Education

>Hoag Orthopedic Institute, Irvine, CA - Adult Reconstruction Hip and Knee Fellow
>Tufts Affiliated Hospitals Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program, Boston, MA - Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery
>Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA - Doctor of Medicine
>Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA - Master of Science, Biomedical Sciences
>College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA - Bachelor of Arts, Biology

Certifications & Affiliations

Professional Associations

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

Awards

• Medical Class of 1928 Award – Tufts University School of Medicine (2014)

Presentations & Publications

Publications

• Desmarais J, Hayden B, Leroy T, Menendez M, Ward D. Early outcome comparison between the posterior approach and superior approach for primary total hip arthroplasty. Arthroplasty Today Accepted May 2020.
• Desmarais J, Nassif N, Gorab R, Barnett S, Patel J, Scudday T, Caillouette J. Conversion Total Hip Arthroplasty in the era of Bundle Care: The type of prior surgery significantly impacts the cost of care. Submitted.
• Desmarais J, Lieberman E, Nunley R, Dalury D, Fischer D, Bernaseck T, Gorab R. A multi-center analysis of radiolucent lines in uncemented TKA – how frequent are they and do they affect outcome? Submitted.
• Mooney V, Everding N, Soong M, Desmarais J. Static Scapholunate Instability after Distal Radius Volar Plating. Hand (New York, N,Y.) December 2015 vol. 10no.4678-682.
• Desmarais J, Soong M. Kienbock’s disease and scapholunate dissociation after acute wrist trauma. Hand. March 2013, Volume 8, Issue 1 pp 82-85.
• Vezerides P, Wolf B, Eypper E, Desmarais J, Susarla S, Hohmann E, Kwon J. Operating room sterility: Is Falling Particulate Debris from Overhead Lights a Source of Contamination of the Operative field? Orthopaedic Journal at Harvard Medical School, Volume 13, 2011.

Studies in Progress:

• Desmarais J, Colacchio N, Bell C, Ward D. Evaluating Patient Demographics and Comorbidities to Predict Perioperative Pelvic Motion in Total Hip Arthroplasty. Manuscript in progress.
• Desmarais, J, Hayden, B, Leroy, T, Menendez, M, Ward, D. Early outcome comparison of the posterior approach and superior approach in primary total hip arthroplasty. Submitted to JOA.

Presentations

Poster Presentations:

• Vezerides P, Wolf B, Eypper E, Desmarais J, Susarla S, Hohmann E, Kwon J. Operating room sterility: Is Falling Particulate Debris from Overhead Lights a Source of Contamination of the Operative field? E-poster presentation at the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) annual meeting.
• Desmarais J, Colacchio N, Bell C, Ward D. Evaluating Patient Demographics and Comorbidities to Predict Perioperative Pelvic Motion in Total Hip Arthroplasty. OREF/ORES Northeast Region Resident Symposium October 27, 2017.
• Danielle H, Naccarato L, Desmarais J, Rashad R, Meghpara M, Tybor D, Stone G, Pevear M, Cassidy C, Smith E. An update on the utility of the 22-modifier across orthopaedic subspecialties in a tertiary care setting. Accepted for presentation AAOS March 2018.

Academic Presentations:

• Desmarais, J. Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. Hoag Orthopedics Didactic Series.
• Desmarais J. Avascular necrosis of the hip. Hoag Orthopedics Grand Rounds. Hoag Orthopedic Institute. September 13, 2019.
• Desmarais, J. Early outcome comparison between the posterior approach and superior approach for primary total hip arthroplasty. Arthur Thibodeau Annual Graduation Research Days. Tufts Medical Center, Dept of Orthopaedics. June 7, 2019.
• Desmarais J. Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty in Crowe 4 DDH patient using a subtrochanteric shortening osteotomy. Arthur Thibodeau Annual Graduation Research Days. Tufts Medical Center, Dept of Orthopaedics. June 8^th, 2017.
• Desmarais J. Evaluating Patient Demographics and Comorbidities to Predict Perioperative Pelvic Motion in Total Hip Arthroplasty. OREF Podium presentation October 2017. Boston, MA.
• Desmarais J.Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty in Crowe 4 DDH patient using a subtrochanteric shortening osteotomy.Arthur Thibodeau Annual Graduation Research Days. Tufts Medical Center, Dept of Orthopaedics.June 8^th, 2017.
• Desmarais J, Colacchio N, Bell C, Ward D. Evaluating Patient Demographics and Comorbidities to Predict Perioperative Pelvic Motion in Total Hip Arthroplasty. OREF Podium presentation October 2017.

Interests

Clinical Interests

Surgical and nonsurgical treatment of hip and knee arthritis, anterior hip replacement, knee replacement, unicompartmental knee replacement, revision hip and knee replacement, periprosthetic joint infections, periprosthetic fractures, hip fractures, general trauma.

Personal Interests and Hobbies

Spending time with my wife and four kids, golf, skiing, and New England sports