Robert S. Gorab, M.D.
- Accepting New Patients
- Primary Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
- Area of Expertise: Hip, Knee,
About Dr. Robert S. Gorab
Dr. Gorab is a fellowship-trained, board-certified orthopedic surgeon. His practice is limited to joint replacement and arthritis surgery. He is trained to treat various conditions of the hip and knee, including total and revision hip replacement, minimally invasive hip replacement, anterior approach hip replacement, total and revision knee replacement and unicompartmental knee replacement.
Dr. Gorab completed his medical education at the University of Pittsburgh, graduating as a member of Alpha Omega Alpha national medical honor society and receiving the Lange Outstanding Achievement Award from the university. He completed his surgical internship and orthopedic residency at the University of California, Irvine. He then completed an additional fellowship year in joint replacement and arthritis surgery at the renowned Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio.
Dr. Gorab is actively involved in surgeon education, design, and development of orthopedic implants and procedures.He is a US designer for a partial knee replacement implant and was also one of the clinical investigators for several FDA investigational device studies pertaining to hip replacement implants and bearing surfaces. Dr. Gorab is actively involved in several orthopedic research and development projects. He has published a number of articles in the orthopedic literature pertaining to arthritis and joint replacement surgery and has presented at numerous conferences both nationally and internationally on arthritis and joint replacement procedures.
Dr. Gorab is president of the Orthopaedic Research and Education Institute of Southern California, a non-profit medical foundation which supports physician education, clinical research, and medical education to allied health providers and the surrounding communities.
Dr. Gorab is an associate professor of orthopedics at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. He is a member of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the California Orthopaedic Association and the Western Orthopaedic Association.
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- Aetna PPO
- Blue Cross Prudent Buyer PPO
- Blue Shield PPO
- ChoiceCare/Humana
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry/First Health
- Health Net PPO
- Interplan PPO
- Medicare
- United Healthcare PPO
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Internship - UC Irvine Medical Center (General Surgery)
Residency - UC Irvine Medical Center (Orthopaedic Surgery)
Fellowship - Cleveland Clinic Hospital (Adult Reconstructive Surgery)
- American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Osteoarthritis of the HIp / Hip Osteoarthritis (Hip)
- Osteoarthritis of the Knee / Knee Osteoarthritis (Knee)
- Osteonecrosis / Avascular Necrosis (Hip)
- Knee Arthritis (Knee)
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Hip (Hip)
- Hip Arthritis (Hip)
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Knee (Knee)
- Anterior Hip Replacement
- Hip Replacement
- Hip Replacement Revision
- Joint Replacement
- Knee Replacement
- Knee Replacement Revision
- Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Joint Replacement Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement Surgery
- Revision Hip Replacement
- Revision Knee Replacement
- Total Hip Replacement
- Total Hip Replacement Revision
- Total Knee Replacement
- Total Knee Replacement Revision
- Joint Reconstruction