Roderick J. Bruno, MD

Roderick J. Bruno, MD is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons and is a Fellow in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is also a member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, the New England Hand Society and the New England Orthopaedic Society. Dr. Bruno has numerous publications in the field of hand and upper extremity trauma, reconstruction and congenital deformities. He is formerly an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Tufts University School of Medicine, New England Medical Center and the Floating Hospital for Children.

Education

• M.D., University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine
  Cincinnati, OH
• B.S., Boston College
  Chestnut Hill, MA

Residency

• Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center
  Rush University, Chicago, IL

Fellowship

• Robert E. Carroll Fellow in Hand Surgery
  Columbia University, College of Physician & Surgeons
  New York, NY

Specialties

Scientific Presentations

• Bruno RJ, Cassidy C, Bergfield TG, and Ruby LK. “Ulnar Shortening Osteotomy in Adult Women with Symptomatic Madelung’s Deformity”. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 57th Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, October, 2002.
• Cassidy C, Bruno RJ, Ruby LK. “Comparison of CT and Plain Radiography in the Assessment of Scaphoid Fracture Healing Time”. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 57th Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, October, 2002.
• Cassidy C, Halpin C, Bruno RJ, and Ruby LK. “Prospective Analysis of the Four-Strand Cruciate Repair for Zone I and Zone II Flexor Tendon Lacerations”. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 56th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, October, 2001. New England Orthopaedic Society, Spring Meeting 2002, The Balsams – Dixville Notch, NH, June, 2002.
• Halpin C, Jacobs NS, Cassidy C, Bruno RJ, and Ruby LK. “Early Active Motion Rehabilitation Protocol for the Treatment of Zone I and Zone II Flexor Tendon Lacerations with a Four-Strand Cruciate Repair”. American Society of Hand Therapists, 24th Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, October, 2001.
• Bruno RJ, Strauch RJ, and Rosenwasser MP. “Wrist Arthroscopy for Ulnar Sided Wrist Pain”. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 55th Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, October, 2000. New England Hand Society, 28th Annual Meeting, Sturbridge, MA, December, 2000.
• Rosenwasser, M.P., Bruno, RJ, Strauch, R.J. “Reduction and Association of the Scapholunate: Clinical Follow-up of a New Technique”. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 55th Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, October, 2000, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 68th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, February 2001.
• Bruno RJ, Cohen MS, Berzins A, and Sumner DR. “Bone Graft Harvesting from the Distal Radius, Olecranon, and Iliac Crest: A Quantitative Analysis”. American Association for Hand Surgery, Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, January, 2000. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 55th Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, October, 2000.
• Weiser LG, Bruno RJ, Strauch RJ, and Rosenwasser MP. “Radioulnar Synostosis After Distal Biceps Tendon Repair Using Two-Incision Technique”. New York Society for Surgery of the Hand, Residents and Fellows Conference, New York, NY, May, 2000.
• Shum CS, Bruno RJ, Strauch RJ, and Rosenwasser MP. “Efficacy of Flexor Tenosynovectomy in Addition to Carpal Tunnel Release for Idiopathic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Prospective Randomized Study”. New York Society for Surgery of the Hand, Residents and Fellows Conference, New York, NY, May, 2000.
• Aldridge JW, Shum CS, Bruno RJ, Strauch RJ, and Rosenwasser MP. “Distraction Osteogenesis in the Hand: Use of Grafting in Tubular Bones”. New York Society for Surgery of the Hand, Residents and Fellows Conference, New York, NY, May, 2000.
• Matthews S, Bruno RJ, Strauch RJ. “A Rat Model for Interpositional Vein Grafting in Hypothenar Hammer Syndrome”. New York Society for Surgery of the Hand, Residents and Fellows Conference, New York, NY, May, 2000.
• Bruno RJ. “Osteochondritis Dissecans: Elbow Pain in an Adolescent Pitcher”. Greater New York Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine, R. Warren,MD and E. Flatow, MD, moderators, New York, NY, November 1999.
• Shum CS, Bruno RJ, Ristic S, Rosenwasser MP, and Strauch RJ. “How Close is the Germinal Nail Matrix to the Extensor Tendon Insertion?” Adrian E. Flatt Residents and Fellows Conference, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 54th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, September, 1999.
• Bruno RJ, Sirirungruangsarn Y, Berzins A., Smith, PA., and Kuo KN. “Gait Analysis in Cerebral Palsy Children with Rectus Femoris Transfer”. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, May 1999.
• Bruno RJ, Sauer PA, Rosenberg AG, Block J, and Sumner DR. “The Pattern of Bone Mineral Density in the Proximal Femur Varies as a Function of Radiographic Signs of Early Joint Degeneration”. Orthopaedic Research Society, 44th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 1998.
• Bruno RJ, Sumner DR, Sauer PA, Rosenberg AG, and Galante JO. “Severe Unilateral Osteoarthrosis Causes Site Specific Bone Remodeling in the Proximal Femur”. American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, 19th Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, September 1997.
• Bruno RJ, Sauer PA, Rosenberg AG, and Sumner DR. “Osteoarthritis-Induced Asymmetry in Proximal Femoral Bone Density: Implications for Studies of Periprosthetic Bone Remodeling”. American Orthopaedic Association 30th Annual Resident’s Conference, New York, NY, March 1997.

