Kathleen K. Boyle MD
Kathleen K. Boyle
MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Lower Extremity Joint Replacement & Reconstruction; Orthopaedic Surgery; Orthopaedics - Joint Replacement & Reconstruction
Contact Information
Patient Care
Patient Care
This faculty member is affiliated with UBMD, practicing physicians who are also professors in the Jacobs School.
View this physician on UBMDEducation and Training:
- Residency, Orthopaedics, State University of New York at Buffalo (2019)
- MD, Medicine, The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences (2014)
- BA, Psychology, University of Pennsylvania (2006)
Employment:
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Orthopaedics, State University of New York at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2020-present)
- Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement Fellow, Hospital for Special Surgery (2019–2020)
- Research Rotation, Hospital for Special Surgery (2015–2016)
Awards and Honors:
- Gillespie Award (2019)
- Kenneth A. Krackow Award (2019)
- Peter a. Casagrande Award (2019)
- Eugene R. Mindell, MD (2019)
- Eugene R. Mindell, MD (2018)
- Eugene R. Mindell, MD (2017)
- Resident Research Award (2017)
- Eugene R. Mindell, MD (2016)
Journal Articles:
- Rakutt MJ, Eason TB, Boyle KK, Buller LT, Krueger CA, Jacobs CA, Duncan ST, Landy DC. (2023) Nutritional Laboratory Studies Prior to Total Knee Arthroplasty: Practice Versus Publication. The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume (Sep).
- Landy DC, Grabau JD, Boyle KK, Ast MP, Browne JA, Jacobs CA, Duncan ST, Hecht EM. (2022) Self-Reported Health of Severely Obese US Adults With Osteoarthritis. The Journal of arthroplasty (Jun).
- Boyle KK, Kapadia M, Chiu YF, Khilnani T, Miller AO, Henry MW, Lyman S, Carli AV. (2021) The James A. Rand Young Investigator. The Journal of arthroplasty (Jul), 36(7S): S4-S10.
- Miller AO, Kapadia M, Kirksey MA, Sandhu M, Jannat-Khah D, Bui T, Boyle KK, Krez A, Russell L, O. (2020) Clinical Experience with COVID-19 at a Specialty Orthopedic Hospital Converted to a Pandemic Overflow Field Hospital. HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery (Aug)1-7. doi:10.1007/s11420-020-09779-z
- Boyle KK, Kapadia M, Landy DC, Henry MW, Miller AO, Westrich GH. (2020) Utilization of Debridement, Antibiotics, and Implant Retention for Infection After Total Joint Arthroplasty Over a Decade in the United States. J Arthroplasty (Aug), 35(8): 2210-2216.
- Boyle KK, Marzullo BJ, Yergeau DA, Nodzo SR, Crane JK, Duquin TR. (2020) Pathogenic genetic variations of C. acnes are associated with clinically relevant orthopedic shoulder infections. J Orthop Res (Jul).
- Bhargava S, Listopadzki T, Diletti S, Crane JK, Duquin TR, Boyle KK. (2020) Effect of Blue Light and Photosensitizers on Cutibacterium acnes on Shoulder Periprosthetic Joint Infection Isolates. J Bone Jt Infect (Jun), 5(4): 187-197.
- Nodzo SR, Staub TM, Jancuska JM, Cobler-Lichter MD, Boyle KK, Rachala SR. (2020) Flexion Space Balancing Through Component Positioning and Its Relationship to Traditional Anatomic Rotational Landmarks in Robotic Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty (Jun), 35(6): 1569-1575.
- Boyle KK, Sosa B, Osagie L, Turajane K, Bostrom MPG, Yang X. (2019) Vancomycin-laden calcium phosphate-calcium sulfate composite allows bone formation in a rat infection model. Plos One (Sep), 14(9): 14-14.
- Nodzo SR, Boyle KK, Frisch NB. (2019) Nationwide Organism Susceptibility Patterns to Common Preoperative Prophylactic Antibiotics: What Are We Covering?. The Journal of arthroplasty (Jul), 34(7S): S302-S306.
- Boyle KK, Nodzo SR, Wright TE, Crane JK, Duquin TR. (2019) Hemolysis Is a Diagnostic Adjuvant for Propionibacterium acnes Orthopaedic Shoulder Infections. The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (Feb), 27(4): 136-144.
- de Beaubien B, Belden K, Bell K, Boyle KK, Cordero-Ampuero J, Della Valle CJ, Eijer H, Ferry C, Janz V, Kessler B, Kratky A, Lachiewicz A, Martin KE, Murillo O, Nijhof M, Nodzo SR, Petrie MJ, Stockley I, Suleiman LI. (2019) Hip and Knee Section, Treatment, Antimicrobials: Proceedings of International Consensus on Orthopedic Infections. The Journal of arthroplasty (Feb), 34(2S): S477-S482.
- Boyle KK, Kuo FC, Horcajada JP, Hughes H, Cavagnaro L, Marculescu C, McLaren A, Nodzo SR, Riccio G, Sendi P, Silibovsky R, Stammers J, Tan TL, Wimmer M. (2019) General Assembly, Treatment, Antimicrobials: Proceedings of International Consensus on Orthopedic Infections. The Journal of arthroplasty (Feb), 34(2S): S225-S237.
