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Education & Certifications
- Residency: UCSF Dept of Orthopedic Surgery (2007) CA
- Internship: UCSF Dept of General Surgery (2003) CA
- Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery (2011)
- Fellowship: Univ of Chicago - Pritzker School of Medicine (2008) IL
- Medical Education: University of Chicago Pritzker (2002) IL
Publications
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Surgical Technique: Methods for Removing a Compress (R) Compliant Prestress Implant
Abrams, G. D., Gajendran, V. K., Mohler, D. G., & Avedian, R. S. (2012). Surgical Technique: Methods for Removing a Compress (R) Compliant Prestress Implant. CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH, 470(4), 1204–12. -
Changes in health status among aging survivors of pediatric upper and lower extremity sarcoma: a report from the childhood cancer survivor study.
Marina, N., Hudson, M. M., Jones, K. E., Mulrooney, D. A., Avedian, R., Donaldson, S. S., … Ness, K. K. (2013). Changes in health status among aging survivors of pediatric upper and lower extremity sarcoma: a report from the childhood cancer survivor study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 94(6), 1062–1073. -
Surgical Intervention of Nonvertebral Osseous Metastasis
Attar, S., Steffner, R. J., Avedian, R., & Hussain, W. M. (2012). Surgical Intervention of Nonvertebral Osseous Metastasis. CANCER CONTROL, 19(2), 113–21. -
Successful Surgical and Medical Treatment of Rhizopus Osteomyelitis Following Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
Vashi, N., Avedian, R., Brown, J., & Arai, S. (2012). Successful Surgical and Medical Treatment of Rhizopus Osteomyelitis Following Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. ORTHOPEDICS, 35(10), E1556–E1561. -
Principles of musculoskeletal biopsy.
Avedian, R. S. (2014). Principles of musculoskeletal biopsy. Cancer Treatment and Research, 162, 1–7. -
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Sarcoma Resection With and Without Vascular Reconstruction: A Matched Case-control Study
Poultsides, G. A., Tran, T. B., Zambrano, E., Janson, L., Mohler, D. G., Mell, M. W., … Norton, J. A. (2015). Sarcoma Resection With and Without Vascular Reconstruction: A Matched Case-control Study. ANNALS OF SURGERY, 262(4), 632–40. -
Antirotation pins improve stability of the compress limb salvage implant: a biomechanical study.
Avedian, R. S., Chen, T., Lindsey, D., Palanca, A., & Mohler, D. (2014). Antirotation pins improve stability of the compress limb salvage implant: a biomechanical study. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 472(12), 3982–3986. -
Prophylactic antibiotic regimens in tumour surgery (PARITY) A PILOT MULTICENTRE RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Ghert, M., Bhandari, M., Deheshi, B., Guyatt, G., Holt, G., O'Shea, T., … Fiorenza, F. (2015). Prophylactic antibiotic regimens in tumour surgery (PARITY) A PILOT MULTICENTRE RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL. BONE & JOINT RESEARCH, 4(9), 154–62. -
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Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound treatment of extra-abdominal desmoid tumors: a retrospective multicenter study.
Ghanouni, P., Dobrotwir, A., Bazzocchi, A., Bucknor, M., Bitton, R., Rosenberg, J., … Avedian, R. (2016). Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound treatment of extra-abdominal desmoid tumors: a retrospective multicenter study. European Radiology, -? -
The Effect of Applicant Publication Volume on the Orthopaedic Residency Match.
Campbell, S. T., Gupta, R., & Avedian, R. S. (2016). The Effect of Applicant Publication Volume on the Orthopaedic Residency Match. Journal of Surgical Education, 73(3), 490–495. -
Effect of Patellar Resurfacing on Distal Femoral Replacements: Commentary on an article by Mauricio Etchebehere, MD, PhD, et al.: "Patellar Resurfacing. Does It Affect Outcomes of Distal Femoral Replacement After Distal Femoral Resection?".
Avedian, R. S. (2016). Effect of Patellar Resurfacing on Distal Femoral Replacements: Commentary on an article by Mauricio Etchebehere, MD, PhD, et al.: "Patellar Resurfacing. Does It Affect Outcomes of Distal Femoral Replacement After Distal Femoral Resection?". Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume, 98(7). -
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Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound treatment of extra-abdominal desmoid tumors: a retrospective multicenter study
Ghanouni, P., Dobrotwir, A., Bazzocchi, A., Bucknor, M., Bitton, R., Rosenberg, J., … Avedian, R. (2017). Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound treatment of extra-abdominal desmoid tumors: a retrospective multicenter study. EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY, 27(2), 732–40. -
Concurrent Imatinib and Radiation Therapy for Unresectable and Symptomatic Desmoid Tumors.
