Douglas R. Dirschl, MD

Doug Dirschl

Frank C. Wilson Distinguished Professor
and Chair, UNC Orthopaedics


Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

 

Education
  • BS: Stanford University
  • MD: Oregon Health Sciences University, cum laude
  • Residency: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Honors, Awards, and Achievements
  • 2001 American British and Canadian Traveling Fellowship
  • Consultant Reviewer, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
  • Consultant Reviewer, Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Frank C. Wilson Faculty Teaching Award, UNC School of Medicine
  • Edwin J. Bovill, Jr., MD, Memorial Lecturer, Orthopaedic Trauma Association
  • Editorial Board, Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
  • Teaching Scholar, UNC School of Medicine
  • Junior Faculty Development Award, UNC School of Medicine
  • Nathan Womack Scholar; Department of Surgery, UNC School of Medicine
Clinical Interests
  • Trauma
  • fracture care
  • general orthopaedics
Research Interests
  • Basic science of fracture healing
  • outcomes following musculoskeletal trauma
  • cost containment in orthopaedics
  • reliability in classification of fractures
  • medical education
  • fractures of the tibial plafond
  • development of professional behavior
  • correlations between articular injury and the development of arthrosis
Academic Appointments
1993-1999 Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, UNC School of Medicine
1996-1998 Chief, Orthopaedic Trauma Service; Wake Medical Education Institute, UNC School of Medicine
1998-2001 Executive Director, Wake Area Health Education Center; Wake Medical Education Institute, UNC School of Medicine
1998-2001 Executive Director, Wake Area Health Education Center; Wake Medical Education Foundation, UNC School of Medicine
1998-2001 Senior Vice President; WakeMed
1999-2001 Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; UNC School of Medicine
2001-2003 Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, The Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
2003-present Chairman and Frank C. Wilson Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedics, UNC School of Medicine
Selected Publications (see entire list available at PubMed)
  • Wilson FC, Dirschl DR. Orthopaedics: Pretest, Self-Assessment, and Review. McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, 1996.
  • Dirschl DR, Dahners LE. The mangled extremity: When should it be amputated? J Am Acad Orthop Surg 4:182-190, 1996.
  • Dirschl DR, Adams GL. A critical assessment of methods to improve reliability in the classification of fractures, using fractures of the tibial plafond as a model. J Orthop Trauma 11:471-476, 1997.
  • Dirschl DR, Henderson RC, Oakley WS. Accelerated loss of bone mineral following a hip fracture: A prospective longitudinal study. Bone 20:79-82, 1997.
  • Dirschl DR, Smith IL. Reuse of external fixator components: Effects on costs and complications. J Trauma 44:855-858, 1998.
  • Dirschl DR, Duff GA, Michau TS, Dahners LE, Edin M. High pressure pulsatile lavage irrigation of fresh fractures: Effects on fracture healing. J Orthop Trauma 17:460-463, 1998.
  • DeCoster TA, Willis MC, Marsh JL, Williams TM, Nepola JV, Dirschl DR, Hurwitz SR: Rank order analysis of tibial plafond fracture: Does injury or reduction predict outcome? Foot Ankle Int 20:44-49, 1999.
  • Dirschl DR, Piedrahita L, Henderson RC: Changes in bone mineral density six years following a hip fracture: A prospective, longitudinal study. Bone 26:95-98, 2000.
  • Martin J, Marsh JL, Nepola JV, Dirschl DR, Hurwitz S, DeCoster TD. Radiographic Fracture Assessments: Which Ones Can We Reliably Make? J Orthop Trauma 14(6):379-385, 2000.
  • Dirschl DR, Adams GL. Reliability in evaluating letters of recommendation. Acad Medicine 75(10): 1029, 2000.
  • Brown OL, Dirschl DR, Obremskey WT. Incidence of hardware-related pain and its effect on functional outcomes following ORIF of ankle fractures. J Orthop Trauma 2001; 15:271-274.
  • Dirschl DR, Miclau TS, Duff GA, Dahners LE, Edin M. Pulsatile lavage of fresh fractures: Effectiveness at removing particulate matter. J Orthop Trauma 2002; 16:162-165.
  • Dirschl DR, Dahners LE, Crouch JH, Adams GL, Wilson FC. Correlation of selection criteria for residency applicants with subsequent performance as residents. Clin Orthop Rel Res 2002; 399:265-271.
  • Dirschl DR. Scoring trial for resident applicants: Is a scoring system reliable? Clin Orthop Rel Res 2002; 399:260-264.
  • Marsh JL, Buckwalter J, Gelberman RC, Dirschl DR, Olson S, Brown T, Llinias A. Does an anatomic reduction really change the result in the management of articular fractures? J Bone Joint Surg 2002; 84-A:1259-1271.
  • Dirschl DR, Miclau T, Dahners LE, Caprise PL, LeCroy, CM. Pulsatile lavage of contaminated fractures: Effects on rate of union and incidence of infection. J Orthop Research 2002; 20:1205-1209.
  • Marsh JL, Weigel DP, Dirschl DR. Tibial plafond fractures – How do these ankles function over time? J Bone Joint Surg 2003; 85-A:287-295.
  • Sprague S, Bhandari M, Devereaux PJ, Guyatt GH, Cook DJ, Swiontkowski MF, Tornetta P, Dirschl DR, Schemitsch EH. Barriers to full-text publication following presentation at annual orthopaedic surgery meetings. J Bone Joint Surg 2003; 85-A:158-163.
  • Dirschl DR, Marsh JL, Buckwalter J, Gelberman R, Olson S, Brown T, Llinas A. The clinical and basic science of articular fractures. Accepted by J American Acad Orthop Surg, September, 2002, 30 pages.
  • Dirschl DR, Tornetta P, Bhandari M. Designing, conducting, and evaluating journal clubs in orthopaedic surgery. Accepted by Clin Orthop Rel Research, September, 2002, 16 pages.