Nickolas G Garbis, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
Speaks
Languages
Spanish
Greek
Provider Groups
Loyola Medicine Physician
Loyola Physician Partners
Primary Contact
888-584-7888
Appointments (New Patients Welcome)
Provider Groups
Loyola Medicine Physician
Loyola Physician Partners
Primary Contact
888-584-7888Services & Specialties
Areas of Specialization
- Orthopedic Surgery
Locations & Contact
Primary Location
Loyola Outpatient Center
2160 S First Ave
Maywood, IL 60153-3328
Loyola Medicine Burr Ridge
6800 N Frontage Rd
Burr Ridge, IL 60527-7819
Loyola Medicine Oakbrook Terrace
1S260 Summit Ave
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
About
Academic Title
Associate Professor
Ages Seen
Adults - Over 65
Adults - 18 to 64
Adolescents - 12 to 17
Additional Resources
Education & Certifications
Education
Education:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(2007)
Residency:
Rush Medical College of Rush University
(2012)
Fellowship:
Johns Hopkins University
(2013)
Board Certifications
Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, American Board of (2015)
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (2015)
Provider Groups
Loyola Medicine Physician
Loyola Physician Partners
Publications
- Surgical management of elbow heterotopic ossification: postoperative outcomes with and without continuous passive motion rehabilitation. Liu, S.; Shivdasani, K.; Scheidt, M.; Chen, A. L.; Garbis, N. G.; Salazar, D. H.; JSES international
- Arthroscopic Capsular Plication for Atraumatic Instability results in improved Patient Reported Outcome Measures. Farooq, H.; Howard, J.; Kelly, R. F.; Zywiciel, J.; Garbis, N. G.; Salazar, D. H.; Sports medicine and arthroscopy review
- Metallosis after anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty resulting from contact with retained metallic suture anchors: a case report. Chen, A.; Shivdasani, K.; Salazar, D.; Garbis, N.; JSES reviews, reports, and techniques
- Analysis of gender diversity within orthopedic shoulder and elbow surgery fellowship programs. Bernstein, E.; Gaetano, A.; Chen, A. L.; Farooq, H.; Garbis, N. G.; Salazar, D. H.; JSES reviews, reports, and techniques
- Orthopaedic Trainee Confidence in Elbow Arthrocentesis Using a Cadaveric Elbow Effusion Training Model. Farooq, H.; Chen, A.; Boubekri, A. M.; Tiee, M. S.; Salazar, D.; Garbis, N. G.; Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews
- The impact of gender on outcomes following anatomic and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty. Stanila, T.; Howard, J.; Farooq, H.; Chen, A.; Garbis, N.; Salazar, D.; Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery
- The effect of vitamin D insufficiency on outcomes and complication rates after shoulder arthroplasty: a single center retrospective examination. MacConnell, A. E.; Anderson, J.; Stanila, T.; Shivdasani, K.; Hand, R.; Boubekri, A.; Garbis, N.; Salazar, D.; Seminars in arthroplasty
- Major League Baseball Pitchers' Arm Angles Measured on Game Videos Were Not Associated With an Increased Risk of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury. Lipa, D.; Shivdasani, K.; Scheidt, M.; Anderson, J.; Salazar, D.; Garbis, N.; Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation
- Evaluating postoperative outcomes of arthroscopic rotator interval release after rotator cuff repair: a randomized prospective trial. Boubekri, A. M.; Scheidt, M.; Farooq, H.; Chen, A.; Liu, S.; Stanila, T.; Shivdasani, K.; Salazar, D.; Garbis, N.; Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery
- Racial Concordance Between NBA and MLB Players and Their Team Physicians. Gaetano, A.; Shivdasani, K.; Chen, A.; Garbis, N.; Salazar, D.; Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine
- "Trapdoor" Medial Scapula Osteotomy for Resection of a Benign Subscapular Neoplasm: A Case Report. Boubekri, A. M.; Lawler, P.; Chen, A.; Li, D.; Prabhu, V. C.; Garbis, N. G.; JBJS case connector
- Patient-specific mini-open subpectoral long head of the biceps tenodesis with anatomic tensioning: A surgical technique. Boubekri, A. M.; Scheidt, M.; Anderson, J.; Garbis, N. G.; Salazar, D. H.; Shoulder & elbow
- Complete elbow ankylosis secondary to heterotopic ossification: operative management leads to fair to excellent long-term outcomes. Shivdasani, K.; Scheidt, M.; Liu, S.; Boubekri, A.; Chen, A.; Garbis, N.; Salazar, D.; JSES international
- Sternoclavicular Joint Reconstruction Using a Hamstring and Cadaveric Fibular Cortical Allograft: A Case Report. Gaetano, A.; Boubekri, A.; Chen, A.; Garbis, N.; Salazar, D.; JBJS case connector
- Assessing long-term outcomes after operative management of elbow stiffness secondary to heterotopic ossification. Liu, S.; Chen, A. L.; Shivdasani, K.; Garbis, N. G.; Salazar, D. H.; Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery
- Impact of mental health disorders on outcomes following shoulder arthroplasty. Liu, S.; Gaetano, A.; Chen, A.; Shivdasani, K.; MacConnell, A.; Garbis, N.; Salazar, D.; Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery
- Describing the infraspinatus bare area of the proximal humerus: An anatomic cadaveric study. Farooq, H.; Salazar, D. H.; Meldau, J. E.; Schoenfeldt, T. L.; Garbis, N. G.; Shoulder & elbow
- Lower Risk of Postoperative Complications and Rotator Cuff Retear Associated With Semaglutide Use in Patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus Undergoing Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair. Seddio, A. E.; Moran, J.; Gouzoulis, M. J.; Garbis, N. G.; Salazar, D. H.; Grauer, J. N.; Jimenez, A. E.; Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association
- Reverse shoulder arthroplasty for proximal humerus fractures and reverse shoulder arthroplasty for elective indications should have separate Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes. Boubekri, A. M.; Scheidt, M.; Farooq, H.; Oetojo, W.; Shivdasani, K.; Garbis, N.; Salazar, D.; Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery
- The effect of ethanol on rotator cuff repairs in a rodent model. Burr, R.; Schneider, A.; Krob, J.; Eikani, C.; Shivdasani, K.; Chen, A.; Garbis, N.; Salazar, D.; Callaci, J. J.; Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery
- Inferior Glenoid HyperOSTosis (GHOST) lesion development following reverse total shoulder arthroplasty. Shivdasani, K.; Scheidt, M.; Boubekri, A.; Meldau, J. E.; Stanila, T.; Chen, A.; Garbis, N.; Salazar, D.; Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery
- Exploring Impact and Variability of Research Productivity Among Academic Orthopaedic Leaders. Farooq, H.; Gaetano, A.; Shivdasani, K.; Garbis, N.; Salazar, D.; JB & JS open access
- Culture-negative septic glenohumeral arthritis identified with plasma microbial cell-free DNA sequencing: a case report. Scheidt, M.; Shivdasani, K.; Gaetano, A.; Leduc, R.; Harrington, A.; Garbis, N.; Salazar, D.; JSES reviews, reports, and techniques
- Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Algorithms Versus Standard Linear Demographic Analysis in Predicting Implant Size of Anatomic and Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Boubekri, A.; Murphy, M.; Scheidt, M.; Shivdasani, K.; Anderson, J.; Garbis, N.; Salazar, D.; Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews
- Full-thickness triceps tears misdiagnosed as olecranon bursitis: a case report. Shivdasani, K.; Scheidt, M.; Anderson, J.; Okafor, L.; Garbis, N.; Salazar, D.; JSES reviews, reports, and techniques
- Bony encasement of the ulnar nerve secondary to heterotopic ossification of the elbow: an evaluation of long-term outcomes. Shivdasani, K.; Kelly, R.; Scheidt, M.; Boubekri, A.; Marra, G.; Garbis, N.; Salazar, D.; Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery
- The impact of modern airport security protocols on patients with total shoulder replacements. Scheidt, M. D.; Sethi, N.; Ballard, M.; Wesolowski, M.; Salazar, D.; Garbis, N.; Clinics in shoulder and elbow
- An objective assessment of the impact of tendon retraction on sleep efficiency in patients with full-thickness rotator cuff tears: a prospective cohort study. MacConnell, A. E.; Davis, W.; Burr, R.; Schneider, A.; Dugas, L. R.; Joyce, C.; Salazar, D. H.; Garbis, N. G.; Clinics in shoulder and elbow
- Health care disparities in surgical treatment of rotator cuff disease. Salazar, D. H.; Moossighi, R.; Reedy, I.; Kim, A.; Farooq, H.; Garbis, N. G.; JSES international
- Core decompression for early-stage avascular necrosis of the humeral head: current concepts and techniques. Scheidt, M. D.; Aiyash, S.; Salazar, D.; Garbis, N.; Clinics in shoulder and elbow
