dolphins (NFL), Miami Heat (NBA), Florida Panthers (NHL)

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Porter D, Rundback JH, Miller S. Sharp recanalization using a subintimal reentry device, angioplasty, and stent placement for severely symptomatic iliofemoral deep venous thrombosis secondary to congenital aplasia of the inferior vena cava. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2010 Nov; 21(11):1765-9.

Yoon RS, Dziadosz D, Porter DA, Frank MA, Smith WR, Liporace FA. A Comprehensive Update On Current Fixation Options for Two-Part Proximal Humerus Fractures: A Biomechanical Investigation. Injury. March 2014, 45(3): 510-4.

Al-Badri A, Mbabuike JJ, Porter DA, Ferriter PJ, Mandel S. Cauda Equina Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Practical Neurology. December 2013; 33-36.

Birns ME, Mbabuike JJ, Porter DA, Galano GJ. Arthroscopic tenodesis of the long head of the biceps. Orthopedics; 2014 Nov; 37(11): 743-7.

Porter DA, Urban RM., Jacobs JJ, Gilbert JL, Rodriguez JA, Cooper HJ. Modern trunnions are more flexible: a mechanical analysis of THA taper designs. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research,472(12), 3963-3970.

Porter DA, Glotzbecker MP, Hresko MT, Hedequist DJ. Deep Surgical Site Infections Following Pediatric Cervical Spine Surgery. J Pediatric Orthopaedics. 2017 Dec; 37(8):553-556.

Walters BL, Hobart SJ, Porter DA, Hogan DE, McHugh MP, Bedford BB, Klein DA, Harrouseau K, Nicholas SJ. Effect of Intraoperative Platelet-Rich-Plasma Treatment on Post Operative Donor Site Knee Pain in Patellar Tendon Autograft ACL Reconstruction: A Double Blind Randomized Control Trial. Abstract. Orthopaedic Journal Sports Med. July 2016.

Porter DA, Birns M, Hobart SJ, Kowalsky M, Galano GJ. Arthroscopic Treatment of Osseous Instability of the Shoulder. HSS Journal. October 2017(3);13: 292-301.

Berliner ZP, Mo AZ, Porter DA, Grossman J, Hepinstall MS, Cooper HJ, Scuderi GR. In-Hospital Acute Kidney Injury After TKA Revision With Placement of an Antibiotic Cement Spacer. Journal of Arthroplasty. 2018 Jul;33(7S):S209-S212.

Yagnik GP, Porter DA, Jordan C. Distal Clavicle Fracture Repair Using Cortical Button Fixation With Coracoclavicular Ligament Reconstruction. Arthroscopy Techniques. 2018 Mar 26;7(4):e411-e415.

Walters BL, Porter DA, Hobart SJ, Hogan DE, McHugh MP, Bedford BB, Klein DA, Harrouseau K, Nicholas SJ. Effect of Intraoperative Platelet-Rich-Plasma Treatment on Post Operative Donor Site Knee Pain in Patellar Tendon Autograft ACL Reconstruction: A Double Blind Randomized Control Trial. Am Journal Sports Medicine. 2018 Jul;46(8):1827-1835.

Bharam S, Feghhi DP, Porter DA, Bhagat PV. Proximal Adductor Avulsion Injuries: Outcomes of Surgical Reattachment in Athletes. Orthop J Sports Med. 2018 Jul;6(7): 2325967118784898.

Porter DA, Laratta JL, Shillingford JN, Trofa DP, Reddy H, Uribe JW, Yagnik GP. Defining the Critical Elements of the Most Common Arthroscopic Procedures: A Consensus of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Surgeons. Cureus 11(2): e4091. doi:10.7759/cureus.4091

Yagnik GP, Brady P, Zimmerman J, Jordan CJ, Porter DA. A Biomechanical Comparison of a Novel Technique for Distal Clavicle Fracture Repair Using Cortical Button Fixation and Coracoclavicular Ligament Reconstruction. J Shoulder Elbow Surg (2019) 28, 982–988.

Yagnik GP, Jordan CJ, Narvel RR, Hassan RJ, Porter DA. Distal Clavicle Fracture Repair: Clinical Outcomes of a Surgical Technique Utilizing a Combination of Cortical Button Fixation and Coracoclavicular Ligament Reconstruction. Orthop J Sports Med. 2019 Sep 23;7(9):2325967119867920

Porter DA, Yagnik GP. Response to Van Tongel and De Wilde regarding: “A biomechanical comparison of a novel technique for distal clavicle fracture repair versus locked plating”. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2020 Mar;29(3):e97.

Uribe JW, Zvijac JE, Porter DA, Saxena A, Vargas LA. Inlay total shoulder arthroplasty for primary glenohumeral arthritis. JSES Int. 2021 Sep 15;5(6):1014-1020.

Porter DA, Bas MA, Cooper HJ, Kassapidis E, Hepinstall MS, Rodriguez JA.
Discharge Disposition After Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty: An Analysis of Placement Risk Factors and Recent Trends. Submitted to JoA.

