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S. Mehdi Jafari, MD
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Sports Medicine
Adult Reconstruction
Cell Phone: 703-***-****
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US IMMIGRATION STATUS
. Permanent Resident
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
. ACGME Accredited Clinical Fellow of Sports Medicine at: Nirschl
Orthopaedic Center, Virginia Hospital Center, Georgetown University,
Arlington, VA, USA. Aug 2011-Jul 2012
. ACGME Accredited Clinical Fellow of Adult Reconstruction at: Department
of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Aug 2010-Jul 2011
. Joint Research Fellowship: Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson
University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Jan 2008-Aug 2010
. Residency: Shariati Hospital, Tehran Medical University, Tehran, Iran.
Sep 2001-Sep 2005
. Internship: Shiraz Medical University, Shiraz, Iran. Sep 1998-Oct 1999
EXPERINCE:
. More than 600 surgeries during two years of fellowship in US including
primary and revision hip, knee and shoulder replacement, and arthroscopy
of knee, shoulder and hip.
EDUCATION
. Medical School: Shiraz Medical University, Shiraz, Iran. Sep 1992-Sep
1998
PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
. Faculty Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Tehran Medical University, Tehran, Iran. Jan 2006-Dec 2007
. Military Service: Medical Department of Iranian Army Air Force, Iran.
1999-2001
MEDICAL LICENSE
. Virginia State Unrestricted Medical License # 010*******. 2013
. Iranian Medical Council License # 77322. 1999
BOARD CERTIFICATION
. United States: Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
(ECFMG ): # 0-749-553-4. Oct 2009
. National Iranian Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Sep 2005
OTHER CERTIFICATES:
. Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS) # 203686639
. ICDL Core Certificate # 20054391. Jul 29, 2007
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
. Faculty of Orthopaedic Surgery Department, Shariati Hospital, Tehran,
Iran. Jan 2006-Dec 2007
HOSPITAL POSITIONS
. Director of Outpatient Department, Shariati Hospital, Tehran, Iran. Feb
2006- Dec 2007
AWARDS & HONORS
. Resident/Fellow Travel Grant for abstract entitled: Renal Impairment
Following Total Joint Arthroplasty: Who Is At Risk? 40th Eastern
Orthopaedic Association (EOA) annual meeting, at Atlantis, Bahamas. Jun
2009
. Third Best Article for abstract entitled: Diagnosis of Anterior Cruciate
Ligament Tear by Knee Arthrometer. 14th annual Meeting of the Iranian
Orthopaedic Association (IOA), Tehran, Iran. Oct -Nov 2006
. Ranked 3rd in Iran National Orthopaedics Board Certification Exam. Sep
2005
. Ranked as Best Orthopaedics Resident of Tehran Medical University. 2004
. Ranked as 2nd Medical Student of Shiraz Medical School. 1999
. Ranked 3rd in Pre-internship Exam, Shiraz Medical School. 1998
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP
. Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA). ID # 20410
. American Medical Association (AMA). ID # 517********
. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). ID # 00884660
. Iranian Orthopaedic Association (IOA). ID # 0021- 0576
. Iranian Medical Council (IMC). ID # 77322
DISSERTATIONS
. Residency: Using a Part of Ulnar Nerve to Restore Elbow Flexion in
Patients with Upper Brachial Plexus Injuries. 2004
. Medical School. Epidemiology of Grave's Disease in Shiraz Hospitals: 1999
PUBLICATIONS
. Jafari SM, Casper DS, Restrepo C, Zmistowski B, Parvizi J, Sharkey PF.
Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Are Patients With Multiple Prosthetic
Joints at Risk? J Arthroplasty. 2012 Mar, (PMID: 22386611)
. Matar W, Eslampour A, Jafari SM, Parvizi J. Total Joint Arthroplasty in
Patients with Hepatitis C. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) Am.
2011 Aug; 93(15); 1448-1454 (PMID: 21915551)
. Parvizi J, Jafari SM. Femoroacetabular Impingement: A Newly Opened Window
(review article). Iranian Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery. 2011; Vol 9(1):
38-43
. Parvizi J, Suh DH, Jafari SM, Mullan A, Purtill JJ. Reply to Letter to
the Editor: Aseptic Loosening of Total Hip Arthroplasty: Infection Should
Always Be Ruled Out. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research (CORR).
2011 (PMID: 21789708)
. Parvizi J, Suh DH, Jafari SM, Mullan A, Purtill JJ. Aseptic Loosening of
Total Hip Arthroplasty: Infection Should Always Be Ruled Out. Clinical
Orthopaedics and Related Research (CORR). 2011 May; 469(5): 1401-5 (PMID:
21365337)
. Matar WM, Jafari SM, Restrepo C, Austin MS, Purtill JJ, Parvizi J.
