RobertAnthonyBairdMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Irvine, CA

Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery, Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Shoulder Surgery

Orthopedic Surgery and Medicine, Irvine, CA

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Office
16300 Sand Canyon Ave
Ste 511
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone+1 949-727-3636

Fax+1 949-727-9515

Education & Training

University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1973 - 1977
University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1971 - 1973
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1971
Brandeis UniversityB.A., Anthropology, 1967

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1972 - 2026
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Alpha Omega Alpha, Medical Honor Society State University of New York

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

34 citations
Permissible limits of flexor digitorum profundus tendon advancement--an anatomic study.
Matthew M. Malerich, Robert A. Baird, William C. McMaster, Jon M. Erickson
The Journal of Hand Surgery. 1987-01-01
16 citations
External fixation of femoral shaft fractures in spinal cord injury patients.
Robert A Baird, Arthur Kreitenberg, I Eltorai
Paraplegia. 1986-06-01
3 citations
Treatment of femoral shaft fractures in the spinal cord injury patient using the Wagner leg lengthening device.
Robert A. Baird, Arthur Kreitenberg
Paraplegia. 1984-12-01

Journal Articles

Fractures of the Distal Part of the Fibula with Associated Disruption of the Deltoid Ligament: Treatment without Repair of the Deltoid Ligament
Baird, R.A., Jackson, S., J Bone and Joint Surg, 1/1/1987
The Permissible Limits of Flexor Digitorum Profundus Tendon Advancement – An Anatomic Study
Malerich, M.M., Baird, R.A., McMaster, W.C. and Erickson, J., Journal of Hand Surgery, 1/1/1987
Emergencies in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Patients
Eltorai, I.M., Baird, R.A. et al, Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital, 1/1/1986
Non-Specific Hip Instability in the Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Patient
Baird, R.A., DeBenedetti, M. and Eltorai, I., Paraplegia, 1/1/1986
External Fixation of Femoral Shaft Fractures in Spinal Cord Injury Patients
Baird, R.A., Kreitenberg, A. and Eltorai, I., Paraplegia, 1/1/1986
Use of Broviac Central Venous Catheter for Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy in the Orthopaedic Patient
Pang, D.K., Day, A.T. and Baird, R.A., J Bone and Joint Surg, 1/1/1985
Contractile Properties of Slow and Fast Muscle Following Tourniquet Ischemia
Gardner, V.O., Caiozzo, V.J., Long, S.T., Stoffel, J., Baird, R.A., McMaster, W.C. and Prietto, C.A., Am.J Sprts Med, 1/1/1984
Splash Basin Contamination During Orthopaedic Surgery
Baird, R.A., Nickel, F.R., Thrupp, L.D. and Rucker, S., Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 1/1/1984
Fatal Toxic Shock Syndrome as a Complication of Orthopaedic Surgery
Rovner, R.A., Baird, R.A. and Malerich, M.D., J Bone and Joint Surg, 1/1/1984
Treatment of Femoral Shaft Fractures in the Spinal Cord Injury Patient Using the Wagner Leg Lengthening Device
Baird, R.A. and Kreitenberg, A., Paraplegia, 1/1/1984
A Comparison of Two Isokinetic Methods Used for Determining the In Vivo Force/Velocity Relationship of Human Skeletal Muscle
Ciaozzo, V.R., Black, K.S., Prietto, C.V., McMaster, W.C. and Baird, R.A., The Journal of Sports Medicine, 1/1/1983
Radiographic Identification of Loose Bodies in the Traumatized Hip Joint
Baird, R.A., Schobert, W.E., Pais, M.H., et al, Radiology, 1/1/1982
Salmonella Vertebral Osteomyelitis: A Complication of Salmonella Aortitis
Baird, R.A., Anderson, N.J. and Block, J.H., Orthopaedics, 1/1/1981
Arterial Thromboembolism in Patients Receiving Systemic Heparin Therapy; a Complication Associated with Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
Baird, R.A. and Convery, F.R., J Bone and Joint Surg, 1/1/1977
The Surgical Anatomy of the Hepatic Veins: Variations and Their Implications for Auxiliary Lobar Transplantation
Baird, R.A. and Britton, R.C., J Surg Research, 1/1/1973
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Abstracts/Posters

