Stefano Bini, MD

Stefano Bini, MD

Professor
Orthopaedic Institute - Arthritis & Joint Replacement
 

Publications

Awards Honors

  • AAHKS Presidential Award
    2018
    AAHKS Presidential Award, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, 2018
    American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
  • Maria Manetti Shrem Endowed Professorship
    2022
    Maria Manetti Shrem Endowed Professorship, University of California, San Francisco, 2022
    University of California, San Francisco
  • Rand Young Investigator Podcast Award: Questioning the "Nickel Free" Total Knee Arthroplasty
    2021
    Rand Young Investigator Podcast Award: Questioning the "Nickel Free" Total Knee Arthroplasty, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, 2021
    American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
  • AAHKS Best Poster Award
    2019
    AAHKS Best Poster Award, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, 2019
    American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
  • The Mark Coventry MD Award for PMID: 31256650
    2019
    The Mark Coventry MD Award for PMID: 31256650, The Knee Society/AAHKS/AAOS, 2019
    The Knee Society/AAHKS/AAOS
  • Great Save Award
    2017
    Great Save Award, University of California, San Francisco, 2017
    University of California, San Francisco
  • James O. Johnston Orthopaedic Symposium, 10 Years of Academic Excellence, Leadership Award
    2015
    James O. Johnston Orthopaedic Symposium, 10 Years of Academic Excellence, Leadership Award, Kaiser Permanente of Northern California, 2015
    Kaiser Permanente of Northern California
  • AAHKS President's Honor Roll, Brian Parsley President
    2013
    AAHKS President's Honor Roll, Brian Parsley President, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, 2013
    American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
  • Honorary Corresponding Member
    2013
    Honorary Corresponding Member, Sociedad Chilena de Ortopedia y Traumatologia, 2013
    Sociedad Chilena de Ortopedia y Traumatologia
  • Leadership Program Scholarship Recipient, Cohort 12
    2012
    Leadership Program Scholarship Recipient, Cohort 12, California Health Care Foundation, 2012
    California Health Care Foundation
  • Teacher of the Year Award
    2011
    Teacher of the Year Award, San Francisco Orthopaedic Residency Program, 2011
    San Francisco Orthopaedic Residency Program
  • James O. Johnston Award for Excellence in Orthopaedic Research, Leadership and Resident Training
    2009
    James O. Johnston Award for Excellence in Orthopaedic Research, Leadership and Resident Training, Kaiser Permanente of Northern California, 2009
    Kaiser Permanente of Northern California
  • Kaiser Permanente National James A. Voh Award for Quality
    2008
    Kaiser Permanente National James A. Voh Award for Quality, National Kaiser Permanente Total Joint Replacement Registry, 2008
    National Kaiser Permanente Total Joint Replacement Registry
  • Outstanding Planning in Physician Education Award for the James O. Johnston MD Orthopaedic Symposium
    2007
    Outstanding Planning in Physician Education Award for the James O. Johnston MD Orthopaedic Symposium, The Permanente Medical Group Physician Education Department, 2007
    The Permanente Medical Group Physician Education Department
  • Resident Award Paper
    1995
    Resident Award Paper, Leroy C. Abbott Orthopaedic Society Meeting, 1995
    Leroy C. Abbott Orthopaedic Society Meeting
  • Resident Award Paper
    1993
    Resident Award Paper, Western Orthopaedic Association, Northern Chapter, 1993
    Western Orthopaedic Association, Northern Chapter
  • Academic Distinction in Political Science
    1986
    Academic Distinction in Political Science, Stanford University, 1986
    Stanford University

Grants & Awards

  • Patient Movement Study
    2020-11-12 - 2021-11-12
    Google LLC
    Role: PI
  • The Oaks: A Mobile Exercise and Education Program for People with Osteoarthritis of the Knee
    2019-03-01 - 2020-02-29
    National Institutes on Aging/NIH R44AG055341
    Role: CO-PI: Healthcare technology and digital health/data assessment.
  • UCSF - CDMI: Gait Analysis (Project 2015322)
    2017-09-01 - 2018-08-30
    National Science Foundation A123593
    Role: Project PI
  • UCSF - CDMI: Wearable Sensors (Project 2014802)
    2016-09-01 - 2017-08-30
    National Science Foundation A123593
    Role: Project PI

Education

Residency University of California, San Francisco 01/1995
MD Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 01/1990
Fellowship Università di Firenze 01/1999
Fellowship Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute 01/1997
Residency University of California, San Francisco 01/1991
BA Stanford University 06/1986

About Stefano Bini, MD

Dr. Stefano Bini, MD was born in Italy, raised in Australia (he still has a slight Aussie accent) and finished high school in San Francisco. He received his BA from Stanford University, his MD from Columbia University’s College of Physician and Surgeons, and completed Residency training at UCSF. Subsequently, he completed a Fellowship at the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute in Italy and obtained a second MD from the University of Florence (and ate lots of great food!). Prior to joining the faculty at UCSF, Dr. Bini worked at Kaiser Permanente as a joint replacement surgeon. He held multiple leadership positions including Chief of Orthopedics at two medical centers and Chief of the Adult Reconstructive Surgery Service in the East Bay. He participated in regional committees tasked with improving quality, access, and efficiency at Kaiser. He was selected for the California Health Care Foundation Leadership Program and developed an interest in applied organizational design. As a result, Dr. Bini co-authored a forthcoming book on change management. Active in professional associations and academia, Stefano currently serves as the Chair of the International Committee for the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons and sits on the Biomedical Engineering Committee for the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery. He is the Associate Editor of Arthroplasty Today and is a reviewer for 4 major orthopaedic journals. Over the past decade, Dr. Bini has organized over a dozen conferences and learning labs nationally and internationally, presented over 110 scientific papers and has authored 23 research papers with a focus on leveraging large databases to help define best practices in hip and knee replacement surgery.

Dr. Bini is very committed to teaching (and learning from!) residents and colleagues and has received several related awards including the James O. Johnston Award for Excellence in Orthopedic Research, Leadership and Resident Training; the San Francisco Orthopedic Residency Program Teaching Award; the National Kaiser Permanent James Vohs Award for Quality for his work on establishing the Kaiser Permanente Total Joint Replacement Registry, and The Permanente Medical Group award for Outstanding Planning of Physician Education. Dr. Bini is very excited to return to UCSF and work to continuously improve the patient care experience, clinical outcomes and resident training. Dr. Bini’s clinical practice will continue to focus on total hip replacement through both anterior and posterior approaches, and total knee replacement using a novel anatomic alignment technique (“kinematic” knee alignment). Dr. Bini also has extensive experience in revision and complex total joint replacement. His three primary research areas will be the application of technology to health care delivery systems (digital medicine), improving surgical techniques in knee replacement surgery, and cartilage repair. Outside work, Stefano is an avid cook, reasonable dancer and amateur photographer. He loves traveling, sailing and skiing and swims to try and stay in shape. He and his children Michaela and Gianluca live in the East Bay with his wonderful wife Katherine. Currently, the family has to put up with his trying to learn the guitar despite Dr. Bini having no inherent musical talent to speak of.