Thomas M. Large, M.D .
Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon
Mission Hospital, Orthopaedic Trauma Services
1 Hospital Drive, Suite 4200
Asheville, NC 28801
828-213-1994
orthodoc.aaos.org/tomlarge/
PERSONAL DATA:
Date of birth: April 25, 1975
South Bend, Indiana
CURRENT POSITION:
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Orthopaedic Trauma Services, Mission Medical Associates, Mission
Hospital, Asheville, NC. August 2012-present
EDUCATION
Medical School:
Indiana University School of Medicine; Bloomington/Indianapolis, IN
Alpha Omega Alpha, Jr. Year Election, 2000
Doctor of Medicine, May 2001
Undergraduate:
Duke University; Durham, NC
Phi Beta Kappa election, 1996; Summa Cum Laude graduate with distinction
Bachelor of Science in Biology with Chemistry Minor, May 1997
Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London; London, England
September 1995-December 1995
High School Education:
Clay High School; South Bend, IN
Valedictorian, 1993
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING :
Orthopaedic Traumatology Fellowship
Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington; Seattle, WA
July 2011-July 2012
AO Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship
Prof. Florian Gebhard, Ulm University Hospital, Ulm, Germany
April 2011-June 2011
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency:
Carolinas Medical Center; Charlotte, NC
July 2002-June 2006
General Surgical Internship:
Carolinas Medical Center; Charlotte, NC
July 2001-June 2002
ADDITIONAL TRAINING :
Visiting Surgeon, Prof. Thomas Schildhauer, Dept of Traumatology, University Hospital
Bergmannsheil, Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany
February 2011-April 2011
LICENSURE :
North Carolina State Medical Board
October 2003-present
Washington State Medical Board
January 2011-April 2013, Inactive
California State Medical Board
June 2008-April 2012, Inactive
Fluoroscopy License, State of CA
May 2008-September 30, 2012, Inactive
BOARD CERTIFICATION :
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
July 2008 - 2028
Part I (written) July, 2006, Part II (oral) July, 2008
MOC Recertification, April 2016, 96th percentile
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE :
Acting Instructor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
University of Washington; Seattle, WA
July 2011-July 2012
AO Fellow
Department of Traumatology
Ulm University Hospital; Ulm, Germany
Prof. Florian Gebhard, focus on surgical navigation
April 2011-June 2011
Visiting Physician
Department of Traumatology
University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr-University; Bochum, Germany
Prof. Thomas Schildhauer, focus on complex pelvic injuries
February 2011-April 2011
Orthopaedic Surgeon Volunteer
Bedford Orthopaedic Hospital. Orthopaedics Overseas.
Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Third orthopaedic surgeon for population of 3 million.
October 2010-February 2011
Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery, Military Flight Commander, 60th Surgical Squadron
60th MSGS/SGCOO, David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, CA
Led department of 35 physicians, techs, podiatrists, orthotists, staff.
March 2009-September 2010
Orthopaedic Surgeon and Major, United States Air Force, Medical Corps
60th Surgical Squadron, Orthopaedic Flight
Travis Air Force Base, CA.
Sports, arthroplasty and community trauma practice.
July 2006-September 2010
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Locum Tenens
Fairchild Medical Center, Yreka, CA
August 2010
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Locum Tenens
Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Level II Trauma Center, Sacramento, CA
December 2008-July 2010
ADDITIONAL MILITARY EXPERIENCE:
Deployed Orthopaedic Surgeon
Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group
November 2009-May 2010
Performed 406 surgical cases on severe polytrauma, battlefield injured patients.
Deployed Orthopaedic Surgeon
Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan, 78th Expeditionary Medical Group
January 2007-May 2007
Performed 307 cases on severe battlefield injuries and as the referral center for the country’s most difficult nonunions, infections, tumor, and pediatric cases.
Officer
United States Air Force Reserve, February 1997-July 2006, October 2010-present. Currently inactive Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) status.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE :
Participant, AO Faculty Education Program, Chicago, IL; Nov 10-12, 2016
Reviewer, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 2016-present
Reviewer, Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 2016-present
Director, AO Trauma International Fellowship site, Mission Hospital, Fellow May-July, 2016;
Fellow Oct-Nov, 2016
Health Volunteers Overseas/Orthopaedics Overseas, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi,
Ghana; February 2016
AO Patient Outcomes Center, Implemented system for Mission Orthopaedic Trauma to
participate as a Beta site, one of first six hospitals in the U.S. participating, 2015-present
Surgical Value Analysis Committee, Mission Hospital, Asheville, NC 2015-present
Duke/Asheville VA Residents, Invited Instructor, Monthly Fracture Symposium and
Demonstrations, February 2014-June 2016
AO Trauma, North America Teaching Faculty, 2013-present
Orthopaedic Fracture Conference, originator and coordinator, Mission Hospital, Asheville,
NC, monthly, April 2013-present
Health Volunteers Overseas/Orthopaedics Overseas, Bedford Orthopaedic Hospital, Mthatha,
Eastern Cape, S. Africa; October 2010-February 2011
Operating Room Efficiency and Optimization Committee, David Grant Medical Center,
Travis AFB, CA; 2008-2009
Medical Executive Committee, David Grant Medical Center, Travis AFB, CA; 2009
Hospital Construction Committee, David Grant Medical Center, Travis AFB, CA; 2009
Value Stream Analysis Committee, David Grant Medical Center, Travis AFB, CA; 2008
Program Director, Orthopaedic Surgery, David Grant Medical Center, Travis AFB, CA; Rotating
family practice residents and medical students. July 2007-September 2010
Air Force Medical Service Leadership Conference, Langley, VA; 2007
Residency Interview Committee, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC; 2005
American Orthopaedic Association, Resident Leadership Forum, Huntington Beach, CA; 2005
Volunteer Physician, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center, Moshi, Tanzania; April 2001 to
June 2001.
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS :
Five Star Excellence in Healthcare Award, Professional Research Consultants, top 10% of
physicians nationally in patients rating “excellent” patient experience, 2014.
The Summit in Seattle Award for Outstanding Fellowship Research, First place: “Interobserver
Reliability in the Measurement of Lower Leg Compartment Pressures.” Summit in
Seattle, July 2012.
Highlight Paper Selection, “Effect of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on the Elution of Antibiotics from Polymethylmethacrylate Beads in a Porcine Simulated Open Femur Fracture Model.” Orthopaedic Trauma Assocation Annual Meeting, 2011
Resident Teaching Award, Carolinas Medical Center, 2006
Chief Resident, Orthopaedic Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, 2005-2006
Herodicus Award Recipient, Best Resident Research, “A biomechanical comparison of two ulnar
collateral ligament reconstruction techniques.” AOSSM annual meeting, 2005
Pittman Scholar in Surgery, medical school, 2001
E. B. Rinker Memorial Scholarship, medical school, 2000-2001
Alpha Omega Alpha medical school graduate, junior year inductee, 2000
Van Nuys Memorial Fellowship, medical school, 1999-2000
Charles E. Odya Award in Pharmacology, medical school, 1999
Clyde Culbertson Memorial Scholar, medical school, 1998-1999
Richard L. Webb Award in Anatomy, medical school, 1998
Summa Cum Laude undergraduate degree with distinction, 1997
Phi Beta Kappa, undergraduate, fall senior year inductee, 1996
Dean’s List with Distinction, undergraduate, 1994, 1995, 1997
MILITARY AWARDS AND DECORATIONS :
Meritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Meritorious Unit Award with Oak Leaf Cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
National Defense Service Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Valor and Oak Leaf Cluster
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Long Tour Ribbon
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Oak Leaf Cluster
Air Force Longevity Service Award with three Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Force Training Ribbon
NATO Service Medal with two service stars
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS :
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Member, 2001 to present; Fellow, 2009 to present
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Diplomat, 2008 to present
Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Member, 2007 to present
AO Trauma, Member, 2011 to present
Health Volunteers Overseas, Member, 2004 to present
