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Saam Morshed, M.D.

Orthopedic surgeon

Dr. Saam Morshed is an orthopedic trauma surgeon who specializes in treating broken bones and fractures at the Orthopaedic Institute at Mission Bay. He treats patients with breaks and fractures of the pelvis, arm, elbow, shoulder, ankle, foot, leg and knee. In his research, he studies skeletal injuries to develop new techniques for fracture repair and rehabilitation as well as prevention of post-traumatic arthritis.

Morshed earned a medical degree at the UCSF School of Medicine, where he completed an orthopedic residency. He completed an orthopedic trauma fellowship at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. He is a member of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, AO North America, Foundation for Orthopaedic Trauma and the Institute for Global Orthpaedics and Traumatology. He is an assistant professor in residence in orthopedic surgery at UCSF.

Clinics

Orthopedic Trauma Service
1500 Owens St.
San Francisco, CA 94158
Phone: (415) 353-9400
Fax: (415) 885-3862

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

More about Saam Morshed

Additional Languages

Farsi
Spanish

Education

UCSF School of Medicine 2001

Residencies

UCSF Medical Center, Orthopedic Surgery 2008

Fellowships

Harborview Medical Center, Orthopedic Surgery 2009

Selected Research and Publications

  1. Slade Shantz JA, Vernon J, Morshed S, Leiter J, Stranges G. Sutures versus staples for wound closure in orthopaedic surgery: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Patient Saf Surg. 2013; 7(1):6.
  2. Matityahu A, Elson J, Morshed S, Marmor M. Survivorship and severe complications are worse for octogenarians and elderly patients with pelvis fractures as compared to adults: data from the national trauma data bank. J Osteoporos. 2012; 2012:475739.
  3. Shantz JA, Vernon J, Leiter J, Morshed S, Stranges G. Sutures versus staples for wound closure in orthopaedic surgery: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012; 13:89.
  4. Beingessner D, Moon E, Barei D, Morshed S. Biomechanical analysis of the less invasive stabilization system for mechanically unstable fractures of the distal femur: comparison of titanium versus stainless steel and bicortical versus unicortical fixation. J Trauma. 2011 Sep; 71(3):620-4.
  5. Shearer D, Morshed S. Common generic measures of health related quality of life in injured patients. Injury. 2011 Mar; 42(3):241-7.
  6. Gardner MJ, Morshed S, Nork SE, Ricci WM, Chip Routt ML. Quantification of the upper and second sacral segment safe zones in normal and dysmorphic sacra. J Orthop Trauma. 2010 Oct; 24(10):622-9.
  7. Morshed S, Corrales LA, Lin K, Miclau T. Femoral nailing during serum bicarbonate-defined hypo-perfusion predicts pulmonary organ dysfunction in multi-system trauma patients. Injury. 2011 Jul; 42(7):643-9.
  8. Streubel PN, Gardner MJ, Morshed S, Collinge CA, Gallagher B, Ricci WM. Are extreme distal periprosthetic supracondylar fractures of the femur too distal to fix using a lateral locked plate? J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2010 Apr; 92(4):527-34.
  9. Stanley CM, Rutherford GW, Morshed S, Coughlin RR, Beyeza T. Estimating the healthcare burden of osteomyelitis in Uganda. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Feb; 104(2):139-42.
  10. Bryant GK, Morshed S, Agel J, Henley MB, Barei DP, Taitsman LA, Nork SE. Isolated locked compression plating for Vancouver Type B1 periprosthetic femoral fractures. Injury. 2009 Nov; 40(11):1180-6.
  11. Morshed S, Tornetta P, Bhandari M. Analysis of observational studies: a guide to understanding statistical methods. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009 May; 91 Suppl 3:50-60.
  12. Hoppe DJ, Schemitsch EH, Morshed S, Tornetta P, Bhandari M. Hierarchy of evidence: where observational studies fit in and why we need them. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009 May; 91 Suppl 3:2-9.
  13. Bhandari M, Morshed S, Tornetta P, Schemitsch EH. Design, conduct, and interpretation of nonrandomized orthopaedic studies: a practical approach. (All) evidence matters. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009 May; 91 Suppl 3:1.
  14. Morshed S, Miclau T, Bembom O, Cohen M, Knudson MM, Colford JM. Delayed internal fixation of femoral shaft fracture reduces mortality among patients with multisystem trauma. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009 Jan; 91(1):3-13.
  15. Firoozabadi R, Morshed S, Engelke K, Prevrhal S, Fierlinger A, Miclau T, Genant HK. Qualitative and quantitative assessment of bone fragility and fracture healing using conventional radiography and advanced imaging technologies--focus on wrist fracture. J Orthop Trauma. 2008 Sep; 22(8 Suppl):S83-90.
  16. Corrales LA, Morshed S, Bhandari M, Miclau T. Variability in the assessment of fracture-healing in orthopaedic trauma studies. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008 Sep; 90(9):1862-8.
  17. Sharifi E, Sharifi H, Morshed S, Bozic K, Diab M. Cost-effectiveness analysis of periacetabular osteotomy. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008 Jul; 90(7):1447-56.
  18. Kalpakcioglu BB, Morshed S, Engelke K, Genant HK. Advanced imaging of bone macrostructure and microstructure in bone fragility and fracture repair. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008 Feb; 90 Suppl 1:68-78.
  19. Morshed S, Corrales L, Genant H, Miclau T. Outcome assessment in clinical trials of fracture-healing. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008 Feb; 90 Suppl 1:62-7.
  20. Morshed S, Bhandari M. Clinical trial design in fracture-healing research: meeting the challenge. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008 Feb; 90 Suppl 1:55-61.

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