Dr. Shahan Yacoubian is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon who specializes in joint replacement surgery, complex revision surgery (previously implanted joint replacements), and trauma/fracture surgery. He is a general partner of Orthopaedics Surgery Specialists.
Fellowship trained in adult hip and knee replacement and reconstructive surgery at the world renowned Harvard Medical School's Brigham & Women's Hospital, Dr. Shahan Yacoubian cares for a wide spectrum of joint diseases from the initial onset of cartilage degradation to complex joint replacement surgery. Dr. Shahan Yacoubian is the only fellowship trained orthopaedic surgeon at Providence St. Joseph Hospital focusing on joint replacements; other orthopaedic surgeons throughout the greater Los Angeles area frequently refer patients to Dr. Shahan Yacoubian because of his expertise in joint replacement surgery.
Dr. Shahan Yacoubian has extensive surgical experience in the care of arthritis patients using advanced operative techniques in Cartilage Preservation Procedures (ACI/Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation), Osteotomies,
Partial Knee Replacements, Total Joint Replacements (with minimally invasive techniques), Complex Revisions, and Fracture surgery.
Partial Knee Replacements, Total Joint Replacements (with minimally invasive techniques), Complex Revisions, and Fracture surgery.
Dr. Yacoubian remains active in both community and physician education, routinely participating in educational lectures throughout the community,nationally, and internationally. He continues to actively publish research articles in the orthopaedic literature, and is a member American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery (AAOS), the prestigious American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS), the Californian Orthopaedic Association (COA) and the Western Orthopaedic Association (WOA).
If you have any questions, please email Dr. Shahan Yacoubian: Email
Education & Training
| Fellowship | Harvard Medical School – Brigham & Women's Hospital Adult Reconstruction / Arthroplasty | Boston, MA 2005-2006 |
| Residency | Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Montefiore Medical Center Orthopaedic Surgery Chief Resident Orthopaedic Surgery Resident Surgical Intern | New York City, NY 2004-2005 2001-2004 2000-2001 |
| Education | Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine Doctor of Medicine University of California, San Diego Bachelor of Science in Biology, Provosts Honors Saint Francis High School High School Degree, Summa Cum Laude | Hershey, PA 1996-2000 San Diego, CA1992-1996 La Canada, CA 1988 -1992 |
License & Certification
- Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2008
- License, California State Medical Board, 2006
Hospital Affiliations
- Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Burbank, CA
- Glendale Memorial Hospital, Glendale, CA
- Alameda Surgery Center, Burbank, CA
- Glendale Endoscopy and Surgery Center, Glendale, CA
Professional Appointments
- Journal of Arthroplasty, Member of the Editorial Board to review article submissions for publication
Membership
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
- California Orthopaedic Association
- Western Orthopaedic Association
- California Medical Association
- Los Angeles County Medical Association
- Los Angeles County Disaster Healthcare Volunteers Program
Honors & Awards
- Leo M. Davidoff Society, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Richard Selznik Award for Outstanding Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Current Concepts Foundation Scholarship Recipient
Academic Involvement
- Adjunct Professor, Concordia University, Irvine California
- Preceptor for pre-medical students in biomedical research and teaching
Publications and Presentations
- Wright RC, Gillis CT, Yacoubian SV, Raven RB 3rd, Falkinstein Y, Yacoubian SV. Extensor Mechanism Repair Failure With Use of Bidirectional Barbed Suture in Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. Forthcoming 2012
- Wright RC, Crouch A, Yacoubian SV, Raven RB 3rd, Falkinstein Y, Yacoubian SV. Non-Traumatic, Dislodged Polyethylene Tibial Insert One Year After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report. Orthopaedics. Forthcoming 2012
- Wright RC, Yacoubian SV, Raven RB 3rd, Falkinstein Y, Yacoubian SV. Treatment of Proximal Femur Fractures using an Extended-Short Nail. Poster session presented at: 78th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; 2011 Feb 15-19, San Diego, CA
- Wright RC, Yacoubian SV, Salzman GA, Raven RB 3rd, Falkinstein Y, Yacoubian SV. Treatment of Proximal Femur Fractures using a Novel Concept, the Extended-Short Nail. Am J Orthop. 40(9). Forthcoming 2011
- Wright RC, Salzman GA, Yacoubian SV, Yacoubian SV. Bilateral femoral neck stress fractures in a fire academy student. Orthopaedics. 2010 Oct 11;33(10):767
- Yacoubian SV, Sah AP, Estok DM 2nd. Incidence of Sciatic Nerve Palsy After Revision Hip Arthroplasty Through a Posterior Approach. J Arthroplasty. 2010 Jan;25(1):31-34
- Yacoubian SV, Scott RD. Skin incision translation in total knee arthroplasty: the difference between flexion and extension. J Arthroplasty. 2007 Apr;22(3):353-355
- Steinberg EL, Geller DS, Yacoubian SV, Shasha N, Dekel S, Lorich DG. Intramedullary fixation of tibial shaft fractures using an expandable nail: early results of 54 acute tibial shaft fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 2006 May;20(5):303-309
- Gardner MJ, Yacoubian S, Geller D, Pode M, Mintz D, Helfet DL, Lorich DG. Prediction of soft-tissue injuries in Schatzker II tibial plateau fractures based on measurements of plain radiographs. J Trauma. 2006 Feb;60(2):319-323
- Gardner MJ, Yacoubian S, Geller D, Suk M, Mintz D, Potter H, Helfet DL, Lorich DG. The incidence of soft tissue injury in operative tibial plateau fractures: a magnetic resonance imaging analysis of 103 patients. J Orthop Trauma. 2005 Feb;19(2):79-84
- Gardner MJ, Yacoubian S, Geller D, Suk M, Mintz D, Potter H, Helfet DL, Lorich DG. The Incidence of Soft Tissue Injury in Tibial Plateau Fractures. An MRI Analysis of 103 Patients. Paper session presented at: 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; 2005 Feb 23-27, Washington, D.C
- Gardner MJ, Yacoubian S, Geller D, Suk M, Mintz D, Potter H, Helfet DL, Lorich DG. Prediction of Soft tissue Injuries in Schatzker II Tibial Plateau Fractures based on X- ray measurements. Paper session presented at: 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; 2005 Feb 23-27, Washington, D.C
- Gardner MJ, Yacoubian S, Geller D, Suk M, Mintz D, Potter H, Helfet DL, Lorich DG. The Incidence of Soft Tissue Injury in Operative Tibial Plateau Fractures. An MRI Analysis of 103 patients. Paper session presented at: International Society for Fracture Repair Annual Meeting; 2004 Nov, Bologna, Italy
- Gardner MJ, Yacoubian S, Geller D, Suk M, Mintz D, Potter H, Helfet DL, Lorich DG. Prediction of Soft Tissue Injury in Schatzker 2 Tibial Plateau Fractures Based on X-ray Measurements: Paper session presented at: 35th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Orthopaedic Association; 2004 Oct 13-16, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
- Gardner MJ, Yacoubian S, Geller D, Suk M, Mintz D, Potter H, Helfet DL, Lorich DG. The Incidence of Soft Tissue Injury in Operative Tibial Plateau Fractures. An MRI Analysis of 103 patients. Paper session presented at: 35th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Orthopaedic Association; 2004 Oct 13-16, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
- Gardner MJ, Yacoubian S, Geller D, Suk M, Mintz D, Potter H, Helfet DL, Lorich DG. The Incidence of Soft Tissue Injury in Operative Tibial Plateau Fractures. An MRI Analysis of 103 patients. Paper session presented at: 20th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association; 2004 Oct 8-10, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Lorich DG, Geller DS, Yacoubian SV, Leo AJ, Helfet DL. Intramedullary fixation of humeral shaft fractures using an inflatable nail. Orthopaedics. 2003 Oct;26(10):1011-1014.
Lorich DG, Yacoubian S, Geller D. An Innovative Mode of Intramedullary Fixation. International Review of Modern Surgery. 2002 March:62
- Sonderbye L, Feng S, Yacoubian S, Buehler H, Ahsan N, Mulligan R, Langhoff E. In vivo and in vitro modulation of immune stimulatory capacity of primary dendritic cells by adenovirus-mediated gene transduction. Exp Clin Immunogenet. 1998;15(2):100-111
- Yacoubian SV, "Screening of Human Genome for the promoter sequence of p55 gene through plaque hybridization" Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Medical School Research Project, 1997-1998
- Yacoubian SV, Zangwill L, "Analysis of retinal cup to disk ratio in glaucoma by laser topographical imagery." Undergraduate Research in the Biological Sciences, University of California at San Diego (1996)
