Geoffrey Abrams
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGER
Canary Center at Stanford
United States of America
Biography
He is Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery, with a subspecialty certificate in Sports Medicine, and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), and the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA), among others. He is actively involved in tendon disease research, focusing on the role of microRNA and tendon-derived stem cells in the pathogenesis of the disease. Dr. Abrams received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University and his Doctor of Medicine from the University of California - San Diego.
Research Interest
Dr. Abrams' research is focused on the role that joint synovial tissue and inflammatory mediators have on rotator cuff pathology as well as cartilage lesions in the shoulder, knee, and hip.
Publications
-
Levy DM, Abrams GD, Harris JD, Bach Jr BR, Nicholson GP, Romeo AA. Rotator cuff tears after total shoulder arthroplasty in primary osteoarthritis: A systematic review. International journal of shoulder surgery. 2016 Apr;10(2):78.
-
Abrams GD, Luria A, Carr RA, Rhodes C, Robinson WH, Sokolove J. Association of synovial inflammation and inflammatory mediators with glenohumeral rotator cuff pathology. Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery. 2016 Jun 30;25(6):989-97.
-
Shapiro LM, Safran MR, Maloney WJ, Goodman SB, Huddleston JI, Bellino MJ, Scuderi GJ, Abrams GD. Cytokines as a predictor of clinical response following hip arthroscopy: minimum 2-year follow-up. Journal of hip preservation surgery. 2016 May 2;3(3):229-35.
