Interests

Dr. Malige is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon who completed his fellowship at the renowned Kerlan Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, his residency at St. Luke’s University Health Network, and his medical school at Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. He has extensive training and experience in hip arthroscopy (including labral repairs, labral reconstruction, osteoplasty, and iliopsoas release), anatomic ACL reconstructions using multiple graft types, meniscal surgery, rotator cuff repair, shoulder instability surgery, shoulder arthroplasty, and throwing elbow injuries. He also specializes in superior capsular reconstruction, knee multi-ligament reconstruction, syndesmotic injuries, and other surgeries of the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, and ankle. He is also well versed in fracture fixation of all upper and lower extremity fractures.

Dr. Malige strives to help athletes of all types and competition levels return to sport. He has served as an assistant team physician at the professional level (Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Galaxy, and the Anaheim Ducks), collegiate level (Pepperdine Waves), and the high school level (numerous high schools across the Lehigh Valley). He is also an extensive researcher, using it as a way of staying up to date on new surgical techniques. He has published over 50 papers and book chapters, focusing on shoulder arthroplasty, throwing elbow, ACL reconstruction, and biologic treatments. He has also given lectures and presentations at numerous national orthopaedic conferences. In addition, he currently serves on multiple committees for the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), and he serves on the editorial board for the Arthroscopy and BMC Musculoskeletal Disorder journals.

Dr. Malige was born in Mountain View, CA and grew up in the South Bay. He went to high school at Saint Francis High School and college at University of California-San Diego. He grew up playing basketball, swimming, tennis, and pickleball, continuing to play to this day whenever possible. He also enjoys hiking with his wife and dog, heading to the beach, and biking. He is excited to be a part of and help the community he grew up loving.

Awards and Distinctions

American Orthopaedic Association Fellowship Subcommittee
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders Editorial Board
American Orthopaedic Association Leadership Fellowship Committee
American Orthopaedic Association Own the Bone Steering Committee
Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery Editorial Board
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Self-Assessment Examination (SAE) Committee
St. Luke’s University Health Network Trauma Hero
Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 2021 Editors’ Choice Paper Award
OMeGA Medical Grants Association Scholarship
William G. DeLong 2022 SLUHN Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Research Award
In Safe Hands Award in the 2018 HAP Achievement Awards: Delivering a Healthy Pennsylvania for “Save a Kidney-Orthopedic Total Joint Acute Kidney Injury Reduction”
SLUHN Resident Research Scholarship
Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation Endowed Scholarship
University of California, San Diego Provost Honors
University of California, San Diego Sixth College Honors Program

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Orthopaedic Association
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
Arthroscopy Association of North America
American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons
California Orthopaedic Association

Publications

Malige A, Pellegrino AN, Kunkle K, Konopitski AK, Brogle PJ, Nwachuku CO. Response to the Letter Regarding “Assessing Postoperative Benefits of Preoperative Adductor Canal Blocks With Liposomal Bupivacaine in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty”. J Arthroplasty. 2022 Oct 1;37(10):e7-8. DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2022.04.037

Malige A, Baghdadi S, Hast MW, Schmidt EC, Shea KG, Ganley TJ. Biomechanical properties of common graft choices for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A systematic review. Clin Biomech. 2022 Apr 1:105636. DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2022.105636

Malige A, Pellegrino AN, Kunkle K, Konopitski A, Brogle P, Nwachuku C. Liposomal Bupivacaine in Adductor Canal Blocks Before Total Knee Arthroplasty Leads to Improved Post-Operative Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Arthroplasty. 2022 Mar 26. DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2022.03.073

Malige A, Girgis M, Carolan GF. Arthroscopically Integrating a Biceps Tenodesis Into A Rotator Cuff Repair: A Novel Technique. AAOS 2022 Orthopaedic Video Theatre. Chicago, Illinois.

