Junichi Tamai, MD
- Co-Director, Hip Preservation Center
- Director, Physician Assistant Program, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics
- Associate Professor, UC Department of Orthopedic Surgery
- junichi.tamai@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
About
Biography
I completed my residency in orthopaedic surgery at The George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and was fellowship trained in pediatric orthopaedics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. In September of 2002, I joined the Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics.
My clinical interests include Legg-Calve-Perthes, hip dysplasia and other pediatric and adolescent hip disorders, clubfeet and other pediatric foot disorders, and pediatric fractures.
MD: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1996.
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, The George Washington University Medical Center, 2001.
Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopaedics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2002.
Certification: Board Certified - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
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Publications
Type 4 Tibial Tuberosity Avulsion Fractures: Surgical Treatment Early Outcomes and a Presentation of the Distal Cortical Fixation. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024; 13:5695.
Reliability of a Modified Watson-Jones Classification for Tibial Tubercle Fractures in Children. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 2024; 44:476-482.
Management of Pediatric Supination-inversion Ankle Injuries Involving Distal Tibia and Intraepiphyseal Distal Fibula Fractures. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Global Research & Reviews. 2024; 8:e23.00284.
Reliability of the modified lateral pillar classification for Legg Calvé Perthes disease performed by a large group of international paediatric orthopaedic surgeons. Journal of Children's Orthopaedics. 2020; 14:529-536.
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