WendellHeardMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • New Orleans, LA

Orthopedic Sports Medicine

Assistant Professor, Orthopedics, Tulane Univ Sch of Med

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Office
1430 Tulane Ave # 8632
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone+1 504-988-5191

Fax+1 504-988-3872
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Education & Training

Brown UniversityResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2006 - 2011
Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 2005

Certifications & Licensure

LA State Medical License 2012 - 2024
IL State Medical License 2011 - 2017
RI State Medical License 2006 - 2012
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2013

Clinical Trials

DeNovo NT Natural Tissue Graft Stratified Knee Study Start of enrollment: 2012 Mar 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

The Addition of a Pericapsular Nerve Group Block for Postoperative Pain Control Does Not Result in Less Narcotic Use After Hip Arthroscopy: A Systematic Review.
Tanguilig, G., Dhillon, J., Scillia, A., Heard, W., Kraeutler, M.> ;Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation. 2024 Apr 1
1 citations
Insufficient Evidence for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Utilizing Suture Tape Augmentation: A Systematic Review of Clinical Outcomes at Minimum 1-Year Foll...
Dhillon, J., Tanguilig, G., Keeter, C., Borque, K., Heard, W., Kraeutler, M.> ;Arthroscopy. 2024 Feb 2
1 citations
Concomitant Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy Reduces the Risk of Revision Surgery After Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction for the Treatment of Patellar Instability.
Patrick C Ryan, Michaela A Stamm, William F Sherman, Wendell M R Heard, Mary K Mulcahey, Ross, B., Bailey J Ross> ;Arthroscopy. 2023 Sep 1
Local and Systemic Complications of Knee and Hip Arthroscopy: A Matched-Cohort Study.
William F Sherman, Nathan P Verzeaux, Christina Freiberger, Olivia C Lee, J Heath Wilder, Travis R Flick, Wendell M R Heard> ;Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2022 Nov 1
2 citations
"Addition of the Sartorius Tendon Improves Biomechanics of a Four-Strand Hamstring Anterior Cruciate Ligament Autograft".
William F. Sherman, Travis R. Flick, Matthew J. Weintraub, Charles S. Dranoff, Bailey J. Ross, Akshar H. Patel, Austin J. Ross, Wendell Heard, Felix H. Savoie, Judson ...> ;Arthroscopy. 2021 Oct 26
2 citations
Midterm Safety of Carbon Dioxide Insufflation of the Knee During Arthroscopic Cartilage–Based Procedures:
Judson L. Penton, Travis R. Flick, Felix H. Savoie, Wendell Heard, William F. Sherman> ;Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2021 Oct 18
19 citations
Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Tibial Tubercle Avulsion Fractures in Adolescents
Wendell W. Cole, Symone M. Brown, Bryan G. Vopat, Wendell Heard, Mary K. Mulcahey> ;JBJS Reviews. 2020 Apr 1
2 citations
Current Concepts in the Evaluation and Management of Type II Superior Labral Lesions of the Shoulder.
William Hester, Michael J. O'Brien, Wendell Heard, Felix H. Savoie> ;The Open Orthopaedics Journal. 2018 Jul 31
35 citations
Platelet-Rich Plasma for Primary Treatment of Partial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Tears: MRI Correlation With Results.
J. Banks Deal, Ed Smith, Wendell Heard, Michael J. O'Brien, Felix H. Savoie> ;Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2017 Nov 13
5 citations
Anterior cruciate ligament tears for the primary care sports physician: what to know on the field and in the office
Wendell Heard, Wade C. VanSice, Felix H. Savoie> ;The Physician and Sportsmedicine. 2015 Nov 11
14 citations
