Program Director's Message Faculty Volunteer Faculty Current Residents Support Personnel Rotation Schedules Conference Schedules Required Research Facility Supported Research Facility Other Locations Library Contact Us	SCHOOL: SCHOOL: David Geffen Sch of Med at UCLA, Los Angeles,CA -Primary Degree Awarded: MD -Year Completed: 1994 GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS: University of Washington -Specialty/Field: Hand Surgery -Date From: 8/1/1997 To: 7/31/1998 Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery   Hand Surgery Academic Appointments (Past ten years) 1/2005 - Present Vice Chairman of Orthopaedic Surgery, Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Torrance, CA 7/2004 - Present Director of Orthopaedic Anatomy and Basic Science Program, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center 9/1998 - Present Assistant Clinical Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 1/1998 - Present Chief of Hand Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Concise Summary of Role in Program Chief of Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Director of Orthopaedic Anatomy and Basic Science Program. Current Professional Activities/ Committees 9/1998 - Present American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) 9/1998 - Present California Orthopaedic Association 9/1998 - Present Southern California Society for Hand Surgery Selected Bibliography from the last 5 years 2005 Rafijah G, Zinar D. Fractures of the Forearm and Distal Radius. Orthopaedic Knowledge Update, Trauma. Submitted for publication and expected in print 2005. 2000 Trumble TE, Gilbert M, Murray LW, Smith J, Rafijah G, McAllister W. Displaced Scaphoid Fractures Treated with Open Reduction and Internal Fixation with a Cannulated Screw. J Bone Joint Surg AM ;May 82(5):633-41. January 2000 Trumble T, Rafijah G, Gilbert M, Allan C, North E, McAllister W. Thumb Trapeziometacarpal Joint Arthritis: Partial Trapeziectomy with Ligament Reconstruction and Interposition Costochondral Allograft. Journal of Hand Surgery; 25A(1):61-76. May 2000 Rafiah G. Endoscopic vs Open Carpal Tunnel Release. Occupational Medicine Bulletin Participation in Local, Regional and National Activities / Presentations June 6, 2003 Locked Volar Plating of Distal Radius Fractures. Presented at Harbor UCLA Educational Program; Torrance, CA. June 7, 2002 Total Elbow Arthroplasty in the Treatment of Supracondylar Fractures of the Distal Humerus. Presented at the Harbor UCLA Educational Program; Torrance, CA. March, 2002 The Hand: Our Most Precious Tool. AAORN Meeting. January 23, 2002 Fractures of the Proximal Ulna and Radius. Fracture Forum; Beaver Creek, Colorado. June 15, 2001 Cannulated Screw Fixation of Scaphoid Fractures. Presented at Harbor UCLA Educational Program; Torrance, CA.