Biography
Dr. Raymond Raven is an Orthopaedic Specialist with subspecialty training in Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery. He is distinguished as one of few surgeons who is triple Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine.
Dr. Raven has cared for thousands of patients with fractures, sports related injuries, and arthritis and has extensive experience treating upper extremity conditions affecting performance artists. Dr. Raven’s clinical interests include the management of upper extremity trauma and reconstruction of the hand, wrist, and elbow.
Dr. Raven is the CEO and Managing Partner of the OSS Health Network in Burbank, CA, a comprehensive diagnostic and treatment center for musculoskeletal conditions. He has the privilege and challenge of overseeing the quality of health care delivery for more than 60,000 patient-encounters each year in the group’s clinic, rehabilitation center and ambulatory surgical centers. Dr. Raven is deeply involved with patient advocacy and holds leadership positions in the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and sits on the Board of Directors for the California Orthopedic Association. Dr. Raven enjoys mountain biking, backpacking, and martial arts.
Dr. Raven holds these posts and accomplishments:
- Managing Partner and CEO of OSS Health Network
- Board of Directors for the California Orthopaedic Association(Presidential line)
- Served on the California Medical Association House of Delegates
- Published clinical research in peer-reviewed journals
- Designed proprietary orthopaedic devices used internationally for the treatment of upper extremity fractures.
- Leadership Fellows Program of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
- Young Leaders in Hand Surgery by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand(ASSH)
- Recipient of Leadership Fellows Program, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Awarded S.O.F.C.O.T. International Traveling Fellowship
- Excellence in Teaching and Leadership, Marmor Arthritis Foundation
- Orthopedics Overseas-OREF Traveling Fellowship
- Howard Hughes Research Award
- Board of Directors for Rocketship Public Schools
- Volunteer Team physician for Silver Creek High School (San Jose)
- Volunteer on Global Medical Missions to South Africa and Haiti
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Conditions Evaluated
- Arthritis (finger arthritis, hand arthritis, wrist arthritis, elbow arthritis)
- Injuries from sports or activity related for children and adults
- Broken bones (fractures) and dislocations from sudden injury (trauma)
- Tears to cartilage, ligaments, muscles in the finger, hand, wrist, elbow
- Previous surgeries that need to be evaluated
- Pain in a joint that already has an implant or prosthetic
- Nerve, blood vessel and tendon injuries
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Treatments Performed
- Arthroscopic and ‘minimally invasive’ surgery of the elbow, wrist and hand
- Bone fracture and ligament repair
- Microsurgery (nerve and small vessel repair)
- Joint replacement of the hand, wrist, elbow
- Reconstructive surgery of the elbow, wrist and hand
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Affiliations
- Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Burbank
- Glendale Surgical Center, Glendale
- Buena Vista Surgery Center, Burbank
- Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
- American Orthopaedic Association (AOA), Fellow
- American Association of Orthopaedic Executives (AAOE), Member
- Wilderness Medicine Society (WMS), Member
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH), Member
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), Fellow
- American Association for Hand Surgery (ASSH), Member
- California Medical Association (CMA), Member
- Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO), Member
- California Orthopaedic Association (COA), Member
- American Medical Association (AMA), Member
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Publications
Audio Digest: Dupuytren Contracture: Diagnosis and Treatment Options 2020
White Paper: Practice Survival for an Orthopaedic Practice During COVID-19 2020
- Publisher: California Orthopaedic Association
Op-Ed: Embracing digital technology in the ASC. Physician Practice 2020
White Paper: Telehealth in Orthopedics: An Essential Technology 2019
- Publisher: California Orthopaedic Association
Educational Brochure: The Jammed Finger 2015
- Publisher: American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Patient Education
Editor & Reviewer
- Information Technology Editor. American Society for Surgery of the Hand Textbook of Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery. 2013 - 2016
- Reviewer. Journal of Hand Surgery (American). 2014 - 2016
Books, Chapters, and Contributions
- Raven R, Kushner H, Nguyen D, Naam N, Curtin C. Analysis of Efficacy and Safety of Treatment With Collagenase Clostridium histolyticum Among Subgroups of Patients With Dupuytren Contracture. Annals of Plastic Surgery: September 2014;73-3:286-290
- Zlotolow D, Raven R. Salvage procedures of the wrist. American Society for Surgery of the Hand Textbook of Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery. 2013
- Zlotolow D, Raven R. The ulnar side of the wrist. American Society for Surgery of the Hand Textbook of Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery. 2013
- Lifchez DS, McKee DM, Raven RB, Shafritz AB, Tueting JL: Guidelines for Ethical and Professional Use of Social Media in a Hand Surgery Practice. Journal of Hand Surgery 2012;37A:2636–2641.
- Zlotolow D, Raven R: Avoiding complications with volar plating of distal radial fractures. Current Orthopaedic Practice. 23(4):300-304, July/August 2012.
- 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.
- 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. Otolaryngology Head Neck Surg. 1995 Dec;113(6):733-739.
Presentations and Posters at Society Meetings
- Presenter. How to Leverage the Internet for Your Hand Surgery Practice. Instructional Course. American Society for Surgery of the Hand; 2020 Annual Meeting, Virtual.
