Christopher L. McDonald

Christopher L. McDonald, MD

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Orthopaedics

Education History

Fellowship Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital
 Fellow
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital
 Administrative Chief Resident
Residency Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital
 Resident
University of Washington School of Medicine
 MD
Undergraduate University of Puget Sound
 BS

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Alsoof D, Perry J, Yang DS, Zhang AS, McDonald CL, Kuris EO, Daniels AH (2022). Risk of Dysphagia and Dysphonia in Patients With Prior Thyroidectomy Undergoing Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Global Spine J, 14(2), 494-502. (Read full article)
  2. Daher M, Rezk A, Baroudi M, Gregorczyk J, Balmaceno Criss M, McDermott J, Mcdonald CL, Diebo BG, Daniels AH (2024). Management of Thoracolumbar Vertebral Fractures and Dislocations in Patients with Ankylosing Conditions of the Spine. Orthop Rev (Pavia), 16, 94279. (Read full article)
  3. Singh M, Balmaceno-Criss M, Anderson G, Parhar K, Daher M, Gregorczyk J, Liu J, McDonald CL, Diebo BG, Daniels AH (2024). Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion versus cervical disc arthroplasty: an epidemiological review of 433,660 surgical patients from 2011 to 2021. Spine J. (Read full article)
  4. Kasthuri VS, Glueck J, Pham H, Daher M, Balmaceno-Criss M, McDonald CL, Diebo BG, Daniels AH (2024). Assessing the Accuracy and Reliability of AI-Generated Responses to Patient Questions Regarding Spine Surgery. J Bone Joint Surg Am. (Read full article)
  5. Kasthuri VS, Alsoof D, Balmaceno-Criss M, Daher M, McDonald CL, Diebo BG, Kuris EO, Daniels AH (2023). Variability in expenses related to spine oncology care: comparison of payer-negotiated rates at National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Centers. Spine J, 24(2), 304-309. (Read full article)
  6. Veeramani A, Zhang AS, Blackburn AZ, Etzel CM, DiSilvestro KJ, McDonald CL, Daniels AH (2022). An Artificial Intelligence Approach to Predicting Unplanned Intubation Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Global Spine J, 13(7), 1849-1855. (Read full article)
  7. McDonald CL, Berreta RAS, Alsoof D, Homer A, Molino J, Ames CP, Shaffrey CI, Hamilton DK, Diebo BG, Kuris EO, Hart RA, Daniels AH (2023). Treatment of adult deformity surgery by orthopedic and neurological surgeons: trends in treatment, techniques, and costs by specialty. Spine J, 23(9), 1365-1374. (Read full article)
  8. McDonald CL, Alsoof D, Johnson KG, Kuczmarski A, Lemme NJ, Testa EJ, Daniels AH, Cohen EM (2023). Underweight Patients are at Increased Risk for Complications following Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty, 38(8), 1559-1564.e1. (Read full article)
  9. McDonald CL, Alsoof D, Glueck J, Osorio C, Stone B, McCluskey L, Diebo BG, Daniels AH, Basques BA (2023). Adjacent Segment Disease After Spinal Fusion. JBJS Rev, 11(6). (Read full article)
  10. Hartnett DA, Yang DS, Lama CJ, McDonald CL, Daniels AH, Blankenhorn BD (2022). YouTube as a Source of Patient Information for Ankle Arthroplasty: Quantitative Analysis of Video Reliability, Quality, and Content. Foot Ankle Spec, 16(3), 233-242. (Read full article)
  11. Kasthuri V, Homer A, Alsoof D, Hong J, McDonald CL, Diebo BG, Daniels AH (2023). Modern internet search analytics and spine: what are patients asking and reading online? N Am Spine Soc J, 14, 100214. (Read full article)
  12. Yang DS, McDonald CL, DiSilvestro KJ, Patel SA, Li NY, Cohen EM, Daniels AH (2022). Risk of Dislocation and Revision Following Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients With Prior Lumbar Fusion With Spinopelvic Fixation. J Arthroplasty, 38(4), 700-705.e1. (Read full article)
  13. Alsoof D, McDonald CL, Kovoor M, Diebo BG, Kuris EO, Antoci V, Daniels AH (2022). Does fusion length matter? Total hip arthroplasty dislocation after extension of lumbosacral fusion: a case report. Spine Deform, 11(1), 253-257. (Read full article)
  14. Hogan WB, Anderson G, Kovoor M, Alsoof D, McDonald CL, Zhang AS, Kuris EO, Johnson JP, Daniels AH (2022). Phantom limb syndrome: Assessment of psychiatric and medical comorbidities associated with Phantom pain in 44,028 below knee amputees. Injury, 53(11), 3697-3701. (Read full article)
