Igor Immerman, MD
Associate Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery
School of Medicine

He spends time getting to know each patient, and works with the patient to choose the right treatment, whether surgical or nonsurgical, that is best for a patient’s specific situation.

Dr. Immerman grew up in Moscow, Russia, and moved to Maryland in his teens. He graduated with honors with a B.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University, and he received his M.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland. After medical school, he completed residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, and he also received subspecialty training in hand, upper extremity and microvascular surgery at UC Davis Medical Center. After fellowship, Dr. Immerman studied hand and peripheral nerve surgery in Israel and Russia, including a fellowship at the birthplace of the Ilizarov method in Siberia. Throughout his career, Dr. Immerman has been active in research, and has over 20 peer-reviewed publications in medical journals. In addition to his full-time clinical practice, Dr. Immerman serves as a volunteer reviewer for the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, participates in several committees in the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and takes part in international medical missions with Health Volunteers Overseas.

• Virtual reality may reduce anxiety and enhance surgical experience during wide-awake local anaesthesia no tourniquet surgery: A report of two cases.
  Journal of perioperative practice 2021 Krish G, Immerman I, Kinjo S
• Patient outcomes and costs after isolated flexor tendon repairs of the hand.
  Journal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand Therapists 2021 Lalchandani GR, Halvorson RT, Zhang AL, Lattanza LL, Immerman I
• Scaphoid fracture displacement is not correlated with the fracture angle.
  The Journal of hand surgery, European volume 2021 Aruse O, Immerman I, Badir O, Haj ME, Volk I, Luria S
• Opioid Use following Open versus Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release: A Population Study.
  Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open 2021 Withers JA, Lalchandani GR, Halvorson RT, Immerman I, Rahgozar P
• Management of Metadiaphyseal Proximal Radius Fractures.
  Techniques in hand & upper extremity surgery 2020 Demetri L, Young C, Patterson JT, Kandemir U, Morshed S, Immerman I, Lee NH
• Opioid Use Following Open Versus Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release—A Population Study.
  Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2020 Jacquelyn Withers, Gopal Lalchandani, Ryan Halvorson, Igor Immerman, Paymon Rahgozar
• Flexor Tendon Rupture After Distal Radius Malunion Associated With Electromyographic Abnormalities: A Case Report.
  JBJS case connector 2020 Lalchandani GR, Chan A, Nagao M, Immerman I
• Incidence of Corrective Procedures After Nonoperatively Managed Distal Radius Fractures in the Elderly.
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews 2019 Satariano NP, Lalchandani GR, Menchaca SE, Immerman I
• Wide-Awake Local Anesthesia for Minor Hand Surgery Associated With Lower Opioid Prescriptions, Morbidity, and Costs: A Nationwide Database Study.
  Journal of hand surgery global online 2019 Lalchandani GR, Halvorson RT, Rahgozar P, Immerman I
• Allograft Nerve Reconstruction: The New Gold Standard?: Commentary on an article by Peter Tang, MD, MPH, FAOA, et al.: "No Difference in Outcomes Detected Between Decellular Nerve Allograft and Cable Autograft in Rat Sciatic Nerve Defects".
  The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2019 Immerman I
• A Biomechanical Study of Posteromedial Tibial Plateau Fracture Stability: Do They All Require Fixation?
  Journal of orthopaedic trauma 2015 Cuéllar VG, Martinez D, Immerman I, Oh C, Walker PS, Egol KA
• Universal hepatitis C screening and surgeon safety.
  American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.) 2014 Immerman I
• Lower extremity nerve trauma.
  Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Disease (2013) 2014 Immerman I, Price AE, Alfonso I, Grossman JA
• Use of emergency department services for hand, wrist, and forearm fractures in the United States in 2008.
  Journal of surgical orthopaedic advances 2014 Immerman I, Livermore MS, Szabo RM
