Gavin C. T. Pereira, M.B.B.S.

Philosophy of Care

I believe every patient is unique with different expectations. I believe that I have to strive to help my patients achieve those expectations, provided they are realistic. I feel strongly that I owe it to my patients to keep my skills, my techniques and my knowledge up-to-date as every patient deserves the best that's currently available. I prefer to take care of patient problems directly and personally.

Title:

Assistant Professor

Specialty:

Orthopaedic Surgery - Adult Reconstruction, Orthopaedic Surgery - Trauma

Address:

Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
4860 Y St., Suite 3800 & 1700 (Clinic)
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

916-734-2700

Education:

Baroda Medical College
Baroda, Gujarat
M.B.B.S. 1993

Residency:

Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
Birmingham,
2004
Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery

Fellowships:

NYU, Hospital for Joint Diseases
New York, New York
2006
Adult Reconstructive Surgery

Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia
Vancouver,
2005
Orthopaedic Trauma

Professional Memberships:

British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)
British Trauma Society (BTS)
Royal College of Surgeons (England)
The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) – International Affiliate

Select Recent Publications:

M Benky, J Landa, G Pereira, P Di Cesare. Fracture of fully porous coated revision femoral stem. J Arthroplasty. 2009 Feb;24(2):322.e13-8

F Kummer, G Pereira, A Schachter, W Jaffe. Femoral Component Positioning in Resurfacing arthroplasty-effects on cortical strains. Bull NYU Hosp Jt Dis. 2009;67(4):341-6

G Pereira, S Sathappan, M Walsh, B Wasserman, S Banks, W Jaffe, P Di Cesare. Kinematics of the Stiff Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2008 Sep;23(6):894-901. Epub 2008 Mar 4

G Pereira, E Kubiak, B Levine, L Specht, F Chen, P Di Cesare. Cancellous Bone Grafting for cavitary Acetabular defects in conjuction with noncemented components. Int Orthop. 2007 Aug;31(4):445-50. Epub 2006 Sep 19

Stephen G. Maurer, Andrew L. Chen, Rudi Hiebert, Gavin Pereira, Paul E. Di Cesare. A Comparison of Outcomes Using Spinal Versus General Anesthesia in Total Hip Arthroplasty. Am J Orthop. 2007 Jul;36(7):E101-6.

G Pereira, C Pereira. Skin edge debridement made easy. Injury. 2003 Dec;34(12):954-6.

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