Teaching
Dr. Adrados is an Assistant Professor with the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Associate Program Director for the Carilion Clinic Adult Reconstruction Fellowship. He is proud to help train the next generation of healthcare providers, including physician assistant students, medical students, orthopedic and family medicine residents, and arthroplasty fellows.
Research
Dr. Adrados research centers on quality improvement of musculoskeletal care. He has published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles on hip fracture recovery, infection after total joint replacement, health optimization prior to surgery, risks of adverse events during and after elective surgery, patient access to healthcare, and healthcare costs.
Publications
Adrados M, Valenzuela MM, Springer BD, Odum SM, Fehring TK, Otero JE. Has the time come for regional periprosthetic joint infection centers in the United States? A first-year experience. Journal of Bone and Joint Infection. March 2022.
Adrados M, Coobs BR, Moskal JT. Two-stage Treatment for Hip and Knee Periprosthetic Infections. Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances. Winter 202.
Adrados M, Wang K, Deng Y, Bozzo J, Messina T, Stevens A, Moore A, Morris J, O’Connor M. A simple physical therapy algorithm is successful in decreasing Skilled Nursing Facility length of stay and increasing cost savings after hip fracture with no increase in adverse events. Geriatric Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation. March 2021.
Mercier MR, Pathak N, Adrados M, Galivanche AR, Malpani R, Hilibrand AS, Rubin, LE, Grauer JN. Patient factors and perioperative outcomes affect HCAHPS survey response rates following primary total hip replacement. JAAOS Global Research & Reviews. February 2021.
Galivanche AR, Toombs C, Adrados M, David WB, Malpani R, Saifi C, Whang PG, Grauer JN, Varthi AG. Cement augmentation of vertebral compression fractures may be safely considered in the very elderly. Neurospine. January 2021.
Galivanche AR, Kebaish KJ, Adrados M, Ottesen TD, Varthi AG, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Postoperative Pressure Ulcers After Geriatric Hip Fracture Surgery Are Predicted by Defined Preoperative Comorbidities and Postoperative Complications. J Am Acad Orthop Surg April 2020.
Malpani R, Adrados M, Mercier MR, McLynch RP, Galivanche AR, Pathak N, Grauer JN. Characteristics and predictors of HCAPS non-response after spine surgery. Spine 45(8): E448. April 2020
Malpani R, Gala RJ, Adrados M, Galivanche AR, Grauer JN. High as well as low platelet counts correlate with adverse outcomes after posterior lumbar surgery. Spine 45(5): 349. March 2020.
Galivanche AR, Mercier MR, Adrados M, Pathak N, McLynn RP, Anandasivam NS, Varthi AG, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Admission NarxCare narcotics scores are not associated with adverse surgical outcomes or self-reported patient satisfaction following elective spine surgery. Spine 44(21): 1515. November 2020.
Adrados M, Grauer JN. Literature review commentary: Predictors of increased cost and length of stay in the treatment of postoperative spine surgical site infection. Spine Line. March/April 2019
Bovonratwet P, Fu MC, Adrados M, Ondeck NT, Su EP, Grauer JN. Unlike native hip fractures, delay to periprosthetic hip fracture stabilization does not significantly affect most short-term perioperative outcomes. Journal of Arthroplasty. 34(3):564-569. March 2019.
Adrados M, Grauer JN. Literature review commentary: Emergency department visits after lumbar spine surgery are associated with lower Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems scores. Spine Line. March/April 2018; 23-25.
Adrados M, Myhre LA, Rubin LE. Late total hip arthroplasty dislocation due to yoga. Arthroplasty Today 4(2): 180, March 2018.
Adrados M, Wiznia DH, Golden M, Pelker R. Lyme periprosthetic joint infection in total knee arthroplasty. Arthroplasty Today 4(2): 158, March 2018.
Tyagi V, Akinbo O, Wiznia DH, Adrados M. Case Report: Intrapelvic Femoral Head Trial Entrapment in Total Hip Arthroplasty. Case Orthop J. 2017; 14(1): 40–42.
Nelson S, Adrados M, Gala R, Geiger E, Webb M, Rubin L, et al. Leg and Femoral Neck Length Evaluation Using an Anterior Capsule Preservation Technique in Primary Direct Anterior Approach Total Hip Arthroplasty. Reconstructive Review. 2017;7(1).
Kaye D, Adrados M, Karia R, Protopsaltis T, Bosco J. The Effect of Severity of Illness on Spine Surgery Costs Across New York State Hospitals; An Analysis of 69,831 Cases. Clinical Spine Surgery. 2017;30(9).
Frisoli FA, Shinseki M, Nwabuobi L, Zeng XL, Adrados M, Kanter C, et al. Early Venous Thromboembolism Chemoprophylaxis After Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage. Neurosurgery. 2017 Jul 18.
Jancuska J, Adrados M, Hutzler L, Bosco J. The Regionalization of Lumbar Spine Procedures in New York State: A 10-Year Analysis. Spine. 2016 Jan; 41(2):153-8.
Adrados M, Theobald J, Hutzler L, Bosco J. The Centralization of Total Joint Arthroplasty in New York State An Analysis of 168,247 Cases. Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Disease (2013). 2016 Nov;74(4):282-6.
Adrados M, Lajam C, Hutzler L, Slover J, Bosco J. The effect of severity of illness on total joint arthroplasty costs across New York state hospitals: an analysis of 172,738 cases. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2015 Jan;30(1):12-4.
Salerno J, Ghosh D, Ray K, Adrados M, Nahm N, Li H, et al. FMN fluorescence in iNOS constructs reveals a series of conformational states involved in the reductase catalytic cycle. Nitric Oxide Biology and Chemistry. 2010; 22:S12-S.