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Benjamin Busfield, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Walnut Creek, CA, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Alta Bates Campus

BenjaminT.BusfieldMDFAAOS, FACS

Orthopaedic Surgery Walnut Creek, CA

Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery, Orthopedic Sports Medicine

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Education & Training

  • Kerlan Jobe Orthopedic Clinic
    Kerlan Jobe Orthopedic ClinicMD, Orthopedic Sports Medicine, 2006 - 2007
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2001 - 2006
  • Georgetown University School of Medicine
    Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 2001
  • Georgetown University Graduate School
    Georgetown University Graduate SchoolMS, Physiology and Biophysics, with Distinction, 1996 - 1997
  • University of California, Davis
    University of California, DavisBA, Physiology, with High Honors, 1992 - 1996

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2003 - 2024
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Subacromial Pain Pump Use is Safe After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair  
    Busfield BT, Romero DM, Korshad D, Kharrazi FD, Journal of Orthopedics, 1/1/2014
  • The Effect of Local Anesthetics on Synoviocytes: An Indirect Contributor to Chondrolysis  
    Braun HJ, Busfield BT, et al., Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, 1/1/2013
  • Shoulder Sepsis after MRI with Arthrogram  
    Busfield BT, Am J Ortho, 1/1/2012
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Elbow Injury- Proximal Ulna Stress Reaction in a Baseball Pitcher
    Busfield BT, Safran MR, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 1/1/2003

Lectures

  • Treatment Options for Knee and Hip Arthritis 
    Berkeley, CA - 1/1/2014
  • Osteoporosis: The Medical and Orthopedic Perspectives 
    1/1/2010
  • Subacromial Pain Pump Use is Safe After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair 
    1/1/2010
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Committees

  • Chairman, Surgery Comittee at SDMC 2012 - Present

Research History

  • Pain Pumps with Local Anesthetics Used in Orthopedic SurgeryInterest in studying chondrolysis2007 - Present

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations