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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:  
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
California State Medical Licensure, # A79707
Georgia State Medical Licensure, # 050247
Florida State Medical Licensure, # ME80336
Illinois State Medical Licensure, # 36-096591
DEA, # BQ6750207
ECFMG (indefinite # 0-475-164-0)
Federal Licensure Examination (ID# 671105002)
Pakistan Medical and Dental Council 1991
   
HONORS:  
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
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
   
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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