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Professional Summary
Education & Certifications
- Residency: UCSF Dept of Orthopedic Surgery (2007) CA
- Internship: UCSF Dept of General Surgery (2003) CA
- Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery (2011)
- Fellowship: Univ of Chicago - Pritzker School of Medicine (2008) IL
- Medical Education: University of Chicago Pritzker (2002) IL
Publications
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Multiplanar Osteotomy with Limited Wide Margins: A Tissue Preserving Surgical Technique for High-grade Bone Sarcomas
Avedian, R. S., Haydon, R. C., & Peabody, T. D. (2010). Multiplanar Osteotomy with Limited Wide Margins: A Tissue Preserving Surgical Technique for High-grade Bone Sarcomas. CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH, 468(10), 2754–64. -
Curettage and Cryosurgery for Low-grade Cartilage Tumors Is Associated with Low Recurrence and High Function
Mohler, D. G., Chiu, R., McCall, D. A., & Avedian, R. S. (2010). Curettage and Cryosurgery for Low-grade Cartilage Tumors Is Associated with Low Recurrence and High Function. CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH, 468(10), 2765–73. -
Surgical Technique: Methods for Removing a Compress (R) Compliant Prestress Implant
Abrams, G. D., Gajendran, V. K., Mohler, D. G., & Avedian, R. S. (2012). Surgical Technique: Methods for Removing a Compress (R) Compliant Prestress Implant. CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH, 470(4), 1204–12. -
Changes in health status among aging survivors of pediatric upper and lower extremity sarcoma: a report from the childhood cancer survivor study.
Marina, N., Hudson, M. M., Jones, K. E., Mulrooney, D. A., Avedian, R., Donaldson, S. S., … Ness, K. K. (2013). Changes in health status among aging survivors of pediatric upper and lower extremity sarcoma: a report from the childhood cancer survivor study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 94(6), 1062–73. -
Surgical Intervention of Nonvertebral Osseous Metastasis
Attar, S., Steffner, R. J., Avedian, R., & Hussain, W. M. (2012). Surgical Intervention of Nonvertebral Osseous Metastasis. CANCER CONTROL, 19(2), 113–21. -
Successful Surgical and Medical Treatment of Rhizopus Osteomyelitis Following Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
Vashi, N., Avedian, R., Brown, J., & Arai, S. (2012). Successful Surgical and Medical Treatment of Rhizopus Osteomyelitis Following Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. ORTHOPEDICS, 35(10), E1556–E1561. -
Principles of musculoskeletal biopsy.
Avedian, R. S. (2014). Principles of musculoskeletal biopsy. Cancer Treatment and Research, 162, 1–7. -
Antirotation Pins Improve Stability of the Compress Limb Salvage Implant: A Biomechanical Study
Avedian, R. S., Chen, T., Lindsey, D., Palanca, A., & Mohler, D. (2014). Antirotation Pins Improve Stability of the Compress Limb Salvage Implant: A Biomechanical Study. CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH, 472(12), 3982–86. -
What Is the Use of Imaging Before Referral to an Orthopaedic Oncologist? A Prospective, Multicenter Investigation
Miller, B. J., Avedian, R. S., Rajani, R., Leddy, L., White, J. R., Cummings, J., … Macdonald, K. (2015). What Is the Use of Imaging Before Referral to an Orthopaedic Oncologist? A Prospective, Multicenter Investigation. CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH, 473(3), 868–74. -
Sarcoma Resection With and Without Vascular Reconstruction: A Matched Case-control Study
Poultsides, G. A., Tran, T. B., Zambrano, E., Janson, L., Mohler, D. G., Mell, M. W., … Norton, J. A. (2015). Sarcoma Resection With and Without Vascular Reconstruction: A Matched Case-control Study. ANNALS OF SURGERY, 262(4), 632–40. -
Antirotation pins improve stability of the compress limb salvage implant: a biomechanical study.
