Dan Ariel Zlotolow, MD

Dan Ariel Zlotolow, MD

Academic Appointments

2005-presentAssistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Education

2005ScottishRiteHospital Pediatric Hand Fellowship

2004-2005St. Lukes/Roosevelt Hand Fellowship

1999-2004Montefiore Medical Center Orthopaedic Residency

1994-1998University of PittsburghSchool of Medicine, M.D. 

1990-1994Haverford College, B.S. Biology, Honors

Honors and Awards

2008AFSH Clinical Research Grant

2008Maryland Orthopaedic Association Research Presentation Award

2007ASSH Young Leaders Program

2004Selznick Memorial Research Presentation Award

2003Selznick Memorial Research Presentation Award

1997Junior Alpha Omega Alpha

1997Harris Scholarship

1996Harris Scholarship

1993Merck Scholar (funding for research and lecture series)

1993Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory research recruitment program

1990Meridian Bank Merit Scholarship

Medical Licensure

Maryland

Board Certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons (ABOS)

Research Experience

1998-1999Clinical Research Fellow, Drs. AlexanderVaccaro and Todd Albert

The Rothman Institute

1997-1998Research Assistant, Dr. Bruce Ziran

The University of PittsburghMedicalCenter

1995Robertwood Johnson Foundation Summer Research Program

The University of PittsburghMedicalCenter

1994GM-CSF Receptor Signal Transduction, Dr. Seth Corey

RangosResearchCenter, University of PittsburghMedicalCenter

1992-1994Catalytic function of rRNA in protein translation, Dr. Mel Santer

HaverfordCollege

1990Drosophila gene library, Dr. Martin

DrexelUniversity

1988-1989RNA polymerase II sequence homology analysis, Dr. Weinman

The Wistar Institute, University of Pennsylvania

Publications and Presentations

Editorialships

Dan A. Zlotolow. Section Editor, Hand and Wrist. Current Orthopaedic Practice. 2008-present.

Dan A. Zlotolow. Section Editor, Hand and Wrist. Current Opinion in Orthopaedics. 2006-2008.

Dan A. Zlotolow, Vincent D. Pellegrini, Guest Editors. Hand Clinics of North America: The Ulnar Nerve. August 2007.

Reviewer, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

Reviewer, The Journal of Hand Surgery.

Books, Chapters, and Contributions

Dan A. Zlotolow: Chapter 93: Hand Tumors, in Miller: Essential Orthopaedics. Eds: Miller M, Hart J, MacKnight J. Elsevier, 2008 (pending).

Robert P. Waugh, Dan A. Zlotolow: Chapter 94: Hand Infections, in Miller: Essential Orthopaedics. Eds: Miller M, Hart J, MacKnight J. Elsevier, 2008 (pending).

Dan A. Zlotolow, R. Bryan Butler: Chapter 95: Hand dislocations, in Miller: Essential Orthopaedics. Eds: Miller M, Hart J, MacKnight J. Elsevier, 2008 (pending).

Dan A. Zlotolow: Chapter 106: Radiocarpal Joint Injections, in Miller: Essential Orthopaedics. Eds: Miller M, Hart J, MacKnight J. Elsevier, 2008 (pending).

Dan A. Zlotolow, Michael O’Brien: Ulnohumeral Arthroplasty, in Arthritis and Arthroplasty. Eds: T.E. Brown, Q. Cui, W. Mihalko, K. Saleh. (pending)

Dan A. Zlotolow, Craig Bennett: Athletic injuries of the hand and wrist. Current Orthopaedic Practice. 2008;19:206-211.

Dan A. Zlotolow:Proximal ulnar fractures and dislocations. Curr Opin Orthop 2006;17:355363.

Dan A. Zlotolow, contibutor: Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue, in Disease Staging: Clinical Criteria, 5th Edition. Ed: J.S. Gonnella. Thomson Medstat, 2003.

Alexander R. Vaccaro, Dan A. Zlotolow: Fractures and Dislocations of the Lower Cervical Spine, in Rockwood & Green’s Fractures in Adults. Ed: J. Heckman, R. Bucholz. Lippincott-Raven, 2001.

Alexander R. Vaccaro, Dan A. Zlotolow: Spinal Stenosis, in Orthopedics. Ed: R. Fitzgerald, H. Kauffer, A. Malkani. Mosby, 2001.

Todd J. Albert, Dan A. Zlotolow: Cervicothoracic Junction Problems, in Spine: State of the Art Reviews: Degenerative Disc Diseases Of The Cervical Spine. Ed: Y. Floman, E. Ashkenazi, S. Onesti. Hanley & Belfus, 2000.

Alexander R. Vaccaro, Dan A. Zlotolow, Oren G. Blam: The Lower Cervical Spine in Spinal Cord Injury, in Spine: State Of The Art Reviews: Spinal Cord Injuries. Ed: J. Chapman. Hanley & Belfus, 1999.

Dan A. Zlotolow, Alexander R. Vaccaro: Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation. North American Spine Society,Patient Education Brochure, 1999.

