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Thomas G. Sampson, M.D.

Medical Director
Total Joint Center
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Orthopaedic Surgeon:

Hip arthroscopy
Metal-on-metal hip
Mini-incision hip replacement
Femero-acetabular impingment syndrome

Curriculum Vitae

TITLE: Orthopaedic Surgeon
BORN: Los Angeles, California, July 10, 1951
PRE-MEDICAL EDUCATION: University Of California, Riverside; B.S. Biochemistry, March 1973.
MEDICAL EDUCATION: Georgetown University Medical School; May 1977
INTERNSHIP: Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center, completed June 1978
RESIDENCY IN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY: University Of California, San Francisco, July 1978 to June 1982
BOARD CERTIFICATION: July 19, 1985
MEDICAL SOCIETIES: California Orthopaedic Association, San Francisco Medical Society, Le Roy C. Abbott Orthopaedic Society, American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Western Orthopaedic Association, Arthroscopy Association Of North America.
LICENSE: Radiography And Fluoroscopy. X-Ray Supervisor And Operator.

Presentations

"The Harris Condylocephalic Nail" presented at the Le Roy C. Abbott Orthopaedic Society, San Francisco, June 1980.
"The Varciela" presented at the Hand Surgery Grand Rounds, San Francisco, November 1980.
"Macrodactyly" presented at The Sterling Brunnell Memorial Lectureship, Shriners Hospital, San Francisco, November 1980.
"Cervical Spine Disorders in Children" presented at the Verne T. Inman, Shriners Hospital Meeting, San Francisco, May 1981.
"Hypotensive Anesthesia for Total Hip Replacement" presented at the Combined University of California Grand Rounds, San Francisco, November 1981 and at the
"Extra-Articular Surgery of the Hip for Arthritis" presented at Combined University of California Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, San Francisco, March 1982.
"Hypotensive Anesthesia for Total Hip Replacement" presented at The Western Orthopaedic Association 46th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 12, 1982.
"The Aging Hip" presented at the Geriatric Conference, Mt. Zion Hospital, San Francisco, December 13, 1983.
"Advancement in Hip Prosthesis" presented at The Physical and Occupational Therapy Conference, Mt. Zion Hospital, San Francisco January 10, 1984.
"Bursitis & Tendonitis" presented at the 35th Annual Course for Physicians in Family Practice, Mt. Zion Hospital, San Francisco, March 6, 1985.
Anatomy Portion of The San Francisco Orthopaedic Review Course on the Shoulder and Arm, University of California, San Francisco, May 1985.
"Joint Replacement The Great Cure" presented at Institute on Aging, Mt. Zion Hospital, May 21, 1987.
"Arthroscopy Treatment of Shoulder Impingement", by Todd H. Katzman, M.D., James M. Glick, M.D., Thomas G. Sampson, M.D., Robert B. Gordon, M.D., Stanley L. Kampner, M.D., presented at The Twenty Second Annual Scientific Program of The Leroy C. Abbott Orthopaedic Society, May 22, 1987.
Instructional Course, "Arthroscopy of the Hip and Ankle", James M. Glick, M.D., Thomas G. Sampson, M.D., Arthroscopy Association Of North America 8th Annual Meeting, Westin Hotel, Seattle, Washington, April 13- 16, 1989.
"Shoulder Arthroscopy-Getting Started" AANA Annual Meeting Instructional Course, Wesley Nottage, M.D., Richard Hawkins, M.D., Thomas G. Sampson, M.D., Orlando, Florida April 26-29, 1990.
"Ankle Arthrodesis" James M. Glick, M.D., Mark S. Myerson, M.D., Craig D. Morgan, M.D., Thomas G. Sampson, M.D., AANA Annual Meeting Orlando Florida, April 26, 1990.
"Precision Acromioplasty In Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression Of The Shoulder" The 25th Annual Le Roy C. Abbott Society Meeting University Of California, San Francisco, May 4, 1990.
"Common Orthopaedic Problems In The Elderly" Institute On Aging, Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center, Geriatric Clinic Seminar, May 9, 1990.
"Precision Acromioplasty In Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression Of The Shoulder" Western Orthopaedic Association Meeting, San Antonio Texas October 14-18 1990.
"Total Knee Replacement In The Elderly", Geriatric Grand Rounds, Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center, November 27, 1990.
"Eight Year Experience In Total Knee Replacement", Northern California Western Orthopaedic Association Meeting, Yosemite, California January 31, 1992.
"Arthroscopic Ankle Arthrodesis: Experience with 75 Cases" Presented at the American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 62nd Annual Meeting, Orlando Florida, February 17, 1995.
"Removal of Tumors In or Around Hip Joint Through Minimal Incisions" presented at the Verne T. Inman Lectureship and The Scientific Program And Visiting Professorship of the Le Roy C. Abbott Orthopaedic Society, University of California, San Francisco May 7-8, 1998.
"Hip Arthroscopy for Degenerative Joint Disease" by Laith Farjo, M.D., Michelle James, M.D., James Glick, M.D., Thomas Sampson, M.D. presented at the Verne T. Inman Lectureship and The Scientific Program And Visiting Professorship of the Le Roy C. Abbott Orthopaedic Society, University of California, San Francisco May 7-8, 1998.
Instructional Course #171, "Hip Arthroscopy", 66th Annual Meeting American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. J.M. Glick, M.D., G.G. Poehling, M.D., T.G. Sampson, M.D., H.W. Sweeney, M.D., Moderator, J.W.T. Byrd, M.D., Orange County, California, February 4-8, 1999.
Instructional Course Lecture. Advanced Techniques and New Horizons in Hip Arthroscopy. AAOS Meeting, Orlando, FA, March 15, 2000.
Instructional Course Lecture. "New Horizons and Advanced Techniques in Hip Arthroscopy. AAOS 68th Annual Meeting, February 28 - March 4, 2001. Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, California.
"Modern Total Joint Replacement" Noon Grand Rounds, March 20, 2001. Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco, California.
"Suprascapular Neuropathy and Shoulder Pain" Noon Grand Rounds, May 1, 2001 Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco, California.
The UniSpacer Alternatives to Total Knee replacement. Lecture given to Nursing Staff of Saint Francis Memorial Hospital September 10, 2002.

