Curriculum Vitae

Current Position

Education & Training

Academic Appointments

Professional Positions & Experience

Certification & Licensure

• Active Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2023 – Present
• Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery 2019 – Present
• Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine — Active 2018 – Present
• New Jersey State Board of Medicine 2018 – 2019
• New York State Board of Medicine 2015 – 2018

Professional Memberships & Activities

• Active Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2023 – Present
• Hanlon Orthopaedic Society 2023 – Present
• Lumbar Spine Research Society 2022 – Present
  New Member Selection Committee, 2024 – Present
• American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) 2018 – 2022
  Emerging Leaders Program
• North American Spine Society 2015 – Present
  Political Engagement Committee Member

Journal Reviewer Appointments

• The Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Diseases 2026 – Present
• Spine 2022 – Present
• The Spine Journal 2022 – Present
• Global Spine Journal 2020 – Present
• Clinical Spine Surgery 2018 – 2023
  Editorial Board Member
• The Journal of Arthroplasty 2017 – 2020
• American Journal of Orthopaedics 2014 – 2018
  Resident Review Board Member

Clinical Activities

Past Educational Activities (2019 – 2024)

• Actively involved in spine fellow, resident, and medical student education
• Clerkship Director for Musculoskeletal Medicine at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
• Developed the spine research program in the Geisinger Northeast campuses — the first to directly engage medical students on a weekly basis in orthopaedic research
• Resident Spine Time Lecturer
• Didactic education for both the Geisinger Danville and Northeast residency programs
• Faculty Advisor — GCSOM Medical Research Honors Program
• Faculty Advisor — GCSOM Summer Research Immersion Program

Honors & Awards

• Geisinger Steele Institute "Hacking Health" 1st Place Award 2019
• Spine Surgery Fellowship — Rothman Orthopaedic Institute 2018 – 2019
• Best Scientific Exhibit, AAOS Annual Meeting 2017
  Hip-Spine Relationship
• Excellence in Musculoskeletal Medicine Clinical Rotation 2013
  NYU School of Medicine
• Saul J. Farber Award for Excellence in Public Health Research 2012
  NYU School of Medicine
• Raymond J. Brienza Scholarship 2009 – 2013
  NYU School of Medicine
• Alpha Sigma Nu, National Jesuit Honors Society 2009 – Present
• University of Scranton Presidential Fellowship for Undergraduate Research 2006, 2007

