I am a board certified, and fellowship trained orthopaedic surgeon specializing in total hip and knee replacement. I have been in independent practice since 2012 and have performed thousands of successful hip and knee replacement surgeries for patients. Some of these surgeries are revision/redo/second joint replacements sent to the University of Rochester for problems following the first surgery.

My goal is to keep patient’s mobile with the most reasonable nonoperative and operative treatment options. I work closely with a team of professions in the office and the operating room to bring world class total joint care to my patients using the most up to date knowledge. I stay current in advances in total joint replacement by taking part in a number of local and national committees and societies focused on total joint surgery. I look forward to the opportunity to treat you or your family member!

Certified Specialties

Orthopaedic Surgery - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor - Department of Orthopaedics (SMD)

Connect with Thomas G. Myers, M.D., M.P.T.

Dr. Myers's Guide to Hip and Knee Arthritis

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Evarts Joint Center at Highland Hospital

Dr. Myers CV (resume)

Dr. Myers's Public Lectures

Highland Total Joints Class (16.5 minute VIDEO)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation. 2011 - 2012

Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. 2007 - 2011

Internship, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. 2006 - 2007

Fellowship, University of Virginia Medical Center. 2005 - 2006

Education

MD | Temple University School of Medicine. 2005

MPT | Duquesne University. 1999

Awards

Orthopaedic Research Society Clinician Scholar Career Development Program. 2019 - 2019

Strong Bronze Star for Patient Care. 2018

Strong Silver Star for Patient Care. 2017

Chief Resident at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 2010-2011. 2011

Best Resident Paper at 2006 Virginia Orthopaedic Society meeting; Active Immunization Against MRSA Joint Sepsis. 2006

Member of Alpha Omega Alpha - medical honor society. 2005

Research

I believe in advancing the science of orthopaedics and joint replacement. I have been fortunate enough to take part in a number of studies during my training and at the University of Rochester. I have a particular interest in rehabilitation following total joint replacement (I am a physical therap...

Research Lab

Health Lab/Data Science

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TKA Infection Control

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Publications

Journal Articles

Comparable performance of machine learning algorithms in predicting readmission and complications following total joint arthroplasty with external validation.

Arthroplasty.. 2023 November 85 (1):58. Epub 11/08/2023.

Is Morbid Obesity a Modifiable Risk Factor In Patients who have Severe Knee Osteoarthritis and do not have a Formal Perioperative Optimization Program?

Botros M, Guirguis P, Balkissoon R, Myers TG, Thirukumaran CP, Ricciardi BF

The Journal of arthroplasty.. 2023 September 15 Epub 09/15/2023.

Demographics and Early Outcomes of Commercial Antibiotic Cement Usage for Infection Prophylaxis During Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients Older Than 65 Years: An American Joint Replacement Registry Study.

Ricciardi BF, Porter KR, Myers TG, Ginnetti JG, Kaplan N, Thirukumaran CP

The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.. 2023 September 6 Epub 09/06/2023.

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons/Major Extremity Trauma and Rehabilitation Consortium Appropriate Use Criteria: Pharmacologic, Physical, and Cognitive Pain Alleviation for Musculoskeletal Extremity/Pelvis Surgery.

Brown NM, Myers T, Templeton K, Ring D

The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.. 2023 April 7 Epub 04/07/2023.

FOCAL Committee Activity Update.

Cipriano CA, Shah VM, Cohen EM, Frisch NB, Hellman MD, Garbarino LJ, Mont MA, Myers TG, Bolivar A, Hamilton WG

The Journal of arthroplasty.. 2023 April 38 (4):614-615. Epub 1900 01 01.

Utility of Diagnostic Tests Before Reimplantation in Patients Undergoing 2-Stage Revision Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Khan IA, Boyd BO, Chen AF, Cortés-Penfield N, Myers TG, Brown TS, Suh GA, McGwin G, Ghanem ES, Fillingham YA

JBJS reviews.. 2023 March 111 (3)Epub 03/22/2023.

Total Joint Arthroplasty Training (Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation) in Lower Extremity Arthroplasty.

Ginnetti JG, O'Connor MI, Chen AF, Myers TG

The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.. 2022 June 130 (11):e799-e807. Epub 1900 01 01.

Does Hypothetical Centralization of Revision THA and TKA Exacerbate Existing Geographic or Demographic Disparities in Access to Care By Increased Patient Travel Distances or Times? A Large-database Study.

Ramirez G, Myers TG, Thirukumaran CP, Ricciardi BF

Clinical orthopaedics and related research.. 2021 December 6 Epub 12/06/2021.

Contemporary Issues in the Acquisition of Orthopaedic Surgical Skills During Residency: Competency-Based Medical Education and Simulation.

Myers TG, Marsh JL, Nicandri G, Gorczyca J, Pellegrini VD

The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume.. 2021 November 8 Epub 11/08/2021.

Antibiotic Stewardship Interventions Improve Choice of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Total Joint Arthroplasty in Patients with Reported Penicillin Allergies.

Jones R, Quartuccio KS, Stern JL, Heintz EV, Pillinger KE, Myers TG

Clinical orthopaedics and related research.. 2021 April 14 Epub 04/14/2021.

Early complications and reoperation rates are similar amongst open reduction internal fixation, intramedullary nail, and distal femoral replacement for periprosthetic distal femur fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Quinzi DA, Ramirez G, Kaplan NB, Myers TG, Thirukumaran CP, Ricciardi BF

Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery.. 2021 March 20 Epub 03/20/2021.

Antibiotic Stewardship for Total Joint Arthroplasty in 2020.

Myers TG, Lipof JS, Chen AF, Ricciardi BF

The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.. 2020 September 1528 (18):e793-e802. Epub 1900 01 01.

Artificial Intelligence and Orthopaedics: An Introduction for Clinicians.

Myers TG, Ramkumar PN, Ricciardi BF, Urish KL, Kipper J, Ketonis C

The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume.. 2020 May 6102 (9):830-840. Epub 1900 01 01.

An Electronic Medical Record-Based Discharge Disposition Tool Gets Bundle Busted: Decaying Relevance of Clinical Data Accuracy in Machine Learning

Greenstein AS, Teitel J, Mitten DJ, Ricciardi BF, Myers TG.

Arthroplasty Today. 2020; 6(4): 850-855.

What Is the Association Between Hospital Volume and Complications After Revision Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Large-database Study.

Ricciardi BF, Liu AY, Qiu B, Myers TG, Thirukumaran CP

Clinical orthopaedics and related research.. 2019 May 477 (5):1221-1231. Epub 1900 01 01.

A Conversion Total Hip Arthroplasty Is Not a Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty

Raiford, ME; Barra, MF; Myers TG.

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics. 2019; 29(3): 1-10.

Early Postoperative Outcomes of Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty After Solid Organ Transplantation in the United States, 1998-2011.

Klika AK, Myers T, Szubski CR, Schiltz NK, Navale S, Barsoum WK

The Journal of arthroplasty.. 2015 October 30 (10):1716-23. Epub 05/12/2015.

Ankle and hindfoot fusions: comparison of outcomes in patients with and without diabetes.

Myers TG, Lowery NJ, Frykberg RG, Wukich DK

Foot & ankle international.. 2012 January 33 (1):20-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Outcomes of THA for Osteonecrosis of the Hip: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Myers TG; Mihalko WM; Brown TE; Saleh KJ; Cui QJ.

Current Orthopaedic Practice. 2010; 21(1): 81-88.

Pneumocephalus after resection of a lung cancer with posterior chest wall involvement.

Schuchert MJ, Myers TG, DeGraft-Johnson J, Bejjani GK, Luketich JD, Landreneau RJ

The Annals of thoracic surgery.. 2009 May 87 (5):1609-11. Epub 1900 01 01.

Chronic failure of a lumbar total disc replacement with osteolysis. Report of a case with nineteen-year follow-up.

Devin CJ, Myers TG, Kang JD

The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume.. 2008 October 90 (10):2230-4. Epub 1900 01 01.

The ethics of sham surgery in clinical orthopaedic research.

Mehta S, Myers TG, Lonner JH, Huffman GR, Sennett BJ

The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume.. 2007 July 89 (7):1650-3. Epub 1900 01 01.

Outcomes of total and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty for secondary and spontaneous osteonecrosis of the knee.

Myers TG, Cui Q, Kuskowski M, Mihalko WM, Saleh KJ

The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume.. 2006 November 88 Suppl 3 :76-82. Epub 1900 01 01.

Incidence of distal femoral and distal tibial deformities in infantile and adolescent blount disease.

Myers TG, Fishman MK, McCarthy JJ, Davidson RS, Gaughan J

Journal of pediatric orthopedics.. 2005 25 (2):215-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Books

Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Practice (2023)

Chapter: Artificial intelligence in orthopedics

Authors: Shaikh, HJF; Polce, E; Chahla, J; Kunze, K; Myers, TG

Publisher: Academic Press - Elsevier, United States - United Kingdom 2023

Orthopaedic Sports Medicine - An Encyclopedic Review of Diagnosis, Prevention, and Management (2022)

Chapter: Artificial Intelligence in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Authors: Myers, TG; Mannava, S

Publisher: Springer 2022

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