Dr Robert Tashjian, Shoulder & Elbow Surgeon, Salt Lake City, West Valley, West Jordan, South Jordan, UT / About Dr. Tashjian

ROBERT TASHJIAN, MDOrthopaedic Surgeon, Shoulder & Elbow Specialist

ROBERT TASHJIAN, MD

Dr. Robert Tashjian is a Professor of Orthopaedics at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, UT specializing in shoulder and elbow surgery. Dr. Tashjian received his medical doctorate from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, MA. He completed an orthopaedic residency at Brown Medical School in Providence, RI followed by an orthopaedic trauma fellowship at Brown under the direction of Peter G. Trafton, MD. Dr. Tashjian completed an additional fellowship in shoulder and elbow surgery at Washington University in St. Louis under the direction of Ken Yamaguchi, MD. Dr. Tashjian's primary clinical focus centers on all aspects of primary and revision shoulder and elbow surgery including labral tears, rotator cuff tears, arthritis and fractures including shoulder arthroplasty and post-reconstructive procedures. Dr. Tashjian is an Active Member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons. Dr. Tashjian is the editor of the textbooks The Unstable Elbow and Complex and Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty. Dr. Tashjian is currently the Vice-Chairman for Research in the Department of Orthopaedics as well as the co-director of the annual internationally recognized Advanced Shoulder Arthroplasty Meeting in Park City, Utah.

SPECIALTIES

Board Certification and Academic Information

  • Academic Departments: Orthopaedics - Professor
  • Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Education History

Fellowship
  • Centre Orthopedique Santy
  • Orthopedic Shoulder & Elbow Surgery
  • Fellow
Fellowship
  • Barnes Jewish Hospital
  • Orthopedic Shoulder & Elbow Surgery
  • Fellow
Fellowship
  • Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University
  • Orthopedic Trauma
  • Fellow
Residency
  • Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University
  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Resident
Internship
  • Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University
  • General Surgery
  • Intern
Professional Medical
  • Tufts University School of Medicine
  • Medicine
  • M.D.
Undergraduate
  • Amherst College
  • Economics
  • B.A.

Selected Publications - Journal Articles

  1. Chalmers PN, Ross H, Granger E, Presson AP, Zhang C, Tashjian RZ (2018 Mar 29). The Effect of Rotator Cuff Repair on Natural History: A Systematic Review of Intermediate to Long-Term Outcomes. JB JS Open Access, 3(1), e0043.
  2. Murphy MM, Tashjian RZ, Burks RT (2018 Sep). Rotator Cuff Repair Technique With Transosseous Knotless Anchor System. Arthrosc Tech, 7(9), e927-e937.
  3. Tashjian RZ, Chalmers PN (2018 Oct 17). What's New in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 100(20), 1800-1806.
  4. Tashjian RZ, Broschinsky K, Chalmers PN (2018 Aug). Glenohumeral cerclage for salvage of recalcitrant instability after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 27(8), e259-e263.
  5. Chalmers PN, Beck L, Stertz I, Aleem A, Keener JD, Henninger HB, Tashjian RZ (2018 May 10). Do magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography provide equivalent measures of rotator cuff muscle size in glenohumeral osteoarthritis?LID - S1058-2746(18)30224-6 [pii]LID - 10.1016/j.jse.2018.03.015 [doi]. (Epub ahead of print) J Shoulder Elbow Surg.
  6. Tashjian RZ, Martin BI, Ricketts CA, Henninger HB, Granger EK, Chalmers PN (2018 May 17). Superior Baseplate Inclination Is Associated With Instability After Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.LID - 10.1097/CORR.0000000000000340 [doi]. (Epub ahead of print) Clin Orthop Relat Res.
  7. Baran S, Belisle JG, Granger EK, Tashjian RZ (2018 Apr). Functional and Radiographic Outcomes After Allograft Anatomic Coracoclavicular Ligament Reconstruction. J Orthop Trauma, 32(4), 204-210.
  8. Chalmers PN, Beck L, Granger E, Henninger H, Tashjian RZ (2018 Mar 23). Superior glenoid inclination and rotator cuff tears.LID - S1058-2746(18)30124-1 [pii]LID - 10.1016/j.jse.2018.02.043 [doi]. (Epub ahead of print) J Shoulder Elbow Surg.
  9. Hung M, Voss MW, Bounsanga J, Gu Y, Granger EK, Tashjian RZ (2018 Mar). Psychometrics of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Physical Function instrument administered by computerized adaptive testing and the Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand in the orthopedic elbow patient population. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 27(3), 515-522.
  10. Chalmers PN, Granger E, Nelson R, Yoo M, Tashjian RZ (2018 Jan 20). Factors Affecting Cost, Outcomes, and Tendon Healing After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair.LID - S0749-8063(17)31430-5 [pii]LID - 10.1016/j.arthro.2017.11.015 [doi]. (Epub ahead of print) Arthroscopy.
  11. Wylie JD, Baran S, Granger EK, Tashjian RZ (2018 Jan). A Comprehensive Evaluation of Factors Affecting Healing, Range of Motion, Strength, and Patient-Reported Outcomes After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair. Orthop J Sports Med, 6(1), 2325967117750104.
  12. Tashjian RZ, Granger E, Chalmers PN (2018 Jan). Structural glenoid grafting during primary reverse total shoulder arthroplasty using humeral head autograft. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 27(1), e1-e8.
  13. Chalmers PN, Granger E, Orvets ND, Patterson B, Chamberlain AM, Keener J, Tashjian RZ (2017 Dec 27). Does prosthetic humeral articular surface positioning associate with outcome after total shoulder arthroplasty?LID - S1058-2746(17)30698-5 [pii]LID - 10.1016/j.jse.2017.10.038 [doi]. (Epub ahead of print) J Shoulder Elbow Surg.
  14. Tashjian RZ, Belisle J, Baran S, Granger EK, Nelson RE, Burks RT, Greis PE (2017 Sep 28). Factors influencing direct clinical costs of outpatient arthroscopic rotator cuff repair surgery.LID - S1058-2746(17)30432-9 [pii]LID - 10.1016/j.jse.2017.07.011 [doi]. (Epub ahead of print) J Shoulder Elbow Surg.
  15. Burks RT, Tashjian RZ (2017 Dec). Should We Have a Better Definition of Pseudoparalysis in Patients With Rotator Cuff Tears? Arthroscopy, 33(12), 2281-2283.
  16. Jacxsens M, Granger EK, Tashjian RZ (2017 Oct 16). Clinical and sonographic evaluation of subpectoral biceps tenodesis with a dual suture anchor technique demonstrates improved outcomes and a low failure rate at a minimum 2-year follow-up.LID - 10.1007/s00402-017-2810-z [doi]. (Epub ahead of print) Arch Orthop Trauma Surg.
  17. Elhassan BT, Cox RM, Shukla DR, Lee J, Murthi AM, Tashjian RZ, Abboud JA (2017 Nov). Management of Failed Rotator Cuff Repair in Young Patients. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 25(11), e261-e271.
  18. Tashjian RZ, Hoy RW, Helgerson JR, Guss AD, Henninger HB, Burks RT (2017 Oct 24). Biomechanical Comparison of Transosseous Knotless Rotator Cuff Repair Versus Transosseous Equivalent Repair: Half The Anchors With Equivalent Biomechanics?LID - S0749-8063(17)31065-4 [pii]LID - 10.1016/j.arthro.2017.08.253 [doi]. (Epub ahead of print) Arthroscopy.
  19. Tashjian RZ, Erickson GA, Robins RJ, Zhang Y, Burks RT, Greis PE (2017 Jun). Influence of Preoperative Musculotendinous Junction Position on Rotator Cuff Healing After Double-Row Repair. Arthroscopy, 33(6), 1159-1166.
  20. Tashjian RZ, Hung M, Keener JD, Bowen RC, McAllister J, Chen W, Ebersole G, Granger EK, Chamberlain AM (2017 Jan). Determining the minimal clinically important difference for the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons score, Simple Shoulder Test, and visual analog scale (VAS) measuring pain after shoulder arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 26(1), 144-148.