- Presenter: Dupuytren’s Disease. Kaiser Permanente Dale Daniel Orthopaedic Symposium; 2020 Annual Meeting. Miramonte Indian Wells, CA
- Presenter. Distal Radius Fractures. The Volar Plate is Not the Panacea. California Orthopaedic Association; 2018 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA
- Moderator/Presenter. The Internet and Social media – Marketing your practice and dealing with negative online reviews. American Society for Surgery of the Hand; 2017 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
- Lecturer/Instructor: Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Use of Ultrasound for the Elbow. American Society for Surgery of the Hand; Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
- Lecturer: 8th Annual Los Angeles Orthopaedic Trauma Course: Hot Topics in Orthopaedic Trauma. Acute Traumatic Instability of the Elbow: Fixing Them Right the First Time.
- Lecturer/Instructor: Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: A Primer for Hand Surgeons. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Use of Ultrasound for the Elbow
- Moderator. Surgeons Get Graded: Your Report Card Online. Practice Management Section. California Orthopaedic Association; 2016 Annual Meeting, Laguna Niguel, CA
- Presenter. Web Presence Optimization:Making Yourself More Visible On the Internet.Practice Management Section. California Orthopaedic Association; 2016 Annual Meeting, Laguna Niguel, CA
- Presenter. Virtual Reality in Medicine and Healthcare. Bradford Eaton Memorial Lecture. Littler-Eaton Hand Society - Roosevelt Hospital, Columbia University School of Medicine. 2016 Annual Meeting.
- Section Moderator. Finger-tip injury. Combined Meeting – Australian Hand Surgery Society & American Society for Surgery of the Hand; Sydney, Australia.
- Presenter. Hand-e: Navigating the educational platform of the ASSH. Instructional Course. American Society for Surgery of the Hand; 2014 Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.
- Moderator. Leveraging Information Technology to Organize Your Life Professionally and Personally. Instructional Course. American Society for Surgery of the Hand; 2015 Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.
- Course Chair. Practice Management in the 21st Century. Instructional Course. American Association for Hand Surgery; 2015 Annual Meeting, Paradise Island, Bahamas.
- Instructor. Social Media and Your Practice – Web Presence Optimization. Instructional Course. American Association for Hand Surgery; 2015 Annual Meeting, Paradise Island, Bahamas.
- Moderator. Leveraging Information Technology to Organize Your Life Professionally and Personally. Instructional Course. American Society for Surgery of the Hand; 2014 Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
- Moderator. Effective Use of Social Media in Your Practice. Precourse. American Society for Surgery of the Hand; 2013 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
- Moderator: Engaging Patients Online. Symposium. American Society for Surgery of the Hand; 2013 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
- Presenter. Social Media and your Practice: How to Connect with and Inform your Patients and the Public. American Society for Surgery of the Hand; 2012 Annual Meeting, Chicago, Il.
- Presenter. Leveraging Social Networking in Orthopaedics. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; 2012 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
- Presenter. Social Media and your Practice: How to Connect with and Inform your Patients and the Public. American Society for Surgery of the Hand; 2011 Annual Meeting.
- Presenter. Botulinum Toxin: Treatment Option for Digital Ischemia in Raynaud’s Phenomena. Bradford Eaton Memorial Lecture. Littler-Eaton Hand Society - Roosevelt Hospital, Columbia University School of Medicine. 2011 Annual Meeting.
- Poster: Treatment of Proximal Femur Fractures using an Extended-Short Nail. Poster session presented at: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; 2011 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
- Poster: Analysis of Efficacy and Safety of Treatment with Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum Among Subgroups of Patients with Dupuytren’s Contracture. Paper session presented at: American Society for Surgery of the Hand; 2010 Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
- Presenter: Hand Fracture Fixation Using a Novel Plating System. Presented at American Society for Surgery of the Hand; 2010 Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
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“I'm a painter/muralist and had severe carpel tunnel in my dominate hand growing worse over the years. It's been 3 months since my surgery and I am constantly in disbelief how well my hand has recovered, I can do things like sleep and paint again! Glendale Surgery Center and Raymond Raven are professionals and have a wonderful team to help through the ... ”
- Mike C. -
“Dr. Raven treated me for De Quervian's Tenosynovitis. He performed a tendon release surgery after cortisone shots were not effective. Dr. Raven is a kind, compassionate and to the point doctor! ”
- Beth S. -
“Let me just say how thankful I am that I found Dr. Raven and his staff! I am a personal trainer who tore my distal bicep tendon and from the moment I met with Dr. Raven I knew he would be the one performing the surgery. The surgery went extremely well and I followed his rehab protocol to a T! Two and a half months in now and I feel about 90 percent, I ... ”
- MJ K. -
“I waited approximately 10 years for Dr. Raymond Raven to perform a Dupuytren's Contracture release procedure on my right (dominant) hand because I was waiting for my insurance to change, and heard (from several medical professionals) that he was the best. I'm glad I waited. He is extraordinary in every way. It was well worth the wait. If you suffer from ... ”
- Doc S.