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Office
265 East Rollins Street
11th floor
Orlando, FL 32804Phone+1 617-669-3887
Summary
- Dr. Amir Kachooei is an orthopaedic elbow and hand surgeon who specializes in all conditions of the hand and elbow. He completed both medical school and orthopaedic residency at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in Iran. There, he worked as an Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery. Following residency, he spent over two years as a Research Fellow in Hand & Elbow Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. His research primarily focused on elbow conditions.
Dr. Kachooei pursued his clinical Ph.D. in Elbow Surgery at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where he also mastered in Elbow Arthroscopic Surgery. He became ECFMG certified in the United States, after which he completed a Clinical Fellowship in Foot and Ankle Surgery, followed by a Clinical Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship, both at Rothman Orthopaedics at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA.
Dr. Kachooei’s research led to nine patents, more than 115 peer-reviewed articles focused on elbow surgery, as well as two books and two book chapters, and more than 100 oral and poster presentations nationally and internationally. Furthermore, he supervised more than 20 theses and served as a mentor to many researchers. In 2013, he began his role as the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery and continues to hold this title.
Dr. Kachooei is dedicated to patient care and educating medical students, residents, and other trainees. His number one goal is patient satisfaction and putting his patients first.
Education & Training
- Mashhad University of Medical SciencesClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 2022 - 2026
- FL State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 2020 - 2024
- NJ State Medical License 2020 - 2022
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Plate Osteosynthesis of Proximal Humerus Fracture is Associated with Significant Complications and Poor Functional Score for Patients Older than 45 Years Old: A Cohort...Mohammad Reza Guity, Nima Hoseini-Zare, Mohammad-Taha Pahlevan-Fallahy, Mohammad Poursalehian, Amir Hossein Mafi
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2024-11-11 - When Numbness and Tingling Play a Role-Sexual Function in Compressive Neuropathy.Tiffany N Bridges, Adam S Kohring, Alexis A Kasper, Amir R Kachooei, Rick Tosti
Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online. 2024-11-01 - The Effect of Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Medications on Wide-Awake Hand Surgery: An Analysis of 2,162 Cases.Kyle J Plusch, Chaim Miller, Kelsey Wood, Samuel Alfonsi, Amir R Kachooei
The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2024-10-01
Authored Content
- Tendon Transfers for Low Ulnar Nerve PalsyJanuary 2020
Committees
- Editor in Chief, SurgiColl Journal 2023 - Present
- Deputy Editor in Chief, Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery Journal 2013 - Present
Research History
- Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School2013 - 2016
Professional Memberships
- Member
- American Association for Hand SurgeryMember
- American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle SocietyMember
Other Languages
- Farsi
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