Borja Santaella Santé, MD

Biographical Summary

Dr Santaella was born and raised in Puerto Rico. He did all his medical and orthopedic training in the University of Puerto Rico. In 2017 he moved to USA to do two fellowships, one in hand and microsurgery in the University of Miami and one in shoulder and elbow surgery at Brown University. Currently Dr Santaella is the only orthopedic surgeon in Puerto Rico with this preparation.

Interests

Traumatic and Degenerative Conditions of the Upper Extremity

Conditions Treated

All conditions involving the upper extremity

Especialidad:

Cirugía de Mano

Ubicación:

HIMA•San Pablo Caguas

Teléfono: 787-653-3459

Education

Fellow –Hand Surgery, University of Miami Shoulder and elbow Surgery, Brown University Resident – University of Puerto Rico, Orthopedic Surgery Intership – University of Puerto Rico, Orthopedic Surgery MD– University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine BS – University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras

Awards and Honors

2012: AOA, honor Society

Publications

Jay Smith, MD, Jonathan T. Finnoff, DO, Borja Santaella-Santé, BS, Troy Henning, DO, Bruce A. Levy, MD and Jim K. Lai, BA. Sonographically Guided Popliteus Tendon Sheath Injection, Techniques and Accuracy. Journal of Ultrasound Medicine 2010 May; 29(5): 775-82. Cited in Pub Med; PMID: 20427790 Ariel Davila-Parrilla, MD, Borja Santaella-Santé, MD, Antonio Otero-Lopez, MD. Does Injection Site Matter? A randomized Controlled Trial To Evaluate Different Entry Site Efficacy of Knee Intra-articular Injections. Boletin Médico-Científico de la Asociación Médica de Puerto Rico. 2015 August; 107(2); 78-81. PMID: 26434090 Emanuel Rivera Rosado MD, Borja Santaella Santé MD, Priscila M. Cordero. Juan J. Rivera, Francisco Otero Lopez, MD An Isolated Gluteus Minimus Tendon Tear with Stress Fracture of the Iliac Wing in a Marathon Runner: A case Report. Boletin Médico-Científico de la Asociación Médica de Puerto Rico. 2016.; 108 (1) 67-70. PMID: 29193921 Van S. Krueger MD, Borja Santaella Santé MD, Andrew Green MD, E. Scott Paxton MD Pitfalls of revision reverse replacement part II: dealing with humeral bone loss and periprosthetic fractures. Ann of Joint. 2018:3:101 . PMID: pending

Professional Memberships

2017-Present: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons