Fellowship Education
Fellowship in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (2010-2011)

Residency
Residency in Orthopedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (2005-2010)

Medical School
Doctor of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (1987-1994)

• The American Board of Orthopedic Surgery (2015)
• Canadian Orthopedic Board Certificate (2010)
• ECFMG Certificate (2007)
• LMCC Certificate (2005)
• Ontario, Canada Medical License (2005-2011)
• Minnesota Medical License (2011-2012)
• Arkansas Medical License (2011-2021)
• California Medical License (2016-present)
•  Qualified Medical Evaluator

• Director of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Associate Professor of Orthopedics, Department of Orthopedics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (2011-2021)
• Director of Trauma Surgery, Assistant Professor of Orthopedics, Department of Orthopedics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (2012-2013)

• American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (2017-present)
• Medical Council of Canada (2005-2011)
• College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (2005-2011)
• American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (2005-present)
• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (Orthopedic Surgery) (2010)
• Arkansas Orthopedic Association (2011-2020)
• American Medical Association (2011)
• Mayo Clinic Elbow Club (2011-present)

• Best Doctors in America (2015-present)
• Top Doctors (2021)
• The Walter G. Selakovich, M.D. Faculty Award for Outstanding Contribution to Orthopedic Training (2013)
• Dean’s Teaching Award (2013)
• Awarded Poster: Complications of Internal Fixation for Distal Humerus Fractures: A Shift Over Time, European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow, Lyon, France (2011)
• Honors, Clerkship, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (2005)
• Graduated in the Top 3% of Medical Students, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (1994)

• Medical student lecture, University of Arkansas 2011-2021
• Resident lectures, University of Arkansas 2011-2021
• Community based Education and Media 2012-present
• Instructional course lecture (ICL), AAOS Annual Meeting 2018
• Instructor: Mayo Clinic Elbow Course, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 2012-present
• Instructor: ICL for Shoulder Arthroplasty, American Academy of Orthopedic Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA; United States 2012

• Virtual rotator cuff arthroscopic skill training 2019 – Source of Support: Kitware Inc.
• Development of new treatment to augment rotator cuff repair for improved patient outcomes – Source of Support: National Institutes of Health 2018
• Soft Robotics Technology for Hand Prosthetics Source of Support: National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) 2018
• Load Distribution across the human elbow after radial head replacement Source of Support: Accumed 2018
• Using the mechanobiology of myogenesis to stimulate functional regeneration of volumetric muscle loss injuries
  Source of Support: National Institutes of Health 2016
• Virtual Arthroscopic tear diagnosis and evaluation platform for rotator cuff surgery Source of Support: National Center for Research Resources (P20RR016460) and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (P20GM103429) from the National Institutes of Health 2015-2017
• Engineering a Muscle Mimetic Biomaterial Source of Support: National Institutes of Health (NIAMS) 2014-2017
• The Effect of the Diameter of Radial Head Prosthesis on Posterolateral Rotatory Instability Source of Support: Biomet 2014-2016

