Los Angeles Orthopaedic Medical Center - Downtown Campus 2400 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA USA 90007 Appointments: Phone (213)213-742-1466 Fax (213)213-749-9442

Medical Degree:
University of Southern California
Degree: MD

Residency:
Orthopaedic Hospital, Los Angeles, CA

Fellowship
1. Adult reconstructive orthopaedics/Musculoskeletal tumors: Orthopaedic Hospital (6 mos) and Rancho Los Amigos Hospital-Arthritis and Spine Services (3 mos)

2. Berg-Sloat Traveling Fellowship awarded by the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation for study in Europe (6 mos)

Adult reconstruction and orthopaedic problems related to Hemophilic Arthropathy

Academic affiliation with the UCLA/Orthopaedic Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Executive Vice Chairman, Professor and Program Director for the UCLA/Orthopaedic Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Hemophilic arthropathy

Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital and Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital

Foundation Chairman, Medical Advisory Board, Shriners Hospitals for Children, National Headquarters

Past President and Director, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inc. (ABOS)

Past Chairman of the Maintenance of Certification Committee for the ABOS Member of the AAOS/ABOS Combined Task Force on Maintenance of Certification

Past Chairman and Member, Residency Review Committee of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)

Recent Publications

1. Luck JV Jr. Comparing Two Articles on Osteonecrosis in Sickle Cell Disease. JBJS, 88(A):2563-2564, 2006.

2. Silva M, Luck JV Jr. Radial Head Excision and Synovectomy in Patients with Hemophilia. JBJS, 89(A):2156-2162, 2007.*

3. Silva M, Luck JV Jr, Quon D, Young CC, Chin D, Ebramzadeh E, Fong YJ. Inter and Intra-observer Reliability of Radiographic Scores Commonly used for the Evaluation of Hemophilic Arthropathy. Haemophilia, 14(3):504-12, 2008.*

4. Silva M, Luck JV Jr. Radial Head Excision and Synovectomy in Patients with Hemophilia. JBJS, 90(A), Suppl. 2:254-261, 2008.

5. Llinas A, Silva M, Pasta P, Luck JV, Asencio JG, Fernandez-Palazzi F, Caviglia H, Manco Johnson m, Seuser A. Controversial subject in musculoskeletal care of hemophilia: Cross fire. Haemophilia, 16(Suppl 5): 132-135, 2010.

*Published abstract