Saam Morshed, MD, PhD, MPH
Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery
School of Medicine

415-647-3733

Dr. Saam Morshed is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in caring for patients with traumatic injuries such as broken bones. He treats fractures of the pelvis, arm, elbow, shoulder, ankle, foot, leg and knee. Dr. Morshed serves as section chief of the UCSF Division of Orthopaedic Trauma.

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In his research, Morshed studies skeletal injuries to develop new techniques for fracture repair and rehabilitation. He also looks at how to prevent post-traumatic arthritis.

Dr. Morshed received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University and completed medical school and residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. During his residency he was awarded the Orthopaedic Research and Education Society Clinical Research Training Fellowship which funded his studies towards a Master of Public Health degree and eventual Doctor of Philosophy in Epidemiology from the University of California, Berkeley. After residency, Dr. Morshed traveled to Seattle, Washington for a clinical fellowship in orthopaedic traumatology at Harborview Medical Center. In 2009, he joined the faculty of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco, (UCSF) as an attending surgeon at the San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH). Dr. Morshed has authored over one hundred peer-reviewed manuscript, over ten textbook chapters and has been awarded numerous awards and grants for his work in clinical outcomes research in orthopaedics and traumatology.

Education & Training

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  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2019
  • PhD Epidemiology University of California 2010
  • Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship University of Washington 2009
  • Orthopaedic Surgery Residency University of California 2008
  • MPH Epidemiology and Biostatistics University of California 2005
  • MD Medicine University of California 2001
  • BA Environmental Science and Public Policy Harvard University 1996

Interests

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  • poly-trauma
  • trauma systems
  • causal inference
  • global health
  • global surgery
  • surgery of the pelvis

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Publications (183)

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Fracture HealingArtificial LimbsFracture Fixation, IntramedullaryOrthopedicsFractures, OpenFracture FixationDeveloping CountriesAcetabulumFracture Fixation, InternalFemoral Neck FracturesFractures, BoneOrthopedic ProceduresTibial FracturesFemoral FracturesSurgeons

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