2009-2010 Annual Report - UC Davis Health System

Adult Reconstruction ServiceJohn P. Meehan, MDAssociate Clinical Professor,Chief and Fellowship DirectorPaul E. DiCesare, MDProfessor and ChairAmir A. Jamali, MDAssociate ProfessorMost people expect to remainproductive and physically fit at any age;this is especially true in northernCalifornia. The manner in which we live,work, and exercise has a dramatic impacton the quality of our lives. Our group offellowship-trained surgeons has treatedmore than 1000 patients each year. Ourservice is patient-focused and has had along history of exceptional and successfulcare.The Adult Reconstruction Service isdesigned to help patients in need ofprimary or revision hip or kneereplacement or other joint preservationprocedures. Additionally, our groupactively conducts research with theobjective of providing the best outcomesfor all our patients. We offer innovativetechnology and treatment options,including minimal incision surgery,computer-assisted surgery, hip resurfacingand arthroscopy, and state-of-the-art painmanagement strategies that speedrecovery and minimize postoperative pain.The service conducted a successful recruitof an additional Adult Reconstructionsurgeon, Dr. Gavin Pereira, who comesto us from Coventry, England, and willbe joining the department in January2011. Dr. Pereira has completedfellowships in both Trauma and AdultReconstructive Surgery.In October 2009, Dr. Di Cesare wasinvited to be a guest lecturer at theDepartment of Traumatologic andOrthopaedic Surgery at the Universityof Malaga in Malaga, Spain. He servedas a member of the subcommittee thatdeveloped the AAOS Guidelines on theDiagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infectionsof the Hip and Knee. Dr. Di Cesarewas appointed to the Adult Reconstruction-Hip Program Subcommittee of the AAOS.He is currently serving on the searchcommittee for the Chair of the Departmentof Surgery at UC Davis Health System.Dr. Amir Jamali was program chair forfor the COA Annual Meeting QMEcourse. Dr. Jamali’s research focus is onspecialization of cartilage preservationsurgery.This past year, Dr. John Meehan wasthe recipient of an OREF FellowshipAward for $72,000, which pays salaryand benefits for our 2010-2011 fellow;he also received an Omega Grant inthe amount of $30,500 to be used forthe Adult Reconstruction Fellowship.Dr. Meehan was awarded a $25,000“Vision” Grant by the UC Davis HealthSystem National Board of Advisors forhis research project “Assessing PatientOutcomes After Simultaneous BilateralTotal Knee Arthroplasty Versus StagedBilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty.”The Adult ReconstructionService concentrates onthe care of patients withmajor joint arthritis.Common referrals are forosteoarthritis,post-traumatic arthritis,avascular necrosis andarthritis secondary tohemophilia.