Gregory F. Pereira, MD

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill- Bachelor of Science in Public Health
• University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine- Doctor of Medicine 
• Duke University School of Medicine- Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program 
• OrthoCarolina- Hand Fellowship

In-Office Procedures:

• Carpal tunnel release
• Trigger finger release
• 1st dorsal compartment (De Quervain) release
• Mucous cyst excision
• Ganglion cyst excision
• Simple hardware removal
• Mass excisions

Arthritis:

• CMC arthroplasty (basilar thumb arthritis)
• Small joint fusion procedures
• Joint replacement (arthroplasty) procedures
• Denervation procedures
• Proximal row carpectomy
• Partial and total wrist fusion

Peripheral Nerve Entrapment and Injury:

• Carpal tunnel release
• Cubital tunnel release
• Peripheral nerve repairs
• Peripheral nerve transfers

Tendon injuries and Tenosynovitis:

• Extensor tendon repairs
• Flexor tendon repairs and reconstructions
• Tendon transfers
• Tenosynovectomy procedures

Trauma and Fracture Management:

Surgical and nonsurgical management of fractures of the hand, wrist, and elbow:

• Distal radius fractures
• Metacarpal fractures
• Olecranon fractures
• Phalanx fractures
• Scaphoid and carpal fractures
• Radial head fractures
  • Fingertip injuries
  • Ligament injuries
  • Management of chronic arthritic deformity from prior trauma

Arthroscopy

• Diagnostic wrist arthroscopy
• TFCC debridement and repair

Other

• Dupuytren disease
• Avascular necrosis
• Targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR)
• Regenerative peripheral nerve interface (RPNI)

• American Society of Surgery of the Hand (2021-present)
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2018-present)
• American Orthopaedic Association (2018- present)
• American Medical Association (2014-present)
• Piedmont Orthopedic Society (2023-present)
• Medical Advisory Board Member - Arbutus Medical Inc (2022- present)
• Co-Lead Consultant for Skeletal Traction Product Design- Arbutus Medical Inc (2022-present)

• Panacea Financial Foundation Grant (2022)
• CTNext Entrepreneur Innovation Award (EIA) (2022)
• American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) Scholar Program Award Recipient, (2020, 2021)
• People’s United Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship 2021 Pitch Competition Grand Prize Award Recipient (2021)
• Connecticut Innovations - BioPipeline CT Grant - (2020)
• Annual Merit Scholarship at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (2014-2018)
• Pogue Scholar, academic scholarship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2010-2014)
• Phi Beta Kappa

Research Grants:

1. Piedmont Orthopedic Foundation: Residual Elbow Instability After MCL Disruption with Surgical Repair of Unstable Traumatic Elbow Dislocation: An Anatomic Study (2023)
2. Piedmont Orthopedic Foundation: Video Repository of Surgical Procedures (2023)

Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts:

