Massachusetts General Hospital

Biography

David Lhowe, MD, grew up outside New York City. He attended Harvard College as an undergraduate and Case Western Reserve School of Medicine before returning to Harvard for his orthopaedic surgery residency. He subsequently completed additional fellowship training in orthopaedic trauma at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Dr. Lhowe served for several years as the Chief of the Mass General Hospital Orthopaedic Trauma Service.

Dr. Lhowe's current practice is a combination of orthopaedic trauma and adult reconstruction (hip and knee replacements). He is a very well-liked and respected educator, and was the recipient of the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program's Golden Apple award as Teacher of the Year (2005).

Dr. Lhowe has been very active nationally and internationally since the late 1990's as a member of various disaster medicine response teams. He is the Chief Orthopaedic Officer of the IMSuRT (International Medical Surgical Response Team).

Research

Dr. Lhowe's research interests are in disaster and mass casualty medicine.

Publications

Sechriest VF, Lhowe DW. Prolonged Femoral External Fixation After Natural Disaster: Successful Late Conversion to Intramedullary Nail Aboard USNS Mercy Hospital Ship. American Journal of Disaster Medicine 2008;3:307-312.

Sechriest VF, Lhowe DW. Orthopaedic Care Aboard the USNS Mercy During Operation Unified Assistance After the 2004 Asian Tsunami. JBJS(Am.) 2008;90:849-861.

Born C, Lhowe DW, Briggs S, Hirshberg A, Frykberg E, O'Neill P. Disasters and Mass Casualties : II. Explosive, Biologic, Chemical, and Nuclear Agents. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2007;15:461-473.

Born C, Lhowe DW, Briggs S, Hirshberg A, Frykberg E, O'Neill P. Disasters and Mass Casualties : I. General Principles of Response and Management. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2007;15:388-396.

Mithoefer K, Lhowe DW, Vrahas MS, Altman DT, Erens V, Altman GT. Functional Outcome After Acute Compartment Syndrome of the Thigh. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2006;88:729-737.

Third Annual Harvard Orthopedic Trauma Research Day

On June 7th, 2013 from 3 pm – 7 pm at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in the Leventhal Conference Room, the Harvard Orthopedic Trauma (HOT) Service will host the Third Annual Harvard Orthopedic Trauma Research Day.