Tidewater Orthopaedic Associates : Physicians : Nicholas A. Smerlis, MD

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING:
2006 - 2007	Fellowship, Hand and Upper Extremity Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, NC
2001 - 2006	Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Rochester, NY

EDUCATION:
2001	University of Maryland School of Medicine, M.D.
1996	Johns Hopkins University, B.S. Biomedical Engineering

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
	American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Candidate Member American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Candidate Member

LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION:
2006	Commonwealth of Virginia
2006	American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Part I

HONORS:
	Summa Cum Laude, University of Maryland School of Medicine Alpha Omega Alpha, Honor Medical Society General and Departmental Graduation Honors, Johns Hopkins University The Richard J. Johns Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement Tau Beta Pi, The Engineering Honor Society

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

American Society for Surgery of the Hand Basic Science Research Grant

Gene therapy in the peripheral nerve repair: Can a conduit deliver a vector?

Tomaino MM, Smerlis N. Ligament Reconstruction in Thumb Basal Joint Arthroplasty.

Orthopaedic Knowledge Online 5(3): March 2007.

Eastern Orthopaedic Association: Podium Presentation

Arthroscopic Resection of Dorsal Ganglia 2004.