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Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery

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(Dr. Saam Morshed, MD, PhD, MPH)

(124 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery, General Practice, Pediatric Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Trauma

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine (2001)

Professional interests include: ankle fracture, shoulder fracture, clavicle fracture (broken collarbone)

2550 23rd Street Building 9, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94110

(415) 206-8812

Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery is an orthopedist in San Francisco, CA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery, general practice, pediatric orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and orthopedic trauma. He graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine in 2001 and has 25 years of experience. Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery is affiliated with UCSF Health, Brown and Toland Physicians, UCSF, UCSF Medical Group, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, University of California SFGH Medical Group, Hill Physicians and UCSF Orthopedic Trauma Service.

Office Locations

1825 4th Street Floor 5A
San Francisco, CA 94143

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1825 4th Street Floor 5
San Francisco, CA 94143

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1500 Owens Street
San Francisco, CA 94158

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1580 Valencia Street Suite 106
San Francisco, CA 94110

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1825 Fourth Street 5th Floor 5a
San Francisco, CA 94158

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Brown and Toland Physicians

2550 23rd Street Building 9, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94110

(415) 206-8812

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Brown and Toland Physicians

744 52nd Street Ucsf Department of Surgery
Oakland, CA 94609

(510) 428-3238

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In The News

“Dr. Saam Morshed, a professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of California, San Francisco, who was not involved in the study, said, "I think it's fair that we hold the mirror up to...”—"Considering Bone or Joint Surgery? You May Not Need It.", New York Times, January 2022

“3 of 8 4 of 8 Jean Xavier, is greeted by his Orthopedic Surgeon, Saam Morshed, during his physical therapy at San Francisco General Hospital on Friday Mar. 25, 2011, in San Francisco, Ca.”—"S.F. General helps Haiti quake victim make strides", SFGATE, December 2011

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	30

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	43

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	32
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	18
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	25
Dementia	22
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery treated as an orthopedist in San Francisco, CA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	69
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	46

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	49
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	11
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	29
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	16
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	74

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	30
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery in 2015

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	29
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	118

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	68
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	20
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	32

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	39
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	17
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	28

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	35
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	17
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	30
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	34
Dementia	32
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	35

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	28
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery in 2019

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	33
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	37
Dementia	24
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	21

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	18
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	12
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	44
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	19
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	15
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	39
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	37

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	36
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	13
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	39
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery treated as an orthopedist in San Francisco, CA were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	62
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	39

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	7
Non-Hispanic White	41
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	10
85 and over	8
Less than 65	11
65 to 74	26

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and osteoperosis.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	28
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	2
Dementia	11
Cancer	5

Education & Training

Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine in 2001. He completed residency at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certifications American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery., Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine (2001)

Residency: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certifications American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery., Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCSF Health

Brown and Toland Physicians

UCSF

UCSF Medical Group

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals

University of California SFGH Medical Group

Hill Physicians

UCSF Orthopedic Trauma Service

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Aetna, Blue Shield of California, UnitedHealthcare, SCAN Health Plan, Anthem, Health Net, Hill Physicians Care Solutions, Central Health Plan, CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan) and Canopy Health.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Aetna

Blue Shield of California

UnitedHealthcare

SCAN Health Plan

Anthem

Health Net

Hill Physicians Care Solutions

Central Health Plan

CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan)

Canopy Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.72 out of 5 stars based on 124 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery from all over the web to help you find the right in San Francisco, CA.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-11-21

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Synthes GmbH	$24,414 $24,414
SI-Bone, Inc.	$3,593 iFuse Implant $3,593
Synthes USA Products LLC	$1,288 EX NAILS $1,288
DJO, LLC	$1,200 $1,200
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$426 NA $149	TFN ADVANCED $124	ViviGen $88	MATRIXRIB $36	HEALIX ADVANCE DYNA+TAPE PERMATAPE DYNACORD $29
Other	$267 Plate, Fixation, Bone $145	HeartWare Ventricular Assist System $88	Pelvis II $18	Asnis $15

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program	$14,635
Travel and Lodging	$7,750
Consulting Fee	$4,862
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program	$1,500
Food and Beverage	$1,241
Other	$1,200

Research Payments

Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery has received 9 research payments totaling $10,836.

Biography

Dr. Saam Morshed's specialties are orthopedic trauma, general practice, and pediatric orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Morshed (or staff) speaks the following languages: Persian and Portuguese. Dr. Morshed has indicated that his clinical interests include clavicle fracture (broken collarbone) and ankle fracture. He is professionally affiliated with UCSF Medical Group, the University of California SFGH Medical Group, and Brown and Toland Physicians. He graduated from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine. For his professional training, Dr. Morshed completed a residency program at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). On average, patients gave him a rating of 4.5 stars (out of 5). He seems to honor Blue Shield, Health Net, Anthem, and more. Dr. Morshed has an open panel in San Francisco, CA according to Hill Physicians.

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery in 2016

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2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery in 2017

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2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery in 2018

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2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saam Morshed, PhD, MD, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Insurance Information

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Research Payments

Biography

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