Utku Kandemir MD | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Assistant Clinical Professor
Trauma / Problem Fracture

San Francisco General Hospital:
2550 23rd Street, Building 9, Second Floor, San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 206-8812 (Phone)

kandemiru@orthosurg.ucsf.edu

Biography

Utku Kandemir was born in Talas, Türkiye (Turkey). He is graduated from Galatasaray Lisesi, a renowned high school in the country. After he received his medical degree from Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey in 1993, he did two years of residency in Internal Medicine at Hacettepe University Medical School. He completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey in 2000, during his Chief Residency year he spent three months at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania. In 2000 he was awarded the traveling fellowship by EFORT (European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology), in Europe which he completed in April of 2000.

After graduating from the orthopaedic surgery residency in 2000, Dr. Kandemir did a research fellowship for 15 months in Sports Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, where he was further trained in clinical management of sports injuries, and joint anatomy and mechanics. Upon returning to his home country, he was appointed as a Clinical Instructor and then Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Hacettepe University Medical Center. With increasing interest in advanced training in trauma, he completed a clinical trauma fellowship at San Francisco General Hospital in 2004-2005. Dr. Kandemir was honored as an Associate Professor by the Council of Advanced Education of Turkey in March 2006.

In 2005, Dr. Kandemir joined the faculty of Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at University of California San Francisco (UCSF) at San Francisco General Hospital. His clinical areas of interests are trauma and sports medicine especially reconstructive and complex periarticular trauma, pelvic trauma and sports injuries (shoulder, hip, and knee). His research interests lay in fracture and joint biomechanics. In 2006 Dr. Kandemir did a biomechanical study on distal radius fractures that he presented to the Orthopaedic Trauma Association and is now preparing for submission to JOT. For the last year Dr. Kandemir has been working on a Sport Fellowship, which should be complete in August 2007 and volunteering his time to help cover San Francisco High School Football League games. He is passionate in developing better teamwork in Orthopaedic Surgery. He is committed to providing the highest quality and most current techniques to patient care and resident education in Orthopaedic Surgery.

Career

Associate Professor March 2006- present
The Council of Advanced Education, Turkey

Assistant Professor 2004 - 2005
Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery
Hacettepe University Medical Center, Ankara, Turkey

Orthopaedic Surgeon 2002 - 2003
Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery
Bayindir Medical Center, Ankara, Turkey

Orthopedic Surgeon, Clinical Instructor 2000 - 2001
Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery
Hacettepe University Medical Center, Ankara, Turkey

Education

Clinical Fellow, Sports Medicine 2006 - 2007
Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco

Clinical Fellow, Trauma 2004 - 2005
Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco

Research Fellow, Sports Medicine 2001 - 2002
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh

EFORT Traveling Fellowship, Belgium March - April 2000
(European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology)

Orthopaedic Surgery, Observer March -May 1998
University of Pennsylvania
The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery 1995 - 2000
Chief Resident 1998 - 2000
Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Resident in Internal Medicine 1993 - 1995
Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Medical School 1987 - 1993
Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey

Publications

Kandemir U, Allaire RB, Jolly JT, Debski RE, McMahon PJ. The relationship between the orientation of the glenoid and tears of the rotator cuff. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2006 Aug;88(8):1105-9.
Ozgur AF, Aksoy MC, Kandemir U, Yazici M, Surat A. Does Dega osteotomy increase acetabular volume in developmental dysplasia of the hip? J Pediatr Orthop Part B. 2006 Mar;15(2):83-6.
Isiklar ZU, Kandemir U, Ucar DH, Tumer Y. Is concomitant bony surgery is necessary at the time of open reduction in developmental dislocation of the hip in children 12 to 18 months old? J Pediatr Orthop Part B. 2006 Jan;15(1):23-7.
Aykut US, Yazici M, Kandemir U, Gedikoglu G, Aksoy MC, Cil A, Surat A. The effect of temporary hemiepiphyseal stapling on the growth plate: A radiological and immunohistochemical study in rabbits. J Pediatr Orthop. 2005 May/June; 25(3):336-341.
Cil A, Yazici M, Uzumcugil A, Kandemir U, Alanay A, Alanay Y, Acaroglu RE, Surat A. The Evolution of Sagittal Segmental Alignment of the Spine During Childhood. Spine. 2005 Jan 1;30(1):93-100.
Ucar DH, Isiklar ZU, Stanitski CL, Kandemir U, Tumer Y. Open Reduction Through Medial Approach in Developmental Dislocation of the Hip: A Follow-up Study to Skeletal Maturity. J Pediatr Orthop. 2004 Sep-Oct;24(5):493-500.
Ucar DH, Isiklar ZU, Kandemir U, Tmer Y. Treatment of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip with Pavlik Harness: Prospective study in Graf type IIc or more severe hips. J Pediatr Orthop Part B. 2004;13(2): 70-74.
Kandemir U, Yazici M, Tokgozoglu AM, Alanay A. Distraction Osteogenesis (Callotasis) for Pelvic Closure in Bladder Exstrophy. Clin Orthop 2004 Jan;418:231-236.
Kandemir U, Bharam S, Philippon MJ, Fu FH. Endoscopic Treatment of Calcific Tendinitis of Gluteus Medius and Minimus. Arthroscopy 2003 Jan;19(1):4E.
Kandemir U, Yazici M, Alpaslan AM, Surat A. Morphology of the knee in adult patients with neglected developmental dysplasia of the hip. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2002 Dec;84-A(12):2249-57.
Kandemir U, Allaire R, Debski R, LeeTQ, McMahon PJ. The repair ratio of rotator cuff tears. The Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Journal 2002;13:55-56.
Kandemir U, Fu FH, McMahon PJ. Elbow Injuries: Sports-related injuries. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2002 Mar;14(2):160-167.
Kandemir U, Kaplan L, McMahon PJ. Thermal Capsuloplasty of the Glenohumeral Joint: Technique and Results of Treatment. Oper Techn Sport Med 2002 Jan 10(1): 47-50.
Kandemir U, Yazici M. Orthopedic Approach to Exstrophia Vesica. Journal of Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty 2002 13(1):61-63.
Yazici M, Kandemir U, Atilla B, Ery1lmaz M. Rotational Profile of Lower Extremities in Bladder Exstrophy Patients with Unapproximated Pelvis: A Clinical and Radiologic Study in Children Older Than 7 Years. J Pediatr Orthop 1999; 19: 531-535.
Kandemir U, Gogus T. Flexible Pes Planus. Hacettepe J Orthop Surg 1999; 9(2): 71-74.
Kandemir U, Acaroglu RE. Minimal Invasive Spinal Surgery. Hacettepe J Orthop Surg 1999; 9(1): 30-33.
Oto A, Kandemir U, Savas I, Talim B, Attila S, Oral SN. Assessment of Written Material on Contraceptive Pills and Family Planning. Hacettepe Public Health Bulletin 1993; 14(2): 4-5.

Book Chapters

Bharam S, Kandemir U, Philippon MJ. Hip Problems. in Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation for Active Older Adults. Ed. Speer KP. Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL. 2005: 153-161.

