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Dr. Louis Kwong

SCHOOL: Boston University School of Medicine
-Primary Degree Awarded: Ph.D., Physiology
-Year Completed: 1995
Boston University School of Medicine
-Primary Degree Awarded: M.D., Medicine
-Year Completed: 1997
INTERNSHIP:
Boston University School of Medicine (1997-1998)
Internship General Surgery
Boston University School of Medicine (1998-2002)
Residency Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Iowa ( 2002-2003)
Fellowship Sports Medicine
Hip and Pelvis Institute (Joel M Matta) (2008-2009)
Fellowship Pelvic and Acetabular Trauma
Anterior Total Hip Reconstruction
Concise Summary of Role in Program:
Director of Pelvic and Acetabular Trauma

Clinical Interests
Sports Medicine: Arthroscopic and open shoulder reconstruction, shoulder arthroplasty; arthroscopic and open knee ligamentous reconstruction, and cartilage procedures including OATS, OCT and osteochondral allografts; knee osteotomies and limb deformity correction.
Orthopaedic Trauma: Pelvic and acetabular reconstruction. Fracture care. Management of poly-trauma patients. Management of gunshot wounds to the extremities. Management of articular and peri-articular fractures, knee dislocations and fracture dislocations. Shoulder fractures and fracture dislocations.
Reconstruction: Anterior approach total hip arthroplasty. peri-acetabular osteotomies. Shoulder arthroplasty
Awards and Honors
  Life-time Member of Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society
1992-1993 American Heart Association Medical Student Research Fellow of
1995 Henry Russek Research Award
1995 American Federation of Research Council Scholarship
2002 Lahey Clinic Orthopaedic Research Award
05/12/2008 Detroit Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Research Award, First Place
Selected Bibliography
  Najibi S, Klenck RE, Matta JM, Tannast M, Symphyseal disruption during childbirth: is fixation necessary? J Ortho Trauma (in press).
 

Najibi S, Dougherty PJ , Matta JM. Tannast M. Gunshot wounds to the acetabulum: Pattern, complications and management. J Ortho Trauma (accepted).

2010 Mar 30 Dougherty PJ, Walters N, Schilling P, Najibi S, Herkowitz H. Comparison of the USMLE Step 1, OITE, and ABOS Part I Certifying Examination Results: A multicenter study. Clin Orthop Relat Res.
2010 Dougherty PJ, Vaidya R, Silverton CD, Bartlett CS 3rd, Najibi S. Joint and long-bone gunshot injuries.
Instr Course Lect. ; 59:465-79.
  Najibi S, Tannast M, Latini JM. Civilian Gunshot Wounds to the Genitourinary Tract: Incidence, Anatomic Distribution, Associated Injuries and Outcomes. Urology. (in press)
2010 June Najibi S: Mechanical Failure of the Long Gamma Nail in Two Proximal Femur Fractures. Iowa Orthopaedic Journal (accepted, )
2010 June Najibi S, Banglmeier R, Matta JM, Tannast M: Material Properties of Common Suture Materials in Orthopaedic Surgery. Iowa Orthopaedic Journal (accepted, )
  Vaidya R, Sethi A, Najibi S, Lee S, and Dougherty PJ: Gunshot Injuries of the Spine, evaluation and management principles. JAAOS. (in press)
Book Chapters
 

Richard A. Cohen, Soheil Najibi and Victoria Bolotina.
The Other Role of Nitric Oxide as an Endothelium-Derived Hyperpolarizing Factor
1995

  Annunziato Amendola, Soheil Najibi.
Foot and Ankle Injuries in Athletes.
Orthopaedic Knowledge Update, Sports Medicine, third edition.
  Paul J. Dougherty, Soheil Najibi
Gunshot and wartime injuries.
Rockwood and Green, seventh edition, In press.
  Soheil Najibi, Joel M. Matta
Anterior approach for total hip arthroplasty.
Orthopaedic Knowledge Update, Adult reconstruction, Fourth Edition (In press)