Peer Reviewed Publications

Robert P. Waugh, Dan A. Zlotolow: In situ decompressionof the ulnar nerve at the cubital tunnel. Hand Clinics2007 Aug;23:319-327.

Dan A. Zlotolow, Louis Catalano III, O. Alton Barron, Steven Z. Glickel: Surgical exposures of the humerus. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2006;14:754765.

Steven Beldner, Dan A. Zlotolow, Charles P. Melone, Ann Marie Agnes, Morgan Jones: Anatomy of the Lateral Antebrachial Cutaneous Nerve and Superficial Radial Nerves in the Forearm: a Cadaveric and Clinical Study. J Hand Surg, 30:1226-30, 2005.

Bruce H. Ziran, WRSmith, Dan A. Zlotolow, C Manion, R Grosskreuz, JF Agudelo, SJ Morgan: Clinical Evaluation of a true percutaneous technique for antegrade femoral nailing. Orthopedics, 28: 1182-6, 2005.

Brett A. Taylor, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Alan S. Hilibrand, Todd J. Albert, Dan A. Zlotolow: The Risk of Foraminal Violation and Neurologic Injury Following Anterior Placement of Lumbar Interbody Fusion Cages. Spine, 26:100-4, 2001.

Dan A. Zlotolow, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Michael L. Salamon, Todd J. Albert: The Role of Human Bone Morphogenetic Proteins in Spinal Fusion. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 8:3-9, 2000.

Imran A. Kahn, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Dan A. Zlotolow: Management of Vertebral Diskitis and Osteomyelitis. Orthopedics, 22:758-62, 1999.

Posters and Presentations

David M. Jackson, Dan A. Zlotolow, Vincent D. Pellegrini III. Biotenodesis screw fixation versus pulvertaft weave in a simulated early-motion suspensionplasty protocol. Poster presentation, ASSH Meeting, 2008, Chicago, Illinois.

Dan A. Zlotolow, David M. Jackson, Vincent D. Pellegrini III. Biotenodesis screw fixation versus pulvertaft weave in a simulated early-motion suspensionplasty protocol. Littler-Eaton Hand Society Scientific Session, May 3rd 2008, New York, New York.

David M. Jackson, Dan A. Zlotolow, Vincent D. Pellegrini III. Biotenodesis screw fixation versus pulvertaft weave in a simulated early-motion suspensionplasty protocol. Maryland Orthopaedic Association, April 12th, 2008, Baltimore, Maryland. Award winner.

Dan A. Zlotolow, Ryan Murdock. Delayed treatment of pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures. Littler-Eaton Hand Society Scientific Session, April 29th 2007, New York, New York.

Dan A. Zlotolow, Louis Catalano III, O. Alton Barron, Steven Z. Glickel. Surgical exposures of the humerus. Littler-Eaton Hand Society Scientific Session, April 2006, New York, New York.

Dan A. Zlotolow, Janith Mills, Marybeth Ezaki, Peter R. Carter, Robert J. Goitz, Matthew Zornitzer. Epiphyseal Osteochondroma of the upper limb: a report of 6 cases. Poster presentation, ASSH Meeting 2006, Washington, DC.

Jay Borick, Dan A. Zlotolow: A rotator interval approach to antegrade humeral nailing: feasibility of a new technique. Presentation, Selznick Memorial Lecture, May 2004, Bronx, New York. Award winner.

Steven Beldner, Charles P. Melone, Dan A. Zlotolow, Ann Marie Agnes, Morgan Jones: The Lateral Antebracheal Cutaneous Nerve: an anatomic and clinical study with surgical relevance. Poster presentation, American Society for Surgery of the Hand Meeting, September 2003, Chicago, Illinois.

Steven Beldner, Charles P. Melone, Dan A. Zlotolow, Ann Marie Agnes:The Lateral Antebracheal Cutaneous Nerve: an anatomic and clinical study with surgical relevance. Presentation, New York Hand Society, May 2003, New York, New York.

Bruce H. Ziran, Franklin Schuler, Dan A. Zlotolow: Antegrade Femoral Nailing Using a New Percutaneous Technique. Poster presentation, AAOS Meeting 2000, Orlando, Florida.

Todd J. Albert, Dan A. Zlotolow, Alexander R. Vaccaro:Patient Perceptions Of Treatment Failure In Degenerative Spondylolisthesis. Poster presentation, ISSLS Meeting 1999, Kona, Hawaii.

Dan A. Zlotolow, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Todd J. Albert: Complications Of Posterior Cervical Fusions Utilizing Lateral Mass Plates And Screws. Paper #42, CSRS Meeting 1998, Atlanta, Georgia.

Invited Lectures

“Fracture Specific Immobilization of the Upper Limb,” Annual meeting of the Maryland Association of Orthopaedic Technologists, Baltimore, Maryland, April 26th 2008.

“Upper Limb Injections,” Grand Rounds, Department of Family Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, November 28th 2007.