Avedian, R. S., Chen, T., Lindsey, D., Palanca, A., & Mohler, D. (2014). Antirotation pins improve stability of the compress limb salvage implant: a biomechanical study. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 472(12), 3982–86. -
Prophylactic antibiotic regimens in tumour surgery (PARITY) A PILOT MULTICENTRE RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Ghert, M., Bhandari, M., Deheshi, B., Guyatt, G., Holt, G., O'Shea, T., … Fiorenza, F. (2015). Prophylactic antibiotic regimens in tumour surgery (PARITY) A PILOT MULTICENTRE RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL. BONE & JOINT RESEARCH, 4(9), 154–62. -
Is MR-guided High-intensity Focused Ultrasound a Feasible Treatment Modality for Desmoid Tumors?
Avedian, R. S., Bitton, R., Gold, G., Butts-Pauly, K., & Ghanouni, P. (2016). Is MR-guided High-intensity Focused Ultrasound a Feasible Treatment Modality for Desmoid Tumors? CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH, 474(3), 697–704. -
Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound treatment of extra-abdominal desmoid tumors: a retrospective multicenter study.
Ghanouni, P., Dobrotwir, A., Bazzocchi, A., Bucknor, M., Bitton, R., Rosenberg, J., … Avedian, R. (2016). Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound treatment of extra-abdominal desmoid tumors: a retrospective multicenter study. European Radiology, -? -
The Effect of Applicant Publication Volume on the Orthopaedic Residency Match.
Campbell, S. T., Gupta, R., & Avedian, R. S. (2016). The Effect of Applicant Publication Volume on the Orthopaedic Residency Match. Journal of Surgical Education, 73(3), 490–95. -
Effect of Patellar Resurfacing on Distal Femoral Replacements: Commentary on an article by Mauricio Etchebehere, MD, PhD, et al.: "Patellar Resurfacing. Does It Affect Outcomes of Distal Femoral Replacement After Distal Femoral Resection?".
Avedian, R. S. (2016). Effect of Patellar Resurfacing on Distal Femoral Replacements: Commentary on an article by Mauricio Etchebehere, MD, PhD, et al.: "Patellar Resurfacing. Does It Affect Outcomes of Distal Femoral Replacement After Distal Femoral Resection?". Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume, 98(7). -
Magnetic resonance guided high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation of musculoskeletal tumors.
Avedian, R. S., Gold, G., Ghanouni, P., & Pauly, K. B. (2011). Magnetic resonance guided high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation of musculoskeletal tumors. Current Orthopaedic Practice, 22(4), 303–8. -
Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound treatment of extra-abdominal desmoid tumors: a retrospective multicenter study
Ghanouni, P., Dobrotwir, A., Bazzocchi, A., Bucknor, M., Bitton, R., Rosenberg, J., … Avedian, R. (2017). Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound treatment of extra-abdominal desmoid tumors: a retrospective multicenter study. EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY, 27(2), 732–40. -
Concurrent Imatinib and Radiation Therapy for Unresectable and Symptomatic Desmoid Tumors.
Moding, E. J., Million, L., Avedian, R., Ghanouni, P., Kunder, C., & Ganjoo, K. N. (2017). Concurrent Imatinib and Radiation Therapy for Unresectable and Symptomatic Desmoid Tumors. Sarcoma, 2017, 2316839. -
Treatment of Low-Flow Vascular Malformations of the Extremities Using MR-Guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound: Preliminary Experience
Ghanouni, P., Kishore, S., Lungren, M. P., Bitton, R., Chan, L., Avedian, R., … Hovsepian, D. M. (2017). Treatment of Low-Flow Vascular Malformations of the Extremities Using MR-Guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound: Preliminary Experience. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, 28(12), 1739–44. -
Genome-Informed Targeted Therapy for Osteosarcoma.
Sayles, L. C., Breese, M. R., Koehne, A. L., Leung, S. G., Lee, A. G., Liu, H.-Y., … Sweet-Cordero, E. A. (2018). Genome-Informed Targeted Therapy for Osteosarcoma. Cancer Discovery. -
The Outcome of Patients With Localized Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma of the Lower Extremity Treated at Stanford University.
