Orthopaedic Surgeon

Dr. Raven is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon with subspecialty fellowship training in Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery.  He has a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in both Surgery of the Hand and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine - one of only two surgeons in California with this distinction. Dr. Raven is a general partner of Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists, where his practice focuses on the management of musculoskeletal and neurovascular conditions of the shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand in children and adults. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine where he teaches residents anatomy and state-of-the-art surgical techniques.  Surgeons throughout the greater Los Angeles area frequently refer patients to Dr. Raven to correct complications from failed surgeries.

Dr. Raven was born and raised in San Jose, California. He completed his undergraduate education at the University of California, Irvine, where he studied Molecular Biology and Philosophy of Science. Dr. Raven is a graduate of one of our country’s top medical schools, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). After graduating in the top of his class, he trained under leaders in the field of Orthopaedic trauma, hand surgery and reconstructive limb surgery, also at UCSF.

During residency, Dr. Raven spent time in South Africa where he volunteered as a trauma and reconstructive surgeon in the small village of Umtata (where Nelson Mandela was born). Following residency, Dr. Raven traveled to Europe where he studied complex conditions of the wrist and hand at the 'Institut Kaplan' in Barcelona, Spain. After returning to the United States, Dr. Raven studied pediatric and congenital surgery of the upper limb at the Texas Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Raven completed his fellowship training in Manhattan at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, where he mastered state of the art techniques in Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery.

Dr. Raven is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and an active member of both the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) and the American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS). He currently serves on several committees for the ASSH and was chosen as one of the “Young Leaders” in Hand Surgery. Dr. Raven has published clinical research in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national meetings. He has designed proprietary orthopaedic devices used internationally for the treatment of hand and wrist fractures. Dr. Raven stays up to date on the latest research and orthopaedic breakthroughs by attending several professional conferences and lectures each year.

Dr. Raven has special interest in arthroscopic surgery of the elbow, wrist and hand.  He is well known and regarded for his expertise in the treatment of arthritis involving the base of the thumb (basal joint arthritis), and received advanced fellowship training where the standard of care for this condition was established.

If you have any questions, please email Dr. Raven: Email

For more information, please visit: www.RayRavenMD.com
 

Education & Training

Academic Appointments

11/2008 – present
ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSOR
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

06/2002 – 06/2003
CHIEF RESIDENT
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
 

License & Certification

• Certificate of Added Qualification, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2010
• Certified Forensic Physician, American College of Forensic Examiners, 2010
• Certificate of Added Qualification, Surgery of the Hand, 2008
• Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2007
• Certificate, Basic Life Support, 2003
• License, California State Medical Board, 1998
• License, Drug Enforcement Administration, 1998
• Certificate, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 1997
• Certificate, Advanced Trauma Life Support, 1997

Hospital Affiliations

• Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Burbank, CA
• Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale, CA
• Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, CA
• Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Alameda Surgery Center, Burbank, CA
• Glendale Endoscopy and Surgery Center, Glendale, CA
• Glendale Outpatient Surgery Center, Glendale, CA

Professional Societies

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Fellow
• American Association for Hand Surgery
• American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Committee Member
• Manus Club, Industry Liaison
• Western Orthopaedic Association
• California Orthopaedic Association
• American Medical Association
• California Medical Association
• Los Angeles County Medical Association
• Los Angeles County Disaster Healthcare Volunteers Program
• Health Volunteers Overseas
• American College of Forensic Examiners International
• Wilderness Medicine Society

Professional Committees

• Public Awareness Committee, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2011
• Information Technology Advisory Group, Committee member, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2011
• Physician Reimbursement and Coding Committee, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2010 - present
• Commercial Support Committee, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2010 - present
• Social Media Taskforce, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2009 – present

Honors & Awards

• Deans Fellowship Award, University of California, Irvine, Paul Merage School of Business, 2011
• Future Leaders Committee, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2009
• S.O.F.C.O.T. International Traveling Fellowship, 2003
• Excellence in Teaching and Leadership, Marmor Arthritis Foundation, 2003
• Orthopaedics Overseas- OREF Traveling Fellowship, 2001
• Dean's Summer Research Fellowship Award, University of California, San Francisco, 1994
• Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research Fellowship Award, University of California, Irvine, 1991 - 1993

Community Involvement

• Volunteer Surgeon, Hôpital Sacré Coeur, Milot, Haiti, 2011
• Health Screening Coordinator, Burbank High School, Burbank, CA, 2005 - present
• Volunteer Surgeon, Bedford Orthopaedic Hospital, Umtata, South Africa, 2002
• Health Screening Coordinator, Silver Creek High-School Athletics, San Jose, CA, 1998 - present
• Recreation Center for the Handicapped Volunteer, San Francisco, CA, 1996 - 2000
• Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Orange County, Tustin, CA, 1990 - 1993

Continuing Medical Education

Publications and Presentations

• Raven RB. Leveraging Social Networking in Orthopaedics. 79th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; February 2012, San Francisco, CA.
   
