Richard J. O'Donnell, MD

Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; and Chief, Orthopaedic Oncology Service, UCSF

Phone: (415) 885-3800 (appts)
Box 1939, UCSF
San Francisco, CA 94143-1939

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Additional Websites

• Physician Referral Directory

Selected Publications

1. Watters W, Rethman MP, Hanson NB, Abt E, Anderson PA, Carroll KC, Futrell HC, Garvin K, Glenn SO, Hellstein J, Hewlett A, Kolessar D, Moucha C, O'Donnell RJ, O'Toole JE, Osmon DR, Evans RP, Rinella A, Steinberg MJ, Goldberg M, Ristic H, Boyer K, Sluka P, Martin WR, Cummins DS, Song S, Woznica A, Gross L. Prevention of orthopaedic implant infection in patients undergoing dental procedures. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2013 Mar; 21(3):180-9.
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2. von Mehren M, Benjamin RS, Bui MM, Casper ES, Conrad EU, DeLaney TF, Ganjoo KN, George S, Gonzalez R, Heslin MJ, Kane JM, Mayerson J, McGarry SV, Meyer C, O'Donnell RJ, Paz B, Pfeifer JD, Pollock RE, Randall RL, Riedel RF, Schuetze S, Schupak KD, Schwartz HS, Shankar S, Van Tine BA, Wayne J, Sundar H, McMillian NR. Soft tissue sarcoma, version 2.2012: featured updates to the NCCN guidelines. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2012 Aug; 10(8):951-60.
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3. Horvai AE, Roy R, Borys D, O'Donnell RJ. Regulators of skeletal development: a cluster analysis of 206 bone tumors reveals diagnostically useful markers. Mod Pathol. 2012 Nov; 25(11):1452-61.
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4. Pedtke AC, Wustrack RL, Fang AS, Grimer RJ, O'Donnell RJ. Aseptic failure: how does the Compress(®) implant compare to cemented stems? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2012 Mar; 470(3):735-42.
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5. Virayavanich W, Ringler MD, Chin CT, Baum T, Giaconi JC, O'Donnell RJ, Horvai AE, Jones KD, Link TM. CT-guided biopsy of bone and soft-tissue lesions: role of on-site immediate cytologic evaluation. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2011 Jul; 22(7):1024-30.
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6. Burk TF, Horvai AE, Gottschalk AR, Leong SP, Kashani-Sabet M, Goldsby RE, Law J, O'Donnell RJ. Patellar metastatic melanoma in a 13-year-old boy. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2010 Dec; 39(12):582-6.
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7. Virayavanich W, Singh R, O'Donnell RJ, Horvai AE, Goldsby RE, Link TM. Osteoid osteoma of the femur in a 7-month-old infant treated with radiofrequency ablation. Skeletal Radiol. 2010 Nov; 39(11):1145-9.
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8. Biermann JS, Adkins DR, Benjamin RS, Brigman B, Chow W, Conrad EU, Frassica DA, Frassica FJ, George S, Hande KR, Hornicek FJ, Letson GD, Mayerson J, McGarry SV, McGrath B, Morris CD, O'Donnell RJ, Randall RL, Santana VM, Satcher RL, Siegel HJ, Somaiah N, Yasko AW. Bone cancer. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2010 Jun; 8(6):688-712.
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9. Demetri GD, Antonia S, Benjamin RS, Bui MM, Casper ES, Conrad EU, DeLaney TF, Ganjoo KN, Heslin MJ, Hutchinson RJ, Kane JM, Letson GD, McGarry SV, O'Donnell RJ, Paz IB, Pfeifer JD, Pollock RE, Randall RL, Riedel RF, Schupak KD, Schwartz HS, Thornton K, von Mehren M, Wayne J. Soft tissue sarcoma. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2010 Jun; 8(6):630-74.
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10. Cascio MJ, O'Donnell RJ, Horvai AE. Epithelioid sarcoma expresses epidermal growth factor receptor but gene amplification and kinase domain mutations are rare. Mod Pathol. 2010 Apr; 23(4):574-80.
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11. Horvai AE, O’Donnell RJ, Kempson RL . Bone and joint. Intraoperative Consultation in Surgical Pathology. 2010; 304-321.
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12. Horvai AE, DeVries S, Roy R, O'Donnell RJ, Waldman F. Similarity in genetic alterations between paired well-differentiated and dedifferentiated components of dedifferentiated liposarcoma. Mod Pathol. 2009 Nov; 22(11):1477-88.
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13. O'Donnell RJ. Compressive osseointegration of tibial implants in primary cancer reconstruction. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2009 Nov; 467(11):2807-12.
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14. Tyler WK, Healey JH, Morris CD, Boland PJ, O'Donnell RJ. Compress periprosthetic fractures: interface stability and ease of revision. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2009 Nov; 467(11):2800-6.
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15. Gill R, O'Donnell RJ, Horvai A. Utility of immunohistochemistry for endothelial markers in distinguishing epithelioid hemangioendothelioma from carcinoma metastatic to bone. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2009 Jun; 133(6):967-72.
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16. Jabbari S, Andolino D, Weinberg V, Missett BT, Law J, Wara WM, O'Donnell RJ, Matthay KK, DuBois SG, Goldsby R, Haas-Kogan DA. Successful treatment of high risk and recurrent pediatric desmoids using radiation as a component of multimodality therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009 Sep 1; 75(1):177-82.
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17. Horvai AE, Kramer MJ, Garcia JJ, O'Donnell RJ. Distribution and prognostic significance of human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) expression in giant-cell tumor of bone. Mod Pathol. 2008 Apr; 21(4):423-30.
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18. Horvai AE, Schaefer JT, Nakakura EK, O'Donnell RJ. Immunostaining for peroxisome proliferator gamma distinguishes dedifferentiated liposarcoma from other retroperitoneal sarcomas. Mod Pathol. 2008 May; 21(5):517-24.
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19. Jahan TM, O’Donnell RJ, Nakakura EK, Dollinger M, Eilber F. Sarcomas of bone and soft tissue. Everyone’s Guide to Cancer Therapy: How Cancer Is Diagnosed, Treated, and Managed Day to Day. 2008; 807-815.
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20. Aubert PM, O'Donnell RJ. Palliative care in orthopaedic surgical oncology. Surg Oncol. 2007 Dec; 16(4):311-30.
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