Nicholas Gajewski, MD

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orthopedics

expertise

spine, spinal deformity, scoliosis, kyphosis, spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis, trauma, lower extremity fractures, upper extremity fractures

bio

Nicholas Gajewski, MD is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Dayton Children's Hospital.

Dr. Gajewski attended the University of Pennsylvania for his undergraduate degree where he graduated summa cum laude. He went on to graduate with his doctorate of medicine from the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Gajewski completed his post-graduate training at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware.

He has a special interest in treating pediatric spinal disorders and pediatric trauma.

When not seeing patients at Dayton Children's, Dr. Gajewski enjoys spending time with his wife and son, golfing, playing tennis and skiing.

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Scheduling in-person appointments for new patients only. For follow-up, second opinion or video visit appointments, please call 937-641-3010

education and training

medical school: Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
residency: University of California, Los Angeles - Orthopedic Surgery
fellowship: Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children - Pediatric Orthopeedic Surgery

publications and presentations

Gajewski, C., Gajewski, N., Upfill-Brown, A., Thompson, R., Silva, M. The Utility of Routine Radiographic Monitoring in Pediatric Osteoarticular Infections. Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics, 2021.
Buerba, RA, Sheppard, WL, Herndon, KE, Gajewski, N, Patel, AD, Leong, NL, Bernthal, NM, Soohoo, N. Academic Influence and Its Relationship to Industry Payments in Orthopedic Surgery. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Am, 2018.
Frangiamore, SF., Gajewski, N., Saleh, A., Farias-Kovasc, M., Barsoum, W., Higuera, C. Alpha-defensin Accuracy to Diagnose Periprosthetic Joint Infection – Journal of Arthroplasty. 2016.

awards, honors and organizations

Finerman Grant Award Recipient, A Randomized Controlled Trial of Infraclavicular Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Pain Control in Operative Pediatric Lateral Condyle Fractures, UCLA, 2018.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons/Orthopaedic Research Society Young Investigator Award for the Biologic Treatments for Orthopaedic Injuries Research Symposium, 2015.
Phi Beta Kappa, University of Pennsylvania, 05/2011.

get to know me

I chose my specialty because...

Orthopedics offers the opportunity to help people stay active and live to their fullest potential.

I chose to work at Dayton Children's because...

I wanted to help kids in Ohio where I grew up.

I like working with kids because...

They are full of surprises and always keep you on your toes!

Dayton Children's is special because...

Of the amazing staff!

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05/24/24

They helped us understand completely what was going on with my daughter and are getting her in right away for her physical therapy. I was very pleased with this office.

05/15/24

Dr. Gajewski was a great provider, very kind, very knowledgeable, and very caring. He always took the time to answer my questions and I appreciated that.

04/26/24

Dr. Gajewski is a very good doctor. He has been with us through this very trying time of our life. He's been patient, kind, understanding, very thorough with his information, very timely, and just very sensitive to meet our needs. And we really appreciate him during this very difficult time. So thank you very much. And everyone else that's been involved, thank you.

04/17/24

Dr. Gajewski was very professional and very knowledgeable about his surgeries and the healing processes and he knows what he's doing. I would recommend him to anyone. Thank you.

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