Meet the Orthopaedic Specialist

DR. PRASANNA SONI, MD

Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, Northeastern Ohio UniversityCollege of Medicine

Post Graduate Education:

Internship , January 1972 to June 1973. Marymount Hospital, Cleveland,Ohio.
Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery, July 1973 to June 1977. St. LukesHospital, Cleveland, Ohio. Affiliated with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
Practicing Orthopaedic Surgeon in Canton, Ohio, July 1977 to present.

Publications, Talks, and Inventions:
Invention :Soni- Lok Stabilizing device for use during Athroscopic Knee Surgery United States Patent # 4,593,681

PUBLICATIONS BY DR. P.L. SONI

1. NON TUBERCULOUS INFECTIVE SPONDYLITIS, review of 50 cases was read at the AAOS meeting in Las Vegas in February 1977. Authors: Dr. P.L. Soni and Dr. Henry Bohlman.

2. PYOGENIC AND FUNGAL VERTEBRAL OSTEOMYELITIS WITH PARALYSIS, read at the 49th Annual AAOS Meeting in New Orleans in January 1982. Authors: Dr. Frank J. Eismont, Dr. Henry Bohlman, Dr. P.L. Soni, Dr. Victor M. Goldberg, Dr.Alvin A. Freehafer.

3. VERTEBRAL OSTEOMYELITIS IN INFANTS, JBJS Volume 64B No.1, 1982. Authors:Dr. F.J. Eismont, Dr. H.H. Bohlman, Dr. P.L. Soni, Dr.V.M. Goldberg, Dr.A.A. Freehafer.

4. PYOGENIC AND FUNGAL VERTEBRAL OSTEOMYELITIS WITH PARALYSIS, JBJS Volume 65A No.1, January 1983. Authors: Dr. Frank Eismont,Dr. Henry Bohlman, Dr. P.L. Soni, Dr. Victor Goldberg,Dr. Alvin Freehafer.

5. INFECTIONS IN ORTHOPAEDICS, A half hour talk given by Dr. P.L. Soni at theAAOS sponsored course for Orthopaedic Nurses and allied personnel on June27, 1977 as a part of a three day course,again on May 1st 1978.

6.TREATMENT OF THE COMMINUTED FRACTURES OF THE HUMERAL HEAD ScientificPaper read at the “North American Trauma Association”30th Annual winter meeting   Big Sky Montana, March 9th 2005 

7. SAFE AND SIMPLE HEALTH CARE   Published in “Health Matters” April 2005

8. SAFE AND SIMPLE WAY TO BEAT ARTHRITIS “Health Matters” Aug 2005   

F.J. Eismont, MD, Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Miami School of Medicine.

H.H. Bohlman, MD, Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Case-WesternReserve University.

V.M. Goldberg, MD, Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,Case-Western Reseve University

A.A. Freehafer,MD, Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,Case-Western Reserve University.

AAOS: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
JBJS: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

TALKS GIVEN BY DR. P.L. SONI

April 23, 1981, Mercy Medical Center
Sponsored.-by: TMMC Educational Services Nurses Inservice - Short termcourse
Topic: Orthopaedics In Nursing Practice

April 15, 1982,Aultman Hospital Combined Medical Grand Rounds
Sponsored by: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
Topic: Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - Impact On Diagnosis & Treatment of Knee Injuries

February 17, 1983, Mercy Medical Center
Sponsored by: Clinical Laboratory Timken Mercy Medical Center
Topic: Arthroscopic Knee Surgery

February 24, 1983,Aultman Hospital Combined Medical Grand Rounds
Sponsored by: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
Topic: Modern Concepts of Fracture Care

March 24, 1983, March 30, 1983 Mercy Medical Center
Sponsored by: Allied Community Health Education Timken Mercy Medical Center
Topic: The Use of Total Joint Replacements in the Treatment of Arthritis

September 25, 1983,Cultural Center for the Arts - Mercy Medical Center 75thAnniversary Health Fair
Sponsored by: Allied Community Health Education Timken Mercy Medical Center
Topic: The Use of Total Joint Replacements in the Treatment of Arthritis

May 28, 1985,Timken Mercy Medical Center Auditorium
Sponsored by: Stark County Dietetic Association
Topic: Long Term Effects of a Chronically Calcium Deficient Diet

July 18, 1985,Best Western Executive Inn
Sponsored by: Stark County Medical Society in Conjunction with Ohio All Star Coaches Clinic
Topic: Recognition and Management of Injuries to the Knee

May 31, 1986,Brunnerdale Center
Sponsored by: Stark County Area Occupational Health Nurses Annual Seminar
Topic: Trauma to the Upper and Lower Extremities in an Industrial Settingand its Treatment

Fall 1993,Parke Hotel, Canton, Ohio
Sponsored by: Stark County Academy of Trial Lawyers
Topic: "What a doctor expects from a lawyer before and during a trial"