
Hernan A Prieto Saavedra MD FAAOS
Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery, Musculoskeletal Oncology/Cancer
Clinical Associate Professor Adult Arthroplasty and Joint Reconstruction
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1600 SW Archer RdGainesville, FL 32610
Phone+1 352-265-0111
Fax+1 352-265-5420
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Summary
- Dr. Hernan Prieto Saavedra is an orthopedic surgeon in Gainesville, FL and is affiliated with UF Health Shands Hospital. He received his medical degree from Mayo Clinic School of Medicine and has been in practice 4 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He is experienced in infection of prosthetic joint, total knee arthroplasty , total joint replacement, hip joint arthroplasty, and minimally invasive joint replacement.
Education & Training
University of FloridaFellowship, Musculoskeletal Oncology, 2013 - 2014
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics, 2012 - 2013
Mayo Clinic College of MedicineClass of 2013
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2014 - 2027
MN State Medical License 2012 - 2013
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Matching lines to designs: A novel radiographic index for shorter femoral stems in total hip arthroplasty.Catalina Baez, Blane Kelly, Sunny Trivedi, Jeff Dela Cruz, Justin Deen
Journal of Orthopaedics. 2025-12-01 - 2025 ICM: Samples for Culture.Shang-Wen Tsai, Saad Tarabichi, Edward M Vasarhelyi, Saadana Jacem, Tobias Siegfried Kramer
The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2025-12-01 - 2025 ICM: Serological Diagnosis of Surgical Site Infection (SSI)/Periprosthetic Joint Infection (PJI).Jakrapun Pupaibool, Saad Tarabichi, Alisina Shahi, Alexander Linton, Mohammad Kamal Abdelnasser
The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2025-12-01
Professional Memberships
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- Musculoskeletal Infection SocietyMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
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