  21. Suter T, Kolz CW, Tashjian RZ, Henninger HB, Gerber Popp A (2017 Feb). Humeral head osteotomy in shoulder arthroplasty: a comparison between anterosuperior and inferoanterior resection techniques. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 26(2), 343-351.
  22. Tashjian RZ, Granger EK, Zhang Y (2017 Feb). Utility of prerevision tissue biopsy sample to predict revision shoulder arthroplasty culture results in at-risk patients. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 26(2), 197-203.
  23. Jacxsens M, Van Tongel A, Henninger HB, Tashjian RZ, De Wilde L (2017 May). The three-dimensional glenohumeral subluxation index in primary osteoarthritis of the shoulder. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 26(5), 878-887.
  24. Battistone MJ, Barker AM, Beck JP, Tashjian RZ, Cannon GW (2017 Jan 13). Validity evidence for two objective structured clinical examination stations to evaluate core skills of the shoulder and knee assessment. BMC Med Educ, 17(1), 13.
  25. Tashjian RZ, Lilly DT, Isaacson AM, Georgopoulos CE, Bettwieser SP, Burks RT, Greis PE, Presson AP, Granger EK, Zhang Y (2016 Sep/Oct). Incidence of and Risk Factors for Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism After Shoulder Arthroplasty. Am J Orthop, 45(6), E379-E385.
  26. Suter T, Henninger HB, Zhang Y, Wylie JD, Tashjian RZ (2016 Nov). Comparison of measurements of the glenopolar angle in 3D CT reconstructions of the scapula and 2D plain radiographic views. Bone Joint J, 98-B(11), 1510-1516.
  27. Tashjian RZ, Kolz CW, Suter T, Henninger HB (2016 Nov/Dec). Biomechanics of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Mesh-Augmented Single-Row Rotator Cuff Repairs. Am J Orthop, 45(7), E527-E533.
  28. Tashjian RZ, Wolf BR, van Riet RP, Steinmann SP (2016). The Unstable Elbow: Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Treatment. Instr Course Lect, 65, 55-82.
  29. Tashjian RZ, Granger EK, Zhang Y, Teerlink CC, Cannon-Albright LA (2016 Jun). Identification of a genetic variant associated with rotator cuff repair healing. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 25(6), 865-72.
  30. Tashjian RZ, Farnham JM, Granger EK, Teerlink CC, Cannon-Albright LA (2016 Apr). Evidence for an Environmental and Inherited Predisposition Contributing to the Risk for Global Tendinopathies or Compression Neuropathies in Patients With Rotator Cuff Tears. Orthop J Sports Med, 4(4), 2325967116642173.
  31. Wylie JD, Tashjian RZ (). Planning software and patient-specific instruments in shoulder arthroplasty. Musculoskeletal Medicine.
  32. Tashjian RZ, Granger EK, Farnham JM, Cannon-Albright LA, Teerlink CC (2016 Feb). Genome-wide association study for rotator cuff tears identifies two significant single-nucleotide polymorphisms. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 25(2), 174-9.
  33. Wylie JD, Tashjian RZ (2016 Mar). Planning software and patient-specific instruments in shoulder arthroplasty. Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine, 9(1), 1-9.
  34. Wylie JD, Suter T, Potter MQ, Granger EK, Tashjian RZ (2016 Feb 17). Mental Health Has a Stronger Association with Patient-Reported Shoulder Pain and Function Than Tear Size in Patients with Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 98(4), 251-6.
  35. Tashjian RZ (). No Bone? No Problem! Is bone-grafting at the time of revision to a reverse shoulder arthroplasty a reasonable option? Commentary on an article by Eric Wagner, MD, et al. "Glenoid bone-grafting in revision to a reverse total shoulder arthroplasty". J Bone Joint Surg Am, 97(20), e68.
  36. Tashjian RZ, Granger EK, Farnham JM, Cannon-Albright LA, Teerlink CC (). Genome-wide association study for rotator cuff tears identifies two significant single-nucleotide polymorphisms. J Shoulder Elbow Surg.
  37. Suter T, Gerber Popp A, Zhang Y, Zhang C, Tashjian RZ, Henninger HB (). The influence of radiographic viewing perspective and demographics on the critical shoulder angle. J Shoulder Elbow Surg.
  38. Tashjian RZ (2015 Dec). CORR Insights((R)): implant design variations in reverse total shoulder arthroplasty influence the required deltoid force and resultant joint load. Clin Orthop Relat Res, 473(12), 3940-2.
  39. Suter T, Gerber Popp A, Zhang Y, Zhang C, Tashjian RZ, Henninger HB (2015 Jun). The influence of radiographic viewing perspective and demographics on the critical shoulder angle. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 24(6), e149-58.
  40. Potter MQ, Wylie JD, Granger EK, Greis PE, Burks RT, Tashjian RZ (2015 Nov). One-year Patient-reported Outcomes After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Do Not Correlate With Mild to Moderate Psychological Distress. Clin Orthop Relat Res, 473(11), 3501-10.
  41. Beckmann JT, Hung M, Bounsanga J, Wylie JD, Granger EK, Tashjian RZ (2015 Dec). Psychometric evaluation of the PROMIS Physical Function Computerized Adaptive Test in comparison to the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons score and Simple Shoulder Test in patients with rotator cuff disease. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 24(12), 1961-7.
  42. Abtahi AM, Granger EK, Tashjian RZ (). Factors Affecting Healing After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair. World J Orthop, 6(2), 211-20.