Poster Presentations

• Kobayashi KM, Bruno RJ, Cassidy C, Terrono A. “Dorsal Intercarpal Augmentation Ligamentoplasty for Scapholunate Dissociation”. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 60th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, September, 2005.
• Chapman C, Bruno RJ, Strauch RJ, Rosenwasser MP. “Vitallium Radial Head Prosthesis for Acute and Chronic Fractures and Fracture-Dislocations of the Radial Head” American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 59th Annual Meeting, New York, NY, September, 2004.
• Bruno RJ, Kobayashi KM, Schumer E. “Thumb Trapeziometacarpal Joint Arthroscopy And Tendon Interposition for Symptomatic Basilar Joint Arthritis” American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 59th Annual Meeting, New York, NY, September, 2004.
• Gandhi J, Kobayashi K, Yassir WK, Bruno RJ. “Agriculture-Related Upper Extremity Injuries in a National Pediatric Trauma Registry” American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 58th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, September, 2003.
• Wey J, Bruno RJ, Cassidy C. “Atypical Presentations of Distal Biceps Tendon Ruptures”. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 57th Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, October, 2002.
• Raia FJ, Bruno RJ, Quitkin M, Strauch RJ, and Rosenwasser MP. “A Cadaveric Study of Carpal Tunnel Volumes by MRI Before and After Balloon Carpal Tunnel Plasty”. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 56th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, October, 2001.
• Bruno RJ, Strauch RJ, and Rosenwasser MP. “Wrist Arthroscopy for Ulnar Sided Wrist Pain”. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 68th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, February 2001.
• Aldridge JW, Shum CS, Bruno RJ, Strauch RJ, and Rosenwasser MP. “Distraction Osteogenesis in the Hand: Use of Grafting in Tubular Bones”. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 68th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, February 2001.
• Sinicropi SM, Bruno RJ, Rosenwasser MP, and Strauch RJ. “Radial Shortening Osteotomy Is the Decrease in Length Entirely at the Distal Radioulnar Joint?”. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 55th Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, October, 2000, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 68th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, February 2001.
• Sinicropi SM, Bruno RJ, Schweppe M, and Rosenwasser MP. “Complex Humeral Nonunions: A Review of fifteen Cases”. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 55th Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, October, 2000.
• Bruno RJ, Aldridge JW, Strauch RJ, and Rosenwasser MP. “Vascularized Fibular Grafts for the Treatment of Nonunions of the Upper Extremity”. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 55th Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, October, 2000.
• Bruno RJ, Ristic S, Rosenwasser MP, and Strauch RJ. “Reduction-Association of the Scaphoid and Lunate (RASL): A New Technique”. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 54th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, September, 1999.
• Shum CS, Bruno RJ, Ristic S, Rosenwasser MP, and Strauch RJ. “Surface Anatomy of the Flexor Tendon Sheaths: An Anatomic Study”. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 54th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, September, 1999.
• Shum CS, Bruno RJ, Ristic S, Rosenwasser MP, and Strauch RJ. “How Close is the Germinal Nail Matrix to the Extensor Tendon Insertion?”. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 54th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, September, 1999, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 68th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, February 2001.
• Ristic S, Bruno RJ, Rosenwasser MP, and Strauch RJ. “Treatment of the Delta Phalanx”. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 54th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, September, 1999.

Book Chapters

• Bruno RJ, Strauch RJ, and Rosenwasser MP. “Surgical Considerations in Osteoarthritis: Upper Extremity Considerations”. In Osteoarthritis: Diagnosis and Medical/Surgical Management: V. Goldberg, R. Moskowitz, D. Howell, R. Altman, and J. Buckwalter, Editors, WB Saunders and Company Publishers, 2006.

Video Presentations

• Rosenwasser MP, Bruno RJ, Strauch RJ. “Reduction and Association of the Scaphoid and Lunate Using the Herbert Screw: The RASL Procedure” American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Videotape Library, Rosemont, IL, 2000.