Comparison of the cheese-wiring effects among three sutures used in rotator cuff repair
Mark Lambrechts, Behrooz Nazari, Arash A. Dini, Michael J. O'Brien, Wendell Heard, Felix H. Savoie, Zongbing You> ;International Journal of Shoulder Surgery. 2014 Jul 1
Erratum to: Is Tip Apex Distance As Important As We Think? A Biomechanical Study Examining Optimal Lag Screw Placement.
Kane, P.,Vopat, B.,Heard, W.,Thakur, N.,Paller, D.,Koruprolu, S.,Born, C.> ;Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res.. 2014 Jun 07
51 citations
Is Tip Apex Distance As Important As We Think? A Biomechanical Study Examining Optimal Lag Screw Placement
Patrick M. Kane, Bryan G. Vopat, Wendell Heard, Nikhil A. Thakur, David Paller, Sarath Koruprolu, Christopher T. Born> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2014 Apr 24
3 citations
Mechanical properties of revision ACL reconstruction.
Steve B. Behrens, Byung J. Lee, David Paller, Eve Hoffman, Wendell M. R. Heard, Keith O. Monchik, Paul D. Fadale> ;The Journal of Knee Surgery. 2013 Oct 11
13 citations
A Retrospective Review of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Patellar Tendon: 25 Years of Experience
Jaskarndip Chahal, Andrew S. Lee, Wendell Heard, Bernard R. Bach> ;Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2013 Aug 27
4 citations
Recognizing and managing complications in ACL reconstruction.
Wendell Heard, Jaskarndip Chahal, Bernard R. Bach> ;Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review. 2013 Jun 1
2 citations
Effect of insertion of a single interference screw on the mechanical properties of porcine anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction grafts.
Wendell M. R. Heard, David Paller, Melissa A. Christino, Steve B. Behrens, Alison M. Biercevicz, Paul D. Fadale, Keith O. Monchik> ;American Journal of Orthopedics. 2013 Apr 1
28 citations
Paget-Schroetter Syndrome A Review of Effort Thrombosis of the Upper Extremity From a Sports Medicine Perspective
Nathan A. Mall, Geoffrey S. Van Thiel, Wendell Heard, George A. Paletta, Charles A. Bush-Joseph, Bernard R. Bach> ;Sports Health. 2013 Jul 1
4 citations
Fresh Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation for Treatment of Chondroblastoma of the Femoral Head: A Case Report
Gregory A Sawyer, Wendell M.R. Heard, Richard M. Terek> ;JBJS Case Connector. 2013 Feb 13
116 citations
The role of platelet-rich plasma in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a systematic review with quantitative synthesis.
Jaskarndip Chahal, Geoffrey S. Van Thiel, Nathan A. Mall, Wendell Heard, Brian J. Cole, Gregory P. Nicholson, Nikhil N. Verma, Daniel B. Whelan, Anthony A. Romeo, Bern...> ;Arthroscopy. 2012 Nov 1
18 citations
Effect of interference screw fixation on ACL graft tensile strength
Gregory A. Sawyer, Brett C. Anderson, David Paller, Wendell Heard, Paul D. Fadale> ;The Journal of Knee Surgery. 2012 Sep 21
57 citations
Outcomes of Arthroscopic and Open Surgical Repair of Isolated Subscapularis Tendon Tears
Nathan A. Mall, Jaskarndip Chahal, Wendell Heard, Charles A. Bush-Joseph, Anthony A. Romeo, Nikhil N. Verma, Bernard R. Bach> ;Arthroscopy. 2012 Sep 1
72 citations
The mechanical axes of the wrist are oriented obliquely to the anatomical axes.
Joseph J. Crisco, Wendell M. R. Heard, Ryan R. Rich, David J. Paller, Scott W. Wolfe> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2011 Jan 19
12 citations
Magnetic resonance angiography for the evaluation of vascular injury in knee dislocations.
Stephen L Tocci, Wendell M. R. Heard, Paul D. Fadale, Jeffrey M Brody, Christopher T. Born> ;The Journal of Knee Surgery. 2010 Dec 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Tulane Medical CenterNew Orleans, Louisiana
University Medical CenterNew Orleans, Louisiana