Our Physicians

Vivek Sood, M.D.

Date of Birth

September 12, 1974

Place of Birth

Morinda, India

Practice

Bay Area Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Arnold, MD
July 1, 2008-Present

Education

1988-1992 McIntosh High School, Peachtree City, GA
Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY
Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry
State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn
SUNY Downstate
Doctorate of Medicine

Postdoctoral Training

07/00-08/00
Internship, Department of Surgery
Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD

09/00-06/01
Internship, Department of Emergency Medicine
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

07/01-06/06
Clinical Assistant Instructor, Department of Orthopaedics
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

07/05-06-06
Chief Resident, Department of Orthopaedics
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

Licensure

2004-Present
NY State Medical License No. 236952-1

2006-Present
IL State Medical License No. 036-116178

Academic Appointments/Positions

08/06-07/07
Attending Physician- Central Dupage Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics, Winfield, IL

08/06-07/07
Attending Physician- Rush Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Chicago, IL

Honors and Awards

1996 Cum Laude, Binghamton University

1999 Honors in Orthopaedics and Trauma, SUNY

2000 The Joshua H. Weiner International Health Fellowship

2000 Alumni Association Research Grant

Professional Societies

2001-Present
American Medical Association

2001-Present
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Relevant Work Experience

Physicians Aid: Southlake Orthopaedic Center, Atlanta GA 6/94-8/94, 6/95-8/95

Publications

Marthur S, Sood V. et al: Scoliosis on the Internet; Is the information accurate? Spine. 30(17): 2008-11, 2005

Presentations

Berger, R., Sood, V., et. Al. Developing Protocols and Criteria for Outpatient Total Hip Arthroplasty.
AAOS 2008. Submitted for Poster Presentation

Berger, R., Sood, V., et. Al. Developing Protocols and Criteria for Outpatient Knee Replacement.
AAOS 2008. Submitted for Poster Presentation.

Sood, V. "Management of Severe Femoral Bone Loss in Revision Hip Surgery". Rush University Medical Center. Department of Orthopaedics. Thesis Day Presentation. June 2007

Merola, A., Sood, V., Mathur, S. Mutation in exon 12 of the Aggrecan gene and the phenotypic manifestations in idiopathic scoliosis. Scoliosis Research Society 2004. Finalist for the Hibbs Award in Basic Science.

Sood, V., Brkaric, M. Scoliosis on the Internet. Scoliosis Research Society 2004.

Sood, V. Pediatric Open Tibia Fractures. SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Grand Rounds. Brooklyn, NY May 2006.

Sood, V. Open Tibia Fractures. SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Grand Rounds. Brooklyn, NY March 2005.