  43. Teerlink CC, Cannon-Albright LA, Tashjian RZ (2015 Feb). Significant association of full-thickness rotator cuff tears and estrogen-related receptor-beta (ESRRB). J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 24(2), e31-5.
  44. Tashjian RZ, Burks RT, Zhang Y, Henninger HB (2015 Mar). Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty: a biomechanical evaluation of humeral and glenosphere hardware configuration. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 24(3), e68-77.
  45. Wylie JD, Beckmann JT, Granger E, Tashjian RZ (). Functional outcomes assessment in shoulder surgery. World J Orthop, 5(5), 623-33.
  46. Teerlink C, Cannon-Alright LA, Tashjian RZ (). Significant Association of Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears and ESRRB (Estrogen-related Receptor Beta). J Shoulder Elbow Surg, Sep(11), Epub ahead prt.
  47. Tashjian RZ (). Turning failure into success: not always when it comes to the rotator cuff: commentary on articles by Surena Namdari, MD, MSc, et al., "Factors affecting outcome after structural failure of repaired rotator cuff tears," and H. Mike Kim, MD, et al., "Factors affecting satisfaction and shoulder function in patients with a recurrent rotator cuff tear". J Bone Joint Surg Am, 96(2), e15.
  48. Potter MQ, Wylie JD, Greis PE, Burks RT, Tashjian RZ (2014 Dec). Psychological distress negatively affects self-assessment of shoulder function in patients with rotator cuff tears. Clin Orthop Relat Res, 472(12), 3926-32.
  49. Abtahi AM, Granger EK, Tashjian RZ (2014 Apr). Complications after subpectoral biceps tenodesis using a dual suture anchor technique. Int J Shoulder Surg, 8(2), 47-50.
  50. Tashjian RZ, Saltzman EG, Granger EK, Hung M (2014). Incidence of familial tendon dysfunction in patients with full-thickness rotator cuff tears. Open Access J Sports Med, 5, 137-41.
  51. Henninger HB, King FK, Tashjian RZ, Burks RT (2014 May). Biomechanical comparison of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty systems in soft tissue-constrained shoulders. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 23(5), e108-17.
  52. Nelson RE, Battistone MJ, Ashworth WD, Barker AM, Grotzke M, Huhtala TA, Lafleur J, Tashjian RZ, Cannon GW (2014 Apr). Cost effectiveness of training rural providers to perform joint injections. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 66(4), 559-66.
  53. Tashjian RZ, Granger EK, Barney JK, Partridge DR (2013 Oct). Functional Outcomes After Arthroscopic Scapulothoracic Bursectomy and Partial Superomedial Angle Scapulectomy. Orthop J Sports Med, 1(5), 2325967113505739.
  54. Tashjian RZ, Hung M, Burks RT, Greis PE (2013 Nov). Influence of preoperative musculotendinous junction position on rotator cuff healing using single-row technique. Arthroscopy, 29(11), 1748-54.
  55. Tashjian RZ, Henninger HB (2013 Oct). Biomechanical evaluation of subpectoral biceps tenodesis: dual suture anchor versus interference screw fixation. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 22(10), 1408-12.
  56. Tashjian RZ (2013 Apr). 5 points on improving rotator cuff healing. Am J Orthop, 42(4), 160-5.
  57. Tashjian RZ (2013 Sep). Is there evidence in favor of surgical interventions for the subacromial impingement syndrome? Clin J Sport Med, 23(5), 406-7.
  58. Hardy JC, Hung M, Snow BJ, Martin CL, Tashjian RZ, Burks RT, Greis PE (2013 Feb). Blood transfusion associated with shoulder arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 22(2), 233-9.
  59. Thackeray EM, Swenson JD, Gertsch MC, Phillips KM, Steele JW, Burks RT, Tashjian RZ, Greis PE (2013 Mar). Diaphragm function after interscalene brachial plexus block: a double-blind, randomized comparison of 0.25% and 0.125% bupivacaine. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 22(3), 381-6.
  60. Tashjian RZ (). Epidemiology, natural history and indications for treatment of rotator cuff tears. Clin Sports Med, 31(4), 589-604.
  61. Tashjian RZ (). Risk of tear progression in nonoperatively treated small full-thickness rotator cuff tears: Commentary on an article by Sandro F. Fucentese, MD, et al.: "Evolution of nonoperatively treated symptomatic isolated full-thickness supraspinatus tears". J Bone Joint Surg Am, 94(9), 611-2.
  62. Tashjian RZ (). The effectiveness of nonoperative treatment for frozen shoulder: A systemic review. Clin J Sport Med, 22(2), 168-9.
  63. Pedowitz RA, Yamaguchi K, Ahmad CS, Burks RT, Flatow EL, Green A, Weis JL, St Andre J, Boyer K, Iannotti JP, Miller BS, Tashjian RZ, Watters WC 3rd, Weber K, Turkelson CM, Raymond L, Sluka P, McGowan R (). American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Clinical Practice Guideline on: Optimizing the Management of Rotator Cuff Problems. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 94(2), 163-7.
  64. Tashjian RZ (2012 Oct). Epidemiology, natural history, and indications for treatment of rotator cuff tears. Clin Sports Med, 31(4), 589-604.
  65. Bergeson AG, Tashjian RZ, Greis PE, Crim J, Stoddard GJ, Burks RT (2012 Feb). Effects of platelet-rich fibrin matrix on repair integrity of at-risk rotator cuff tears. Am J Sports Med, 40(2), 286-93.
  66. Henninger HB, Barg A, Anderson AE, Bachus KN, Burks RT, Tashjian RZ (2012 Sep). Effect of lateral offset center of rotation in reverse total shoulder arthroplasty: a biomechanical study. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 21(9), 1128-35.
