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Anton Plakseychuk, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Pittsburgh, PA, UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside

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Orthopaedic Surgery Pittsburgh, PA

Hand Surgery, Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery, Orthopedic Sports Medicine

Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Summary

  • Dr. Anton Plakseychuk is an orthopedic surgeon in Pittsburgh, PA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. He received his medical degree from Kazan State Medical University and has been in practice 31 years. He specialises in hip & knee reconstructive surgery, and orthopedic sports medicine. He is experienced in hip resurfacing, direct anterior approach and hip arthroscopy. Dr. Plakseychuk is leading specialist in limb lengthening and reconstruction in complex cases. He has more than 100 publications and over 1000 citings.

Education & Training

  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2003 - 2008
  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2003 - 2003
  • UPMC Medical Education/Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital
    UPMC Medical Education/Presbyterian Shadyside HospitalFellowship, Computer Navigation and Robotic Orthopaedic Surgery, 2000 - 2001
  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1999 - 2000
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Medical Education
    University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Medical EducationFellowship, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics, 1998 - 1999
  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Hand Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery), 1995 - 1997
  • Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
    Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, GermanyFellowship, Hand and Plastic Surgery, 1995 - 1995
  • Kazan Medical Institute of Advanced  Education
    Kazan Medical Institute of Advanced EducationPh.D., Orthopaedic Surgery, 1991 - 1993
  • Kazan State Medical University
    Kazan State Medical UniversityClass of 1987, MD

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1997 - 2024
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Awarded as a best instructional course American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, 1999
  • First Place winner, Resident/Fellow Competition Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society, 1999
  • Best Inventor in Medicine Republic Tatarstan, 1995

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Computer-aided surgical planner for a new bone deformity correction device using axis-angle representation  
    Ying Ying Wu, Anton Plakseychuk, Kenji Shimada, Medical Engineering&Physics, 1/1/2014

Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Experimental Testing of Precision Freehand Sculptor – Speed Control”.
    Jaramaz B, Nikou C, Guirgi M, Moody J, McCandless B, Plakseychuk A., Proceedings of the 9th Annual Meeting of CAOS International, Boston, MA, 1/17/2009
  • Liposomal versus Plain Bupivacaine in Total knee Arthroplasty.
    Hamlin B., DiGioia A., Plakseychuk A., Urish K, Levison T, AAOS, 1/1/2016
  • Trunnion Corosion in Total Hip Arthroplasty: Diagnosis, Evaluation and Management.
    Urish K., Hamlin B., Plakseychuk A., Hallab N., Giori N., Lavernia C., Mihalko W., Anderson P., AAOS, 1/1/2016
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Lectures

  • Direct anterior vs lateral approach for total hip arthroplasty. 
    Cape Town, South Africa - 1/30/2017
  • Direct Anterior Approach: Results, Pearls and Technique. 
    Xi'an, China - 1/24/2015
  • Labral tear leading cause of osteoarthritis of the hip 
    Guangzhou, China - 1/17/2015
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Other

  • The results of vascularized bone grafting for treatment of defects and nonunion of forearms bones. “Modern aspects of traumatology and orthopaedics (in Russian) 
    Bogov A.A., Plakseychuk A.
    Kazan, Russia - 1/1/1994
  • Correction of funnel chest deformity with Ilizarov’s method. (in Russian) 
    Plakseychuk A, Autoreferat of Thesis of Candidat of Medical Science Degree (Ph.D.)
    Kazan, Russia - 1/1/1993
  • Exteral fixation and microsurgical transfer for the treatment of the forearm bony defects. “ Problems of traumatology, orthopardics & reconstructive surgery” (in Russian) 
    Bogov A.A., Plakseychuk A.
    Kazan, Russia - 1/1/1993
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Hospital Affiliations