WORK EXPERIENCE
- PIH Health Hospital
Program Director
Orthopaedic Surgery
2019-Present
Whittier, CA
CLINICAL TRAINING
- Hoag Orthopaedic Institute
Hip and Knee Reconstruction Fellowship
2018-2019
Irvine, CA - Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
2013-2018
Torrance, CA
EDUCATION
- Tufts University School of Medicine
Doctorate of Medicine
Shubert Scholar
2009- 2013
Boston, MA - Boston University School of Medicine
Master of Arts, Medical Sciences
Dean’s List
2007-2009
Boston, MA - University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Science, Physiology and Metabolism
Summa Cum Laude
2002-2006
Berkeley, MA
LICENSURE
- American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
2021-Present - Medical Board of California
2014-Present - Radiography and Fluoroscopy X-ray Supervisor and Operator
2015-Present
HONORS/AWARDS
- Leaders of Influence – 2023 Los Angeles’ Top Doctors. Los Angele Business Journal. January 30, 2023.
- 2021 Los Angeles’ Top Doctors of 2021. Los Angele Business Journal. January 18, 2021.
- 2016 Dana M. Street Orthopaedic Resident Research Award Winner. Biomechanical Comparison of Fixation Devices for First Tarsometatarsal Joint Arthrodesis. Torrance, CA.
- 2010 Harold Williams Medical Student Research Fellowship Award Winner. Assessment of the Time Lag Between Cancer Initiation and Skeletal Manifestation: Development and Validation of an In-Vivo Protocol
- 2009 Tufts University School of Medicine - Shubert Family Scholarship
- 2006 Departmental Honors, Dean’s List. University of California, Berkeley.
PUBLICATIONS
- "A Comparative Study Between the Stryker EZout Powered Acetabular Revision System and the Zimmer Explant Acetabular Cup Removal Systems. Techniques in Orthopaedics, September 2019.
- "DVT Prophylaxis Strategies Following Total Joint Arthroplasty". Seminars in Arthroplasty. September 2016.
- "Two-Stage Arthroplasty for Prosthetic Joint Infection: a Systematic Review of Acute Kidney Injury, Systemic Toxicity and Infection Control". Journal of Arthroplasty. 28 October 2013.
- "Microstructural, Densitometric and Metabolic Variations in Bones From Rats With Normal or Altered Skeletal States". Plos One. 17 December 2013.
- "Inducible Immortality in hTERT-human Mesenchymal Stem Cells". Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 5 Jun 2012.
PODIUM PRESENTATIONS
- Kidney Injury After Antibiotic Cement Spacer Implantation for Prosthetic Joint Infection. AAOS Annual Meeting 2016. Orlando, FL. March 2016.
- Two-Stage Arthroplasty for Periprosthetic Joint Infection: A Systematic Review of Acute Kidney Injury Secondary to Antibiotic Spacer Placement. New England Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting. Boston, MA. November 2013.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
- Comparison of Gap Balanced versus Measured Resection Techniques in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective, Randomized Trial. American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting. Dallas, TX. November 2019.
- A New Technique for Powered Removal of Well-Fixed Cementless Hemispherical Acetabular Components. Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. March 2017.
- Characterization of Metal Debris From Commonly Used Arthroscopic Shavers. Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. March 2017.
Medical & Professional Associations
- American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS)
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
- American Medical Association (AMA)
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