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Arvind Narayanan, MD

Arvind Narayanan, MD

Joint Replacement

Education & Experience

Medical School

  • Case Western Reserve University

Residency

  • University Of North Carolina
    Orthopaedic Residency

Fellowship

  • Scripps Clinic
    • Lower Extremity Adult Reconstruction Fellowship

Employment

  • Sept 2022 - Present, Clinical Assistant Professor
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
    University of North Carolina School of Medicine
    Chapel Hill, NC

Honors

  • Chief Resident Research Award – UNC Department of Orthopaedics, Jun 2021
  • C. McCollister Evarts AOA Resident Leadership Forum selection – Aug 2020
  • Resident Teaching Award – Musculoskeletal Course UNC School of Medicine, May 2017
  • Graduation with Honors with Distinction in Research – CWRU School of Medicine, May 2016
  • Elected Admissions Committee Member – CWRU School of Medicine, Jul 2014 – May 2016
  • Dean's Summer Research Award – CWRU School of Medicine, Jun-Jul 2013

Medical Licensure

Licensure: NC Medical Board – Physician License

Published Manuscripts

  • Brown ML, Michel D, Narayanan A, McCauley JC, Bugbee WD. Are immediate postoperative X-Rays valuable in evaluating complications of primary total hip arthroplasty? Arthroplasty. 2022 Nov;4(1):44. doi: 10.1186/s42836-022-00148-1. PMID: 36320047
  • Narayanan A, Stoll K, Pratson L, Lin F-C, Olcott C, Del Gaizo, D. Musculoskeletal health literacy is associated with outcome and satisfaction of total knee arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2021 Jul; 36(7S):S192-S197. PMID: 33812715
  • Narayanan A, Walley K, Borenstein T, Luther G, Jackson J, Gonzalez T. Surgical strategies: Necrotizing fasciitis of the foot and ankle treated with dermal regeneration matrix for limb salvage. Foot Ankle Int. 2020 Sep; 42(1):107-114. PMID: 32975443
  • Shapiro J, Narayanan A, Taylor P, Olcott C, Del Gaizo, D. Fate of the morbidly obese patient who is denied total joint arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2020 Jun; 35(6S):S124-S128. PMID: 32088050
  • Weinberg D, Narayanan A, Moore T, Vallier H. Assessment of resuscitation as measured by markers of metabolic acidosis and features of injury. Bone Joint J. 2017 Jan; 99-B(1):122-127. PMID: 28053267
  • Weinberg D, Narayanan A, Boden K, Breslin M, Vallier H. Psychiatric illness is common among orthopedic polytrauma patients and is linked with poor outcomes. J Bone Joint Surg. 2016 Mar;98(5):341-8. PMID: 26935455
  • Weinberg D, Narayanan A, Moore T, Vallier H. Prolonged resuscitation of metabolic acidosis after trauma is associated with more complications. J Orthop Surg Res. 2015 Sept;10:153. PMID: 26400732
  • Choe H, Narayanan A, Gandhi D, Weinberg A, Marcus R, Lee Z, Bonomo R, Greenfield E. Immunomodulatory peptide IDR-1018 decreases implant infection and preserves osseointegration. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2015 Sep;473(9):2898-907. PMID: 25953690
  • Tsien C, Garber A, Narayanan A, Shah S, Barnes D, Eghtesad B, Fung J, McCullough A, Dasarathy S. Post-liver transplantation sarcopenia in cirrhosis: A prospective evaluation. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2014 June;29(6):1250-7. PMID: 24443785
  • Qiu J, Thapaliya S, Runkana A, Yang Y, Tsien C, Mohan ML, Narayanan A, Eghtesad B, Mozdziak P, McDonald C, Stark G, Welle S, Naga Prasad S, Dasarathy S. Hyperammonemia in cirrhosis induces transcriptional regulation of myostatin by an NF-KB mediated mechanism. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2013 Nov;110(45):18162-7. PMID: 24145431
  • Qiu J, Tsien C, Thapaliya S, Narayanan A, Weihl CC, Ching JK, Eghtesad B, Singh K, Fu X, Dubyak G, McDonald C, Almasan A, Hazen SL, Naga Prasad SV, Dasarathy S. Hyperammonemia mediated autophagy in skeletal muscle contributes to sarcopenia of cirrhosis. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Oct;303(8):E983-93. PMID: 22895779

Presentations

Podium Presentations

  • Resiliency and Grit Correlates with Outcomes of Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasties North Carolina Orthopaedic Annual Meeting; Pinehurst, NC; Oct 2021.
  • Patient Grit Correlates with Postoperative Functional and Pain Scores Following Rotator Cuff Repair American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting; San Diego, CA; Sep 2021
  • Musculoskeletal Health Literacy is Associated with Outcome and Satisfaction of Total Knee Arthroplasty
    • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting; San Diego, CA; Sep 2021
    • American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting; Dallas, TX; Nov 2020
  • Fate of the Morbidly Obese Patient who is Denied Total Joint Arthroplasty American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting; Dallas, TX; Nov 2019
  • IDR-1018: An Immunomodulatory Host Defense Peptide that Decreases Bacterial Burden and Preserves Osseointegration in a Murine Model of Orthopaedic Implant Infection Lepow Day, Case Western Reserve University; Cleveland, OH; Jul 2015

Poster Presentations

  • Complications Are Reduced with Appropriate Resuscitation, Measured by Correction of Metabolic Acidosis Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA; Oct 2015
  • IDR-1018: An Immunomodulatory Host Defense Peptide that Decreases Bacterial Burden and Preserves Osseointegration in a Murine Model of Orthopaedic Implant Infection Orthopaedic Research Society Conference; Las Vegas, NV; Mar 2015
  • Innate Defense Regulatory Peptides Primarily Decrease Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines rather than Increasing Chemokines Lepow Day, Case Western Reserve University; Cleveland, OH; Feb 2014

Teaching Activities

Grand Rounds
History of Orthopaedic Implants and Influence on Modern Healthcare Policy
University of North Carolina; Chapel Hill, NC; May 2019
Emergency Room Management of Common Orthopaedic Trauma
WakeMed Health and Hospitals; Raleigh, NC; Aug 2018

Professional Courses
Hip and Knee IEP Fellows Course – Nashville, TN; May 2022
Joint Replacement Fellows Symposium – Vail, CO; Jan 2022
C. McCollister Evarts Resident Leadership Forum – Virtual; Aug 2020
AAHKS Resident Arthroplasty Course – Dallas, TX; Nov 2019
Hip and Knee Arthroplasty for the Junior Resident – Nashville, TN; Sep 2018
AO Trauma – Fracture Management – Kansas City, MO; Mar 2018

Locations

UNC Orthopaedic Clinic at the Ambulatory Care Center (ACC)
102 Mason Farm Road
Second Floor
Chapel Hill, North Carolina - 27514
UNC Orthopaedics at Panther Creek
6715 McCrimmon Parkway
Suite 205A
Cary, North Carolina - 27519