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Curriculum Vitae

 

Nathan W. Mesko, M.D.

 

 

 

Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Institute

 

1215 21st Avenue South

 

Medical Center East, S Tower

 

Nashville, TN 37232-8774

 

 (708) 308-6016

 

Nate.Mesko@gmail.com

 

 

 

Professional Training

 

   Vanderbilt University: Nashville, TN

 

        Fellow, Musculoskeletal Oncology: August 2013 – August 2014

 

         Program Directors: Ginger E. Holt, MD and Herbert S. Schwartz, MD         

 

 

 

  Cleveland Clinic Foundation: Cleveland, OH

 

         Resident, Orthopaedic Surgery: July 2008 – June 2013

 

         Program Directors: Thomas E. Kuivila, MD and Ryan C. Goodwin, MD

 

 

 

   Cleveland Clinic Foundation: Cleveland, OH

 

         Intern, Orthopaedic Surgery: July 2008 – June 2009

 

 

 

Professional Licensure

 

   State of Ohio: Medical License # 35.120431 (exp. 7/1/2014)

 

   State of Michigan: Medical License # 4301102136 (exp. 1/31/2014)

 

   ABOS Board Eligible, July 2013 (Step I passed)

 

 

 

Education

 

    Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, 2004-2008 – Maywood, IL

 

         Doctor of Medicine degree, summa cum laude, June 2008          

 

  

 

   Wheaton College, 2000-2003 – Wheaton, IL

 

         Bachelor of Sciences degree in Biology, summa cum laude, December 2003

 

 

 

Honors and Awards

 

  Wheaton College

 

·2003 Graduationwith highest honors, top 10% of graduating class

 

·2000-2003 Dean’s List each of seven semesters

 

 

 

   Loyola Stritch School of Medicine

 

·2008 Graduation with highest possible honors, top 1% of graduating class

 

·2008 Faculty Award of Excellence in Clinical Sciences for highest GPA in MS3 and MS4

 

  years

 

·2007 Alpha Omega Alpha, elected September 2007

 

·2007 Geoffrey Gunnar Memorial Scholarship Awardee for overall scholastic   

 

  achievement in MS1 to MS3 years

 

·2006 Faculty Award of Excellence in Basic Sciences for highest GPA in MS2 year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Residency

 

·2013 Cleveland Clinic Research Day Best Graduating Resident Research Paper: “A Novel Predictor for Thirty-Day Readmission Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty”

 

·2013 Awardee of the Cleveland Clinic Annual Caregiver Award (Compassion)

 

·2012 American Orthopaedic Association Resident Leadership Forum Nominee/Participant

 

 

 

Vanderbilt University, Fellowship

 

·2013 MSTS Hatcher Pathology Fellowship Awardee

 

 

 

 Professional

 

·2006 American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, Best Scientific Presentation  

 

  Poster Award: “Cementless acetabular reconstruction in primary total hip arthroplasty:

 

              Evaluation at a minimum of 20 years.”

 

 

 

 

 

Public Health & International Volunteer Experience

 

 International

 

    AIC CURE International Children’s Hospital, April-May 2008, May 2010 – Kijabe, Kenya

 

    Tenwek Hospital, May 2008, May 2010 – Bomet, Kenya

 

    Hôpital Lumière, June 1998 – Bonn Finne, Haiti

 

 Domestic

 

    Solon (OH) High School, team orthopaedic physician; 2009-2013

 

    Camp Beaumont Scout Reservation, camp physician; June 2011

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Society Memberships

 

   Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA), 2004-present

 

   Alpha Omega Alpha, 2007-present

 

   American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), resident/fellow member, 2008-present

 

   American Orthopaedic Association (AOA), Emerging Leaders, 2012 - present

 

   Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS), Candidate Member, 2013 – present

 

   American Medical Association (AMA), 2004-2010

 

  

 

 

 

Committees

 

    Resident Research and Education Committee (RREC)              2010-2013

 

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation

 

    Residency Selection Committee                                                   2011-2012

 

          Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation

 

 

 

 

 

Publications

 

Peer Reviewed Publications

 

1.     Della Valle A, Mesko N, et. al. Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty With a Porous Coated Acetabular Component: A Concise Follow-up, at a Minimum of Twenty Years, of Previous Reports. J Bone Joint Surg. Am., May 2009, 91:1130-1135.

