University of Chicago Medicine
Fellowship - Orthopaedic Oncology
2011University of Chicago Medicine
Residency - Orthopaedic Surgery
2010University of Chicago Medicine
Internship
- General Surgery
2006New York Medical College
MD - Medicine
2005University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
BA - Biology
2001Identifying consensus and areas for future research in chondrosarcoma : a report from the Birmingham Orthopaedic Oncology Meeting.
Identifying consensus and areas for future research in chondrosarcoma : a report from the Birmingham Orthopaedic Oncology Meeting. Bone Joint J. 2025 Feb 01; 107-B(2):246-252.
PMID: 39889743Orthopedic Resident Intern Foundations: A Cross-Institutional, Month-Long Skills Training Boot Camp for PGY-1 Residents.
Orthopedic Resident Intern Foundations: A Cross-Institutional, Month-Long Skills Training Boot Camp for PGY-1 Residents. J Surg Educ. 2025 Mar; 82(3):103406.
PMID: 39793124Assessing the Experiences of Sexual and Gender Minority Applicants to Orthopaedic Surgery Residency.
Assessing the Experiences of Sexual and Gender Minority Applicants to Orthopaedic Surgery Residency. JB JS Open Access. 2025 Jan-Mar; 10(1).
PMID: 39777297OrthoACCESS 2.0: Redesigning a National Orthopaedic Surgery Curriculum for Medical Students using a Flipped-Classroom Blended Learning Model.
OrthoACCESS 2.0: Redesigning a National Orthopaedic Surgery Curriculum for Medical Students using a Flipped-Classroom Blended Learning Model. J Surg Educ. 2025 Jan; 82(1):103337.
PMID: 39577132Current Procedural Terminology Code Selection, Attitudes, and Practices of the Orthopaedic Surgery Resident Case Log: A Survey of Residents and Program Directors.
Current Procedural Terminology Code Selection, Attitudes, and Practices of the Orthopaedic Surgery Resident Case Log: A Survey of Residents and Program Directors. JB JS Open Access. 2024 Jul-Sep; 9(3).
PMID: 39036643The 2023 American Orthopaedic Association-Japanese Orthopaedic Association (AOA-JOA) Traveling Fellowship.
The 2023 American Orthopaedic Association-Japanese Orthopaedic Association (AOA-JOA) Traveling Fellowship. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2024 Sep 18; 106(18):1725-1730.
PMID: 38815058Controversies in orthopaedic oncology.
Controversies in orthopaedic oncology. Bone Joint J. 2024 05 01; 106-B(5):425-429.
PMID: 38689572Preference Signaling in the Orthopaedic Surgery Match: Applicant and Residency Program Attitudes, Behaviors, and Outcomes.
Preference Signaling in the Orthopaedic Surgery Match: Applicant and Residency Program Attitudes, Behaviors, and Outcomes. JB JS Open Access. 2024 Apr-Jun; 9(2).
PMID: 38685965Predicting chronic postsurgical pain: current evidence and a novel program to develop predictive biomarker signatures.
Predicting chronic postsurgical pain: current evidence and a novel program to develop predictive biomarker signatures. Pain. 2023 09 01; 164(9):1912-1926.
PMID: 37326643Team Approach: Management of Pathologic Fractures.
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Team Approach: Management of Pathologic Fractures. JBJS Rev. 2023 Jan 01; 11(1).
PMID: 36722819• American Association of Orthopaedic Surgery Leadership Fellows Program
2018 - 2019• The University of Chicago Quality & Safety: Poster Winner
2018• Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society – Practice Enhancement Travelling Fellowship
2014• Emerging Leaders Program – American Orthopaedic Association
2013 - 2018
Tessa Balach, MD
- Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine
- Clinical Interests: Benign Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors, Bone and Soft Tissue Cancers, Bone Tumors, Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement, Metastatic Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors, Pediatric Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas, Pediatric Sarcomas, Soft Tissue Tumors
- Websites: Research Network Profile