Moding, E. J., Million, L., Avedian, R., Ghanouni, P., Kunder, C., & Ganjoo, K. N. (2017). Concurrent Imatinib and Radiation Therapy for Unresectable and Symptomatic Desmoid Tumors. Sarcoma, 2017, 2316839. -
Treatment of Low-Flow Vascular Malformations of the Extremities Using MR-Guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound: Preliminary Experience
Ghanouni, P., Kishore, S., Lungren, M. P., Bitton, R., Chan, L., Avedian, R., … Hovsepian, D. M. (2017). Treatment of Low-Flow Vascular Malformations of the Extremities Using MR-Guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound: Preliminary Experience. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, 28(12), 1739–44. -
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COMPARISON OF HEALTH STATUS BETWEEN UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITY SARCOMA SURVIVORS: A REPORT FROM THE CHILDHOOD CANCER SURVIVOR STUDY
Marina, N., Hudson, M., Mulrooney, D. A., Avedian, R., Donaldson, S., Fisher, P., … Ness, K. (2011). COMPARISON OF HEALTH STATUS BETWEEN UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITY SARCOMA SURVIVORS: A REPORT FROM THE CHILDHOOD CANCER SURVIVOR STUDY. PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. WILEY PERIODICALS, INC. -
Magnetic resonance guided high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation of musculoskeletal tumors
Avedian, R. S., Gold, G., Ghanouni, P., & Pauly, K. B. (2011). Magnetic resonance guided high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation of musculoskeletal tumors. CURRENT ORTHOPAEDIC PRACTICE, 22(4), 303–8. -
Sarcoma Resection With and Without Vascular Reconstruction: A Matched Case-control Study.
Poultsides, G. A., Tran, T. B., Zambrano, E., Janson, L., Mohler, D. G., Mell, M. W., … Norton, J. A. (2015). Sarcoma Resection With and Without Vascular Reconstruction: A Matched Case-control Study. Annals of Surgery, 262(4), 632–40. -
Successful Limb Salvage of a "Too-Short Segment" of the Proximal Part of the Femur with Use of a Compression Osseointegration Implant: A Case Report.
Avedian, R. S., Giori, N. J., & Mohler, D. (2014). Successful Limb Salvage of a "Too-Short Segment" of the Proximal Part of the Femur with Use of a Compression Osseointegration Implant: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connector, 4(3), e63–e6. -
Genome-Informed Targeted Therapy for Osteosarcoma
Sayles, L. C., Breese, M. R., Koehne, A. L., Leung, S. G., Lee, A. G., Liu, H.-Y., … Sweet-Cordero, E. A. (2019). Genome-Informed Targeted Therapy for Osteosarcoma. CANCER DISCOVERY, 9(1), 46–63. -
Ferumoxytol Does Not Impact Standardized Uptake Values on PET/MR Scans.
Muehe, A. M., Yerneni, K., Theruvath, A. J., Thakor, A. S., Pribnow, A., Avedian, R., … Daldrup-Link, H. E. (2019). Ferumoxytol Does Not Impact Standardized Uptake Values on PET/MR Scans. Molecular Imaging and Biology : MIB : the Official Publication of the Academy of Molecular Imaging. -
Outcomes for pediatric patients with osteosarcoma treated with palliative radiotherapy.
Chen, E. L., Yoo, C. H., Gutkin, P. M., Merriott, D. J., Avedian, R. S., Steffner, R. J., … Hiniker, S. M. (2019). Outcomes for pediatric patients with osteosarcoma treated with palliative radiotherapy. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, e27967. -
Tissue-engineered 3D Models for Elucidating Primary and Metastatic Bone Cancer Progression.
González Díaz, E. C., Sinha, S., Avedian, R. S., & Yang, F. (2019). Tissue-engineered 3D Models for Elucidating Primary and Metastatic Bone Cancer Progression. Acta Biomaterialia.
Clinical Trials
Clinical trials are research studies that evaluate a new medical approach, device, drug, or other treatment. As a Stanford Health Care patient, you may have access to the latest, advanced clinical trials.
Open trials refer to studies currently accepting participants. Closed trials are not currently enrolling, but may open in the future.
- Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Preoperatively Irradiated Lower Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma Wounds »
- Safety and Efficacy Study of Treatment of Pathological Fractures in Humerus »
- Phase 3 Study of Pexidartinib for Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS) or Giant Cell Tumor of the Tendon Sheath (GCT-TS) »
- Feasibility of ExAblate MRI Guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Tx of Soft Tissue Tumors »
Practice Locations
Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Redwood City Redwood City, CA
Redwood City, CA
Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Redwood City
450 Broadway Street
Redwood City , CA 94063
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Redwood City, CA
Orthopaedic Surgical Oncology Program
450 Broadway Street
Redwood City , CA 94063
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(44 reviews)
Dr. Avedian explained treatments and options so very well when I did not understand.
I cannot imagine anyone I would prefer to table with about my health issue then Dr. Avedian & Linda Jordan.
Dr. Avedian is warm, friendly and thoughtful. He listens carefully and asks questions when necessary, but always in a warm and non-threatening manner. That reinforces the idea that we are friends and partners in our quest for better health.
Great experience - Dr. Avedian was all I could ask for.
Dr. Avedian was very clean in how he explained my condition. He made sure that I understood the course of treatment. Very compassionate.
Made the switch to Stanford after nightmare experiences at UCSF. What a miraculous difference. 2 to 4 hour waits for a surgeon who was uncommunicative, unfriendly, and not current with medicine. Dr. Avedian had already reviewed my history and radiology and the entire visit was focused on me rather than being ignored in favor of a computer. UC physicians consistently "treated" the computer. No attention was ever paid to me and frankly there was no need for me to be there. Not with Dr. Avedian!
Dr. Avedian saved y right leg from an aggressive sarcoma cancer. He had to do skin graft from hip, which healed well. I feel very fortunate.
He didn't ask me if I wanted students present during exam.
I will recommend this facility and its providers to anyone I'm having a health discussion with.
Dr. Avedian was extremely personable and put me at ease regarding my surgery!
I can't imagine receiving better care from a surgeon.
Dr. Avedian is a very kind, respectful doctor who listened with his whole heart. He holds your hand as he talks to you. Asks how you doing & how the rest of the family is doing!
The positive attitude and wonderful energy of Dr. Avedian is healing and priceless.
Dr. Avidian was careful, thorough and knowledgeable. He walked me through my MRI and I now understand the status of a lipoma and am comfortable with the recommended surgery. He was very pleasant, enthusiastic about his work and I have full confidence in his assessment and recommendation.
Dr. Avedian is very professional and listens to patients.
I was very pleased with the care provided by Dr. Avedian, Raffi MD, and team members.
I have a hard time understanding medical stuff in general - but Dr. Avedian does still confuse me sometimes. However, he ALWAYS tries his best & tries to explain things in a different, easier to understand way if necessary.
Each time we've met with Dr. Avedian, he has made us feel like I was his only patient for the day.
Dr Avedian is the best doctor we met. He cares about patient and has always been patiently answering all questions from patients. We often send emails directly to Dr Avedian for many medical questions. He is so nice and patiently to answer our questions. We really appreciate Dr Avedian for all his care to me.
MD & PA were very good/helpful/& acts professionally.
Dr. Avedian is beyond "very good!!" His knowledge and people skills are phenomenal!
Dr. Avidain is awesome.
My dr. was very nice and did what he needed to do for my surgery.
Answered questions before for dr.
Dr. Raffi Avedian is a wonderful, caring doctor... the best!
Couldn't be happier. So respectful and helpful. An outstanding doctor.
Dr. Avedian is exceptional.
He didn't send a report to my doctor after my visit so I'm seeing another ortho oncologist now.
Not only is he clearly very knowledgeable, but warm, friendly & reaches out w/support for ongoing health issues (not necessarily his concern, directly) & general life issues.
Great doctor I just wish he was there more than once a week so it would be easier & faster to sched. appt.
Dr. Avedian is a kind, compassionate and professional physician. He is the best I have ever seen. I work at Sutter Hospital and see many - very good - bedside manner. Highly recommend him.
Dr. Avedian is an excellent doctor and my experience with him was very positive.
Dr. Avedian, Raffi was the best dr. I've ever seen. Very professional yet very understanding. I wish he was in Hawaii as my dr.
Excellent care and knowledgeable. Very nice.
He not only helped me with my physical issues he also respected my anxiety and helped me with that too!
Definitely would recommend them to anyone that needs this special care.
Simply outstanding unit - doctor was interested in me.
By far the best drs. & staff ever!
This care provider are very well above average. Left with much knowledge of my condition.
Dr. Avedian has made my life with cancer a whole lot better!
Very good.
Wonderful.
The operation was a success - hooray! The dr. is nice but doesn't answer questions - "I don't know."
Because I use My Health, my questions are answered within 24-48 hrs. Very nice!
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