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Rivlin Michael, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

RivlinMichaelMD

Orthopaedic Surgery Philadelphia, PA

Hand Surgery

Rothman Institute - Thomas Jefferson University

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Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Hand Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery), 2013 - 2014
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUH
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2008 - 2013
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 2008
  • Hunter College
    Hunter CollegeB.S., Biophysics and Honors majors, Music minor, Magna Cum Laude, 1999 - 2003

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License Current
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Academic Development Award Hand Rehabilitation Foundation, 2010
  • Award for Graduate School Preparation Class of 1944, 2003
  • Ruden Scholar 2003
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Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

  • Prospective Evaluation of Sleep Improvement Following Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery  
    Jacob E. Tulipan, MD, Nayoung Kim, BS, Jack Abboudi, MD, Christopher Jones, MD, Frederic Liss, MD, William Kirkpatrick, MD, Jonas Matzon, MD, Michael Rivlin, MD, Mark ..., The Journal of Hand Surgery, 2/9/2017
  • Side-to-Side Versus Pulvertaft Extensor Tenorrhaphy—A Biomechanical Study  
    Michael Rivlin, MD, Kyle R. Eberlin, MD, Amir Reza Kachooei, MD, Ali Hosseini, PhD, Nikola Zivaljevic, MD, Guoan Li, PhD, Chaitanya Mudgal, MD, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 10/6/2016
  • The incidence of postoperative flare reaction and tissue complications in Dupuytren's disease using tension-free immobilization  
    Rivlin M, Osterman M, Jacoby SM, Skirven T, Ukomadu U, Osterman AL, Hand, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Osteoporosis: Survey of Orthopaedic Surgeons' Interest and Competency in its Management
    Rivlin M, Kim N, Ilyas A, Meeting of the Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society, Scottsdale, AZ, 1/1/2015
  • Side-to-side vs. Pulvertaft Extensor Tendon Repair; Biomechanical Study
    Rivlin M, Kachoei A, Eberlin K, Hosseini A, Zivaljevic N, Li G, Mudgal C, Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 1/1/2015
  • The Relationship between the Striking Ninja Line and the A1 Digital Pulley: a Cadaveric Study
    Watkins C, Zivaljevic N, Eberlin K, Rivlin M, Mudgal C, Meeting of the American Association of Hand Surgery, Paradise Island, Bahamas, 1/1/2015
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Lectures

  • Angry Nerves: The Injured, Crushed, and Unhappy Nerves 
    Philadelphia, PA - 1/1/2015
  • Nerve Compression in the Upper Extemity 
    Rowan University, Stratford, NJ - 1/1/2015
  • Osteoporosis: Survey of Hand Surgeons’ Interest and Competency in its Management 
    Paradise Island, Bahamas - 1/1/2015
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Other

  • Universal Out-of-Hospital DNR Bracelets 
    Barbaro CE, Knapp EE, Rivlin M, Savaser DJ, Adopted policy for the American Medical Association
    1/1/2003

Hospital Affiliations