After completing his undergraduate degree at Stanford University, Thomas Schmalzried earned a doctor of medicine (MD) degree at UCLA in 1984, and subsequently completed an additional 6 years of study at the school through a surgery internship and orthopedic residency. He also completed a fellowship in joint replacement funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as well as a fellowship in hip and implant surgery at Harvard University and the Massachusetts General Hospital.
Thomas Schmalzried, MD, has worked at the Los Angeles, California-based Joint Replacement Institute since 1991 and currently serves as Medical Director. He cares for patients suffering from arthritis and hip and knee pain, and is an expert in hip and knee joint replacement surgery. Beyond providing clinical and surgical care to orthopedic patients, he has spent significant time conducting research in hip and knee arthritis and arthroplasty. To date, he has authored more than 170 peer-reviewed articles and delivered presentations at various educational institutions and to numerous professional organizations.
Additionally, Dr. Schmalzried is a part-time faculty member at the Harbor-UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and has held this position since 1991. He is a member of numerous professional organizations and has held board positions with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Association of Arthritic Hip and Knee Surgeons, Western Orthopaedic Association, and the Orthopaedic Research Society. Regarded as an innovator in his field, he is an author of patents for multiple medical devices, including a femoral version guide for total hips and a programmable pin guide for knee arthroplasty.
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