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Office
Tenaya Medical Group
240 E 13th St
Merced, CA 95341Phone+1 209-723-7299
Summary
- Dr. Joel Frazier is an orthopedic hand surgeon in Modesto, CA and is affiliated with Doctors Medical Center of Modesto. He received his medical degree from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and has been in practice 32 years. He specializes in hand surgery and is experienced in osteoarthritis, pain management, elbow surgery, Dupuytren’s disease and clinical research.
Education & Training
- NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 1992 - 1993
- NYU Grossman School of Medicine/Hospital for Joint DiseasesFellowship, Hand Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery), 1993
- BronxCare Health SystemResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1988 - 1992
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1985 - 1987
- University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1985
- Binghamton UniversityB.A., Biology, 1977 - 1981
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2000 - 2025
- OK State Medical License 2005 - 2025
- FL State Medical License 2007 - 2024
- WA State Medical License 2016 - 2018
- OH State Medical License 1993 - 2007
- NY State Medical License 1987 - 2003
- PA State Medical License 1986 - 2002
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Surgery of the Hand
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Patients’ Choice Award 2008-2019
- America’s Top Orthopedists Consumers’ Research Council of America, 2008-2018
- Leading Physicians of the World & Top Orthopedic Surgeon in Oklahoma International Association of Orthopedic Surgeons, 2015
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Clinical Trials
- Administration of Two Injections for Multiple Dupuytren's Contractures Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
- Phase 2a Dose-Ranging Study to Evaluate Safety and Effectiveness of AA4500 in Treatment of Dupuytren's Disease Nodules Start of enrollment: 2014 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 46 citationsCo-occurrence and Severity of Neurodevelopmental Burden (Cognitive Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Epilepsy) at Age Ten Years in Children Bor...Rachel G. Hirschberger, Karl C.K. Kuban, Thomas M. O'Shea, Robert M. Joseph, Timothy Heeren
Pediatric Neurology. 2018-02-01 - 24 citationsAntecedents of Screening Positive for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Ten-Year-Old Children Born Extremely Preterm.Alan Leviton, Stephen R. Hooper, Scott J. Hunter, Megan Scott, Elizabeth N. Allred
Pediatric Neurology. 2017-12-21 - 14 citationsA Model for Sustained Collaboration to Address the Unmet Global Burden of Bladder Exstrophy-Epispadias Complex and Penopubic Epispadias: The International Bladder Exst...Rakesh S Joshi, Dhirendra K Shrivastava, Richard W. Grady, Anjana Kundu, Jaishri Ramji
JAMA Surgery. 2018-07-01
Journal Articles
- Dupuytren’s Contracture Recurrence Following Treatment with Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum (CORDLESS Study): 3-Year DataPeimer CA, Blazer P, Coleman S, Kaplan TD, Smith T, Tursi JP, Cohen B, Kaufman GJ, et al, JHS, 1/1/2013
- No-knot flexor tendon repair: a biomechanical cadaver study and clinical experienceH.Seradge, J. Frazier, W. Tian, W. Parker, C bear, W. Owen, JHS, 1/1/2009
- Injectable Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum for Dupuytren’s ContractureHurst L.C., Badalamente MA, et al, N Engl J Med, 1/1/2009
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Treatment of Recurrent Dupuytren's Contractures in Joints Previously Effectively Treated With Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum: Final Results.Clayton A. Peimer, MD; Lionel Chris Bainbridge, FRCS; Stephen Wilbrand, MD; Brian Dean, MS; James P. Tursi, MD, et al, 69th Annual Meeting of American Society for Surgery of the Hand Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/1/2014
- Effect of Delayed Finger Extension on the Efficacy and Safety of Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum Treatment for Dupuytren's Contracture.Gary Pess, MD; Robert I. Gelb, MD; Huey Y. Tien, MD; James P. Tursi, MD; Ted Smith, PhD, 69th Annual Meeting of American Society for Surgery of the Hand Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/1/2014
- Effect of Baseline Severity on the Safety and Efficacy of Concurrent Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum Injections to Treat Two Dupuytren's Contractures.James R. Verheyden, MD; Brigid Freyne, MD; Joel Frazier, MD; Gregory J. Kaufman, MD; James P Tursi, MD; Ted Smith, PhD, 69th Annual Meeting of American Society for Surgery of the Hand Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/1/2014
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Lectures
- New Therapies for Dupuytren’s ContractureOklahoma City, OK - 1/18/2011
- Dupuytren’s Disease Current TreatmentsOklahoma City, OK - 1/9/2011
- Variation in Strategies to Achieve Successful Cord Release Following Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum Injection for Dupuytren’s ContractureLas Vegas, NV - 1/1/2011
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Press Mentions
- Joel Frazier, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon with Tenaya Medical GroupMarch 29th, 2023
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