• Wright RC, Yacoubian SV, Salzman GA, Raven RB III, Falkinstein Y, Yacoubian SV. The Extended-Short Nail System, a Novel Concept in the Management of Proximal Femur Fractures. Am J Orthop. 2011;40(12):630-635.
   
• Wright RC, Crouch A, Yacoubian SV, Raven RB 3rd, Falkinstein Y, Yacoubian SV. Nontraumatic, Spontaneous Dislocation of Polyethylene Tibial Insert 1 Year After TKA. Orthopedics. 2011 Dec 6;34(12):e933-935.
   
• Wright RC, Gillis CT, Yacoubian SV, Raven RB 3rd, Falkinstein Y, Yacoubian SV. Extensor Mechanism Repair Failure With Use of Bidirectional Barbed Suture in Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2011 Oct 4. [Epub ahead of print]
   
• Grimsrud C, Raven R, Fothergill AW, Kim HT. The in vitro elution characteristics of antifungal-loaded PMMA bone cement and calcium sulfate bone substitute. Orthopedics. 2011 Aug 8;34(8):e378-81.
   
• Raven RB. Social Media and your Practice: How to Connect with and Inform your Patients and the Public. 66th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand; 2011.
   
• Raven RB 3rd. Botulinum Toxin: Treatment Option for Digital Ischemia in Raynaud’s Phenomena.  26th Annual Bradford Eaton Memorial Lecture. Littler-Eaton Hand Society - St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital, Columbia University School of Medicine. 2011
   
• Wright RC, Yacoubian SV, Raven RB 3rd, Falkinstein Y, Yacoubian SV. Treatment of Proximal Femur Fractures using an Extended-Short Nail. Poster session presented at: 78th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; 2011 Feb 15-19, San Diego, CA.
   
• Raven RB, Kushner H, Nguyen D. Analysis of Efficacy and Safety of Treatment with Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum Among Subgroups of Patients with Dupuytren’s Contracture. Paper session presented at: 65th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand; 2010 Oct 7-9, Boston, MA.
   
• Raven RB. Hand Fracture Fixation Using a Novel Plating System. Presented at 65th Annual Meeting of The American Society for Surgery of the Hand; 2010 Oct 7-9, Boston, MA.
   
• Zlotolow DA, Raven RB 3rd. Treatment Options After Failed Distal Radial Fracture Treatment (Salvage Procedures).Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics. 2009 Apr;19(2):119-129.
   
• Grimsrud C, Raven R, Fothergill AW, Kim H. The In Vitro Elution Characteristics of Antifungal-loaded Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) and Calcium Sulfate Bone Cements. Poster session presented at: 21st Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association; 2005 Oct 20-22, Ottawa, Ontario.
   
• Greene D, Maas CS, Carvalho G, Raven R. Epidemiology of facial injury in female blunt assault trauma cases. Arch Facial Plast Surg. 1999 Oct-Dec;1(4):288-291.
   
• Greene D, Raven R, Carvalho G, Maas CS. Epidemiology of facial injury in blunt assault. Determinants of incidence and outcome in 802 patients. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1997 Sep;123(9):923-928.
   
• Azakie A, McElhinney DB, Thompson RW, Raven RB, Messina LM, Stoney RJ. Surgical management of subclavian-vein effort thrombosis as a result of thoracic outlet compression. J Vasc Surg. 1998 Nov;28(5):777-786
   
• Macdonald MR, Spiegel JH, Raven RB, Kabaker SS, Maas CS. An anatomical approach to glabellar rhytids. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1998 Dec;124(12):1315-1320.
  
  
• Hwang PH, Tami TA, Lee KC, Raven RB. Attitudes, knowledge, and practices of otolaryngologists treating patients infected with HIV. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1995 Dec;113(6):733-739.