“Developing a Nationalized Resident Hand Surgery Curriculum,” ASSH Resident Educator’s Pre-course.Seattle, Washington, September 26th 2007.

“The Painful Hand,” Core Curriculum Lecture, Department of Family Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, September 10th, 2007.

“Carpal Tunnel Syndrome,” University of MarylandSchool of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, August 22nd, 2007.

“The Numb Hand,” Core Curriculum Lecture, Department of Family Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, August 20th, 2007.

“Common Hand Fractures and Dislocations,” Core Curriculum Lecture, Department of Family Medicine, University of MarylandSchool of Medicine, July 23rd, 2007.

“Common Hand Complaints,” 33rd Annual Family Medicine Review Course, University of MarylandSchool of Medicine. Ocean City, Maryland, June 27th, 2007.

“Repetitive Motion Disorders,” Grand Rounds, Doctor’s CommunityHospital, Lanham, Maryland, April 19th, 2007.

Doctor’s Demystify the Thumb, local course co-director. Lectures: “Thumb Fractures,” “Ligament Injuries,” “Thumb Imaging,” “Thumb Reconstruction,” “Burn Care,” “Tendon Transfers.” ShockTraumaHospital, Baltimore, Maryland, March 31st, 2007.

“Common Hand Injuries,” Grand Rounds, Department of Family Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, January 31st, 2007.

Doctor’s Demystify the Wrist, local course co-director. Lectures: “Carpal kinematics,” “Ulnocarpal impaction syndrome,” “Distal Radius fractures,” “Scaphoid fractures,” “Lunate and perilunate fractures and dislocations,” “Ganglion cysts.” ShockTraumaHospital, Baltimore, Maryland, April 1st 2006.

“Carpal Instability: the good, the bad, and the scaphoid” Grand Rounds, HersheyPennStateMedicalCenter, Hershey, PAOctober 25th2004.

Current Projects

Dan A. Zlotolow, Steven K. Lee, Rebecca Yu, Robert Kaufmann, Raymond B. Raven, Jeffrey Yao. A prospective multicenter trial of in situ decompression vs. subcutaneous transposition for cubital tunnel syndrome. (IRB approved, enrolling patients, submitted for AFSH funding))

Raymond B. Raven, Dan A. Zlotolow, Steven K. Lee, Jeffrey Yao, Rebecca Yu, Robert Kaufmann. A prospective multicenter trial of intra-articular cortisone injection vs. placebo for post-traumatic wrist contractures. (IRB approved, enrolling patients)

Dan A. Zlotolow, Steven K. Lee, Jeffrey Yao, Rebecca Yu, Robert Kaufmann, Raymond B. Raven, Vincent D. Pellegrini III. A prospective multicenter trial of ligament reconstruction vs. hematoma distraction for basal joint arthritis. (IRB approved, enrolling patients)

Dan A. Zlotolow, Jeffrey Watson. A comparison of two traction techniques for distal radius fractures. (IRB approved, enrolling patients)

R. Bryan Butler,Dan A. Zlotolow, Robert Waugh. A comparison of surgical exposures to the radius. (Manuscript in progress)

Robert P. Waugh, Dan A. Zlotolow, R. Bryan Butler. Vascular pedicle transfer for carpal nonunion and avascular necrosis using the volar branch of the radial artery. (Data collection)

Louis Catalano III, Dan A. Zlotolow, O. Alton Barron, Steven Z. Glickel: Surgical exposures of the radius and ulna. (Submitting to J Am Acad Orthop Surg).

David M. Jackson, Dan A. Zlotolow, Vincent D. Pellegrini III. Biotenodesis screw fixation versus pulvertaft weave in a simulated early-motion suspensionplasty protocol. (Submitting to Journal of Hand Surgery)

Dan A. Zlotolow, Janith Mills, Marybeth Ezaki, Peter R. Carter, Robert J. Goitz, Matthew Zornitzer. Epiphyseal Osteochondroma of the upper limb: a report of 7 cases. (Submitted to JHS, pending revision)

Dan A. Zlotolow, Steven Z. Glickel, O. Alton Barron, Louis Catalano III: Lateral epicondylitis: a prospective double blind randomized study of steroid injection vs. placebo. (IRB approved, enrolling patients)

Dan A Zlotolow, Steven Z. Glickel, O. Alton Barron, Louis Catalano III: A novel technique for the treatment of valgus impacted proximal humerus fractures. (Manuscript in progress)

Dan A. Zlotolow, Jay Borick, Laura Hirsh: A rotator interval approach to antegrade humeral nailing: feasibility of a new technique. (Manuscript in progress)

Professional Society Memberships

2007-presentManus Club (President 2006-2007)

1997-presentAlpha Omega Alpha (Vice President,

University of PittsburghSchool of Medicine Chapter 1997-98)

2005-presentAmerican Society for Surgery of the Hand (Candidate Member)

Young Leaders Program 2007

Lending a Hand Committee 2007-present

Educational Technology Task Force 2007-2008

1999-presentAmerican Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons