WilliamBrienMD

Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery

Director, Orthopaedic Surgery; Executive Vice-Chairman, Department of Surgery; Professor of Surgery; Cedars-Sinai Health System

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Office
8700 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone+1 310-967-1884

Fax+1 310-967-1744
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Education & Training

Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical CenterFellowship, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics, 1988 - 1989
University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1984 - 1988
University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterInternship, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1983 - 1984
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1984 - 2023
OH State Medical License 2017 - 2023
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2013
Top Doctors:Southern California Castle Connolly, 2012
Top MD Consumers Checkbook

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

18 citations
Reliability evaluation of classifying radial head fractures by the system of Mason.
S. J. Morgan, S. L. B. Groshen, John M. Itamura, J. Shankwiler, W W Brien, S. H. Kuschner> ;Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Diseases. 1997 Jan 1
16 citations
The management of gunshot wounds to the femur.
William W Brien, Stuart H. Kuschner, Earl W. Brien, Donald A. Wiss> ;Orthopedic Clinics of North America. 1995 Jan 1
37 citations
Scaphoid fractures and scaphoid nonunion. Diagnosis and treatment.
Stuart H. Kuschner, Lane Cs, W W Brien, H Gellman> ;Orthopaedic review. 1994 Nov 1
2 citations
The distal radioulnar joint following Galeazzi's fracture.
Dyer Cr, Kuschner Sh, W W Brien> ;Orthopaedic review. 1994 Jul 1
22 citations
Dislocation following THA: comparison of two acetabular component designs.
William W Brien, Eduardo A. Salvati, Timothy M. Wright, Albert H. Burstein> ;Orthopedics. 1993 Aug 1
11 citations
Coverage strategies in total joint replacement
B. Chandrasekhar, William W Brien> ;Orthopedic Clinics of North America. 1993 Jul 1
10 citations
Concomitant injuries of the hip joint and abdomen resulting from gunshot wounds.
Earl W. Brien, W W Brien, William T. Long, Stuart H. Kuschner> ;Orthopedics. 1992 Nov 1
57 citations
TINEL'S SIGN AND PHALEN'S TEST IN CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
Stuart H. Kuschner, Edward Ebramzadeh, Darren Johnson, William W Brien, Randy Sherman> ;Orthopedics. 1992 Nov 1
37 citations
Interface corrosion of a modular head total hip prosthesis.
Harry A. McKellop, Augusto Sarmiento, W W Brien, Sanghyun Park> ;Journal of Arthroplasty. 1992 Sep 1
7 citations
Review of treatment results for Kienbock's disease.
Stuart H. Kuschner, W W Brien, Alan Bindiger, Randolph Sherman> ;Orthopaedic review. 1992 Jun 1
51 citations
Metal levels in cemented total hip arthroplasty. A comparison of well-fixed and loose implants.
W W Brien, Eduardo A. Salvati, F. Betts, Peter G. Bullough, Timothy M. Wright, Clare M. Rimnac, Robert Buly, Kevin Garvin> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 1992 Mar 1
27 citations
Fractures of the forearm resulting from low-velocity gunshot wounds.
M R Lenihan, W W Brien, H Gellman, John M. Itamura, S. H. Kuschner> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 1992 Jan 1
1 citations
Vascular injury during cementless total hip arthroplasty.
W W Brien, Augusto Sarmiento> ;Orthopedics. 1992 Jan 1
47 citations
A biomechanical evaluation of a cannulated compressive screw for use in fractures of the scaphoid
Glenn Rankin, Stuart H. Kuschner, Carlo Orlando, Harry A. McKellop, W W Brien, Randy Sherman> ;Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume). 1991 Nov 1
46 citations
Complications associated with carpal tunnel release
Stuart H. Kuschner, W W Brien, Darren L. Johnson, H Gellman> ;Orthopaedic review. 1991 Apr 1
58 citations
Interlocking nailing for the treatment of femoral fractures due to gunshot wounds.
Donald A. Wiss, W W Brien, V Becker> ;Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume. 1991 Apr 1
45 citations
Subtrochanteric femur fractures: a comparison of the Zickel nail, 95 degrees blade plate, and interlocking nail.
W W Brien, Donald A. Wiss, Virgil Becker, Thomas Lehman> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 1991 Jan 1
12 citations
Management of fractures of the humerus in patients who have an injury of the ipsilateral brachial plexus.
W W Brien, Harris Gellman, V Becker, Douglas E. Garland, Robert L. Waters, Donald A. Wiss> ;Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume. 1990 Sep 1
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