- Surgically Treated Pectoralis Major Tears Impact the Play and Performance of National Football League Athletes. Farooq, H.; Garbis, N. G.; Moossighi, R.; Lam, R.; Cho, E.; Salazar, D. H.; Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation
- The Long Head of the Biceps Myotendinous Junction Is Located 1.14 Centimeters Distal to the Proximal Border of the Pectoralis Major Tendon: An Anatomic Study. Meldau, J. E.; Farooq, H.; Garbis, N. G.; Schoenfeldt, T. L.; Salazar, D. H.; Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation
- Bubble Sign: An Arthroscopic Technical Trick to Differentiate Between Partial- and Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears. Upadhyay, D.; Scheidt, M.; Garbis, N.; Salazar, D.; Arthroscopy techniques
- Delayed surgical repair of the deltoid following acromioplasty: a case report. Sherwani, Z.; Kelley, C.; Farooq, H.; Garbis, N. G.; Clinics in shoulder and elbow
- Acromiohumeral cerclage in reverse total shoulder arthroplasty for recurrent instability. Salazar, D. H.; Bialek, S. E.; Garbis, N. G.; Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery
- Delayed presentation of upper extremity arteriovenous fistula after total shoulder replacement. Reedy, I.; Aulivola, B.; Garbis, N.; JSES reviews, reports, and techniques
- Synovial Non-langerhans Cell Histiocytosis of the Shoulder: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Huri, G.; Çetik, R. M.; Gedikoğlu, G.; Garbis, N.; Journal of orthopaedic case reports
- Repairing PASTA Lesions Without Violation of the Rotator Cuff. Bernazzani, M.; McMartin, T.; Garbis, N.; Arthroscopy techniques
- Improving the safety of shoulder arthroscopy in the beach chair position: a prospective randomized trial investigating the effect of compression stockings on cerebral desaturation events in obese patients. Golz, A. G.; Davis, W. J.; Perry, M. W.; Tonino, P. M.; Garbis, N. G.; Salazar, D. H.; Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery
- The effect of pulsed lavage irrigation on suture knot security. Golz, A.; Yun, J.; Garbis, N.; Salazar, D.; Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)
- Intraoperative Efficiency in Contemporary Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Is Manual Pressure During Cement Curing Still Necessary With Interference Fit Pegged Glenoids? Garbis, N. G.; Burr, R. G.; Schneider, A. M.; Murphy, M.; Salazar, D. H.; The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Biceps enthesophyte: a rare complication following biceps tenodesis. Aiyash, S.; Garbis, N.; Goldberg, B.; Salazar, D.; JSES open access
- A 3-dimensional comparison of hand and power reamers in accuracy of glenoid retroversion correction. Scheidt, M.; Wesolowski, M.; Salazar, D.; Garbis, N.; Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery
- Cerebral Desaturation Events During Shoulder Arthroscopy in the Beach Chair Position. Salazar, D. H.; Davis, W. J.; Ziroğlu, N.; Garbis, N. G.; Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews
- Shoulder Arthroplasty in Transplant Recipients: Complications and Mortality. Strotman, P. K.; Kothari, A.; Kuo, P.; Salazar, D. H.; Garbis, N.; Journal of surgical orthopaedic advances
- Rotator cable and rotator interval: anatomy, biomechanics and clinical importance. Huri, G.; Kaymakoglu, M.; Garbis, N.; EFORT open reviews
- Platelet-rich plasma and the shoulder: clinical indications and outcomes. Schneider, A.; Burr, R.; Garbis, N.; Salazar, D.; Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine
- Articular shear injuries of the capitellum in adolescents. Frank, J. M.; Saltzman, B. M.; Garbis, N.; Cohen, M. S.; Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery
- Glenohumeral kinematics after soft tissue interposition graft and glenoid reaming: A cadaveric study. Garbis, N. G.; Weber, A. E.; Shewman, E. F.; Cole, B. J.; Romeo, A. A.; Verma, N. N.; Indian journal of orthopaedics
- The Effect of Compression Stockings on Cerebral Desaturation Events in Obese Patients Undergoing Shoulder Arthroscopy in the Beach-Chair Position. Tauchen, A. J.; Salazar, D.; Barton, G. J.; Francois, A.; Tonino, P.; Garbis, N. G.; Evans, D.; Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association
- Understanding and evaluating shoulder pain in the throwing athlete. Garbis, N. G.; McFarland, E. G.; Physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America