Raymond Y. Hsu, M.D. is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
Dr. Hsu graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and received his medical degree from Cornell University in New York City. He completed his orthopedic residency at Brown University, where he also completed a fellowship in orthopedic trauma. He completed an additional fellowship dedicated to foot and ankle surgery at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.
Dr. Hsu’s research interests include the impact of lower extremity fractures in the elderly population, biomechanics of fracture fixation, efficient resource utilization in orthopedics, occupational radiation exposure for surgeons, and appropriate use of advanced imaging.
He serves as the Brown Orthopedic Residency Program Director. At the Brown Alpert Medical School, he previously served as a Doctoring Mentor for first and second year students and a Specialty Career Advisor for third and fourth year students.
Dr. Hsu is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is a member of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society and the Orthopaedic Trauma Association.
| Hsu R. "Commentary on: "Computed Tomography Scan versus Saline Load Test in the Detection of Traumatic Arthrotomies of the Ankle: A Cadaveric Study" and "Detection of Traumatic Ankle Arthrotomies: Computed Tomography Scan vs. Saline Load Test"." Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 2024. |
| Salameh M, Halayqeh S, Levine AR, Abousayed MM, Hsu R, Blankenhorn B. "Displacement after Open vs Saw-Based Minimally Invasive Medial Displacement Calcaneal Osteotomy: A Cadaveric Study." Foot & ankle orthopaedics, vol. 9, no. 2, 2024, pp. 24730114241255350. |
| Piana LE, Burstein E, Criddle S, He E, Katarincic JA, Owens BD, Hsu RY. "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Orthopaedic Surgery: Local and National Efforts." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 107, no. 3, 2024, pp. 22-25. |
| Brodeur PG, Salameh M, Boulos A, Blankenhorn BD, Hsu RY. "Surgical Management of Achilles Tendon Ruptures in the United States 2006-2020, an ABOS Part II Oral Examination Case List Database Study." Foot & ankle orthopaedics, vol. 9, no. 3, 2024, pp. 24730114241266190. |
| Testa EJ, Modest JM, Byrne RA, Owens BD, Hsu R. "Arthroscopic Simulation in Orthopaedic Surgery Training." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 106, no. 9, 2023, pp. 46-51. |
| Hsu R, Lareau C, Born C. "Republication of "Letter Regarding 'A Novel Casting Technique for Tongue-Type Calcaneus Fractures With Soft Tissue Compromise'"." Foot & ankle orthopaedics, vol. 8, no. 3, 2023, pp. 24730114231188116. |
| Salameh M, Hsu R, Blankenhorn B. "Response to "Letter Regarding: Tranexamic Acid Utilization in Foot and Ankle Surgery: A Meta-analysis"." Foot & Ankle International, vol. 44, no. 4, 2023, pp. 377-378. |
| Garcia-Lopez E, Marcaccio S, Beals TC, Hsu RY. "Avoiding Fifth Metatarsal Intramedullary Screw Head Cuboid Impingement: A Weightbearing Computed Tomography Anatomic Study." Foot & Ankle International, vol. 43, no. 7, 2022, pp. 880-886. |
| Testa EJ, Walsh D, Patel D, Kahan LG, Modest J, Schilkowsky R, Hsu R. "Supination Adduction Vertical Medial Malleolar Fracture Fixation with Buttress Plating vs a Novel Screw-Only Construct: A Cadaveric Biomechanical Study." Foot & Ankle International, vol. 43, no. 6, 2022, pp. 810-817. |
| Salameh M, Attia AK, El Khatib S, Hantouly A, Hsu R, Blankenhorn B. "Tranexamic Acid Utilization in Foot and Ankle Surgery: A Meta-analysis." Foot & Ankle International, vol. 43, no. 10, 2022, pp. 1370-1378. |
| Brodeur PG, Walsh DF, Modest JM, Salameh M, Licht AH, Hartnett DA, Gil J, Cruz AI Jr, Hsu RY. "Trends and Reported Complications in Ankle Arthroplasty and Ankle Arthrodesis in the State of New York, 2009-2018." Foot & ankle orthopaedics, vol. 7, no. 3, 2022, pp. 24730114221117150. |
| Hartnett DA, Walsh DF, Richardson DR, Hsu RY. "The Weekend Warrior: Common Foot and Ankle Injuries in Recreational Athletes." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 104, no. 10, 2021, pp. 26-30. |
| Li LT, Chuck C, Bokshan SL, O'Donnell R, Hsu RY, Blankenhorn BD, Owens BD. "High-Volume and Privately Owned Ambulatory Surgical Centers Reduce Costs in Achilles Tendon Repair." Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 8, no. 4, 2020, pp. 2325967120912398. |
| Gil JA, Goodman AD, Kleiner J, Walsh DF, Kosinski LR, Hsu R. "Mortality and Morbidity of Surgical Management of Geriatric Ankle Fractures." Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, vol. 28, no. 16, 2020, pp. 678-683. |
| Hsu RY, Ramirez JM, Blankenhorn BD. "Surgical Considerations for Osteoporosis in Ankle Fracture Fixation." The Orthopedic clinics of North America, vol. 50, no. 2, 2019, pp. 245-258. |
