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

University of Chicago Medicine
Fellowship - Orthopaedic Oncology
2011

University of Chicago Medicine
Residency - Orthopaedic Surgery
2010

University of Chicago Medicine
Internship
- General Surgery
2006

New York Medical College
MD - Medicine
2005

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
BA - Biology
2001

Predicting 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: 37326643

Team Approach: Management of Pathologic Fractures.
Team Approach: Management of Pathologic Fractures. JBJS Rev. 2023 Jan 01; 11(1).
PMID: 36722819

OrthoACCESS: Implementing a Sub-Internship Curriculum for MS4s Applying to Orthopaedic Surgery.
OrthoACCESS: Implementing a Sub-Internship Curriculum for MS4s Applying to Orthopaedic Surgery. J Surg Educ. 2023 03; 80(3):338-351.
PMID: 36494299

Qualitative Study of Orthopedic Surgery Milestones 1.0: Burdens and Benefits.
Qualitative Study of Orthopedic Surgery Milestones 1.0: Burdens and Benefits. J Surg Educ. 2022 Sep-Oct; 79(5):1259-1269.
PMID: 35717389

Multi-Site Observational Study to Assess Biomarkers for Susceptibility or Resilience to Chronic Pain: The Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures (A2CPS) Study Protocol.
Multi-Site Observational Study to Assess Biomarkers for Susceptibility or Resilience to Chronic Pain: The Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures (A2CPS) Study Protocol. Front Med (Lausanne). 2022; 9:849214.
PMID: 35547202

Perceptions of the Universal Interview Offer Day in the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Interview Process.
Perceptions of the Universal Interview Offer Day in the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Interview Process. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2022 07 01; 30(13):586-593.
PMID: 34921547

Distinguishing Periprosthetic Crystalline Arthropathy from Infection in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review.
Distinguishing Periprosthetic Crystalline Arthropathy from Infection in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review. J Knee Surg. 2022 May; 35(6):668-675.
PMID: 32942331

Sacroiliac joint cut accuracy: Comparing new technologies in an idealized sawbones model.
Sacroiliac joint cut accuracy: Comparing new technologies in an idealized sawbones model. J Surg Oncol. 2020 Nov; 122(6):1218-1225.
PMID: 32761627

Opioid Naive Surgeons and Opioid-Tolerant Patients: Can Education Alter Prescribing Patterns to Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients?
Opioid Naive Surgeons and Opioid-Tolerant Patients: Can Education Alter Prescribing Patterns to Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients? J Knee Surg. 2021 Aug; 34(10):1042-1047.
PMID: 32131101

Do 30-Day Reoperation Rates Adequately Measure Quality in Orthopedic Surgery?
Do 30-Day Reoperation Rates Adequately Measure Quality in Orthopedic Surgery? Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2020 02; 46(2):72-80.
PMID: 31899155

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• 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