The CORE Institute, Inc.

• CORE Physicians
  • Damon Adamany, MD
  • Arash Araghi, DO
  • David A. Ben-Aviv, MD
  • John A. Brown, MD
  • Mark D. Campbell, MD
  • Robert M. Cercek, MD
  • William J. Ciccone II, MD
  • Eric M. Feldman, MD
  • Matthew L. Hansen, MD
  • David J. Jacofsky, MD
  • John A. Kearney Jr., MD
  • Edward W. Lee, MD
  • Rene A. Lucas, MD
  • Andrew J. Marcus, DO
  • Steven L. Myerthall, MD
  • Frank J. Raia, MD
  • Jason J. Scalise, MD
  • Scott W. Siverhus, MD, MS
  • John Thompson, DO
  • Bryan Wall, MD
  • Matthew T. Weichbrodt, DO
• Physician Assistants & Nurse Practitioners
• Physical Therapy Team
• Research Faculty

Areas of Specialty

Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery

Education and Training 

Fellowship in Orthopaedic Hand Surgery
C.V. Starr Hand Surgery Center,
St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital, New York, New York 
Director: Steven Z. Glickel, MD

Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New york 
Director: William N. Levine, MD
Chairman: Louis U. Bigliani, MD

Harrison L. McLaughlin Fellowship in Orthopaedic Trauma Research
Trauma Training Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York 
Director: Melvin P. Rosenwasser, MD

Medical Degree
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York 

AB, Chemistry, Cum Laude
Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey

Research

Peer-Reviewed Articles:

Catalano LW, Raia FJ, Glickel SZ, Barron OA, Goldweit DN, Grabow R. Long-term outcomes of closed reduction and percutaneous pinning for the treatment of distal radius fractures. J Hand Surg (Am) in press

Su BW, Raia FJ, Quitkin HM, Parisien M, Strauch RJ, Rosenwasser MP: Gross and histological analysis of healing after dog flexor tendon repair with the Teno-Fix device. J Hand Surg (Br) 31(5): 524-529, 2006.

Sinicropi SM, Su BW, Raia FJ, Parisien M, Strauch RJ, Rosenwasser MP: The effects of implant composition on extensor tenosynovitis in a canine distal radius fracture model. J Hand Surg (Am) 30(2): 300-307, 2005

Tayloy NL, Raia FJ, Crow SA, Heyworth BE, Rosenwasser MP: Treatment of humeral nonunions with allograft, demineralized bone matrix, and plate fixation. Osteosynthesis and Trauma Care 13: 105-112, 2005.

Raia FJ, Chapman CB, Herrera MF, Schweppe MW, Michelsen CB, Rosenwasser MP: Unipolar or bipolar hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fractures in the elderly? Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research (414): 259-65, 2003.

Protopsaltis TS, Raia FJ, Lane K, Rosenwasser MP: The effect of the dynamic compression plate on cortical vascularity after fracture healing: a study in the beagle dog. Osteosynthesis and Trauma Care 10: 101-105, 2002.

Valhmu WB, Raia FJ: myo-Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate and Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent factors mediate transduction of compression-induced signals in bovine articular chondrocytes. Biochemical Journal 361(Pt 3): 689-96, 2002.

Palmer GD, Chao PH, Raia F, Mauck RL, Valhmu WB, Hung CT: Time-dependent aggrecan gene expression of articular chondrocytes in response to hyperosmotic loading. Osteoarthritis & Cartilage 9(8): 761-70, 2001.

Hung CT, Henshaw DR, Wang CB, Mauck RL, Raia F, Palmer G, Chao PH, Mow VC, Ratcliffe A, Valhmu WB: Mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling in bovine articular chondrocytes in response to fluid flow does not require calcium mobilization. Journal of Biomechanics 33(1): 73-80, 2000.

Book Chapters:

Raia FJ, Rosenwasser MP: Radial head fracture and fixation. In: F. Alan Barber and Scott P. Fischer (eds), Surgical Techniques for the Shoulder and Elbow. Thieme, pp. 166-170, 2003.
Online Publications:

Raia FJ, Chao J, Beekman RA, Rosenwasser MP: Mallet Finger. In: Orthopedics Hyperguide, 2004.

Invited Articles:

Raia FJ, Catalano LW. What’s new in distal radius fracture treatment for 2007. Current Opinion in Orthopaedics 18(4): 328-333, 2007.

