Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • Tahoe-Truckee High School, Truckee, CA 95730
    Graduation June, 1972
    Honors: National Merit Scholarship
  • University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80302
    September, 1973 to May, 1979
    Graduation 1978 BA Chemistry
    1979 Biology Major Completed
    Activity:
    • 3 years on University of Colorado Varsity Ski Team
    • NCAA Champions each year, 3 Varsity Athletic Awards – Skiing
    • Vice-president, University of Colorado Ski Club 1977-1978
  • University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92037
    September, 1979 to June, 1983
    Graduation 1983 MD
  • University of California Los Angeles Center for Health Sciences
    June, 1983 – June, 1984
    Surgical Internship
  • University of California Los Angeles Center for Health Sciences
    July, 1984 – June, 1988
    Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
  • University of California Los Angeles Center for Health Sciences
    August, 1988 – July, 1989
    Adult Foot and Ankle Surgery Fellowship

Memberships

  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, Since 1993
  • American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Since 1993
  • Sacramento – El Dorado Medical Society, Since 1989
  • California Orthopaedic Association, Since 1993

Licenses and Certificates

  • California Physician and Surgeon License, Since June, 1984
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Since July 12, 1991, Re-Certified 2002

Clinical Appointment

  • Assistant Clinical Professor
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
    University of California, Davis School of Medicine
    2200 Stockton Blvd.
    Sacramento, CA 95817
    September, 1989 to Present

Surgical Privileges

  • Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento
    2801 L Street
    Sacramento, CA 95816
  • Mercy General Hospital
    4001 J Street
    Sacramento, CA 95819
  • University of California, Davis Medical Center
    2200 Stockton Blvd.
    Sacramento, CA 95817
  • Sutter Alhambra Surgery Center
    1201 Alhambra, #100
    Sacramento, CA 95816

Honors

  1. Outstanding Clinical Faculty Member, 1992-1993, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UC Davis School of Medicine, University of California, Davis
  2. Outstanding Clinical Faculty Member, 2006-2007, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UC Davis School of Medicine, University of California, Davis

Publications

  1. Lian, George; Cracchiolo, Andrea and Lesavoy, Malcolm, “The Treatment of Major Wound Necrosis Following Total Knee Arthroplasty with Soft Tissue Flaps”, Journal of Arthroplasty, 1989
  2. Cracchiolo, Andrea; Weltmer, John B.; Lian, George; Dalseth, Theresa, and Dorey, Fred, “Arthroplasty of the First Metatarsophalangeal Joint with a Double-Stem Silicone Implant: Results in Patients Who Have Degenerative Joint Disease, Failure of Previous Operations, or Rheumatoid Arthritis”, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 74-A, pp. 552-563, April, 1992
  3. Cracchiolo, Andrea; Cimino, William and Lian, George, “Arthrodesis of the Ankle in Patients Who Have Rheumatoid Arthritis”, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 74-A, pp. 903-909, July, 1992
  4. Lian, George; Markolf, Keith and Cracchiolo, Andrea, “Stability of Basilar First Metatarsal Osteotomies”, Foot and Ankle, Vol 13 (1), pp. 24-30, 1993
  5. Lian, George, “Common Foot and Ankle Problems”, Sutter Orthopaedic News, Fall, 1990
  6. Lian, George, “Nerve Entrapments” in Selected Bibliography of the Foot and Ankle with Commentary, Pfeffer, Glenn and Mizel, Mark, eds., American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1992
  7. Lian, George, “Double Stem Silicone Implant Arthroplasty of the First Metatarsophalangeal Joint” in Current Therapy in Foot and Ankle Surgery, Meyerson, Mark, ed, pp. 77-81, Mosby-Year Book, St. Louis, 1993
  8. Johnson, Eric; Weltmer, John; Lian, George J. and Cracchiolo, Andrea, “Ilizarov Ankle Arthrodesis”, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, Vol 280, pp.160-169, July 1992
  9. Lian, George, “Rheumatoid Foot Deformities”, Sutter Continuum Physician’s Quarterly, Vol 1 (4), pp. 15-16, Fall, 1992
  10. Lian, George, “Hindfoot Arthrodeses” in Current Practice in Foot and Ankle Surgery, Pfeffer, Glenn and Frey, Carol, eds., pp. 262-284, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1993
  11. Lian, George, “To Fix a Painful Foot”, Emergency Medicine, Vol 24 (15), pp. 34-46, November 15, 1992
  12. Lian, George, “Distal Chevron Osteotomy for Bunion Correction”, Techniques in Orthopaedics, Vol 8 (2), pp. 203-207, 1993
  13. Moehring, H. David; Tan, Rana T.; Marder, Richard A. and Lian, George, “Ankle Dislocation”, Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, Vol 8 (2), pp. 167-172, 1994
  14. Lian, George, “Nerve Problems in the Foot”, in Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Foot and Ankle”, Lutter, Lowell; Mizel, Mark and Pfeffer, Glenn, eds., pp. 123-132, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, Illinois, 1994
  15. Marder, Richard A. and Lian, George J., Sports Injuries of the Ankle and Foot, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1997

Presentations

  1. "The Treatment of Major Wound Necrosis Following Total Knee Arthroplasty With Soft Tissue Flaps", UCLA-Harbor General Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds, June, 1988
  2. "Chevron Bunionectomy, Results in 214 Patients", UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds, July, 1989
  3. "Chevron Bunionectomy, Results in 214 Patients", American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Summer Meeting, Sun Valley, August, 1989
  4. "Chevron Bunionectomy, Results in 214 Patients", UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds, February, 1990
  5. "Treatment of Os Subfibularis" UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds, May, 1990
  6. "Common Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference , UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June 1990
  7. "Office Treatment of Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference, UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June, 1990
  8. "Stability of Basilar First Metatarsal Osteotomies", American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Summer Meeting, Banff, Alberta, Canada, August, 1990
  9. "Double-Stem Silicone Implant Arthroplasty of the First Metatarsophalangeal Joint", American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, February, 1991
  10. "Common Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference , UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June 1991
  11. "Office Treatment of Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference, UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June, 1991
  12. "Calcaneus Fractures", Continuing Education Lectures, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, San Francisco, October, 1991
  13. "Entrapment Neuropathy of the Foot", UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds, April, 1992
  14. "Common Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference , UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June 1992
  15. "Office Treatment of Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference, UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June, 1992
  16. "Diabetic Neuropathy" in Diabetic Foot Symposium, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Summer Meeting, Napa, July, 1992
  17. "Calcaneus Fractures", Continuing Education Lectures, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, San Francisco, October, 1992
  18. "Common Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference , UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June 1993
  19. "Office Treatment of Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference, UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June, 1993
  20. "Common Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference , UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June 1994
  21. "Pediatric Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference , UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June 1994
  22. "Office Treatment of Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference, UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June, 1994
  23. "Open Treatment of Medial Osteochondral Defects of the Talus", American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Summer Meeting, Coeur D’Alene, June, 1994
  24. "Common Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference , UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June 1995
  25. "Office Treatment of Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference, UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June, 1995
  26. "Common Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference , UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June 1996
  27. "Office Treatment of Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference, UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June, 1996
  28. "Common Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference , UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June 1997
  29. "Office Treatment of Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference, UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June, 1997
  30. "Common Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference , UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June 1998
  31. "Office Treatment of Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference, UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June, 1998
  32. "Common Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference , UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June 1999
  33. "Office Treatment of Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference, UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June, 1999
  34. "Common Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference , UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June 2000
  35. "Office Treatment of Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference, UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June, 2000
  36. "Common Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference , UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June 2001
  37. "Office Treatment of Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference, UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June, 2001
  38. "Common Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference , UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June 2002
  39. "Office Treatment of Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference, UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June, 2002
  40. "Common Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Problems", Continuing Medical Education, Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento, April, 2005
  41. "Common Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference , UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June 2005
  42. "Office Treatment of Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference, UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June, 2005
  43. "Lesser Toe Disorders", Resident Basic Science Lecture Series, UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June 2, 2006
  44. "Hallux Valgus", Resident Basic Science Lecture Series, UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June 9, 2006
  45. "Common Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference , UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June 2006
  46. "Office Treatment of Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference, UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June, 2006
  47. "Common Forefoot and Midfoot Problems", Resident Basic Science Lecture Series, UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June 8, 2007
  48. "Common Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference , UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June 14, 2007
  49. "Office Treatment of Foot and Ankle Problems", Fingers-to-Toes: Primary Care Orthopaedic Conference, UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June 14, 2007
  50. "Common Ankle and Hindfoot Problems", Resident Basic Science Lecture Series, UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June 15, 2007


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