CURRICULUM VITAE SUMMARY

Dror Paley, MD, FRCSC
Honors:    
Honorary Professor, University of Milano, Italy
Honorary Member, ASAMI-Italy
Honorary Member, ASAMI-France        
Honorary Member, ASAMI-Great Britain
Honorary Member, Polish Orthopaedic Association
Honorary Member, Israel Orthopedic Association
Titles:  
Director, Paley Advanced Limb Lengthening Institute
Director, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Sinai Hospital
Co-Director, International Center for Limb Lengthening, Sinai Hospital
Chief of Pediatric Orthopedics, University of Maryland
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Maryland Medical School
2009-Present
2001-2009
2001-2008
1987-2001
1897-2003
Education:
Undergraduate:
Medical School:
Internship:
Residency:
Fellowships:
University of Toronto      
University of Toronto
Surgical: John Hopkins Hospital
Orthopaedic Surgery: University of Toronto Hospitals
Hand and Trauma: Sunnybrook Medical Centre, Toronto
Limb Lengthening: Italy and Soviet Union
Pediatric Orthopaedics: Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto  
1973-1975
1975-1979
1979-1980
1980-1985
1985-1986
1986-1986
        1987
Awards:
AOA-COA North American Traveling Fellowship  
Orthopaedic Residents Teaching Award   
Gubernatorial Citation from Governor Schaefer
Pauwel’s Medal for Clinical Biomechanics
Jaqueline Perry Award, Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Association  
SICOT Honorary Mention: Nerve Impairment with Limb Lengthening Procedures
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons First Place Winner for Pediatric Poster:
        Lengthening Reconstruction Surgery for Fibular Hemimelia
POSNA Best Clinical Paper: Nerve Impairment with Limb Lengthening Procedures   
Association of Medical Illustrators Award of Excellence:
        Principles of Deformity Correction
POSNA Outstanding Scientific Poster
       “Superhip Procedure for Correction of Hip Deformities of Congenital Femoral
Deficiencies”
POSNA Best Clinical Paper: Amputation vs Reconstruction for Fibular Hemimelia
1990
1997
1998
2002
1996
1987
1996
1999
2000
2003
1990,1998
1985
2002
2002
2003
2005
2009
Grant Funding: Principle Investigator, two grants; Co-Principle Investigator, five grants; Clinical Mentor, one grant
Membership in Medical Societies: 19 Societies: International, nine; National, seven; Regional, three
Publications: Articles (refereed), 96; Articles (non-refereed), 22; Books and CDs, 10; Book Chapters, 38; Video Productions, 52
Selected Publications from the Last 24 Years:
  1. Paley D, Young MC, Wiley AM, Fornasier VL, Jackson RW: Percutaneous bone marrow grafting of fractures and bony
    defects: An experimental study in rabbits. Clin Orthop 208:300-312, 1986.
  2. Paley D: Current techniques of limb lengthening. J Pediatr Orthop 8:73-92, 1988.
  3. Paley D, Catagni MA, Argnani F, Villa A, Benedetti GB, Cataneo R: Ilizarov treatment of tibial nonunions with bone loss.
    Clin Orthop 241:146-165, 1989.
  4. Paley D: Problems, obstacles, and complications of limb lengthening by the Ilizarov technique. Clin Orthop 250:81-104,
    1990.
  5. Paley D, Chaudray M, Pirone AM, Lentz P, Kautz D: Treatment of malunions and mal-nonunions of the femur and tibia by
    detailed preoperative planning and the Ilizarov techniques. Orthop Clin North Am 21:667-691, 1990.
  6. Paley D, Fleming B, Catagni M, Kristiansen T, Pope M: Mechanical evaluation of external fixators used in limb lengthening.
    Clin Orthop 250:50-57, 1990.
  7. Villa A, Paley D, Catagni MA, Bell D, Cattaneo R: Lengthening of the forearm by the Ilizarov technique. Clin Orthop 250:
    125-137,1990.
  8. Paley D, Tetsworth K: Percutaneous osteotomies: Osteotome and Gigli saw techniques. Orthop Clin North Am 22:613-
    624, 1991.
  9. Tetsworth K, Krome J, Paley D: Lengthening and deformity correction of the upper extremity by the Ilizarov technique.
    Orthop Clin North Am 22:689-713, 1991.
  10. Paley D, Tetsworth K: Mechanical axis deviation of the lower limbs: Preoperative planning of multiapical frontal plane
    angular and bowing deformities of the femur and tibia. Clin Orthop 280:65-71, 1992.
  11. Paley D, Tetsworth K: Mechanical axis deviation of the lower limbs: Preoperative planning of uniapical angular deformities
    of the tibia or femur. Clin Orthop 280:48-64, 1992.
  12. Paley D: The correction of complex foot deformities using Ilizarov's distraction osteotomies. Clin Orthop 293:97-111,
    1993.
  13. Paley D, Hall H: Intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus: A critical analysis of results and prognostic factors. J Bone Joint
    Surg Am 75:342-354, 1993.
