ThomasPVailMD
Orthopaedic Surgery • San Francisco, CAHip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery
Professor and Chair of Orthopedic Surgery, UCSF
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Office
Orthopaedic Institute - Arthritis & Joint Replacement
1500 Owens Street
San Francisco, CA 94158Phone+1 415-353-2808
Summary
- Dr. Thomas Vail is an orthopedic surgeon in San Francisco, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, UCSF Medical Center, and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. He received his medical degree from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and has been in practice 32 years. He specializes in hip & knee reconstructive surgery and is experienced in osteoarthritis, hip osteoarthritis, osteoarthritis of the hip , unicompartmental knee arthroplasty , and hip and knee surgery.
Education & Training
Duke University HospitalFellowship, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics, 1991 - 1992- Duke University HospitalResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1987 - 1991
- Duke University HospitalInternship, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1985 - 1986
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2007 - 2026
SC State Medical License 1989 - 1990- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Clinical Trials
- Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Patients Undergoing Elective TKA- Multi-center Trial Start of enrollment: 2017 Oct 24
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 34 citationsEditorial: a paucity of women among residents, faculty, and chairpersons in orthopaedic surgery.Lam Nguyen, Nirav H. Amin, Thomas P. Vail, Ricardo Pietrobon, Anand Shah
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2010-07-01 - 328 citationsComparative Epidemiology of Revision Arthroplasty: Failed THA Poses Greater Clinical and Economic Burdens Than Failed TKA.Kevin J. Bozic, Atul F. Kamath, Kevin L. Ong, Edmund Lau, S. M. Kurtz
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2015-06-01 - 1179 citationsThe epidemiology of revision total hip arthroplasty in the United States.Kevin J. Bozic, Steven M. Kurtz, Edmund Lau, Kevin L. Ong, Thomas P. Vail
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2009-01-01
Press Mentions
Lisa L. Lattanza, MD, FAOA, FAAOS, Receives American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' Diversity AwardSeptember 2nd, 2021- Novel Biomimetic System Repairs Cartilage DefectsJuly 21st, 2021
- FDA Grants Breakthrough Device Status to Hyalex’s Cartilage SystemJuly 8th, 2021
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Grant Support
- Cartilage Function And Micro-Mri After Meniscal RepairNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases1997–1999
- Chondroprotective Effects Of Meniscal Autografts W/ MRMNational Center For Research Resources1997–1999
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