Courses-Faculty

Laboratory Instructor: AAOS Instruction Course In Advanced Arthroscopy, San Francisco, June 2-5, 1982.
Laboratory Instructor: AAOS Summer Institute Course on Arthroscopy of the knee, Monterey, California, September 23-24, 1982.
Program Director: UCSF Workshop on Anatomic Knee Replacement, San Francisco, July 8-9, 1983.
Program Director & Instructor: Med Ed Workshop on total Joint Replacement,Santa Rosa, California, November 5, 1983.
Laboratory Instructor: Total Knee-Hip Arthroplasty, Vail Colorado, January 15-20, 1984.
Faculty: Total Hip Arthroplasty-The PCA System, Reno, Nevada, July 14, 1984.
Instructor: Howmedica PCA Knee and Hip Workshop, Dallas Texas, November 30, 1984 - December 1, 1984.
Program Director & Instructor: Med-Ed Workshop, Orthopaedic Treatment and Traction, San Jose Hospital, April 4, 1986.
Co-Chairman at the 36th Annual Course for Physicians in Family Practice, Controversies in Total Joint Surgery, Mt. Zion Hospital and Medical Center, March 12, 1986.
Member of Advisory Board for Autology Centers, San Francisco, and Sunnyvale 1987.
Co-Chairman for the 37th Annual Course for Physicians in Family Practice, How to Inject Joints, Mt. Zion Hospital and Medical Center, April 28, 1988.
Orthopaedic Review Course, Total Joint, Clarion Hotel, San Francisco, March 1, 1988.
Co-Chairman for the 38th Annual Course for Physicians in Family Practice, Foot Pain In The Runner. Mt. Zion Hospital and Medical Center, April 28, 1988.
Innovations In Ankle Arthroscopy, The Hyatt on Union Square, San Francisco, January 21, 1989.
Co-Chairman for the 39th Annual Course for Physicians in Family Practice, Injuries In The Weekend Athlete, Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center, April 12, 1989.
Instructor: Anatomy Of The Shoulder, Course at University Of California, San Francisco, May 20-21 1989.
State-Of-The-Art In Hip and Knee Replacement: Issues In Fit and Longevity, Osteonics, Breckenridge, Colorado, Beaver Run Resort, March 12-15 1990.
State-Of-The-Art in Hip and Knee Replacements: Issues in Fit and Longevity, Breckenridge Colorado, Beaver Resort, February 11-14 1991.
"Shoulder Arthroscopy - Principles and Practical Techniques in the Glenohumeral Joint & Subacromial Space" Arthroscopy Association Of North America Meeting April 24-27. 1991 in San Diego, California.
The Silvirado Hip and Knee, Three Follow-Up; OMNI-FIT Total Knee System, Summit, May 10-11, 1991 Napa, California.
Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgical Techniques and Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release - Cadaver Surgical Workshop, Saddleback Memorial Medical Center, University of California, Irvine, May 31-June 2, 1991.
Arthroscopy Association of North America, Shoulder Arthroscopy Work Shop, Marriott's Desert Springs Resort, Palm Desert, California November 22-24, 1991.
Saddleback Memorial Medical Center, Refinements In Shoulder Arthroscopy, Total Shoulder Arthroplasty, Hands-On Cadaver Surgical Workshop, Dana Point Resort, California January 17-18, 1992.
Surgical Technique, Subacromial Decompression. Lab Instructor, shoulder arthroscopy lab, Ninth Annual San Diego Meeting, Hyatt Regency, La Jolla June 25-27, 1992.
AANA 11th Annual Course, Shoulder Laboratory Coordinator. Monterey California, November 19-22, 1992.
Brown Bag Lecture Series. "Video Production and Medicine". University of San Francisco, California, February 10, 1993.
Bioskills Presentation on The Series 7000 Osteonics Knee, International Training Meeting, San Francisco, February 17, 1993.
Coordinating Chairman, American Academy Of Orthopedic Surgeons, Nursing and Allied Health Program, 60th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, February 18-20, 1993.
Industrial Claims Association Meeting, Cumulative Trauma Class, San Francisco, March 11, 1993.
Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery, Mitek Stabilization, Shoulder Laboratory Instructor, Surf and Sand Hotel, Laguna Beach, California, March 19-20, 1993.
San Francisco SurgiCenter, Quarterly Orthopedic Dinner Meeting. "The Safety and Efficiency of Outpatient Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction", March 30, 1993.
