ZacharyChristopherMD

Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery

Orthopaedic Surgery Fellow

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Dr. Zachary Christopher is an orthopedic surgeon at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, AZ. He received his medical degree from University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, residency at Mayo Clinic Arizona, and fellowship at the University of Utah. He specializes in hip & knee reconstructive surgery and is experienced in total knee arthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty. He has more than 30 publications and over 250 citings.

University of UtahAdult Reconstruction Fellowship, 2023 - 2024
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Phoenix)Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2018 - 2023
University of South Florida College of MedicineClass of 2018
Arizona State UniversityBS, Biology, 2010 - 2014

PubMed

Preventing Periprosthetic Femur Fractures in Anterior-Based Approaches.
Zachary K Christopher, Christopher L Peters, Jeremy M Gililland, Lucas A Anderson
The Orthopedic Clinics of North America. 2025-04-01
GLP-1 Agonists for Weight Loss: Do They Increase Complications in Non-diabetic Patients Undergoing Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty?
Jens T Verhey, Roman P Austin, Saad Tarabichi, Benjamin Paul, David G Deckey
The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2025-03-11
Gut-Joint Axis: History of Clostridium Difficile Infection Increases the Risk of Periprosthetic Joint Infection After Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Jens T Verhey, Sayi P Boddu, Saad Tarabichi, David G Deckey, Zachary K Christopher
The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2025-02-12

Abstracts/Posters

ROBOTIC-ASSISTED TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY IS MORE ACCURATE AND REPRODUCIBLE THAN CONVENTIONAL TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY
David G. Deckey, Christian S. Rosenow, Jens T. Verhey, Cory K. Mayfield, Zachary K. Christopher, Henry D. Clarke, Joshua S. Bingham, Orthopaedic ProceedingsVol. 102-B, No. SUPP_9, 10/7/2020
Studies of the Prevention of Biofilm Growth: The Effects of Tolaasin on Staphylococcus Species' Biofilm Formation, and the Impact of Laser Treatment of Enterococcus Fa...
Zachary K Christopher, Barrett, The Honors College Thesis/Creative Project Collection, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 5/10/2014