Online Publications:

Raia FJ, Chao J, Beekman RA, Rosenwasser MP: Mallet finger. In: Orthopedics Hyperguide, 2004.

Presentations

Podium Presentations:

Raia FJ, Aldridge JW, Strauch RJ: Radial shortening ostetomy: Which side of the osteotomy moves? New York Society for Surgery of the Hand Resident and Fellows Conference. May 2001.

Co-Authored Podium Presentations:

Catalano LW, Raia FJ, Glickel SZ, Barron OA, DeFrancis J, Grabow R. Long-term outcome assessment for closed reduction and percutaneous pinning of distal radius fractures. American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Seattle, Washington, 2007.

Su BW, Raia FJ, Parisien M, Strauch RJ, Rosenwasser MP: The histologic and clinical experience of Teno-Fix: a novel device for flexor tendon repair. New York Society for Surgery of the Hand Resident and Fellows Conference. May 2002. (First place prize)

Su BW, Raia FJ, Strauch RJ, Rosenwasser MP: The inflammatory effect of titanium distal radius plates on tendons: a histologic study in the beagle dog. American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Baltimore, Maryland, 2001.

Poster Presentations:

Taylor NL, Raia FJ, Heyworth BA, Rosenwasser MP: Treatment of humeral nonunions with allograft, demineralized bone matrix, and plating. American Society for Surgery of the Hand Resident and Fellows Conference. New York, NY, 2004.

Su BW, Raia FJ, Quitkin HM, Parisien M, Strauch RJ, Rosenwasser MP: The gross and histological analysis of the Teno-Fix: a novel device for flexor tendon repair. American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Phoenix, Arizona, 2002. American Orthopaedc Association. Charleston, SC, 2003.

Chapman CB, Raia FJ, Quitkin HM, Strauch RJ, Rosenwasser MP: Botulinum toxin (BOTOX) for the prevention of post-traumatic elbow stiffness. American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Baltimore, Maryland, 2001. Orthopaedic Trauma Association. San Duego, CA, 2001. American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons. Napa, CA, 2001. International Society for Fracture Research. Toronto, Canada, 2002.

Sinicropi SM, Raia FJ, Bolt P, Rosenwasser MP: Operative treatment of humeral nonunions: a review of 17 cases.American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Baltimore, Maryland, 2001.

Raia FJ, Bruno RJ, Quitkin HM, Strauch RJ, Rosenwasser MP: MRI analysis of carpal tunnel volume following balloon carpal tunnel plasty: a cadaveric study. American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Baltimore, Maryland, 2001.

Protopsaltis TS, Raia FJ, Lane K, Rosenwasser MP: The effect of the dynamic compression plate on cortical vascularity after fracture healing: a study in the beagle dog. Orthopaedic Trauma Association. San Duego, CA, 2001. American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Baltimore, Maryland, 2001.

Raia FJ, Chapman CB, Herrera MF, Schweppe MW, Michelsen CB, Rosenwasser MP: REBUFF: Randomized evaluation of bipolar versus unipolar hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fractures in the elderly. American Association of Orthopaedic Suregons. San Francisco, CA, 2001. Orthopaedic Trauma Association. San Duego, CA, 2001.

Sinicropi SM, Raia FJ, Herrera MF, Chapman CB, Rosenwasser MP: The Long Gamma Nail for the treatment of proximal femur fractures: Indications and results of a prospective clinical trial. Orthopaedic Trauma Association. San Duego, CA, 2001.

Sinicropi SM, Raia FJ, Chapman CB, Nakhaie M, Rosenwasser MP: Functional outcomes of vitallium radial head arthroplasty for fracture dislocations of the elbow. Orthopaedic Trauma Association. San Duego, CA, 2001.

Raia FJ, Sinicropi SM, Su BW, Joseph D, Rosenwasser MP: The inflammatory effect of titanium distal radius plates on overlying extensor tendons: a histologic study in the beagle dog. Orthopaedic Trauma Association. San Duego, CA, 2001.

Raia FJ, Aldridge JW, Strauch RJ, Rosenwasser MP: Radial shortening ostetomy: Which side of the osteotomy moves? American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Seattle, WA, 2000.

Mauck R, Soltz M, Gilbert B, Ateshian G, Hung C, Raia F, Valhmu W: Time-varying effect of ascorbate on the compressive modulus and GAG content of chondrocyte-seeded agarose cultures. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1999.

Biography