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F. Tjoumakaris
Fotios Paul Tjoumakaris, M.D.
Curriculum Vitae
Date: August, 2006
Office Address: Cape Orthopaedic Surgery Associates
9 Stites Avenue
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
Contact Information: (609) 465-2774 (office) email:
Education: 9/1993-5/96 B.S. Richard Stockton College (Biology)
8/1996-5/00 M.D. UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Postgraduate Training and Fellowship Appointments:
6/2000-6/01 Internship in General Surgery/Orthopaedics
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
7/2001-6/05 Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Chairman: Richard D. Lackman, MD
8/2005-7/06 Fellow in Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Chairman: Freddie H. Fu, MD
Fellowship Director: Christopher D. Harner, MD
Licensure: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
State of New Jersey
Awards, Honors, and Membership in Honorary Societies:
1993 Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholar (NJ State)
1993 National Advanced Placement Scholar (ETS)
1993 Presidential Scholarship Recipient (Stockton College)
1995 Presidential Award (Cumulative GPA: 4.0)
1995 National Dean’s List Scholar
1996 Summa Cum Laude (Stockton College)
1996 Program Distinction in Biology (Stockton College)
1999 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (UMDNJ)
2005 Penn Selection for Annual Resident Bowl – Philadelphia
Orthopaedic Society
2005 DeForest Willard Award for Outstanding Performance
By a Senior Resident – Penn Orthopaedics
2005 Eastern Orthopaedic Association Resident Traveling Award for
Clinical Research
Membership in Professional and Scientific Societies:
National Societies
American Medical Association (1998-2003)
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2001- )
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (2006- )
International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (2006- )
Local Societies
Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society (2003- )
Philadelphia Orthopaedic Society (2001-2005 )
Academic Committees at the University of Pennsylvania and Affiliated Hospitals:
2005 Member of Resident Selection Committee (Department of
Orthopaedic Surgery – PENN Orthopaedics)
Major Teaching and Clinical Responsibilities at the University of Pennsylvania and Affiliated Hospitals:
2001-2005 Responsible for teaching rotating medical students
2002 Osteoarthritis Lecture to HUP 200 Medical Students
2004 Orthopaedic Trauma Conference Lecture Series (Femur Fractures, Acetabular Fractures, Lower Extremity Trauma, Cervical Spine Trauma, Shoulder Trauma)
2004 Joint Conference Lectures (Avascular Necrosis; Extensor
Mechanism Disruption)
2004 Upper Extremity Conference Lectures (CMCArthritis; Lateral Epicondylitis)
2004 Department of Orthopaedics – Summer School – Introduction to Trauma, Cervical Spine Injuries
Major Teaching and Clinical Responsibilities at the University of Pittsburgh and Affliliated Hospitals:
2005-2006 Sports Conference Lectures (Anterior Cruciate Ligament Disruption; Partial Rotator Cuff Tears, Discoid Lateral Meniscus)
Hospital Appointments, Priveleges:
2006 - Attending Physician, Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital (Cape May Court House, NJ)
Continuing Education Course Participation:
2002 Surgical Approaches for Internal Fixation Course
(Memphis, TN)
2003 Trauma and Orthopaedic Oncology Course
(Chicago, IL)
2004 AO Basic Fracture Course for Residents
(Baltimore, MD)
2004 AAOS Annual Meeting
(San Francisco, CA)
2005 Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting
(Orlando, FL)
2005 Genzyme Cartilage Transplantation Course
(Philadelphia, PA)
2005 Eastern Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting
(Cambridge, Maryland)
2006 AAOS Annual Meeting
(Chicago, IL)
2006 AANA Annual Meeting
(Hollywood, FL)
2006 AOSSM Annual Meeting
(Hershey, Pennsylvania)
Presentations:
7/2003 Annual Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society Meeting
Davidson R, Tjoumakaris F,. “Subtrochanteric Osteotomy with External Fixation as a Salvage Procedure for Severe (Grade III) Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis.”
3/2004 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Tjoumakaris F, Davidson R. “Subtrochanteric Osteotomy with External Fixation as a Salvage Procedure for Severe (Grade III) Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis.”
5/2004 University of Pennsylvania Annual Research Day
Tjoumakaris F, Davidson R. “Subtrochanteric Osteotomy with External Fixation as a Salvage Procedure for Severe (Grade III) Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis.”
