NicolasSantiagoPiuzziMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Cleveland, OH

Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery

Cleveland Clinic Adult Reconstruction & Research (CCARR) Director

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Office
9500 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44195
Phone+1 216-445-9109
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Education & Training

Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics, 2016 - 2018
Hospital Italiano de Buenos AiresOrthopaedic Surgery Residency, 2011 - 2016
Univ Salvador- Fac MedClass of 2010, M.D., Honor Graduation

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2016 - 2026
Universidad de Buenos AiresOrthopaedics and Traumatology

Clinical Trials

A Second Trial of the Abbreviated Protocol Two-Stage Exchange Start of enrollment: 2023 Jan 23
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
Biologically Assisted Core Decompression of the Femoral Head Using the PerFuse Instrument and BioCUE Start of enrollment: 2016 Mar 01
Active, not recruiting
Vancomycin Powder and Dilute Povidone Iodine Lavage for Infection Prophylaxis in High Risk Total Joint Arthroplasty Start of enrollment: 2019 Oct 01
Active, not recruiting
Phase 1
Roles: Contact
HIP Fracture Accelerated Surgical TreaTment And Care tracK 2 Trial Start of enrollment: 2021 Nov 22
Recruiting
Not Applicable
A Prospective Multicenter Longitudinal Cohort Study of the Mymobility Platform Start of enrollment: 2018 Oct 22
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Abbreviated Protocol for Two-Stage Exchange Start of enrollment: 2021 Nov 01
Completed
Phase 2
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
The Use of Genex in the Management of Early-Stage Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head Start of enrollment: 2023 Feb 08
Recruiting
Autologous Bone Marrow Aspirate Treatment for Early-Stage Osteonecrosis Start of enrollment: 2024 Apr 30
Not yet recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A Nationwide Analysis of the Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Complications and Healthcare Utilizations After Total Knee Arthroplasty Using the Area Deprivation Index...
Adam M Gordon, Faisal Elali, Mitchell K Ng, Nicolas S Piuzzi, Michael A Mont> ;The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2024 Apr 12
Safety Profile of Seven-Day Intra-Articular Antibiotic Irrigation for the Treatment of Chronic Periprosthetic Joint Infection: A Prospective Randomized Phase II Compar...
Bryan D Springer, Carlos Higuera-Rueda, Brian de Beaubien, Kevin Warner, Andrew Glassman, Hari Parvataneni, Nicolas Piuzzi> ;The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2024 Apr 9
Custom Triflange Acetabular Implants for Complex Hip Revisions: A Case Series.
Daniel Hameed, Jeremy A Dubin, Ignacio Pasqualini, Michael A Mont, Viktor Krebs, Nicolas S Piuzzi> ;Surgical Technology International. 2024 Apr 8
24-Year-Old Patient with Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome Underwent Cementless Robotic Cruciate-Retaining TKA: A Case Report.
Colin Brown, Ignacio Pasqualini, Nickelas Huffman, Landon Reading, Nicolas S Piuzzi> ;JBJS Case Connector. 2024 Apr 1
How-To Create an Orthopaedic Systematic Review: A Step-by-Step Guide Part I: Study Design.
Matthew Magruder, Mitchell K Ng, Nathanael Heckmann, Ronald E Delanois, Nicolas S Piuzzi, Viktor E Krebs, Michael A Mont> ;The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2024 Mar 27
Patient satisfaction and patient-reported outcomes do not vary by BMI class in total hip arthroplasty.
Huffman, N., Ignacio Pasqualini, Roberta E Redfern, Trevor G Murray, Matthew E Deren, Craig L Israelite, Charles L Nelson, Dave Van Andel, Jason M Cholewa, Mike B Ande...> ;European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology. 2024 Mar 15
How-To Create an Orthopaedic Systematic Review: A Step-by-Step Guide. Part III: Executing a Meta-Analysis.
Mitchell K Ng, Ronald E Delanois, Nicolas S Piuzzi, Viktor E Krebs, Michael A Mont, Ng, M., Matthew L Magruder, Nathanael D Heckmann> ;The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2024 Mar 16
Enabling Personalized Medicine in Orthopaedic Surgery Through Artificial Intelligence: A Critical Analysis Review.
Huffman, N., Ignacio Pasqualini, Shujaa T Khan, Alison K Klika, Matthew E Deren, Yuxuan Jin, Kyle N Kunze, Nicolas S Piuzzi, Nickelas Huffman> ;JBJS Reviews. 2024 Mar 1
1 citations
Does Your Patient Need to Lose Weight? Weight Change Before and After Total Hip Arthroplasty Does Not Affect Health Care Utilization and Achievement of the Minimal Cli...
Huffman, N., Joshua L Tidd, Pedro J Rullán, Precious C Oyem, Matthew J Hadad, Ignacio Pasqualini, Alison K Klika, Nicolas S Piuzzi, Nickelas Huffman> ;The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2024 Feb 23
Market resilience of orthopaedic hip/knee arthroplasty sales during COVID-19.
Ng, M., Mitchell K Ng, Andy Kuo, Patrick P Nian, William J Kridel Jr, Afshin E Razi, Che Hang Jason Wong, Michael A Mont, Nicolas S Piuzzi> ;Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 2024 Apr 1
The Mark Coventry Award: PhotothermAA Gel Combined With Debridement, Antibiotics, and Implant Retention Significantly Decreases Implant Biofilm Burden and Soft-Tissue ...
