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Kevin Bozic, M.D., M.B.A.

Orthopedic surgeon

Dr. Kevin Bozic is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in complex hip and knee replacement with an emphasis on minimally invasive techniques. He has extensive experience in all aspects of joint replacement and arthritis management. In research, his interests are in health care policy, health care technology assessment, cost-effectiveness analysis and the impact of care delivery reform on cost and quallity.

Bozic is a graduate of the UCSF School of Medicine and the Harvard combined orthopedic residency program. He completed a fellowship in musculoskeletal traumatology at Massachusetts General Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, as well as training in adult reconstructive surgery at Rush Medical College in Chicago. In addition, he earned a master's degree in business administration at Harvard Business School. He is an active member of the board of directors of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and has been involved in numerous regional and national health policy initiatives including the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Analysis Committee.

Clinics

Arthritis and Joint Replacement Center
1500 Owens St.
San Francisco, CA 94158
Phone: (415) 353–2808
Fax: (415) 885–3862

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Conditions & Treatments

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Education

UCSF Medical School 1994
Harvard Business School 2001

Residencies

Massachusetts General Hospital, Orthopaedic Surgery 1999

Fellowships

Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Orthopaedic Traumatology 2001
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Adult Reconstructive Surgery 2002

Selected Research and Publications

  1. Olson SA, Obremskey WT, Bozic KJ. Healthcare technology: physician collaboration in reducing the surgical cost. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Jun; 471(6):1854-64.
  2. Bozic KJ, Kaufman D, Chan VC, Caminiti S, Lewis C. Factors that influence provider selection for elective total joint arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Jun; 471(6):1865-72.
  3. Page AE, Butler CA, Bozic KJ. Factors driving physician-hospital alignment in orthopaedic surgery. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Jun; 471(6):1809-17.
  4. Goldberg MJ, Jevsevar D, Bozic KJ. Displaced clavicle fractures in adolescents: facts, controversies, and current trends. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2013 Apr; 21(4):199-200.
  5. Bozic KJ. Orthopaedic healthcare worldwide: shared medical decision making in orthopaedics. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 May; 471(5):1412-4.
  6. Bozic KJ. Improving value in healthcare. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Feb; 471(2):368-70.
  7. Saleh KJ, Bozic KJ, Graham DB, Shaha SH, Swiontkowski MF, Wright JG, Robinson BS, Novicoff WM. Quality in Orthopaedic Surgery-An International Perspective: AOA Critical Issues. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013 Jan 2; 95(1):e31-9.
  8. Fehring TK, Odum SM, Berend KR, Jiranek WA, Parvizi J, Bozic KJ, Della Valle CJ, Gioe TJ. Failure of irrigation and débridement for early postoperative periprosthetic infection. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Jan; 471(1):250-7.
  9. Bozic KJ, Bashyal RK, Anthony SG, Chiu V, Shulman B, Rubash HE. Is administratively coded comorbidity and complication data in total joint arthroplasty valid? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Jan; 471(1):201-5.
  10. Youm J, Chenok KE, Belkora J, Chiu V, Bozic KJ. The emerging case for shared decision making in orthopaedics. Instr Course Lect. 2013; 62:587-94.
  11. Marjoua Y, Bozic KJ. Brief history of quality movement in US healthcare. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2012 Dec; 5(4):265-73.
  12. Bozic KJ, Ong K, Lau E, Berry DJ, Vail TP, Kurtz SM, Rubash HE. Estimating Risk in Medicare Patients With THA: An Electronic Risk Calculator for Periprosthetic Joint Infection and Mortality. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Feb; 471(2):574-83.
  13. Lovald ST, Ong KL, Lau EC, Schmier JK, Bozic KJ, Kurtz SM. Mortality, cost, and health outcomes of total knee arthroplasty in medicare patients. J Arthroplasty. 2013 Mar; 28(3):449-54.
  14. Bozic KJ, Kurtz SM. Identifying strategies to improve patient outcomes in total hip replacement: commentary on an article by Jeffrey N. Katz, MD, MSc, et al.: ‘‘twelve-year risk of revision after primary total hip replacement in the U.S. Medicare population’’. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 Oct 17; 94(20):e153.
  15. Crall TS, Bishop JA, Guttman D, Kocher M, Bozic K, Lubowitz JH. Cost-effectiveness analysis of primary arthroscopic stabilization versus nonoperative treatment for first-time anterior glenohumeral dislocations. Arthroscopy. 2012 Dec; 28(12):1755-65.
  16. Robinson JC, Pozen A, Tseng S, Bozic KJ. Variability in costs associated with total hip and knee replacement implants. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 Sep 19; 94(18):1693-8.
  17. Bozic KJ, Browne J, Dangles CJ, Manner PA, Yates AJ, Weber KL, Boyer KM, Zemaitis P, Woznica A, Turkelson CM, Wies JL. Modern metal-on-metal hip implants. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2012 Jun; 20(6):402-6.
  18. Bozic KJ, Lau EC, Ong KL, Vail TP, Rubash HE, Berry DJ. Comparative effectiveness of metal-on-metal and metal-on-polyethylene bearings in medicare total hip arthroplasty patients. J Arthroplasty. 2012 Sep; 27(8 Suppl):37-40.
  19. Bozic KJ, Roche M, Agnew SG. Hospital-based employment of orthopaedic surgeons--passing trend or new paradigm?: AOA critical issues. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 May 2; 94(9):e59.
  20. Bozic KJ, Lau E, Kurtz S, Ong K, Rubash H, Vail TP, Berry DJ. Patient-related risk factors for periprosthetic joint infection and postoperative mortality following total hip arthroplasty in Medicare patients. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 May 2; 94(9):794-800.

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