Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
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Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery
Dance Medicine
Foot and Ankle
Mission Bay Ortho Institute:
(415) 353-2808 / (415) 885-9643
1500 Owens Street, San Francisco, CA 94158
Biography
Career
1997 - 1999, Staff, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Tacoma General Hospital, Tacoma, WA
1997 - 1999, Staff, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mary Bridge Children's Hospital, Tacoma, WA
1997 - 1999, Staff, Orthopaedic Surgeon, St. Joseph Hospital and Medical Center, Tacoma, WA
1997 - 1999, Staff, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Allenmore Hospital, Tacoma, WA
1999 - 2005, Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Seattle, WA
1999 - 2007, Associate Staff, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA
1999 - 2007, Staff, Orthopaedic Surgeon, University of Washington, Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Seattle, WA
2005 - 2007, Associate Professor, University of Washington, Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Seattle, WA
2008 - Present, Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopaedics, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Education
1980, Undergraduate Studies, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA
1983, BA, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY
1988, MD, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
1990, Internship & Residency, General Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
1995, Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency, Harvard University, Boston, MA
1997, Fellowship, Foot and Ankle Surgery, Boston Foot and Ankle Center, New England Baptist Medical Center, Boston, MA
Research
1980, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Full Scholarship, Lee, MA
1981-1982, Sarah Lawrence College, Tuition Scholarship, Bronxville, NY
1982-1983, Sarah Lawrence College, Lionel C. Epstein Dance Scholarship, Bronxville, NY
2003, University of Washington Medical Center, Service Excellence Award, Seattle, WA
Publications
1991, Garrick JG, Kadel N: The C02 laser in arthroscopy: potential problems and solutions. Arthroscopy, 7(2):129-137
1992, Kadel NJ, Teitz CC, Kronmal RA: Stress fractures in ballet dancers. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 20(4):445-449
1999, Trepman E, Kadel NJ, Chisholm K, Razzano L: Effect of foot and ankle position on tarsal tunnel compartment pressure. Foot and Ankle International, 20(11):721-726
2000, Kadel NJ, Micheli LJ, Solomon R: Os trigonum impingement syndrome in dancers. Journal of Dance Medicine and Science, 4(3):99-102
2001, Kadel NJ, Goldstein J, Newberg AH, Trepman E: Salter-Harris III stress fracture of the proximal first metatarsal: a case report. Foot and Ankle International, 22(3):252-255
2003, Gardner GC, Kadel NJ: Ordering and interpreting rheumatologic laboratory tests. JAAOS, 11(1):60-67
2004, Kadel NJ, Segal A, Orendurff M, Shofer J, Sangeorzan B: The efficacy of two methods of ankle immobilization in reducing gastrocnemius, soleus, and peroneal muscle activity during stance phase of gait. Foot and Ankle International, 25(6):406-409
2004, Kadel N, Donaldson-Fletcher E: Lisfranc fracture-dislocation in a male ballet dancer during take-off of a jump: a case report. Journal of Dance Medicine and Science, 8(2): 56-58
2004, Orendurff MS, Segal AD, Klute GK, Berge JS, Kadel N: The effect of walking speed on center of mass displacement. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 41(6): 829-34
2005, Davitt J, Kadel N, Donaldson-Fletcher E, Sangeorzan B, Hansen S, Holt S: An association between functional second metatarsal length and midfoot arthrosis. J Bone Joint Surgery, 87(4):795-800
2005, Leopold S, Morgan H, Kadel N, Gardner G, Schaad D, Wolf F: The impact of educational intervention on provider confidence performing a simple surgical task. J Bone Joint Surgery, 87(5):1031-7
