Aaron Fields, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at UCSF. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Denver in 2005, and his Masters and Doctoral degrees, also in Mechanical Engineering, from the University of California, Berkeley in 2008 and 2010. His undergraduate research was on the use of probabilistic techniques to evaluate knee implant performance, and both of his graduate thesis projects focused on discovering the mechanisms of vertebral fragility using high-resolution computational models.
Brian Feeley, MD is the Chief of the Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service, and is currently a Professor in Residence. He grew up in the Bay Area, and received his bachelor of science degree from Stanford University and his medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine before serving his residency in the UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He completed a sports medicine and shoulder fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, where he also served as an assistant team physician to the New York Giants.
Professor and Chair of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences
Bioengineering & Therapeutic Sciences
Dr. Desai’s research brings together advanced micro and nanotechnologies, fundamental insight into cellular behavior in engineered environments, and novel pharmacologic delivery approaches to address disease treatment and clinical translation. Currently, her laboratory focuses on four highly interdisciplinary directions: 1. Hierarchical devices for enhanced cellular adhesion and paracellular drug transport; 2. Injectable and flexible nanoporous devices for rate-controlled long term release of therapeutics; 3.
The focus of research in the Den Besten laboratory is in the biomineralization of tooth enamel and dentin. They currently have several active projects to study various aspects of enamel and dentin biomineralization. One of these projects aims to determine the mechanism by which fluoride affects enamel formation to result in enamel fluorosis. In this project they are investigating several possible mechanisms by which enamel fluorosis occurs, including altered protein/mineral interactions, and a direct of fluoride on the developing ameloblasts.
Dr. Sibel Demir-Deviren is currently a Clinical Professor specialized in non-surgical treatments of spinal disorders in the Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurological Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco and a Physiatrist at the UCSF Spine Center. Upon graduation from Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey (1993) with a degree in Medicine, she went on to complete her residency at the Ankara Education and Research Hospital in the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Continuing her postgraduate work in this area, Dr.
At the UCSF PHysical Therapy Faculty Practice, DaPrato specializes in sports injury prevention/rehabilitation and manual therapy concepts relative to the orthopedic and spine population. He has spoken at numerous conferences and continuing education seminars on the subjects of manual therapy, sports injury management, and spinal care. Manual therapy is a sub-specialty in physical therapy which often expedites efficient, quality outcomes for patients.
Dr. Alan Dang joined the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of California San Francisco in 2011. Dr. Dang received his undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences from Stanford University in 2001. He then received his medical degree in 2006 from the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine. While in medical school, he completed a research year from 2004-2005. Dr. Dang then went on to his orthopaedic surgery residency at the New England Musculoskeletal Institute at the University of Connecticut in Farmington.
My professional interests and goals lie in one simple principle: to improve the lives of my patients. For me, this must be achieved not only with outstanding technical skill but also with knowledge and application of the basic science that underlies pathology. As an orthopaedic surgeon, I am excited by the prospect of restoring function to patients who suffer from traumatic cartilage injury. These are often patients who have much to gain and much to contribute after proper restoration.
My research investigates the roles of the extracellular Ca2+, gama-aminobutyric acid (GABA), insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF1), parathyroid hormone (PTH), FGF23, and vitamin D, and their respective receptors (CaSR, GABBR1, IGF1R, PTH1R, Klotho, and VDR) in (1) controlling mineral homeostasis; (2) mediating skeletal development and facture healing; (3) regulating neuroendocrine functions; and (4) neuroprotection.
Our lab studies basic mechanisms by which signaling between cells coordinates morphogenesis. Understanding this control has significance beyond its fundamental importance in development since birth defects are the leading cause of death for infants during the first year of life.