2nd Annual, Current Issues Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging In Orthopedics And Sports Medicine. " The Biceps Labral Complex SLAP Lesions" Sheraton Palace Hotel, San Francisco September 8-11-1993.
Arthroscopy Association Of North America, "The shoulder: Arthroscopic Evaluation and Treatment. Fall Course Albuquerque New Mexico, October 7-9, 1993
AAOS Review and Update for Practicing Orthopedic Surgeons. "Elbow and Forearm Problems and Reconstruction" Sheraton Palace Hotel, San Francisco, December 3-5 1993.
AAOS 61st Annual Meeting Instruction Course. Current Concepts in Orthopedic Imaging: Knee and shoulder. Cost effectiveness of orthopedic imaging modalities. Discussion of possible diagnosis algorithms. New Orleans February 24, 1994 through March 1, 1994.
3rd Annual Current Issues of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Conference. Instructor for the shoulder dissection workshop. Sheraton Palace Hotel, San Francisco, September 21-24, 1994.
4th Annual Current Issues of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, Shoulder Laboratory Instructor, September 6-9, 1995 Ritz Carlton San Francisco.
Shoulder Laboratory Instructor. AANA Fall Course December 7-10, 1991 San Antonio, Texas.
"Arthroscopic Treatment of Rotator Cuff Injuries and Disease" UCSF Musculoskeletal Magnetic Resonance Imaging. January 22-25, 1996, Mark Hopkins Inter- Continental Hotel, San Francisco.
5th Annual, Current Issues of Magnetic Resonance Imaging In orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Shoulder Laboratory Instructor, September 4-7, 1996 The Ritz Carlton, San Francisco, Ca.
"Office Based Orthopaedics For The Primary Care Physician". University Of California San Francisco. October 17-19, 1996.
"When To Do An Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair" AANA Fall Course, November 21-24, 1996. Palm Desert, California.
AAOS 64th Annual Meeting, Nursing and Allied Health Committee Member Meeting, February 12-17, 1997, San Francisco Hilton Hotel.
"Surgical Correlation Of Shoulder MRI" University Of California, San Francisco, Second International Symposium On Musculoskeletal Magnetic Resonance Imaging, June 1-5, 1997 Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco.
AANA "The Masters Experience" General Shoulder Course, July 25-17, 1997 O.L.C. in Rosemont, Illinois
Education Design, Inc. Clinical Economic Strategies in Hip & Knee Replacement Meeting. "Conversion of UKA to TKA. October 24-15, 1997 Monterey, California.
"Hip Arthroscopy Indications and Procedure" Western Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific Conference, April 24-26, 1998 Santa Cruz, California
"Advanced Subacromial Techniques" AANA 17th Annual Meeting Orlando World Center Marriott Orlando, Florida April 30-May 3, 1998
Lab Instructor at the 7th Annual - Current Issues of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. September 9-12, 1998, San Francisco.
Panelist at Total Joint Symposium, UCSF Department of Orthopedic Surgery, April 3, 1999.
Scientific Session: Shoulder IV Moderator: Arthroscopy Association of North America, 18th Annual Meeting, Vancouver Trade and Convention Center, Vancouver BC, Canada, April 15-18, 1999.
Panelist at Daughters Of Charity National Health System Meeting, Beyond The Cutting Edge, Loss Prevention In the Perioperative Environment, II. Wyndham Emerald Plaza Hotel, San Diego, Ca. August 26-28, 1999.
Lab Instructor, Knee and Ankle Surgical Dissection Laboratory, 8th Annual Current Issues in Magnetic Resonance of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. August 29-September 1, 1999, Ritz Carlton Hotel, San Francisco.
Lab Instructor, Oratec Cadaver Lab November 11, 1999 at HealthSouth Surgery Center, San Francisco, Ca.
Lab Instructor, Shoulder Arthroscopy Workshop. AANA Fall Course, November 18-21, 1999, San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California.
"Hip Arthroscopy: Surgical Technique" Hyatt Islandia Hotel, San Diego, Ca. April 13, 2000.