Baig M, Porter DA, Yagnik GP, Rodriguez E, Jordan CJ. Suture Tape and Cancellous Screw-Based Tension Banding Versus Kirschner Wire Tension Banding for the Treatment of Transverse Patellar Fractures: A Biomechanical Comparison. Submitted to JOT

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Dziadosz D, Porter DA, Liporace FA. Surgical neck fractures in the proximal humerus: A biomechanical study evaluating modern fixation. The 56th AAOS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 9-13, 2010.

Porter DA, Urban R, Jacobs JJ, Rodriguez JA, Cooper HJ. Risk of Flexural Rigidity of Various Trunnion Designs in Modular Hip Stems: A Biomechanical and Historical Analysis. International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty. Annual Meeting 2013. West Palm Beach. October 17-20, 2013.

Porter DA, Bas MA, Hepinstall MA, Cooper HJ, Rodriguez JA. Discharge Disposition after Simultaneous Total Knee Arthroplasty: An Analysis of Placement Risk Factors and Recent Trends. International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty. Annual Meeting 2016. Boston, MA. October 17-20, 2016

Porter DA, Grossman J, Mo A, Scuderi GR. Acute Kidney Injury After Placement of an Antibiotic Cement Spacer in Staged Revision Knee Arthroplasty. International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty. Annual Meeting 2016. Boston, MA. October 17-20, 2016

Bharam S, Feghhi D, Porter DA. Outcomes of Proximal Adductor Avulsion Injuries with Suture Anchor Reattachment in Athletes. AAOS 2017 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 14-18, 2017.

Porter DA, Pazionis TJ, Zaleski T, Patterson F, Lambert WC, Aisner S. High grade malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the dermis with features of giant cell fibroblastoma arising from an atypical fibrous histiocytoma: A case report and review of the literature. International Society of Limb Salvage, Annual Meeting 2017. Kanazawa, Japan. May 10-12, 2017.

Berliner ZP, Mo AZ, Grossman J, Porter DA, Hepinstall MS, Cooper HJ, Scuderi GR. Incidence and Risk Factors for In-Hospital Acute Kidney Injury after TKR Revision with Placement of an Antibiotic Cement Spacer. AAHKS Annual Meeting 2017. Dallas, TX. November 2-5, 2017.

Berliner ZP, Mo AZ, Grossman J, Porter DA, Hepinstall MS, Cooper HJ, Scuderi GR. Incidence and Risk Factors for In-Hospital Acute Kidney Injury after TKR Revision with Placement of an Antibiotic Cement Spacer. AAOS 2018 Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. March 6-10, 2018.

Lee SJ, Coyle R, Porter DA, Kremenic I. Biomechanical Testing of Scapholunate Reconstruction with Internal Brace versus Scapholunate Repair. AAOS 2018 Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. March 6-10, 2018.

Berliner ZP, Mo AZ, Porter DA, Grossman JM, Cooper HJ, Hepinstall MS, Scuderi GR. In-Hospital Acute Kidney Injury after Revision TKA with Placement of an Antibiotic Cement Spacer. 2018 American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) Annual Leadership Meeting; Boston, MA, USA. (June, 2018).

Yagnik GP, Brady P, Zimmerman J, Jordan C, Porter DA. A Biomechanical Comparison of a Novel Technique for Distal Clavicle Fracture Repair Using Cortical Button Fixation and Coracoclavicular Ligament Reconstruction. ORS 2019 Annual Meeting. Austin, TX. February 2-5, 2019.

Yagnik GP, Brady P, Zimmerman J, Jordan C, Porter DA. A Biomechanical Comparison of a Novel Technique for Distal Clavicle Fracture Repair Using Cortical Button Fixation and Coracoclavicular Ligament Reconstruction. AANA 2019 Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. May 2-4, 2019

PODIUM PRESENTATIONS

Porter DA, Cooper HJ. Thin Cement Mantle Technique Offers a Shorter Learning Curve for Cemented Hip Arthroplasty. OREF/ORS Northeast Region Resident Research Symposium. Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. June 6, 2014.

Porter DA, Urban R, Jacobs JJ, Rodriguez JA, Cooper HJ. Risk of Flexural Rigidity of Various Trunnion Designs in Modular Hip Stems: A Biomechanical and Historical Analysis. Eastern Orthopaedic Society. 44th Annual Meeting 2013. Amelia Island, FL. October 22-25, 2014.

Yagnik GP, Brady P, Zimmerman J, Jordan C, Porter DA. A Biomechanical Comparison of a Novel Technique for Distal Clavicle Fracture Repair Using Cortical Button Fixation and Coracoclavicular Ligament Reconstruction. ISAKOS Annual Meeting. Cancun, MX. May 12-16, 2019.

EDITORIAL/REVIEWER POSITIONS

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - Peer Reviewer

British Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine – Peer Reviewer

NON-ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES/POSITIONS

2004 – 2006 NYMEX Trading Floor Clerk Putter Trading, New York, NY

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