1. Rao, S.R., Pereira, G.F, Richard, M.J, (2022). ‘The Use of Patient-Specific Implants for the Treatment of Upper Extremity Fractures.’ Hand Clinics. Provisional Acceptance
2. Madi N; Fletcher A; Pereira G; Balu A; DeOrio J; Parekh S. "Early Outcomes of Combined Total Ankle Total Talus Replacement Using a 3D-Printed Talus Component with Hindfoot Arthrodesis." Foot Ankle Spec. 2022 Aug 29:19386400221120567. doi: 10.1177/19386400221120567. Epub ahead of print. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36039497/   PMID: 36039497.
3. Pereira G, Fletcher A, O’Donnell J, Whitlock K, Shapiro L, Pidgeon T, Ruch D, and Richard M (2022). “Ulnar resection length: A risk factor for nonunion in ulnar shortening osteotomy.” HAND. September 2022. doi:10.1177/15589447221122827 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30845843/      PMID: 30845843
4. Pereira G, Balu A, Flamant E, Fletcher A, Kurkowski S, Ruch D. Elbow Stiffness. In Slullitel, Rossi, Camino-Willhuber (eds): Orthopaedics and Trauma. Springer Nature. Forthcoming 2022.
5. Wickman J, Chopra A, Goltz D, Levin J, Pereira G, Richard M, Ruch D, Klifto C (2022). “Influence of Medical Comorbidity and Surgical Indication on Total Elbow Arthroplasty.”  Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery, S1058-2746(22)00345-7. 13 Apr. 2022, DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2022.02.038  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35429632/ PMID: 25429632
6. Fletcher A, Pereira G, Lau B, Matcher C (2021). “Endoscopic Proximal Hamstring Repair is Safe and Efficacious with High Patient Satisfaction at a Minimum of Two-Year Follow-up.” Arthroscopy, Apr 19: S0749-8063(21)00333-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2021.03.067 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33887414/  PMID: 33887414.
7. Pereira G, Steele J, Fletcher A, Clement R, Adams S (2021). “Fresh Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: A Systematic Review.” Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. May-Jun 2021;60(3):585-591 DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2021.02.001 
8. Liles J, Pereira G, Danilkowicz R, Amendola A, Riboh J, Fletcher A (2020). “The Reliability of Radiographic Evaluation of the Posterior Tibial Slope in Skeletally Immature Patients.” Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. V8 (7suppl6). DOI: 10.1177/2325967120S00469. 
9. Cheah J, Baldwin E, O’Donnell J, Pereira G, Vance D, Lassiter T, Anakwenze O (2020). “Rotator Cuff to Deltoid and Pectoralis Tendon to Anatomic Neck Distances: Novel methods for anatomic restoration of humeral height and tuberosity position in proximal humerus fractures.” Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. Aug 26;4(4):869-874. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseint.2020.07.015
10. Vance D, O’Donnell J, Baldwin E, Cheah J, Pereira G, Kifto C, Lassiter T, Anakwenze O (2020). “Risk of Suprascapular nerve injury during Glenoid Baseplate fixation for Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Cadaveric Study.”  Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.  30(3), 532–537. DOI:">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2020.07.008 
11. Fletcher A, Liles J, Steele J, Pereira G, Adams S (2020). “Systematic Review of Subtalar Distraction Arthrodesis for the Treatment of Subtalar Arthritis.”  Foot & Ankle International. 41(4), 437-448.  https://doi.org/10.1177/1071100719899050,  
12. Pereira G, Paschos N, Kelly IV J (2017). Musculoskeletal System Anatomy: Pelvis and Hip Anatomy. In Paschos N., Bentley G. (eds.), General Orthopedics, Orthopaedic Study Guide Series (pp. e21-e27). London: Springer-Verlag London Ltd.
13. Pereira G, Paschos N, Kelly IV J (2017). Musculoskeletal System Anatomy: Heterotopic Ossification. In Paschos N, Bentley G (eds.): General Orthopedics, Orthopaedic Study Guide Series (pp. e183-e191). London: Springer-Verlag London Ltd.
14. Hunold KM, Pereira G, Jones CW, Isaacs CG, Braz VA, Gadi SR, & Platts-Mills TF (2016). Priorities of Care Among Older Adults in the Emergency Department: A Cross-sectional Study. Academic Emergency Medicine, 23(3), 362–365. http://doi.org/10.1111/acem.12885
15. Roedersheimer KM, Pereira G, Jones CW, Braz VA, Mangipudi SA, & Platts-Mills TF (2016). Self-Reported vs. Performance-Based Assessments of a Simple Mobility Task among Older Adults in the Emergency Department. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 67(2), 151–156. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.07.007
16. Pereira G, McLean SA, Tkacik TJ, Swor RA, Jones JS, Lee DC, … Platts-Mills TF (2014). Pain, distress, and anticipated recovery for older versus younger emergency department patients after motor vehicle collision. BMC Emergency Medicine, 14, 25. http://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-014-0025-y    
17. Pereira G, Bulik C, Weaver MA, Holland WC, & Platts-Mills TF (2015). Malnutrition among Cognitively Intact, non-Critically Ill Older Adults in the Emergency Department. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 65(1), 85–91. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.07.018
18. Stevens TB, Richmond NL, Pereira G, Shenvi CL, Platts-Mills TF (2014). Prevalence of Nonmedical Problems Among Older Adults Presenting to the Emergency Department. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2014, Jun; 21(6):651-658. DOI: 10.1111/acem.12395
19. Hunold KM, Esserman DA, Isaacs CG, Dickey RM, Pereira G, Fillingim RB, … Platts-Mills TF (2013). Side Effects from Oral Opioids in Older Adults During the First Week of Treatment for Acute Musculoskeletal Pain. Academic Emergency Medicine, 20(9), 872–879. http://doi.org/10.1111/acem.12212
20. Isaacs CG, Kistler C, Hunold KM, Pereira G, Buchbinder M, Weaver MA, … Platts-Mills TF (2013). Shared Decision Making in the Selection of Outpatient Analgesics for Older Emergency Department Patients. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 61(5), 793–798. http://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.12207

Provisional Patent:

1. Provisional Patent (13433-0102 ARB-001US), K-bow Medical Device, (October 2022). Inventors: Michael Cancilla, Radu Postole, Gregory Pereira, Geoff Borgmann, Feyi Gbadamosi, Julia Hudea, John Kodosky