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John Patrick Meehan, M.D.
Clinical Professor
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Locations and Contact
Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
Orthopaedic Surgery Clinic
4860 Y Street
Sacramento, CA 95817
Clinic Phone: 916-734-2700
Clinic Fax: 916-734-7137
Philosophy of Care
Dr. Meehan believes that the successful journey from an initial patient visit to completed post-operative care involves a team of highly qualified people, from nurses to therapists to surgical technicians. He has helped develop and grow the perioperative home that has led to UC Davis being identified as a top performing hospital for both hip and knee replacement surgery. He enjoys meeting new patients and educating them about their condition and helping them achieve a better quality of life that includes less pain and improved mobility.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Meehan is an orthopedic surgeon with subspecialty training in Adult Reconstructive surgery that includes hip and knee replacement. He has spent over 20 years in an academic practice that treats people with age-related osteoarthritis and also people with the most complex musculoskeletal conditions that are referred to UC Davis Health. He strives to provide the safest possible care that incorporates emerging technologies including computer navigation and modern implant designs.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Meehan’s research interests have included surgical outcomes in hip and knee replacement using large databases to identify best practices and also identify risk profiles for potential complications. Recently he has published articles on the hip -spine interaction in hip replacement and the potential for accelerated osteoarthritis in select patients. Currently he is studying a novel blood serummarker for venous thromboembolism and its potential as a less invasive technique for diagnosis of blood clots in post- operative joint replacement patients.
Division
Adult Reconstruction
Center/Program Affiliation
Trauma Program
Undergraduate School
B.A., Human Biology, Stanford University, Palo Alto CA 1986
Medical School
M.D., Boston University School of Medicine, Boston MA 1991
Residency
Orthopaedics, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA 1991-1996
Fellowship
Adult Reconstructive Surgery, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston MA 1997-1998
Fellowship
Arthorscopy and Sports Medicine, S.O.A.R. Orthopaedic Group, Menlo Park CA 1996-1997
WOF/OREF Young Investigator Award for "Female Sex and Longer Fusion Constructs Significantly Increase the Risk of Total Hip Arthroplasty Following Spinal Fusion". Presented at Western Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, 2019
Patrick T. Liu Innovation in Research Award, CT of hip fracture Patients: Can Muscle Size & Attenuation Predict Clinical Outcomes?, 2016
CCJR / O.R.E.F. Clinical Practice Award, Current Concepts Institute and Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, 2011
Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year, UC Davis, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, 2003
Lum ZC, Kim EG, Shelton TJ, Meehan JP. Infection and Mortality Rate in Hepatitis C and Cirrhotic Patients Undergoing Hip and Knee Replacement. J Surg Orthop Adv. 2022 Spring;31(1):1-6. PMID:35377299.
Lum ZC, Holland CT, Meehan JP. Systematic review of single stage revision for prosthetic joint infection. World J Orthop. 2020 Dec 18;11(12):559-572. doi:10.5312/wjo.v11.i12.559. PMID:33362992.
Lum ZC, Meehan JP, Wegner AM. Spinopelvic alignment terminology is not the same! Hip Int. 2020 Nov;30(6):658-661. doi:10.1177/1120700020936211. Epub 2020 Jun 23. PMID:32574089.
Casazza GA, Lum ZC, Giordani M, Meehan JP. Total Knee Arthroplasty: Fitness, Heart Disease Risk, and Quality of Life. J Knee Surg. 2020 Sep;33(9):884-891. doi:10.1055/s-0039-1688768. Epub 2019 May 14. PMID:31087318.
Lum ZC, Giordani M, Meehan JP. Total Hip Instability and the Spinopelvic Link. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2020 Aug;13(4):425-434. doi:10.1007/s12178-020-09648-6. PMID:32524531.
Lum ZC, Saiz AM, Pereira GC, Meehan JP. Patella Baja in Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2020 Apr 15;28(8):316-323. doi:10.5435/JAAOS-D-19-00422. PMID:31934927.
Lum ZC, Pereira GC, Giordani M, Meehan JP. Top 100 most cited articles in orthopaedic surgery: An update. J Orthop. 2019 Dec 2;19:132-137. doi:10.1016/j.jor.2019.11.039. PMID:32025120.
Natsuhara KM, Shelton TJ, Meehan JP, Lum ZC. Mortality During Total Hip Periprosthetic Joint Infection. J Arthroplasty. 2019 Jul;34(7S):S337-S342. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2018.12.024. Epub 2018 Dec 24. PMID:30642705.
Natsuhara KM, Boutin RD, Lee MA, Meehan JP. The prevalence of fracture extension in displaced femoral neck fractures in the elderly: A pilot study. OTA Int. 2019 May 14;2(4):e033. doi:10.1097/OI9.0000000000000033. PMID:33937665.
Lum ZC, Giordani M, Meehan JP. Total knee arthroplasty after Hauser procedure: beware of the patellar tendon! Arthroplast Today. 2018 Oct 27;5(1):11-16. doi:10.1016/j.artd.2018.07.004. PMID:31020014.