Presentations

Kandemir U, Matityahu A, Desai R, Puttlitz C. Distal radius fixation using dorsal non-locking plate vs. volar locking plate.
Orthopaedic Trauma Association, 22nd Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, October 2006.
Kandemir U, Matityahu A, Desai R, Puttlitz C. Distal radius fixation using dorsal non-locking plates vs. volar locking plates.
NCCWOA Annual Meeting, Western Orthopaedic Association, Northern California Chapter, Aptos, CA, May 13-15, 2005.
Inmann-Abbott Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 5-6 2005.
Kandemir U, Ayvaz M, Alanay A, Yazici M, Acaroglu RE, Akel I, Surat A. Reconstruction with Chest tube-PMMA in Metastatic Tumors of the Vertebra.
19th National Meeting of Orthopaedics Surgery, Antalya, Turkey, May 2005. (Proceedings, paper# S-114)
7th International Congress on Spine, Antalya, Turkey, April 14-17, 2005.
Kandemir U, Allaire RB, Jolly JT, Debski RE, McMahon PJ. Abnormal glenoid orientation is unlikely to be an etiology for rotator cuff tears.
51st Annual Meeting, Orthopaedic Research Society, Washington D.C., February 20-23, 2005. (Transactions V. 30, poster# 615)
Kandemir U, Allaire RB, Debski RE, Lee TQ, McMahon PJ. The Tear-Ratio for Planning Repair of U-Shaped rotator Cuff Tears.
4th World Congress on Sports Trauma and 11st Congress, European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA), Athens, Greece, May 5-8, 2004.
(Proceedings, poster# 576, p:296)
Dereboy F, Kandemir U, Turan S, Gokce C. Early closed reduction and percutaneous pin fixation of displaced type III supracondylar humerus fractures.
18th National Meeting of Orthopaedics Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey, November 2003. (Proceedings V. 1, paper# SS-90, p:198)
5th Central European Orthopaedic Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, July 2004.
Cil A, Yazici M, Kandemir U, Uzumcugil A, Alanay A, Alanay Y, Acaroglu E, Surat A. Evolution of spinal sagittal alignment in children.
18th National Meeting of Orthopaedics Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey, November 2003. (Proceedings V. 1, paper# SS-213, p:464)
Isiklar ZU, Ucar DH, Baltaci G, Kandemir U. ACL reconstruction with quadrupled hamstring tendons fixed with interference screws.
18th National Meeting of Orthopaedics Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey, November 2003. (Proceedings V. 2, paper# P-ARS/078, p:78)
Isiklar ZU, Kandemir U, Ucar DH, Tumer Y. Could developmental dislocation of the hip be treated without bony surgery in children between 12 to 18 months old.
18th National Meeting of Orthopaedics Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey, November 2003. (Proceedings V. 1, paper# SS-10, p:21)
Ucar DH, Isiklar ZU, Stanitski CL, Kandemir U, Tumer Y. Medial Open Reduction in the Treatment of Developmental Dislocation of the Hip: A Follow-up Study to Skeletal Maturity.
Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, Annual Meeting, Amelia Island, Florida, May 2003. (paper#8, p:33)
Aykut US, Yazici M, Gedikoglu G, Kandemir U, Aksoy MC, Surat A. The effect of temporary hemiepiphyseal stapling (HES) on physis of tibia in rabbits: A radiological and immunohistochemical study.
European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society, 22nd Meeting, London, England, April 2003.
Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, Annual Meeting, Amelia Island, Florida, May 2003. (paper#52, p:77)
Bharam S, Kandemir U, Draowitch P, Fu FH, Philippon MJ. Management of Hip Injuries in PGA Golfers with Hip Arthroscopy.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 70th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 2003. (Proceedings: page 485)
Ucar DH, Is1klar ZU, Kandemir U, Tumer Y. Conservative Treatment of Graf Type IIc or More Severe Hips with Developmental Dysplasia: Short-term Results of a Prospective Study.
1st National Meeting of Paediatric Orthopaedics, Antalya, Turkey, September 2002.
Yazici M, Kandemir U, Tokgozoglu M. The Callotasis Method for Pelvic Closure After Transiliac Osteotomy in Bladder Exstrophy Patients.
19th Meeting of the European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society, Milan, Italy, April 2000.
Yazici M, Kandemir U, Atilla B. Rotational Profile of Lower Extremities in Bladder Exstrophy Patients with Unapproximated Pelvis: 16th National Meeting of Orthopaedic Surgery, Antalya, Turkey, November 1999.
Yazici M, Kandemir U, Atilla B, Ery1lmaz M. Rotational Profile of Lower Extremities in Bladder Exstrophy Patients with Unapproximated Pelvis: A Clinical and Radiologic Study in Children Older Than 7 Years.
18th Meeting of European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society, G?teborg, Sweden, April 1999.
Leblebicioglu G, Kandemir U, Gogu_ T, Memikoglu S. Upper Exstremity Bone Tumors: Reconstruction with Fibular Bone Flap after Wide Resection (Ust Ekstremite Kemik Tumorlerinin geni_ Rezeksiyonu Sonras1 Fibular Kemik Flebi Varyantlar1 ile Rekonstruksiyon).
16th National Meeting of Orthopaedics Surgery, Antalya, Turkey, November 1999.

Grants and Awards

2006 Award for High Ethical Standards, Passion for Teaching, and Support to Trainees, UCSF, Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery
2005 TUBITAK (Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Institution) International Scientific Publication Support Program Award
2000 EFORT (European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology) Traveling Fellowship

Membership and Committees

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Orthopaedic Trauma Association
Turkish Board of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
AO North America

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Assistant Clinical Professor Trauma / Problem Fracture

Book Chapters

Assistant Clinical Professor
Trauma / Problem Fracture