  15. Alsoof D, Balmaceno-Criss M, Kovoor M, Casey J, Johnson K, McDonald CL, Diebo BG, Kuris EO, Daniels AH (2022). Does Research Training lead to Academic Success in Orthopedic Surgery? An Analysis of U.S Academic Orthopedic Surgeons. Orthop Rev (Pavia), 14(4), 38655. (Read full article)
  16. McDonald CL, Alsoof D, Daniels AH (2022). Vertebral Compression Fractures. R I Med J (1976), 105(8), 40-45. (Read full article)
  17. Alsoof D, McDonald CL, Kuris EO, Daniels AH (2022). Machine Learning for the Orthopaedic Surgeon: Uses and Limitations. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 104(17), 1586-1594. (Read full article)
  18. Daniels AH, McDonald CL, Basques BA, Hershman SH (2022). Perioperative Management of Spinal Cord Stimulators and Intrathecal Pain Pumps. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 30(17), e1095-e1105. (Read full article)
  19. McDonald CL, Hershman SH, Hogan W, Alsoof D, DiSilvestro KJ, Zhang AS, Kuris EO, Daniels AH (2022). Cervical Laminoplasty Versus Posterior Laminectomy and Fusion: Trends in Utilization and Evaluation of Complication and Revision Surgery Rates. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 30(17), 858-866. (Read full article)
  20. Alsoof D, Anderson G, DiSilvestro KJ, McDonald CL, Kuris EO, Daniels AH (2022). Diffuse Spinal Hyperostosis Causing Severe Spinal Stenosis and Thoracic Myelopathy. Orthop Rev (Pavia), 14(3), 37832. (Read full article)
  21. Lee DJ, Ahmed SA, Tang OY, Yang DS, Alsoof D, McDonald CL, Eltorai AEM, Daniels AH (2022). Comparative Effectiveness of Sacroiliac Belt versus Lumbar Orthosis Utilization on Nonspecific Low Back Pain: a Crossover Randomized Clinical Trial. Orthop Rev (Pavia), 14(3), 37471. (Read full article)
  22. Hogan WB, Philips A, Alsoof D, McDonald CL, Anderson G, Zhang AS, Daniels AH (2022). Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty Performed by Surgeons versus Nonsurgeons: Trends in Procedure Rates, Complications, and Revisions. World Neurosurg, 164, e518-e524. (Read full article)
  23. Alsoof D, Anderson G, McDonald CL, Basques B, Kuris E, Daniels AH (2022). Diagnosis and Management of Vertebral Compression Fracture. Am J Med, 135(7), 815-821. (Read full article)
  24. Johnson KG, Alsoof D, McDonald CL, Berreta RS, Cohen EM, Daniels AH (2022). Malnutrition, Body Mass Index, and Associated Risk of Complications After Posterior Lumbar Spine Fusion: A 3:1 Matched Cohort Analysis. World Neurosurg, 163, e89-e97. (Read full article)
  25. Brodeur PG, Perez GM, Hartnett DA, McDonald CL, Gil JA, Cruz AI Jr, Kuris EO (2022). Surgeon Volume and Social Disparity are Associated with Postoperative Complications After Lumbar Fusion. World Neurosurg, 163, e162-e176. (Read full article)
  26. DiSilvestro KJ, Bond D, Alsoof D, McDonald CL, Hartnett DA, Hogan WB, Veeramani A, Daniels AH (2022). Preoperative Resilience and Early Postoperative Outcomes following Lumbar Spinal Fusion. World Neurosurg, 163, e573-e578. (Read full article)
  27. Alsoof D, Johnson K, Kutschke M, McDonald CL, Klinge P, Daniels AH (2022). Management of patients with cervical myelopathy and normal pressure hydrocephalus: Epidemiology, medical and surgical complications. Clin Neurol Neurosurg, 218, 107269. (Read full article)
  28. Anderson GM, Osorio C, Berns EM, Masood U, Alsoof D, McDonald CL, Zhang AS, Younghein JA, Kuris EO, Telfeian A, Daniels AH (2022). Antibiotic Cement Utilization for the Prophylaxis and Treatment of Infections in Spine Surgery: Basic Science Principles and Rationale for Clinical Use. J Clin Med, 11(12). (Read full article)
  29. Daniels AH, McDonald CL, Basques BA, Kuris EO (2022). Ossified Ligamentum Flavum: Epidemiology, Treatment, and Outcomes. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 30(12), e842-e851. (Read full article)
  30. Kuris EO, de Kleuver M, Alsoof D, McDonald CL, Daniels AH (2022). Health Care Professional Mental Health and Supporting the Second Victim - Can Organizations Across the World Do Better? Am J Med, 135(6), 667-669. (Read full article)
  31. Lemme NJ, McDonald CL, Hamilton WG, Crisco JJ, Cohen EM (2022). Uncemented Collared Femoral Stems in Total Hip Arthroplasty. Orthopedics, 45(3), e122-e126. (Read full article)
