Undergraduate	Neurobiology - Harvard University	B.A.
Professional Medical	Medicine - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Medicine	M.D.
Residency	Orthopedic Surgery - Emory University School of Medicine	Resident
Residency	Orthopedic Surgery - Emory University School of Medicine	Administrative Chief Resident

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Singh H, Kukowski NR, Lunati MP, Dawes A, Kim CH, Kim S, Rhee JM (2024). Porous 3D Printed Titanium Cages in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion are Associated With Less Subsidence, Improved Maintenance of Segmental Lordotic Correction, and Similar Clinical Outcomes as Allograft. Global Spine J, 14(3), 878-888.
Lunati MP, Aspang JSU, Baker JL, Wilson JM, Moore TJ Jr (2023). Radiographic Prediction of Soft Tissue Injury Associated with Tibial Plateau Fractures: The Direction of Articular Depression Matters. J Surg Orthop Adv, 32(4), 270-275.
Lunati MP, Wilson JM, Farley KX, Gottschalk MB, Wagner ER (2021). Preoperative depression is a risk factor for complication and increased health care utilization following total shoulder arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 30(1), 89-96.
Grabel ZJ, Lunati MP, Segal DN, Kukowski NR, Yoon ST, Jain A (2020). Thoracolumbar spinal fractures associated with ground level falls in the elderly: An analysis of 254,486 emergency department visits. J Clin Orthop Trauma, 11(5), 916-920.
Lunati MP, Manz WJ, Maidman SD, Kukowski NR, Mignemi D, Bariteau JT (2020). Effect of Age on Complication Rates and Outcomes Following First Metatarsophalangeal Arthrodesis for Hallux Rigidus. Foot Ankle Int, 41(11), 1347-1354.
Mener A, Staley CA, Lunati MP, Pflederer J, Reisman WM, Schenker M (2020). Is Operative Debridement Greater Than 24 Hours Post-admission Associated With Increased Likelihood of Post-operative Infection?. The Journal of surgical research, 247, 461-468.
Wilson JM, Lunati MP, Grabel ZJ, Staley CA, Schwartz AM, Schenker ML (2019). Hypoalbuminemia Is an Independent Risk Factor for 30-Day Mortality, Postoperative Complications, Readmission, and Reoperation in the Operative Lower Extremity Orthopaedic Trauma Patient. J Orthop Trauma, 33(6), 284-291.
Kragh JF, Lunati MP, Kharod CU, Cunningham CW, Bailey JA, Stockinger ZT, Cap AP, Chen J, Aden JK, Cancio LC (2016). Assessment of Groin Application of Junctional Tourniquets in a Manikin Model. Prehosp Disaster Med, 31(4), 358-63.

Review

Lunati M, Mahmoud K, Kadakia R, Coleman M, Bariteau J (2021). Complications Associated with the Surgical Management of Hallux Rigidus. [Review]. Orthop Clin North Am, 52, (3), 291-296.
Brown W, Lunati M, Maceroli M, Ernst A, Staley C, Johnson R, Schenker M (2020). Ability of Thromboelastography to Detect Hypercoagulability: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [Review]. J Orthop Trauma, 34, (6), 278-286.

Case Report

Segal DN, Lunati MP, Kukowski NR, Michael KW (2021). White Cord Syndrome and Acute Tetraplegia After Posterior Cervical Decompression: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect, 11(2).
Wilson JM, Kukoski NR, Lunati MP, Moore T Jr (2020). Tibial Plateau Fracture with Ipsilateral Syndesmotic Injury: A Previously Undescribed Maisonneuve-Equivalent Injury Pattern: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect, 10(1), e0280.