2005, Kadel NJ, Boenisch M, Teitz C, Trepman E: Stability of Lisfranc joints in ballet pointe position. Foot and Ankle International, 26(5):394-400
2005, Sangeorzan B, Beskin JL, Brage M, Britt SM, Holt S, Kadel NJ, Legro M, Sands AK, Soo Hoo NF, Stroud CC: Issues of importance to patients seeking care from members of the AOFAS: a preliminary report of the outcomes committee of the AOFAS. Foot and Ankle International, 26(8):638-644
2005, Kadel N, Donaldson-Fletcher E, Hansen S, Sangeorzan B: Alternative to the modified Jones procedure: outcomes of the Flexor Hallucis Longus (FHL) tendon transfer procedure for correction of clawed hallux. Foot and Ankle International, 26(12):1021-6
2005, Sangeorzan B, Beskin JL, Brage M, Britt SM, Holt S, Kadel NJ, Legro M, Sands AK, Soo Hoo NF, Stroud CC: Reliability of the Foot Function Index: A Report of the AOFAS outcomes committee. Foot and Ankle International, 26(11):962-967
2005, Kadel N, Donaldson-Fletcher, Gerberg, Micheli, Anthropometric Measurement of Young Ballet Dancers: Examining Body Composition, Puberty, Flexibility, and Joint Range of Motion in Comparison with Non-Dancer Controls. Journal of Dance Medicine and Science, 9 (3,4):84-90
2006, Howe C, Gardner G, Kadel NJ: Perioperative medication management for the patient with rheumatoid arthritis. JAAOS, 14(9): 544-51
2006, Ahn-Kim Y, Chesky K, Likar A, Kadel N, Stasney C: The Updated PAMA Website: Redesigning a Webpage through Communication within an Organization. Medical Problems of Performing Artists Journal, 21(3):145
2006, Kadel NJ: Foot and ankle injuries in dance. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am, 17(4): 813-26
Presentations
1997, Growth Development in the Young Dancer, Boston Dance Medicine Conference
Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
1998, Sports Injuries in the School Setting, Pacific Lutheran School of Nursing, Tacoma, WA
2000, Common Dance Injuries, Diagnosis and Treatment, Women's Orthopaedic Educational Society Forum, San Diego, CA
2000, Ankle Sprains, Women's Orthopaedic Educational Society Forum
San Diego, CA
2002, Healthy Feet, Happy Athlete, UWP Healthy You Series, REI, Seattle, WA
2002, Injury Prevention in Dancers, Washington Academy of the Arts, Kirkland, WA
2002, Failed Hallux Valgus Surgery Salvage Options, Scientific Congress of Polish Orthopaedic and Traumatology Society Annual Meeting, Bydgoszcz, Poland
2002, Common Injuries in Ballet Dancers, Scientific Congress of Polish Orthopaedic and Traumatology Society
Annual Meeting, Bydgoszcz, Poland
2003, Starting En Pointe, Cornish School of the Arts, Seattle, WA
2003, Injury Prevention in Dance, Regional Dance Festival America, Everett, WA
2004, Ankle Impingement Syndromes
Women's Orthopaedic Educational Society Forum, Carlsbad, CA
2004, Starting En Pointe, Cornish School of the Arts, Seattle, WA
2004, Foot and Ankle Care, Tallmadge Hamilton House University Senior Activity Center, Seattle, WA
2004, Keep Your Feet Injury Free and Ready for You, U-PASS: Walk-In 2004-Walk Talks, University of Washington, Ethnic Cultural Center, Seattle, WA
2004, Hip, Knee & Leg Injuries, Olympic Ballet School, Edmonds, WA
2004, Starting En Pointe, Tacoma City Ballet Tacoma, WA
2005, Starting En Pointe, Cornish School of the Arts, Seattle, WA
2006, Injury Prevention in Dancers, Cornish School of the Arts, Seattle, WA
2006, Starting En Pointe, Cornish School of the Arts, Seattle, WA
2006, Injury Prevention in Dancers, Olympic Ballet School, Edmonds, WA
2006, Injury Prevention in Dancers, Ballet Adriatico International Dance Festival, Ancona, Italy
Grants and Awards
Membership and Committees
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
International Association for Dance Medicine and Science
Performing Arts Medicine Association
Washington State Medical Association
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