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Emil Stefan Vutescu, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Alameda, CA

Emil StefanVutescuMD(He/Him)

Orthopaedic Surgery Alameda, CA

Hand Surgery, Orthopedic Trauma

Hand and Upper Extremity and Trauma Orthopaedic Surgeon, Alameda Health System–Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

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  • Office

    815 Atlantic Ave
    Alameda, CA 94501
    Phone+1 510-535-7363

Education & Training

  • Stony Brook Medicine/University Hospital
    Stony Brook Medicine/University HospitalFellowship, Hand Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery), 2023 - 2024
  • Brown University
    Brown UniversityResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2017
  • Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
    Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthClass of 2016
  • Columbia University
    Columbia UniversityBA, Biology, 2006 - 2010

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2024 - 2026
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • RI State Medical License
    RI State Medical License 2017 - 2024

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Best Wrist Paper - Linscheid-Dobyns Excellence in Wrist Research Award American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2018
  • Alpha Omega Alpha 2016
  • Arnold P. Gold Humanism Honor Society 2015

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Posterior Cruciate Ligament and Patellar Tendon Can Predict Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Size for Planning During ACL Reconstruction in Pediatric Patients  
    Nicholas A. Strada M.D.; Emil Stefan Vutescu M.D.; Mohammadali Mojarrad M.D.; Ryan Harrington M.D.; Sebastian Orman M.D.; Peter Evangelista M.D.; Aristides I. Cruz Jr...., Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, 12/7/2022
  • Postoperative Pain Is Correlated with Scaphoid Dorsal Translation following Scapholunate Interosseous Ligament Reconstruction  
    Emil Stefan Vutescu, Scott W. Wolfe, Kevin Sung, Rishabh Jethanandani , Steve K. Lee, Journal of Wrist Surgery, 7/27/2020
  • Mycobacterium cosmeticum infection after total knee arthroplasty: A case report.  
    Vutescu ES; Koenig KM, JBJS Case Connector, 1/11/2017

Abstracts/Posters

  • A Comparison of Two Porous Metal Acetabular Components in Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study
    Vutescu S, Hsiue P, Nandi S, AAKHS Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, 11/7/2015
  • A Comparison of Two Porous Metal Acetabular Components in Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study
    Vutescu S, Hsiue P, Nandi S, ORS Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 3/30/2015
  • A Comparison of Two Porous Metal Acetabular Components in Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study
    Vutescu S, Hsiue P, Nandi S, Geisel School of Medicine Research Poster Presentation Night, Dartmouth University, 9/20/2014
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Authored Content

  • Social deprivation index affects time to MRI after knee injury in pediatric patients and is predicted by patient demographicsApril 2024

Research History

  • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Department of Orthopaedics Student ResearcherReviewing single institution cohort of metaphyseal sleeve use during total knee revision.2014 - Present
  • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Department of Orthopaedics Student ResearcherCase-report on novel Mycobacterium sp. infection of total knee arthroplasty.2014 - Present
  • Hospital for Special Surgery - Hand Research Fellow2016 - 2017
  • New England Baptist Aufranc Summer ScholarResearched the outcome of two novel intraoperative techniques in total hip arthroplasty. Compared survivorship of two porous metal cups (tantalum and tritanium).2013 - 2013
  • Hospital for Special Surgery Student ResearcherStudied knee joint mechanics after ACL tear. Work included preparing and handling anatomical knees, using the knee simulator and analysis of data.2009 - 2009
  • Columbia University Department of Neurology Student ResearcherResearched a novel gene that causes COX deficiency characterized by congenital lethal cardiopulmonary involvement.2008 - 2009

Other Languages

  • Italian, Spanish, Romanian