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Jay S. Talsania, M.D.
OAA Orthopaedic Specialists                  250 Cetronia Road, Suite 303, Allentown, PA 18104

Personal:

Marital Status:   Married
Spouse:                Diana Lynne Talsania
Children:             2
Place of Birth:    Philadelphia, PA
Citizenship:        USA

Education:

Fellowship
8/96-7/97

Thomas Jefferson University & The Philadelphia Hand Center, Philadelphia, PA
Hand ands Microvascular Surgery

Residency
10/93-12/93
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

6/93-9/93 4/94-5/94
Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, Philadelphia, PA
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

7/92-6/96
Temple University Hospital. Philadelphia, PA
Orthopaedic Surgery

Internship
7/91-6/92
Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Preliminary General Surgery

Medical
9/87-6/91
Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Degree: M.D.

Undergraduate
9/81-12/86
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
Degree: B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Varsity Soccer

Preparatory School
9/71-6/82
Germantown Academy
Fort Washington, PA

Awards and Honors:

Sir John Charnley Award For Excellence in the Field of Orthopaedics – 2008
Temple University School of Medicine

  • Alpha Omega Alpha, National Medical Honor Society 1990
  • John W. Lachman Prize in Orthopaedics – 1991

Montgomery County Medical Society Scholar – 1986
Edward Arthur Mellinger Scholarship – 1987

Work History:

OAA Orthopaedic Specialists
Allentown PA
September, 1997-Present

Medical Licensure:

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
September 23, 1993

Drug Enforcement Administration Certificate

Certifications:

Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
Certification Number: 408547
July 1, 1992

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Part I:   Pass     July 19, 1996
Part II:  Pass     July 16, 1999

ABOS Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand
August 28, 2000

ABOS Re-Certification Combined Hand
January 2010 – December 2019

Academic Appointments:

Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedics
College of Medicine
Pennsylvania State University

Clinical Associate Professor
DeSales University

Clinical Preceptor
Physician Assistant Program
Arcadia University

Clinical Adjunct Faculty
King’s College
September 20, 2004 – Present

Hospital Appointments:

Lehigh Valley Hospital
Muhlenberg Hospital
September 1997 — January 31, 2008
June 2, 2009 — Present

Chief of the Division of Hand Surgery
July 1, 2004 – December 1, 2007

Fairgrounds Surgical Center
September 1997–Present

Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital
May 2001–Present

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital
Consulting – September 1997–Present

St Luke’s Hospital
September 24, 2001–Present

St Luke’s Miners Memorial Hospital
Provisional — March 28, 2007–Present

Sacred Heart Hospital
Courtesy – February 2000–Present

Surgery Center of Allentown
April 2007–Present

Westfield Hospital
October 10, 2007—December 2013 (facility closed)

Professional Society Memberships:

  • American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  • American Association of Hand Surgery
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Alpha Omega Alpha – 1990
  • American Medical Association
  • Lehigh County Medical Society
  • Pennsylvania Medical Society
  • Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society – 1995
  • Jefferson Hand Club
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Medical Mission:

The Guatemala Healing Hands Foundation
Mission Trip to Guatemala, Pediatric Hand Surgery
October 18 to October 28th, 2007

Participant Surgeon in Guatemala Healing Hands Foundation
July 29th to August 7th 2008, Guatemala City, Guatemala

Guatemala Healing Hands Medical Mission Trip
Guatemala City, Guatemala
October 9th to October 15th, 2009

Guatemala Healing Hands Foundation
Mission Trip to Guatemala, Pediatric Hand Surgery
November 2011

Guatemala Healing Hands Foundation
Mission Trip to Guatemala, Pediatric Hand Surgery
March 8th to March 17th, 2012

Guatemala Healing Hands Mission Trip
Guatemala City, Guatemala
December 5-14,2013

Invited Lecturer:

Arthritis Foundation
“Arthritis Effects on the Hand and Wrist”
October 6, 2007

IV Congresso Internacional
Perilunate Injuries
Guatemala City, Guatemala
October 26, 2007

The 2nd Annual Fundraiser Conference for the Guatemala Healing Hands Foundation
“Clinical Anatomy and Imaging of the Wrist, Controversies and Update in Upper Extremity Rehabilitation: Is there Evidence?
Columbia University Medical Center
April 13, 2008

Lehigh Valley Hand Club
Dupuytren’s Disease, Current Management, May 26, 2008

Volar Plates in Distal Radius Fractures: Advantages and Disadvantages
August 2, 2008

Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association
“Mission trips of the Guatemala Healing Hands Foundation”
October 22, 2008

Temple Shriners Alumni Day
“Volunteering in Guatemala”
May 15th 2009

“What does a Hand Surgeon Do? / Volunteering on a medical mission in Guatemala”
Lehigh Valley Radiographic Technology Symposium
May 16th 2009

“What does a Hand Surgeon Do? / Volunteering on a medical mission in Guatemala”
St Lukes Hospital Radiology Education Committee
2009 Spring Continuing Education Seminar

VI Congreso Internacional De Cirugia “Y Terapia De La Mano
October 9th and 10th, 2009
Current Treatment of Median and Ulnar Neuropathies

Student Leadership Institute
Bucknell University
February 26, 2011
“Leadership and Social Responsibility”

Family Medicine Grand Rounds/Lehigh Valley Health Network
February 7, 2012
“What does a Hand Surgeon do?”