American Orthopaedic Association, Emerging Leaders Program, Member, 2005-2015
ADDITIONAL TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
AO Faculty Instructor, “Basic Principles of Fracture Management,” Chicago, IL, May 21-24,
2017
AO Faculty Instructor, “Basic Principles of Fracture Management,” Charlotte, NC, January 12-
15, 2017
AO Faculty Instructor, “Basic Principles of Fracture Management,” Orlando, FL, September 15-
18, 2016
AO Faculty Instructor, “Basic Principles of Fracture Management,” Minneapolis, MN, August
18-21, 2016
AO Faculty Instructor, “Advanced Principles of Fracture Management,” New Orleans, LA,
March 31- April 3, 2016
Invited Speaker, Lecture series on fracture and trauma topics, hip and knee arthroplasty, and
arthroscopy, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana, February, 2016
Faculty Instructor, “OTA Residents Comprehensive Fracture Course,” San Diego, CA, October
8, 2015
Invited Speaker, “Pelvis Fracture Update: A Multi-Disciplinary Injury,” Mission Hospital,
Asheville, NC, Trauma Grand Rounds, June 5, 2015
AO Faculty Instructor, “Basic Principles of Fracture Management,” Charlotte, NC, January 8-11,
2015
AO Faculty Instructor, “Basic Principles of Fracture Management,” Toronto, Canada,
November 19-23, 2014
Invited Speaker, “Afghanistan and Battlefield Orthopaedics,” Asheville VA Journal Club,
Asheville, NC, April 17, 2014
Invited Speaker, “Orthopaedic Field Nursing,” Mission Hospital, North Carolina Nursing
Association Meeting, Asheville, NC, March 20, 2014
Invited Speaker, “Afghanistan and Battlefield Orthopaedics,” Trauma Grand Rounds, Mission
Hospital, Asheville, NC, September 12, 2013
Invited Speaker/Faculty, “Osteomyelitis: Pathophysiology and Surgical Treatment Options,” 2nd
Annual Mountain Orthopaedic Update, Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC, September 21, 2012.
Invited Speaker/Faculty, “Afghanistan and Wartime Orthopaedic Surgical Principles in Civilian Trauma Care,” 12th Annual Trauma Symposium, University of Notre Dame, South Bend,
IN, March 17, 2012
Invited Speaker, “Afghanistan and Battlefield Orthopaedics,” Washington State Orthopaedic Association, Bellingham, WA, January 6, 2011
Invited Speaker, “Afghanistan and Battlefield Orthopaedics,” Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, July 7, 2011
Invited Speaker, “Afghanistan and Battlefield Orthopaedics,” Department of Traumatology, Ulm University Hospital, Ulm, Germany, May 18, 2011
Invited Speaker, “Afghanistan and Battlefield Orthopaedics,” Department of Traumatology, University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany, March 3, 2011
Invited Speaker, Lecture series on hip and knee arthroplasty, arthroscopy, and shoulder instability. Bedford Orthopaedic Hospital, Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital, Grand Rounds, Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa, October 2010-February 2011.
Invited Speaker, “Afghanistan and Wartime Orthopaedic Surgery,” Carolinas Medical Center, Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, June 2, 2007
Selected resident speaker, “Tibial Plateau Fractures,” Nottingham Fracture Forum, University of Nottingham, England, September 2004.
Associate Instructor, Undergraduate Gross and Microscopic Anatomy, Indiana University, 1998- 1999
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE :
Duke University Medical Center Eye Center; Durham, NC
Research Assistant, September 1994-May 1997
Ophthalmology research on the effects of age, gender, and eye diseases on motion detection.
Bayer Corporation; Elkhart, IN
Summer Research Intern, May 1996-August 1996
Development of a new blood glucose meter with Diabetes Group of the Diagnostics Division
Veterans Administration Hospital; Durham, NC
Research Assistant; September 1993-April 1994
PUBLICATIONS – PEER REVIEWED :
Large TM, Agel J, Holtzman DJ, Benirschke SK, Krieg JC. Interobserver variability in the
measurement of lower leg compartment pressures. J Orthop Trauma. 2015;29(7):316-21.
Large TM, Alton T, Patton D, Beingessner DM. Does perioperative systemic infection or fever
increase surgical infection risks after internal fixation of femur and tibia fractures in an
intensive care polytrauma unit? J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013;75(4):664-8.
Large TM, Bonds C, Howard M. Internal fixation in a combat theater hospital. Orthopedics.
2013;36(8):610-618. “The Cutting Edge” selected paper.
Large TM, Douglas GP, Erickson G, Grayson TK. Effect of negative pressure wound therapy on the elution of antibiotics from polymethylmethacrylate beads in a porcine simulated open femur fracture model. J Orthop Trauma. 2012;26(9):506-511.
Large TM, Kellam JF, Bosse MJ, Sims SH, Althausen P, Masonis JL. Locked plating of supracondylar periprosthetic femur fractures. J Arthroplasty. 2008;23;6(Suppl 1):115- 120.
