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Home Page    >     Our Physicians    >      Ajeya P. Joshi, M.D.
 
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Ajeya P. Joshi, M.D.
Comprehensive Spine Care


Dr. Joshi specializes in spinal disorders. Originally from Lexington, Massachusetts, he attended Dartmouth College and graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Mathematics and Biochemistry.
 

Dr. Joshi graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed his orthopaedic training in the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program. He then completed a comprehensive fellowship in spinal disorders at Baylor College of Medicine.

Dr. Joshi’s special clinical interests include cervical spine care, pediatric and adult spinal deformity, and minimally invasive lumbar and cervical spine technologies. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is available to see patients at our downtown (Metropolitan Methodist Plaza) and southeast offices.
 
 
 
 
Special Interests
  • Cervical and lumbar degenerative disorders
• Osteoporotic fractures: kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty
• Spinal cancer care
• Scoliosis care: pediatric and adult
• Microdiscectomy and other minimally invasive techniques
• Anterior/Posterior lumbar fusion
• Clinical research including outcomes and Q.I.
• Spine Surgery - Fellowship trained
 
 
Practice History
The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group, LLP
2004–present
 
 
Education
 
Fellowship 
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, 2003–2004

Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Orthopaedic Trauma, January 2003–June 2003
 
Residency 
Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts, 1998–2002
 
Internship 
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Department of General Surgery, 1997–1998
 
Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Doctor of Medicine, 1992–1997
 
College
Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire
Bachelor of Arts, Biochemistry and Mathematics, 1988–1992
 
 
Certification & Licensure

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2006
T
exas State Board of Medical Examiners, 2002
Board of Medicine, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 2002

 
 
Professional Organizations & Committee Service
2005 -        South Texas Blood and Tissue Center Medical Advisory
                      Committee/Tissue Advisory Committee
2004 -        Texas Indo Physician Society (TIPS)
                      Southwest Chapter Executive Committee
2005 -        Scoliosis Research Society
2004 -        Bexar County Medical Society
2004 -        Texas Orthopaedic Association
2004 -        Texas Medical Association
2003 -        American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
2001 -        North American Spine Society
1998 -        American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
 
 
Honors & Activities
Counselor of the Year
American Legion Massachusetts Boys’ State, 1991

Finalist
Rhodes Scholarship Competition, 1991

Tucker Foundation Honor Society Inductee
Dartmouth College, 1991

Albert Schweitzer Fellow
Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Gabon, Africa, 1995

Wislocki Research Fellow
Harvard Medical School Department of Cell Biology, 1995–1996
 
 
Academic Appointments
Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, August 2003–July 2004

Assistant in Orthopaedic Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts, January 2003–June 2003
 
 
Publications and Posters
Joshi, A.P., Pedlow, F.X., Hornicek, F.J., and A.C., Hecht. “Surgical management of cervical spine metastatic disease.” Current Opinion in Orthopaedics 13. 2002: pp 224–231.

Joshi, AP., and Glazer, AP. “Vertebroplasty: Current concepts and outlook for the future.” The Orthopaedic Journal at Harvard Medical School 3. 2001: pp 103–107.

“Long-term follow-up of unconstrained total elbow arthroplasty in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis,” Joshi, A. P., Peljovich, A., Chan, M., Alparslan, L., Ewald, F., Koris, M., Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2000.

Spayde, E., Joshi, A.P., Cohn, D., and B. Olsen. “An exon-skipping mutation in COL9A2 in multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (MED) and its matrix consequences.” Matrix Biology 19. 1999: pp 121–128.

“Role of minor cartilage collagens in the pathogenesis of idiopathic osteoarthritis,” Joshi, A. P., Olsen, B., Soma Weiss Research Day Boston, Massachusetts, 1996.
 
 
Presentations
“Enhancements of spinal fusion using calcium phosphate-based graft substitutes,” Joshi, A. P., Alkay, R. N., Surakowski, D., Schwardt, J., Glazer, P. A., North American Spine Society 2001.

“Management of common adolescent knee and ankle disorders,” Joshi A. P., Adolescent Medicine Conference of Fallon Clinic Boston, Massachusetts, 2000.
 
      
   
 
 
 
Dr. Joshi's Office Locations and Contact Information:
   
Southeast
4243 E. Southcross, Suite 204
San Antonio, Texas 78222
T: (210) 396-5260
F: (210) 396-5266
Directions Map
Downtown
Metropolitan Methodist Plaza
1200 Brooklyn Ave., Suite 320
San Antonio, Texas 78212
T: (210) 396-5260
F: (210) 396-5266
Directions Map
North Central
Stoneterra Medical Plaza
150 E. Sonterra Blvd., Suite 300
San Antonio, Texas 78258
T: (210) 396-5260
F: (210) 396-5266
Directions Map
 
       
 
 
 
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