Robert S. Gorab, MD. Joint Replacement and Arthritis Surgeon

Robert S. Gorab, MD.

Robert S. Gorab, MD. Licensure

1988 - California Medical License

Professional Organizations

American Medical Association
California Medical Association
California Orthopaedic Association
Orange County Medical Association
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Western Orthopaedic Association
Board of Directors, Arthritis Foundation, Orange County Region, 1994
American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS)
President: Orthopaedic Education and Research Institute of Southern California (Non-profit 501c3)

Honors and Awards

University of California, Irvine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery - Faculty Teaching Award, 2008-2009
Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
St Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA
2005-2008
“Physician of Excellence, 2008” – Orange County Medical Society (OCMA)/Orange Coast Magazine
“Physician of Excellence, 2006” – Orange County Medical Society (OCMA)/Orange Coast Magazine
“CARE” Award 1999 & 2004 – St Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA

Publications

Gorab RS, Allaire R: "Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty for Congenital Hip Dysplasia" submitted for publication, pending acceptance
Jacobs M, Gorab R, et al.: “Three to Six Year Results with the Ultima Metal-on-Metal Hip Articulation for Primary Hip Replacement” J. Arthroplasty, 19:7, Oct 2004
Gorab RS, Barnett SL: "Ligament Balancing in Primary Total Knee Replacement" Current Opinion in Orthopedics Vol.13, Issue 1, February 2, 2002
Gorab RS: "Multi-Center, Prospective Clinical Evaluation of C-Stem Femoral Implants in Cemented Total Hip Arthroplasty" in UC Irvine Graduate Research Journal, June 2001
Gorab RS, “Unicompartmental Knee Replacement” Orthopaedics, 20:6, June 2000
Glaser FE, Gorab RS, Lee TQ: "Edge Loading of Patellar Components After Total Knee Arthroplasty" J. Arthroplasty, 14:4, June 1999
Sammarco VJ, Gorab RS, Miller R, Brooks PJ: "Human Articular Cartilage Storage in Cell Culture Medium: Guideline for Storage of Fresh Osteochondral Allografts" Orthopaedics, 2016: 497, 1997
Gorab RS, Rosenfeld S: Postoperative Fracture in Spina Bifida: The Effects of Calcitrol on Fracture Frequency" European Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 4: 46, 1994
Gorab RS, Covino BM, Borden LS: "The Rationale for Cementless Revision Total Hip Replacement with Contemporary Technology" Orthop. Clin. North America, 23(4):627, 1993
Caillouette JT, Gorab RS, Anzel SH: "Revision Arthroplasty Facilitated by Ultrasonic Tool Cement Removal - In Vitro Evaluation" Orthop. Review, 20: 353, 1991
Caillouette JT, Gorab RS, Anzel SH: "Ultrasonic Cement Removal in Revision Arthroplasty - Histologic Analysis of Endosteal Bone After Cement Removal" Orthop. Review, 20:435, 1991
Gorab RS: "Ultrasonic Energy Shows Promise for Cement Removal" Orthopaedics Today, 10:20, 1990
Massion C, O'Connor FJ, Gorab RS: "Screening for Gestational Diabetes in a High Risk Population" J. Family Practice, 25:569, 1987

