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John Costouros, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Menlo Park, CA, Stanford Health Care

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Orthopaedic Surgery • Menlo Park, CA

Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Shoulder Surgery

Chief and Medical Director of Shoulder Surgery, Institute for Joint Restoration and Research

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Summary

  • Dr. John Costouros is an orthopedic surgeon in Menlo Park, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Stanford Health Care, Sequoia Hospital, Mills-Peninsula, and Washington Hospital. He received his medical degree and completed his residency training in orthopedic surgery from the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine and fellowships from Harvard Medical School and the University of Zurich. He and has been in practice 19 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Greek. He specializes in the comprehensive treatment of shoulder disorders and orthopedic sports medicine including total shoulder replacement.

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2004 - 2005
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Shoulder & Elbow Orthopaedic Surgery, 2004 - 2005
  • Balgrist Hospital
    Balgrist HospitalFellow, Arthroscopic and Reconstructive Shoulder & Elbow Surgery, 2005
  • University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
    University of California San Francisco School of MedicineFellowship, Arthritis Research, 2001 - 2002
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1999 - 2002
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Internship, Surgery, 1998 - 1999
  • University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
    University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2000 - 2026
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2003 - 2006
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
  • American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) – Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) Exchange Traveling Fellowship 2011
  • Arthroscopy Association of North America Research Award 2006
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Books/Book Chapters

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    Chapter: Glenohumeral Instability: Classification, Clinical Assessment, and Imaging 
    Costouros, J.G. and Warner, J.J.PEditors: Galatz, L.Rosemont: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
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    Chapter: Latissimus Dorsi Tendon Transfer. 
    Costouros, J.G., Gerber, C., and Warner, J.J.PEditors: Harner, C. and El Attrache, N.E.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, PhiladelphiaEdition 1,
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    Chapter: Shoulder Labral Tears and Instability 
    Hatch, G.R., Costouros, J.G., Millett, P.J. and Warner, J.J.PEditors: Johnson, D. and Pedowitz, J.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Effect of Surgical Indication and Implant Type on the Rate of Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Rates in Shoulder Arthroplasty.
    Navarro, R., Inacio, M., Burke, M., Costouros, J.G., and Yian, E.H, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 79th Annual Meeting
  • Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Review of Revision Rates in 265 Consecutive Cases.
    Costouros, J.G., Navarro, R., Funahashi, T., Burke, M., Huon, T. and Yian E, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 78th Annual Meeting
  • What is the Risk of Revision after Hemiarthroplasty and Total Shoulder Repacement?
    Yian, E., Navarro, R., Funahashi, T., Burke, M., Huon, T. and Costouros, J.G, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 78th Annual Meeting
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Lectures

  • 57th Annual LeRoy C. Abbott Society Scientific Program & 33rd Annual Verne T. Inman Lectureship 
    University of California, San Francisco, California - 5/11/2012
  • Suprascapular Nerve Dysfunction with Massive Rotator Cuff Tears: Not so Rare a Problem. 
    American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, 21st Annual Meeting
  • Intra-Articular Caspase Inhibition Preserves Cartilage Thickness and Decreases Chondrocyte Loss following Articular Cartilage Injury In Vivo. 
    Orthopaedic Research Society, 50th Annual Meeting
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Press Mentions

  • FDA Schedules Virtual Reality Workshop in March
    FDA Schedules Virtual Reality Workshop in MarchJanuary 27th, 2020
  • Surgery Residents Begin Training in VR
    Surgery Residents Begin Training in VRApril 9th, 2019
  • Precision OS Brings Virtual Reality to Surgical Residents
    Precision OS Brings Virtual Reality to Surgical ResidentsApril 9th, 2019
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Greek

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. John Costouros, Dr. John Costouros, MD, Dr. J Costouros, Dr. John George Costouros