Kamat, N. V., Million, L., Yao, D.-H., Donaldson, S. S., Mohler, D. G., van de Rijn, M., … Ganjoo, K. N. (2018). The Outcome of Patients With Localized Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma of the Lower Extremity Treated at Stanford University. American Journal of Clinical Oncology. -
COMPARISON OF HEALTH STATUS BETWEEN UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITY SARCOMA SURVIVORS: A REPORT FROM THE CHILDHOOD CANCER SURVIVOR STUDY
Marina, N., Hudson, M., Mulrooney, D. A., Avedian, R., Donaldson, S., Fisher, P., … Ness, K. (2011). COMPARISON OF HEALTH STATUS BETWEEN UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITY SARCOMA SURVIVORS: A REPORT FROM THE CHILDHOOD CANCER SURVIVOR STUDY. PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. WILEY PERIODICALS, INC. -
Magnetic resonance guided high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation of musculoskeletal tumors
Avedian, R. S., Gold, G., Ghanouni, P., & Pauly, K. B. (2011). Magnetic resonance guided high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation of musculoskeletal tumors. CURRENT ORTHOPAEDIC PRACTICE, 22(4), 303–8. -
Sarcoma Resection With and Without Vascular Reconstruction: A Matched Case-control Study.
Poultsides, G. A., Tran, T. B., Zambrano, E., Janson, L., Mohler, D. G., Mell, M. W., … Norton, J. A. (2015). Sarcoma Resection With and Without Vascular Reconstruction: A Matched Case-control Study. Annals of Surgery, 262(4), 632–40. -
Successful Limb Salvage of a "Too-Short Segment" of the Proximal Part of the Femur with Use of a Compression Osseointegration Implant: A Case Report.
Avedian, R. S., Giori, N. J., & Mohler, D. (2014). Successful Limb Salvage of a "Too-Short Segment" of the Proximal Part of the Femur with Use of a Compression Osseointegration Implant: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connector, 4(3), e63–e6. -
Genome-Informed Targeted Therapy for Osteosarcoma
Sayles, L. C., Breese, M. R., Koehne, A. L., Leung, S. G., Lee, A. G., Liu, H.-Y., … Sweet-Cordero, E. A. (2019). Genome-Informed Targeted Therapy for Osteosarcoma. CANCER DISCOVERY, 9(1), 46–63. -
The Outcome of Patients With Localized Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma of the Lower Extremity Treated at Stanford University
Kamat, N. V., Million, L., Yao, D.-han, Donaldson, S. S., Mohler, D. G., van de Rijn, M., … Ganjoo, K. N. (2019). The Outcome of Patients With Localized Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma of the Lower Extremity Treated at Stanford University. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY-CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS, 42(2), 166–71. -
Ferumoxytol Does Not Impact Standardized Uptake Values on PET/MR Scans.
Muehe, A. M., Yerneni, K., Theruvath, A. J., Thakor, A. S., Pribnow, A., Avedian, R., … Daldrup-Link, H. E. (2019). Ferumoxytol Does Not Impact Standardized Uptake Values on PET/MR Scans. Molecular Imaging and Biology : MIB : the Official Publication of the Academy of Molecular Imaging. -
Outcomes for pediatric patients with osteosarcoma treated with palliative radiotherapy.
Chen, E. L., Yoo, C. H., Gutkin, P. M., Merriott, D. J., Avedian, R. S., Steffner, R. J., … Hiniker, S. M. (2019). Outcomes for pediatric patients with osteosarcoma treated with palliative radiotherapy. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, e27967. -
Tissue-engineered 3D Models for Elucidating Primary and Metastatic Bone Cancer Progression.
González Díaz, E. C., Sinha, S., Avedian, R. S., & Yang, F. (2019). Tissue-engineered 3D Models for Elucidating Primary and Metastatic Bone Cancer Progression. Acta Biomaterialia.
Clinical Trials
Clinical trials are research studies that evaluate a new medical approach, device, drug, or other treatment. As a Stanford Health Care patient, you may have access to the latest, advanced clinical trials.
Open trials refer to studies currently accepting participants. Closed trials are not currently enrolling, but may open in the future.
- Safety and Efficacy Study of Treatment of Pathological Fractures in Humerus
- Prophylactic Antibiotic Regimens in Tumor Surgery (PARITY)
- Feasibility of ExAblate MRI Guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Tx of Soft Tissue Tumors
- Phase 3 Study of Pexidartinib for Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS) or Giant Cell Tumor of the Tendon Sheath (GCT-TS)
- Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Preoperatively Irradiated Lower Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma Wounds
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Redwood City , CA 94063
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