| Hsu RY, Barg A, Nickisch F. "Lesser Metatarsophalangeal Joint Instability: Advancements in Plantar Plate Reconstruction." Foot and ankle clinics, vol. 23, no. 1, 2018, pp. 127-143. |
| Hayda RA, Hsu RY, DePasse JM, Gil JA. "Radiation Exposure and Health Risks for Orthopaedic Surgeons." Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, vol. 26, no. 8, 2018, pp. 268-277. |
| Alrashidi Y, Galhoum AE, Wiewiorski M, Herrera-Pérez M, Hsu RY, Barg A, Valderrabano V. "How To Diagnose and Treat Infection in Total Ankle Arthroplasty." Foot and ankle clinics, vol. 22, no. 2, 2017, pp. 405-423. |
| Gil JA, DeFroda SF, Hsu RY. "Modified sugar tong splint to avoid skin breakdown at the posterior elbow." The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, vol. 34, no. 2, 2016, pp. 332-5. |
| VanValkenburg S, Hsu RY, Palmer DS, Blankenhorn B, Den Hartog BD, DiGiovanni CW. "Neurologic Deficit Associated With Lateralizing Calcaneal Osteotomy for Cavovarus Foot Correction." Foot & Ankle International, vol. 37, no. 10, 2016, pp. 1106-1112. |
| Kadakia RJ, Hsu RY, Hayda R, Lee Y, Bariteau JT. "Evaluation of one-year mortality after geriatric ankle fractures in patients admitted to nursing homes." Injury, vol. 46, no. 10, 2015, pp. 2010-5. |
| Hsu RY, Lee Y, Hayda R, DiGiovanni CW, Mor V, Bariteau JT. "Morbidity and Mortality Associated with Geriatric Ankle Fractures: A Medicare Part A Claims Database Analysis." The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume, vol. 97, no. 21, 2015, pp. 1748-55. |
| Bariteau, J. T., Hsu, R. Y., Mor, V., Lee, Y., DiGiovanni, C. W., Hayda, R. "Operative Versus Nonoperative Treatment of Geriatric Ankle Fractures: A Medicare Part A Claims Database Analysis." Foot & Ankle International, vol. 36, no. 6, 2015, pp. 648-655. |
| Eberson CP, Hsu RY, Borenstein TR. "Procedural sedation in the emergency department." Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, vol. 23, no. 4, 2015, pp. 233-242. |
| DePasse JM, Fantry AJ, Hsu RY. "Subtle anterior subtalar dislocation." The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, vol. 33, no. 10, 2015, pp. 1538.e5-7. |
| Cohen E, Hsu RY, Evangelista P, Aaron R, Rubin LE. "Rapid-Onset Diffuse Skeletal Fluorosis from Inhalant Abuse." JBJS Case Connector, vol. 4, no. 4, 2014, pp. e108. |
| Hsu RY, VanValkenburg S, Tanriover A, DiGiovanni CW. "Surgical techniques of gastrocnemius lengthening." Foot and ankle clinics, vol. 19, no. 4, 2014, pp. 745-65. |
| Hsu RY, Lareau CR, Kim JS, Koruprolu S, Born CT, Schiller JR. "The Effect of C-Arm Position on Radiation Exposure During Fixation of Pediatric Supracondylar Fractures of the Humerus." The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume, vol. 96, no. 15, 2014, pp. e129. |
| Hsu RY, Bariteau J. "Management of ankle fractures." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 96, no. 5, 2013, pp. 23-7. |
| Hsu RY, Lareau CR, Born CT. "Novel posterior splinting technique to avoid heel ulcers." Orthopedics, vol. 36, no. 1, 2013, pp. 31-2. |
| Zhan G, Serrano F, Fenik P, Hsu R, Kong L, Pratico D, Klann E, Veasey SC. "NADPH oxidase mediates hypersomnolence and brain oxidative injury in a murine model of sleep apnea." Am J Respir Crit Care Med, vol. 172, no. 7, 2005, pp. 921-9. |
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | MD | Cornell University |
| 2006 | BS | University of Pennsylvania |
| Fellowship | University of Utah, Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgery | 2016-2017 | |
| Fellowship | Brown University, Orthopedic Trauma | 2015-2016 | |
| Residency | Brown University, Orthopedic Surgery | 2010-2015 |
| Fellow | American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons | 2020-Present | |
| Board Certification | American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedics | 2019-Present |
| Specialty Content Editor. Foot and Ankle International, 2024-Present |
| Associate Editor. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 2024-Present |
| Program Director. Brown University Orthopedic Residency Program, 2023-Present |
| Question Writing Task Force. American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2022-Present |
| Associate Program Director. Brown University Orthopedic Residency Program, 2022-2022 |
| Post Graduate Education Committee. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, 2021-2024 |
| Associate Editor for CME. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2020-Present |
| Council of Specialty Career Advisors. Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 2020-2023 |
| Doctoring Mentor Program. Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 2020-2024 |