  32. McDonald CL, Daniels AH, Anderson GA, Alsoof D, Kuris EO (2022). Traumatic Cervical Facet Fractures and Dislocations. JBJS Rev, 10(5). (Read full article)
  33. McDonald CL, Cohen BH, Medina Prez G, Modest JM, Kuris EO, Born C (2022). Pre-Operative Medications as a Predictor for Post-Operative Complications Following Geriatric Hip Fracture Surgery. Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil, 13, 21514593221091062. (Read full article)
  34. Zhang AS, Myers C, McDonald CL, Alsoof D, Anderson G, Daniels AH (2021). Cervical Myelopathy: Diagnosis, Contemporary Treatment, and Outcomes. Am J Med, 135(4), 435-443. (Read full article)
  35. McDonald CL, Lemme NJ, Testa EJ, Aaron R, Hartnett DA, Cohen EM (2022). Bisphosphonates in Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Review of Their Use and Complications. Arthroplast Today, 14, 133-139. (Read full article)
  36. Etzel CM, Veeramani A, Zhang AS, McDonald CL, DiSilvestro KJ, Cohen EM, Daniels AH (2021). Supervised Machine Learning for Predicting Length of Stay After Lumbar Arthrodesis: A Comprehensive Artificial Intelligence Approach. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 30(3), 125-132. (Read full article)
  37. Kuris EO, McDonald CL, Palumbo MA, Daniels AH (2021). Evaluation and Management of Cauda Equina Syndrome. Am J Med, 134(12), 1483-1489. (Read full article)
  38. Blackburn AZ, Chang HH, DiSilvestro K, Veeramani A, McDonald C, Zhang AS, Daniels A (2021). Spinal Cord Stimulation via Percutaneous and Open Implantation: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Examining Complication Rates. World Neurosurg, 154, 132-143.e1. (Read full article)
  39. Kuris EO, Veeramani A, McDonald CL, DiSilvestro KJ, Zhang AS, Cohen EM, Daniels AH (2021). Predicting Readmission After Anterior, Posterior, and Posterior Interbody Lumbar Spinal Fusion: A Neural Network Machine Learning Approach. World Neurosurg, 151, e19-e27. (Read full article)
  40. Patel SA, McDonald CL, Li NY, Babu JM, Daniels AH, Rihn JA (2021). Understanding Health Economics in Spine Surgery. JBJS Rev, 9(3). (Read full article)
  41. DiSilvestro KJ, Veeramani A, McDonald CL, Zhang AS, Kuris EO, Durand WM, Cohen EM, Daniels AH (2020). Predicting Postoperative Mortality After Metastatic Intraspinal Neoplasm Excision: Development of a Machine-Learning Approach. World Neurosurg, 146, e917-e924. (Read full article)
  42. Medina Perez G, Tran MM, McDonald C, ODonnell R, Cruz AI Jr (2020). Factors Affecting Patient Decision-Making Regarding Midshaft Clavicle Fracture Treatment. Cureus, 12(9), e10505. (Read full article)
  43. Patel SA, McDonald CL, Reid DBC, DiSilvestro KJ, Daniels AH, Rihn JA (2020). Complications of Thoracolumbar Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery. JBJS Rev, 8(5), e0214. (Read full article)
  44. DeFroda SF, McDonald C, Myers C, Cruz AI, Owens BD, Daniels AH (2019). Sudden Cardiac Death in the Adolescent Athlete: History, Diagnosis, and Prevention. Am J Med, 132(12), 1374-1380. (Read full article)
  45. French B, Van Essen C, McDonald C, Ting A (2019). Overuse of Previsit Ultrasound in Patients Referred for Treatment of Inguinal Hernias. Am Surg, 85(3), 261-265. (Read full article)
  46. Hsu JE, Hulet DA, McDonald C, Whitson A, Russ SM, Matsen FA 3rd (2018). The contribution of the scapula to active shoulder motion and self-assessed function in three hundred and fifty two patients prior to elective shoulder surgery. Int Orthop, 42(11), 2645-2651. (Read full article)
  47. McDonald CL, Saneto RP, Carmant L, Sotero de Menezes MA (2016). Focal Seizures in Patients With SCN1A Mutations. J Child Neurol, 32(2), 170-176. (Read full article)

Review

  1. Baroudi M, Rezk A, Daher M, Balmaceno-Criss M, Gregoryczyk JG, Sharma Y, McDonald CL, Diebo BG, Daniels AH (2024). Management of traumatic spinal cord injury: A current concepts review of contemporary and future treatment. [Review]. Injury, 55(6), 111472. (Read full article)
  2. Singh M, Balmaceno-Criss M, Knebel A, Kuharski M, Sakr I, Daher M, McDonald CL, Diebo BG, Czerwein JK, Daniels AH (2024). Sacroplasty for Sacral Insufficiency Fractures: Narrative Literature Review on Patient Selection, Technical Approaches, and Outcomes. [Review]. J Clin Med, 13(4). (Read full article)