 

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

 

1.     Mesko N, Joyce D, Lietman S, Joyce M.  Metastatic Disease: Early Referral can be Key to Improved Outcomes. Orthopaedic Insights.  December 2011, 8-11.

 

2.     Mesko N, Joyce D, Joyce M, Lietman S.  Osteosarcoma: A Case Study in Why Mutli-Disciplinary Collaberation Matters. Orthopaedic Insights.  June 2012, 16-18.

 

3.     Joyce D, Mesko N, Lietman S, Joyce M.  Is It Cancer, Doctor?  Vigilant Management of Enchondroma: Orthopaedic Insights.  September 2012, 22-24.

 

4.     Higuera C, Mesko N. Strategies to Decrease Readmissions after Total Joint Arthroplasty. Readmission News.  Vol 2, No 8.  August 2013, pp. 1, 5, 10.

 

Abstracts Submitted

 

1.     Mesko NW, Bachmann KR, Kovacevic D, Lo Grasso M, O’Rourke C, Froimson MI.  A Novel Predictor for Thirty-Day Readmission Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.  Submitted to MAOA June 2013.

 

2.     Mesko NW, Bachmann KR, Kovacevic D, Lo Grasso M, O’Rourke C, Froimson MI.  A Novel Predictor for Thirty-Day Readmission Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.  Submitted to JBJS July 2013.

 

3.     Holt GE, Mesko NW.  Medical Malpractice and Sarcoma Care – A 32-year Assessment of Jury Verdicts and Settlements. Submitted to MSTS June 2013.

 

Books & Book Chapters

 

1.     Iannotti JP, Parker, RD.  The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations – Part II Spine and Lower Limb.  Elsevier/W.B Saunders.  Volume 6.  2013.  Contributing author for plates 4-17, 4-18.

 

2.     Iannotti JP, Parker, RD.  The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations – Part III Biology and Systemic Diseases.  Elsevier/W.B Saunders.  Volume 6.  2013.  Contributing author for plates 4-20 to 4-27, 4-30, 4-31.

 

Published Multimedia

 

1.     Della Valle C, Mesko N, et. al. Cementless Acetabular Construction in Primary THA: Evaluation at a Minimum of Twenty Years.  Journal of Arthroplasty.  February 2007, p. 313

 

2.     Mesko, NW.  Lumps and Bumps - Distinguishing the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.  Competitive Edge. Cleveland Clinic, Spring 2013, 6.

 

 

 

 

 

Research Presentations

 

Scientific Poster Presentations  

 

1.   Della Valle CJ, Mesko N, Quigley L, Rosenberg AG, Jacobs JJ, Berger RA, Galante JO.Cementless acetabular reconstruction in primary total hip arthroplasty: Evaluation at aminimum of 20 years.  Scientific Poster, presented at the American Association of Hip andKnee Surgeons 2006 Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX.

 

2.   Mesko NW, Kovacevic D, Bachman K, LoGrasso M, Trihas D, Froimson M.  Thirty Day Orthopaedic & Rheumatologic Re-admissions: Retrospective Analysis at a Tertiary Care Medical Center.   American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2012 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

 

3.   Mesko NW, Kovacevic D, Bachman K, LoGrasso M, Trihas D, Froimson M.  Thirty Day Orthopaedic & Rheumatologic Re-admissions: Retrospective Analysis at a Tertiary Care Medical Center.   Mid America Orthopaedic Association 2012 Annual Meeting, Bonita Springs, FL.

