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Michael H. Amini, MD

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Shoulder & Elbow

Michael Amini, MD is a fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon, specializing in arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery of the shoulder and elbow. Regardless if his patients want to throw a baseball over 90 miles per hour or just raise their arm above their head without pain, he believes every person deserves the same level of care that is custom fit for his or her needs.

He was one of the earliest surgeons in the country to adopt muscle-sparing shoulder replacements that allow some people to start using their shoulder the very same day of their replacement. He continues to innovate this technique and teaches other surgeons how to do it, as well.

He offers a wide range of treatments, including Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP), tendon transfers and the subacromial balloon for irreparable rotator cuff tears, arthroscopic treatment of Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, treatment of scapular winging, and other specialized treatments.

Before coming to Rothman he practiced at The CORE Institute in Phoenix, AZ, where he was Chief of The Shoulder Division, and Senior Vice President of Research and Medical Affairs. He was awarded 1st place, Outstanding Orthopaedic Care by Tucson Local Media/Inside Tucson Business in 2017, and was voted Top Doc in Phoenix Magazine by fellow physicians in 2021, 2022, and 2023.

When he's not working, he can be found with his wife and four children, often manning the grill as a backyard BBQ aficionado.

 

Professional Profile

Education
Titles & Certifications
Professional Associations

Education

  • Fellowship, Shoulder & Elbow Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
  • Internship & Residency, Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics/University of Tennessee – Memphis, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • MD, University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine

Titles & Certifications

  • Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Professional Associations

  • American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons
  • Phoenix Shoulder Society
  • Shoulder Society of Arizona
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Arthroscopy Association of North America
  • Arizona Orthopaedic Society
  • Science of Variation Study Group
  • Beta Theta Pi – alumnus

Education

  • Fellowship, Shoulder & Elbow Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
  • Internship & Residency, Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics/University of Tennessee – Memphis, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • MD, University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine

Titles & Certifications

  • Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Professional Associations

  • American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons
  • Phoenix Shoulder Society
  • Shoulder Society of Arizona
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Arthroscopy Association of North America
  • Arizona Orthopaedic Society
  • Science of Variation Study Group
  • Beta Theta Pi – alumnus
Research

Research Types

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  • 34
    Peer Reviewed Publications
  • 3
    Book Chapters
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Publications

