Industry Relationship Disclosure: Virak Tan, M.D.
One of the goals of Dr. Virak Tan is to advance the science of orthopedic surgery and related disciplines for the benefit of patients. Dr. Tan has collaborated with outside companies for education, research and development of medical advances. The disclosures are provided by the physician and other sources and are updated regularly. Further information may be available on individual company websites.
Below are Dr. Virak Tan’s healthcare industry relationships as of April 2014:
· Wright Medical Technology, Inc. – Consultant, receives royalties for the MICRONAIL wrist fracture device, and EPS and TRIAD elbow plating systems.
· Virak Orthopedics LLC – Founding Partner; designed and developed DigiFixâ External Fixator system.
By disclosing the collaborations with industry on this website, Dr. Tan makes this information available to his patients and the public, thus creating a transparent environment for those who are interested in this information. Patients should feel free to ask Dr. Tan questions about these relationships. Further information is also available through the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons website: http://www.aaos.org/about/policies/DisclosurePolicy.asp
Education
MD, UCLA Medical School, Los Angeles, California
Internship
UCLA, Department of General Surgery, Los Angeles, California
Residency
UCLA, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Los Angeles, California
Fellowship
UCLA, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Research Fellowship, Los Angeles, California
Hospital for Special Surgery, Hand and Microvascular Surgery Fellowship, New York
Certification
Board Certified, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery 2005
State Licensure
New York
Aaron Daluiski, MD is the author of the following articles on HSS.edu:
For Patients
For Professionals
· Identification of Novel Gene Expression in Healing Fracture Callus Tissue by DNA Microarray
Editorial Appointments
Reviewer; Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research
Reviewer; Journal of Orthopedic Research
Selected Publications
Liu SH, Daluiski A, Kabo JM. (1995) The effects of thigh soft-tissue stiffness on the control of anterior tibial displacement by functional knee orthoses. J. Rehab. Res. Devel. 32 (2): 135-140
Daluiski A, Seeger LL, Doberneck SA, Finerman GAM, Eckardt JJ. (1995) A case of juxta-articular myxoma of the knee. Skel. Rad. 24: 389-391.
Daluiski A, Rahbar B, Meals RA. (1997) Russell’s Sign; subtle hand changes in patients with bulimia nervosa. Clin. Ortho. Rel. Res. 343: 107-109.
Daluiski A, Kuhns CA, Jackson KR, Lieberman JR. (1998) Publication rate of abstracts presented at the annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society. J. Orthopaedic Res. 16 (6): 645-649
Lieberman JR, Daluiski A, Stevenson S, Wu L, McAllister P, Lee Y, Kabo JM, Finerman GAM, Berk AJ, Witte ON. (1999) The effect of regional gene therapy with Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 producing bone marrow cells on the repair of segmental femoral defects in rats. JBJS 81 (7): 905-917.
Jackson, K.R., Daluiski, A., and Kay, R.M. (2000) Publication rate of abstracts presented at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. J. Ped. Ortho 20 (1): 2-6.
Engstrand, T., Daluiski, A., Bahamonde, M., Melhus, H., and Lyons, K.M. (2000) Transient production of bone morphogenetic protein 2 by allogeneic transplanted transduced cells induces bone formation. Human Gene Therapy 11(1): 205-11.
Jackson, K.R., Porrino, J.A., Tan, V., Daluiski A. (2003) Reference accuracy in The Journal of Hand Surgery. J. Hand Surgery 28(3):377-80
Tan V, Pope J, Daluiski A, Capo JT, Weiland AJ. (2004) The V-sling: a modified medial intermuscular septal sling for anterior transposition of the ulnar nerve. . J. Hand Surgery 29(2):325-327.
Mintz MB, Sowers R, Brown KM, Hilmer SC, Mazza B, Huvos AG, Meyers PA, Lafleur B, McDonough WS, Henry MM, Ramsey KE, Antonescu CR, Chen W, Healey JH, Daluiski A, Berens ME, Macdonald TJ, Gorlick R, Stephan DA. (2005) An expression signature classifies chemotherapy-resistant pediatric osteosarcoma. Cancer Res. 65(5):1748-1754.
For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.
Research Description
We are currently involved with several projects involving fracture healing. Using gene chip technology we are exploring the molecular mechanisms for fracture healing in order to improve clinical care for our patients with fractures.
Research Interests
Molecular biology of fracture healing
Development of the limb
Thumb arthritis
Wrist fractures
Elbow stiffness
Clinical Trials
· Open Label Trial for Treating Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis: PILOT STUDY - Sub-study on Normal Controls
· A Study of Hyaluronan (Synvisc) for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis in the Thumb: Randomized Control Trial
· Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells