Resume

EDUCATION

  • 1991 - 1995:

    • Doctor of Medicine (Degree received from the American University of Beirut-July 1995)

  • 1988 - 1991:

    • Bachelor of Sciences in Biology (Degree received from the American University of Beirut-July 1991)

POST GRADUATE EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

  • June 2001 - June 2002:

    • Fellowship in Adult Reconstructive Surgery (Hip & Knee) and outcome studies at the University of Minnesota. ACGME accredited directed by Khaled Saleh MD.

  • 1998 - 2001:

    • Orthopaedics (1998 - June 2001) Residency Training Program at the American University of Beirut

    Two months elective at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics from October 16 till December 10, 1999, under the tutorage of Dr. John Callaghan president of the American Association of Hip & Knee surgeons.

  • 1995 - 1998:

    • Residency in General Surgery (1995-1998) at the American University of Beirut Medical Center

  • Medical School - Dean's Honor List: Med III (June 1994), Med IV (June 1995)
  • BS in Biology - Dean's Honor List: April 1990, February 1991

  • Member of the Lebanese Order of Physicians (Oct. 20, 1995)
  • Member of the Lebanese Association for Orthopedic Surgeons
  • Member of the European HIP Society

  • SOFCOT: Nov. 2014, Paris, France.
  • CCJR WINTER: 2014, Orlando, USA.
  • CCJR: Dec. 2013, Orlando, USA.
  • CCJR: May 2013, Las Vegas, USA.
  • Complexe Primary & Revision TKA Depuy Course: 2012, Sharjah, UAE.
  • EFFFORT Meeting: May 2012, Berlin, Germany.
  • Current Concept Review In Joint Replacement: Dec. 2011 , Orlando, USA.
  • Exatech Knee Meeting: 2011, London, UK.
  • KLEOS Cadaver Meeting: Swiss Primary And Revision TKA, 2010, Switzerland.
  • Current Concept Review In Joint Replacement: 2009, Orlando, USA.
  • AO Advance Course: June 2009, Beirut, Lebanon.
  • Pan Arab Orthopedic Meeting (Organizing Committe): 2009, Beirut, Lebanon.
  • AO/ASIF Avance Course: Davos 2008 Dec., Switzerland.
  • Bellview Orthopedic Meeting: Oct. 2008, Beirut, Lebanon.
  • Arthritis and Trauma Course: Sept. 2008, Virginia, USA.
  • International Shoulder Course: June 2008, Villach, Austria.
  • Arthritis Course: May 2006, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
  • Hip Course (St. Joseph Hospital): June 2005, Beirut, Lebanon.
  • Hip And Knee Arthroplasty: June 2005, MN, USA.
  • Current Concept Review in Joint Replacement: May 2005, Las Vegas, USA.
  • Knee: Arthritis and Ligament: May 2004, MN ,USA.
  • Pain Management: Bextra Group, Feb. 2004, Egypt.
  • AO/ASIF Course Basic: 2004, Dubai.
  • Minnesota Orthopedic Society: 2002, Minneapolis, USA.
  • Midwest Revision Knee Course: May 2002, MN, USA.
  • AAOS Meeting: 2002, Dallas, TX, USA.
  • Current Concept Review in Joint Replacement: Dec. 2001, Florida, USA.
  • Hip & Knee Revision Course: Nov. 2001, Florida, USA.
  • Clinical Outcome Research Course: Sep. 2001, Minneapolis, USA.
  • Midwest Revision Hip Course: May 2001, MN, USA.
  • AAOS Meeting: 2001, San Fransisco, CA, USA.
  • Muskeloskeletal Group Meeting in Lebanon: 2000, Beirut, Lebanon.
  • Lebanese Infectious Meeting: 2000, Beirut, Lebanon.
  • Pan Arab Orthopedic Meeting: 1999, Beirut, Lebanon.
  • Middle East Medical Assembly: 1992-2001, Beirut, Lebanon.