4/2005 Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting
Tjoumakaris F, Abboud J, Michener T, Hasan A, Rogers K, Ramsey M, Williams G. “Functional Analysis Comparison of Arthroscopic to Open Bankart Repair for Glenohumeral Instability.”
10/2005 Eastern Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting
Tjoumakaris F, Abboud J, Michener T, Hasan A, Rogers K, Ramsey M, Williams G. “Functional Analysis Comparison of Arthroscopic to Open Bankart Repair for Glenohumeral Instability.”
11/2005 ASES Annual Meeting
Williams GR, Tjoumakaris F, Abboud J, Michener T, Hasan A, Rogers K, Ramsey M. “Functional Analysis Comparison of Arthroscopic to Open Bankart Repair for Glenohumeral Instability: A 2 to 6 Year Follow-Up Study.”
5/2006 AANA Annual Meeting
Tjoumakaris F, Abboud J, Michener T, Hasan A, Rogers K, Ramsey M, Williams G. “Functional Analysis Comparison of Arthroscopic to Open Bankart Repair for Glenohumeral Instability.”
Publications (Journals):
Ahn J, Tjoumakaris F, Guttenberg M, Han B, Dormans J. “Proximal Tibial Pain and Mass in a 13 Year Old Female.” Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 2003; 416: 315-24.
Tjoumakaris F, Abboud J, Hasan A, Ramsey M, Williams G. “Arthroscopic and Open Bankart Repair Provide Similar Outcomes.” 2006; 446: 227-32.
Abboud J, Ricchetti E, Tjoumakaris F, Ramsey M. “Elbow Arthroscopy: Basic Setup and Portal Placement.” Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic, 2006; 14(5): 312-18. 2006
Tjoumakaris F, Wells L. “Popliteal Artery Transection Complicating a Non-Displaced Proximal Tibial Epiphysis Fracture in a Fifteen Year Old Male.” (Accepted for Publication – Orthopedics (June 2007))
Buoncristiani A, Tjoumakaris F, Starman J, Ferreti M, Fu F. “Anatomic Double Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction – Current Concepts.” (Accepted for Publication – Arthroscopy)
Tjoumakaris F, Buoncristiani A, Starman J, Fu F. “Anatomic Double Bundle ACL Reconstruction Using Tibialis Anterior Allograft.” (Accepted for Publication – Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics)
Publications (Book Chapters):
Tjoumakaris F, Buoncristiani A, Starman J, Fu F. “ACL Reconstruction of Partial Tears: Reconstructing One Bundle.” In Prodromos et. al (eds), Anterior Cruciate Reconstruction: Technique, Fixation, Safety. Elsevier 2006. (In progress)
Buoncristiani A, Tjoumakaris F, Starman J, Fu F. “Technique for Double Bundle
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.” In Prodromos et. al (eds), Anterior Cruciate Reconstruction: Technique, Fixation, Safety. Elsevier 2006. (In progress)
Tjoumakaris F, Buoncristiani A, Fu F. “Builiding a Sports Medicine Team.” In Konin et. al (eds): Working as a Team Physician. Elsevier 2006. (In progress)
Tjoumakaris F. “Shoulder Instability: Multidirectional and Unidirectional.” In Abboud JA, Lotke PA (eds), Orthopaedics for the Primary Care Physician. Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins, 2006. (In progress)
Tjoumakaris F, Bradley J. “Arthroscopic Treatment of Posterior Shoulder Instability.” In Miller (ed), Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2006. (In progress)
Tjoumakaris F, Sekiya J. “Combined ACL & Meniscal Allograft Transplantation.” In Cole B, Sekiya J (eds.), Surgical Techniques of the Shoulder, Elbow, and Knee in Sports Medicine. Elsevier 2006. (In progress)
Tjoumakaris F, Bradley J. “Posterior Instability of the Shoulder.” In Galatz, Abrams, Shaffer (eds.), Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Shoulder and Elbow 3. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. (In progress)
Tjoumakaris F, Buoncristiani A, Harner C. “Meniscal Transplantation.” In Jackson (ed.), Masters Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: Reconstructive Knee Surgery 3rd Edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2006. (In progress)
Harner C, Buoncristiani A, Tjoumakaris F. “Medial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction.” In Jackson (ed.), Masters Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: Reconstructive Knee Surgery 3rd Edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2006. (In progress)
Buoncristiani A, Tjoumakaris F, Harner C. “Double Bundle Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.” In Jackson (ed.), Masters Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: Reconstructive Knee Surgery 3rd Edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2006. (In progress)
Alternative Media/Scientific Exhibits:
“Anatomic ACL Reconstruction: Surgical Technique.”
