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David Monson MD

  • Department of Orthopaedics
    Assistant Professor, Emeritus
  • (404) 778-6289
  • dmonson@emory.edu
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Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor, Winship Cancer Center,Emory University School of Medicine
  • Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

  • MD from University of Iowa
  • BS from Iowa State University

Research

Focus

  • My research focus is primarily related to clinical projects concerning patients with bone and soft tissue tumors. My interests lie particularly in characterizing pre-referral practice patterns of referring physicians such as the performance of specific types of imaging or surgeries prior to the establishment of the diagnosis of a bone or soft tissue sarcoma. Clinical outcomes in the treatment of giant cell tumors of bone, survivorship of prosthetic bone reconstructions,

Publications

  • Impact of Metastasectomy and Aggressive Local Therapy in Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcoma: An Analysis of the NCDB.
    Ann Surg Oncol Volume: 29 Page(s): 649 - 659
    01/01/2022 Authors: Abugideiri M; Janopaul-Naylor J; Switchenko J; Tian S; Read W; Press R; Oskouei S; Reimer N; Ferris M; Cassidy RJ
  • A novel preoperative risk score to guide patient selection for resection of soft tissue sarcoma lung metastases: An analysis from the United States Sarcoma Collaborative.
    J Surg Oncol Volume: 124 Page(s): 1477 - 1484
    12/01/2021 Authors: Lee RM; Ethun CG; Gamboa AC; Turgeon MK; Tran T; Poultsides G; Grignol V; Bedi M; Mogal H; Clarke CN
  • Nodal metastases of soft tissue sarcomas: risk factors, imaging findings, and implications.
    Skeletal Radiol Volume: 49 Page(s): 221 - 229
    02/01/2020 Authors: Rosenthal J; Cardona K; Sayyid SK; Perricone AJ; Reimer N; Monson D; Singer AD
  • The Use of Anterior Lumbosacral Interbody Fusion in Spinopelvic Stabilization After High Partial Sacrectomy.
    Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) Volume: 17 Page(s): E173 - E176
    10/01/2019 Authors: Kashlan ON; Monson DK; Refai D
  • Assessing the Role of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Primary High-Risk Truncal/Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcomas: An Analysis of the Multi-institutional U.S. Sarcoma Collaborative.
    Volume: 26 Page(s): 3542 - 3549
    10/01/2019 Authors: Zaidi MY; Ethun CG; Tran TB; Poultsides G; Grignol VP; Howard JH; Bedi M; Mogal H; Tseng J; Roggin KK
  • A Closer Look at the Natural History and Recurrence Patterns of High-Grade Truncal/Extremity Leiomyosarcomas: An Analysis from the US Sarcoma Collaborative
    Volume: 26 Page(s): S182 - S182
    02/01/2019 Authors: Lee RM; Ethun C; Zaidi MY; Tran T; Poultsides G; Grignol V; Howard JH; Bedi M; Gamblin T; Tseng J
  • The clincoradiologic spectrum of notochordal derived masses.
    Clin Imaging Volume: 56 Page(s): 124 - 134
    01/01/2019 Authors: Sayyid SK; Wong PK; Read W; Monson DK; Umpierrez M; Gonzalez F; Kakarala A; Singer AD
  • A novel, simplified, externally validated staging system for truncal/extremity soft tissue sarcomas: An analysis of the US Sarcoma Collaborative database.
    Volume: 118 Page(s): 1135 - 1141
    12/01/2018 Authors: Johnson AC; Ethun CG; Liu Y; Poultsides G; Howard JH; Bedi M; Charlson J; Tseng J; Roggin KK; Votanopoulos K
  • The importance of surgery in scalp angiosarcomas.
    Surg Oncol Volume: 27 Page(s): A3 - A8
    12/01/2018 Authors: Cassidy RJ; Switchenko JM; Yushak ML; Madden N; Khan MK; Monson DK; Beitler JJ; Landry JC; Godette KD; Gillespie TW
  • Outcomes and Practice Patterns for Aggressive Local Therapy in Newly Diagnosed Stage IV Soft Tissue Sarcoma: An NCDB Analysis
    Volume: 102 Page(s): E228 - E229
    11/01/2018 Authors: Abugideiri M; Switchenko J; Tian S; Madden NA; Press RH; Buchwald ZS; Zhong J; Jhaveri J; Ferris MJ; Behera M
  • Increase in PD-L1 expression after pre-operative radiotherapy for soft tissue sarcoma.
    Oncoimmunology Volume: 7 Page(s): e1442168
    01/01/2018 Authors: Patel KR; Martinez A; Stahl JM; Logan SJ; Perricone AJ; Ferris MJ; Buchwald ZS; Chowdhary M; Delman KA; Monson DK
  • The Oncologic Impact of Postoperative Complications Following Resection of Truncal and Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcomas.
    Ann Surg Oncol Volume: 24 Page(s): 3574 - 3586
    11/01/2017 Authors: Broecker JS; Ethun CG; Monson DK; Lopez-Aguiar AG; Le N; McInnis M; Godette K; Reimer NB; Oskouei SV; Delman KA
  • The Prognostic Value of Pathologic Complete Response following Neoadjuvant Therapy in Soft Tissue Sarcoma
    Volume: 24 Page(s): S31 - S31
    02/01/2017 Authors: Ethun CG; Lopez-Aguiar AG; Monson DK; McInnis MR; Le N; Reimer NB; Oskouei S; Delman K; Staley CA; Maithel SK
  • The Oncologic Impact of Postoperative Complications Following Resection of Truncal and Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcomas
    Volume: 24 Page(s): S165 - S166
    02/01/2017 Authors: Broecker JS; Ethun CG; Monson DK; Lopez-Aguiar A; Le N; McInnis MR; Reimer NB; Oskouei S; Delman K; Staley CA
  • Percutaneous Image-Guided Cryoablation for the Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain in Amputees: A Pilot Study.
    J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 28 Page(s): 24 - 34.e4
    01/01/2017 Authors: Prologo JD; Gilliland CA; Miller M; Harkey P; Knight J; Kies D; Hawkins CM; Corn D; Monson DK; Edalat F
  • Cryoablation of Osteoid Osteoma in the Pediatric and Adolescent Population.
    J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 27 Page(s): 232 - 237
    02/01/2016 Authors: Whitmore MJ; Hawkins CM; Prologo JD; Marshall KW; Fabregas JA; Yim DB; Monson D; Oskouei SV; Fletcher ND; Williams RS
  • Prophylactic antibiotic regimens in tumour surgery (PARITY): a pilot multicentre randomised controlled trial.
    Bone Joint Res Volume: 4 Page(s): 154 - 162
    09/01/2015 Authors: PARITY Investigators
  • Lateral ankle stabilization after distal fibular resection using a novel approach: a surgical technique.
    Clin Orthop Relat Res Volume: 472 Page(s): 1262 - 1270
    04/01/2014 Authors: Monson DK; Vojdani S; Dean TJ; Louis-Ugbo J
  • The General Surgeon's quandary: atypical lipomatous tumor vs lipoma, who needs a surgical oncologist?
    J Am Coll Surg Volume: 217 Page(s): 881 - 888
    11/01/2013 Authors: Fisher SB; Baxter KJ; Staley CA; Fisher KE; Monson DK; Murray DR; Oskouei SV; Weiss SW; Kooby DA; Maithel SK
  • Epithelioid sarcoma-like (pseudomyogenic) hemangioendothelioma, clinically mimicking dermatofibroma, diagnosed by skin biopsy in a 30-year-old man.
    J Cutan Pathol Volume: 40 Page(s): 909 - 913
    10/01/2013 Authors: Stuart LN; Gardner JM; Lauer SR; Monson DK; Parker DC; Edgar MA
  • Anatomic tumor location influences the success of contemporary limb-sparing surgery and radiation among adults with soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys Volume: 82 Page(s): 933 - 939
    02/01/2012 Authors: Korah MP; Deyrup AT; Monson DK; Oskouei SV; Weiss SW; Landry J; Godette KD
  • MRI-guided musculoskeletal soft tissue interventions.
    Top Magn Reson Imaging Volume: 22 Page(s): 197 - 205
    08/01/2011 Authors: Nour SG; Monson DK
  • MRI of the Musculocutaneous Flap: Description of the Normal, the Suspicious, and the Abnormal
    Volume: 194
    05/01/2010 Authors: Moncayo V; Pierre-Jerome C; Monson D; Terk M
  • Timing of Radiation for Non-Abdominal Desmoid Tumors: The Emory Experience
    Volume: 78 Page(s): S559 - S560
    01/01/2010 Authors: Robertson VL; Deyrup AT; Monson DK; Oskouei SV; Landry J; Godette K
  • Anatomic Tumor Location Influences the Success of Contemporary Limb-sparing Surgery and Radiation among Adults with Soft Tissue Sarcomas of the Extremities
    Volume: 75 Page(s): S524 - S524
    01/01/2009 Authors: Korah MP; Deyrup AT; Monson DK; Oskouei SV; Weiss SW; Landry J; Godette KD
  • Aggressive (epithelioid) osteoblastoma arising in soft tissue.
    Int J Surg Pathol Volume: 16 Page(s): 308 - 310
    07/01/2008 Authors: Deyrup AT; Monson DK; Dorfman HD
  • Oncogenic osteomalacia: the importance of whole body PET/CT scan for the diagnosis
    Volume: 13 Page(s): 84 - 84
    02/01/2006 Authors: Rizzo M; Monson D; Bowen P
  • Apolipoprotein D is down-regulated during malignant transformation of neurofibromas.
    Hum Pathol Volume: 36 Page(s): 987 - 993
    09/01/2005 Authors: Hunter S; Weiss S; Ou C-Y; Jaye D; Young A; Wilcox J; Arbiser JL; Monson D; Goldblum J; Nolen JD
  • Epithelioid sarcoma: clinical, MR imaging and pathologic findings.
    Skeletal Radiol Volume: 31 Page(s): 400 - 412
    07/01/2002 Authors: Hanna SL; Kaste S; Jenkins JJ; Hewan-Lowe K; Spence JV; Gupta M; Monson D; Fletcher BD
  • Clinical and radiological aspects of idiopathic diabetic muscle infarction. Rational approach to diagnosis and treatment.
    J Bone Joint Surg Br Volume: 81 Page(s): 323 - 326
    03/01/1999 Authors: Aboulafia AJ; Monson DK; Kennon RE
  • Neuropathy secondary to pigmented villonodular synovitis of the hip.
    Clin Orthop Relat Res Page(s): 174 - 180
    04/01/1996 Authors: Aboulafia AJ; Kaplan L; Jelinek J; Benevenia J; Monson DK
  • A comparison of the prognoses for deep and subcutaneous sarcomas of the extremities.
    J Bone Joint Surg Am Volume: 76 Page(s): 1167 - 1173
    08/01/1994 Authors: Peabody TD; Monson D; Montag A; Schell MJ; Finn H; Simon MA
  • Triple-phase bone scan findings in aggressive fibromatosis. Before and after radiation therapy.
    Clin Nucl Med Volume: 19 Page(s): 197 - 203
    03/01/1994 Authors: Thakore KJ; Hudson TM; Monson DK; Scheidt KA
  • Fibrous lesions of bone.
    Radiol Clin North Am Volume: 31 Page(s): 279 - 297
    03/01/1993 Authors: Hudson TM; Stiles RG; Monson DK
  • Anatomic extent of soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities: implications for surgical strategy.
    Chir Organi Mov Volume: 75 Page(s): 136
    01/01/1990 Authors: Monson DK; Finn HA; Montag AG; Simon MA
  • Evaluation of patients for high tibial osteotomy.
    Clin Orthop Relat Res Page(s): 157 - 165
    06/01/1989 Authors: Keene JS; Monson DK; Roberts JM; Dyreby JR
  • Pseudosarcoma in Paget disease of bone. A case report.
    J Bone Joint Surg Am Volume: 71 Page(s): 453 - 455
    03/01/1989 Authors: Monson DK; Finn HA; Dawson PJ; Simon MA
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