Lehigh Valley Hospital
Neurology Grand Rounds
Sept 13, 2012
Surgeons Perspective of Radial and Median Neuropathies

ASM Liberty Bell Chapter
Warminster, Pa.
February 20, 2014
What is the Function of a Hand Surgeon

Invited Panelist: 

Round Table Discussion
“Distal Radius Fractures: Old Techniques Revisited and New Techniques Reviewed”
Temple Shriners Alumni Day Program – May 21, 2004

Presentations:

“Treatment Options for Traumatic Defects in Tibia Fractures “Talsania JS
Temple University Orthopaedic Grand Rounds. October 1994.

“When is the Best Time to Release Simple Syndactyly?”
Talsania JS, Thoder J, Clancy M, Betz R
American Orthopaedic Association, Spring Residents Conference, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, April 1995.

“Diagnosis, Work Up, and Staging of Musculoskeletal Tumors” Talsania JS
Temple University Orthopaedic Grand Rounds. May 1995.

American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 13th Annual Residents and Fellows Conference, San Francisco, California, September 1995.

“Kienbock’s Disease – Current Concepts” Talsania JS
Temple University Orthopaedic grand Rounds. November 1995.

“Normal Digital Contribution to Grip Strength Using a Computerized Digital Dynamometer Talsania JS, Kozin SJ
Philadelphia Hand Club, Resident’s Paper Competition, June 12, 1996.
Received 3rd Prize

“Thumb CMC Arthroplasty”   Talsania JS
Philadelphia Hand Center, September 1996.

“Normal Digital Contribution to Grip Strength Using a Computerized Digital
Dynamometer” Talsania JS, Kozin SJ
North American Traveling Fellows Conference. University of Pennsylvania.
October 12, 1996.

“Nerve Conduction and Electromyographic Studies”   Talsania, JS
Philadelphia Hand Center, February 1997.
 

“Radial Nerve Palsy with Humerus Fractures”   Talsania JS
Thomas Jefferson University, Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds,
March 6, 1997.

“The Effect of A New Simple Multiple Strand Suture Design on the Strength of

Flexor Tendon Repairs” Talsania JS, Culp RW, Panjabi M
Philadelphia Hand Club Scientific Paper Competition. June 11, 1997.
Tied for first place

“Evaluation of Acute and Chronic Wrist Pain” Talsania JS
Lehigh Valley Hand Specialty Club. Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital,
June 17, 1997.

“Treatment Modalities in the Management of Hand Injuries” Talsania JS
Orthopaedic Thought Through the Ages
Lehigh Valley Hospital, October 16, 2002.

“Perilunate Fracture Dislocation: Recognition and Treatment” Talsania JS
Upper Extremity, Foot and Ankle, Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 21-23, 2002.

“Update: Hand Surgery” Talsania JS
Mid Eastern Association of Perianesthesia Nurses

“Elbow/Forearm/Wrist/Hand” Talsania JS, McDaid PJ
Blue Mountain Ski Patrol Presentation, November 21, 2004.

Presented at the iV Congreso Internacianol De Cirugia de la Mano, Guatemala City, Guatemala, October 27th 2007 and panel and workshop on Volar plating of distal radius fractures

“Arthritis of the Thumb CMC joint”
Presented at the V Congreso Internacianol De Cirugia de la Mano, Guatemala City, Guatemala, Aug 1, 2008

“Medical and Surgical Treatment of Median and Ulnar Nerves” Talsania JS
An Update on Diagnoses and Treatment of Common Peripheral Neuromuscular Disorders
Lehigh Valley Hospital, September 30, 2009.

IX International Congress of Surgery and Therapy of the Hand
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Surgeon’s Perspective
Scapho Lunate Advanced Collapse
March 9, 2012 – March 16, 2012

Hand Surgical Mission Experience in Guatemala
Mid Eastern Association of Perianethesia Nurses
March 2014

Overview of Hand Surgery
Mid Eastern Association of Perianethesia Nurses
MEAPAN, March 29, 2014

Poster Presentations:

Bautista FD, Talsania J, Weiss L.  Open dislocation of thumb interphalangeal joint in a football player.   Accepted, American Medical Society of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Tampa FL, 2009.