"Hip Arthroscopy" Grand Rounds, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital. April 25, 2000.
Lab Instructor, Shoulder Surgical Dissection. 9th Annual, Current Issues of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. August 23 - August 26, 2000. Grand Hyatt, San Francisco, California.
Lectures given on, 1. Hip Arthroscopy. 2. Shoulder Arthroscopy. 3. Suprascapular nerve entrapment. Update In Orthopaedics 2000. Kaiser Permanente Foundation Hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii. July 23-28, 2000.
Lectures given on, 1. Subacromial decompression and Cutting Block Technique. 2. Arthroscopic treatment of Shoulder Instability. 3. Posterior Instability. 4 Diagnosis and Treatment of Multi-directional Instability. 5. Treatment of Suprascapular Nerve Entrapment. Arturo Gutierrez Menses, Mexican Orthopaedic Association, Acapulco Mexico, September 14-16, 2000.
Lectures given on, 1. Posterior Instability: Arthroscopic Technique. 2. Arthroscopic Suprascapular Nerve Decompression, A New Technique. Shoulder surgery Controversies 2000. Wyndham Garden Hotel, Costa Mesa California, Saddleback Memorial Medical Center, Laguna Hills, Ca. October 6-8, 2000.
"Endoscopic Suprascapular Nerve Decompression" San Diego Shoulder, 18th Annual Meeting. June 20-12, 2001. Hyatt Regency, La Jolla, Ca.
Lab Instructor at the 10th Annual Current Issues of Magnetic Resonance Imaging In Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. August 26-29, 2001, Grand Hyatt, San Francisco, Ca.
"Advanced Arthroscopy Of The Hip" Fall AANA Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, November 29, 2001 - December 1, 2001.
"Advanced Arthroscopy Of The Hip" instruction Course, Number 402. AAOS 69th Annual Meeting. Dallas Texas, February 13-17,, 2002.
Coordinator of Instructional Course Lecture on Hip Arthroscopy 2002: Indications, Techniques, Instrumentation and Complications. AANA 21st Annual Meeting, April 25-28, 2002, Washington, DC.
Professor at the "Symposium" S.14. Lectures on Portals Anatomy. Advanced Techniques In Hip Arthroscopy. Complications In Hip Arthroscopy. Hip Arthroscopy -Stryker-. XXVI National Orthopedic Congress, Orthopedic Society Of Mexico, World Trade Center Mexico City, Mexico April 30, 2002 - May 5, 2002.
Masters Instructor, AANA Hip Arthroscopy. May 17-19, 2002 Chicago Learning Center.
"Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Impingement" "Orthopaedic Diagnosis and Treatment of Hip Disorders" Instructor for the Shoulder Dissection Laboratory. The 11th Annual Current Issues of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. August 25-28th, 2002 Grand Hyatt San Francisco.
"Chronic Hip Pain" California Orthopaedic Association Course on The Use and Abuse Of Worker's Compensation in the Lower Extremity. Manhattan Beach Marriott, October 2, 2002.
"Arthroscopic and Open Suprascapular Nerve Decompression Technique and Results. Shoulder Controversies 2002. Saddleback Memorial Medical Center, Laguna Hills, California. October 4-6, 2002.
"Subacromial Decompression-Always With Cuff Repair, Clinical Results. Shoulder Controversies 2002. Saddleback Memorial Medical Center, Laguna Hills, California. October 4-6, 2002.
"Chronic Hip Pain" California Orthopaedic Association Course on The Use and Abuse Of Worker's Compensation in the Lower Extremity. Samuel Merritt College, Oakland, Ca. October 23, 2002.
"Hot Issues in Total Knee Replacement, Cemented versus Cementless" TVC Summit, November 2, 2002,JointCare Centers of America, Don CeSar Beach Resort, St Pete Beach, Florida November 1-2, 2002.
Course Moderator at The Saint Francis Memorial Hospital QME recertification course. "The Treatment of Pain & Musculoskeletal Issues in the Injured Worker". February 1, 2003.
"Treatment of Chronic Hip Pain & Shoulder Pain". Saint Francis Memorial Hospital QME recertification course, February 1, 2003.
"Advanced Techniques in Hip Arthroscopy", Instructional Course, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, February 5-9, 2003 New Orleans, Louisiana.
"New Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedure for Arthritis May Delay Knee Replacement Surgery". HealthSouth Surgery Center, March 20, 2003.
