David Alejandro Silva Iacobelli MD
Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery
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1201 NW 16th StMiami, FL 33125
Phone+1 305-575-7000
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Summary
- David Silva Iacobelli, MD, is an orthopaedic surgeon based in Miami, FL, specializing in hip and knee reconstructive surgery. He completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago and a fellowship in adult reconstructive orthopaedics at the Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical Center. Since 2025, he serves as a staff physician at the University of Miami Hospital and has been an attending physician at the Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare System since 2020. He is experienced in treating conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and vitamin D deficiency, and performs procedures including total joint replacement and minimally invasive joint replacement. Dr. Iacobelli has contributed several published works on topics such as the cost-utility of total hip arthroplasty and mental health in knee arthroplasty, which have been cited numerous times in scholarly articles.
Education & Training
Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical CenterFellowship, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics, 2019 - 2020
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2014 - 2019
Central University of VenezuelaClass of 2009
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2020 - 2028
NY State Medical License 2019 - 2020
IL State Medical License 2017 - 2019
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 7 citationsTransfusion Avoidance in Severely Anemic Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients: An Analysis of Risk.David Silva Iacobelli, Marie Syku, Zafir Abutalib, Zachary P Berliner, Amethia Joseph
Arthroplasty Today. 2022-04-01 - 20 citationsBirmingham Hip Resurfacing vs Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Matched-Pair Comparison of Clinical Outcomes.Victor Ortiz-Declet, David A. Iacobelli, Leslie C. Yuen, Itay Perets, Austin W. Chen
The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2017-12-01 - 61 citationsTrunnion-Head Stresses in THA: Are Big Heads Trouble?Carlos J. Lavernia, David A. Iacobelli, Jesus M. Villa, Kinzy Jones, Jose L. Gonzalez
The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2015-06-01
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