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Office
300 Pasteur Dr
Stanford, CA 94305Phone+1 650-723-4000Fax+1 650-721-3422
Summary
- Dr. Donahue is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon with Subspecialty Certification in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. He is fellowship trained and specializes in Arthroscopic and Minimally Invasive Reconstructive Surgery of the Shoulder and Knee, and Sports Medicine.
Dr. Donahue received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University and his Doctor of Medicine from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center (NYC), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (NYC), and the Alfred I. duPont Institute (DE), and went on to a fellowship in Orthopedic Sports Medicine at the Stanford/SOAR Sports Medicine Fellowship Program.
Dr. Donahue’s interests include arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder and knee. He specializes in anterior cruciate ligament injuries, shoulder instability, and rotator cuff tears. He has done research on both shoulder instability and rotator cuff tears and has developed new techniques and medical devices for rotator cuff and all soft tissue repairs. He has started and actively serves on the medical advisory board for several surgical device companies and continues to design new surgical devices for arthroscopic procedures. He has authored several device patents and journal articles.
Dr. Donahue has served as the Program Director of the SOAR Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Program. He has served as the Director of Santa Clara University’s Sports Medicine Program and the Head Team Physician for all of Santa Clara University’s athletic teams, a team physician for the San Francisco 49ers, the San Francisco Giants, the Stanford Athletic Department, and many other area collegiate and high school teams.
Education & Training
- Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2004 - 2005
- Sports Orthopedic and Rehabilitation (SOAR) Medicine AssociatesFellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2004 - 2005
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/St Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1999 - 2004
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Morningside)Internship, Transitional Year, 1999 - 2000
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2004 - 2026
- NY State Medical License 2012 - 2026
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Marie Nercessian Memorial Award Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1999
Clinical Trials
- Atlas Knee System Clinical System Clinical Study (USA) Start of enrollment: 2016 Nov 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 14 citationsReoperation Rates Following Meniscus Transplantation Using the Truven Database.Kyle R. Sochacki, Kunal Varshneya, Marc R. Safran, Geoffrey D. Abrams, Joseph Donahue
Arthroscopy. 2020-07-07 - 12 citationsAdministrative Databases Used for Sports Medicine Research Demonstrate Significant Differences in Underlying Patient Demographics and Resulting Surgical TrendsMichelle Xiao, Joseph Donahue, Marc R. Safran, Seth L. Sherman, Geoffrey D. Abrams
Arthroscopy. 2021-01-01 - 103 citationsThree-Dimensional Knee Moments of ACL Reconstructed and Control Subjects during Gait, Stair Ascent, and Stair DescentMichael E. Zabala, Julien Favre, Sean F. Scanlan, Joseph Donahue, Thomas P. Andriacchi
Journal of Biomechanics. 2013-02-01
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