Tariq Nayfeh, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

Areas of Special Interest

• Primary hip and knee replacements
• Minimally invasive joint replacement
• Alternative bearings
• Joint replacement in young and active people
• Hip arthoscopy
• Geriatric trauma
• Revision joint surgery

Board Certification

• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Biography

Tariq Nayfeh, M.D., Ph.D., is an internationally recognized leader in cementless, low-wear technology. His everyday surgical experience includes complex infected revisions. He also holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, and is an accomplished researcher in biomaterials. He completed a fellowship in total joint replacement.

Dr. Nayfeh has research interests in the design and kinematics of prosthetic joints, biomechanics of human gait, and nonlinear and structural dynamics, and particularly in high flexion joint replacement, biomaterials, infection in joint replacements (treatment, detection, and prevention). His combined expertise in surgical knowledge and engineering has giving him a unique perspective in biomaterials, which he has shared in numerous journal publications, and in speaking and instructing at numerous exhibits, meetings and conferences.

Appointments

Dr. Nayfeh sees patients at these Johns Hopkins locations:

• Johns Hopkins Community Physicians at Odenton
  1132 Annapolis Road
  Odenton, MD  21113
   
• Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center at White Marsh
  4924 Campbell Blvd.
  Suite 130
  White Marsh, MD  21236

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Nayfeh, please call 410-550-0453.