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2014 – 2020 Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Shoulder & Elbow Surgeon The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, TX
Education
2013 – 2014 Florida Orthopaedic Institute Shoulder & Elbow Surgery Fellowship Directors: Drs. Mark Frankle and Mark Mighell Tampa, FL
2008 – 2013 Campbell Clinic Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program University of Tennessee Graduate Medical Education Memphis, TN
2004 – 2008 Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA)/Doctor of Medicine New Orleans, LA
1999 – 2004 University of Texas at Austin Bachelor of Science, Human Biology/Immunology Austin, TX
Research
2013 – 2014 Florida Orthopaedic Institute Research Director: Mark Frankle, M.D. Focus of Research: Shoulder Arthroplasty
2009 – 2013 Campbell Clinic/University of Tennessee Research Director: Thomas Throckmorton, M.D. Focus of Research: Shoulder & Elbow Surgery
2003 – 2004 Experimental Obesity Laboratory at Pennington Biomedical Research Center Undergraduate Research Assistant Focus of Research: Alteration of Neuropeptide Y (NPY) levels in the Central Amygdala (CeA) and the effects on anxiety in the rat brain.
2003 Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research (University of Texas at Austin) Undergraduate Research Assistant Focus of Research: Neuroanatomical basis of cocaine and alcohol addiction
Publications
2018 - Simon P, Diaz M, Cusick M, Santoni B, Frankle M. 3D Image-based Morphometric Analysis of the Scapular Neck Length in Subjects Undergoing Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty. Clin Anat. 2018 Jan;31(1):43-55. doi: 10.1002/ca.22911. Epub 2017 Jul 27. PMID: 28514491.
2017 - Cusick MC, Otto RJ, Clark RE, Frankle MA. Outcomes of Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for Patients With Parkinson’s Disease: A Matched Cohort Study. Orthopedics. 2017 Jul 1;40(4):e675-e680. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20170509-03. Epub 2017 May 15. PMID:28504808.
2015 - Hartzler RU, Steen BM, Hussey MM, Cusick MC, Cottrell BJ, Clark RE, Frankle MA. Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for Massive Rotator Cuff Tear: Risk Factors for Poor Functional Improvement. Journal of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery. 2015 Nov; 24(11): 1698-706. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2015.04.015. Epub 2015 Jul 11. PMID: 26175311
2015 - Steen BM, Cabezas AF, Santoni BG, Hussey MM, Cusick MC, Kumar AG, Frankle MA. Outcome and Value of Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for Treatment of Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis: a Matched Cohort. Journal of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery. 2015 Mar 11. pii: S1058-2746(15)00043-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2015.01.005. PMID: 25769903
2015 - Cusick MC, Hussey MM, Steen BM, Hartzler RU, Clark RE, Cuff DJ, Cabezas AF, Santoni BG, Frankle MA. Glenosphere Dissociation After Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty. Journal of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery. 2015 Feb 2. pii: S1058-2746(14)00686-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2014.12.019. PMID: 25655458
2014 - Hussey MM, Steen BM, Cusick MC, Cox JL, Marberry ST, Simon P, Cottrell BJ, Santoni BG, Frankle MA. The Effects of Glenoid Wear Patterns on Patients with Osteoarthritis in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: an Assessment of Outcomes and Value. Journal of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery. 2014 Dec 2. pii: S1058-2746(14)00542-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2014.09.043. PMID: 25487904
2014 - Frankle MA, Cusick MC. Complications in Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Shoulder Concepts 2014 – Revision of Shoulder Arthroplasty. Nice Shoulder Course 2014.
2013 - Cusick MC, Cottrell BJ, Cain RA, Mighell MA. Low Incidence of Tendon Re-rupture after Distal Biceps Repair Using Cortical Button and Interference Screw. Journal of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery. 2014 Oct;23(10): 1532-6. doi: 10.1016/j/jse/2014.04.013. PMID: 25220201
2013 - Cusick MC, Bonnaig NS, Azar FM, Mauck BM, Smith RA, Throckmorton TW. Accuracy and Reliability of the Mayo Elbow Performance Score. The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2014 Jun; 39(6): 1146-50. PMID: 24656392
2005 - Primeaux SD, Wilson SP, Cusick MC, York DA, Wilson MA. Effects of Altered Amygdalar Neuropeptide Y Expression on Anxiety-related Behaviors. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2005 Sep; 30(9): 1589-1597. PMID: 15770236
Book Chapters
2019 - Lindbloom BJ, Cusick MC, Mighell M. Treatment of Periprosthetic Fractures of the Shoulder, In: Complex and Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty, An Evidence-Based Approach to Evaluation and Management. Tashjian, RZ ed., 199-204, 2019
Oral Presentations
2019 - The Unstable Reverse Consensus Panel. 25th Annual Tampa Shoulder Course. February 7-9, 2019. Tampa, FL.
2019 - Distal Humerus Open Reduction Internal Fixation Technique with Stryker Plating System. 25th Annual Tampa Shoulder Course. February 7-9, 2019. Tampa, FL.
2019 - Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for Rotator Cuff Tears. Texas Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting. February 2, 2019. Houston, TX.
2018 - Hemiarthroplasty/Resurfacing has Great Outcomes in My Hands. 62nd Ed T. Smith Orthopaedic Lectureship. A Comprehensive Approach to the Shoulder: Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty, and Fracture Care. November 17, 2018. Houston, TX.
2018 - Make It Easy – Put a Patch On It. 62nd Ed T. Smith Orthopaedic Lectureship. A Comprehensive Approach to the Shoulder: Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty, and Fracture Care. November 17, 2018. Houston, TX.
2016 - Total Elbow Arthroplasty with the Discovery Elbow System. DonJoy Surgical Upper Extremity Round Table. March 18-20, 2016. San Diego, CA.
2015 - Injuries to the Ulnar Collateral Ligament. 14th Annual Sports Medicine Update. Second Baptist School. June 22-23, 2015. UT Physicians Sports Medicine/Ironman Sports Medicine Institute.
2015 - Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease. American Academy of
Orthopaedic Surgery Annual Meeting 2015. Las Vegas, NV.
2014 - Incidence of Tendon Re-rupture after Distal Biceps Repair Using Cortical Button and Interference Screw. Foundation for Orthopaedic Research and Education Orthopaedic Research Day 2014. Tampa, FL.
2014 - Mio-RSA Complications and Revisions. Nice Shoulder Course 2014. Nice, France. Presented
by Dr. Mark Frankle.
2011-2012 - Accuracy and Reliability of the Mayo Elbow Performance Score. Mid-America Orthopaedic
Society Annual Meeting 2012 & Tennessee Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting 2011.