• Real-time magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during active wrist motion--initial observations.
  PloS one 2013 Boutin RD, Buonocore MH, Immerman I, Ashwell Z, Sonico GJ, Szabo RM, Chaudhari AJ
• Ulnar variance as a predictor of persistent instability following Galeazzi fracture-dislocations.
  Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2013 Takemoto R, Sugi M, Immerman I, Tejwani N, Egol KA
• Subscapularis slide correction of the shoulder internal rotation contracture after brachial plexus birth injury: technique and outcomes.
  Techniques in hand & upper extremity surgery 2013 Immerman I, Valencia H, DiTaranto P, DelSole EM, Glait S, Price AE, Grossman JA
• The effects of pronator quadratus repair on outcomes after volar plating of distal radius fractures.
  Journal of orthopaedic trauma 2013 Hershman SH, Immerman I, Bechtel C, Lekic N, Paksima N, Egol KA
• Total knee arthroplasty in patients with a previous patellectomy.
  Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Disease (2013) 2013 Maslow J, Zuckerman JD, Immerman I
• Accuracy of detecting screw penetration of the radiocarpal joint following volar plating using plain radiographs versus computed tomography.
  American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.) 2012 Takemoto RC, Gage M, Rybak L, Zimmerman I, Egol KA
• Stability of the posteromedial fragment in a tibial plateau fracture.
  The journal of knee surgery 2012 Immerman I, Bechtel C, Yildirim G, Heller Y, Walker PS, Egol KA
• The persistence of Staphylococcus aureus decolonization after mupirocin and topical chlorhexidine: implications for patients requiring multiple or delayed procedures.
  The Journal of arthroplasty 2012 Immerman I, Ramos NL, Katz GM, Hutzler LH, Phillips MS, Bosco JA
• The rotator cable: magnetic resonance evaluation and clinical correlation.
  Magnetic resonance imaging clinics of North America 2012 Gyftopoulos S, Bencardino JT, Immerman I, Zuckerman JD
• Hand function in children with an upper brachial plexus birth injury: results of the nine-hole peg test.
  Developmental medicine and child neurology 2011 Immerman I, Alfonso DT, Ramos LE, Grossman LA, Alfonso I, Ditaranto P, Grossman JA
• Patient preferences and willingness to pay for arthroplasty surgery in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip.
  The Journal of arthroplasty 2011 Bozic KJ, Chiu V, Slover JD, Immerman I, Kahn JG
• Health state utility in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip and total hip arthroplasty.
  The Journal of arthroplasty 2011 Bozic KJ, Chiu VW, Slover JD, Immerman I, Kahn JG
• Staphylococcus aureus Decolonization Protocol Decreases Surgical Site Infections for Total Joint Replacement.
  Arthritis 2010 Hadley S, Immerman I, Hutzler L, Slover J, Bosco J
• Reference axes for comparing the motion of knee replacements with the anatomic knee.
  The Knee 2010 Walker PS, Heller Y, Yildirim G, Immerman I
• Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus colonization in orthopaedic surgeons and their patients: a prospective cohort controlled study.
  The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2010 Schwarzkopf R, Takemoto RC, Immerman I, Slover JD, Bosco JA
• Myths and legends in orthopaedic practice: are we all guilty?
  Clinical orthopaedics and related research 2008 Tejwani NC, Immerman I
• Resident work-hour rules: a survey of residents' and program directors' opinions and attitudes.
  American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.) 2007 Immerman I, Kubiak EN, Zuckerman JD
• Fracture-dislocation of the elbow functional outcome following treatment with a standardized protocol.
  Bulletin of the NYU hospital for joint diseases 2007 Egol KA, Immerman I, Paksima N, Tejwani N, Koval KJ
• Tourniquet cuff pressure: The gulf between science and practice.
  The Journal of trauma 2006 Tejwani NC, Immerman I, Achan P, Egol KA, McLaurin T
• Renal osteodystrophy.
  The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2006 Tejwani NC, Schachter AK, Immerman I, Achan P
• The early effects of code 405 work rules on attitudes of orthopaedic residents and attending surgeons.
  The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2005 Zuckerman JD, Kubiak EN, Immerman I, Dicesare P
• Outcomes After Hip Fracture.
  Techniques in Orthopaedics 2004 Gina B. Aharonoff, Igor Immerman, Joseph D. Zuckerman