Maarouf Saad – Campbell Clinic | Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Schedule a consultation with fellowship-trained shoulder and elbow surgeon Dr. Maarouf Saad to discuss your condition, surgical options, and goals for recovery.

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Teaching Experience

Resident Lecturer, UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2021-2025
Director, Yale School of Medicine Peer Tutoring, 2017-2020
UC San Diego Department of Biological Sciences Teaching Assistant, 2014-2015

Honors and Awards

Yale School of Medicine Medical Student Summer Research Scholarship, 2017
UC San Diego Muir Scholar, 2015
Summa Cum Laude, UC San Diego, 2015
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Honorable Mention, 2014
Qualcomm Calit2 Research Scholarship, 2014
Ray Thomas Edwards Foundation Research Scholarship, 2013
UC San Diego Undergraduate Library Research Prize, 2013

Publications

Saad MA, Moverman MA, Da Silva AZ, Chalmers PN. Preventing Infections in Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2024 Aug 2. doi: 10.1007/s12178- 024-09918-7.
Vander Voort W., Ryan W., Saad M.A., Garcia-Nolan T., Bayne C.O., & Szabo R.M. The Effect of Shoulder Prosthesis Stem Length on Failure Due to Torsional Loading: A Biomechanical Study in Composite Humeri. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery International. 2023, May.
Vander Voort, W, Saad M.A., Falgout, D, Blaine, TA, Kassam HF. Small Bore Needle Arthroscopic Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis Release Results in Improved Outcomes at One Year Postoperatively. Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation. 2022, Nov.
Kovacevic D., Suriani RJ., Grawe B.M., Yian E.H., Gilotra M.N., Hasan S.A., Srikumaran U., Hasan S.S., Cuomo F., Burks R.T., Green A.G., Nottage W.M, Theja S., Kassam H.F., Saad M.A., Ramirez M., Stanley R.J., Williams M.D., Nadarajah V., Konja A.C., Koh J.L., Rokito A.S., Jobin C.M., Levine W.L., & Schmidt C.C. Management of Irreparable Massive Rotator Cuff Tears: A Systematic Review and Meta- Analysis of Patient Reported Outcomes, Reoperation Rates, and Treatment Response. Journal of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery. 2020.
Kahan J.B., Brand J., Schneble C., Li D., Saad M.A., Kuether J., & Yoo B. Open Pronation Abduction Ankle Fractures Associated with Increased Complications and Patient BMI. Injury. 2020.
Kahan J.B., Kassam H.F., Nicholson A.D., Saad M.A., & Kovacevic D. Performance of PROMIS Global-10 to Legacy Instruments in Patients with Lateral Epicondylitis. Arthroscopy. 2019, Mar; 35(3): 770-774.
Saad M.A., Kassam H.F., Suriani R.J., Pan S.D., Blaine T.A., & Kovacevic D. Performance of PROMIS Global-10 Compared with Legacy Instruments in Patients with Shoulder Arthritis. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2018, Dec; 27(12): 2249- 2256.
Saad M.A., Ku J., Kuo S.Z., Li P.X., Zheng H., Yu M.A., Wang-Rodriguez J., & Ongkeko W.M. Identification and characterization of dysregulated P-element induced wimpy testis-interacting RNAs in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Oncology Letters. 2019, Mar; 17(3): 2615-2622.
Saad M.A., Kuo S.Z., Rahimy E., Zheng H., Kim E., Wang-Rodriguez J., & Ongkeko W.M. Alcohol-dysregulated miR-30a and miR-934 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Molecular Cancer. 2015, Oct; 14(181): Online.
Zheng H., Zou A.E., Saad M.A., Li P., Kwok J.G., Korrapati A., Qu Y., Wang- Rodriguez J., & Ongkeko W.M. Alcohol consumption and hepatitis B-associated microRNAs in hepatocellular carcinoma. PLoS One. 2017, May; 12(5): Online.
Zou A.E., Ku J., Honda T.K., Yu V., Kuo S.Z., Zheng H., Xuan H., Saad M.A., Hinton A., Brumund K.T., Lin J.H., Wang-Rodriguez J., & Ongkeko W.M. Transcriptome sequencing uncovers novel long non-coding and small nucleolar RNAs dysregulated in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. RNA. 2015, Jun; 21(6): 1122-1134.
Zou A.E., Zheng H., Saad M.A., Rahimy E., Ku J., Kuo S.Z., Honda T.K., Wang- Rodriguez J., Xuan Y., Korrapati A., Yu V., Singh P., Grandis J.P., King C.C., Lippman S.M., Wang X.Q., Hinton A., & Ongkeko W.M. The non-coding landscape of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Oncotarget. 2016, Aug; 7(32): 51211-51222.
Saad M.A., Vander Voort W., Lee C.A., Posterior Shoulder Instability, AAOS Resident Orthopaedic Core Knowledge Curriculum, 2022, December.
Saad, M.A, Kovacevic, D., Suriani, R., Tommasini, S., Mendias, C., Carroll, C., & Blaine, T. A., Human Amniotic Membrane Improves Healing in a Chronic, Massive Rotator Cuff Repair Model, Yale School of Medicine Graduation Thesis Archive, https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/ymtdl/3948, 2020, May.
Campbell ST, Bhale R, Fitzpatrick E, Lee MA, Saad M, Saiz AM, Soles G, Valentine E. Temporization of Tibial Pilon Fractures with Emphasis on Alignment Restoration. Orthopaedic Video Theater Plus Channel. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. January 2024.
Saad, M.A., Kassam, HF; Behavioral Intervention Studies; In Translational Sports Medicine; Eltorai A. Bakal J, DeFroda S, Owens B. 2023. 1st edition.

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