Meetings Attended:

14th Annual Meeting of Jefferson Hand Club
Hand Rehabilitation Foundation and Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (October 25, 1997)

Surgery and Rehabilitation of the Hand – 98″
Hand Rehabilitation Foundation and Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (March 7-10, 1998)

Trauma Today
Temple University School of Medicine, North Hills, PA (May 8, 1998)

Disorders of the Wrist
American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Rochester, MN (May 21-23, 1998)

53rd Annual Meeting
American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Minneapolis, MN
(September 10-12, 1998)

Hand Forum – Invited Guest
EBI Medical Systems, Inc., Parsippany, NJ (October 15, 1998)

Surgery and Rehabilitation of the Hand: Management of Wrist Problems
Hand Rehabilitation Foundation and Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (March 6-8, 1999)

Shoulder and Upper Extremity
Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society Spring Science Meeting, Marco Island, FL
(April 21-24, 1999)

Pediatric Trauma
Temple/Shriners Orthopaedic Alumni Foundation, North Hills, PA (May 7, 1999)

Time to Think
Philadelphia Hand Club Spring Meeting, Philadelphia, PA (June 9, 1999)

54th Annual Meeting
American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Boston, MA (September 2-4, 1999)

23rd Annual Dorothy B. Kaufmann Lectureship
Hand Rehabilitation Foundation and Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (October 29-30, 1999)

2000 Years of Upper Extremity Trauma
Hand Rehabilitation Foundation and Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (March 4-6, 2000)

67th Annual Meeting
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orlando, FL (March 15-19, 2000)

31st Annual Meeting
Eastern Orthopaedic Association, Lake Buena Vista, FL (October 12-15, 2000)

Orthopaedic Conference – Orthopaedics Through the AgesHand and
Wrist Injuries With Emphasis on OT/PT
Lehigh Valley Hospital (October 31, 2000)

Elbow Unforgiving Joint
Hand Rehabilitation Foundation & Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (March 10-12, 2001)

2001 Scientific Meeting
Temple/Shriners Orthopaedic Alumni, Philadelphia, PA (May 11, 2001)

Odyssey 2001: Charting a Course to Excellence – 56th Annual Meeting
American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Baltimore, MD (October 4-6, 2001)

Management of Upper Extremity Arthritis
Hand Rehabilitation Foundation and American Society For Surgery of the Hand
Philadelphia, PA (March 9-11, 2002)

57th Annual Meeting
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Phoenix, AZ (October 3-5, 2002)

Solving the Riddle of the Wrist
American Society for Surgery of the Hand and Hand Rehabilitation Foundation
Philadelphia, PA (March 8-10, 2003)

Upper Extremity Course
AO ASIF
Newport, RI (August 27-29, 2003)

On the Shoulders of Giants
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Chicago, IL (September 18-20, 2003

Techniques & Issues in Orthopaedics
DePuy
Whistler, BC (February 15-18, 2004)

6th Annual Hand Surgery Symposium
Hand Rehabilitation Foundation and American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Philadelphia, PA (March 20-22, 2004)

8th Annual Hand Rehab Symposium
Hand Rehabilitation Foundation
Philadelphia, PA (March 18-20, 2006)

Lawrence H. Schneider Lectureship in Hand Surgery
Hand Rehabilitation Foundation and the Philadelphia Hand Society
Philadelphia, PA (June 7, 2006)

61st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Washington, DC (September 7-9, 2006)

9th Annual Hand Surgery Symposium
American Society for Surgery of the Hand and Hand Rehabilitation Foundation
Philadelphia, PA (February 24-26, 2007)

The 9th Annual Lawrence h Schneider, MD Lectureship in Hand Surgery
Philadelphia Hand Society and the Hand Rehabilitation Foundation
Shriner’s Hospital, Philadelphia PA
May 23, 2007

10th Annual Hand Surgery Symposium
Hand Rehabilitation Foundation / American Society for Surgery of the Hand
The Elbow- An Unforgiving Joint: New Thoughts on an Old Hinge
Philadelphia PA, March 15-17, 2008

63rd Annual Meeting
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Chicago, IL
September 18-20, 2008

Publications:

Alleyne C, Talsania JS, Glass G, Lehr J, Drazen J: Heterogeneity of Alveolar pressure Excursions Within Lobes During High Frequency Oscillations. Federation Proceedings of the American Societies for Experimental Biology. 46:510, 1987.

Culp RW, Osterman AL, Talsania JS: Arthroscopic Proximal Row Carpectomy. Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, 1(2):116-19, 1997.

Talsania JS, Kozin SH: Normal Contribution to Grip Strength Assessed By a Computerized Digital Dynamometer. Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European) Volume 23B: 2:162-166, 1998.

Talsania, JS: Common Traumatic Injuries: Bone and Soft Tissue. The Clinics

Atlas of Office Procedures, Common Hand Disorders, March 2001, 179-193.

Joshua M. Adkinson and Jay S. Talsania: Ulnar nerve ligation after removal of Norplant: a case report

AAHS – American Association of Hand Surgery

Hand, Online First™, October 12, 2012

Research:      

Bautista FD, Waninger KN, Talsania JS, Weiss L.: Open Dislocation of Thumb Interphalangeal            Joint in a Football Player. Accepted, American Medical Society of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL   2009

Talsania JS, Osterman AL: Upper Extremity Outcome Studies in Hand Therapists. The Philadelphia Hand Center & Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

Talsania JS Kozin SH: Normal Digital Contribution to Grip Strength with a Computerized Dynamometer. Temple University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Talsania JS, Thoder J, Clancy M, Betz R: Retrospective Review of Eighty-Four Simple Syndactyly Releases. Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children.

Alleyne C, Talsania JS, Glass G, Lehr J, Drazen J: High Frequency Ventilation of Canines. Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Physiology.

Revised:   March 2014

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