- Boyle KK, Sosa B, Osagie L, Turajane K, Bostrom MPG, Yang X. (2019) Vancomycin-laden calcium phosphate-calcium sulfate composite allows bone formation in a rat infection model. PloS one (Jan), 14(9): e0222034. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0222034
- Keely Boyle K, Rachala S, Nodzo SR. (2018) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017 Guidelines for Prevention of Surgical Site Infections: Review and Relevant Recommendations. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med (Sep), 11(3): 357-369.
- Boyle KK, Wood S, Tarity TD. (2018) Low-Virulence Organisms and Periprosthetic Joint Infection-Biofilm Considerations of These Organisms. Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine (Sep), 11(3): 409-419. doi:10.1007/s12178-018-9503-2
- Boyle KK, Wood S, Tarity TD. (2018) Low Virulence Organisms and Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Biofilm considerations of these organisms. Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine (Sep), 11(3): 409-419.
- Nodzo SR, Pavlesen S, Ritter C, Boyle KK. (2018) Tranexamic Acid Reduces Perioperative Blood Loss and Hemarthrosis in Total Ankle Arthroplasty. American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.) (Aug), 47(8).
- Boyle KK, Nodzo SR, Pavlesen S, Ritter CA. (2018) Tranexamic Acid Reduces Perioperative Blood Loss and Hemarthrosis in Total Ankle Arthroplasty. American Journal of Orthopaedics (Jul), 47(8).
- Boyle KK, Duquin TR. (2018) Prevention of Surgical Site Infection and Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. Orthopaedic Clinics of North America (Apr), 49(2): 241-256.
- Boyle KK, Duquin TR. (2018) Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Prevention of Surgical Site Infection in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. The Orthopedic clinics of North America (Apr), 49(2): 241-256.
- Boyle KK, Nodzo SR, Ferraro JT, Augenblick DJ, Pavlesen S, Phillips MJ. (2018) Uncemented vs Cemented Cruciate Retaining Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients With Body Mass Index Greater Than 30. The Journal of arthroplasty (Apr), 33(4): 1082-1088.
- Nodzo SR, Boyle KK, Pavlesen S, Rachala SR. (2018) Bone Morphogenic Protein-2 Use in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty with Acetabular Defects. Int Orthop (Jan), 33(4): 783-789.
- Nodzo SR, Boyle KK, Nocon AA, Henry MW, Mayman DJ, Westrich GH. (2017) The Influence of a Failed Irrigation and Debridement on the Outcomes of a Subsequent 2-Stage Revision Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal of arthroplasty (Aug), 32(8): 2508-2512.
- Nodzo SR, Boyle KK, Bhimani S, Duquin TR, Miller AO, Westrich GH. (2017) Propionibacterium acnes Host Inflammatory Response During Periprosthetic Infection Is Joint Specific. HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery (Jul), 13(2): 159-164. doi:10.1007/s11420-016-9528-2
- Nodzo SR, Boyle KK, Spiro S, Nocon AA, Miller AO, Westrich GH. (2017) Success rates, characteristics, and costs of articulating antibiotic spacers for total knee periprosthetic joint infection. The Knee (Jan), 24(5): 1175-1181.
- Nodzo SR, Boyle KK, Nocon AA, Henry MW, Mayman DJ, Westrich GH. (2017) The Influence of a Failed Irrigation and Debridement of the Outcomes of a Subsequent Two-Stage Revision Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty (Jan), 32(8): 2508-2512.
- Nodzo SR, Boyle KK, Bhimani S, Duquin TR, Miller AO, Westrich GH. (2017) Propionibacterium acnes Host Inflammatory Response During Periprosthetic Infection is Joint Specific. HSS Journal (Jan), 13(2): 159-164.
- Wright TE, Boyle KK, Duquin TR, Crane JK. (2016) Propionibacterium acnes Susceptibility and Correlation with Hemolytic Phenotype. Infectious Diseases: Research and Treatment (Jan), 9: 39-44.
- Wright TE, Boyle KK, Duquin TR, Crane JK. (2016) Propionibacterium acnes Susceptibility and Correlation with Hemolytic Phenotype. Infectious diseases (Jan), 9: 39-44. doi:10.4137/IDRT.S40539
- Haines C, NaPier Z, Roberts A, Boyle KK, Yu W. (2014) A Comparison of Urinary Tract and Surgical Site Infection Rates in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion with and without Urinary Catheterization. JSM Neurosurg Spine (Jan), 2(4): 1031-1031.
Professional Memberships:
- American Academy of Hip and Knee Surgeons; Young Leadership (2018–present)
- American Academy of Hip and Knee Surgeons (2018–present)
- American Academy of Hip and Knee Surgeons; Patient Safety Committee (2017–2019)
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2014–present)
- American Medical Association (2009–present)
Presentations:
- "Cathodic Voltage Controlled Electrical Stimulation Combined with Betadine Treats The Implant Associated MRSA Bacterial Burden" American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (2023)
- "Dilute Betadine May Note Effectively Treat Implant Associated Bacteria During Debridement, Antibiotics and Implant Retention" American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (2023)