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Thomas J. Scharschmidt

Medicine · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1982
Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentManagement of metastatic bone diseaseBone Tumor Diagnosis and TreatmentsSurgical site infection preventionOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty

Publications

143

Citations

2,389

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

45

Publishing since 1982

Research summary
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Thomas J. Scharschmidt is an orthopaedic surgeon-researcher focused on the surgical treatment of bone and soft tissue tumors, particularly in children and young adults. His work covers sarcomas (cancers arising in bone, muscle, or connective tissue), tenosynovial giant cell tumor (a benign but locally destructive joint tumor), and clinical trials evaluating surgery, chemotherapy, and targeted drug combinations. Much of his research is conducted through large multi-institutional pediatric cancer trial groups.

Pediatric and adult bone and soft tissue sarcomaRhabdomyosarcoma and non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma treatmentTenosynovial giant cell tumor therapiesSurgical oncology techniques and outcomesClinical trials combining surgery with chemotherapy/targeted agents

Publication output rose to a peak around 2019–2020 (16–19 papers/year) but has gradually declined to roughly 7–8 papers/year in 2024–2025, suggesting a slowing trend over the past few years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 8.4/year recently
2017: 8 publications172018: 8 publications182019: 16 publications192020: 19 publications19202021: 8 publications212022: 14 publications222023: 12 publications232024: 8 publications242025: 7 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology×12
  • Journal of Surgical Oncology×9
  • Current Orthopaedic Practice×8
  • Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research×6
  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics×5
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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