Dr. Toth's VITAE - K-Lab - Duke University

ALISON PATRICIA TOTH, M.D.
Curriculum Vitae
November 2004
Work Address: Duke Sports Medicine
DUMC Box 3970
317 Finch-Yeager Building
Durham, NC 27710
Phone: (919) 668-5416 (work)
Date of Birth: June 26, 1968
Citizenship: U.S.A.
FACULTY POSITIONS
Assistant Professor, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC August 2001 -
Orthopaedic Surgery
Present
Director, Women’s Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC August 2001 -
Sports Medicine Center
Present
EDUCATION
Institution Field Degree/Position Dates
Hospital for Special Surgery Sports Medicine and Fellow August 1, 2000 –
New York, NY Shoulder Surgery July 31, 2001
Duke University Orthopaedic Surgery Resident July 1, 1996 -
Durham, NC June 22, 2000
Duke University Surgery Resident July 1, 1995 -
Durham, NC June 30, 1996
Duke University Orthopaedic Cell and Resident - Lab July 1, 1995 -
Durham, NC Molecular Biology Feb. 28, 1996
Duke University Surgery Internship July 1, 1994 -
Durham, NC June 30, 1995
Duke University Medicine M.D. 1990 - 1994
Durham, North Carolina
Yale University Biology B.S. 1986 - 1990
New Haven, Connecticut

HONORS AND AWARDS
Best Doctors in America 2003-04
Best Doctors in North Carolina, Business North Carolina Magazine 2004
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Resident Research Award 1996
Valedictorian, Duke University School of Medicine 1994
Class Speaker, Duke University School of Medicine 1994
Ideal Physician Award 1994
Thomas Jefferson Award (Leadership and Community Service) 1994
American Medical Women’s Association Award (Top-ranked female medical student) 1994
E.E. Owen Award (Clinical Excellence) 1994
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Training Fellowship 1992-93
Alpha Omega Alpha 1993
Key Volunteer Award, Durham County, North Carolina 1992-93
McGraw-Hill Book Award (Class Rank of #1, First Year of Medical School) 1991
Magna Cum Laude, Yale University 1990
Valedictorian, New Fairfield High School, New Fairfield, Connecticut 1986
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Clinical/Clerical Assistant, Connecticut Family Orthopaedics, P.C., Danbury, CT 1989-90 (Summer)
Weight Room Supervisor/Instructor, Payne Whitney Gymnasium, Yale University 1987-90
Certified Nurse Aide, Glen Hill Convalescent Center, Danbury, CT
1989-90 (Summer)
ATHLETIC TEAM PHYSICIAN COVERAGE
Team Physician, Duke University
2001-present
Assistant Team Physician, New York Giants (NFL) 2000-2001
Assistant Team Physician, Iona College 2000-2001
NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament - East Regional, Uniondale, NY March 2001
Resident Team Physician, Duke University 1996-2000
Resident Team Physician/Coordinator, North Carolina Central University 1996-1998
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES - Medical School
Davison Society (student government): President 1993-94
Secretary 1992-93
Class Representative 1990-92
Yearbook (Aesculapian '94): Business Manager 1993-94
Medical Student Instructor - Physiology Lab, AOA Physical Diagnosis 1992-93
Community Service
Coordinator of Medical Student Volunteer Program, Lenox Baker Children's Hospital 1992-93
Habitat for Humanity 1990-94
Durham Community Kitchen 1993-94
North Carolina Student Rural Health Coalition 1992-94
Coordinator of Science Program Presenters, NC Museum of Life and Science 1993-94
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES - Undergraduate
Varsity Basketball, Yale University 1986-90
Emergency Room Volunteer, Yale-New Haven Hospital 1989-90

