Benjamin Ma, MD
Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery
School of Medicine

415-353-7586

Dr. C. Benjamin Ma is Chair of the UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery as well as a Professor in Residence in Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery. He specializes in sports medicine, arthroscopic shoulder surgeries to repair rotator cuff tears and ligament instability, shoulder replacement, knee ligament reconstruction, and procedures to address meniscus and other cartilage injuries.

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He serves as vice chair of adult clinical operations at the UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Dr. Ma is involved in research on cartilage imaging and dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of knees with injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). His work has focused on early detection of cartilage injuries following ACL reconstruction surgery and improving ACL reconstruction outcomes. He has published extensively on the improvement of outcomes following rotator cuff surgeries and replacements.

Dr. Ma earned his medical degree at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He completed a residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, where he also completed a fellowship in musculoskeletal research. He subsequently completed a fellowship in shoulder and knee surgery and sports medicine at the Hospital for Special Surgery.

Dr. Ma has received many awards for his patient care, teaching and research, including the UCSF Health Exceptional Physician Award; UCSF Excellence in Teaching Award; O'Donoghue Award from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine; Patellofemoral Research Excellence Award from the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine; and New Investigator Recognition Award from the Orthopaedic Research Society. Also, his peers have placed him on the Top Doctors list in San Francisco and Marin counties for the past 10 years. He is a member of the prestigious American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons society, which honored his research with the Charles S. Neer Award.

Awards

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  • Charles S Neer Award, American Shoulder and Elbow Society, 2020
  • O'Donoghue Sports Medicine Award, American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine, 2014
  • Top 28 North American Knee Surgeon, Orthopaedics Today, 2014
  • Charles S Neer Award, American Shoulder and Elbow Society, 2013
  • Top 19 US Sports Medicine Specialists, Orthopaedics Today, 2013
  • Charles S Neer Award, American Shoulder and Elbow Society, 2011-2012
  • Henry Kaiser Award for Excellent in Teaching in the Ambulatory Care Setting, UCSF, 2011-2012
  • APOSSM/AOSSM Travelling Fellowship, AOSSM, 2009-2010
  • Excellence in Patellofemoral Research Award, ISAKOS, 2009-2010
  • Excellence in Teaching Award for Clinical Teaching Faculty, UCSF, 2008-2009
  • UCSF Orthopaedic Surgery Teaching Award, UCSF, 2005-2006

Education & Training

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  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2019
  • M.D. School of Medicine John Hopkins University 1996

Interests

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  • instability
  • ACL
  • shoulder arthroplasty
  • meniscus
  • reverse shoulder replacement
  • cartilage injuries
  • rotator cuff tears

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Grants and Projects

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Publications (255)

Top publication keywords:
Rotator CuffShoulder JointKnee InjuriesArthroscopyAnterior Cruciate LigamentKnee JointFemurCartilage, ArticularRange of Motion, ArticularRotator Cuff InjuriesMenisci, TibialArthroplasty, Replacement, ShoulderAnterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionTibiaAnterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

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