Preventing Infection in Total Joint Arthroplasty. Journal of Bone and
Joint Surgery (JBJS) Am. 2010 Dec; 92: 36-46 (PMID: 21123590)
. Hoke D, Jafari SM, Orozco F, Ong A. Tibial Shaft Stress Fractures
Resulting from Placement of Navigation Tracker Pins. Journal of
Arthroplasty (JOA), 2011 Apr; 26(3): 504.e5-8 (PMID: 20663640)
. Jafari SM, Huang R, Joshi A, Parvizi J, Hozack WJ. Renal Impairment
Following Total Joint Arthroplasty: Who Is at Risk? Journal of
Arthroplasty (JOA). 2010 Sep; 25(6 Suppl): 49-53 (PMID: 20570102 )
. Jafari SM, Coyle C, Mortazavi SMJ, Sharkey P, Parvizi J. Revision Total
Hip Arthroplasty: Infection is the Major Cause of Failure. Clinical
Orthopaedics and Related Research (CORR). 2010 Aug; 468(8): 2046-51
(PMID: 20195808)
. Jafari SM, Parvizi J. Bearing Surfaces in Hip Arthroplasty (review
article). American Journal of Orthopaedics (AJO). 2010 Jan; 39(1): 13-7.
(PMID: 20305834)
. Jafari SM, Bender B, Coyle C, Parvizi J, Sharkey P, Hozack WJ. Do
Tantalum and Titanium Cups Show Similar Results in Revision Hip
Arthroplasty? Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research (CORR). 2010
Feb; 468(2): 459-65, (PMID: 19809857)
. Navvab I, Mehrpour SR, Jafari SM. Hospital Cost in Elderly Patients with
Hip Fracture in a Teaching Hospital. Iranian Journal of Orthopaedic
Surgery. Vol 5(2): 80-84
. Alami Harandi B, Jafari SM, Alami Harandi A. Unstable Intertrochanteric
Hip Fractures (review article). Iranian Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Vol 4(4): 49-57
. Kamrani RS, Abbaszadeh MR, Jafari SM. Variations of Palmaris Longus and
Fifth Superficial Flexor Tendon. Iranian Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Vol 3(3): 21-24
. Kamrani RS, Jafari SM, Guiti MR. The Results of Using a Part of Ulnar
Nerve for Upper Brachial Plexus Injury. Acta Medica Iranica. Vol 43(3):
204-208
PODIUM PRESENTATIONS
. Jafari SM, Casper D, Zmistowski B, Restrepo C, Parvizi J. Periprosthetic
Joint Infection: Are Patients with Multiple Prosthetic Joints At Risk?
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), annual meeting, San
Diego, CA. Feb 15-19, 2011
. Jafari SM, Coyle C, Huang R, Austin MS, Orozco F, Ong AC. Revision Total
Knee Arthroplasty Using Metaphyseal Sleeves At Short-Term Follow-Up.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), annual meeting, San
Diego, CA. Feb 15-19, 2011
. Ong A, Jafari SM, Blair J, Parvizi J, Orozco F. Does Erythropoietin Have
a Role in Single-Stage Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty? American
Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS), 20th Annual Meeting.
Dallas, TX. Nov 5-7, 2010
. Jafari SM, Austin MS, Harshman S. Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty Using
Metaphyseal Sleeves: A Short-Term Follow-Up. Eastern Orthopaedic
Association (EOA), 41st Annual Meeting, Naples, FL. Oct 13-16, 2010
. Ravi R, Mortazavi SMJ, Jafari SM, Parvizi J, Irizarry A. Predictors of
Instability Following Revision Hip Arthroplasty. Eastern Orthopaedic
Association (EOA), 41st Annual Meeting, Naples, FL. Oct 13-16, 2010
. Jafari SM, Casper D, Zmistowski B, Restrepo C, Parvizi J. Periprosthetic
Joint Infection: Are Patients with Multiple Prosthetic Joints At Risk?
Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS), 20th Annual Open Scientific
Meeting, Los Angeles, California. Aug 6-7, 2010
. Matar W, Eslampour A, Jafari SM, Parvizi J. Total Joint Arthroplasty in
Patients with Hepatitis C. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
(AAOS), annual meeting, New Orleans, LA. Mar 9-13, 2010
. Jafari SM, Parvizi J, Huang R, Bican O, Hozack WJ. Renal Impairment
Following Total Joint Arthroplasty: Who Is at Risk? American Association
of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS), 19th annual meeting. Dallas, TX. Nov 6-
8, 2009
. Parvizi J, Suh D, Jafari SM. Aseptic Loosening of Total Hip Arthroplasty:
Are They All Truly Aseptic? American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
(AAHKS), 19th annual meeting, Dallas, TX. Nov 6-8, 2009
. Parvizi J, Suh D, Jafari SM. Aseptic Loosening of Total Hip Arthroplasty:
Are They All Truly Aseptic? Summer Scientific Meeting of the Hip Society,
Palo Alto, CA. Sep 24-26, 2009
. Jafari SM, Chakravarty R, Coyle C, Mortazavi SMJ, Sharkey P, Parvizi J.
Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: Infection is the Major Cause of Failure.
MusculoSkeletal Infection Society (MSIS), 19th annual Open Scientific
Meeting, San Diego, California. Aug 7-8, 2009
. Parvizi J, Suh D, Jafari SM. Aseptic Loosening of Total Hip Arthroplasty:
Are They All Truly Aseptic? Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS),
19th annual Open Scientific Meeting, San Diego, California. Aug 7-8, 2009
. Jafari SM, Huang R, Bican O, Viscusi E, Parvizi J. Renal Impairment
Following Total Joint Arthroplasty: Who Is at Risk? Eastern Orthopaedic
Association (EOA), annual meeting Paradise Island, Bahamas. Jun 17-20,
2009. Winner of the Resident/Fellow Travel Grant.
. Hozack WJ, Jafari SM, Bender B, Parvizi J, Purtill J, Sharkey P. Clinical
and Radiological Evaluation of Cementless Porous-coated Tantalum and
Titanium Acetabular Cups in Revision Hip Arthroplasy: A Comparison Study.
Summer Scientific Meeting of the Hip Society, 2008
. Jafari SM. Total Hip Arthroplasty after Acetabular Fracture. 15th annual
meeting of Tehran Medical University. Tehran, Iran. Feb 2007
. Tahmasebi MN, Jafari SM. Removing Well-Fixed Components in Revision Total
Knee Arthroplasty. 15th annual meeting of Tehran Medical University.
Tehran, Iran, Feb 2007
. Shahrezayi M, Navab I, Jafari SM. Treatment of Femoral Head
Osteonecrosis. 15th annual Meeting of the Iranian Orthopaedic Association
(IOA), Tehran, Iran. 2007
. Tahmasebi MN, Jafari SM. Traumatic Chondral Lesions in Knee Joint. 2nd
annual meeting of Persian Orthopaedic and Trauma Association (POTA).
Tehran, Iran. Dec 2006
. Kamrani RS, Kiani K, Jafari SM. Percutaneous Removal of Osteoid Osteoma
under CT Guidance. 14th annual meeting of the Iranian Orthopaedic
Association (IOA), Tehran, Iran. Oct -Nov 2006
. Tahmasebi MN, Jafari SM, Farsi P. Application of Valgus Unloading Knee
Brace in Unicompartmental Knee Osteoarthritis. 14th annual meeting of the
Iranian Orthopaedic Association (IOA), Tehran, Iran. Oct -Nov 2006
. Tahmasebi MN, Jafari SM. Diagnosis of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear by
Knee Arthrometer. 14th annual meeting of the Iranian Orthopaedic
Association (IOA), Tehran, Iran. Oct-Nov 2006 ( ranked as the third best
article)
. Jafari SM. Heel Pain: Diagnosis and Treatment. 14th annual Orthopaedic
Conference of Tehran Medical University about Joint Diseases and
Orthopaedic Complications, Tehran, Iran. Feb 2006
. Jafari SM. Different types of Needles, Suture Materials & Suturing
Methods in Tendon Injuries. Tehran Medical University, CME of Orthopaedic
Department, Tehran, Iran. May 2006
POSTER EXHIBITS
. Jafari SM, Ong AC, Parvizi J, Orozco F, Blair JL. Does Erythropoietin
Have a Role in Single-Stage Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)?
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), annual meeting, San
Diego, CA. Feb 15-19, 2011
. Scolaro JA, Jafari SM, Mirza AJ, Parvizi J, Mehta S, Horneff JG. Locked
Plating versus Intramedullary Nailing of Periprosthetic Femur Fractures
after TKA. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), annual
meeting, San Diego, CA. Feb 15-19, 2011
. Parvizi J, Jafari SM, Chakravarty R, Coyle C, Mortazavi SMJ, Sharkey P.
Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: Infection is the Major Cause of Failure.
American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS), 19th annual
meeting, Dallas, TX. Nov 6-8, 2009
. Matar W, Eslampour A, Jafari SM, Parvizi J. Total Joint Arthroplasty in
Patients with Hepatitis C. American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
(AAHKS), 19th annual meeting, Dallas, TX. Nov 6-8, 2009
. Jafari SM, Parvizi J, Della Valle C, Orozco F, Ong A. Metal
Hypersensitivity Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Real Phenomenon?