  67. Tashjian RZ, Southam JD, Clevenger T, Bachus KN (2012 Nov). Biomechanical evaluation of graft fixation techniques for acromioclavicular joint reconstructions using coracoclavicular tendon grafts. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 21(11), 1573-9.
  68. Tashjian RZ (2012 Mar). The effectiveness of nonoperative treatment for frozen shoulder: a systematic review. Clin J Sport Med, 22(2), 168-9.
  69. Henninger HB, Barg A, Anderson AE, Bachus KN, Tashjian RZ, Burks RT (2012 Apr). Effect of deltoid tension and humeral version in reverse total shoulder arthroplasty: a biomechanical study. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 21(4), 483-90.
  70. Guitton TG, Ring D, Science of Variation Group (). Interobserver reliability of radial head fracture classification: Two-dimensional compared with three-dimensional CT. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 93, 2015-21.
  71. Pedowitz RA, Yamaguchi K, Ahmad CS, Burks RT, Flatow EL, Green A, Iannotti JP, Miller BS, Tashjian RZ, Watters WC 3rd, Weber K, Turkelson CM, Wies JL, Anderson S, St Andre J, Boyer K, Raymond L, Sluka P, McGowan R (2011 Jun). Optimizing the management of rotator cuff problems. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 19(6), 368-79.
  72. Tashjian RZ (). Optimizing the Management of Rotator Cuff Problems. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 19, 380-3.
  73. Pedowitz RZ, Yamaguchi K, Ahmad CS, Burks RT, Flatow EL, Green A, Iannotti JP, Miller BS, Tashjian RZ, Watters WC 3rd, Weber K, Turkelson CM, Wies JL, Anderson S, St Andre J, Boyer K, Raymond L, Sluka P, McGowan R (). Optimizing the managment of rotator cuff problems. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 19, 368-79.
  74. Schiffern A, Bettwieser SP, Porucznik CA, Crim JR, Tashjian RZ (2011 Apr). Proximal radial drift following radial head resection. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 20(3), 426-33.
  75. Sardelli M, Tashjian RZ, MacWilliams BA (2011 Mar 2). Functional elbow range of motion for contemporary tasks. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 93(5), 471-7.
  76. Widmer BJ, Tashjian RZ (2010 Jun). Treatment of distal biceps tendon ruptures. Am J Orthop, 39(6), 288-96.
  77. Sardelli MC, Tashjian RZ, MacWilliams BA (). Functional Elbow Range of Motion for Contemporary Tasks. J Bone Joint Surg Am.
  78. Tashjian RZ, Hollins AM, Kim HM, Teefey SA, Middleton WD, Galatz LM, Yamaguchi K (). The Outcome and Repair Integrity of completely Arthroscopically Repaired Rotator Cuff Tears with a Double-Row Technique. Am J Sports Med.
  79. MacWilliams BA, Sardelli MC, Tashjian RZ (2010 Feb). A functional axis based upper extremity model and associated calibration procedures. Gait Posture, 31(2), 289-91.
  80. Tashjian RZ, Deloach J, Green A, Porucznik CA, Powell AP (2010 Feb). Minimal clinically important differences in ASES and simple shoulder test scores after nonoperative treatment of rotator cuff disease. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 92(2), 296-303.
  81. Tashjian RZ, Burks RT (2009 Feb). Arthroscopic aspiration and labral repair for treatment of spinoglenoid notch cysts. Am J Orthop, 38(2), 94-6.
  82. Tashjian RZ, Horwitz DS (2009 Mar). Healing and graft-site morbidity rates for midshaft clavicle nonunions treated with open reduction and internal fixation augmented with iliac crest aspiration. Am J Orthop, 38(3), 133-6.
  83. Tashjian RZ, Farnham JM, Albright FS, Teerlink CC, Cannon-Albright LA (2009 May). Evidence for an inherited predisposition contributing to the risk for rotator cuff disease. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 91(5), 1136-42.
  84. Davis JJ, Swenson JD, Greis PE, Burks RT, Tashjian RZ (2009 Jun). Interscalene block for postoperative analgesia using only ultrasound guidance: the outcome in 200 patients. J Clin Anesth, 21(4), 272-7.
  85. Tashjian RZ, Deloach J, Porucznik CA, Powell AP (2009 Nov-Dec). Minimal clinically important differences (MCID) and patient acceptable symptomatic state (PASS) for visual analog scales (VAS) measuring pain in patients treated for rotator cuff disease. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 18(6), 927-32.
  86. Tashjian RZ, Lin C, Aswad B, Terek RM (2008 Jun). 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 expression in periprosthetic osteolysis. Orthopedics, 31(6), 545.
  87. Tocci SL, Tashjian RZ, Leventhal E, Spenciner DB, Green A, Fleming BC (2008 Sep-Oct). Biomechanical comparison of single-row arthroscopic rotator cuff repair technique versus transosseous repair technique. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 17(5), 808-14.
  88. Tashjian RZ, Bradley MP, Tocci S, Henn RF, Rey J, Green A (2008 Nov-Dec). A comparison of prospective and retrospective assessment of functional outcome after rotator cuff repair. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 17(6), 853-9.
  89. Henn RF 3rd, Tashjian RZ, Kang L, Green A (2008 Oct). Patients with workers' compensation claims have worse outcomes after rotator cuff repair. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 90(10), 2105-13.
  90. Tashjian RZ, Hutchinson DT, Wang AA (2008 Feb). Management of the flail elbow. Hand Clin, 24(1), 113-24.
