At Baylor College of Medicine was awarded the Teaching Excellence, the Bronze Hammer and the Leonard Marmor Surgical Arthritis Foundation Awards.

Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand (CAQSH)

Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery

Member of the Ethics Committee at Houston Northwest Medical Center
Volunteer staff member at the Shriners Hospitals for Children
Fellow of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Member of the American Medical Association, the Texas Medical Association and the Harris County Medical Society.

Volunteer Staff Member at Shriners Hospitals for Children

Free Hand and Upper Extremity Seminars at Methodist Willowbrook Hospital

PUBLICATIONS

Collins ED, Hildreth DH, Jafarnia K.  A Clinical Study of Extracorporeal Shockwaves for the Treatment of Chronic Lateral Epicondylitis.  Current Orthopaedic Practice. 2011 March/April;22(2):185-192.

Collins ED, Jafarnia K, Lichtman DM: Proximal Row Carpectomy. Atlas of the Hand Clinics 1999; 4 (2): 145-161.

Jafarnia K, Bennett JB, Collins ED, Kohl HW, Ilahi OA: Reliability of the Lichtman Classification for Kienböck's Disorder. Journal of Hand Surgery. 2000; 25A: 529-534.

Jafarnia K, Sullivan MJ, Hildreth DH: Hereditary Neuropathy with Liability to Pressure Palsies: A Case Report. Clinical Orthopedics & Related Research. 2001; 385: 253-255.

Jafarnia K, Gabel GT, Morrey BF: Triceps Tendinitis. Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine. October, 2001; 9 (4): 217-221.

Jafarnia K, Jupiter JB: Distal Radius Fractures: Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Classification. Hand Surgery Update 3, 2003; (6): 83-95.

Collins ED, Hildreth DH, Jafarnia K: A Clinical Study of Extracorporeal Shock Waves (ESW) for Treatment of Chronic Lateral Epicondylitis. Current Orthopaedic Practice, 2011; 22 (2): 185-192.

Ring D, Allende C, Jafarnia K, Allende B, Jupiter J: Nununited Diaphyseal Forearm Fractures With Segmental Defects: Plate Fixation And Autogenous Cancellous Bone-Grafting, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Am. 2004; 86-A(11): 2440-2445.

Jafarnia K: Marking Your Site for Surgery. American Society for Surgery of the Hand Correspondence Newsletter, January, 2011; Issue No. 3.

PRESENTATIONS

Kovach IS, Jafarnia K, Murray RC, DeBowes RM, Athanasiou K:
The Effects of Intra-Articular Corticosteroid Injections on Mechanical Properties Articular Cartilage and Subchondral Bone in Horses. The 37th Annual National Student Research Forum, Galveston, Texas, April 25 - 27, 1996.

Jafarnia K, Bennett JB, Collins ED, Ilahi OA: Reliability and Reproducibility of Lichtman”s Classification for Kienbock's Disorder. The 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Boston, Massachusetts, September 2 -4, 1999

Collins ED, Jafarnia K: Evaluation of Rotational Malalignment for Distal Radius Fractures. The 57th Annual Meeting of The American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Phoenix, Arizona, October 2002.

Ring D, Jafarnia K, Allente C, Jupiter JB: Diaphyseal Nonunion of the Forearm. The 57th Annual Meeting of The American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Phoenix, Arizona, October 2002.

Ring D, Jafarnia K, Allende C, Jupiter JB: Diaphyseal Nonunion of the Forearm. The 71st Annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, March 2004.

Jafarnia K: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Houston Northwest Medical Center Staff Presentation, Houston, Texas January 25, 2005.

Jafarnia K: Update on Distal Radius Fracture Operative Decisions Grand Rounds Presentation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, June 1, 2005.

Jafarnia K, Hannahs G, Ortiz A: Forearm Injury-Gymnastics, American College of Sports Medicine 52nd Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, June 1-4 2005.

Jafarnia K, Rosen A: Common Wrist Problems, Texas Women's University and The American Society of Hand Therapy, Houston, Texas, February 4-5, 2006.

Jafarnia K: Wrist Fractures, Texas Society of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, May 23 - 24, 2008.

Jafarnia K: Carpal Instability, Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Baylor College of Medicine, February 13, 2009.

Jafarnia K: Carpal Instability, Hand Surgery Meeting, Baylor College of Medicine, February, 2010.

Jafarnia K: Elbow Fractures, American Society of Orthopedic Physician Assistants, Annual meeting with NOAT, Houston, Texas, August 5-7, 2010.

University of Texas Health Science Center At San Antonio:
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Society, 1995
Bartter Scholarship for Research - NIH funded, 1995
Psychiatry Student of the Year, 1995
Dean's Scholarship & Texas Legislative Merit Scholarship, 1992 - 1996
Medical School Admissions Committee, 1995 -1996
AMSA Malpractice Bowl Founder, 1995 - 1996
University of Texas at Austin:
Student's Association Senator, 1989 - 1990
Student Endowed Lectureship Committee, 1988 - 1989
UT Posse President, 1987 -1989
Zeta Beta Tau, 1987 - 1991

Dr. Jafarnia talks about his work as an orthopedic surgeon specializing in injuries and conditions affecting the hand, wrist and elbow.

Dr. Jafarnia talks about his area of specialty, hand and upper extremity care, at Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine.