Roy Aaron is Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He is a graduate of SUNY Downstate Medical Center and did an internship in medicine at Montefiore Hospital, NY, a year of surgical residency at the US Public Health Service Hospital, NY, and the Harvard Combined Residency in Orthopedic Surgery followed by a fellowship in joint replacement surgery at the Brigham. He spent 5 years at the National Institutes of Health doing critical care and basic research. Dr. Aaron created the Center for Restorative and Regenerative Medicine at the Providence VA Hospital. Following an active surgical career in joint replacements and arthroscopy, Dr. Aaron has organized the department’s Osteoporosis and Bone Health Program. Throughout his career he has been actively involved in basic and clinical research focusing on skeletal circulation in osteoarthritis and avascular necrosis, and biophysical influences on skeletal repair. He maintains a departmental outcomes registry of 10,000 joint replacements as part of a national data base for surgical risk mitigation. Dr. Aaron serves as Research Director of The Miriam Hospital Total Joint Center and Director of the Orthopedic Program in clinical/translational research. He has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the New England Arthritis Foundation.
Dr. Aaron is an Affiliate Faculty of Brown’s Watson School of International and Public Affairs, Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies. He is currently studying the personal and social effects of blast injuries and amputations from a policy perspective worldwide. He recently completed a course in Foundations of Bioethics at Yale. At Brown, he has served as Chair of the Medical Faculty Executive Committee and co-chairs the BIRCH Faculty Engagement Subcommittee. Dr. Aaron has served on many national panels, including 30 NIH and DoD study sections, and committees of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and Orthopedic Research Society. He has authored over 150 scientific and clinical papers and chapters, edited five books, and has moderated over 30 national and international clinical and scientific sessions.
Konnyu KJ, Pinto D, Cao W, Aaron RK, Panagiotou OA, Bhuma MR, Adam GP, Balk EM, Thoma LM. "Rehabilitation for Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review." American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation / Association of Academic Physiatrists, vol. 102, no. 1, 2023, pp. 11-18. |
Konnyu KJ, Thoma LM, Cao W, Aaron RK, Panagiotou OA, Bhuma MR, Adam GP, Balk EM, Pinto D. "Rehabilitation for Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review." American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation / Association of Academic Physiatrists, vol. 102, no. 1, 2023, pp. 19-33. |
Modest JM, Sheth H, Gohh R, Aaron RK. "Osteomalacia and Renal Osteodystrophy." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 105, no. 8, 2022, pp. 22-27. |
Testa EJ, Callanan TC, Evans AR, Aaron RK. "Osteoporosis and Fragility Fractures." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 105, no. 8, 2022, pp. 15-21. |
Konnyu KJ, Thoma LM, Bhuma MR, Cao W, Adam GP, Mehta S, Aaron RK, Racine-Avila J, Panagiotou OA, Pinto D, Balk EM. "Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation for Major Joint Replacement." 2021. |
Dyke, J.P., R.K. Aaron. Non-invasive methods of measuring bone blood perfusion. Ann. NY Acad. Sci.1192:95-102; 2010.
Gerin-Lajoie, M., D. McK. Ciombor, W. Warren, R.K. Aaron. Using ambulatory virtual environments for the assessment of functional gait impairment: A proof-of-concept study. Gait and Posture. 31: 533-536; 2010.
Puckett, S., P.P. Lee, D. McK. Ciombor, R.K. Aaron, T. Webster. Nanotextured titanium surfaces for enhancing skin growth on transcutaneous osseointegrated devices. Acta Biomaterialia. 6: 2352-62; 2010.
Bilgen B, Y. Ren, M. Pei, R.K. Aaron, D. McK. Ciombor. CD14-Negative isolation enhances chondrogenesis in synovial fibroblasts. Tissue Eng. 15: 3261-3270; 2009.
Lee, J.H., J. Dyke, D. Ballon, D. McK. Ciombor, M. Rosenwasser, R.K. Aaron. Subchondral fluid dynamics in a model of osteoarthritis: Use of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 17: 1350-1355; 2009.
Lee, J.H., J. Dyke, D. Ballon, D. McK. Ciombor, G. Tung, R.K. Aaron. Assessment of bone perfusion with contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging. Ortho Clin N Am. 40: 249-257; 2009.
Covey, D. C. Born, R.K. Aaron, D. McK. Ciombor, et. al. Regenerative and restorative techniques to treat severe limb trauma orthopaedic war injuries: New developments in treatments and research. AAOS Instructional Course Lectures. 58: 117-129; 2009.