Presentations

May 2009	“New Developments in Total Hip Arthroplasty and the Direct Anterior Approach for THA” AORN Conference, Southern California Orange, CA
Apr 2009	High Performance Total Knee Arthroplasty Learning Center MERIN Science Center Henderson, NV
Feb 2009	High Performance TKA Learning Center Science Care Center Phoenix, AZ
Dec 2008	“Rotating Platform Knee Arthroplasty & Gap Balancing Techniques in TKA” Reno Orthopedic Forum Reno, NV
Nov 2008	Rotating Platform TKA, Gap Balancing, LCS PS Design Rationale, and Live Surgical Demonstration DePuy Sales Training Conference Orange, CA
Nov 2008	High Performance Total Knee Arthroplasty AAOS Orthopaedic Learning Center Chicago, IL
Oct 2008	High Performance TKA Learning Center Memphis, TN
Oct 2008	DePuy Western Resident Training Conference La Jolla, CA
May 2008	“Pre-op Planning in THA, Start to Finish” UC Irvine Grand Rounds Conference Orange, CA
Nov 2007	Contemporary TKA Learning Center Science Care Center, Phoenix, AZ
Oct 2007	DePuy Western Resident Training Conference La Jolla, CA
Sept 2007	Current Concepts in Primary and Revision Knee Arthroplasty Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada
July 2007	Contemporary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Learning Center Stanford, CA
June 2007	“Less Invasive” Knee Replacement Surgery National Athletic Trainer’s Association Annual Meeting Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA
June 2007	Course Chairman and Presentations: Management of Tibial and Femoral Defects in Revision TKA Indications for Rotating Platform TKA Implant Choice by Defect Classification in Revision THA Bearing Surface Options in Revision THA Master’s Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Course Orthopaedic Specialty Institute and VQ OrthoCare Irvine, CA
May 2007	Alternative Techniques for Balancing the Knee in TKA Intra-operative Algorithm for Revision TKA Video Surgical Demonstration: High Flex RP TKA with Computer Assistance Influence of Rotating Platform Technology in Modern TKA: Current Concepts in Orthopedics Las Vegas, NV
May 2007	Ceramic-on-Metal Hip Arthroplasty: Basic Science and IDE Investigation Update on Current Successes and Controversies in THA Loma Linda University San Bernardino, CA
March 2007	Rotating Platform TKA Technology and High Flex Design Considerations Chico, CA
October 2006	Lateral Approach to THA Metal Articulation Bearing Surfaces in THA Balancing the Gaps in TKA Surgical Approaches and Pearls in TKA Why I use Mobile Bearing TKA’s The Unstable TKA: Etiology and Management Advances in Technology & Technique in Primary Total Joint Replacement San Francisco, CA
September 2006	Course Chairman and Presentations Master’s Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Course Science Care Center Phoenix, Arizona
May 2006	Course Chairman and Presentations Mobile Bearing Design Rationale Design Considerations for High Flex TKA’s Complex THA using Modular Implants Advanced Live Surgical Symposium @ Orthopaedic Specialty Institute Orange, CA
May 2006	Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty – Myth or Reality Introduction to a Modular Revision Hip System Advanced Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Surgical Symposium Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA
April 2006	Alternative Bearing Surfaces in THA High Flex Mobile Bearing TKA Regional Meeting - New Technology in Total Joint Arthroplasty Palo Alto, CA
October 2005	Unicompartmental Knee Replacement—Design and Results Advanced Product and Procedural Training Course Seattle, WA
October 2005	Less Invasive Direct Lateral Approach in THA Metal Articulation THA—Surgeon’s Perspective High Flex TKA Computer Assisted Surgery (CAS) in TKA Advances in Technique & Technology for Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty Las Vegas, NV
September 2005	Alternative Bearing Surfaces in THA Santa Rosa, CA
September 2005	Multiple Lectures, DePuy Western Resident Training Course La Jolla, CA
August 2005	Surgical Management of the Arthritic Hip and Knee Live Surgical Educational Program Orange, CA
May 2005	New Technology in the Treatment of Hip and Knee Arthritis Keynote Speaker, St Joseph Hospital Annual Foundation Symposium Newport Beach, CA
May 2005	Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: Live Surgical Demonstration and Discussion Primary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty- Surgeon Choices to Improve Patient Outcomes Monterey, CA
