Samir Mehta, MD

I was a Washington Health Policy Fellow from 2002-2003 during my 3rd year of residency at the University of Pennsylvania. I spent a significant amount of time in Washington, DC with the AAOS Washington Office of Government Affairs. I worked with the Orthopaedic Device Forum, the Hip & Knee Registry Governance Team, and the Biological Implants Committee. I was integrally involved with helping to author the AAOS "white paper" statement on the 80-Hour work week and helped launch two surveys of the residents regarding the impact of the 80-Hour Work Week. Furthermore, I helped develop the resident dues structure for the Orthopaedic PAC.

Because of my interest and involvement with the AAOS and the opportunities that I had during my Fellowship, I developed an interest in a variety of topics not traditionally addressed in the orthopaedic community. My research interests have expanded to include graduate medical education, health policy, and ethics. I am also attempting to provide some translational opportunities from basic science or clincial research endeavors into the health policy arena. By raising awareness of these issues, we can begin to address solutions not only within our orthopaedic community but also at the national level.

Recent Publications:

• Wolf JM, Athwal GS, Hoang BH, Mehta S, Williams AE, Owens BD.  Knowledge of Levels of Evidence Criteria in Orthopedic Residents.  Orthopaedics: 32: 494-498, 2009.
• Baldwin K, Weidner Z, Ahn J, Mehta S. Are away rotations critical for a successful match in orthopaedic surgery? Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research: 467 (12): 3340-5, 2009.
• Ahn J, Donegan DJ, Lawrence JT, Halpern SD, Mehta S.  The future of the orthopaedic clinician-scientist: part II: Identification of factors that may influence orthopaedic residents' intent to perform research.  Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery: 92 (A): 1041-6, 2010.
• Namdari S, Baldwin KD, Weinraub B, Mehta S.  Changes in the Number of Resident Publications after Inception of the 80-hour Work Week.  Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research 468(8): 2278-2283, 2010.
• McCunn M, Ashburn MA, Floyd TF, Schwab CW, Harrington P, Hanson CW 3rd, Sarani B, Mehta S, Speck RM, Fleisher LA.  An Organized, Comprehensive, and Security-Enabled Strategic Response to the Haiti Earthquake: A Description of Pre-Deployment Readiness Preparation and Preliminary Experience from an Academic Anesthesiology Department with no Preexisting International Disaster Response Program.  Anesth Analg: 111 (6):1438-44, 2010.
• Bernstein J, Maccourt DC, Jacob DM, Mehta S.  Utilizing Information Technology to Mitigate the Handoff Risks Caused by Resident Work Hour Restrictions.  Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research: 468 (10): 2627-32, 2010.
• Namdari S, Baldwin KD, Matuszewski P, Esterhai JL, Mehta S.  Delay in surgical débridement of open tibia fractures: an analysis of national practice trends.  J Orthop Trauma 25 (3): 140-4, 2011.
• Baldwin K, Namdari S, Donegan D, Kamath AF, Mehta S.  Early effects of resident work-hour restrictions on patient safety: a systematic review and plea for improved studies.  J Bone Joint Surg Am 93 (2): e5, 2011.