Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD
Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD
Orthopaedic Institute - Trauma & Problem Fractures
Orthopaedic Trauma Institute at Zuckerberg San Francisco General - Trauma & Problem Fractures
Publications
- Kandemir U, Lee J, Morshed S, Virkus WW. How to Avoid Failures in Tibial Plafond Fractures. Instr Course Lect. 2021; 70:121-138. PMID: 33438908
- Patterson JT, Morshed S. Letters to the Editor. J Orthop Trauma. 2020 11; 34(11):e434-e436. PMID: 33065671
- Ghayoumi P, Kandemir U, Morshed S. Evidence based update: open versus closed reduction. Injury. 2015 Mar; 46(3):467-73. PMID: 25554424
- Morshed S. Current Options for Determining Fracture Union. Adv Med. 2014; 2014:708574. PMID: 26556422
- Marseille E, Morshed S. Essential surgery is cost effective in resource-poor countries. Lancet Glob Health. 2014 Jun; 2(6):e302-3. PMID: 25103287
- Shearer D, Morshed S, Miclau T. Status of road safety and injury burden: North America. J Orthop Trauma. 2014; 28 Suppl 1:S37-8. PMID: 24857996
- Choo KJ, Morshed S. Postoperative complications after repair of tibial plateau fractures. J Knee Surg. 2014 Feb; 27(1):11-9. PMID: 24343428
Education
University of California | 2019 | ||
PhD | University of California | 2010 | |
University of Washington | 2009 | ||
University of California | 2008 | ||
MPH | University of California | 2005 | |
MD | University of California | 2001 | |
BA | Harvard University | 1996 |
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About Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD
Dr. Saam Morshed is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in caring for patients with traumatic injuries such as broken bones. He treats fractures of the pelvis, arm, elbow, shoulder, ankle, foot, leg and knee. Dr. Morshed serves as section chief of the UCSF Division of Orthopaedic Trauma.
In his research, Morshed studies skeletal injuries to develop new techniques for fracture repair and rehabilitation. He also looks at how to prevent post-traumatic arthritis.
Dr. Morshed received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University and completed medical school and residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. During his residency he was awarded the Orthopaedic Research and Education Society Clinical Research Training Fellowship which funded his studies towards a Master of Public Health degree and eventual Doctor of Philosophy in Epidemiology from the University of California, Berkeley. After residency, Dr. Morshed traveled to Seattle, Washington for a clinical fellowship in orthopaedic traumatology at Harborview Medical Center. In 2009, he joined the faculty of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco, (UCSF) as an attending surgeon at the San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH). Dr. Morshed has authored over one hundred peer-reviewed manuscript, over ten textbook chapters and has been awarded numerous awards and grants for his work in clinical outcomes research in orthopaedics and traumatology.