Procedures
Education
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA - Fellowship, Adult Reconstructive Surgery
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL - Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL - Doctor of Medicine
Boston University, Boston, MA - Bachelor of Arts
Certifications
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Presentations and Publications
PODCASTS
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PRESENTATIONS
Outcomes in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty. Dion NT. Massachusetts General Hospital, Arthroplasty Conference; September 26, 2014.
Thrombotic Events in Patients Undergoing Total Joint Arthroplasty at Northwestern Memorial Hospital from 2002 – 2013. Dion NT, Kinder J, Kwasny M, Stulberg D, Puri L. Northwestern University, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; Thesis Day. May 30, 2014.
Computer-Assisted Surgery and Customized Instrumentation in TKA. Dion NT. Northwestern Memorial Hospital; Chairman’s Conference. May 6, 2014.
Hip and Pelvis Pathology, Treatment, and Rehabilitation. Dion NT. Northwestern University, Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences Lecture. February 7, 2014.
Osteoporotic and Periprosthetic Fractures. Dion, NT. Northwestern University, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; Fracture Conference. December 3, 2013.
Infections in Total Joint Arthroplasty. Dion NT. Northwestern Memorial Hospital; Chairman’s Conference. May 7, 2013.
Biomechanical Comparison of Locked versus Non-Locked Plating for Fixation of Open Book Pelvic Injuries. Thangamani VB, Stewart BA, Zhao H, Dion NT, Rotstein JL, Zhang L, Merk BR. Presented at Mid-America Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting. Austin, TX. April, 2010.
RESEARCH PAPERS
Durability of Highly Crosslinked Polyethylene in Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty. Dion NT, Bragdon C, Muratoglu O, Freiberg AA. Pending Publication in Orthopedic Clinics of North America, April, 2015.
Thrombotic Events in Patients with a History of Thromboembolic Disease Undergoing Total Joint Arthroplasty. Dion NT, Kinder J, Kwasny M, Stulberg SD, Puri L. Submitted to Journal of Arthroplasty.
Do Metal Ion Levels Normalize Following Revision Surgery for ‘Pseudotumours’ in Patients with Corrosion of Dual Taper Modular THA? Kwon YM, Leone W, Dion NT, Tsai TY, Li G, Rubash HE, Freiberg AA. Manuscript Pending Submission.
ACTIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS
A Comparison of MRI and Ultrasound for the Imaging of Soft Tissue Reactions to Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Arthroplasty. Dion NT, Kwon YM. IRB Approved. Data Collection in Progress.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: Principles, Planning, and Decision Making. Dion NT, Kwon YM. Pending publication in Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: The Hip, 3rd edition.