Tigran Avoian, M.D.

Tigran Avoian, M.D., P.H.D

Specialty
Orthopaedic Surgery

Language Spoken
English, Russian, Armenian

Subspecialty
Pediatric Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine, Traumatology, Urgent Care Medicine, Vertebrology and Joint Reconstructive Surgery

PRACTICE LOCATION

Los Angeles

HOSPITAL AFFILIATION

Los Angeles Orthopaedic Orthopaedic Hospital
2400 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA USA 90007
Appointments: Phone (213) 741-8330 Fax (213) 741-8338

MEDICAL BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

California Medical Board, active

EDUCATION

Medical School
The Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia, 1987-1993.

Internship
General Surgery, USC, Los Angeles, California 2007-2008.

Residency
Orthopaedic Surgery, Moscow Medical Academy, Moscow, Russia, 1993-1998.

Fellowships
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Hospital / UCLA, Los Angeles, California 2008-2009.

Sports Medicine, Arthroscopic and Reconstructive Joint Surgery, AOS Medical Center, Glendale, California 2009-2011.

CLINICAL INTEREST

Advancing and optimizing non-operative Pediatric Fracture Care, developing Orthopaedic Urgent Care and Orthopaedic Emergency Room services, developing "Orthopaedic Hospitalist" specialty concept and training.

AFFILIATIONS

Planning to join UCLA Orthopaedic Department in near future.

RESEARCH INTEREST

non-operative pediatric fracture care - diagnostics and treatment, pediatric traumatism, fracture malunion treatment, Ponseti method of clubfoot management, lumbar spine degenerative disease non-operative treatment.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

e-mail:tavoian@laoh.ucla.edu

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Avoian T, Choi PD, Manjra N, Weiss J. Inflatable Bouncer-Related Fractures in Children. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 2008 Sep; 28(6): 656-659. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 18724203.

Zionts L, Ebramzadeh E, Knutsen A, Borkowski S, Avoian T, Sangiorgio S. Accuracy of Radiographs in Assessment of Displacement in Lateral Humeral Condyle Fractures. Journal of Trauma 2011 (submitted).

Avoian T, Zionts L. Sliding closed wedge osteotomy for cubitus varus deformity caused by lateral condyle fracture in children. A case report. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Br. 2011 (submission pending).

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