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Michael D. Ries, M.D.

Chief of Arthroplasty

Dr. Michael Ries is chief of the UCSF Arthroplasty Service and a specialist in the treatment of arthritis patients who require hip and knee treatment. He joined UCSF Medical Center in 1997, after serving as an arthritis fellow in the Department of Orthopedics at the University of Colorado in Denver.

Ries earned undergraduate and graduate degrees at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a medical degree at Dartmouth Medical School in Hanover, N.H. He completed a general surgery residency at North Shore University Hospital in Manhassett, N.Y. and an orthopedic residency at State Hospital of New York at Stony Brook. He is a professor of orthopedic surgery at UCSF.

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

Dartmouth Medical School 1982

Residencies

North Shore University Hospital, General Surgery 1983

Fellowships

SUNY at Stony Brook, Orthopedic Surgery 1988
Univ. of Colorado, Adult Reconstructive Orthopedic 1989

Selected Research and Publications

  1. Ries M, Donell S, Clarke HD. Letter to the editor. Knee. 2013 Jun; 20(3):152.
  2. Ries M, Donell S. Letter to the editor. Knee. 2013 Jun; 20(3):153.
  3. Pruitt LA, Ansari F, Kury M, Mehdizah A, Patten EW, Huddlestein J, Mickelson D, Chang J, Hubert K, Ries MD. Clinical trade-offs in cross-linked ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene used in total joint arthroplasty. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2013 Apr; 101(3):476-84.
  4. Ries MD, Link TM. Monitoring and risk of progression of osteolysis after total hip arthroplasty. Instr Course Lect. 2013; 62:207-14.
  5. Ries MD. Primary Arthroplasty for Management of Osteoporotic Fractures about the Knee. Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2012 Dec; 10(4):322-7.
  6. Ries MD, Link TM. Monitoring and risk of progression of osteolysis after total hip arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 Nov 21; 94(22):2097-105.
  7. Kazakia GJ, Kuo D, Schooler J, Siddiqui S, Shanbhag S, Bernstein G, Horvai A, Majumdar S, Ries M, Li X. Bone and cartilage demonstrate changes localized to bone marrow edema-like lesions within osteoarthritic knees. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2013 Jan; 21(1):94-101.
  8. Saadat E, Diekmann G, Takemoto S, Ries MD. Is an algorithmic approach to the treatment of recurrent dislocation after THA effective? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2012 Feb; 470(2):482-9.
  9. Sadeghi C, Gibson AG, Ries MD. Analysis of migration of press-fit porous-coated acetabular components with medial lucencies using Ein-Bild-Roentegen-Analyse. J Arthroplasty. 2012 Aug; 27(7):1354-7.
  10. Hey S, de Smet M, Stehning C, Grüll H, Keupp J, Moonen CT, Ries M. Simultaneous T1 measurements and proton resonance frequency shift based thermometry using variable flip angles. Magn Reson Med. 2012 Feb; 67(2):457-63.
  11. Shet K, Siddiqui SM, Yoshihara H, Kurhanewicz J, Ries M, Li X. High-resolution magic angle spinning NMR spectroscopy of human osteoarthritic cartilage. NMR Biomed. 2012 Apr; 25(4):538-44.
  12. Hey S, Cernicanu A, de Senneville BD, Roujol S, Ries M, Jaďs P, Moonen CT, Quesson B. Towards optimized MR thermometry of the human heart at 3T. NMR Biomed. 2012 Jan; 25(1):35-43.
  13. Brilhault JM, Ries MD. Influence of offset stem couplers in femoral revision knee arthroplasty: a radiographic study. Knee. 2012 Mar; 19(2):112-5.
  14. Tang SY, Souza RB, Ries M, Hansma PK, Alliston T, Li X. Local tissue properties of human osteoarthritic cartilage correlate with magnetic resonance T(1) rho relaxation times. J Orthop Res. 2011 Sep; 29(9):1312-9.
  15. Atwood SA, Van Citters DW, Patten EW, Furmanski J, Ries MD, Pruitt LA. Tradeoffs amongst fatigue, wear, and oxidation resistance of cross-linked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2011 Oct; 4(7):1033-45.
  16. Desai G, Ries MD. Early postoperative acetabular discontinuity after total hip arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2011 Dec; 26(8):1570.e17-9.
  17. Giaconi JC, Ries MD, Steinbach LS. Stun gun induced myotendinous injury of the iliopsoas and gluteus minimus. Skeletal Radiol. 2011 Jun; 40(6):783-7.
  18. Hansen E, Shearer D, Ries MD. Does a cemented cage improve revision THA for severe acetabular defects? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2011 Feb; 469(2):494-502.
  19. Li X, Cheng J, Lin K, Saadat E, Bolbos RI, Jobke B, Ries MD, Horvai A, Link TM, Majumdar S. Quantitative MRI using T1? and T2 in human osteoarthritic cartilage specimens: correlation with biochemical measurements and histology. Magn Reson Imaging. 2011 Apr; 29(3):324-34.
  20. Patten EW, Atwood SA, Van Citters DW, Jewett BA, Pruitt LA, Ries MD. Delamination of a highly cross-linked polyethylene liner associated with titanium deposits on the cobalt-chromium modular femoral head following dislocation. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2010 Sep; 92(9):1306-11.

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