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ACADEMIC JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARD / REVIEWER

 1) Advances in Orthopaedics

 2) Arthroscopy, The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery Consulting Reviewer

 3) American Journal of Sports Medicine – Panel of Reviewers / Principal Reviewer

 4) Arthroscopy, The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery Editorial Board

 5) Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review – Editorial Board

 6) The Journal of Knee Surgery – Editorial Board

 7) Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Consultant Reviewer

 

RESEARCH GRANTS / AWARDS

1985
Haffenreffer Grant in the Clinical Sciences
Rhode Island Hospital / Brown University School of Medicine; Respiratory Insufficiency Following Long Bone Fractures Fadale, PD

1991
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation #91- 036
Corticosteroid effects on ligament healing: A biomechanical, biochemical, and histological analysis
Wiggins ME, Fadale PD, Ehrlich M, Walsh WR, Barrach H

1992
Acufex Microsurgical, Inc.
Interference Screw Evaluation - An In-Vitro Model
Walsh WR, Fadale PD

1991-1993
Rhode Island Hospital Orthopaedic Foundation project # 483 
Deep Venous Thrombosis after Arthroscopy and Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Reconstruction Surgery: A Prospective Study
Hulstyn MJ, Fadale PD

1993 
Acufex Microsurgical, Inc.
Poly-Lactic Acid Interference Screws in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions
Walsh WR, Fadale PD

1993 
Acufex Microsurgical, Inc. 
Poly-Lactic Acid Interference Screws - Real Time Degradation Study
Walsh WR, Fadale PD

1996
DuPuy Inc. 
Meniscal defect repair using a porcine collagenous implant: an in vivo study in the rabbit.
Gastel JA, Fadale PD, Hulstyn MJ, Crisco JJ

1996 
Foundation for Sports Medicine Education and Research
Identification and Sequential Characterization of Growth Factors Active in the Early Phases of Meniscal Tissue Healing: an In Vivo Study in the Rabbit
Gastel JA, Fadale PD, Hulstyn MJ, Barrach HJ, Crisco T

1996 
Arthrex Inc. 
PLA Interference Screw Fixation in a Bovine Model of ACL Repair
Moore DC, Abate J, Crisco JJ, Fadale PD

1996
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation
Quantification of collagen type II peptides in synovial fluid of osteoarthritic rabbit knee
joints and correlation with histological and gross pathological articular cartilage degeneration
Gastel JA, Fadale PD

1996/97 
DuPuy Inc
The Efficacy of Repairing Meniscal Defects in a Rabbit Model
Fadale PD, Hulstyn MJ, Gastel J, Crisco JJ, Barrach HJ

1998-99 DuPuy Inc
The Efficacy of Repairing a Meniscal Defect in a Goat Model
Barrach HJ, Crisco JJ, Gastel J, Lifrak J, Fadale PD, Hulstyn MJ

1999 
Aircast Basic Science Award
Menstrual Cycle, Exercise, and Knee Laxity
Belanger MJ, McGovern R, Moore D, Fadale PD, Hulstyn MJ, Ehrlich MG

2002
Brown University Orthopaedic Foundation Research Grant
Resorbable Fillers Reduce Stress Risers from Screw Holes
Alford W, Fadale P, Crisco J, Moore D, Ehrlich M

2003
Brown University Orthopaedic Foundation Research Grant
Ambien (Zolpidem) in Knee Arthroscopy and Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Reconstruction: The Effect of Sleep Aid in Pain Control
RZ Tashjian, R Banerjee, JW Alford, MP Bradley, PD Fadale

2003
National Institutes of Health (RO1-AR047910): 09/03 – 08/08. 
Effects of initial graft tension on ACL reconstruction: A prospective, 
randomized clinical study comparing two tensioning techniques.
BC Fleming Principal Investigator; PD Fadale, MJ Hulstyn Co- Investigators; GJ Badger, Statistician.

2003 
National Institutes of Health (ROI-AR-49199): 09/03 – 08/08 Osteoarthritis
Following ACL Reconstruction BC Fleming Principal Investigator, PD Fadale, MJ Hulstyn
Co- Investigators; GJ Badger, Statistician

2004
Arthroscopy Association of North America
The Effect of Initial ACL Graft Tension on Tibiofemoral Contact Pressures
Bradley MP, Fadale PD, Banerjee R, Fleming BC, Hulstyn MJ

2006 
Foundation for Orthopaedic Trauma
MRA Evaluation of Vascular Injury in Knee Dislocation.
Tocci SL, Fadale PD, Born C

2006
National Institute of Health / NIAMS (RO1-AR047910-03S1); 01/06-12/09 Effects of initial graft tension on ACL reconstruction (Supplement). The onset and progression of cartilage damage following ACL reconstruction will be prospectively evaluated using MR images to assess changes in cartilage volume, thickness, & structure.
BC Fleming Principal Investigator, PD Fadale, MJ Hulstyn Co-Investigators

2007
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation
Tibiofemoral Contact Pressures: A Comparison of Single-Bundle and Double-Bundle Reconstructive Techniques
Matthew Plante, MD, Braden Fleming, Ph.D, Keith Monchik, MD, Paul Fadale, MD, Michael Hulstyn, MD, Michael Bradley, MD

2009 
Stryker Orthopaedics: Graft Laceration and Tensile Strength of Soft Tissue Interference Screw Fixation in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: In Vitro Comparison of Four Structurally Different Bioabsorbable Screws K Monchik, Co-Inv. D Paller, W Heard, R Villarreal, P Fadale

2009 
Stryker Orthopaedics: Comparison of ACL Graft Fixation with Competing Bone Tunnel Dilation Systems
K Monchik, Co-Inv. D Paller, W Heard, R Villarreal, P Fadale

2009 
Stryker Orthopaedics: Revision ACL Reconstruction with Re-drilling of the Tibial Bone Tunnel Through a  Retained Composite in a Porcine Knee Model
K Monchik, Co-Inv. D Paller, W Heard, R Villarreal, P Fadale

2009 
National Institutes of Health (2RO1-AR047910-06; PI – Fleming): Effects of Initial Graft Tension on ACL Reconstruction: A prospective, Randomized Clinical Study Comparing Two Tensioning Techniques. 04/09-03/14, Fadale, P Co-Investigator

 

ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIPS

1991 - Present
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

1993 - Present 
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
(Active member 6/21/99)

1994 - Present
Arthroscopy Association of North America

ACADEMIC COMMITTEES

1994 - 2000 
Council of Delegates - American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

1997 - 1999 
Arthroscopy Association of North America Learning Center Committee

2000-2005
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Education Committee

2007-2010
Arthroscopy Association of North America Learning Center Committee