Mailing Address
1613 Montgomery St. San Francisco, CA 94111
Scheduling Tel: 415-399-9769
Scheduling Fax: 415-399-9439

Education
University of Western Ontario, London, CAN, BS in Biology, 09/1998 – 04/1990
University of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine, Medical Doctor, London, CAN, 09/1990 – 06/1994

Residencies
Health Research Methodology (during residency), McMaster University, Hamilton, CAN, 01/1997 – 04/1997
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency PGY-1 through 5, McMaster University, Hamilton, CAN, 07/1995 – 12/2000

Fellowships
Orthopaedic Research Fellow and Biostatics, University of Western Ontario, London, CAN, 07/1994 – 06/1995
Shoulder/Sports Medicine & Reconstruction Fellowship, McMaster University, Hamilton, CAN, 01/2000 -12/2001

Board Certifications
Board Certified Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada, 2000 to present (FRCSC)
Board Certified American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2004 -12/31/2024
America Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, 2008-2024

Appointed Qualified Medical Evaluator
Division of Workers’ Compensation Medical Unit, 10/2024

Hospital & Clinical Appointments
Orthopaedic Surgery, San Francisco General Hospital, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, 09/2024 – present
Orthopaedic Surgery, HCA Good Samaritan Hospital, San Jose, CA 04/2015 – 12/2024
Orthopaedic Surgery, El Camino Hospital, Los Gatos, CA 12/2015 – 12/2024
Orthopaedic Surgery, Watsonville Community Hospital, Watsonville, CA. 02/2020 – 12/2024
Orthopaedic Surgery, Dignity Health Mark Twain Med Ctr, San Andreas, CA, 07/2022 – 12/2024
Orthopaedic Surgery, Independent Practitioner, 08/2012 – present
Orthopaedic Surgery, Dignity Health, Angels Camp, CA, 08/2022 – 08/2023
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Coastal Health Partners, Watsonville, CA, 03/2020 – 03/2022
Orthopaedic Surgeon, OrthoSynthesis Inc. (private practice), Los Gatos, CA, 01/2015 – 09/2020
Vice Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery, Good Sam San Jose, CA, 01/2019 – 05/2020
Orthopaedic Surgeon (SAMGI) and Medical Director, Sutter Health, Los Banos, CA, 08/2018 – 05/2020
Orthopaedic Surgeon (Synergy), Dignity Health Grass Valley, CA, 04/2017 – 08/2018
Global Bone Health Medical Director, Amgen. Thousand Oaks, CA, 06/2013 – 12/2014
Principal Investigator/Medical Officer, FDA, Silver Springs, MD, 09/2011 – 05/2013
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Contra Costa Health Services, Martinez, CA, 11/2010 – 08/2011
Stanford Hospitals/Lucille Packard, Clinical Faculty Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford, CA, 06/2004 – 10/2011
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Chief of VA Shoulder and Sports, Palo Alto, CA, 09/2003 – 10/2010
Orthopaedic Surgeon, The Medical Group (now Franciscan Alliance), Michigan City, IN, 01/2002 – 08/2003

Professional Appointments
Clinical Associate Professor, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, 03/2024 – present
Founder, COO/CFO/CMO, Kinisi Inc., Santa Cruz, CA, 05/2020 – present
Founder/Owner, Clarity Synergy Solutions, LLC (biotech and device consulting), 01/2015 – present

Honors & Awards
Orthopaedic Research Society, ORS Business Innovation Competition Winner 2025, Feb. 2025
Amgen Awards and Recognion, US Star (2 Awards, Q1, 2014, Q4 2013); Global Star (Q1 2014) Bravo Awards (3 Awards), 2013 - 2014
FDA/CDRH REWARD AND RECOGNITION, Public Private Partnership Science Working Group Computational Modeling, 2012
VA Staff Awards Recognition, 2006

Presentations (Partial List)
ORS 2025 Business Innovation Competition Finalist & Winner (Kinisi Inc), Feb 10, 2025
Knee Wearable Machine Learning Model Predicts ACL Injury Risk with 98% Accuracy, Feb 8, 2025
Can Blockchain Technology Improve Healthcare Privacy, Contracting, Delivery & Portability?, July 13, 2024
Healthcare Innovation Precipice – Innovator MD Global Summit, Burlingame, CA, Jan 12, 2023
Orthopaedic Technology Horizons – Dignity Health Foundation, Nov 10, 2022
Regulation of Novel, Regenerative & Additive Technology – Why it matters to Patients, UCLA, May 30, 2019
Printing the Future of Therapeutics in 3D – Speaker, Regulatory & Clinical Panel, Vancouver, BC, May 7-8, 2019
Motor Vehicle Crash Trauma and Cutting-Edge Treatment, Lincoln Law School, San Jose, CA, March 7, 2019

Publications/Books (Partial List)
Juncker, Ryan B, Gagnier, Joel J, Mirza, Faisal M; doi.org: 10.1155/2022/2133998
Ryan B Juncker, Faisal M Mirza and Joel J Gagnier; doi.org: 10.1051/sicotj/2021063
Gagnier JJ, Huang H, Mullins M, Marinac-Dabić D, Ghambaryan A, Eloff B, Mirza F, Bayona M; doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.17.00038.
Gagnier JJ, Mullins M, Huang H, Marinac-Dabic D, Ghambaryan A, Eloff B, Mirza F, Bayona M. A; doi:
10.1016/j.arth.2016.12.052.
Kostenuik P, Mirza FM; doi: 10.1002/jor.23460.
Cheng LI, Durden E, Limone B, Radbill L, Juneau PL, Spangler L, Mirza FM, Stolshek BS; doi: 10.18553/jmcp.2015.21.9.824.
Huang H, Grant JA, Miller BS, Mirza FM, Gagnier JJ; doi: 10.1177/0363546514565096.
Langdahl BL, Teglbjærg CS, Ho PR, Chapurlat R, Czerwinski E, Kendler DL, Reginster JY, Kivitz A, Lewiecki EM, Miller PD, Bolognese MA, McClung MR, Bone HG, Ljunggren Ö, Abrahamsen B, Gruntmanis U, Yang YC, Wagman RB, Mirza F, Siddhanti S, Orwoll E; doi: 10.1210/jc.2014-4079.
Durden, E., Cheng, L.I., Eynullayeva, E., Radbill, L., Juneau, P., Spangler, L., Mirza, F. and Stolshek, B., 2014, February. JBMR (Vol. 29, Pp. S48-S48).
Silverman, S.L., Siris, E., Kendler, D.L., Belazi, D., Brown, J.P., Gold, D.T., Lewiecki, E.M., Papaioannou, A., Simonelli, C., Quinn, G. and Balasubramanian, A., FM Mirza, P Ho, S Siddhanti, B Stolshek, C Recknor. 2014, February. In JBMR (Vol. 29, Pp. S472-S473).
KVGC Radio Interview with Dr. Mirza, Dec 15, 2022
Doc Talk – Interview with Dr. Mirza, Feb 2023
Dignity Health Connect – Division Newsletter – Mako Robotics, Mar 2023
The Age of Orthopaedic Intelligence, MedTechOutlook Magazine, Mar 12, 2019
Strong Bones Matter, ‘No Bones About It’ Newsletter, El Camino Hospital, Los Gatos, CA May 2017
AAOS Now; An Insider’s Perspective on the FDA Regulatory Process; Issue 2 (12) Dec 2012
Porsche The Frog Adventures – Porsche Goes Hiking: Book 1 children’s storybook series, May 6, 2024
Think Breathe Be: Twenty-one poems of metaphysical prose by Faisal Mirza Apr 2016

Licensure
State of California


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