Daniel Thuillier, MD
Associate Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery
School of Medicine

Dr. Daniel Thuillier is an orthopedic surgeon who cares for patients with foot and ankle conditions. He places high value on the doctor-patient relationship and is dedicated to providing innovative, individualized care in and out of the operating room.

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Thuillier earned his medical degree and completed a residency in orthopedic surgery at UCSF. He completed a fellowship in foot and ankle surgery at Harborview Medical Center, part of the University of Washington health care system.

In research, Thuillier's interests include ankle instability, post-traumatic ankle arthritis and ankle replacement surgery. During his training, he studied the biomechanics of cartilage. He is highly involved in teaching medical students and residents.

Thuillier is a Bay Area native, born in San Francisco and raised in Oakland. He is currently a team physician for the Oakland Roots.

Education & Training

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• M.D. Medicine University of California, San Francisco 2007
• BS Biology Georgetown University 2002

Publications (7)

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ArthralgiaMatrix Metalloproteinase 13Intraoperative CareExternal FixatorsAnkle JointBone MalalignmentArthrodesisAnkle InjuriesOsteoarthritisPatellofemoral JointPatellofemoral Pain SyndromeCore Binding Factor Alpha 1 SubunitPatellaPseudarthrosisSmad3 Protein

• Evaluation and Management of Lateral Ankle Pain Following Injury.
  JBJS reviews 2018 Lau BC, Moore LK, Thuillier DU
• Obtaining Correct Ankle Alignment Using Intraoperative External Fixation for Ankle Arthrodesis.
  The Journal of foot and ankle surgery : official publication of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons 2017 Firoozabadi R, Thuillier D, Benirschke S
• Inter- and intra-rater reliability of patellofemoral kinematic and contact area quantification by fast spin echo MRI and correlation with cartilage health by quantitative T1ρ MRI.
  The Knee 2015 Lau BC, Thuillier DU, Pedoia V, Chen EY, Zhang Z, Feeley BT, Souza RB
• Revision surgery for lumbar pseudarthrosis.
  The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society 2013 Dede O, Thuillier D, Pekmezci M, Ames CP, Hu SS, Berven SH, Deviren V
• T1ρ imaging demonstrates early changes in the lateral patella in patients with patellofemoral pain and maltracking.
  The American journal of sports medicine 2013 Thuillier DU, Souza RB, Wu S, Luke A, Li X, Feeley BT
• Chondrocyte-intrinsic Smad3 represses Runx2-inducible matrix metalloproteinase 13 expression to maintain articular cartilage and prevent osteoarthritis.
  Arthritis and rheumatism 2012 Chen CG, Thuillier D, Chin EN, Alliston T
• ISSLS prize winner: repeated disc injury causes persistent inflammation.
  Spine 2007 Ulrich JA, Liebenberg EC, Thuillier DU, Lotz JC