Carlos A Higuera-Rueda, Nicolas S Piuzzi, Nathalie B Milbrandt, Yu Hsin Tsai, Alison K Klika, Anna Cristina S Samia, Anabelle Visperas> ;The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2024 Feb 23
Outpatient Total Hip Arthroplasty Volume up Nearly 8-Fold After Regulatory Changes With Expanding Demographics and Unchanging Outcomes: A 10-Year Analysis.
Ignacio Pasqualini, Oguz Turan, Ahmed K Emara, Alvaro Ibaseta, James Xu, Austin Chiu, Nicolas S Piuzzi> ;The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2024 Feb 22
Trends in prevalence and complications for smokers who underwent total hip arthroplasty from 2011 to 2019: an analysis of 243,163 patients.
Grits, D., Orr, M., Hadad, M., Emara, A., Murray, T., Piuzzi, N.> ;Hip International. 2024 Feb 19
Assessing Ability for ChatGPT to Answer Total Knee Arthroplasty-Related Questions.
Matthew L Magruder, Ariel N Rodriguez, Jason C J Wong, Orry Erez, Nicolas S Piuzzi, Gil R Scuderi, James D Slover, Jason H Oh, Ran Schwarzkopf, Antonia F Chen, Richard...> ;The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2024 Feb 14
Are Femoral Stems in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty Cost Effective in High Fracture Risk Patients? A Risk Model and Cost Analysis.
Gilreath, N., Pasqualini, I., Rackard, F., Molloy, R., Piuzzi, N., Krebs, V., Deren, M.> ;The Journal of Knee Surgery. 2024 Mar 11
What Are the Diagnosis-Specific Thresholds of Minimal Clinically Important Difference and Patient Acceptable Symptom State in Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome...
Ahmed K Emara, Ignacio Pasqualini, Yuxuan Jin, Alison K Klika, Melissa N Orr, Pedro J Rullán, , Nicolas S Piuzzi> ;The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2024 Feb 7
International Delphi Study on Wound Closure and Incision Management in Joint Arthroplasty Part 2: Total Hip Arthroplasty.
Ainslie-Garcia, M., Anderson, L., Bloch, B., Board, T., Chen, A., Craigie, S., Danker, W., Gunja, N., Harty, J., Hernandez, V., Lebedeva, K., Hameed, D., Mont, M., Nun...> ;The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2024 Feb 5
Mechanistic insights into bone remodelling dysregulation by human viral pathogens.
Caetano, C., Azamor, T., Meyer, N., Onwubueke, C., Calabrese, C., Calabrese, L., Visperas, A., Piuzzi, N., Husni, M., Foo, S., Chen, W.> ;Nature Microbiology. 2024 Feb 1
Despite Greater Improvement in Pain and Function Among Obese Patients Shortly After Total Knee Arthroplasty, There is No Difference in Patient-Reported Outcomes and Sa...
Huffman, N., Ignacio Pasqualini, Nickelas Huffman, Roberta E Redfern, , Nicolas S Piuzzi> ;The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2024 Feb 2
Journal Metrics of Orthopaedic Journals between 2016 and 2021: Trends and Comparisons with Other Specialties.
Cedeno, E., Pasqualini, I., Oyem, P., Emara, A., Ibaseta, A., Deren, M., Krebs, V., Molloy, R., Piuzzi, N.> ;The Journal of Knee Surgery. 2024 Jan 31
International Delphi Study on Wound Closure and Dressing Management in Joint Arthroplasty: Part 1: Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Margaret Ainslie-Garcia, Lucas A Anderson, Benjamin V Bloch, Tim N Board, Antonia F Chen, Samantha Craigie, Walter Danker, Najmuddin Gunja, James Harty, Victor H Herna...> ;The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2024 Apr 1
High Risk of Readmission After THA Regardless of Functional Status in Patients Discharged to Skilled Nursing Facility.
Pasqualini, I., Tidd, J., Klika, A., Jones, G., Johnson, J., Piuzzi, N.> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2024 Jan 16
A Research Year for Medical Students.
Tidd, J., Piuzzi, N.> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2024 Jan 3
A Longitudinal Analysis of Weight Changes before and after Total Knee Arthroplasty: Weight Trends, Patterns, and Predictors.
Oyem, P., Rullán, P., Pasqualini, I., Klika, A., Higuera, C., Krebs, V., Piuzzi, N., Murray, T.> ;The Journal of Knee Surgery. 2024 Jan 16
Preoperative and Postoperative Weight Change has Minimal Influence on Health Care Utilization and Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Huffman, N., Joshua L Tidd, Nickelas Huffman, Precious C Oyem, Ignacio Pasqualini, Matthew J Hadad, Alison K Klika, Matthew E Deren, Nicolas S Piuzzi> ;The Journal of Knee Surgery. 2024 Jan 23
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Authored Content

Emerging Trends at the 2024 AAOS Annual MeetingFebruary 2024
Looking Ahead at the Roadmap and Vision of AAOSMarch 2019

Press Mentions

Just 6 Questions Can Determine Discharge StatusMarch 9th, 2022
A Smart Knee Implant Promises to ‘Help Write the Future of Orthopedic Technology.’ Surgeons Aren’t so SureNovember 1st, 2021
Patient-Reported Outcomes at 1 and 2 Years After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: What Is the Minimum Required Follow-Up?February 19th, 2021
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Committees

Clinical Research Committee (CRC), Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) 2018 - Present

Research History

Member - Cochrane Center Instituto Universitario Hospital Italiano (IUHI, Buenos Aires) – Cochrane Argentina2017 - Present
Associate Investigator - Instituto Universitario del Hospital Italiano2016 - Present