  • CMC Orthopedic grand round on Primary & Rvision Arthroplasty.
  • Reident RHUH Orthopedics: 2010, till present, Beirut, Lebanon.
  • Pan ARAB Infected Prosthesis Protocol: 2009, Beirut.
  • IM Nailing Humerus AO Advance Course: 2009, Beirut, Lebanon.
  • Intertrochanteric Fracture AO Advance Course: 2009, Beirut, Lebanon.
  • Chairman, Hip Session in Bellview Course: Oct. 2008, Beirut, Lebanon.
  • Dislocation After THR: Hip Course: June 2005, Beirut, Lebanon.
  • VA-MC Arthroplasty Grand Round: CME credit Meeting, Coordinator, June 2001- June 2002., MN, USA.
  • VAMC Orthopedic Resident: June 2001- June 2002. MN, USA.
  • Patellectomy vs. Revision in Revision Knee Arthroplasty: Midwest Revision Knee Meeting, 2002, MN, USA.
  • Total Knee Arthroplasty in Workman Compensation Patients: Minnesota Orthopedic Society, 2002, USA.
  • Med II Muskeloskeletal Course, 2001, MN, USA.
  • Bulk Allograft Reconstruction in Acetabular Defect: Hip & Knee Revision Meeting, 2001, FL, USA.
  • Brucellosis Infection in Total Hip Arthroplasty: Lebanese Infectous Meeting 2000, Beirut, Lebanon.

    • Intraarticular Tramal Buvicaine Combination in Ambulatory Knee Surgery. A. Zeidan , R.A Kassim , M Strut. Anesthesia and Analgesia 2008
    • Vailidity of Severity Index Score. NAKKAR Group, Journal of Arthroplasty 2005.
    • Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patient on Worker Compensation: A Matched Cohort Study with an Average Follow-up of 4.5 years. Khaled Saleh MD, Charles Nelson MD, Rida A. Kassim MD, Stephan Hass MD. Presented in MOS. Journal of Arthroplasty. April 2004.
    • Brucellosis in Total Hip Replacement: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Rida Kassim, M.D, Nadim Afeich, M.D., Zuheir Tabbarah, M.D, G. Araj MD. Presented in the Lebanese Infections Meeting 2000. Scand Journal of Infectous Diseases. 2004.
    • Pubic Rami Inssuficiency Fractures Following Total Hip Arthroplasty. C. Christansen MD. Rida A. Kassim MD, John Callaghan MD, L. Marsh MD, A. Schmidt MD. Journal Of Bone and Joint Surgery. Sep.Vol 85, 2003.
    • Hip Pain in Hypophosphatemic Osteomalacia. J. Esterberg MD, Rida A. Kassim MD, G. Almacari MD, K Saleh MD. American journal of Orthopedics. Sep. 2003.
    • Aspergillus Infection in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Philip Langer MD, Rida A. Kassim MD, G. Almacari MD, Khaled Saleh MD. American journal of orthopedics.Aug 2003.
    • The Cementless Femoral Stem Revisited. George al Macari MD, : Rida A. Kassim MD, Khaled Saleh MSc, MD, FRCS, Justin Esterberg MD. Journal Of Southern Orthopedic Association. Summer 2003.
    • Systemic complication following THR. Rida A. Kassim MD, Khaled Saleh MSc, MD, FRCS, Mohad Badra MD, Justin Esterberg MD. Journal Of Southern Orthopedic Association. Summer 2003.
    • Thromboembolic Complications Following THR. Rida A. Kassim MD, Khaled Saleh MSc, MD, FRCS, Mohad Badra MD, Justin Esterberg MD. Journal Of Southern Orthopedic Association. Summer 2003.
    • Total Knee Arthroplasty Following Varus Osteotomy of the Distal Femur: Outcome Case Series with an Average Four Years Follow-up. Charles Nelson MD, Khaled Saleh MD FRCS, Rida A. Kassim MD, Stephan Hass MD, Richard Laskin MD, Thomas Scoulco MD. Journal of Bone andJoint Surgery. June 2003.
    • Functional Outcomes after Revision Hip replacement: A Metanalysis Study. Khaled Saleh FRCS, Rida A. Kassim MD, Daryll Dykes MD, Richard Tweedie PhD, Terrence Goie MD , John Callaghan MD, Eduardo Salvati MD. Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research. Number 416 ,2003.
    • Complication Following Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty. D. Hoeffel MD, Khaled Saleh MD, Rida Kassim MD. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.Vol 85, 2003. Midwest Arthroplasty Course.
    • The Patella In Revion Total Knee Arthroplasty. A Rosenberg MD, Rida A.Kassim MD, Khaled Saleh MD, M Christie MD, D. Lewallen MD, J. Rand MD, H. Rubash MD. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery,.Vol 85, 2003. Midwest Arthroplasty Course.
    • Varus Distal Femoral Osteotomy: Techniques. Rida A. Kassim MD, Patrick Yoon MD, Khaled Saleh MD. Technique in Knee Surgery.Non Peer Review Journal.
    • Comparison of commonly used Orthopedic Outcomes measures using Palm-top computers and paper survey. Khaled Saleh MD , David Radosevich PhD, Rida A. Kassim MD, Mouhamed Moussa, Daryll Dykes MD, Helena Bottolfson BSN, Terence Gioe MD , Harry Robinsson MD. Journal of Orthopedic research. Nov. 2002.
    • Complications Following Total Hip Arthroplasty. Khaled Saleh MD, Rida Kassim MD, Lauren Vorlicky MD. American journal of Orthopedics. Aug. 2002.
    • Bone Assessment and Reconstruction in Revision Hip Surgery. Khaled Saleh MD, Rida A. Kassim MD,Allan Gross MD. American Journal Of Orthopedics. April 2002.

