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Mackenzie A. Roof
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Mackenzie A. Roof, MD, MBA

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

University Orthopaedic Center

590 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City , UT 84108

University of Utah Hospital

50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132

CommonSpirit Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake

Orthopedics
1050 E South Temple
Salt Lake City , UT 84102

Specialties

Board Certification

National Board of Medical Examiners

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Orthopaedics -Visiting Instructor
Board Certification
National Board of Medical Examiners

Education history

Undergraduate Major: Neuroscience; Minor: Business Administration - University of Southern California B.S.
Other Training CIEE Study Abroad Program - University of Cape Town
Professional Medical Medicine - New York University Grossman School of Medicine M.D.
Graduate Training Healthcare, Sustainability - New York University Stern School of Business M.B.A.
Residency Orthopedic Surgery - NYU Langone Health Resident
Residency Orthopedic Surgery - NYU Langone Health Executive Chief Resident

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Habibi AA, Anil U, Roof MA, Lin CC, Schwarzkopf R (2025). High-volume revision surgeons are more cost-effective following revision total hip and knee arthroplasty. Hip Int, 35(5), 510-516.
  2. Sarfraz A, Aziz HH, Kurapatti M, Roof MA, Rozell JC, Schwarzkopf R, Aggarwal VK (2025). Impact of Spacer Constraint on Outcomes in Two-Stage Exchange Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty, 40(9S1), S520-S527.
  3. Hutzler LH, Roof M, Bosco JA 3rd, Lajam C (2025). Measuring Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Primer of Existing Metrics. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 33(6), 301-306.
  4. Katzman JL, Sandoval CG, Roof MA, Rozell JC, Meftah M, Schwarzkopf R (2025). Does the Use of a Tourniquet Influence Five-Year Outcomes Following Total Knee Arthroplasty? J Arthroplasty, 40(7S1), S208-S213.
  5. Kreinces JB, Ashkenazi I, Shichman I, Roof MA, Schwarzkopf R, Aggarwal VK (2024). The James A. Rand Young Investigator's Award: Keeping It Simple: Are all Musculoskeletal Infection Society Tests Useful to Diagnose Periprosthetic Joint Infection? J Arthroplasty, 39(9 Suppl 2), S3-S7.e1.
  6. Esser K, Butler JJ, Roof M, Mercer NP, Harrington MC, Samsonov AP, Rosenbaum AJ, Kennedy JG (2024). Outcomes following minimally invasive dorsal cheilectomy for hallux rigidus: A systematic review. World J Orthop, 15(6), 585-592.
  7. Butler JJ, Randall GW, Schoof L, Roof M, Weiss MB, Gianakos AL, Kennedy JG (2024). Excellent Clinical Outcomes and Rapid Return to Activity Following In-Office Needle Tendoscopy for Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy. Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil, 6(3), 100937.
  8. Lawrence KW, Raymond HE, Sicat CS, Roof MA, Arshi A, Rozell JC, Schwarzkopf (2024). Indications, Clinical Outcomes, and Re-Revisions Following Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty - Does Age Matter?. The Journal of arthroplasty, 39(4), 1036-1043.
  9. Butler JJ, Roof M, Montgomery SR Jr, Morgan A, Brash AI, Krebsbach S, Kennedy J (2024). Basics of Ankle Arthroscopy Part 4: Surface Anatomy, Portal Placement, and Diagnostic Evaluation for Posterior Ankle Arthroscopy. Arthroscopy techniques, 14(4), 103323.
  10. Butler JJ, Roof M, Lorentz N, Egol AJ, Krebsbach S, Kennedy J (2024). Basics of Ankle Arthroscopy Part 7: Achilles Tendoscopy: Surface Anatomy, Portal Placement, and Diagnostic Evaluation. Arthroscopy techniques, 14(4), 103326.
  11. Kreinces JB, Roof MA, Hutzler L, Stachel A, Stachel S, Phillips M, Bosco Iii J (2023). Temporal, Seasonal, and Monthly Effects on Total Knee Arthroplasty Surgical Site Infection Rates. Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Disease (2013), 81(4), 259-264.
  12. Roof MA, Aggarwal VK, Schwarzkopf (2023). The Economics of Revision Arthroplasty for Periprosthetic Joint Infection. Arthroplasty today, 23, 101213.
  13. Tang A, Singh V, Sharan M, Roof MA, Mercuri JJ, Meftah M, Schwarzkopf (2023). The accuracy of component positioning during revision total hip arthroplasty using 3D optical computer-assisted navigation. European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology, 33(5), 1989-1995.
  14. Moore M, Shendrik I, Roof MA, Sicat CS, Meftah M, Schwarzkopf R, Rozell J (2023). Outcomes of medicaid patients undergoing TJA with previous positive urine toxicology screens. European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology, 33(8), 3555-3560.
  15. Roof MA, Lygrisse K, Shichman I, Marwin SE, Meftah M, Schwarzkopf (2023). Multiply revised TKAs have worse outcomes compared to index revision TKAs. Bone & joint open, 4(5), 393-398.
  16. Roof MA, Narayanan S, Lorentz N, Aggarwal VK, Meftah M, Schwarzkopf (2023). Impact of time to revision total knee arthroplasty on outcomes following aseptic failure. Knee surgery & related research, 35(1), 15.
  17. Christensen TH, Roof MA, Shichman I, Lygrisse KA, Aggarwal VK, Hepinstall M, Schwarzkopf (2023). Impact of revision TKA indications on resource utilization. The Knee, 41, 311-321.
  18. Shichman I, Roof M, Askew N, Nherera L, Rozell JC, Seyler TM, Schwarzkopf (2023). Projections and Epidemiology of Primary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Medicare Patients to 2040-2060. JB & JS open access, 8(1),
  19. Berlinberg EJ, Roof MA, Meftah M, Long WJ, Schwarzkopf (2023). Outcomes of isolated head-liner exchange versus full acetabular component revision in aseptic revision total hip arthroplasty. Hip international, 33(4), 716-726.
  20. Roof MA, Hutzler L, Stachel A, Friedlander S, Phillips M, Bosco J (2022). Lack of Seasonal and Temporal Variability in Total Hip Arthroplasty Surgical Site Infections. Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Disease (2013), 80(4), 221-225.
  21. Shichman I, Kurapatti M, Roof M, Christensen TH, Rozell JC, Schwarzkopf (2022). Impact of Indication for Revision THA on Resource Utilization. The Journal of arthroplasty, 37(12), 2333-2339.
  22. Berlinberg EJ, Roof MA, Shichman I, Meftah M, Schwarzkopf (2022). Prior Instability is Strongly Associated With Dislocation After Isolated Head and Liner Exchange. The Journal of arthroplasty, 37(12), 2412-2419.
  23. Kreinces JB, Roof MA, Friedlander S, Huang S, Bosco JA 3rd, Fischer (2022). The Temporality of Deep Surgical Site Infection Rates Following Spinal Laminectomy and Fusion. International journal of spine surgery, 16(6), 1068-1074.
  24. Berlinberg EJ, Kavian JA, Roof MA, Shichman I, Frykberg B, Lutes WB, Schnaser EA, Jones SA, McCalden RW, Schwarzkopf (2022). Minimum 2-Year Outcomes of a Novel 3D-printed Fully Porous Titanium Acetabular Shell in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty. Arthroplasty today, 18, 39-44.
  25. Roof MA, Levine BR, Schwarzkopf (2022). The Hidden Cost of Revision Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. Arthroplasty today, 16, 167-168.
  26. Kugelman D, Roof M, Egol A, Guanche I, Chen AF, Schwarzkopf R, Aggarwal V (2022). Comparing Articulating Spacers for Periprosthetic Joint Infection After Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: All-Cement Versus Real-Component Articulating Spacers. The Journal of arthroplasty, 37(7S), S657-S663.
  27. Roof MA, Lygrisse K, Keitel L, Siddiqi A, Emara A, Piuzzi NS, Chen AF, Callaghan J, Schwarzkopf R, Bedard N (2021). How Accurate Is ICD-10 Coding for Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty?. The Journal of arthroplasty, 36(12), 3950-3958.
  28. Chen EA, Roof MA, Lygrisse KA, Kurapatti M, Hepinstall MS, Schwarzkopf (2021). ICD-10 Coding Mismatch in Computer and Robotic Assisted Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty. The Journal of arthroplasty, 36(12), 3934-3937.
  29. Masrouha K, Gibon E, Roof MA, Castañeda (2021). What Are the Rate and Risk Factors for Developing a Complication With the Pavlik Method for the Treatment of Hip Dysplasia?. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 41(10), e894-e898.
  30. Schwarz JS, Lygrisse KA, Roof MA, Long WJ, Schwarzkopf RM, Hepinstall M (2021). Early, Mid-Term, and Late-Term Aseptic Femoral Revisions After THA: Comparing Causes, Complications, and Resource Utilization. The Journal of arthroplasty, 36(10), 3551-3555.
  31. Lygrisse KA, Roof MA, Sharan M, Teo G, Long WJ, Schwarzkopf (2021). Factors Affecting Range of Motion After Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal of arthroplasty, 36(9), 3259-3263.
