Dr. Oliashirazi, or "Dr. Oli" as his patients affectionately call him, is an orthopaedic surgeon with special interest and expertise in joint replacement surgery, including minimally invasive, computer and robotic-assisted surgery. He is a graduate of George Washington School of Medicine, where he was the Valedictorian of his class. He is the past president of the AOA Medical Honor Society at GWU. Dr. Oli received his post-graduate training in orthopaedic surgery at the prestigous Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. sHe lectures extensively, and his research has been presented both nationally and internationally. Dr. Oli is currently Professor and Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics at Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University as well as the Director of the Mary H. Hodges Joint Replacement Center/Program at Cabell-Huntington Hospital.