Large TM, Coley ES, Peindl RD, Fleischli, JE. A biomechanical comparison of two ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction techniques. Arthroscopy. 2007;23;2:141-150.
Large TM, Frick SL. Compartment syndrome of the leg after treatment of a femoral fracture with an early sitting spica cast: A report of two cases. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2003;85(A);11:2207-2210.
PUBLICATIONS – ONLINE
Large TM, Kam B. Combat/Disaster Injuries. SOMOS Core Curriculum, Orthopaedic disaster preparedness and trauma care toolbox. Wheeless’ Textbook of Orthopaedics. 2011.
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PUBLICATIONS—TEXTBOOK
Large TM. Foundation technique for the profoundly depressed tibial plateau fracture.
Harborview Tips and Tricks, 2nd edition. In Press.
Large TM, Cohen B. Limited incision management of calcaneal fractures. Talus and
Calcaneal Fractures. Springer. Manuscript in progress.
NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS :
Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting. Internal fixation in a combat theater
hospital. Podium presentation. Vail, CO. December 10, 2013.
Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting. Interobserver reliability in the measurement
of lower leg compartment pressures. Podium present ation. Phoenix, AZ. October 11,
2013.
Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting. Effect of negative pressure wound therapy on the elution of antibiotics from polymethylmethacrylate beads in a porcine simulated open femur fracture model. Podium presentation. San Antonio, TX. October 13, 2011. Highlight Paper selection.
Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons Annual Meeting. The effect of negative pressure wound therapy on eluted antibiotic concentrations from antibiotic impregnated polymethylmethacrylate beads implanted in a simulated porcine open femur fracture model. Podium presentation. San Antonio, TX. April 14, 2010.
Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting. Locked condylar plate treatment of periprosthetic femur fractures above a total knee arthroplasty. Podium presentation. Honolulu, HI. December 15, 2006.
Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting. Locked condylar plate treatment of periprosthetic femur fractures above a total knee arthroplasty. Podium presentation. Phoenix, AZ. October 5, 2006.
American Orthopaedic Society Of Sports Medicine (AOSSM), 31st Annual Meeting. A biomechanical comparison of two ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction techniques. Podium Presen tation. Keystone, CO. June 17, 2005. Herodicus Award recipient.
Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA), 24th Annual Meeting. A biomechanical comparison of two ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction techniques. Podium Presentation. Vancouver, British Columbia. May 12, 2005.
REGIONAL PRESENTATIONS :
Western Orthopaedic Association. Internal fixation in a combat theater hospital. Podium
Presentation. Lake Tahoe, CA. August 2, 2013
Western Orthopaedic Association. Interobserver reliability in the measurement of lower leg
compartment pressures. Podium Presentation. Lake Tahoe, CA August 2, 2013
Summit in Seattle. Interobserver Reliability in the Measurement of Lower Leg Compartment
Pressures. Podium Presentation. Seattle, WA. July 28, 2012.
Annual Visiting Professor Resident Research Day. Locked condylar plate treatment of periprosthetic femur fractures above a total knee arthroplasty. Podium Presentation. Charlotte, NC. June 9, 2006.
Oscar Miller Day, 24th Annual Symposium. A biomechanical comparison of two ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction techniques. Podium Presentation. Charlotte, NC. October 29,
2004.
North Carolina Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting. A biomechanical comparison of two ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction technique. Podium Presentation. Asheville, NC.
October 10, 2004.
Annual Visiting Professor Resident Research Day. A biomechanical comparison of traditional ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction versus interference screw fixation. Podium
Presentation. Charlotte, NC. June 14, 2004.
North Carolina Orthopaedic Association South Carolina Orthopaedic Association Combined Annual Meeting. Compartment syndrome of the leg after early sitting spica cast treatment of pediatric femur fractures. Podium Presentation. Charleston, SC. September
6, 2003.
Duke University Graduation With Distinction Project Symposium. The effects of age and gender on motion sensitivity. Poster Presentation. Durham, NC. April 30, 1997
ACTIVE RESEARCH:
Satellite Center for METRc studies, enrolling patients for Bioburden, FIXIT, and Vanco studies.
ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE:
South Bend Tribune Newspaper Carrier 1987-92
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Yogurt Salesperson 1991-1993
Claey’s Candy Laborer/Candymaker 1993
Teacher’s Credit Union Bank Teller 1994
Portage Construction Carpenter 1995
References available upon request