  32. Roof MA, Gibon E, Rios-Ruíz G, Castañeda (2021). Has There Been a Change in the Age of Presentation of Patients With DDH After the Implementation of a Dedicated Ultrasound-screening Program?. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 41(7), 433-436.
  33. Roof MA, Sharan M, Merkow D, Feng JE, Long WJ, Schwarzkopf R (2021). High-volume revision surgeons have better outcomes following revision total knee arthroplasty. The bone & joint journal, 103-B(6 Supple A), 131-136.
  34. Roof MA, Baylor JL, Bernstein JA, Antonelli BJ, Kugelman DN, Egol AJ, Melnic CM, Chen AF, Long WJ, Aggarwal VK, Schwarzkopf (2021). Comparing the Efficacy of Articulating Spacer Constructs for Knee Periprosthetic Joint Infection Eradication: All-Cement vs Real-Component Spacers. The Journal of arthroplasty, 36(7S), S320-S327.
  35. Feder OI, Roof MA, Huang S, Galetta MS, Hutzler LH, Slover JD, Bosco JA 3r (2021). The Effect of Medicare's Bundled Payments for Care Initiative on Patient Risk Factors Prior to Total Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal of arthroplasty, 36(5), 1490-1495.
  36. Roof MA, Sullivan CW, Feng JE, Anoushiravani AA, Waren D, Friedlander S, Lajam CM, Schwarzkopf R, Slover J (2021). Inpatient Opioid Consumption Variability following Total Knee Arthroplasty: Analysis of 4,038 Procedures. The journal of knee surgery, 34(11), 1196-1204.
  37. Roof MA, Mahure SA, Feng JE, Aggarwal VK, Long WJ, Schwarzkopf (2020). What Are the Effects of Patient Point of Entry and Medicaid Status on Postoperative Opioid Consumption and Pain Following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty?. The Journal of arthroplasty, 35(10), 2786-2790.
  38. Lygrisse KA, Roof MA, Keitel LN, Callaghan JJ, Schwarzkopf R, Bedard N (2020). The Inaccuracy of ICD-10 Coding in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty and Its Implication on Revision Data. The Journal of arthroplasty, 35(10), 2960-2965.e3.
  39. Roof MA, Feng JE, Anoushiravani AA, Schoof LH, Friedlander S, Lajam CM, Vigdorchik J, Slover JD, Schwarzkopf (2020). The effect of patient point of entry and Medicaid status on quality outcomes following total hip arthroplasty. The bone & joint journal, 102-B(7_Supple_B), 78-84.
  40. Anoushiravani AA, Kim KY, Roof M, Chen K, O'Connor CM, Vigdorchik J, Schwarzkopf (2020). Risk factors associated with persistent chronic opioid use following THA. European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology, 30(4), 681-688.
  41. Feng JE, Roof MA, Adnan M, Anoushiravani AA, Friedlander S, Lajam CM, Vigdorchik J, Slover JD, Schwarzkopf (2020). Do Patient Point of Entry and Medicaid Status Affect Quality Outcomes Following Total Knee Arthroplasty?. The Journal of arthroplasty, 35(7), 1761-1765.
  42. Roof MA, Hutzler L, Stachel A, Friedlander S, Phillips M, Bosco J (2020). Seasonal, monthly, and yearly variability of surgical site infections at a single institution-A report of more than 95,000 procedures. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 41(1), 127-129.
  43. Kim K, Chen KK, Roof M, Anoushiravani AA, Vigdorchik J, Schwarzkopf (2020). The effects of preoperative chronic opioid use in total hip arthroplasty. Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma, 11(1), 73-78.
  44. Roof MA, Anoushiravani AA, Chen KK, Moses MJ, Wolfson T, Poultsides L, Schwarzkopf (2020). Outcomes of Total Knee Arthroplasty in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Patients. The journal of knee surgery, 33(8), 754-761.
  45. Kim K, Chen K, Anoushiravani AA, Roof M, Long WJ, Schwarzkopf (2020). Preoperative Chronic Opioid Use and Its Effects on Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes. The journal of knee surgery, 33(3), 306-313.
  46. Ferre IM, Roof MA, Anoushiravani AA, Wasterlain AS, Lajam C (2019). Understanding the Observed Sex Discrepancy in the Prevalence of Osteoarthritis. JBJS reviews, 7(9), e8.
  47. Kim KY, Anoushiravani AA, Chen KK, Roof M, Long WJ, Schwarzkopf (2018). Preoperative Chronic Opioid Users in Total Knee Arthroplasty-Which Patients Persistently Abuse Opiates Following Surgery?. The Journal of arthroplasty, 33(1), 107-112.

Editorial

  1. Schaffler BC, Roof MA, Robin JX (2025). Keys to a Successful Arthroplasty Rotation for Medical Students. Arthroplast Today, 34, 101786.