Jonathan R. Pribaz, M.D.
About
Jonathan Pribaz, M.D. is an board-certified orthopedic surgeon with subspecialty training in hand and upper extremity surgery.
Dr. Pribaz is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a degree in Biological Sciences and he earned his medical degree from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
He completed his residency training in orthopedic surgery at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), during which time he spent an additional year completing an Orthopedic Research Fellowship focusing on both clinical and basic science research. Having a particular interest in hand surgery, Dr. Pribaz further pursued sub-specialty training and completed a fellowship in Hand and Microvascular surgery at the prestigious University of Washington Harborview Medical Center, which serves as the busiest trauma center and referral center for the Pacific Northwest.
Dr. Pribaz specializes in hand surgery, with particular interest in hand, wrist and elbow trauma, nerve compression, hand and wrist arthritis, microvascular reconstruction, wrist arthroscopy, and post-traumatic reconstruction.
Specialties
Adult & Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
Dupuytrens Contracture
Fractures of Fingers, Hand, Wrist, Forearm, and Elbow
Hand & Wrist Arthritis
Hand Disorders & SurgeryMicrovascular Reconstruction
Nerve Injuries and Compression
Orthopedic Surgery
Orthopedic TraumaTendon Injuries and Tendon Transfers
Thumb Arthritis
Wrist Arthroscopy
Education
Medical Degree: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL M.D., May 2008 University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN B.S., Biological Sciences Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Internship/Residency: University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Department of General Surgery University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship: University of Washington, Seattle, WA Hand and Microvascular Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
South Shore Hospital, South Weymouth, MA - Active Staff
Professional Memberships
American Board of Orthopedic
Orthopedic Surgery Board Certified Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
Medicine and Surgery District of Columbia Department of Health Physician and Surgeon
Washington State Department of Health Physician
American Society for Surgery of the Hand American Association for Hand Surgery
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Western Orthopedic Association
California Orthopedic Association
Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers Systems (OASCAHPS)
Committee Medical Faculty Associates, George Washington University
Achievements
Publications
- Kennedy, C.D., Lauder, A.S., Pribaz, J.R., Kennedy, S.A. (2017) Differentiation Between Pyogenic Flexor Tenosynovitis and Other Finger Infections. Hand, Nov;12(6):585-590. doi: 10.1177/1558944717692089. Epub 2017 Feb 1.
- Thomas, B.J., Fu, F.H., Muller, B., Vyas, D., Niesen, M., Pribaz, J.R., Draenert, K. Orthopedic Surgery. In: SCHWARTZ'S PRINCIPLES OF SURGERY, 10th Edition. FC Brunicardi, DK Anderson, TR Billiar, DL Dunn, JG Hunter, JB Mathews, RE Pollock (eds). McGraw Hill, New York, NY, 2014, Chapter 43, pp. 1755-1786.
- Courtney, D.M., Pribaz, J.R., Senh, A.C., Shumer, D.E., Pierce, L.C., Gorman, S.M. (2006) Prospective Evaluation of the Pulmonary Embolism Rule-out Criteria (PERC) Rule: An 8-variable Block Rule to Identify Subjects at Very Low Risk of Pulmonary Embolism. Academic Emergency Medicine, 13(5 Supplement 1): S157-S158.
- Guo, L., Pribaz, J.R., Pribaz, J.J. (2007) Nasal Reconstruction with Local Flaps: A Simple Algorithm for Management of Small Defects. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 122(5): 130e-139e.
- Defranco, M.J., Pribaz, J.R., Cole, B.J. (2009) Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Failure Resulting From Decortication of the Rotator Cuff Footprint: a Case Report. American Journal of Orthopedics, 38(12): 624-5.
- Bernthal, N.M., Pribaz, J.R., Stavrakis, A.I., Billi, F., Cho, J.S., Ramos, R.I., Francis, K.P., Iwakura, Y., Miller, L.S. (2011) Protective role of IL-1β against post-arthroplasty Staphylococcus aureus infection. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 29(10): 1621-6. doi: 10.1002/jor.21414.
- Niska, J.A., Shahbazian, J.H., Ramos, R.I., Pribaz, J.R., Billi, F., Francis, K.P., Miller, L.S. (2012) Daptomycin and tigecycline have broader effective dose ranges than vancomycin as prophylaxis against a Staphylococcus aureus surgical implant infection in mice. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 56(5):2590-7.
- Pribaz, J.R., Bernthal, N.M., Billi, F., Cho, J.S., Ramos, R.I., Guo, Y., Cheung, A.L., Francis, K.P., Miller, L.S. (2012) Mouse model of chronic post-arthroplasty infection: Noninvasive in vivo bioluminescence imaging to monitor bacterial burden for long-term study. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 30(3): 335-40. doi: 10.1002/jor.21519.
- Pribaz, J.R., Bernthal, N.M., Wong, M., Silva, M. (2012) Lateral spurring (overgrowth) after pediatric lateral condyle fractures. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 32(5):456-60.
- Niska, J.A., Meganck, J.A., Pribaz, J.R., Shahbazian, J.H., Lim, E., Zhang, N., Rice, B.W., Akin, A., Ramos, R.I., Bernthal, N.M., Francis, K.P., Miller, L.S. (2012) Monitoring Bacterial Burden, Inflammation and Bone Damage Longitudinally Using Optical and μCT Imaging in an Orthopaedic Implant Infection in Mice. PLoS One. 2012;7(10):e47397. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047397.
Jonathan R. Pribaz, M.D.
