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Amir R. Kachooei, MD, PhD

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Biography

Dr. Amir Kachooei is a board-certified orthopedic hand and wrist surgeon who specializes in all conditions of the hand, wrist, and elbow including but not limited to degenerative and traumatic conditions, including arthroplasty, arthroscopy, reconstruction, and fracture repair. He completed both medical school and orthopedic residency at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in Iran. There he worked as an Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery. Following residency, he spent over two years as a Research Fellow in Hand & Elbow Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School where his research primarily focused on elbow conditions.

Dr. Kachooei pursued his clinical Ph.D. in Elbow Surgery at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands where he also mastered in Elbow Arthroscopic Surgery. He became ECFMG certified in the United States after which he completed a Clinical Fellowship in Foot and Ankle Surgery, followed by a Clinical Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Fellowship, both at Rothman Orthopedics at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA.

Dr. Kachooei’s research led to nine patents, more than 90 peer-reviewed articles focused on elbow surgery, as well as two books and two book chapters, and more than 100 oral and poster presentations nationally and internationally. Furthermore, he supervised more than 20 theses and served as a mentor to many researchers. In 2013, he began his role as the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery and continues to hold this title.

Dr. Kachooei is dedicated to patient care and educating medical students, residents, and other trainees. His number one goal is patient satisfaction and putting his patients first.

Education

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Fellowship

Hand Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hosp.

Publications of Amir R. Kachooei, MD, PhD
  • Trends in Epidemiology and Treatment of Humerus Fractures in the United States, 2017-2022
    , CUREUS

  • Nonoperative Management of Trapeziometacarpal Joint Arthritis: A Systematic Review of the Clinical Trials
    , CUREUS

  • EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF ORAL TRANEXAMIC ACID VS. OTHER ROUTES IN TOTAL JOINT ARTHROPLASTY A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis
    , JBJS REVIEWS

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  • Effectiveness of Arthroscopic Debridement, Trapeziectomy, and Joint Replacement for Trapeziometacarpal Joint Osteoarthritis: A MetaAnalysis of Pre and Postoperative Pain Scores
    , CUREUS

  • Nonunion After Using Procedure-Specific Instrumentations for Ulnar Shortening Osteotomy
    , ARCHIVES OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-ABJS

  • Arthroscopic Capsular Release for Post-traumatic Elbow Stiffness
    , CUREUS

  • Sliding Plate System: A Novel Method and Device for Shortening Osteotomy
    , JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY-ASIAN-PACIFIC VOLUME

  • Short- to Mid-term Results of Patient-Specific Polymethylmethacrylate Radial Head Prosthesis in Complex Radial Head Fractures Using 3-Dimensional Mold System
    , JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY-ASIAN-PACIFIC VOLUME

  • Elbow Arthroplasty: A Concise Literature Update
    , ARCHIVES OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-ABJS

  • Is there any advantage between using continuous passive motion and conventional physical therapy in patients with primary adhesive capsulitis?: A systematic review and meta-analysis
    , JOURNAL OF BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPIES

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