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The Orthopedic Education of Dr Abid Qureshi MD
   
GROUP AFFILIATION: Muir Orthopaedic Specialists
 
OFFICE LOCATIONS:Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center

2405 Shadelands Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
(925) 939-8585
  
5201 Norris Canyon Road #300
San Ramon, CA 94583

350 John Muir Parkway
Brentwood, CA 94565
 

EDUCATION:  
1986-1991 The Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan, M.B., B.S
   
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:  
1/07- 1/09 Chairman, Department of Orthopaedics, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, California
9/02 - Present Attending, Orthopaedic Trauma and Spinal Surgery, Muir Orthopaedic Specialists, Walnut Creek, California
8/01- 7/02 Fellow Spinal Surgery, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
8/00 – 7/01 Fellow Orthopaedic Traumatology, Florida Orthopaedic Institute, Tampa, Florida.
7/96 – 6/00 Resident Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago.
7/94 – 6/96 Intern and Resident Department of General Surgery Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago.
8/92 – 9/92 Department of General Surgery Fauji Foundation Medical Center Rawalpindi, Pakistan
6/91 - 7/91 Department of Orthopaedics Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
5/91 – 6/91 Department of Orthopaedics  Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.
   
RESEARCH:  
1/93 - 7/94 Research Fellow Department of Orthopaedics. Section of Oncology/Molecular Oncology Laboratory Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center Chicago, IL.
Advisor: Steven Gitelis MD, J A Block MD
2/92 - 7/92 Research Fellow Department of Cardiac Surgery National Institute of Heart Diseases Rawalpindi,Pakistan.
Advisor: MBY Bilal FRCS
   
CERTIFICATIONS:  
  Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 7/05
   
HONORS:  
5/09 Honorary Membership to The American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons.
5/00 Chief Resident Thesis Award, Department of Orthopaedics, Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center
4/00 Winner, Annual Howard Schneider Research Award, Illinois Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
7/99 First Runner Up, Resident Research Competition, Rush Surgical Society Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center
5/99 Resident Research Award, Department of Orthopaedics, Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center
5/99 Certificate of Recognition, Sigma, Xi, The Scientific Research Society for, “Scientific Achievement in the Rush University Forum for Research and Clinical Investigation.”
7/96 Resident of the Year Award, Department of Urology, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL.
2/95 New Investigator Research Award finalist, Orthopaedics Research Society, 41st Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.
11/86-11/91 Fauji Foundation Scholarship
3/83 Merit Scholarship High School Board Examination
   
MEMBERSHIPS:  
  American Academy of Orthopaedics Surgeons, 1998 to date.
American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons 2007 to present.
Orthopaedic Research Society, 1995, 1999.
American Association for the Advancement of Science 1993-94.
Pakistan Medical Association.
   
PUBLICATIONS:  

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Bilal, MBY, Riaz N, Qureshi AA, Ullah I, Khan MR and Yusuf M; Circulatory, Mechanical Assist Devices in cardiogenic shock used at NIHD after open heart surgery: one years experience: International Research Journal Vol. 4, Serial No. 12 (Sp. Suppl.) Dec 1992.
- - Qureshi AA, Gitelis S, Templeton A and Piasecki PA: Pleomorphic adenoma of the salivary gland with metastasis to the bone, a case report and review of literature. Clin. Orthop and Related Res, (308): 192-8, Nov 1994.
- - Gitelis S, Qureshi AA and Block JA: Chondrosarcoma of bone. Current Opinion in Orthopaedics, Vol. 5, #6, pg. 70-74, 1994.
- - Gitelis S, Qureshi AA: Commentary on, Chromosome Study of 249 Patients examined for a Bone Tumor. M. Tarkkanen. E. Karaharju, T. Bohling, J. Szymanska, H. Helio, A. Kicioja, I. Elomaa, S. Knuutila, Clin Orthop 1993; 297: 117-128. Advances in Orthopaedic Surgery, Vol. 18, No. 3, pg. 135-138. 1994.
- - Hejna MH, Qureshi AA, Block JA and Gitelis S: Chondrosarcoma and its Variants, Advances in Operative Orthopaedics, vol. 3, pg. 85-97, 1995.
- - Jagasia AA, Block JA, Qureshi AA, Diaz MO, Nobori T, Gitelis S and Iyer AP: Chromosome 9 related Aberrations and Deletions of the CDKN2 and MTS2 putative Tumor suppressor genes in Human Chondrosarcoma. Cancer Letters, 105 (1): 91-103, 1996.
- - Qureshi AA and Kuo KN: PostTraumatic Cleido-scapular synostosis following a fracture of the clavicle. A case report. JBJS, 81A, No. 2:256-258, 1999.
- - Choong PF, Qureshi AA, Sim FH and Unni KK: Osteosarcoma of the foot: a review of 52 patients at the Mayo Clinic. Acta Orthop Scand 1990; 70 (4): 361-364.
- - Qureshi AA, Shott S, Mallin BA and Gitelis S: Current Trends in the Management of Adamantinoma of Long Bones. An International study. JBJS, 82A, No. 8:1122-31, 2000.
- - Qureshi AA, Virdi AS, Didonna ML, Masuda K, Jacobs JJ, Paprosky WP, Thonar EJMA and Sumner DR: Implant design affects urinary markers of bone formation and resorption in Total Hip Replacement. (Manuscript published at J Bone and Mineral Research 6/02).
- - Franssen SL, Qureshi AA, Sanders RW: Percutaneous Removal of Intramedullary rods. (Submitted to Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma).
- - Kuo KN, Qureshi AA, Bush-Joseph CA, Templeton A: Ilizarov Distraction Histogenesis to reconstruct Massive Post-Traumatic Osteoarticular Defects. JBJS, 85A, No. 6:1125 - 1128, 2003.
- - Qureshi AA, Archdeacon MT, Jenkins MA, Infante TA, DiPasquale T, Bolhofner BR, Infrapectineal plating for acetabular fractures: A Technical Adjunct to Internal Fixation. J Orthop Trauma 2004; 18: 175 - 178.
- - Yoon ST, Qureshi AA, Heller JG, Nordt JC 3rd: Kyphoplasty for salvage of a failed vertebroplasty in osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: case report and surgical technique. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2005 Feb;18 Suppl:S129-34
  Qureshi MA, Saleem M, Khan AH, Raza A, Butt IA, Khan AS, Chowdhry Z, Ahmed K, Qureshi AA, Aebi M: Spinal Surgery in Earthquake victims. Pak Armed Forces Med J Dec 2006:56(4):382-9
   
PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS:  
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Bilal MBY, Riaz N, Qureshi AA, Ullah I, Khan MR and Yusuf M: Circulatory, Mechanical Assist Devices in cardiogenic shock used in AFIC/NIHD after open-heart surgery: one year experience. Presented at Pakistan Cardiac Society Annual Conference, December 17-18, 1992, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- -  Gitelis S, Qureshi AA and Piasecki PA: Limb salvage for extremity sarcomas, one surgeons experience, JBJS proceedings 8/93, presented in Thailand 8/ 1993
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Gitelis S, Qureshi AA and Piasecki PA: The effectiveness of Limb Salvage for Extremity Sarcomas. Orthopaedic Transactions, Vol. 18, #3, pg. 813, 1994 (presented at the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons in Carlsbad CA May 1994)
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Qureshi AA, Jagasia AA, Diaz MO, Gitelis S and Block JA: Multiple Tumor Suppressor 1 (MTS1) status in Human Chondrosarcoma. Transactions of the 41st Annual Meeting, Orthopaedic Research Society Vol. 20, sect 2, pg. 274, 2/95
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Gitelis S, Qureshi AA, Jagasia AA and Block JA: P16 Gene Deficiency in Human Chondrosarcoma. Orthopaedic Transactions, Vol. 20, #1, pg. 84, 1996. (Presented at the 64th Annual Meeting, AAOS, Feb 1996, Atlanta Georgia)
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Chubinskaya S, Huch K, Ro S, Qureshi AA, Kuettner KE, Block JA, Cole AA: Matrix Metalloproteinase, TIMP and Cytokine Expression in Human Chondrosarcomas. Transactions of the 42nd Annual Meeting, Orthopaedic Research Society, Vol. 21, pg. 549, 2/96
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Qureshi AA, Sim FH, Gitelis S, Beabout JW and Unni KK: Osteosarcoma of the Foot, a Clinicopathological study. Orthopaedic Transactions, Vol. 21, #4, pg. 1148, 1997-98. (Presented at the Resident's AOA meeting in New York 9/96.)
- -  Gitelis S, Qureshi AA and Shott S: Adamantinoma of Long Bones, an International Multi-center Study. Transactions of the Combined Meeting of the American and European Musculoskeletal Tumor Societies, Washington DC 5/98
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Qureshi AA, Gitelis S and Shott S: Adamantinoma of Bone. Orthopaedic Transactions 1999. (Presented at the 66th Annual AAOS Meeting in Anaheim CA, 1999.)
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Qureshi AA, Masuda K, Pietryla D, Jacobs JJ, Thonar EJMA and Sumner DR: Implant design affects urinary markers of bone resorption in Total Hip Replacement. Transactions of the 45th Annual Meeting, Orthopaedic Research Society, abstract #123. (Presented at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society in Anaheim CA, 1999.)
   

GRANT SUPPORT:

 
  Block, JA (Principal Investigator), Qureshi AA, Gitelis S, Jagasia AA. Tumor Suppressor Gene Abnormalities in Human Chondrosarcoma. Rush Arthritis and Orthopaedic Institute, $35,000
   

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:

 

Residency Training

Served on the Resident’s House Staff Committee at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center Chicago, IL 1998

Medical School

Best Athlete Aga Khan University 1986-91

  Elected student representative to the University sports committee 1986-87

College

College Captain and holder of Colors in Horse riding and Mountaineering 1983-85
  College Best Athlete and holder of Colors 1984-85               
  College Captain and Color holder of Basketball 1984-85
  Recipient of the Cowasjee Gold Medal of the Alpine Club of Pakistan 1984-85
  Awarded Col. Alim’s medal for Best Sportsman of the year 1984-85
  Chief Prefect 1984-85
   
 

 

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