May 2005	Flexion Space Balancing in Mobile Bearing TKA Live Surgical Demonstration: Computer Assisted Mobile Bearing TKA Course Chairman, Innovative Technologies in Rotating Platform Knee Arthroplasty Orange, CA
March 2005	THA for Developmental Hip Dysplasia Surgical Exposure, Removal of Implants and Wound Management in Revision TKA Transforming Orthopaedics: Technology for Improved Surgical Outcomes Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
March 2005	Course Chairman, Live Surgery and Lectures: Innovative Surgical Approaches to Total Joint Arthroplasty La Jolla, CA
November 2004	Modular Revision Hip Arthroplasty using Tapered Titanium Stems Phoenix, AZ
October 2004	Course Chairman, Live Surgery and Lectures: Advanced Technology in Hip and Knee Surgery Orange, CA
October 2004	Multiple Lectures, DePuy Western Resident Training Course La Jolla, CA
August 2004	Mobile Bearing Technology in TKA Orange, CA
May 2004	Less Invasive Hip Replacement Design and MIS Applications Rome, Italy
April 2004	Course Chairman, Maximizing Performance in Primary Total Joint Replacement, Scottsdale, AZ
March 2004	Loma Linda University, Annual Alumni Association/Neufeld Society Harold Boyd Lecture Series, Loma Linda, CA “Issues in Total Hip Arthroplasty for Developmental Dysplasia”
November 2003	Course Chairman, Mobile Bearing TKA Learning Center, Orange, Ca “Flexion Gap Balancing in Mobile Bearing TKA” “Wear Issues in Mobile vs. Fixed Bearing TKA”
September 2003	UKA/PFR Workshop, La Jolla, CA “Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty--Design Rationale and Clinical Results”
August 2003	Course Chairman, Advanced Sales Training Seminar, DePuy Orthopaedics, Orange, CA
March 2003	Course Chairman, Innovative Advances in Hip and Knee Reconstruction, Scottsdale, AZ “Metal Articulation Hip Arthroplasty: Mid-term Results” “Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty- The Femoral Component”
March 2003	Advances in Orthopaedic Surgery, Vail, CO “Indications for High Tibial Osteotomy”
January 2003	Western Orthopaedic Association Meeting, Orange, CA “The Management of Unicompartmental Knee Arthritis”
November 2002	Early Intervention Knee Arthroplasty Conference, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA “Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Design Rationale and Clinical Results”
June 2002	Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Course, Orthopedic Learning Center, Rosemont, Illinois “Design Rationale and Patient Selection in Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty”
April 2002	Issues in Orthopedics, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico “Mobile Bearing Total Knee Arthroplasty”
March 2002	Contemporary Techniques and Issues in Orthopaedics, Whistler, British Columbia, March 2002. "Templating Options from Primary to Revision Knee Arthroplasty" "Revision Knee Arthroplasty Symposium” "Postoperative TKA Wound Drainage: What to do"
September 2001	Regional Arthroplasty Symposium, Anaheim, CA “Polished, Cemented Stems in THA”
August 2001	Contemporary Issues in Total Joint Arthroplasty, Mammoth Lakes, CA "Mobile Bearing TKA Results with Extension Gap First Instrumentation"
August 2001	Contemporary Issues in Total Joint Arthroplasty, Mammoth Lakes, CA "Mid-term Results Using Modular Stems in Primary THA"
June 2001	University of California College of Medicine 23rd Annual Graduate Research Forum, Orange, CA "Multi-Center, Prospective Clinical Evaluation of a Polished, Tapered Femoral Implant in Cemented Total Hip Arthroplasty"
May 2001	Kaiser Surgeons Meeting, Anaheim, CA "Polished, Tapered Stems in Total Hip Arthroplasty"
February 2001	C-Stem Arthroplasty Learning Center, Century City Hospital, Los Angeles, CA "Experience with Polished, Tapered Stems Using the Direct Lateral Approach in THA"
December 2000	Total Knee Forum, New York City, New York "Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty - U.S. Experience"
August 2000	Issues in Total Joint Arthroplasty, Palm Desert, CA “Approaches for Total Knee Arthroplasty” “Patellar Resurfacing-Philosophy and Technique”
August 2000	Contemporary Issues in Total Joint Arthroplasty, Mammoth Lakes, CA “Mobile Bearing TKA-Instrumentation, Philosophy, and Results” “Metal Articulation Hip Arthroplasty-Design Philosophy and Results” “THA for Dysplastic Arthritis” “Primary THA-Midterm Results using the SROM Prosthesis”
July 2000	Update in Orthopedics, 2000. Kauai, Hawaii "Hard Bearing Surfaces for THA”
June 2000	Univ. of California College of Medicine 22nd Annual Graduate Research Forum, Orange,CA "Metal Articulation Hip Arthroplasty Using Modular Implants”
April 2000	Western U.S. Consensus Panel Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ "Ultima Metal on Metal THA IDE- Design and Results”
January 2000	Regional Surgeon Meeting, Anaheim, CA "Complex Primary THA using Modular Implants”
January 1999	DePuy/J&J Western Training Session, Los Angeles, CA "SROM Experience in Primary THA”
June 1998	UCI Orthopaedic Grand Rounds UCI Medical Center, Orange, California "Ligament Balancing in TKA"
April 1998	Surgical Technique and Complication Management in Total Joint Replacement Education Design Rancho Mirage, California "Surgical Approaches for Total Knee Arthroplasty" "Patella: Resurface or Non-resurface" "The Direct Lateral Approach in Total Hip Arthroplasty"
March 1998	Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons New Orleans, Louisiana "Edge Loading of Anatomic Patellar Components Following Total Knee Arthroplasty"
January 1998	Cementless Modular Hip Arthroplasty for Revision and Primary Hip Reconstruction Phoenix, Arizona "The Management of Dysplastic Arthritis of the Hip"
October 1997	Interactive Total Hip Arthroplasty Surgery Seminar Education Design New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts "Treatment of Femoral Deficiencies with Modular Implants"
May 1997	Cementless Revision THA Conference Education Design Colorado Springs, Colorado "THA for Arthritis Secondary to Developmental Dysplasia" "The Treatment of Femoral Deficiencies With Modular Implants"
January 1997	Controversies in Total Hip Arthroplasty San Diego, California "The Treatment of Femoral Deficiency with Modular Implants"
October 1995	St. Joseph Hospital Health Care Seminar Orange, California "Current Concepts in Total Knee Replacement"
August 1995	University of California Irvine Medical Center Grand Rounds Orange, California "Ligament Balancing in Total Knee Arthroplasty"
April 1994	St. Joseph Hospital Health Care Seminar Orange, California "New Concepts in Total Hip Replacement"
April 1993	Section of Joint Replacement and Arthritis Surgery Conference - Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio "Total Elbow Arthroplasty"
March 1993	Orthopaedic Research Conference - Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio "An Investigation into Cellular Preservation of Articular Cartilage Allografts"
January 1993	Section of Joint Replacement and Arthritis Surgery Conference - Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio "Alternatives to Total Hip Arthroplasty - Osteotomies and Fusions"
November 1992	Section of Joint Replacement and Arthritis Surgery Conference - Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio "Primary Hip Arthroplasty - Biomechanics, Indications and Results"
May 1992	Orthopaedic Research Conference - University of California Irvine Medical Center Orange, California "The Effects of Ultrasonic Energy on Implanted Hip Prostheses"
June 1991	Orthopaedic Research Conference - Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center Downey, California "The Effects of Calcitrol on Reducing Fracture Incidence after Hip Surgery in Myelomeningocele"
March 1990	American Orthopaedic Association Conference Newport Beach, California "Removal of Hip Prostheses Using Ultrasonic Technology - An Application to Revision Hip Arthroplasty"

References

H. Mark Hoffer, MD.
Lowman Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Hospital
2300 S Flower Street, Suite 200
Los Angeles, California 90007
Tel: (213) 742-0051

Carlos Prietto, MD.
Orthopaedic Specialty Institute
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of California Irvine
280 S. Main St., Suite 200
Orange, California 92868
Tel: (714) 634-4567

Lester S. Borden, MD.
Head, Section of Joint Replacement & Arthritis Surgery
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Desk A-41
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44195
Tel: (216) 444-2627

	Direct Anterior Total Hip Replacement
	Unicompartmental Arthroplasty
	Minimally Invasive Joint Replacement
	Complex Revision Joint Replacement