  91. Tashjian RZ, Kim HM, Galatz LM, Yamaguchi K (). Elbow arthroscopy portals and techniques, in Trumble TE, Budoff J (eds): Wrist and Elbow Arthroscopy and Reconstruction: A Master Skills Publication. Rosemont, IL. American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Journal.
  92. Henn RF 3rd, Kang L, Tashjian RZ, Green A (2007 Sep). Patients' preoperative expectations predict the outcome of rotator cuff repair. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 89(9), 1913-9.
  93. Tashjian RZ, Bradley MP, Tocci S, Rey J, Henn RF, Green A (2007 Nov-Dec). Factors influencing patient satisfaction after rotator cuff repair. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 16(6), 752-8.
  94. Bradley MP, Tashjian RZ, Eberson CP (2007). Irreducible radial head dislocation in a child: a case report. Am J Orthop, 36(5), E76-E79.
  95. Tashjian RZ, Levanthal E, Spenciner DB, Green A, Fleming BC (2007 Jul). Initial fixation strength of massive rotator cuff tears: in vitro comparison of single-row suture anchor and transosseous tunnel constructs. Arthroscopy, 23(7), 710-6.
  96. Kang L, Henn RF, Tashjian RZ, Green A (2007 Jun). Early outcome of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a matched comparison with mini-open rotator cuff repair. Arthroscopy, 23(6), 573-82, 582.e1-2.
  97. Lee MC, Tashjian RZ, Eberson CP (2007). Calcaneus osteomyelitits from community-acquired MRSA. Foot Ankle Int, 28(2), 276-80.
  98. Tashjian RZ, Banerjee R, Bradley MP, Alford W, Fadale PD (2006 Apr). Zolpidem reduces postoperative pain, fatigue, and narcotic consumption following knee arthroscopy: a prospective randomized placebo-controlled double-blinded study. J Knee Surg, 19(2), 105-11.
  99. Tashjian RZ, Katarincic JA (2006 May). Complex elbow instability. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 14(5), 278-86.
  100. Tashjian RZ, Wolf JM, Ritter M, Weiss AP, Green A (2006 May-Jun). Functional outcomes and general health status after ulnohumeral arthroplasty for primary degenerative arthritis of the elbow. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 15(3), 357-66.
  101. Tashjian RZ, Majercik S, Biffl WL, Palumbo MA, Cioffi WG (2006 Jan). Halo-vest immobilization increases early morbidity and mortality in elderly odontoid fractures. J Trauma, 60(1), 199-203.
  102. Tashjian RZ, Henn RF, Kang L, Green A (2006 Mar). Effect of medical comorbidity on self-assessed pain, function, and general health status after rotator cuff repair. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 88(3), 536-40.
  103. Tashjian RZ, Bradley MP, Lucas PR (01/01/2005). Spinal epidural hematoma after a pathologic compression fracture: an unusual presentation of multiple myeloma. Spine J, 5(4), 454-6.
  104. Nickisch F, Tashjian RZ, Ritter M, Terek RM, DiGiovanni CW (2005). Primary malignant non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the talus: a case report. Foot Ankle Int, 26(7), 568-71.
  105. Majercik S, Tashjian RZ, Biffl WL, Harrington DT, Cioffi WG (2005 Aug). Halo vest immobilization in the elderly: a death sentence? J Trauma, 59(2), 350-6; discussion 356-8.
  106. Bluman EM, Tashjian RZ, Graves PF, Hughes TB (2004). Subatmospheric pressure-induced compartment syndrome of the entire upper extremity. A case report. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 86-A(9), 2041-4.
  107. Tashjian RZ, Nickisch F, Dennison D (2004). Ruptured septic popliteal cyst associated with psoriatic arthritis. Orthopedics, 27(2), 231-3.
  108. Tashjian RZ, Henn RF, Kang L, Green A (2004 Feb). The effect of comorbidity on self-assessed function in patients with a chronic rotator cuff tear. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 86-A(2), 355-62.
  109. Alford JW, Tashjian R, Terek RM (2003). Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the knee presenting as sciatica. J Knee Surg, 16(3), 182-4.
  110. Tashjian RZ, Appel AJ, Banerjee R, DiGiovanni CW (2003 Jun). Anatomic study of the gastrocnemius-soleus junction and its relationship to the sural nerve. Foot Ankle Int, 24(6), 473-6.
  111. Tashjian RZ, Appel AJ, Banerjee R, DiGiovanni CW (2003 Aug). Endoscopic gastrocnemius recession: evaluation in a cadaver model. Foot Ankle Int, 24(8), 607-13.
  112. Tashjian RZ, Hur J, Sullivan RJ, Campbell JT, DiGiovanni CW (2003 Sep). Flexor hallucis longus transfer for repair of chronic achilles tendinopathy. Foot Ankle Int, 24(9), 673-6.
  113. Diaz-Cano SJ, de Miguel M, Blanes A, Tashjian R, Wolfe HJ (2001 Aug). Germline RET 634 mutation positive MEN 2A-related C-cell hyperplasias have genetic features consistent with intraepithelial neoplasia. J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 86(8), 3948-57.
  114. Diaz-Cano SJ, DeMiguel M, Blanes A, Tashjian R, Wolfe HJ (2001). Germline RET 634 mutation positive MEN 2A related C-cell hyperplasias have genetic features consistent with intraepithelial neoplasia. J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 86(8), 3948-57.
  115. Diaz-Cano SJ, de Miguel M, Blanes A, Tashjian R, Galera H, Wolfe HJ (2000 Jan). Clonality as expression of distinctive cell kinetics patterns in nodular hyperplasias and adenomas of the adrenal cortex. Am J Pathol, 156(1), 311-9.
  116. Diaz-Cano SJ, de Miguel M, Blanes A, Tashjian R, Galera H, Wolfe HJ (2000 Oct). Clonal patterns in phaeochromocytomas and MEN-2A adrenal medullary hyperplasias: histological and kinetic correlates. J Pathol, 192(2), 221-8.

