Dr. Samih Tarabichi
Consultant Orthopedics Surgeon
Dr. Samih Tarabichi is recognized as the premier orthopedic consultant in the UAE, specializing in Asian knee arthroplasty. With a distinguished career spanning 35 years, Dr. Tarabichi has been at the forefront of advanced orthopedic surgeries in both the USA & UAE, performing over 25000 joint replacement surgeries worldwide. He is the innovator behind the full flexion knee implant and holds 7 patents in total knee replacement and revision surgery.
Dr. Samih Tarabichi received his orthopedic training at McGill University, where he completed his residency in the Department of Orthopedics from July 1984 to June 1987. Prior to that, he held positions as a research fellow at the University of Illinois, a resident in the Department of Surgery at Mt. Carmel Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio, and a graduate student at Ohio State University. He also completed a residency at the Medical College of Ohio. He is contributing significantly to medical literature, publishing so far over 35 articles in the world’s most prestigious medical journals on joint replacements in USA & EU. Moreover, he has pioneered the development of custom-made implants for patients using cutting-edge 3D printing technology.
Dr. Samih Tarabichi played a major role in the development of the Persona knee implant with Zimmer in the United States, revolutionizing the field of knee surgery by enabling patients to fully bend and sit on the ground post-operation. Recently, he introduced the new revision system to the rejoin that he was working with a group of elite surgeons from the USA and Europe for over a decade, elevating revision surgeries to completely new levels. This innovative system has been implemented outside the USA and EU exclusively in the UAE, due to Dr. Tarabichi’s significant contributions to the field.
Chairman of International Congress for Joint Reconstruction (ICJR ME) in the Middle East since 2011
Global Patents:
Dr Tarabichi gained 7 patents so far from the United States & Europ that cover various aspects of joint replacement surgery as the following.
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Qualifications
- American Board certified orthopedic surgeon since 1990
- Canadian Board certified orthopedic surgeon since 1988
- 1979 Illinois University, IL, United States for training and fellow researcher.
- Trained in Ohio state university and graduated from Mcgill University in 1987
- Practiced medicine in Citrus Memorial Hospital 502 Highland Boulevard Inverness, Florida for over 10 years.
Specializations
- Conservative and surgical knee treatment
- Rapid recovery knee replacement surgery
- Revision and Re-Revision knee replacement surgery
- Conservative and surgical Hip treatment
- Rapid recovery hip replacement surgery
- Revision and Re-Revision hip replacement surgery
- Shoulder pain treatments
- Meniscus Injuries treatment
- ACL repair
- Revision of failed ACL reconstruction surgery
- Minimally invasive sport injuries surgeries