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Joseph M Messana, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Division: Hand and Upper Extremity
Clinic Appointments: (352) 273-7001 Academic Office: (352) 273-7375 eAppointment
Business Email: messajm@ortho.ufl.edu

About Joseph Messana

Clinical Assistant Professor

Publications

  • Messana J, Nagaraja T, Codd C, Hogarth D, Abzug J, Little K. Treatment of displaced and angulated
    Salter-Harris II proximal phalanx hand fractures: a multicenter retrospective study evaluating closed
    reduction and cast immobilization vs operative intervention. J Hand Surg Am. In review.
  • Chang J, Bhandari L, Kozusko S, Messanna J, Alkabbaa S, Konofaos P. Management of Tourniquet
    Related Nerve Injury (TRNI): A Systematic Review. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery &
    Traumatology. In review
  • Kang J, Behn A, Messana J, Ladd AL. Bennett fractures: A biomechanical model and its relevant
    ligamentous anatomy. J Hand Surg Am, 2019. 44(2).e154. PMID: 29891266
  • Messana J, Uhl R, Aldyab M, Rosenbaum A. Orthopaedic primer of nutritional requirements for
    patients with musculoskeletal problems. JBJS Rev, 2018. 6(3).e2. PMID: 29509556
  • Ladd AL, Messana J, Berger AJ, Weiss AP. Correlation of clinical disease severity to radiographic
    thumb osteoarthritis index. J Hand Surg Am, 2015. 40(3): p. 474-82. PMID: 25617217
  • Messana J, Adelani M, Goodman S. Case Report: Pseudotumor associated with corrosion of a
    femoral component with a modular neck and a ceramic-on-polyethylene bearing. Journal of Long-
    Term Effects of Medical Implants, 2014. 24(1): p. 1-5. PMID: 23365811
  • Messana J, Hwang NS, Coburn J, Elisseeff JH, Zhang Z. Size of the embryoid body influences
    chondrogenesis of mouse embryonic stem cells. J Tissue Eng Regen Med, 2008. Dec; 2(8): p.
    499-506. PMID: 18956411
  • Zhang Z., Messana J, Hwang NS, Elisseeff JH. Reorganization of actin filaments enhances
    chondrogenic differentiation of cells derived from murine embryonic stem cells. Biochem Biophys
    Res Commun, 2006. 348(2): p. 421-7. PMID: 16887096

Education

  • 2020-2021 Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
    Fellowship Pediatric Upper Extremity
  • 2019 – 2020 Christine M. Kleinert Institute
    Fellowship Hand and Microsurgery
  • 2014 – 2019 Albany Medical College
    Residency Orthopaedic Surgery
  • 2009-2014 Stanford University School of Medicine
    M.D. Doctor of Medicine
    Concentration in Bioengineering
  • 2006-2009 Johns Hopkins University
    M.S.E. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • 2002-2006 Johns Hopkins University
    B.S.E. Biomedical Engineering
    B.A. Mathematics

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