Thomas P. Schmalzried, M.D.

Attending Stanford University on a Roscoe Maples Athletic Scholarship, Dr. Schmalzried,

was an honor student and varsity letterman in Basketball. He received a degree in

Human Biology, with honors anddistinction and was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa honor

society.  Dr. Schmalzried attended UCLA Medical School on the Bicknell Scholarship. He

continued at UCLA completing an Internship inSurgery, an Orthopaedic Residency,

and a Research Fellowship in Joint Replacement. In 1990-91,he was the Hip and Implant

Fellow at Harvard University and served as an Assistant inOrthopaedic Surgery at the

Massachusetts General Hospital.  Dr. Schmalzried is currently theMedical Director of the

Joint Replacement Institute at St. Vincent Medical Center. Dr. Schmalzried is also on

the faculty at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. 

Dr. Schmalzried is an internationally known leader in total hip and total knee arthroplasty

having received numerous awards and honors.  He is a three-time recipient of the John

Charnley Award for ground-breaking research in hip arthroplasty and has more than 150

academic publications.  Dr. Schmalzried has served on the Board of Directors of

numerous professional organizations including the American Academy of Orthopaedic

Surgeons, the Western Orthopaedic Association, the Orthopaedic Research Society, the

Hip Society, and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons.  In addition,

Dr. Schmalzried is the Joint ArthroplastySection Editor of Orthopedics Today, the most

widely read orthopaedic periodical and serves on several other review and editorial boards.