Review

  1. Tashjian RZ, Chalmers PN (2018 Oct). Future Frontiers in Shoulder Arthroplasty and the Management of Shoulder Osteoarthritis. [Review]. Clin Sports Med, 37(4), 609-630.
  2. Abtahi AM, Granger EK, Tashjian RZ (2015 Mar 18). Factors affecting healing after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. [Review]. World J Orthop, 6(2), 211-20.
  3. Wylie JD, Beckmann JT, Granger E, Tashjian RZ (2014 Nov 18). Functional outcomes assessment in shoulder surgery. [Review]. World J Orthop, 5(5), 623-33.

Book Chapter

  1. Tashjian RZ (). Minimally Invasive Treatment of Elbow Arthritis and Stiffness. In Scuderi GR, Tria AJ (Eds.), Minimally Invasive Surgery in Orthopaedics (2nd Edition, 2016). New York: Springer.
  2. Maak TG, Tashjian RZ (). Complications of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair. In Dines JS, Altchek DW (eds) (Eds.), Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury. New York: Springer.
  3. Tashjian RZ (). Shoulder: Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care 5. In Galatz L(ed) (Ed.), American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Rosemont.
  4. Tashjian RZ (). Rotator Cuff Tear in Athletes: Part I. Pathophysiology. In Park JY(ed) (Ed.), Sports Injuries to the Shoulder and Elbow. New York: Springer.
  5. Tashjian RZ, Henninger HB (). Analysis of Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Biomechanics Using a Dynamic Shoulder Simulator. In Frankle M(ed) (Ed.), Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty. New York: Springer.
  6. Tashjian RZ (). Rotator Cuff Disease. In Brockmeier S(ed) (Ed.), MRI-Arthroscopy Correlations: A Case-Based Atlas of the Knee, Shoulder, Elbow, and Hip. New York: Springer.
  7. Tashjian, RZ (). Terrible Triad Injuries of the Elbow. In Michelle Wild (Ed.), AAOS Comprehensive Orthopaedic Review (Second). Rosemont: AAOS.
  8. Tashjian RZ (). ORIF for Olecranon Fractures: Transolecranon versus Monteggia Variant, in Green A, Hayda R(eds). In Green A, Hayda R(eds) (Eds.), Postoperative Orthopaedic Rehabilitation. Rosemont: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
  9. Tashjian RZ (). Sequelae of Proximal Humerus Fracture. In Nicholson G (Ed.), Orthopaedic Knowledge Update Shoulder and Elbow 4. Rosemont: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
  10. Chafik D, Tashjian RZ, Yamaguchi K (). Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair. In Fu FH (Ed.), Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: Sports Medicine. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  11. Tashjian RZ, Keener JD, Yamaguchi K (2008). Arthroscopic Treatment of Rotator Cuff Tears. In Wiesel SW (Ed.), Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  12. Horwitz DS, Kubiak E, Tashjian RZ (). Geriatric Proximal Humerus Fractures.
  13. Tashjian RZ, Yamaguchi K (2008). Arthroscopic Osteocapsular Arthroplasty. In Levine W (Ed.), The Athlete's Elbow. Rosemont, IL: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
  14. Tashjian RZ, Kim HM, Galatz LM, Yamaguchi K (). Elbow arthroscopy portals and techniques. In Trumble TE, Budoff J (Eds.), Wrist and Elbow Arthroscopy and Reconstruction (American Society for Surgery of the Hand). Rosemont: A Master Skills Publication.
  15. Tashjian RZ (2007). Adolescent Elbow Injuries. In Murthi AM (Ed.), Current Opinion in Orthopaedics. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  16. Tashjian RZ (2007). Factors affecting outcome in rotator cuff disease. In Galatz LM (Ed.), Orthopaedic Knowledge Update Shoulder and Elbow 3. Rosemont: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
  17. Kim HM, Tashjian RZ, Yamaguchi K (2007). Arthroscopic Medial Epicondylectomy. In Levin W; Blaine T; Ahmad C (Ed.), Minimally Invasive Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (Minimally Invasive Procedures in Orthopaedic Surgery). New York: Informa Healthcare.
  18. Tashjian RZ, Chen R, Galatz LM (2007). Arthroscopic capsular release of the elbow. In Levine W; Blaine T; Ahmad C (Ed.), Minimally Invasive Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (Minimally Invasive Procedures in Orthopaedic Surgery. New York: Informa Healthcare.
  19. Tashjian RZ, Yamaguchi K (2007). Reparability of a Rotator Cuff Tear. In Abrams JS; Bell R (Ed.), Rotator Cuff Surgery: A Practical Approach to Management. Springer: Acton, MA.
  20. Yamahuchi K, Tashjian RZ (2007). Setup and Portals. In Yamaguchi K, O'Driscoll SW, King G, McKee M (Eds.), Advanced Reconstruction - Elbow. Rosemont: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
  21. Tashjian RZ, Green A (2007). Infection after rotator cuff repair. In Complications In Orthopaedics: Rotator Cuff Surgery (2007). Rosemont: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
  22. Tashjian RZ, Patel A, Akelman E, Weiss AP (2004). Avascular necrosis of the wrist and hand excluding the scaphoid and lunate. JASSH.

Book Review

  1. Horwitz DS, Kubiak E, Tashjian RZ (). Geriatric Proximal Humerus Fractures. [Review of the book ]. US Musculoskeletal Review, 5.

Case Report

  1. Tashjian RZ (2011 Jun). AAOS clinical practice guideline: optimizing the management of rotator cuff problems. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 19(6), 380-3.
  2. Bradley MP, Tashjian RZ, Eberson CP (2007 May). Irreducible radial head dislocation in a child: a case report. Am J Orthop, 36(5), E76-9.
  3. Alford JW, Tashjian R, Terek RM (2003 Jul). Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the knee presenting as sciatica. J Knee Surg, 16(3), 182-4.