• Review papers for the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 2018-present
• Review papers for Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation 2018
• Review papers for The Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery 2017-present
• Review of papers for Clinical Anatomy 2012-2013
• Review of papers for The International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer-Assisted Surgery 2016- present
• Review of paper for Tissue Engineering 2017-present
• Soft Robotics Technology for Hand Prosthetics: A Review of the State-of-the-Art, Ashuri T, Ahmadi S (in progress)
• A novel approach for elbow arthroplasty, Two incision triceps on approach for total elbow arthroplasty (in progress)
• Scoring metrics for assessing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair skills: a performance comparison study of novice and expert surgeons. Demirel D, Palmer B, Sundberg G, Karaman B, Halic T, Kockara S, Kockara N, Rogers ME, Ahmadi S. Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg. 2022 Oct.
• Decision-making in the treatment of radial head fractures: Delphi methodology. Surucu S, Torres KA, Mitchell G, Bachman D, Cheng AL, Cil A; ASES Elbow Fracture- Dislocation Multicenter Study Group. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2023 Feb
• Towards Real-time Bone Drilling Simulation for Anchor Placement in VR-Based Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Surgery Simulation. Dinc F, Oumimoun K, Kwabla W, Kockara S, Halic T, Arikatla S, Ahmadi S. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2022 May.
• Biomechanics of axial load transmission across the native human elbow. Smithson K, Smith J, Hogue W, Mannen E, Ahmadi S. Shoulder Elbow. 2021 Oct.
• High-Energy Proximal Humerus Fractures in Geriatric Patients: A Review, Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation. Walters J, Ahmadi S, 2020 Dec.
• In vivo testing of an injectable matrix gel for treating shoulder cuff muscle fatty degeneration. Huynh T, Kim JT, Dunlap G, Ahmadi S, Wolchok JC.J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2020 Jun 9.
• A partition-based optimization model and its performance benchmark for Generative Anatomy Modeling Language. Demirel D, Cetinsaya B, Halic T, Kockara S, Reiners D, Ahmadi S, Arikatla S. Comput Biol Med. 2020 Mar.
• Systematic approach for content and construct validation: Case studies for arthroscopy and laparoscopy. Farmer J, Demirel D, Erol R, Ahmadi D, Halic T, Kockara S, Arikatla S, Sexton K, Ahmadi S. Int J Med Robot. 2020 Aug.
• Radial Nerve In Relationship To Deltoid Tuberosity And Brachioradialis, Park KJ, Romero BA, Ahmadi S.Ahmadi S, Arch Bone Jt Surg. 2019 May.
• Radial-to-axillary Nerve Transfer Resolves Symptoms of Axillary Nerve Injury Due to Proximal Humerus Fracture-Dislocation in an Elderly Patient Treated with Hemiarthroplasty. Willis C, Ahmadi S, Orthopedics, 2019
• Partition-based Optimization Model for Generative Anatomy Modeling Language (POM-GAML), Tansel Halic, Doga Demirel, Berk Cetinsaya, Sinan Kockara, Shahryar Ahmadi BMC Bioinformatics. 2019 Mar 14;20 (Suppl 2):105
• Mapping of Arterial Supply of Posterior Elbow Skin, Cadaveric Study, Connelly J, Ahmadi S, Clin Anat. 2019
  Posterior Lateral Rotatory Instability in Radial Head Arthroplasty, Couch, Songy, Kee, Siegel, Ahmadi, Clin Biomech, 2018
• The Value of Perioperative Tests for the Diagnosis of Infection in Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty, Ahmadi S, Lawrence T, Sperling J, Cofield R, AJBJS, 2018
• Septic elbow, Book Chapter for “The Elbow and Its Disorders” Ahmadi S, Morrey B. 2017
• The Effect of the Beach Chair Position Angle on Cerebral Oxygenation During Shoulder Surgery, Songy C, Siegel E, Stevens S, Ismaeil M, Wilkinson J, Ahmadi S, JSES, 2017
• A Hierarchical Task Analysis of Shoulder Arthroscopy for a Virtual Arthroscopic Tear diagnosis and Evaluation Platform (VATDEP), Demirel D, Yu A,Cooper-Baer S, Dendukuri A, Halic T, Kockara S, Kockara N, Ahmadi S, The International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery, 2016
• Co-delivery of Infusion Decellularized Skeletal Muscle with Minced Muscle Autografts, Kasukonis B, Kim J, Brown L, Jones J, Ahmadi S, Washington T, Wolchok J, Tissue Engineering, 2016
• Pubic Symphysis Rupture and Separation During Pregnancy, Shnaekel KL, Magann EF, Ahmadi S, Obstet Gynecol Surv. 2015
• The incidence and risk factors for blood transfusion in revision shoulder arthroplasty: our institution’s experience and review of the literature, Ahmadi S, Lawrence TM, Sahota S, Schleck CD, Harmsen WS, Cofield RH, Sperling JW, JSES 2014
• Wound Complications after distal humerus fixation: incidence, risk factors, and outcome, Lawrence T, Ahmadi S, Morrey B, Sanchez-Sotelo J, JSES 2014
• The biomechanics of three different fracture fixation implants for distal femur repair in the presence of a tumor-like defect, Ahmadi S, Shah S, Wunder JS, Schemitsch EH, Ferguson PC, Zdero R, Proc Inst Mech Eng H 2013.
• The biomechanical effect of proximal tumor defect location on femur pathological fractures, Sivasundaram R, Shah S, Ahmadi S, Wunder JS, Schemitsch EH, Ferguson PC, Zdero R, Journal of Orthopedic Trauma 2013
• The value of intra operative pathology for predicting infected elbow Arthroplasty, Ahmadi S, Lawrence T, Morrey B, Sanchez-Sotelo J, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, JBJS, Am 2013
• Fixation and durability of a bone-ingrowth component for glenoid bone loss, Lawrence T, Ahmadi S, Sperling J, Cofield R, JSES 2012
• Patient reported activities after reverse shoulder arthroplasty: part II, Lawrence T, Ahmadi S, Sperling J, Cofield R, JSES 2012
• Capitellar Fractures, Book Chapter for “Current Management of Shoulder and Elbow Trauma”, Ahmadi S, Steinmann S. 2012
• Cemented vs. Uncemented Fixation in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty, Book Chapter for “Evidence-Based Orthopedics, Ahmadi S, Veillette C. 2011
• Pain due to posterior impingement of components in total hip arthroplasty Marchie A, Ahmadi S, Davey JR, University of Toronto 2008
• Epidemiologic Survey of Noninfectious Diseases Ahmadi S, Noursalehi E, Ministry of Health, Rasht, Iran 1996
• Textbook: “Ambulatory Surgeries, Principles and Procedures”, Ahmadi S, This is an illustrated book and contains over 500 art-works and illustrations. Half of the drawings are done by the author 1999
• Handbook of the Pediatric Diseases 1993
• Several articles in local press 2012, 2013