    • Saleh KJ, Kassim RA. " Functional Outcome Following Revision Hip and Knee Arthroplasty- Meta Analysis." SICOT. San Diego, CA, August 24-7 Meeting.
    • Saleh KJ, Kassim RA."Complications Following Revision Hip Arthroplasty- Meta-Analysis". SICOT. San Diego, CA, August 24-7 Meeting.
    • Saleh KJ, Kassim RA. "Comparability of Hand Held Versus Paper-Based Health Questionnaires."SICOT. San Diego, CA, August 24-7 Meeting.
    • Saleh KJ, Resig S, Kassim RA, Schmidt R, Gioe T." Predictors of Wound Infection: Results from Twenty-Year VAMC SurveillanceProgram. Orhtopedic Transactions 2002. AAOS 2002.

    • Kassim R. Operative Dictation In Orthopedic Surgery Saghieh et al . Hybrid Total Hip Arthroplasty. Springer 2013
    • Kassim R. Operative Dictation in Orthopedic Surgery. Saghieh et al. Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty, Springer 2013
    • Mulhall K, Saleh KJ, Kassim R, Haas S. Varus Distal Femoral Osteotomy. Editors: Cushner, Scott & Scuderi. Surgical Techniques for the Knee. Chapter 55 (257-63).Thieme New York Medical publishers. 2006.

  • Outcomes Following Total Hip Arthroplasty. Cohort Study with a 10 years Follow-up. Tutored by: Robert Kane MD, Khaled Saleh MD, Robby Thompson MD. A proposal grant was submitted.
  • Effect of treatment of periarticular Giant Cell Tumor and the Development of Arthritis. Tutored by: Edward Cheng MD, Khaled Saleh MD, FRCS, Robby Thompson MD.
  • Revision Total Knee Study NAKKAR Part 2. Multicenter Study. This study involve 18 centers in North America who does more than 20 TKAR per year.
  • Xamos Study
  • Infected Prosthesis Outcomes. Lebanese Experience

    • Rida Adel Kassim, M.D.