Aenor Sawyer MD | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Assistant Clinical Professor
Pediatrics

Parnassus Heights:
400 Parnassus Ave., 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94143
(415) 353.2967 (Phone) / (415) 353.2299 (Fax)

Biography

Dr. Sawyer holds a BS in Physical Therapy from California State University Fresno. After a 10 year career in Physical Therapy, she went on to receive her M.S. in Human Physiology and her M.D. from the University of California, Davis. Upon completion of her Orthopaedic Surgery residency at Stanford University, she pursued dual fellowship training in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery and Pediatric/Adolescent Sports Medicine, both at Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Orthopedic program.

Dr. Sawyer has been in the East Bay and Tri-Valley area for nearly 10 years where she built a busy private practice specializing in pediatric/adolescent orthopedic surgery and youth sports medicine. In her clinical practice she combines her expertise in physical therapy and exercise physiology with her medical and surgical skills to provide comprehensive musculoskeletal care. Throughout her career Dr Sawyer has maintained a strong research interest in childhood bone development, which she pursued as an Adjunct Clinical Scientist at Children’s Hospital of Oakland Research Institute and as the Director of the Pediatric Bone Health Consortium. This work and her other research interests including sports injury prevention, anterior cruciate ligament repair, and osteoporosis will be expanded upon in her new role at UCSF.

Career

2009 - Present, Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California San Francisco, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

2005 - Present, Adjunct Clinical Scientist, Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA

2000 - Present, Medical Staff Member, San Ramon Regional Medical Center, San Ramon, CA

2003 - 2009, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Private Practice

2000 - 2003, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Webster Orthopaedic Medical Group, San Ramon, CA

1977 - 1990, Physical therapist and Director of Physical Therapy Department, Sutter Health Systems

Education

1972 - 1975: Undergraduate Studies, Biological Sciences, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA

1977: BS, Physical Therapy, Califonia State University, Fresno, CA

1989: MS, Human Physiology, University of California, Davis, CA

1993: MD, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine

1993 - 1994, General Surgery Internship, Stanford University Hospital, Stanford, CA

1993 - 1999, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Stanford University Hospital, Stanford, CA

1999 - 2000, Fellowship in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital and Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Surgery Program, Boston, MA

1999 - 2000, Fellowship in Sports Medicine, Children's Hospital and Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Surgery Program, Boston, MA

Publications

"Optimal Management of the Fragility Fracture Patient"
Co-author of slide kit to educate orthopedists (2005-2007)
International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF)
Orthopaedic Surgeon Initiative Committee

State of California
California Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Project, State Guidelines
Chair of steering committee to draft guidelines, completed 2006

Mind your T's and T's, J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2003; 85: 1390-1391

Preoperative Planning Technique to Minimize Leg Length Discrepancy Following Total Hip Arthroplasty-a review of 30 cases, Journal of Arthroplasty, February 1999

Calcaneal Ultrasound Measurements in Healthy US Youth, -Journal of Clinical Densitometry, vol. 4, no. 2, 111-120

Book Chapters:
Bone Densitometry in Growing Patients: Clinical Guidelines
Textbook: Humana Publishing/ Springer -Verlag 2006
Sawyer, Bachrach, Fung
Chief Editor and Chapter Author

Presentations

INTERNATIONAL:

3rd International Children's Bone Health Conference, Sorrento, Italy, Pediatric DXA Guidelines, Chair 2005

International Rheumatology Network, 2/03, Surgical Intervention for Vertebral Compression Fractures

NATIONAL

American Academy of Pediatric, Annual Meeting 2007, Pediatric Bone Health, Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness

FORUM Women's Orthopaedic Society Meeting 1/07, ACL Injury Prevention Research

USDA FSNEP Annual Meeting, Keynote Address, Bone Health Across the Lifespan 2006

Zimmer National Meeting for Orthopaedic Residents and Surgeons 2001-2004, Computerization of the Orthopaedic Practice

FORUM Women's Orthopaedic Society Meeting 12/02, Bone Health Determinants and Assessment

Orthopaedic Research Society 3/02, Histologic Response to Rupture of Adolescent ACL

ASBMR National Meeting 1999, Calcaneal Ultrasound Measurements in Healthy American Youth. Poster Presentation,

AAOS National Meeting, 1993, Poster,. The Effect of Simulated Torsional Deformity on Knee Joint Frontal Plane Moments. 1992, Poster presentation UCD Biomedical Research Colloquium, Faculty: George Rab, Jennette Boakes

REGIONAL AND OTHER INVITED PRESENTATIONS

Tri-Valley Sports Hall of Fame 2005, Inductee Acceptance Speech, Injury Prevention in Children's Sports

California Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics 2005, Pediatric Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Topics (4 lectures)

California Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Conference 2004, Keynote Address, Childrenﾒs Bone Health

San Ramon Regional Medical Center, 4/01, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Grand Rounds

Children's Hospital, Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Surgery Department, 2000, Radiographic Evaluation of Triplane Fractures, Grice Lecture Day

Children's Hospital, Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Surgery Department, 1999-2000, Pediatric Skeletal Health and Calcaneal Ultrasound Testing in Children. Grice Lecture Day

Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Surgery Departmant,, Resident Rounds in Pediatric Orthopaedics Surgery

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery UC Davis Faculty for Family Practice Physicians 1995- 2000, Faculty Lecture- "Fingers to Toes - Orthopaedics for Primary Care Physicians" Annual one week course

Stanford Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds, 1993-1999, Monthly presentations

Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, 1999, Calcaneal Ultrasound Measurements in Healthy American Youth. Disputations Day

UCD School of Medicine Human Anatomy Course, Peripheral Neuropathies. Anatomy course lectures

UCDMC Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1990, Advancements in the Treatment of Neuromuscular Diseases.

Grants and Awards

1992, Alpha Omega Alpha, Honor Medical Society President

1992, Morton Levitt Research Award

1993, Lange Publications Award

1993 - Rapp/ Rumelsburg Research Scholarship

1999 - 2000, Lovett Fellowship in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital

2005, Tri-valley Sports Hall of Fame - Inducted for Community Service

Membership and Committees

American Medical Association
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American College of Sports Medicine
American Society of Bone and Mineral Research
Alameda and Contra Costa County Medical Societies

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Assistant Clinical Professor Pediatrics

Assistant Clinical Professor
Pediatrics