  14. Paley D, Herzenberg JE, Maar D, Tetsworth KT: Femoral lengthening by simultaneous external fixation and intramedullary
    rodding. J Orthop Trauma 7:178, 1993.
  15. Chao EY, Neluheni EV, Hsu RW, Paley D: Biomechanics of malalignment. Orthop Clin North Am 25:379-386, 1994
  16. Fischgrund J, Paley D, Suter C: Variables affecting time to bone healing during limb lengthening. Clin Orthop 301:31-37,
    1994.
  17. Herzenberg JE, Davis JR, Paley D, Bhave A: Mechanical distraction for treatment of severe knee flexion contractures. Clin
    Orthop 301:80-88, 1994.
  18. Paley D, Bhatnagar J, Herzenberg JE, Bhave A: New procedures for tightening knee collateral ligaments in conjunction with
    knee realignment osteotomy. Orthop Clin North Am 25:533-555, 1994.
  19. Paley D, Herzenberg JE, Tetsworth K, McKie J, Bhave A: Deformity planning for frontal and sagittal plane corrective
    osteotomies. Orthop Clin North Am 25:425-465, 1994.
  20. Paley D, Maar DC, Herzenberg JE: New concepts in high tibial osteotomy for medial compartment osteoarthritis. Orthop
    Clin North Am 25:483-498, 1994.
  21. Paley D, Herzenberg JE, Paremain G, Bhave A: Femoral lengthening over an intramedullary nail: A matched-case
    comparison with Ilizarov femoral lengthening. J Bone Joint Surg Am 79:1464-1480, 1997.
  22. Herzenerg JE, Paley D: Ilizarov management of clubfoot deformity in young children. Foot Ankle Clin 3:649-661, 1998.
  23. Bhave A, Paley D, Herzenberg JE: Improvement in gait parameters after lengthening for the treatment of limb-length
    discrepancy. J Bone Joint Surg Am 81:529-534, 1999.
  24. De Deyne PG, Hayatsu K, Meyer R, Paley D, Herzenberg JE: Muscle regeneration and fiber-type transformation during
    distraction osteogenesis. J Orthop Res 17:560-570, 1999.
  25. De Deyne PG, Meyer R, Paley D, Herzenberg JE: The adaptation of perimuscular connective tissue during distraction
    osteogenesis. Clin Orthop 379:259-269, 2000.
  26. Paley D, Bhave A, Herzenberg JE, Bowen JR: Multiplier method for predicting limb-length discrepancy. J Bone Joint Surg
    Am 82:1432-1446, 2000.
  27. Paley D, Maar DC: Ilizarov bone transport treatment for tibial defects. J Orthop Trauma 14:76-85, 2000.
  28. Sabharwal S, Paley D, Bhave A, Herzenberg JE: Growth patterns after lengthening of congenitally short lower limbs in
    young children. J Pediatr Orthop 20:137-145, 2000.
  29. Paley D, Herzenberg JE: Intramedullary infections treated with antibiotic cement rods: preliminary results in nine cases. J
    Orthop Trauma 16:723-729, 2002.
  30. Nogueira MP, Paley D, Bhave A, Herbert A, Nocente C, Herzenberg JE: Nerve lesions associated with limb-lengthening. J
    Bone Joint Surg Am 85:1502-1510, 2003.
  31. Paley J, Talor J, Levin A, Bhave A, Paley D, Herzenberg JE: The multiplier method for prediction of adult height. J Pediatr
    Orthop 24:732-737, 2004.
  32. Katsenis D, Bhave A, Paley D, Herzenberg JE: Treatment of malunion and nonunion at the site of an ankle fusion with the
    Ilizarov apparatus. J Bone Joint Surg Am 87:302–309, 2005.
  33. Paley J, Gelman A, Paley D, Herzenberg JE: The prenatal multiplier method for prediction of limb length discrepancy. Prenat
    Diagn 25:435–438, 2005.
  34. Rozbruch SR, Paley D, Bhave A, Herzenberg JE: Ilizarov hip reconstruction for late sequelae of infantile hip infection. J
    Bone Joint Surg Am 87:1007–1018, 2005.
  35. Lamm BM, Paley D, Testani M, Herzenberg JE: Tarsal tunnel decompression in leg lengthening and deformity correction of
    the foot and ankle. J Foot Ankle Surg 46:201–206, 2007.
  36. Burghardt RD, Herzenberg JE, Standard SC, Paley D: Temporary hemiepiphyseal arrest using a screw and plate device to
    treat knee and ankle deformities in children: a preliminary report. J Child Orthop 2:187–197, 2008.
  37. Paley D, Gelman A, Shualy MB, Herzenberg JE: Multiplier method for limb-length prediction in the upper extremity. J Hand
    Surg Am 33:385–391, 2008.
  38. Paley D, Lamm BM, Purohit RM, Specht SC: Distraction arthroplasty of the ankle—how far can you stretch the indications?
    Foot Ankle Clin 13:471–484, 2008.
  39. Thabet AM, Paley D, Kocaoglu M, Eralp L, Herzenberg JE, Ergin Periosteal grafting for congenital pseudarthrosis of the
    tibia: a preliminary report.  Clin Orthop Relat Res. Dec;466(12):2981-94, 2008.
  40. Paley D, Belthur M., Standard S: Ulnarization for Treatment of Radial Clubhand deformity. Submitted to J Bone Joint
    Surgery 2010.

Scientific Meetings: Chairman, 35 meetings
Papers Presented: International, 1025, in 53 countries in six languages; National, 845 in the United States and Canada
Languages Spoken: English, French, Hebrew, Italian, Russian, Spanish

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