Overview of Dr. Jafarnia
I am a board certified, fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in the hand, wrist and elbow. I hold a certificate of added qualifications in surgery of the hand and serve as an assistant professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College and hand, wrist and elbow specialist at Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine - Spring Valley / Memorial City. My particular interests include carpal tunnel syndrome, tennis elbow, trigger finger, hand and upper extremity fractures, trauma and lacerations, arthritis and joint reconstruction.
I provide the latest in minimally invasive endoscopic carpal tunnel release and cubital tunnel release procedures, platelet rich plasma procedures and injection therapy as well as complex fracture repair and partial and total joint replacement procedures.
Office
9090 Katy Freeway
Suite 200
Houston, TX 77024
Education & Training
- Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Hand Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery), 2001 - 2002
- Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1996 - 2001
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 1999 - 2025
- MA State Medical License 2000 - 2003
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Surgery of the Hand
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Teaching Excellence, the Bronze Hammer and the Leonard Marmor Surgical Arthritis Foundation Awards Baylor College of Medicine
- Top Doctors:SE Texas Castle Connolly, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 22 citationsReliability of the Lichtman classification of Kienböck's diseaseKourosh Jafarnia, Evan D. Collins, Harold W. Kohl, James B. Bennett, Omer A. Ilahi
The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2000-05-01 - 81 citationsUnunited Diaphyseal Forearm Fractures with Segmental Defects: Plate Fixation and Autogenous Cancellous Bone-GraftingDavid Ring, Christian Allende, Koroush Jafarnia, Bartolomé T. Allende, Jesse B. Jupiter
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2004-11-01 - 1 citationsFracture of the supracondylar process of the humerus in an adolescent athlete.Austin E. Wininger, Shari R. Liberman, Kourosh K. Jafarnia
JSES International. 2020-08-16
Press Mentions
- In2Bones Announces U.S. Launch of the Avenger Radial Head™ Prosthesis with Sterile, Single-Use InstrumentsFebruary 13th, 2020
- Houston Hand & Upper Extremity Specialist, Korsh Jafarnia, MD, and UT Ortho Colleagues Perform Summer Sports PhysicalsJune 19th, 2017
- 12 Hospitals Expanding Orthopedic & Spine ServicesFebruary 13th, 2016
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External Links
- Korsh Jafarnia MDhttp://www.korshjafarniamd.com
- Dr. Korsh Jafarnia Facebookhttps://business.facebook.com/korshjafarniamd/?business_id=926531594033621
- Dr. Korsh Jafarnia LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/korsh-jafarnia-md-61407550
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