"Arthroscopy of Hip Femoral Acetabular Impingement" "Complete Removal of Synovial Chondromatosis" Northern California Orthopaedic Association, 71st Annual Scientific Conference. PlumJack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley, Ca. April 11-13, 2003.
"Uni-Spacer in Knee Arthroplasty". Northern California Orthopaedic Association, 71st Annual Scientific Conference. PlumJack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley, Ca. April 11-13, 2003.
"Hip Arthritis in the Young Adult: Advances, Issues and Pain Management. California Orthopedic Association Annual Meeting/QME Course. May 2-3, 2003 Grand Hyatt San Francisco.
"Orthopaedic Injuries and Pain Management". Knee Injuries with case presentation. California Orthopedic AssociationAnnual Meeting/QME Course. May 2-3, 2003 Grand Hyatt San Francisco.
"Hip Impingement:A New Condition" AASP Annual Meeting/Scientific Program. Colorado Springs, July 25-27, 2003.
"Orthopaedic Hip Disorders"(Current Concepts of Femoral Acetabular Impinngement) Hip dissection and Arthroscopy. 12th Annual Current Issues of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. August 24-27,2003. The Ritz- Carlton, San Francisco.
"The Unispacer". 6th Alternative Bearing Surfaces In Total Joint Replacement. St. Francis Hotel, September 16, 2003.
"Femoral Acetabular Impingement As a Cause Of Hip Arthritis" Grand Rounds Saint Francis Memorial Hospital October 21, 2003.
"Master Surgeon Instructor" for The Masters Experience in Arthroscopy of the Hip. 1. Lab Demonstration - Arthroscopic Treatment of a Snapping Hip. 2. Arthroscopic Management of Impingement. AANA Masters Experience: Hip Arthroscopy Orthopaedic Learning Center, Rosemont, Illinois, February 13-15, 2004.
Instructional Course, Hip Arthroscopy. Topic: Advanced Technique in Hip Arthroscopy - Synovial Chondromatosis, Femoral Acetabular Impingement and Iliopsoas Release. American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2004 Annual Meeting, March 10-14, 2004, The Moscone Center, San Francisco.
Lecture on Hip Arthroscopy for Femoral Acetabular Impingement Syndrome. Wilson-Bost Interurban Orthopedic Club Meeting, San Francisco April 16-17, 2004
Lab Instructor San Diego Shoulder Course, July 7-10, 2004.
Master Surgeon at the Hip Arthroscopy Surgical Skills Course, Arthroscopy Association of North America Meeting, Chicago, Il July 30th to August 1, 2004.
Lecture given on Arthroscopic Management of Hip Impingement, Arthroscopy Association of North America Meeting, Chicago Il, July 30th to August 1, 2004.
"Morphology as it effects Pathology from Developmental Dysplasia to Femoro-acetabular impingement, Current Conceps". August 22-25, 2004, 13th Annual Current Issues of Magnetic resonance Imaging in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine.
"Hip Anatomy, biomechanics and Physiology". "Morphology as it effects pathology of the hip, Developmental Dysplasia to Femoro-acetabular impingement". Lectures given at the Ola Grimsby Institute Meeting in San Francisco, August 29, 2004.
Visiting Professor, 2nd Annual Hip Arthroscopy Symposium. Chungnam National University Hospital, Korea. Performed live hip arthroscopy. Lectures on Clinical Application of Hip Arthroscopy. Complications, Advanced Techniques In Hip Arthroscopy. Impingement Pain of the Hip. December 2-5, 2004.
Panelist at the 2005 QME Re-Certification Course at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, February 6, 2005
Moderator of Instructional Course on Hip Arthroscopy. Lectured on Hip Arthroscopy by the Lateral Approach. Annual American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Meeting, February 23, 2005 Washington, DC.
Speaker at the "II International Hip Arthroscopy Course"as a speaker with the following themes: "Difficult Cases and the Snapping Hip". "Arthroscopy in Femoro-acetabular Impingement" Arthroscopic Anatomy-Intra and Extra-articular: Pathologic Hip. "Positioning and Distraction: Lateral". "Results and Complications Of The Hip Arthroscopy in Femoro-acerabular impingement". At the Instituto De Ensinoe Pesquisa, Hospital Sirio Libanes, Sao Paulo Brasil. March 17-19, 2005.