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
1. Matzkin L. Toth AP. Arthroscopic findings of instability of the long head of the biceps tendon – a
report of 7 cases. To be submitted to The Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, November 2004.
2. Sanders AK. Boggess BR. Koenig SJ. Toth AP. Medicolegal issues in sports medicine. Clinical
Orthopaedics and Related Research, In Press.
3. Koenig SJ. Toth AP. Richards RS. Sanders AK. McKeehan S. McCollum J. Diaphyseal femur stress
injuries: A review of twenty-five cases in collegiate athletes. Submitted to The Physician and
Sportsmedicine, September 2004.
4. Matzkin L. Sanders AK. Koenig SJ. Huff, M. Toth AP. Effectiveness of neuromuscular training on the
incidence of knee injuries in female basketball athletes – a prospective, cluster-randomized clinical
trial. Submitted to The Physician and Sports Medicine, August 2004.
5. Toth AP. Warren RF. Cordasco FA. Altchek DW. Thermal capsular shrinkage of the shoulder:
Minimum two-year follow-up. Accepted for publication by the American Journal of Sports Medicine,
August 2004.
6. Toth AP. Dailiana ZH. Gunneson E. Berend KR. Urbaniak JR. Free vascularized fibular grafting
following failed core decompression for avascular necrosis of the femoral head. Accepted for
publication by The Journal of Arthroplasty, July 2004.
7. Koenig SJ. Toth AP. Fletcher J. Martinez S. Goldner RD. Traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the brachial
artery caused by an osteochondroma, mimicking biceps rupture in a weightlifter. American Journal of
Sports Medicine, 32(4):1049-53, 2004.
8. Miller C. Major N. Toth A. Pelvic stress injuries in the athlete: management and prevention. Sports
Med. 33(13):1003-12, 2003.
9. Hervey SL, Purves HR, Guller U, Toth AP, Vail TP, Pietrobon R. Related Provider Volume of Total
Knee Arthroplasties and Patient Outcomes in the HCUP-Nationwide Inpatient Sample. J Bone Joint
Surg Am. 85(9):1775-83, 2003.
10. Toth AP. Cordasco FA. Anterior cruciate injuries and the female athlete. Journal of Gender Specific
Medicine, 4(4):25-34, 2001.
11. Toth AP. Easley ME. Ankle Chondral Injuries and Repair. Foot and Ankle Clinics, 5(4): 799-840,
2000.
12. Scully SP. Berend KR. Toth AP. Qi WN. Block JA. Marshal Urist Award. Interstitial colleagenase
gene expression correlates with in vitro invasion in human chondrosarcoma. Clinical Orthopaedics
and Related Research, 93: 291-303, 2000.
13. Berend KR. Toth AP. Harrelson JM. Layfield LJ. Hey LA. Scully SP. Association between ratio of
matrix metalloproteinase-1 to tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 and local recurrence, metastasis,
and survival in human chondrosarcoma. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery - American Volume.
80(1):11-17, 1998 Jan.
14. Toth AP. Evaluation of a Gene Targeting Strategy in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Senior thesis
submitted in fulfillment of requirements for Bachelor of Science degree, Yale University.

