Claude E. Nichols III, M.D.
Network Chair UVM Health Network Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Department Chair Larner College of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Professor
95 Carrigan Drive
Stafford 440
Burlington, VT 05405
United States
Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
BIO
Education
Medical School: Temple University Medical School, Philadelphia, PA (1979)
Postdoctoral Training
Sports Medicine Fellowship: Hospital-University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (1985)
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency: Hospital-University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (1984)
Orthopaedic/General Surgery Internship: Hospital-University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (1980)
Expertise
Sports Medicine, Shoulder Surgery
Awards and Honors
Hughston Award of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (2006)
O'Donoghue Research Award of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (1989, 1996 and 2005)
GOTS-Beiersdorf Research Award (2000)
Excellence in Teaching Award in the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation at the University of Vermont (1990, 1997 and 1998)
Albert Trillat Award of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (1993 and 1997)
Kappa Delta Award presented by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (1994)
Publications
Schottel PC, Nichols CE. Universal access results in more equitable hip fracture treatment: commentary on an article by Kanu Okike, MD, MPH, et al: "Association between race and ethnicity and hip fracture outcomes in a universally insured population." J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2018;100(13):e93.
Beynnon BD, Johnson RJ, Naud S, Fleming BC, Abate JA, Brattbakk B, Nichols CE, III. Accelerated versus nonaccelerated rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A prospective, randomized, double-blind investigation evaluating knee joint laxity using roentgen sterophotogrammetric analysis. Am J Sports Med 2011;39(12):2536-48.
Awards and Achievements
Sports Medicine
Bio
Education
Medical School: Temple University Medical School, Philadelphia, PA (1979)
Postdoctoral Training
Sports Medicine Fellowship: Hospital-University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (1985)
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency: Hospital-University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (1984)
Orthopaedic/General Surgery Internship: Hospital-University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (1980)
Expertise
Sports Medicine, Shoulder Surgery
Awards and Honors
Hughston Award of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (2006)
O'Donoghue Research Award of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (1989, 1996 and 2005)
GOTS-Beiersdorf Research Award (2000)
Excellence in Teaching Award in the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation at the University of Vermont (1990, 1997 and 1998)
Albert Trillat Award of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (1993 and 1997)
Kappa Delta Award presented by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (1994)
Publications
Schottel PC, Nichols CE. Universal access results in more equitable hip fracture treatment: commentary on an article by Kanu Okike, MD, MPH, et al: "Association between race and ethnicity and hip fracture outcomes in a universally insured population." J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2018;100(13):e93.
Beynnon BD, Johnson RJ, Naud S, Fleming BC, Abate JA, Brattbakk B, Nichols CE, III. Accelerated versus nonaccelerated rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A prospective, randomized, double-blind investigation evaluating knee joint laxity using roentgen sterophotogrammetric analysis. Am J Sports Med 2011;39(12):2536-48.
Awards and Achievements
Sports Medicine