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), annual meeting, Las
Vegas, Nevada. Feb-Mar 2009
. Malkani AL, Jafari SM, Parvizi J, Baker D. Vancouver Type II & III
Periprosthetic Femur Fractures Treated with Modular Femoral Implants.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting, Las
Vegas, USA. Feb 2009
. Hozack WJ, Jafari SM, Bender B, Coyle C, Parvizi J, Purtill JJ, Sharkey
PF. Cementless Porous-coated Tantalum Cups for Revision Hip Arthroplasty
Compared to Titanium Cups. Canadian Orthopaedic Association (COA) annual
meeting, Whistler, BC, Canada. Jul 3-6, 2009
. Jafari SM, Goodman K, Parvizi J, Rothman RH. Bilateral Arthroplasty: A
risk Factor for Another Complication. Canadian Orthopaedic Association
(COA) annual meeting, Whistler, BC, Canada. Jul 3-6, 2009
. Jafari SM, Ong A, Hoke D, Parvizi J. Tibial Shaft Stress Fracture After
Computer Assisted Navigation In Total Knee Arthroplasty. CAOS
International (International Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic
Surgery) annual meeting, Boston, USA. Jun 17-20, 2009
. Jafari SM, Ward P, Parvizi J, Sharkey PF, Hozack WJ, Rothman RH. Total
Joint Arthroplasty in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. 40th Eastern
Orthopaedic Association (EOA), annual meeting Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Jun 17-20, 2009
. Jafari SM, Chakravarty R, Coyle C, Mortazavi SMJ, Sharkey PF, Parvizi J.
Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: Infection is the Major Cause of Failure.
40th Eastern Orthopaedic Association (EOA), annual meeting, Paradise
Island, Bahamas. Jun 17-20, 2009.
. Jafari SM, Parvizi J, Della Valle C, Orozco F, Ong A. Metal
Hypersensitivity Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Real Phenomenon?
TribOS Articulating Science Meeting, Noosa, Queensland, Australia. 2008
. Ong A, Jafari SM. Computer Navigation in Total Knee Arthroplasty: The
Fundamentals. Chinese Orthopedic Association (COA) annual meeting.
Suzhou, China. November 13-16, 2008
. Ong A, Jafari SM. Tips & Tricks and Technical Pearls for Use of a Taper-
Wedge Cementless Stem in Total Hip Arthroplasty. Chinese Orthopedic
Association (COA) annual meeting. Suzhou, China. November 13-16, 2008
SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITS
. Parvizi J, Adeli B, Zmistowski B, Restrepo C, Jafari SM, Carter A,
Greenwald AS. Management of Periprosthetic Joint Infection: The Current
Knowledge. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), annual
meeting, San Diego, CA. Feb 15-19, 2011
. Matar W, Restrepo C, Jafari SM, Parvizi J, Purtil JJ. Prevention of
Infection in Total Joint Arthroplasty. American Academy of Orthopaedic
Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting, New Orleans, LA. Mar 9-13, 2010
. Parvizi J, Jafari SM, Della Valle C, Orozco F, Ong A, Hallab N, Jacobs J.
Metal Hypersensitivity Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: Is It a Real
Phenomenon? American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual
meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, Feb-Mar, 2009
BOOK CHAPTERS
. Jafari SM, Parvizi J. Cemented Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA). In
Operative Techniques in Adult Reconstruction Surgery by Parvizi J,
Rothman RH, Wiesel SW. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Chapter 19, pp: 175-
189. 2010
. Austin MS, Jafari SM. Removing Well-Fixed Components During revision Knee
Arthroplasty. In Operative Techniques in Adult Reconstruction Surgery by
Parvizi J, Rothman RH, Wiesel SW. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Chapter
25, pp: 232-236. 2010
(Pending publication)
. Hozack WJ, Jafari SM, Huang R. Factors Influencing Outcome of THA.
. Jafari SM, Patel R, Parvizi J. Surgical Applied Anatomy of Hip
. Jafari SM. Stainless-Steel in Arthroplasty: in, online book Interactive
Educational Program. 2010
. Jafari SM, Austin MS. Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: Impaction Bone
Grafting, in, online book Interactive Educational Program. 2010
REFERENCES:
. Dr Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS, Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson
University, Philadelphia PA, 267-***-****
. Dr Thomas Brown, MD, University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA, (434)
243-0278
. Dr Robert Nirschl, MD, Nirschl Orthopaedics at Virginia Hospital Center,
Arlington VA, 703-***-**** X206
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