ABSTRACTS AND PRESENTATIONS
1. Hervey S. Toth AP. Vail TP. Pietrobon, R. Does Practice Really Make Perfect? Surgeon Volume of
Total Knee Arthroplasty and Patient Outcomes in a National Random Sample. Poster presented at the
70 th Annual AAOS Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 2003.
2. Toth AP. Warren RF. Cordasco FA. Altchek DW. Thermal Capsular Shrinkage of the Shoulder:
Minimum Two-year Follow-up. Presented at the AOSSM Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, June 2002.
3. Toth AP. Dailiana ZH. Gunneson E. Berend KR. Urbaniak JR. Free Vascularized Fibular Grafting
Following Failed Core Decompression for Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head. Presented at the
69 th Annual AAOS Meeting, Dallas, TX, February 2002.
4. Fealy S. Toth AP. Warren RF. Surgical Treatment of Recurrent Medial Collateral Ligament Injury.
Presented at the NFL Physicians Society Annual Symposium, Indianapolis, IN, February 23, 2001.
5. Toth AP. “Basketball Injuries.” 2 nd Annual Michael W. Krzyzewski Human Performance Laboratory
Sports Performance Enhancement Workshop. Durham, NC, July 8, 2000.
6. Toth AP. “Biologic Considerations in the Recovery and Rehabilitation of the Older Patient.” In the
Symposium – “The Graying of Sports Medicine – Treating the Active Patient over the Age of 60.” The
47 th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, June 1, 2000.
7. Toth AP. Speer KP. “Arthroscopic Debridement for Recalcitrant Jumper’s Knee.” Presented at the
North Carolina Orthopaedic Association Meeting, North Myrtle Beach, S.C., October 1999.
8. Berend KR. Toth AP. Block JA. Scully SP. “Metalloproteinase Gene Expression Correlates with
Histologic Grade in Human Chondrosarcoma.” Presented at the Clinical Congress of the American
College of Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, September 1996.
9. Toth AP. Bryson EB. Qi WN. Block JA. Scully SP. “Exogenous Cytokines Affect Chondrosarcoma
Differentiation.” Presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Orlando,
FL, Feb. 1995, Orthopaedic Transactions. 20: 435, 1995.
10. Toth AP. Bryson EC. Qi WN. Seaber AV. Block JA. Takigawa M. Scully SP. "Cytokines Modulate
Proliferation and Differentiation of Human Chondrosarcoma Cells." Presented at the 40th Annual
Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, LA, February 1994, Orthopaedic
Transactions. 19: 251, 1994.
11. Toth AP. Qi WN. Seaber AV. Takigawa M. Scully SP. "bFGF Enhances Expression of the
Differentiated Phenotype by Human Chondrosarcoma Cells in Serum-Free Culture." Presented at the
40th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, LA, February 1994,
Orthopaedic Transactions. 19: 251, 1994.
12. Qi WN. Bryson EC. Toth AP. Scully SP. "The Role of the Extracellular Matrix in Chondrocyte
Regulation." Presented at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, New
Orleans, LA, February 1994, Orthopaedic Transactions. 19: 339, 1994.
13. Qi WN. Bryson EC. Toth AP. Scully SP. "Culture Substratum Alters Proliferative and Synthetic
Responses of Chondrocytes." Presented at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research
Society, New Orleans, LA, February 1994, Orthopaedic Transactions. 19: 366, 1994.
14. Qi WN. Toth AP. Scully SP. "The Extracellular Matrix as a Modulator of Growth Factor
Multifunctionality." Presented at the Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, San
Francisco, CA, October 1993.
15. Toth AP. Scully SP. "The Effects of Growth Factors and Culture Method on Proliferation and
Differentiation of Human Chondrosarcoma." Presented at the Orthopaedic Research and Education
Foundation Symposium, Durham, NC, November 1993.
16. Toth AP. Scully SP. "The Effects of Growth Substances and Culture Method on Proliferation and
Differentiation of Chondrocytes Derived from Human Chondrosarcoma." Presented at the Scientific
Meeting of Howard Hughes Research Training Fellows, Bethesda, MD, May 1993.

CHAPTERS
Toth AP. Warren RF. Medial Side Injuries of the Knee: Acute and Chronic Management, in Callaghan JJ,
Rosenberg AG, Rubash HE, Simonian PT and Wickiewicz TL (Eds): The Adult Knee. Philadelphia,
Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, 2003, pp. 801-822.
ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTICIPATION
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine
American College of Sports Medicine
Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Society
Duke University Academic Council (Faculty Representative - 3/02 to present)
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDING CONTINUING EDUCATION:
Undergraduate, resident and fellow clinical education - Duke Orthopaedic Surgery
Duke Sports Medicine Fellowship Education Coordinator - July 2002 to present
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTERESTS (BASIC AND APPLIED):
Orthopaedic cell and molecular biology
Articular cartilage healing
Meniscus healing and repair
Women’s sports injuries, prevention
Shoulder instability
EXTERNAL SUPPORT - GIFTS, GRANTS, AND CONTRACTS:
Duration PI %Effort Purpose Amount
1996-97 Self 80 Identification of Matrix and Metalloproteinase $15,000
Gene Expression in Human Cartilage Using
Polymerase Chain Reaction
(Funding: Orthopaedic Education and Research
Foundation)
1992-93 Self 100 Modulation of Proliferation and Differentiation $20,000
of Human Chondrosarcoma Cells by Growth
Factors and Culture Method
(Funding: Howard Hughes Medical Institute)