Current Topics in Joint Replacement. Symposium and Panel Discussion at The 50th Annual Visiting Professorship of Leroy C. Abbott Orthopaedic Society and The 26th Annual Verne T. Inman Lectureship, The University Club, San Francisco May 5-6, 2005.
Evaluation and Orthroscopic Treatment of Femoro-acetabular impingement. 24th Annual Meeting Arthroscopy Asociatn of North America, May 12-15, 2005 Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hip Arthroscopy Course, Cadaveric Lab. Smith & Nephew. Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Group. Saint John's Hospital, Santa Monica, Ca. July 9, 2005.
Masters Experience Hip Arthroscopy, Orthopaedic Learning Center, Rosemont, IL. August 19-21, 2005.
Orthopaedic Hip Disorders (Current Concepts of Femoroacetabular Impingement) 14th Annual Current Issues of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. August 21-24, 2005. The Ritz Carlton, San Francisco.
Course Director of the First Annual San Francisco Hip Arthroscopy and Hip Preservation Surgery Course, September 16-17, 2005 Union Square Hyatt Hotel, San Francisco. Presentations: 1. How Much Arthritis is too much for Joint Preservation Surgery?. 2. Arthroscopic Technique for Femoroacetabular Impingement.3. Arthroscopic surgery for: Loose bodies and synovial Chondromatosis. Coxa Saltans-Internal and External. Snapping Iliopsoas. 4. Results:Outcomes from Arthroscopic treatment of FAI.
Faculty Member at the James O Johnson Symposium 2005. Primary Total Joint Update, November 11-12, 2005, San Francisco. Lecture on Hip Impingement Syndrome. Labral Lesions and Hip Arthroscopy.
Hip Model Laboratory Instructor at the AANA Fall Course, JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Phoenix, Arizona, December 1-3, 2005.
Lecture on Femororacetabluar Impingementat the AANA Fall Course, JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Phoenix, Arizona, December 1-3, 2005.
Lecture on Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement. Italian Hip Society Congress Meeting, December 16-28, 2005 Milan Italy.
Masters Experience Hip Arthroscopy, Orthopaedic Learning Center, Rosemont, IL. January 27-29, 2006.
Lecture on Arthroscopic Debridement of The Hip From Loose Bodies to FAI. AANA Specialty Day at the American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 73rd Annual Meeting March 25, 2006. Chicago IL.
Instructional Course Lecture on Arthroscopic Treatment of FAI. American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 73rd Annual Meeting March 26, 2006. Chicago IL.
Course Moderator and discussion on Hip Arthroscopy, Five Papers. AANA 25th Annual Meeting, May 19, 2006. Hollywood, Florida.
Instructional Course. Arthroscopic Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement. AANA 25th Annual Meeting, May 20, 2006. Hollywood Florida.
Lecture: Advances In Hip Arthroscopy, May 22, 2006. Paris France.
Course Moderator: Lecture; "Hip arthroscopy for osteoarthritis; how much is too much arthritis for conservative surgery". May 22, 2006. Paris France.
Lecture: Femoroacetabular Impingement: Myth or Reality? May 23, 2006. Paris France.
Shoulder Lab Instructor: 23rd Annual San Diego Meeting. June 21-24, 20006. San Diego, Ca.
Lectures: 1. Arthroscopic Management of FAI. 2. How much DJD is too much for Arthroscopic Hip Surgery? 3. Arthroscopic Treatment of Snapping Hip. AANA Masters Experience: Hip Arthroscopy, July 7-9 2006 Chicago IL.
Orthopaedic Hip Disorders (Current Conceps of Femoroacetabluar Impingement) 15th Annual Current Issues of Magnetic Resonance Imaging In Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. August 27-30, 2006.Grand Hyatt, San Francisco.
Lectures: 1. Arthroscopic Techniques: How much arthritis is too much for joint preserving surgery?. 2. Arthroscopic technique for femoral acetabular impingement. 3. Arthroscopic surgery for: Snapping Illiopsoas. Second Annual San Francisco Hip Arthroscopy and Hip Prevention Surgery Course. Union Square Hyatt Hotel. September 22-23, 2006.