Grants & Contract Awards

Peer-Reviewed Publications

1. Mun J, Khoylyan A, Mercuri JJ, DelSole EM. Pre-Operative Patient No-Show Increases Risk of 90-Day Post-operative Complications After Elective Lumbar Spine Surgery. In press.
2. Bouchard A, Mun J, Vazquez F, Tang A, DelSole EM, Strom R, Chen T. Radiographic robustness of lumbar interbody fusion techniques. Global Spine J. 2025 Jan;15(1):59-65.
3. Luciani AM, Parry M, Udoeyo IF, Suk M, Mercuri JJ, DelSole EM. Physician perspectives on telemedicine at an integrated health system during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Telemed J E Health. 2023 Nov;29(11):1634-1641.
4. Aynaszyan S, DelSole EM. Patterns of Misdiagnosis and Discordance in Detecting Osteoporosis: A Comparison of DEXA and Lumbar CT Hounsfield Units. Clin Spine Surg. 2023 Oct 1;36(8):E369-E374.
5. Jain D, Vigdorchik HM, Abotsi E, Montes DV, DelSole EM, Lord E, Zuckerman JD, Protopsaltis T, Passias PG, Buckland AJ. The impact of global spinal alignment on standing spinopelvic alignment change after total hip arthroplasty. Global Spine J. 2023 Jun;13(5):1252-1256.
6. Parry MW, Markowitz JS, Nordberg CM, Patel A, Bronson WH, DelSole EM. Patient Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Decision Making: A Multi-Center Comparative Study. Indian J Orthop. 2023 Mar 2.
7. Rae M, Wong J, Tunis J, Hess WF, Gardner JM, DelSole EM. Atypical presentation of primary osteosarcoma of the lumbar spine with caval tumor thrombus in a 17-year-old male: A case report. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2022 Nov 1;21(11):391-394.
8. Aynaszyan S, Devia LG, Uduoeyo IF, Badve SA, DelSole EM. Patient physiology influences the MRI-based vertebral bone quality score. Spine J. 2022 Jun 17.
9. Aynaszyan S, DelSole EM. The effect of low preoperative platelet count on adverse outcomes following lumbar microdiscectomy. NASSJ. 2022 Apr 1;10:100116.
10. Luciani AM, Foster B, Hayes D, DelSole EM. Readability of online spine patient resources. World Neurosurg. 2022 Jun;162:e640-e644.
11. DelSole EM, Keck WL, Patel AA. The state of machine learning in spine surgery: a systematic review. Clin Spine Surg. 2021.
12. Pheasant MS, Coulter JL, Wallace C, Kropp Lopez AK, DelSole EM, Mercuri JJ. Lumbar spine fusion and symptoms of leg length discrepancy following hip arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. May 2021.
13. DelSole EM, Mercuri JJ. Utility of Upright Weight-Bearing Imaging in Total Hip Arthroplasty. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2019 Dec;23(6):603-608.
14. DelSole EM, Makanji HS, Kurd MF. Current Trends in Ambulatory Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review. J Spine Surg. 2019 Sep;5(Suppl2):S123-S132.
15. Egol KA, DelSole EM, Mandel J, Konda S. Repair of a Distal Femoral Periprosthetic Nonunion: Linked Nail Plate Construct. J Orthop Trauma. 2019 Aug;33 Suppl 1:S30-S31.
16. Sala DA, Grissom HE, DelSole EM, Chu ML, Godfried DH, Bhattacharyya S, Karamitopoulos MS, Chu A. Measuring Ambulation with Wrist-Based and Hip-Based Activity Trackers for Children with Cerebral Palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2019 Nov;61(11):1309-1313.
17. Passias PG, Bortz C, Alas H, et al. Alcoholism as a Predictor for Pseudarthrosis in Primary Spine Fusion. J Orthop. 2018 Dec;16(1):36-40.
18. Segreto FA, Vasquez-Montes D, Bortz CA, et al. Impact of Presenting Patient Characteristics on Surgical Complications and Morbidity in Early Onset Scoliosis. J Clin Neurosci. 2019 Apr;62:105-111.
19. Passias PG, Bortz CA, Pierce KE, et al. Decreased Rates of 30-Day Perioperative Complications Following ASD-corrective surgery. J Clin Neurosci. 2019 Mar;61:147-152.
20. Passias PG, Poorman GW, DelSole EM, et al. Adverse Outcomes and Prediction of Cardiopulmonary Complications in Elective Spine Surgery. Global Spine J. 2018 May;8(3):218-223.
21. Day LM, DelSole EM, Beaubrun BM, et al. Radiographic severity of Hip Osteoarthritis in Patients with Adult Spinal Deformity. Eur Spine J. 2018 Sep;27(9):2294-2302.
22. Buckland A, DelSole EM, George S, et al. Sagittal Pelvic Orientation: A Comparison of Two Methods of Measurement. Bull Hosp Jt Dis. 2017 Dec;75(4):234-240.
23. DelSole EM, Vigdorchik JM, Schwarzkopf R, Errico TJ, Buckland AJ. Total Hip Arthroplasty in the Spinal Deformity Population. J Arthroplasty. 2017 Jun;32(6):1910-1917.
24. Ferrero E, Lafage R, Vira S, et al. Three-Dimensional Reconstruction Using Stereoradiography for Evaluating Adult Spinal Deformity. Eur Spine J. 2017 Aug;26(8):2112-2120.
25. DelSole EM, Egol KA, Tejwani NC. Construct Choice for the Treatment of Displaced, Comminuted Olecranon Fractures. Iowa Orthop J. 2016;36:59-63.
26. Davidovitch RI, DelSole EM, Vigdorchik JM. Subspine Impingement: 2 Case Reports. Hip Int. 2016 Mar 23;26(2):e24-9.
27. DelSole EM, Pean CA, Tejwani NC, Egol KA. Outcome After Olecranon Repair: Does Construct Type Matter? Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2016 Feb;26(2):153-9.
28. DelSole EM. Universal Hepatitis C Screening and Surgeon Safety. Author's Response. Am J Orthop. 2014 Nov;43(11):E245.
29. DelSole EM, Mercuri JJ, Stachel A, Phillips MS, Zuckerman JD. Risk of Hepatitis C Virus Exposure in Orthopedic Surgery. Am J Orthop. 2014 Jun;43(6):E117-23.
30. Immerman I, Valencia H, DiTaranto P, DelSole EM, et al. Subscapularis Slide Correction of Shoulder Internal Rotation Contracture After Brachial Plexus Birth Injury. Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg. 2013 Mar;17(1):52-6.
31. Chaudhry S, DelSole EM, Egol KA. Post-Splinting Radiographs of Minimally Displaced Fractures: Good Medicine or Medicolegal Protection? J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 Sep 5;94(17):e128.
32. Sechler TD, DelSole EM, Deak JC. Measuring Properties of Interfacial and Bulk Water Regions in a Reverse Micelle with IR Spectroscopy. J Colloid Interface Sci. 2010 Jun 15;346(2):391-7.