Letter

  1. Tashjian RZ (2012 May 2). Risk of tear progression in nonoperatively treated small full-thickness rotator cuff tears: commentary on an article by Sandro F. Fucentese, MD, et al.: "Evolution of nonoperatively treated symptomatic isolated full-thickness supraspinatus tears" [Letter to the editor]. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 94(9), e61.

Abstract

  1. Tashjian RZ, Bradley MP, Tocci S, Rey J, Henn RF, Green A (3/1/2006). Patient satisfaction after rotator cuff repair [Abstract]. 73rd AAOS Annual Meeting.
  2. Tashjian RZ, Majercik S, Biffl W, Cioffi WG (2/1/2005). Halo-vest immobilization increases early morbidity and mortality in elderly odontoid fractures [Abstract]. 35th Western Trauma Association Annual Scientific Meeting.
  3. Henn RF, Kang L, Tashjian RZ, Green A (2/1/2005). Workers compensation patients have worse pain, function, and general health after rotator cuff repair [Abstract]. 72nd AAOS Annual Meeting.
  4. Henn RF, Kang L, Tashjian RZ, Green A (2/1/2005). Patients preoperative expectations predict the outcome of rotator cuff repair [Abstract]. American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Open Meeting.
  5. Green A, Henn RF, Tashjian RZ, Kang L (10/01/2004). Patients' preoperative expectations predict the outcome of rotator cuff repair [Abstract]. American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons 21st Closed Meeting.
  6. Banerjee R, Tashjian R, Bradley M, Alford J, Fadale P Zolpidem reduces post-operative pain Banerjee R, Tashjian R, Bradley M, Alford J, Fadale P Zolpidem reduces post-operative pain Banerjee R, Tashjian R, Bradley M, Alford J, Fadale P (9/1/2004). Zolpidem reduces post-operative pain following outpatient knee arthroscopy [Abstract]. 2004 Western Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting.
  7. Banerjee R, Tashjian R, Bradley M, Alford J, Fadale P (8/1/2004). Zolpidem reduces post-operative pain following outpatient knee arthroscopy [Abstract]. 19th Annual Smith and Nephew Resident Research Competition.
  8. Majercik S, Biffl W, Tashjian R, Harrington D, Cioffi WG (9/1/2004). Halo-vest immobilization in the elderly: a death sentence [Abstract]. 2004 American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Annual Meeting.
  9. Green A, Tashjian RZ, Ritter M, Wolf JM, Weiss AP (5/1/2004). Functional outcomes and general health status after ulnohumeral arthroplasty for primary degenerative elbow arthritis [Abstract]. 9th International Congress on Surgery of the Shoulder Meeting.
  10. Henn RF, Kang L, Tashjian RZ, Green A (5/1/2004). Workers compensation patients have worse pain, function and general health after rotator cuff repair [Abstract]. 9th International Congress on Surgery of the Shoulder Meeting.
  11. Henn RF, Kang L, Tashjian RZ, Green A (5/1/2004). Patient expectations correlate with pain, function and general health following rotator cuff repair [Abstract]. 9th International Congress on Surgery of the Shoulder Meeting.
  12. Green A, Kang L, Tashjian R, Henn F (10/01/2002). Short-term functional outcome of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR): a prospective, matched comparison to mini-open repair (MRCR) [Abstract]. American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons 19th Closed Meeting.
  13. De Miguel M, Blanes A, Tashjian R, Diaz-Cano SJ (7/2002). Cell kinetics contributions to the differential genetic pattern of C-cell and adrenal medullary hyperplasias in MEN-2A [Abstract]. Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland 184th Meeting.

Other

  1. Tashjian RZ, Granger EK, Farnham JM, Cannon-Albright LA, Teerlink CC (2016 Oct). Erratum to "Genome-wide association study for rotator cuff tears identifies two significant single-nucleotide polymorphisms" [J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2016;25:174-179]. J Shoulder Elbow Surg (25(10), p. 1731). United States.
  2. Teerlink CC, Cannon-Albright LA, Tashjian RZ (2016 May). Erratum to "Significant association of full-thickness rotator cuff tears and estrogen-related receptor-beta (ESRRB)" [J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2015;24:e31-e35]. J Shoulder Elbow Surg (25(5), p. 864). United States.

Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast

  1. Tashjian RZ (). "Avoiding Complications in Shoulder Surgery" - Moderator [Web]. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
  2. Tashjian RZ (). "Rotator Cuff Repair - Does Healing Matter: A JBJS Webinar-Participant [Web]. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery American Webinar.
  3. Tashjian RZ (). Post-operative management and rehabilitation for Total Shoulder Arthroplasty in Green A, Blaine TA (eds): Surgical Techniques in Shoulder Arthrosplasty 2nd Edition [Video]. Rosemont: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
  4. Tashjian RZ, Yamaguchi K (2007). Elbow arthroscopy portals and techniques [Video]. Rosemont: American Society for Surgery of the Hand.

Clinical Trials

  1. Rotator Cuff Tissue Collection
  2. Biowick Surelock
  3. Genetic Rotator Cuff Disease
  4. Functional and Radiographic Outcomes After Shoulder Surgery
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  • santy center of orthpedique
  • barnes jewish hospital
  • brown alpert medical school
  • Tufts University