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Office
Orthopaedic Institute - Arthritis & Joint Replacement
1500 Owens Street
San Francisco, CA 94158Phone+1 415-353-2808- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Thomas Vail is an orthopedic surgeon in San Francisco, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, UCSF Medical Center, and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. He received his medical degree from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and has been in practice 32 years. He specializes in hip & knee reconstructive surgery and is experienced in osteoarthritis, hip osteoarthritis, osteoarthritis of the hip , unicompartmental knee arthroplasty , and hip and knee surgery.
Education & Training
- Duke University HospitalFellowship, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics, 1991 - 1992
- Duke University HospitalResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1987 - 1991
- Duke University HospitalInternship, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1985 - 1986
- Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2007 - 2024
- SC State Medical License 1989 - 1990
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
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Clinical Trials
- Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Patients Undergoing Elective TKA- Multi-center Trial Start of enrollment: 2017 Oct 24
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsDeep Learning Dramatically Reduces the Work Associated with Image Cataloguing and Analysis: Commentary on an article by Pouria Rouzrokh, MD, MPH, MHPE, et al.: "Applyi...Thomas Parker Vail> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2022 Sep 21
- 2 citationsPoint-of-care motion capture and biomechanical assessment improve clinical utility of dynamic balance testing for lower extremity osteoarthritis.Ryan T Halvorson, Francine T Castillo, Karim Khattab, Aaron Scheffler, Robert P Matthew, Jeffrey Lotz, Thomas P Vail, Brian T Feeley, Jeannie F Bailey, Fayyaz Ahamed> ;PLOS Digital Health. 2022 Jul 1
- How to Assess Quality in an Increasingly Diverse Health-Care System: AOA Critical Issues Symposium.William Obremskey, Ben Alman, Thomas Parker Vail, Michael Suk, George Russell> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2022 Jun 15
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Press Mentions
- Lisa L. Lattanza, MD, FAOA, FAAOS, Receives American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' Diversity AwardSeptember 2nd, 2021
- Novel Biomimetic System Repairs Cartilage DefectsJuly 21st, 2021
- FDA Grants Breakthrough Device Status to Hyalex’s Cartilage SystemJuly 8th, 2021
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Grant Support
- Cartilage Function And Micro-Mri After Meniscal RepairNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases1997–1999
- Chondroprotective Effects Of Meniscal Autografts W/ MRMNational Center For Research Resources1997–1999
Hospital Affiliations
- Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma CenterSan Francisco, California
- UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, California
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital OaklandOakland, California
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