Publications

"Hypotensive Anesthesia for Total Joint Arthroplasty" Sampson, T.G., Leathers, M.A., Murray, W.R.,: Orthopaedic Transactions Volume 7, 1983.
"Ankle and Foot Fractures in Athletics" Glick James M.D, and Sampson, Thomas G., Chapter in book on the Foot and Ankle in Sports, edited by James Nicholas M.D., Published Summer of 1985 by Mosby Times Mirror: The lower Extremity & Spine in Sports Medicine.
"Hip Arthroscopy, A New Approach" James M. Glick, M.D., Thomas G. Sampson, M.D., Robert B. Gordon, M.D., Eric Schmidt, M.D., Published in Arthroscopy, The Journal Of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery, March 1987.
"Arthroscopy Of The Hip Lateral Approach" Published in the Video Journal Of Orthopaedics, Volume IV, Number 4, Thomas G. Sampson, M.D.
"Precision Acromioplasty In Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression Of The Shoulder", Thomas G. Sampson, M.D., Jon K. Nisbet, M.D., James M. Glick, M.D., The Video Supplement to Arthroscopy, The Journal Of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery, Volume 2. No. 2, 1990.
Ankle and Foot Fractures In Athletics, Chapter 24,pp 463-473. "The Lower Extremity and Spine in Sports Medicine" Edited by Nicholas, J. and Hershman, E.B. Mosby Co., St. Louis, Mo. 2nd Edition 1995.
"Indications and Surgical Treatment of Hip Pathology" Chapter 77, pp 1067-1078. Thomas G. Sampson, M.D., and James M. Glick, M.D. Operative Arthroscopy, Second Edition, 1996.
"Hip Arthroscopy by Lateral Approach" Chapter 78, pp 1079-1089. Operative Arthroscopy, Second Edition, 1996.
"Hip Arthroscopy for Acetabular Labral Tears" Laith A. Farjo, M.D., James M. Glick, M.D. & Thomas G. Sampson, M.D. Arthroscopy, The Journal Of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. Volume 15, Number 2, March 1999, pages 132-137.
"Complications Of Hip Arthroscopy" Thomas G. Sampson, M.D. Clinics In Sports Medicine, Volume 20, Number 4, Pages 831-835, October 2001.
"Hip Arthroscopy by the Lateral Approach" James M. Glick, M.D. and Thomas G. Sampson M.D., Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics, Vol 15, No 3, pages 218-244, July 2005
"Hip Morphology and Its Relationship to Pathology: Dysplasia to Impingement" Thomas G. Sampson, M.D. Operative Techniques In Sports Medicine. 13:37-45. 2005 Elsevier, Inc.
"Arthroscopic Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement: A proposed Technique With Clinical Experience" Thomas G. Sampson, M.D. AAOS Instructional Course Lectures, Volume 55, 2006, Index 2002-2206, pages 337-346.

