Tessa Balach, MD

  • Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine
    Acting Chair of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Clinical Interests: Benign Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors, Bone and Soft Tissue Cancers, Bone Tumors, Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement, Metastatic Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors, Pediatric Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas, Pediatric Sarcomas, Soft Tissue Tumors
  • Websites: Research Network Profile

University of Chicago Medicine
Fellowship - Orthopaedic Oncology
2011

University of Chicago Medicine
Residency - Orthopaedic Surgery
2010

University of Chicago Medicine
Internship
- General Surgery
2006

New York Medical College
MD - Medicine
2005

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
BA - Biology
2001

OrthoACCESS 2.0: Redesigning a National Orthopaedic Surgery Curriculum for Medical Students using a Flipped-Classroom Blended Learning Model.
OrthoACCESS 2.0: Redesigning a National Orthopaedic Surgery Curriculum for Medical Students using a Flipped-Classroom Blended Learning Model. J Surg Educ. 2024 Nov 20; 82(1):103337.
PMID: 39577132

Current Procedural Terminology Code Selection, Attitudes, and Practices of the Orthopaedic Surgery Resident Case Log: A Survey of Residents and Program Directors.
Current Procedural Terminology Code Selection, Attitudes, and Practices of the Orthopaedic Surgery Resident Case Log: A Survey of Residents and Program Directors. JB JS Open Access. 2024 Jul-Sep; 9(3).
PMID: 39036643

The 2023 American Orthopaedic Association-Japanese Orthopaedic Association (AOA-JOA) Traveling Fellowship.
The 2023 American Orthopaedic Association-Japanese Orthopaedic Association (AOA-JOA) Traveling Fellowship. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2024 Sep 18; 106(18):1725-1730.
PMID: 38815058

Controversies in orthopaedic oncology.
Controversies in orthopaedic oncology. Bone Joint J. 2024 05 01; 106-B(5):425-429.
PMID: 38689572

Preference Signaling in the Orthopaedic Surgery Match: Applicant and Residency Program Attitudes, Behaviors, and Outcomes.
Preference Signaling in the Orthopaedic Surgery Match: Applicant and Residency Program Attitudes, Behaviors, and Outcomes. JB JS Open Access. 2024 Apr-Jun; 9(2).
PMID: 38685965

Predicting chronic postsurgical pain: current evidence and a novel program to develop predictive biomarker signatures.
Predicting chronic postsurgical pain: current evidence and a novel program to develop predictive biomarker signatures. Pain. 2023 09 01; 164(9):1912-1926.
PMID: 37326643

Team Approach: Management of Pathologic Fractures.
Team Approach: Management of Pathologic Fractures. JBJS Rev. 2023 Jan 01; 11(1).
PMID: 36722819

OrthoACCESS: Implementing a Sub-Internship Curriculum for MS4s Applying to Orthopaedic Surgery.
OrthoACCESS: Implementing a Sub-Internship Curriculum for MS4s Applying to Orthopaedic Surgery. J Surg Educ. 2023 03; 80(3):338-351.
PMID: 36494299

Qualitative Study of Orthopedic Surgery Milestones 1.0: Burdens and Benefits.
Qualitative Study of Orthopedic Surgery Milestones 1.0: Burdens and Benefits. J Surg Educ. 2022 Sep-Oct; 79(5):1259-1269.
PMID: 35717389

Multi-Site Observational Study to Assess Biomarkers for Susceptibility or Resilience to Chronic Pain: The Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures (A2CPS) Study Protocol.
Multi-Site Observational Study to Assess Biomarkers for Susceptibility or Resilience to Chronic Pain: The Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures (A2CPS) Study Protocol. Front Med (Lausanne). 2022; 9:849214.
PMID: 35547202

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• American Association of Orthopaedic Surgery Leadership Fellows Program
2018 - 2019

• The University of Chicago Quality & Safety: Poster Winner
2018

• Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society – Practice Enhancement Travelling Fellowship
2014

• Emerging Leaders Program – American Orthopaedic Association
2013 - 2018