ORTHO
BULLETS
Free CME
Please confirm topic selection

Are you sure you want to trigger topic in your Anconeus AI algorithm?

Please confirm action

You are done for today with this topic.

Would you like to start learning session with this topic items scheduled for future?

Practice contact
Nicholas Zarkadis DO
Orthopaedic Surgeon - Adult Reconstruction Specialty
Professional level:
Practice

Clinical Expertise

Hip & Knee Replacement Sports Medicine Robotic-Assisted Surgery Orthopedic Trauma Anterior Total Hip Replacement Rapid Recovery Protocols Military Orthopedic Surgery Special Operations Medical Support

Biography

Dr. Nicholas J. Zarkadis is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in total joint replacement. He has extensive experience in managing complex sports injuries and orthopedic trauma. His interests include muscle-sparing anterior total hip replacement, advanced robotic-assisted joint replacement, and rapid recovery protocols for hip and knee surgery. Dr. Zarkadis served in the U.S. Army as an orthopedic surgeon for the 5th Special Forces Group, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, and 101st Airborne Division, and was deployed to Afghanistan as part of a Forward Resuscitative Surgical Team.
Show More Show Less

Hospital Affiliations

BARNES-JEWISH ST. PETERS HOSPITAL
(636) 916-9000

Education & Training

FELLOWSHIP
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine Program
RESIDENCY
William Beaumont Army Medical Center/Texas Tech University (El Paso) Program
INTERNSHIP
William Beaumont Army Medical Center
MEDICAL / PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
UNDERGRADUATE
Truman State University

Publications

publication cover
PMID: 28986048 J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2017 Oct 03; Epub 2017 Oct 3.
Open reduction-internal fixation versus intramedullary nailing for humeral shaft fractures: an expected value decision analysis.
Nicholas J Zarkadis Emmanuel D Eisenstein Nicholas A Kusnezov John C Dunn James A Blair
Nicholas, JSES 2017
publication cover
PMID: 29224990 J Arthroplasty. 2018 04;33(4):1265-1274. Epub 2017 Nov 22.
The Shift to Same-Day Outpatient Joint Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review.
Jeffrey D Hoffmann Nicholas A Kusnezov John C Dunn Nicholas J Zarkadis Gens P Goodman Richard A Berger
Jeffrey, JARTHO 2018
publication cover
PMID: 24006258 J Cell Sci. 2013 Nov 01;126(Pt 21):4974-84. Epub 2013 Sep 4.
Embryonic ablation of osteoblast Smad4 interrupts matrix synthesis in response to canonical Wnt signaling and causes an osteogenesis-imperfecta-like phenotype.
Valerie S Salazar Nicholas Zarkadis Lisa Huang Jin Norris Susan K Grimston Gabriel Mbalaviele Roberto Civitelli
publication cover
PMID: 24101723 J Cell Sci. 2013 Dec 15;126(Pt 24):5598-609. Epub 2013 Oct 7.
Postnatal ablation of osteoblast Smad4 enhances proliferative responses to canonical Wnt signaling through interactions with β-catenin.
Valerie S Salazar Nicholas Zarkadis Lisa Huang Marcus Watkins Jacqueline Kading Sheri Bonar Jin Norris Gabriel Mbalaviele Roberto Civitelli
publication cover
PMID: 30307742 Am J Sports Med. 2018 11;46(13):3198-3208. Epub 2018 Oct 11.
Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation and Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy for Patellofemoral Chondral Defects: Improved Pain Relief and Occupational Outcomes Among US Army Servicemembers.
Nicholas J Zarkadis Philip J Belmont Jr Michael A Zachilli Courtney A Holland Allison R Kinsler Michael S Todd Mark P Pallis Brian R Waterman
Nicholas, AJSM 2018