Activities

Consultant University Of California, San Francisco, Student Health, July 1982 to present.
Attending Physician University of California, San Francisco, Hip Clinic, July 1982 to 1993.
President Alumni Association, Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center.
Associate Chief In the Department Of Orthopaedic Surgery, UCSF/Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center.
Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco.
Committee Member American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Nursing and Allied Health Education January 1991.
Member American Academy Of Orthopedic Surgeons Committee on Multi-Media Education from 1992 to present.
Co-Team Physician, San Francisco State University From 1982 through 1991.
Team Physician for United States Freestyle Ski Team, Coverage of Work Cup Freestyle Skiing, Breckenridge Colorado, January 1995.
Member Research Committee Arthroscopy Association Of North America 1995.
Member Board of Directors, Arthritis Foundation Of Northern California Chapter, September 1995.
Member Board Of Directors Temple Emanuel, San Francisco.
Member QA&I Committee and Surgical Care evaluation Committee, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco.
Member Wilson-Bost Interurban Orthopaedic Group, April 2004 to present.

Courses Attended

Synatomic Variable Fit Knee Workshop, Park City, Utah, March 14-15 1985.
"Hip Implant Surgery in a Changing Health care Environment" Minnesota, March 17-20 1985.
Orthopaedic Society Annual Scientific Program University Of California, San Francisco, May 23-24 1985.
The Maine Orthopaedic Review, at Colby College, American Medical Association, Continuing Medical Education, Accredited By Mid-Maine Medical Center, Waterville June 16-29 1985.
Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty, Mt. Zion Hospital and Medical Center, August 15-17 1985.
New Jersey LCS Knee System, DePuy Instructional Course, San Francisco, Ca. September 27-29 1985.
Concepts & Techniques of Hip Arthroplasty, Boston, Ma. May 2-3 1986.
"Newer Trends In Total Knee Replacement", by Med Tech West Inc, Mercy Hospital & Medical Center, La Jolla, California July 23, 1986.
American Academy Of Orthopedic Surgeons, Summer Institute, September 23, 1986.
Midas Rex Skills Conference, at Cathedral Hills Hotel, San Francisco, Ca. January 16-17 1987.
American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 1987 Annual Meeting, San Francisco.
American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1988 Annual Meeting, Atlanta Georgia.
Magnetic Imaging In Orthopaedics and Rheumatology, Shoulder Arthroscopy, Mark Hopkins Hotel San Francisco, September 24, 1988.
American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 56th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, February 9-14 1989.
Richards Medical, Current Trends In Total Hip Arthroplasty, January 11, 1992, New Orleans, Louisiana.
American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 59th Annual Meeting, Washington DC Convention Center, February 20- 25, 1992.
Panel Member, MR. Musculoskeletal Imaging Symposium, General Electric Medical Systems and California Advanced Imaging, Four Seasons Clift Hotel, San Francisco, November 4, 1989.
Clinical Orthopaedics Workshop on Laser Arthroscopy, San Francisco SurgiCenter, December 1, 1989.
American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 57th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, February 1990.
Arthroscopy Association Of North America Meeting La Paloma Country Club, Tucson, Arizona, November 11-14 1990.
"The Cruciate Decision" Satellite Conference in Palm Springs, California, January 21, 1993.
Western Orthopaedic Association 65th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, Ca. September 22-26, 2001.
AO ASIF Bern Hip Symposium, Mammoth Lakes, California, January 22-24, 2003.
New Techniques in Minimal Incision Arthroplasty. Sponsored by DePuy a Johnson & Johnson Company. Claremont Resort & Spa, Berkeley, Ca. February 26, 2003.

Hospital Appointments

Inactive Staff, Orthopaedic Surgery; UCSF/Mt Zion Hospital, San Francisco, California, 1982 to present.
Active Staff, Orthopaedic Surgery; Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco, California, December 1999 to present.
Inactive Staff, Orthopedic Surgery, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California, January 2000 to present.
Associate Clinical Professor; University Of California, San Francisco, 1982 to present.

Physician's Website

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