Educational videos

• Remplissage procedure with double pulley technique (VuMedi.com) 2016
• Surgical approaches to humeral shaft and distal humeral fracture, how to treat complex fractures (in progress)

Posters

• Fluid Flow for Virtual Arthroscopic Skill Trainer, MCBIOS 2019
• Load Distribution across the Native Human Elbow, Mid-South Biomechanics Conference, University of Memphis 2019
• Mapping of Arterial Supply of Posterior Elbow Skin, Cadaveric Study, Connelly J, Ahmadi S, University of Arkansas 2019
• Radial-to-axillary Nerve Transfer Resolves Symptoms of Axillary Nerve Injury Due to Proximal Humerus Fracture-Dislocation in an Elderly Patient Treated with Hemiarthroplasty. Willis C, Ahmadi S, University of Arkansas 2019
• Bioinspired Design of a Soft Robotics Hand using Fluidic Elastomer Martials, Arkansas tech university
  2018
• Radial Nerve In Relationship To Deltoid Tuberosity And Brachioradialis, Southern Orthopaedic Association’s Annual Meeting, Naples, Florida 2016
• Radial Nerve In Relationship To Deltoid Tuberosity And Brachioradialis, University of Arkansas 2016
• The Effect of the Beach Chair Position Angle on Cerebral Oxygenation During Shoulder Surgery, University of Arkansas 2016
• The Impact of Exogenous Antibiotics on Bone Healing in the Mouse: A Pilot Study University of Arkansas 2016
• The Value of Intra-operative Pathology for the Diagnosis of Infection in Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty, American Academy of Orthopedic Annual Meeting. San Francisco, United States 2012
• The value of intra-operative pathology for predicting infected elbow Arthroplasty, Ahmadi S, Lawrence T, Morrey B, Sanchez-Sotelo J, European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and the Elbow Annual Meeting. Lion, France 2011
• Complications of Internal Fixation for Distal Humerus Fractures: A Shift Over Time, European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow, Lyon, France, Awarded Poster