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
1. Roache WK, Patel M, Castañeda P, Hui C, Amini MH. The Modified Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty (mRSA) Angle: The Effect of Both Glenoid Fossa Size and Implant Size on the Relevant Inclination of the Glenoid. Accepted for publication in Seminars in Arthroplasty: JSES.
2. Martin JR, Castañeda P, Kisana H, McKee MD, Amini MH. Pre-Operative Patient Reported Outcomes Predict Postoperative Clinical Outcomes Following Rotator Cuff Repair. Accepted for publication in Arthroscopy.
3. Hwang S, Ardebol J, Ghayyad K, Pak T, Bonadiman JA, Denard PJ, Menendez ME, PacWest Shoulder Study Group (Collaborator). Remote Visual Estimation of Shoulder Range of Motion Has Generally High Interobserver Reliability but Limited Accuracy. Accepted for publication in JSES International.
4. Patel M, McDaniel L, Sekar M, Kisana H, Sykes JB, Amini MH. One- and Two-Year American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Scores Do Not Vary Significantly After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: A Prospective Multicenter Analysis of 1,567 Patients. Arthroscopy. Accepted for publication.
5. Menendez ME, Suda SY, Denard PJ, PacWest Shoulder Study Group (Collaborator). Surgeon Variation in Glenoid Bone Reconstruction Procedures for Shoulder Instability. Accepted for publication in J Shoulder Elbow Surg.
6. Amini MH, Patel M, Stone GP, Roberson TA, Brolin TJ, Sykes JB. Acute, Traumatic Rotator Cuff Tears Have Smaller Critical Shoulder Angles Than Degenerative Tears. Accepted for publication in Arthroscopy.
7. Surucu S, Torres KA, Mitchell G, Bachmann D, Cheng AL, Jensen AR, Lee B, Hill BW, Shukla D, Ring D, Boardman ND, Kohan EM, Alberta F, Kim HM, Vanderbeck J, Barlow JD, Guevara J, Kearns KA, Virk M, Dilisio MF, Amini MH, Ahmadi S, Streubel S, Cil A. Decision Making in Treatment of Radial Head Fractures: Delphi Methodology. Accepted for publication in J Shoulder Elbow Surg.
8. Martin JR, Mallendar JL, Kisana H, McKee MD, Amini MH. Is There a Threshold of Preoperative Function that Predicts Failure to Achieve Clinically Significant Outcomes After Total and Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty? Accepted for publication in Seminars in Arthroplasty: JSES.
9. Patel M, Castañeda P, Kisana H, Roache WK, Dehghan N, McKee MD, Amini MH. Using the Greater Tuberosity as a Reference for Placement of Proximal Humerus Plates Leads to a High Rate of Calcar Screw Malposition. Accepted for publication in J Orthop Trauma.
10. Patel M, Amini MH. Management of Acute Rotator Cuff Tears. Accepted for publication in Orthopaedic Clinics of North America.
11. Martin JR, Patel M, Campbell DH, Fernandes R, Amini MH. Correcting Retroversion During Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for B2 Glenoids Leads to Medialization and Worsens Impingement on the Scapular Neck. Seminars in Arthroplasty: JSES. Volume 31, Issue 3, September 2021, Pages 541-551
12. Mellema JJ, Janssen S, Schouten T, Haverkamp D, van den Bekerom MPJ, Ring D, Doornberg JN; Science of Variation Group (Collaborator). Intramedullary nailing versus sliding hip screw for A1 and A2 trochanteric hip fractures. Bone Joint J. 2021 Apr;103-B(4):775-781. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.103B.BJJ-2020-1490.R1. Epub 2021 Feb 16. PMID: 33591214.
13. Martin JR, Amini MH. Deltoid defect from a trans-deltoid synovial cyst in a patient undergoing reverse shoulder arthroplasty: a case report. JSES Int. 2020;5(1):138-141. Published 2020 Nov 12. doi:10.1016/j.jseint.2020.10.001
14. Patel M, Martin JR, Campbell DH, Fernandes RR, Amini MH. Inferior Tilt of the Glenoid Leads to Medialization and Increases Impingement on the Scapular Neck in Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2020 Oct 15:S1058-2746(20)30793-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2020.09.023. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33069903.
15. Amini MH. KAToB: Knotless All-arthroscopic intraarticular Tenodesis Of the Biceps, an efficient, simple, reproducible technique. Arthrosc Tech. 2020;9(12):e2051-e2055. Published 2020 Dec 21. doi:10.1016/j.eats.2020.08.036
16. Amini MH. Triceps-Sparing Total Elbow Arthroplasty for Distal Humerus Fracture: The Lateral Paraolecranon Approach. J Orthop Trauma. 2020;34 Suppl 2:S9-S10. doi:10.1097/BOT.0000000000001830.
17. Hernández-Pérez F, Amini MH, Sheean AJ, Athiviraham A, Richmond JC. Los Gallos: New Friends on an Old Town Road - The 2019 Arthroscopy Association of North America Traveling Fellowship. Arthroscopy. 2019 Sep;35(9):2761-2766. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2019.07.012.
18. Amini MH. Managing the Endosteal Fibula During Arthroplasty for Proximal Humeral Fracture Sequelae. J Orthop Trauma. 2019 Aug;33 Suppl 1:S1-S2. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000001532.
