JBJS is pleased to highlight our Elite Reviewers. The Elite Reviewers Program recognizes our best reviewers for their outstanding efforts. All JBJS reviewers help us maintain the highest standards for quality orthopaedic publishing.
Name: Daniel G. Tobert
Affiliation:
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Years in practice: I finished a spine fellowship at the University of Utah in the summer of 2019
How did you begin reviewing for other journals and for JBJS in particular?
After finishing residency, a mentor of mine who is a Deputy Editor at JBJS invited me to review here.
What is your top piece of advice for those reviewers who aspire to reach Elite status?
Developing a systematic approach to manuscript review has helped me feel less subjective and more effective as a reviewer. For me, that involves focusing heavily on the Methods section to ascertain how the authors are trying to answer the proposed research question. Yet, I always start by reading the entire manuscript once to get an overview of the research and set it down for at least a few hours before starting a more formal review.
Aside from orthopaedic manuscripts, what have you been reading lately?
I am slowly reading Eric Topol’s recent book about the role of artificial intelligence in healthcare titled, Deep Medicine. More often, though, I find myself trying to navigate the transition between training and practice.
Learn more about the JBJS Elite Reviewers program.