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

1. DelSole EM. The Greatest Problem Facing Medicine Today. Doximity Op-Med.

Book Chapters

1. Sharma R, DelSole EM, Schroeder GX. How to Revise a Nonunion of an ALIF. Revision Spine Surgery: Pearls and Pitfalls. Taylor & Francis Group, CRC Press, 2020.
2. DelSole EM, Goyal D, Schroeder GX. Cervical Spine Injuries in Athletes. Spinal Conditions in the Athlete. Springer Publishing, 2020. p171-181.
3. DelSole EM, Lajam CA, Deshmukh AJ. The Role of Continuous Passive Motion After Total Knee Arthroplasty. Insall and Scott's Surgery of the Knee, 6th Ed.
4. DelSole EM, Taormina D, Lajam CA, Deshmukh AJ. The Role of Post-Operative Splinting After Total Knee Arthroplasty. Insall and Scott's Surgery of the Knee, 6th Ed.
5. DelSole EM, Aggarwal V, Lajam CA, Deshmukh AJ. The Role of Post-Operative Cryotherapy After Total Knee Arthroplasty. Insall and Scott's Surgery of the Knee, 6th Ed.

Invited Presentations

• DePuy Synthes National Sales Meeting 2026
  Sagittal Spinal Realignment Strategies and Case Planning — San Diego, CA
• DePuy Synthes Cadaveric Education Course Faculty 2026
  SI Joint Fusion; Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion — Westchester, PA
• Johnson & Johnson Fellows Course 2025
  Course Faculty — Raynham, MA
• Emerging Concepts in the Anterolateral Corridor for Lumbar Spinal Fusion 2024
  M.O.R.E International Conference — Lugano, Switzerland
• Complex Cervicothoracic Reconstruction: Advantages of Pedicle Screw Fixation 2023
  Medacta International Cervical Symposium — Lugano, Switzerland
• Digital Planning of Cervical Lateral Mass and Pedicle Screws 2023
  Zurich, Switzerland
• Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures – Modern Management Concepts 2023
  North American Spine Society — Thoracolumbar Fracture Symposium
• Hospital Employment and the RVU Payment Structure 2023
  Thomas Jefferson University Spine Fellowship Alumni Conference
• Thoracolumbar Fractures in the Geriatric Population 2023
  Grand Rounds, University of Athens Department of Orthopaedic Surgery — Athens, Greece
• Thoracolumbar Spine Complication Avoidance and Management 2022
  Thomas Jefferson University Spine Fellowship Alumni Conference
• Management of Cervical Spine Injuries in the Athlete 2021
  Geisinger Sports Medicine Fellowship

International Meetings

1. DelSole EM. Assessing the Reliability of Large Language Models in Interpreting the Quality of Cervical Spine Patient Education Videos on YouTube. Rapid-Fire Presentation. Global Spine Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, May 2026.
2. Aynaszyan S, DelSole EM. High rates of discordancy in osteoporosis diagnosis: A comparison of DEXA and CT Hounsfield Units. Global Spine Congress, Las Vegas, NV, June 2022.
3. Parry M, Patel AA, DelSole EM. Patient Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence in Orthopaedic Surgery. Global Spine Congress, Paris, France, 2021.