 

4.  Mesko NW, Bachmann KR, Kovacevic D, LoGrasso M, Froimson M.  A Novel Predictor for Thirty-Day Readmission Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.   Quality and Patient Safety Innovation Summit, Cleveland, OH.  May 2013.

 

5.     Kovacevic D, Mesko NW, Monaco FM, Bachmann KR, Styron JF, Parker RD, Iannotti JP, Froimson MI.  Developing a risk stratification model to predict resource use and outcomes for joint replacement surgery.  American Orthopaedic Association 2013 Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.

 

6.     Mesko NW, Bachmann KR, Kovacevic D, Lo Grasso M, O’Rourke C, Froimson MI.  A Novel Predictor for Thirty-Day Readmission Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.  Accepted for presentation at 2014 AAOS, New Orleans.

 

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Scientific Podium Presentations

 

1.   Della Valle CJ, Mesko N, Quigley L, Rosenberg AG, Jacobs JJ, Berger RA, Galante JO.  Cementless acetabular reconstruction in primary total hip arthroplasty: Evaluation at aminimum of 20 years.  Mid America OrthopaedicAssociation 2007 Annual Meeting, Boca Raton, FL.

 

2.   Kovacevic D, Mesko N, Bachman K, Froimson M.  Developing a Novel Risk Stratification Model to Predict Resource Utilization After Total Joint Replacement Surgery.   American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2012 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

 

3.   Kovacevic D, Mesko N, Bachman K, Froimson M.  Developing a Novel Risk Stratification Model to Predict Resource Utilization After Total Joint Replacement Surgery.   Mid America Orthopaedic Association 2012 Annual Meeting, Bonita Springs, FL.

 

4.     Mesko NW, Bachmann KR, Kovacevic D, Lo Grasso M, O’Rourke C, Froimson MI.  A Novel Predictor for Thirty-Day Readmission Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.  Cleveland Clinic Research Day.  June 6, 2013.

 

 

 

Meetings Attended

 

1.     AAHKS Annual Meeting (November 2006)

 

2.     AO Trauma Basics (August 2009)

 

3.     AAHKS Annual Meeting + Resident Course (November 2011)

 

4.     Advanced Trauma Life Support [ATLS] (April 2011; certified through April 2015)

 

5.     MetroHealth Annual Trauma Symposium (April 2011)

 

6.     Gainesville Musculoskeletal Pathology Course (May 2011)

 

7.     MSTS/CTOS Combined Annual Meeting (October 2011)

 

8.     AAOS Annual Meeting (February 2012)

 

9.     MAOA Annual Meeting (April 2012)

 

10.  AOA Annual Meeting, Resident Leadership Forum (June 2012)

 

11.  Cleveland Clinic Chief Resident Leadership Workshop (July 2012)

 

12.  Current Concepts in Hip Fractures (August 2012)

 

13.  MSTS Annual Meeting (September 2012)

 

14.  Summa Health Orthopaedic Oncology Review Course (October 2012)

 

15.  Biomet Oxford Certification Course (November 2012)

 

16.  Surgical Approaches and Internal Fixation [SAIF] Course (December 2012)

 

17.  AAOS Annual Meeting (March 2013)

 

18.  Miller Orthopaedic Review Course (May 2013)

 

19.  Great Expectations Hip Symposium (June 2013)

 

20.  ISOLS Annual Meeting (September 2013)

 

 

 

Professional Certification

 

1.     Birmingham Hip Resurfacing [BHR] (April 2012)

 

2.     Biomet Oxford Partial Knee (November 2012)

 

3.     ATLS Certified (exp June 2015)

 

4.     ACLS Certified (exp May 2015)

 

5.     BLS Certified (exp April 2015)

 

6.     PALS Certified (exp June 2015)

 

 

 

Pertinent Employment Experience

 

   Orthopaedic Technician, 2004-2006 – Ingham Regional Medical Center; Lansing, MI

 

 

 

Hobbies and Interests

 

   Triathlon training/racing

 

   Road Cycling

 

   Water & Downhill skiing

 

   International travel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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