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Office
24051 Newhall Ranch Rd
Bldg C
Valencia, CA 91355Phone+1 661-254-6364Fax+1 661-254-6364
Clinical Expertise
- Hand and wrist surgery
Education & Training
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Hand Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery), 2015 - 2016
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2009 - 2015
- Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2009
- Arizona State UniversityB.S., Biomedical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, 2000 - 2004
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2011 - 2026
- MO State Medical License 2015 - 2017
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Surgery of the Hand
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Vernon Thompson Award Western Orthopaedic Association, 2014
- USA Today Academic All American 2005
- Barry M. Goldwater National Scholarship 2004
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 17 citationsControlled Release of Vancomycin and Tigecycline from an Orthopaedic Implant Coating Prevents Staphylococcus aureus Infection in an Open Fracture Animal ModelAlexandra I. Stavrakis, Suwei Zhu, Amanda H. Loftin, X. Weixian, Jared A. Niska
Biomed Research International. 2019-12-12 - 31 citationsIn Vivo Efficacy of a "Smart" Antimicrobial Implant Coating.Alexandra I. Stavrakis, Suwei Zhu, Vishal Hegde, Amanda H. Loftin, Alyssa G. Ashbaugh
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2016-07-20 - 14 citationsCombined in vivo optical and µCT imaging to monitor infection, inflammation, and bone anatomy in an orthopaedic implant infection in mice.Nicholas M. Bernthal, Brad N. Taylor, Jeffrey A. Meganck, Yu Wang, Jonathan H. Shahbazian
Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2014-10-16
Journal Articles
- Combination prophylactic therapy with rifampin increases efficacy against an experimental Staphylococcus epidermidis subcutaneous implant related infectionStavrakis Al, Niska JA, Shabazian JH, Loftin AH, Ramos RI, Billi F, Francis KP, Otto M, Bernthal NM, Uslan DZ, Miller LS, Antimicro Agents Chemother, 1/1/2014
- Understanding Infection: a primer on animal models of periposthetic joint infectionStavrakis A, Niska JA, Loftin A, Billi F, Bernthal NM, Scientific World Journal, 1/13/2013
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Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- Fractures of the Wrist and HandSt. Louis, MO - 1/1/2016
- Rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and sclerodermaLos Angeles, CA - 1/1/2015
- Orthopaedic implant infections: prevention, treatment and coatingsLos Angeles, CA, 2013; Santa Monica, CA, 2015 - 1/1/2015
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