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Dr. Joshi

Ajeya P. Joshi, M.D.

Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, Thoracic Institute

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital

Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedics

University of Texas Health Science Center

Education:

M.D., Harvard Medical School, 1997

B.A., Biochemistry and Mathematics, summa cum laude, Dartmouth College, 1992

Postgraduate training:

Fellowship, Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, 2003-2004

Fellowship, Orthopaedic Trauma, Massachusetts General Hospital, 2003-2003

Residency, Orthopaedics, Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program, 1998-2002

Internship, General Surgery, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, 1997-1998

Board Certification:

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Publications:

  • Surgical management of cervical spine metastatic disease.  Joshi AP, Pedlow FX, Hornicek FJ, Hecht AC.  Current Opinion in Orthopedics 13:224-231.  2002.
  • Vertebroplasty:  Current Concepts and Outlook for the Future.  Joshi AP & Glazer PA.  The Orthopaedic Journal at Harvard Medical School 3:103-107.  2001.
  • Long-term follow-up of unconstrained total elbow arthroplasty in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) patients.  Joshi A, Peljovich A, Chan M, Alparslan L, Ewald F, Koris M.  Poster presentation, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.  2000.
  • An exon-skipping mutation in COL9A2 in multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (MED) and its matrix consequences.  Spayde E*, Joshi A*, Cohn D, Olsen B;  Matrix Biology 19:121-128  (*equally contributing authors).  1999.
  • Role of minor cartilage collagens in the pathogenesis of idiopathic osteoarthritis.  Joshi A, Olsen B.  Podium and poster presentations, Soma Weiss Research Day, Harvard Medical School.  1996.

Interests:

IT in healthcare, outcomes research, scoliosis.