Jaklenec A, A. Hinckfuss, B. Bilgen, D. McK. Ciombor, R.K. Aaron, E. Mathiowitz. Sequential release of bioactive IGF-I and TGF-beta(1) from PLGA microsphere-based scaffolds. Biomaterials.10:1518-25; 2008.
Covey, D. R.K. Aaron, C. Born, J. Calhoun, T. Einhorn, H. Frisch, L. Levin, M. Mazurek, E. Schwartz, J. Wenke, E. Powell. Orthopaedic war injuries from combat casualty care to definitive treatment: a current review of the basic science, clinical advances and research opportunities. AAOS Instructional Course Lectures. 57: 65; 2008.
Aaron, R.K., J. Dyke, D. McK. Ciombor, D. Ballon, J. Lee, E. Jung, G. Tung Perfusion abnormalities in subchondral bone association with marrow edema, osteoarthritis and avascular necrosis. Ann. NY Acad. Sci. 117: 124-137; 2007.
Aaron, R.K. and D. McK. Ciombor. Orthopaedic complications of solid organ transplantation. Surg. Clin. North America. 86: 1237-1255; 2006.
Aaron, R.K. and R. Gray. Osteonecrosis: Etiology, Natural History, Pathophysiology and Diagnosis. In: The Adult Hip, 2nd edition. Eds: J. Callaghan, A. Rosenberg, and H. Rubash. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA. v.1 pg 463-476; 2006.
Aaron, R.K., H. Herr, D. McK. Ciombor, L. Hochberg, J. Donoghue, C. Briant, J. Morgan, M. Ehrlich. Horizons in prosthetic development for restoration of limb function. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 14: S198-204: 2006
Paek, H.J., A.B. Campaner, J.L. Kem, L. Golden, R.K. Aaron, D. McK. Ciombor, J. Morgan, M. Lysaght. Microencapsulated cells genetically modified to overexpress human transforming growth factor-beta1: viability and functionality in allogeneic and xenogeneic implant models. Tissue Engin. 12(7): 1733-9; 2006
Aaron, R.K., D. McK. Ciombor, S. Wang. Clinical biophysics: The promotion of skeletal repair by physical forces. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 1068: 513-531; 2006
Aaron, R.K., A. Skolnick, S. Reinert, D. McK. Ciombor. Arthroscopic debridement for osteoarthritis of the knee. J. Bone Joint Surg. 88A: 936-943; 2006
Ciombor, D. McK., A Jaklenec, A. Liu, C. Thanos, N. Rahman, P.Weston, R. Aaron, E. Mathiowitz. Encapsulation of BSA using a W/O/O emulsion solvent removal method. J. Microencap. 23 (2): 183-194; 2006
Paek, H.J., A.B. Campaner, J.L. Kim, R.K. Aaron, D. Ciombor, J. Morgan, M. Lysaght. In-vitro characterization of TGFβ1 release from genetically modified fibroblasts in calcium alginate microcapsules. ASAIO. 51: 379-384, 2005.
Aaron, R.K. and M. Bolander (eds.). Physical Regulation of Skeletal Repair. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Chicago, IL. 2005.
Ciombor, D. McK., R.K. Aaron, S. Wang, and B. Simon. Modification of osteoarthritis in the guinea pig – A morphological study. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 11: 455-462; 2003.
Lieberman, J., D. Berry, M. Mont, R.K. Aaron, et al. Osteonecrosis of the hip: Management in the 21st century. J. Bone Joint Surg. 84: 834-853; 2002.
Aaron, R.K., S. Wang, and D. McK. Ciombor. Upregulation of basal TGF beta levels coincident with chondrogenesis. Implications for skeletal repair and tissue engineering. J. Orthop. Res. 20: 233-240; 2002.
Year | Degree | Institution |
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1969 | MD | State University of New York |
1965 | AB | Lafayette College |
Guest Investigator | National Institute of Dental Research, National Institutes of Health, proteoglycan | 1978-1981 | Bethesda, MD |
Fellow | Robert Breck Brigham Hospital, arthritis surgery | 1977-1978 | Boston, MA |
Resident | Massachusetts General Hospital, Orthopaedics | 1974-1977 | Boston, MA |
Clinical Associate | National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Surgery | 1971-1973 | Bethesda, MD |
Resident | U.S. Public Health Service Hospital, Surgery | 1970-1973 | New York, NY |
Intern | Montefiore Medical Center, medicine | 1969-1970 | New York, NY |
Medical License | Rhode Island | 1981- | |
Certification | American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic surgery | 1979- |
Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon. Lifespan Academic Medical Center, 1981- |