19. Ho JC, Amini MH, Entezari V, Jun BJ, Alolabi B, Ricchetti ET, Iannotti JP. Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes of a Posteriorly Augmented Glenoid Component in Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty for Primary Osteoarthritis with Posterior Glenoid Bone Loss. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2018 Nov 21;100(22):1934-1948. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.17.01282.
20. Mahylis JM, Puzzitiello R, Ho JC, Amini MH, Iannotti JP, Ricchetti ET. Comparison of Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes of Revision Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty with Structural vs. Non-Structural Bone Graft. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2018 Sep 7. pii: S1058-2746(18)30497-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2018.06.026. [Epub ahead of print]
21. Bills CC, Amini MH, Sykes JB, Bonnaig NS, Smith RA, Mauck BM, Miller RH, Azar FM, Throckmorton TW. Evaluation of Glenohumeral Rheumatoid Arthritis: Classification, Reliability, and Impact on Surgical Management. Tech Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2018 Mar;19(1):8-12.
22. Amini MH, Prieto JF. Biologic and mechanical augmentation in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: fibrin clot augmentation of five-strand hamstring autograft. Arthrosc Tech. 2017 Oct 9;6(5):e1851-e1855. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2017.07.002. eCollection 2017 Oct.
23. Amini MH. Quadriceps tendon repair using knotless anchors and suture tape. Arthrosc Tech. 2017 Sep 11;6(5):e1541-e1545. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2017.06.013. eCollection 2017 Oct.
24. Amini MH, Ricchetti ET, Iannotti JP, Derwin KA. An update on scaffold devices for rotator cuff repair. Tech Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2017 Sept;18(3):101-112. doi: 10.1097/BTE.0000000000000122
25. Amini MH, Ricchetti ET, Iannotti JP. Three-dimensional templating and use of standard instrumentation in primary anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty. JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques. 2017 July-Sept;7(3):e28. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.ST.17.00009
26. Amini MH, Feldman JJ, Weinlein JC. High-energy intertrochanteric femur fractures in young patients are associated with a high complication rate. Orthopedics. 2017 Mar 1;40(2):e293-e299. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20161128-04. Epub 2016 Dec 7.
27. Marinello PG, Amini MH, Peers S, O’Donnell J, Iannotti JP. Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty with Combined Deltoid Reconstruction in Patients with Anterior and/or Middle Deltoid Tears. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2016 Jun;25(6):936-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2015.10.026.
28. Amini MH, Ricchetti ET, Iannotti JP. Practical Surgical Applications of Patient-specific Instrumentation in Shoulder Surgery. Orthopaedic Knowledge Online Journal. 2015 Oct;13(10). doi:10.5435/OKOJ-13-10-3
29. Amini MH, Azar FM, Wilson BR, Smith RA, Mauck BM, Throckmorton TW. Comparison of outcomes and costs of tension band versus plate osteosynthesis in transverse olecranon fractures: A matched cohort study. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2015 Jul;44(7):E211-5.
30. Amini MH, Ricchetti ET, Iannotti JP, Derwin KA. Rotator cuff repair: challenges and solutions. Orthopaedic Research and Reviews. 2015;7:57-69. doi: 10.2147/ORR.S52851
31. Amini MH, Sykes JB, Olson ST, Smith RA, Mauck BM, Azar FM, Throckmorton TW. Reliability testing of two classification systems for osteoarthritis and post-traumatic arthritis of the elbow. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2015 Mar;24(3):353-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2014.10.015. Epub 2014 Dec 23.
32. Amini MH, Mayes WH, Tzeng A, Tzeng TH, Saleh KJ, Mihalko WM. Evaluation and management of metal hypersensitivity in total joint arthroplasty: a systematic review. J Long Term Eff Med Implants. 2014;24(1): 25-36
33. Urish KL, Amini MH, Mihalko WM. Metal-on-metal and other bearing trends among fellows of the AAOS. ASTM STP 1560 on Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Replacement Devices. May 2013:11-16
34. Amini MH, Salzman G. Infectious Spondylodiscitis: Diagnosis and Treatment. Missouri Medicine. Jan/Feb 2013;110(1):80-84
BOOK CHAPTERS
1. Amini MH, Ricchetti ET. Evaluation of infection prior to and at the time of reverse shoulder arthroplasty in the revision setting. In: Abboud JA, Tashjian RZ, editors. Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Comprehensive Case-Based Approach.
2. Amini MH, Evans PJ, Ricchetti ET. Periprosthetic infection in the shoulder and elbow joints. In: Arts JJC, Geurts J, editors. Management of Periprosthetic Joint Infections. Cambridge, MA: Woodhead Publishing. 2017.
3. Amini MH, Ricchetti ET, Iannotti JP. Options for failed prosthetic arthroplasty. In: Abrams J, Bell R, Tokish J, editors. AAOS/ASES Advanced Reconstruction: Shoulder 2. Chicago, IL: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. June 2016.

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