Presentations and Presented papers

• Presentation and cadaver lab in shoulder arthroplasty for orthopaedic surgeons, Long Beach, CA 2023
• Presentation in shoulder arthroplasty for orthopaedic surgeons, Orange Cunty, CA 2023
• Presentation and cadaver lab in shoulder arthroplasty for orthopaedic surgeons, Las Vegas, NV 2022
• Upper extremity trauma, for orthopaedic residents, Los Angeles, CA 2022
• Unstable reverse shoulder arthroplasty , ICL, American Shoulder and Elbow Society annual meeting, Tampa, Florida 2021
• Shoulder Arthroplasty, Orange County, California 2021
• Shoulder Arthroplasty, Dalas, TX 2021
• Update on shoulder and elbow surgery, Geriatric Department, University of Arkansas 2020
• Effect of Infusion Decellularized Skeletal Muscle in Atrophied Rotator Cuff Muscle in Rabits , American shoulder, and elbow surgeons annual meeting 2019
• Two incision approach for total elbow arthroplasty, Mayo elbow meeting, teach the teacher 2019
• How to assess patient with shoulder and elbow symptoms, UAMS 2019
• Webinar, elbow arthroplasty for distal humeral fracture 2019
• Webinar, elbow arthroplasty, indication, approach 2019
• Webinar, fractures around elbow 2018
• How to assess shoulder, 19th Annual Geriatrics and Long Term Care Update, University of Arkansas 2018
• Worker’s comp related shoulder and elbow surgeries, Little Rock, AR 2018
• Complex shoulder and elbow fractures, University of Missouri-Kansas City 2017
• Difficulty Scenario Modeling for virtual Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Surgery, International conference on Computational and mathematical biomedical engineering April 2017
• The Effect of the Beach Chair Position Angle on Cerebral Oxygenation During Shoulder Surgery, AAOS annual meeting March 2017
• Acromioclavicular dislocation, Arkansas Orthopedic Forum, Orthopedic Department, University of Arkansas 2016
• Update on shoulder and elbow surgery, Arkansas Orthopedic Forum, Orthopedic department, University of Arkansas 2016
• The Effect of the Beach Chair Position Angle on Cerebral Oxygenation During Shoulder Surgery, Songy C, Siegel E, Stevens S, Ismaeil M, Wilkinson J, Ahmadi S, Arkansas Orthopedic Forum, Orthopedic department, University of Arkansas 2016
• Posterior Lateral Rotatory Instability in Radial Head Arthroplasty, Couch, Songy, Kee, Siegel, Ahmadi, Arkansas Orthopedic Forum, Orthopedic department, University of Arkansas 2016
• Update on elbow surgery, Arkansas Orthopedic Association, Arkansas 2016
• Alexander Yu, Doga Demirel, Sinan Kockara, Tansel Halic, Seth Cooper-Baer, Jake Farmer, Matthew Martens, Shahryar Ahmadi. ”Dynamic Voxelization for Virtual Rotator Cuff Surgery”, 13th Annual MCBIOS Conference, Memphis, TN 2016
• Doga Demirel, Alexander Yu, Tansel Halic, Sinan Kockara, Seth Cooper-Baer, Jake Farmer, Matthew Martens, Shahryar Ahmadi, “Time and Video Analysis for Virtual Arthroscopic Tear Diagnosis and Evaluation Platform (VATDEP)”, 13th Annual MCBIOS Conference, Memphis, TN 2016
• Alexander Yu, Doga Demirel, Tansel Halic, Sinan Kockara, Jake Farmer, Matthew Martens, Shahryar Ahmadi, Larry J. Suva, “ A Task Analysis for Virtual Arthroscopic Tear Diagnosis and Evaluation Platform (VATDEP)”,Arkansas INBRE Research Conference, Fayetteville, AR 2015
• Radial Nerve In Relationship To Deltoid Tuberosity And Brachioradialis, Park K, Ahmadi S, Arkansas Orthopedic Forum, Orthopedic department, University of Arkansas 2015
• The Impact of Exogenous Antibiotics on Bone Healing in the Mouse: A Pilot Study Gilley J, Suva L, Akel N, Ahmadi S, Arkansas Orthopedic Forum, Orthopedic department, University of Arkansas 2015
• Update on shoulder and elbow surgery, Geriatric department, University of Arkansas 2015
• An overview on shoulder and elbow pathology, 19th Annual Family Medicine Update, University of Arkansas 2015
• Update on shoulder surgery, University of Arkansas, Emergency Department 2014
• Update on shoulder and elbow surgery, University of Arkansas, Geriatric department 2014
• The Biomechanical Influence of Proximal Tumor Defect Location on Femur Pathological Fractures, Canadian Orthopedic Association Annual Meeting, Winnipeg, Canada 2013
• Update on shoulder and elbow surgery, Arkansas Orthopedic Forum, Orthopedic department, University of Arkansas 2013
• Update on shoulder and elbow, Air force base, Jonesboro, AR 2013
• Update on shoulder surgery, University of Arkansas, Rheumatology Department 2013
• S Hurd, Kasukonis B, Cherry K, Ahmadi S, Wolchok, JC. “Engineering a Muscle Mimetic ECM Biomaterial, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Seattle 2013
• Cherry K, Hurd S, Kasukonis B, Ahmadi S, Wolchok JC, Engineering a Muscle Mimetic Biomaterial”, United Kingdom Society of Biomaterials, London 2013
• The Value of Intra-operative Pathology for the Diagnosis of Infection in Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Specialty Day Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA 2012
• Update on elbow surgery, Arkansas Orthopedic Association 2012
• How to assess the shoulder and elbow, Air Force Base, Jonesboro, AR 2012
• Update on shoulder surgery, University of Arkansas, Rheumatology Department 2012
• The Value of Intra-operative Pathology for the Diagnosis of Infection in Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty, European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and the Elbow Annual Meeting. Lion, France 2011

• Proximal Humeral Plate System 2023
• Distal humeral and Olecranon plate system 2023
• A novel approach for elbow arthroplasty (two incision triceps on approach for total elbow arthroplasty) 2018
  Invented a Unique Cannula for Arthroscopic Surgery (Canadian Patent) 2010
• Invented a Unique Fixed Angle Device for Trauma and Reconstruction Surgery, (Canadian and US Patent) 2008
• Two plate fixation system (Canadian and US Patent) 2008