Konopitski A, Malige A. Review of Ortho-Biologics in Rotator Cuff Repair. In: D. DD, K. DG, editors. Shoulder Surgery. London: IntechOpen; 2022. Available from: https://www.intechopen.com/online-first/80156. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.10228

Konopitski AP, Malige A, Rodriguez W, Nwachuku CO. Surgical timing for torsional ankle fractures is not associated with post-operative complications in patients with type II diabetes mellitus. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2022 Jan 27. DOI: 10.1007/s00402-021-04321-0

Carmona A, Roscher C, Herman D, Gayner R, Malige A, Banas B. Perioperative Surgical Home Initiative Markedly Reduces the Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury After Total Joint Arthroplasty. Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Newsletter. 2021 Oct 1; 36 (3): 121-122.

Malige A, Leska T, Baghdadi S, Ganley T. Pediatric Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Current Concepts Review. Clin J Sport Med. 2021 Jun 22. DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000953

Malige A, Carmona A, Roscher C, Herman D, Filipkowski A, Rowbotham J, Sgro J, Gould W, DeLong W, Gayner R. Preventing Acute Kidney Injury and Hypotension After Elective Total Joint Arthroplasty Is Possible: An Update to an Established Multidisciplinary Protocol. JAAOS-Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2021 May 31:10-5435. DOI: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-20-01352

Williams BA, Harwood K, Markiewitz N, Malige A, Baldwin KD, Wells L. Seasonal Variability and Age-Related Risk in Youth Trampoline Injuries. Pediatrics International. 2021 Feb 10. DOI: 10.1111/ped.14652

Malige A, Bram JT, Maguire KJ, McNeely LW, Ganley TJ, Williams BA. Decreased Prescribing of Postoperative Opioids in Pediatric ACL Reconstruction: Treatment Trends at a Single Center. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2021 Jan 30;9(2). DOI: 10.1177/2325967120979993

Yeazell ST, Inacio J, Malige A, Dailey H, Carolan GF. Bone density and its relation to the development of acromial stress fracture following reverse total shoulder arthroplasty. Shoulder & Elbow. 2020 Aug 27. DOI: 10.1177/1758573220949992

Konopitski A, Roy D, Malige A, Beck M, Nwachuku C. The Value of Lateral Glenohumeral Offset in Predicting Construct Failure in Proximal Humerus Fractures Following Internal Fixation. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2020 Aug 4. DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2020.07.029

Malige A, Yeazell S, Ng-Pellegrino A, Carolan G. Risk Factors for Complications and Return to the Emergency Department after Interscalene Block Using Liposomal Bupivacaine for Shoulder Surgery. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2020 Jun 9. DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2020.03.012

Malige A, Matullo KS. The Influence of Physician-Rating Websites on Patient Physician Preference. Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery. 2020 Jun;12(2):238. DOI: 10.4055/cios19103

Yeazell ST, Malige A, Visser T, Carolan GF. The role of acromial morphometry in the development of acromial stress fracture following reverse total shoulder arthroplasty. Shoulder & Elbow. 2020 Mar 12:1758573220906764. DOI: 10.1177/1758573220906764

Malige A, Yeazell S, Beck M, Liongson FA, Boateng H, Nwachuku C. Union rate, complication rate, and opioid usage after Vancouver B periprosthetic femur fractures: a comparison of fracture types. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 2020 Mar 14:1-6. DOI: 10.1007/s00402-020-03410-w

Malige A, Morton PN, Carolan GF, Sokunbi G. The operative treatment of shoulder pain in patients with a concurrent diagnosis of cervical spondylosis and shoulder dysfunction. Journal of Spine Surgery. 2019 Jun;5(2):207. DOI: 10.21037/jss.2019.04.18

Lands VW, Avery DM, Malige A, Stoltzfus J, Gibson BW, Carolan GF. Rating visualization in shoulder arthroscopy: A comparison of the visual analog scale versus a novel shoulder arthroscopy grading scale. J Orthop Allied Sci. 2019;7:8-11. DOI: 10.4103/joas.joas_8_18

Link to full list of publications: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=ajith+malige