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William Bugbee, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, La Jolla, CA, Scripps Memorial Hospital-La Jolla

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Orthopaedic Surgery • La Jolla, CA

Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery

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Education & Training

  • University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
    University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1989 - 1994
  • University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
    University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1988 - 1989
  • University of California San Diego School of Medicine
    University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 1988
  • University of California, Los Angeles
    University of California, Los AngelesBachelor's, 1978 - 1983

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1989 - 2025
  • AR State Medical License
    AR State Medical License 1995 - 1998
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Kappa Delta Elizabeth Winston Lanier Award American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), 2015
  • Top Doctors:San Diego Area Castle Connolly, 2013
  • Top Doctors:Southern California Castle Connolly, 2012
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Pulsed lavage cleansing of osteochondral grafts depends on lavage duration, flow intensity, and graft storage condition  
    Sun Y, Jiang W, Cory E, Caffrey JP, Hsu FH, Chen AC, Wang J, Sah RL, Bugbee WD, PLoS ONE, 1/1/2017
  • Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation and Opening Wedge Tibial Osteotomy: Clinical Results of a Combined Single Procedure  
    Hsu AC, Tirico LEP, Lin AG, Pulido PA, Bugbee WD, Cartilage, 1/1/2017
  • Impact Insertion of Osteochondral Grafts: Interference Fit and Central Graft Reduction Affect Biomechanics and Cartilage Damage  
    Su AW, Chen Y, Wailes DH, Wong VW, Cai S, Chen AC, Bugbee WD, Sah RL, J Orthop Res, 1/1/2017
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Books/Book Chapters

  • AANA Advanced Arthroscopic Surgical Techniques 
    Chapter: Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talar Dome 
    Bugbee WD, Cole BJEditors: James W. Stone, John G. Kennedy, Mark Glazebrook.Slack, Inc., Thorofare, NJ2015
  • AANA Advanced Arthroscopic Surgical Techniques 
    Chapter: Allograft Transfer 
    Bugbee WD, Meric GEditors: James W. Stone, John G. Kennedy, Mark Glazebrook.Slack, Inc., Thorofare, NJ2015
  • Cartilage-book 
    Chapter: Osteochondral Allografting 
    Meric G, Gracitelli G, Bugbee WDEditors: Elizaveta Kon, Massimo Berruto, Vincenzo Condello, Giuseppe M. Peretti, Mario Ronga, Mats Brittberg.ICRS, CIC Edizioni Internazionali, Rome, Italy2015
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Abstracts/Posters

  • The Effect of Warming on Release of Marrow Elements from Osteochondral Cores
    Tabbaa SM, Glazer C, McIlwraith CW, Frisbie DD, Sah R, Bugbee W, Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/20/2017
  • 3-D Visualization of Subchondral Plate Vascular Channels by Digital Volumetric Imaging,
    Chang N, Wong VW, Bugbee WD, Sah RL, Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/20/2017
  • Chondrocyte Fate Inferred from 3-D Bioimage Informatics of Cell Organization in Human Articular Cartilage
    Chang N, Wong VW, Bugbee WD, Schumacher BL, Sah RL, Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1/5/2016
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Lectures

  • Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation: Clinical and Scientific Basis 
    Mount Sinai Medical Center, Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY - 1/7/2018
  • Regulatory issues: What does the FDA Say? 
    San Diego, CA - 1/27/2017
  • Is It Really Reasonable to do Complex �Knee Preservation Work and Suggest that the Patient Return to the Same Hospital Environment? 
    Snowbird, UT - 1/25/2017
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Other

  • Surgical treatment for early osteoarthritis. Part II: allografts and concurrent procedures 
    Gomoll AH, Filardo G, Almqvist FK, Bugbee WD, Research Gate
    www.researchgate.net
    1/1/2013
  • Osteochondral Allografting for the Treatment of the Focal Chondral Defect 
    Bugbee WD, AAOS The Arthritic Knee, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
    1/1/2000

Press Mentions

  • Over 90 Years Old? Study Clears Way for Hip, Knee Surgery!
    Over 90 Years Old? Study Clears Way for Hip, Knee Surgery!December 28th, 2022
  • Effective Osteoarthritis Therapy Remains Elusive
    Effective Osteoarthritis Therapy Remains ElusiveMarch 6th, 2020
  • Causes and Solutions to Chronic Knee Pain (Podcast)
    Causes and Solutions to Chronic Knee Pain (Podcast)March 5th, 2019
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Grant Support

  • In Vivo Performance Of Osteochondral AllograftsNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2008–2011
  • Fresh Human Osteochondral Allograft PreservationNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2004–2006

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. William Bugbee, Dr. William Bugbee, MD, Dr. W Bugbee, Dr. William Dick Bugbee