External Fixation of Femoral Shaft Fractures in Spinal Cord Injury Patients.
Baird, R.A., Kreitenberg, A., Eltorai, I., American Spinal Injury Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 4/22/1987
Fractures of the Distal Fibula with Associated Deltoid Ligament Disruption: Treatment without Repair of the Deltoid Ligament.
Jackson, S., Baird, R.A., Western Orthopaedic Association, 50th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 9/30/1986
Non-Septic Hip Instability in the Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Patient.
Baird, R.A., DeBenedetti, M., Eltorai, I., American Paraplegia Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 9/4/1986
Tendon Advancement - An Anatomic Study.
Malerich, M.M., Erickson, J., Baird, R.A. and McMaster, W.C., Annual Meeting of the Hand Society, Atlanta, GA, 2/1/1984
The Effect of Tourniquet Ischemia on the Contractile Properties of Slow and Fast Muscle.
Gardner, V.O., Caiozzo, V.J., Long, S.T., Baird, R.A. and Prietto, C.A., Med Sci Sprts Exer, 1/1/1984
Splash Basin Contamination During Orthopaedic Surgery.
Baird, R.A., Nickel, F.R., Rucker, S. and Thrupp, L.D., Fiftieth Annual Meeting of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Anaheim, CA, 3/4/1983
A Comparison of Two Isokinetic Methods Used for Determining the In Vivo Force/Velocity Relationship of Human Skeletal Muscle.
Caiozzo, V.J., Black, K.S., Prietto, C.A., McMaster, W.C. and Baird, R.A., Southwest Chapter, American College of Sports Medicine, Las Vegas, NV, 11/19/1982
Does Exercise-Induced Reduction of Muscle Glycogen Alter the Anaerobic Threshold?
Caiozzo, V.J., Davis, J.A., Wills, C.A., Hawksworth, A.W., Vandergriff, R.B., Prietto, C.A., McMaster, W.C. and Baird, R.A., 33rd Fall Meeting of the American Physiological Society, San Diego, CA, 10/10/1982
Complications of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia.
Baird, R.A., Western Journal of Medicine, 7/1/1982
The Role of Computerized Tomography in Determination of Intra-Articular Fragments in the Traumatized Hip Joint.
Baird, R.A., Schobert, W., Pais, M.J., Ahmed, M. and Farjalla, G., First Annual Winter Congress – International Body Imaging Conference, Kitzbuhel, Austria, 2/8/1982
Does Exercise-Induced Reduction of Muscle Glycogen Alter the Anaerobic Threshold?
Caiozzo, V.J., Davis, D.A., Wills, C.A., Hawksworth, A.W., Vandergriff, R.B., Prietto, C.A., McMaster, W.C. and Baird, R.A., The Physiologist, 1/1/1982
Identification of Intra-Articular Loose Bodies in the Hip Joint.
Baird, R.A., Schobert, W., Pais, M.J., Ahmed, M. and Farjalla, G., Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL, 11/15/1981
Tendon Advancement – An Anatomic Study.
Malerich, M.M., Erickson, J., McMaster, W.C. and Baird, R.A., Orthopaedic Transactions, 10/1/1981
Tendon Advancement - An Anatomic Study.
Malerich, M.M, Baird, R.A., Erickson, J. and McMaster, W.C., Annual Meeting of the A.A.O.S., 1/1/1981
Tendon Advancement - An Anatomic Study.
Malerich, M.M., Erickson, J., Baird, R.A., and McMaster, W.C., Annual Meeting of the Western Orthopaedic Association, 10/1/1980
Bone Scan in Osteomyelitis.
Baird, R.A., Orthopaedics, 1/1/1980
One Stage Reconstruction of the Hip in Older Child with Spastic Subluxation or Dislocation.
Robert A. Baird, et al, Annual Meeting of the A.A.O.S., 1/1/1977
Diagnosis of Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Hemorrhage.
Baird, R.A., JAMA, 10/19/1970
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Lectures

Ankle Fractures.
11/1/1994
Shoulder Surgery: What's New, What's True?
1/1/1993
Introduction to Surgery
University of California, College of Medicine, Irvine, CA - 1/1/1991
Examination of the Patient
University of California, College of Medicine, Irvine, CA - 1/1/1991
Biological Sciences 199
University of California, College of Medicine, Irvine, CA - 1/1/1991
Common Fractures.
UCI Medical Center, Orange, CA - 4/17/1990
Dynamic Compression Principle - Standard Implants, Instruments and Techniques.
Los Angeles, CA - 2/23/1989
Management of Soft Tissue Injury 2 -Incisions: Do's and Don'ts.
Los Angeles, CA - 2/23/1989
Techniques of Open Reduction and Internal Fixation - Type A, B and C Ankle Fractures.
Los Angeles, CA - 2/23/1989
Prophylactic Antibiotics in Orthopaedics.
University of California, Irvine - 1/13/1988
Pelvic Fractures.
University of California, Irvine - 11/25/1987
Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis.
Doctors Hospital, Lakewood, CA - 10/16/1987
Deep Vein Thrombosis.
St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA - 11/19/1986
Thromboembolic Disease.
Martin Luther King Hospital, Los Angeles, CA - 11/15/1986
Immediate Post-Operative Care.
Hotel Intercontinental, San Diego, CA - 4/15/1986
Internal Fixation of Ankle and Forearm Fractures.
Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA - 8/11/1985
Indications for Angled Blade Plates - Clinical Example.
Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA - 8/10/1985
Fractures in Spinal Cord Injury Patients.
Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital, Long Beach, CA - 5/16/1984
Compartment Syndromes and Other Neurovascular Complications.
UCI Medical Center, Orange, CA - 5/15/1984
Internal Fixation Using Blade Plates.
Long Beach, CA - 9/1/1983
External Fixation.
Long Beach, CA - 9/1/1983
Soft Tissue Injuries: Complications to the Neck and Shoulder.
Newport Beach, CA - 5/1/1982
Surgical Approach to Unstable Ankle.
Newport Beach, CA - 5/9/1981
Surface Anatomy.
Costa Mesa, CA - 4/25/1981
Tension Band Wiring Theory, Indications, Instrumentation and Technique – Olecranon and Patella.
San Diego, CA - 4/1/1980
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