Thomas Vail, MD

Thomas Vail, MD
Orthopaedic Institute - Arthritis & Joint Replacement
Publications
- Vail TP. Editorial Commentary: Can We Achieve Personalized Risk Assessment in Hip Arthroscopy? Arthroscopy. 2018 02; 34(2):471-472. PMID: 29413192
- Vasarhelyi EM, MacDonald SJ, Della Valle CJ, Vail TP. Let's do a revision total knee arthroplasty. Instr Course Lect. 2014; 63:239-51. PMID: 24720310
- Novak EJ, Vail TP, Bozic KJ. Advances in orthopaedic outcomes research. J Surg Orthop Adv. 2008; 17(3):200-3. PMID: 18851807
- Vail TP, Callaghan JJ. Minimal incision total hip arthroplasty. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2007 Dec; 15(12):707-15. PMID: 18063711
- Bush JL, Wilson JB, Vail TP. Management of bone loss in revision total knee arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2006 Nov; 452:186-92. PMID: 16906109
- Indelli PF, Grant SA, Nielsen K, Vail TP. Regional anesthesia in hip surgery. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2005 Dec; 441:250-5. PMID: 16331011
- Attarian DE, Vail TP. Medicolegal aspects of hip and knee arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2005 Apr; (433):72-6. PMID: 15805939
- Vail TP. Minimally invasive knee arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2004 Nov; (428):51-2. PMID: 15534518
- Vail TP, Callaghan JJ. Total knee replacement with patella magna and pagetoid patella. Orthopedics. 1995 Dec; 18(12):1174-7. PMID: 8749297
- Spinner RJ, Sexton DJ, Vail TP. Mycobacterium avium intracellulare infection. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1995 Jan; 77(1):165. PMID: 7822387
- Lidor C, Vail TP. Renal transplantation. N Engl J Med. 1994 Dec 22; 331(25):1719; author reply 1720. PMID: 7969372
Grants & Awards
- CARTILAGE FUNCTION AND MICRO-MRI AFTER MENISCAL REPAIR
1997-09-30 - 2000-08-31
NIH R03AR045092
Role: Principal Investigator
Education
University of California | 2018 | ||
M.D. | Loyola University | 1985 |
About Thomas Vail, MD
Dr. Vail is Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. He is a specialist in surgical treatment of conditions of the hip and knee. His research focuses on performance and outcomes of surgical procedures and devices, delivery of care in adult reconstruction, and cartilage repair strategies.
After graduating from the Duke University School of Engineering cum laude with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, he earned his medical degree at the Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University, Chicago. He completed his internship in General and Thoracic Surgery and residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Duke University Medical Center, and then went on to complete a fellowship in Adult Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Vail was part of the faculty at Duke University Medical Center where he advanced from Assistant Professor to Professor and Director of Adult Reconstructive Surgery. In January of 2007, he was named Professor and Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco.
Dr. Vail has published several hundred scientific articles, abstracts, book chapters and educational materials. He is presently in the Presidential line of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, and was recently named to the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. His wife, Lisa, also received her medical degree from Loyola. They have two children, Brennan and Parker.