CarlosA.Higuera RuedaMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Weston, FL

Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery

Amy and David Krohn Distinguished Chair in Orthopaedic Outcomes. Director of Levitetz Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Cleveland Clinic Florida.

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Office
2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd FL 3
Weston, FL 33331
Phone+1 216-401-1385

Fax+1 954-659-5427

Education & Training

Thomas Jefferson UniversityFellowship, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics, 2011 - 2012
Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2005 - 2011
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2002 - 2004
Pontifical Xavierian UniversityClass of 1999, M.D.

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2018 - 2026
OH State Medical License 2004 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2011 - 2012
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Inducted Member International Hip Society, 2023
Inducted Member Knee Society, 2022
Inducted Member Hip Society, 2019
Traveling Fellowship Hip Society, 2017
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Clinical Trials

Evaluation of Wound Management With Negative Pressure Dressing Versus Standard Dressing After Revision Arthroplasty. Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate Versus Triamcinolone Injection For Hip Osteoarthritis Start of enrollment: 2024 Jul 01
Not yet recruiting
Phase 3
Home Monitoring After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty Start of enrollment: 2016 Jul 01
Completed
Not Applicable
A Second Trial of the Abbreviated Protocol Two-Stage Exchange Start of enrollment: 2023 Jan 23
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
A Prospective Multicenter Longitudinal Cohort Study of the Mymobility Platform Start of enrollment: 2018 Oct 22
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Diagnostic Utility of a Novel Point-of-Care Test of Calprotectin for Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty Start of enrollment: 2018 Oct 29
Completed
Survivorship, Radiographic, and Functional Outcomes of the Multihole Revision Acetabular Cup Start of enrollment: 2016 Dec 01
Terminated
Improvement of Patient Satisfaction and Overall Outcomes Using HealthLoop Start of enrollment: 2018 Apr 17
Completed
Not Applicable
Euflexxa for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis Start of enrollment: 2018 Jul 09
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1192 citations
The 2018 Definition of Periprosthetic Hip and Knee Infection: An Evidence-Based and Validated Criteria.
Javad Parvizi, Timothy L. Tan, Karan Goswami, Carlos A. Higuera, Craig J. Della Valle
The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2018-02-26
88 citations
Serum biomarkers in periprosthetic joint infections
Anas Saleh, Jaiben George, Mhamad Faour, Alison K. Klika, Carlos A. Higuera
Bone & Joint Research. 2018-01-01
7 citations
Standardized quantification of biofilm in a novel rabbit model of periprosthetic joint infection.
Anabelle Visperas, Daniel Santana, Minseon Ju, Nathalie B Milbrandt, Yu Hsin Tsai
Journal of Bone and Joint Infection. 2022-01-01

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons - AAOS
Fellow
American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons - AAHKS
Fellow
Musculoskeletal Infection Society
Member
Hip Society
Member

Other Languages

Spanish