About
Daniel A. London, MD, is a board certified clinician-scientist and educator with an active hand and upper extremity surgical practice. Dr. London’s specialized training has provided him with the skills to excel in these areas: His medical degree from the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University includes special qualifications in biomedical research, and he concurrently earned a master’s degree in clinical research from Case Western. While a medical student, he completed a Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship with the orthopaedic hand surgeons at Washington University in St. Louis.
This training allows him to fully understand the latest research and the newest surgical techniques. He takes that knowledge and applies it to patient care while being a successful clinical researcher himself. He has published more than 45 peer-reviewed manuscripts, written six book chapters and presented his research at meetings more than 60 times. In addition, he spent a year learning hand and upper extremity surgery at the Mary S. Stern Hand Surgery Fellowship affiliated with the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, TriHealth Hospital System, and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. During that year he spent time learning from Dr. Peter Stern, a world-renowned hand surgeon. Dr. London is excited to bring all of his skills and training to mid-Missouri and serve patients at the Missouri Orthopaedic Institute.
Education & Training
Medical School
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
Residency
Orthopaedic Surgery
- Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai
Fellowship
Hand Surgery
- Mary S. Stern Hand Surgery Fellowship, University of Cincinnati
Boards
Insurances
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Research Profile
Dr. London is an accomplished clinical and medical education researcher who has received more than $140,000 to-date in research funding. Clinically, he is interested in patient reported outcome measures. His research team seeks to better understand how patients answer these questionnaires and what level of change matters from a patient perspective. Additionally, his team hopes to further our understanding as to how patient mental health and personality influences these scores and patients’ recovery from upper extremity problems. His research team also investigates how orthopaedic trainees learn how to perform surgeries and the benefits of technology in this learning process. Finally, they also seek to better understand how the residency selection process can be improved.
Research Interests
- Patient reported outcome measures
- Intersection of mental health and physical function
- Qualitative research methods
- Residency selection
- Procedural learning
- Hand surgery
Areas of Expertise
- Hand and upper extremity surgery
- Clinical research methodology
Awards & Honors
- Selected as ASSH Young Leader (2023)
- ASSH sponsored attendee to the Orthopaedic Research Society Art of Grant Writing Program (2022)
- ASSH sponsored applicant to attend the US Bone and Joint Initiative Young Investigator Initiative (2022)
- University of Missouri Early Career Research Development Fellow (2022-2025)
- American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand Clinical Research Grant (2021)
- Recipient of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Daniel C. Riordan Award (2020)
- Research Award for Best Chief Resident Research Presentation, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2020)
- 2019 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Alan Levine Scholar in Orthopaedic Graduate Medical Education
- Selected to be a member of the American Orthopaedic Association's Emerging Leaders Program (2019)
- American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand Resident and Fellow Fast Track Grant (2019)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai House Staff Excellence in Teaching Award winner 2018-2019
- Selected to attend the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons/Orthopaedic Research Society/Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Clinician Scholar Career Development Program (Sep. 2018); sponsored by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand
- Selected to attend the Harvard Macy Program for Post-Graduate Trainees: Future Academic Clinician-Educators (Dec. 2017)
- Full tuition scholarship to attend the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
- 2014 Scholarship in Teaching Award winner from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
- 2014 Best Resident Paper at the American Association for Hand Surgery annual meeting
- Central Group on Educational Affairs of the American Association of Medical Colleges Collaborative Grant (2014)
- 2013 Emanuel B. Kaplan award winner for representing anatomical excellence in surgery of the hand
- Washington University in St. Louis Just-in-time Core Usage Grant award (2013)
- Chosen as a Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellow at Washington University in St. Louis (Jul. 2012-Jun. 2013)
National Committee Appointments
- Oct 2021 – Present: American Society for Surgery of the Hand Resident Education Committee
- Oct 2021 – Present: American Society for Surgery of the Hand Clinical Research and Grantmanship Committee
- Mar 2020 – April 2021: Chair of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Resident Assembly Education Committee
Publications
Selections from more than 50 peer-reviewed publications:
- Hijji, FY., London, DA., Schneider, AD., Franko, OI. Automating Patient Reported Outcome Measures Following Hand Surgery. Journal of Hand Surgery. In press.
- London, DA., Umpeierrez, E., Notorgiacomo, G., Ross, PR., Wigton, M., Wyrick J., Hoyer R. Patient Outcomes after Placement of an Internal Joint Stabilizer for Terrible Triad Injuries: A Multicenter Study. Journal of Hand Surgery. In press.
- London, DA., Royse, LA. The Evidence Basis for Learning Theory and Technology in Surgical Skills Training. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2023. 31(12): 593-603.
- London, DA., Zastrow, RK., Cagle, PJ. An Assessment of Upper-Extremity Surgical Technique Videos and Their Relationship With Procedural Learning Theory. Journal of Hand Surgery. 2023. 48(2):199.e1-12.
- London, DA., Zastrow, RK. The Orthopaedic Resident Selection Process: Proposed Reforms and Lessons from Other Specialties. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2022. 30(3): 91-99.
- London, DA., Zastrow, RK., Gluck, MJ., Cagle, PJ. Experience Level Influences Users' Interactions with and Expectations for Online Surgical Videos: A Mixed-Methods Study. Journal of Hand Surgery. 2021: 46(7): 560-574.
- Zastrow RK., Burk-Rafel J., London, DA., Systems-Level Reforms to the United States Resident Selection Process: A Scoping Review. Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 2021. 13(3): 355-370.
- Associated Podcast: What Can We Do About Residency Application Inflation?
- London, DA., Calfee, RP., Boyer, MI. Impact of a musculoskeletal clerkship on orthopedic surgery applicant diversity. American Journal of Orthopedics. 2016. 45(6): E347-E351.
- London, DA., Stepan, JG., Lalchandani, G., Okoroafor, UC., Wildes, TS., Calfee, RP. The Impact of Obesity on Complications of Elbow, Forearm, and Hand Surgeries. Journal of Hand Surgery. 2014. 39(8): 1578-1584.
- London, DA., Stepan JG., Boyer, MI., Calfee, RP. The impact of depression and pain catastrophization on initial presentation and treatment outcomes for atraumatic hand conditions. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 2014. 96(10): 806-814.
- London, DA., Stepan JG., Calfee, RP. Determining the Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire Minimal Clinically Important Difference by Means of Three Methods. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2014. 133(3): 616-625.