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Amir Jamali, M.D.

Amir Jamali

Clinical/Research Interests

Dr. Jamali specializes in arthroscopy, articular cartilage restoration surgery, joint preservation surgery of the hip, arthritis surgery and total joint reconstruction surgery. He is skilled at performing articular cartilage restoration procedures such as microfracture, fresh osteochondral allografting and mosaicplasty. Dr. Jamali has clinical interests in total joint arthroplasty, articular cartilage restoration, arthritis surgery, hip dysplasia, osteotomies, cartilage resurfacing procedures and meniscal transplantation in adults.

Title:

 Assistant Professor

Specialty:

 Orthopaedic Surgery - Adult Reconstruction

Address:

 Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
4860 Y St., Suite 1700
Sacramento, CA 95817

Alternate Address

 UC Davis Medical Group - Sacramento (J Street)
2805 J St.
Sacramento, CA 95816

Phone:

 (916) 734-2700

Other Languages:

 Farsi

Education:

 Medical College of Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
M.D. 1995

University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
B.A. 1991

Internships:

 UC San Diego
San Diego, California
1995-96
General Surgery

Residency:

 UC San Diego
San Diego, California
1997-2000
Orthopaedic Surgery

Fellowships:

 Inselspital, University of Berne
Berne
Switzerland
2003
Orthopaedic Surgery - Hip Surgery

Mass General Hospital,Harvard
Boston, Massachusetts
2001-02
Orthopaedic Surgery - Adult Reconstruction

Board Certifications:

 American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2005
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2001

Professional Memberships:

 Alpha Omega Alpha
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Select Recent Publications:

Jamali AA, AJ Lozynsky, WH Harris. The effect of surface finish and of vertical ribs on the stability of a cemented femoral stem on an in vitro stair climbing test. J Arthroplasty, Jan, 21(1):122-128.

Schimizzi AL, A Jamali, KD Herbst, RA Pedowitz. Acute compartment syndrome due to ruptured Baker cyst after nonsurgical management of an anterior cruciate ligament tear: A case report. Am J Sports Med, Jan 6.

Jamali AA, RD Scott. Lateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. Techniques in Knee Surgery, 4(2):79-88.

Jamali AA, BC Emmerson, C Chung, FR Convery, WD Bugbee. Fresh osteochondral allografts. Clin Orthop Relat Res, Aug, (437):176-185.

Salgado CJ, AA Jamali, S Mardini, K Buchanan, B Veit. A model for chronic osteomyelitis using Staphylococcus aureus in goats. Clin Orthop Relat Res, Jul, (436):246-250.

Jamali AA, DS Dungy, A Mark, S Schule, WH Harris. Isolated acetabular revision with use of the Harris-Galante Cementless Component. Study with intermediate-term follow-up. J Bone Joint Surg Am, Aug, 86-A(8):1690-1697.

Jamali A, J Suggs, A Freiberg, H Rubash. Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. The Orthopaedic Journal at Harvard Medical School, 4:131.

Jamali AA, P Afshar, RA Abrams, RL Lieber. Differential expression of neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) after tenotomy in rabbit skeletal muscle. J Orthop Res, Mar, 20(2):364-369.

Jamali A, A Hilpert, J Debes, P Afshar, S Rahban, R Holmes. Hydroxyapatite/calcium carbonate (HA/CC) vs. plaster of paris: A histomorphometric and radiographic study in a rabbit tibial defect model. Calcif Tissue Int, Aug, 71(2):172-178.

Kim CW, A Jamali, W Tontz Jr., FR Convery, ME Brage, W Bugbee. Treatment of post-traumatic ankle arthrosis with bipolar tibiotalar osteochondral shell allografts. Foot Ankle Int, Dec, 23(12):1091-1102.

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