*Video Presentation for Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting, Florida, 2006;
Current Clincal Research and Projects:
Pedowitz D, Tjoumakaris F, Sennett B. “Supplemental Tibial Fixation with Metal Reinforced Suture for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A New Technique.”
(Submitted for publication – Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics)
Tjoumakaris F, Wallach D, Davidson R. “Subtrochanteric Osteotomy with External Fixation as a Salvage Procedure for Severe (Grade III) Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis.” (Accepted for publication - CORR)
Tjoumakaris F, Sekiya JK. “Osteoarticular Allograft Reconstruction of a Large Glenoid and Humeral Head Defect in Recurrent Shoulder Instability.” (Submitted to JSES)
Tjoumakaris F, Sekiya J. “Combined Glenoid and Humeral Head Allograft Reconstruction for Recurrent Anterior Glenohumeral Instability: A Case Report.” (Submitted to Arthroscopy).
Tjoumakaris F, Starman J, Buoncristiani A, Fu F. “The Double Bundle Paradigm: Applications for Revision ACL.” (Abstract Accepted to ISAKOS/Submitted to AAOS)
Tjoumakaris F, Sekiya J. “Partial Tears of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament.” (In progress for JAAOS).
Tjoumakaris F, Buoncristiani A, Starman J, West R, Fu F. “Anatomic Posterolateral Bundle Reconstruction with an Intact Anteromedial Bundle.” (Abstract Submitted to AAOS)
Starman J, Tjoumakaris F, Buoncristiani A, Irrgang J, Fu F. “Predicting the Pathoanatomy of the ACL Based on the Preoperative Examination.” (Abstract Submitted to AAOS)
Tjoumakaris F, Bradley JP. “Patellofemoral Instability in Athletes: Treatment with the Fulkerson Osteotomy and Lateral Release.” (Abstract Accepted to AOSSM/Submitted to AAOS)
Buoncristiani A, Starman J, Tjoumakaris F, Irrgang J, Fu F. “Primary Anatomic Double Bundle ACL Reconstruction: A 2 Year Prospective Cohort Study.” (Abstract Accepted to AOSSM/Submitted to AAOS)
Starman J, Buoncristiani A, Jarvela T, Irrgang J, Tjoumakaris F, Fu F. “Early Post-Operative Range of Motion After Double Bundle ACL Surgery is Superior to Single Bundle Techniques.” (Abstract Submitted to AAOS/AOSSM)
Research Experience:
1/1996-6/96 Research Assistant – Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Preceptor: Rosalind Herlands, PhD.
Diamondback Terrapin DNA Conservation Biology Project
Activities, Volunteerism:
1985-1993 Greek Youth Association (Holy Trinity Church)
1993-1996 Hellenic Heritage Club (Stockton College)
1995-1996 Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity (Stockton College)
1995-1996 Intramural Athletics (Basketball/Soccer; Stockton College)
1998-2000 Valentine Mott Surgery Club (UMDNJ - RWJMS)
1999-2000 Associate Editor, Yearbook (UMDNJ - RWJMS)
2001-2004 Intramural Athletics (Basketball/Softball - Univ. of PA.)
2004-2005 Career Day Participant (Cherry Hill High School West – NJ)
2004-2005 University of Pennsylvania Football Resident Assistant Physician (UPHS)
2005-2006 Robert Morris University Football Fellow Assistant Physician (UPMC)
2005-2006 University of Pittsburgh Basketball Fellow Assistant Physician (UPMC)
2005-2006 Pittsburgh Ballet Assistant Physician (UPMC)
2005-2006 University of Pittsburgh Womens’ Soccer/Volleyball Fellow Assistant
Physician (UPMC)
2005-2006 Pittsburgh Penguins Fellow Assistant Physician (UPMC)
2006- Orthopaedic Consultant – Wildwood Public Schools
2006- Orthopaedic Consultant – Middle Township High School
Personal Interests, Information:
Enjoy soccer, running, golf, outdoors. Wife Kelly; Son Paul.