National Meetings

1. Mun JS, Biagiotti S, Agarwal N, Khoylyan A, Manikowski JJ, Mercuri JJ, DelSole EM. Clinical Impact of No-Show Appointments Prior to Lumbar Spine Surgery. Podium Presentation. Eastern Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Palm Beach, FL, October 2024.
2. Linker J, Aynaszyan S, Badve S, Maniar H, DelSole EM. Persistent low back pain following lumbar surgery: is the SI joint to blame? Lumbar Spine Research Society, Chicago, IL, May 2023.
3. Parry M, Aynaszyan S, Devia L, Badve S, DelSole EM. Does measurement technique impact the strength of CT-based diagnosis of osteoporosis or osteopenia? Lumbar Spine Research Society, Chicago, IL, April 2022.
4. DelSole EM. Internet Video-Based Patient Education on ACDF and CTDR: A Quantitative analysis of Content and Quality. Cervical Spine Research Society, Atlanta, GA, October 2021.
5. DelSole EM. Why the Privademic Model is the way of the future. AAOS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, September 2021.
6. DelSole EM, Toombs C, Abimbola F, Bendo J, Bosco J, Lajam CA. The Use of Cell Saver in Spine Surgery: A Value-Based Utilization Analysis. AAOS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2017.
7. DelSole EM, Schwarzkopf R, Vigdorchik J, Errico T, Buckland AJ. Total Hip Arthroplasty in the Spinal Deformity Population. AAOS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2017.
8. DelSole EM, Mercuri JJ, Glass NE, Frangos SG, Tejwani NC. Pedestrians Struck by Automobiles: Are Injuries Predicated Upon Time of Day? International Society for Fracture Repair, New York, NY, May 2014.
9. Mercuri JJ, DelSole EM, Glass NE, Frangos SG, Tejwani NC. Bicyclists versus Pedestrians Struck by Motor Vehicles in a Major City. International Society for Fracture Repair, New York, NY, May 2014.
10. Chaudhry S, DelSole EM, Egol KA. Post-Splinting Radiographs of Minimally Displaced Fractures. AAOS Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 2013.
11. Immerman I, Valencia H, DelSole EM, Grossman JAI, Price AE. Release of the Internal Rotation Contracture of the Shoulder in Children with a Brachial Plexus Injury. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Las Vegas, NV, September 2011.

Poster & Video Presentations

1. Linker J, Aynaszyan S, DelSole EM. Persistent low back pain after spinal fusion: Is the SI Joint to Blame? Lumbar Spine Research Society, Chicago, IL, May 2023; Geisinger Scholarship Days, Danville, PA, May 2023.
2. Devia L, Aynaszyan S, Parry M, Badve S, DelSole EM. Does level selection matter when assessing bone quality on lumbar spine CT? Lumbar Spine Research Society, Chicago, IL, April 2022.
3. Egol KA, DelSole EM, Mandel J, Konda SJ. Repair of Distal Femoral Periprosthetic Nonunion: Linked Nail Plate Construct. OTA Video Showcase, May 2019.
4. Ihejerika R, DelSole EM, Protopsaltis T. Intradural Lumbar Disc Herniation and Cauda Equina Syndrome. AAOS Orthopaedic Video Theater, AAOS Annual Meeting, 2019.
5. Eftekhary N, Elbuluk A, DelSole EM, Iorio R, Schwarzkopf R, Vigdorchik JM, Buckland AJ. The Spinopelvic Relationship. Scientific Exhibit, AAOS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2017. Award Winner: Best Scientific Exhibit 2017.

Professional Community Activities

• Core Faculty, Geisinger Northeast Orthopaedic Surgery Residency 2022 – 2024
• Geisinger School of Medicine Faculty Senate 2022 – 2024
• Geisinger GME Research Steering Committee 2022 – 2024
• Director of Musculoskeletal Education, Scranton Campus 2021 – 2024
• Residency "Spine Time" Co-Director 2021 – 2024
• University of Scranton Medical Alumni Council 2018 – Present

Advisory & Leadership Positions