Our Research

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  • Current Grants
    • Axis Spine Technologies
    • Biomechanical Engineering PI Robert Bowles - NIH R01 grant 5R01AR083990-02
    • Three level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion backed up with posterior cervical fixation: A biomechanical study examining construct stability using varied lateral mass screw density
  • 2025
    • Does Pelvic Screw Loosening in Multi-Level Lumbopelvic Fusion Impact Patient Outcomes? A Retrospective Cohort Study. McDonald CL, Clapp IM, Schmirler J, Gerlach EB, Brodke DS, Spiker WR, Karamian BA, Lawrence BD, Spina NA. AO Spine North America Fellows Course. Banff, CA. March 2025
    • How do clinical outcomes of revision lumbar fusion Paper 27 for adjacent segment disease compare to primary lumbar fusion? A propensity matched cohort analysis LSRS Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. 2025
    • Value in the Age of Outcomes: Where We Are and Where We Are Going. Meeting Presentation. Orthopedic Value-Based Care 9th Annual Conference. Dana Point CA. 2025
    • Outcomes: Improving Provider and Patient Engagement and Managing CMS Mandates. Meeting Presentation. Orthopedic Value-Based Care 9th Annual Conference. Dana Point CA. 2025
    • Orthopaedics State of the Department. CHIPS Leadership Meeting. University of Utah. Salt Lake City, UT. 2025
    • Leadership: Thoughts on Why and How. Moe Visiting Professor Symposium. Twin Cities Spine Institute. Minneapolis, MN. 2025
    • The Management of Complex Cervical Deformity, Moe Visiting Professor Symposium. Twin Cities Spine Institute. Minneapolis, MN. 2025
    • Value and PROMIS in the Age of Outcomes. Grand Rounds Presentation. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill, NC. 2025
    • Tech Focus on Expandables: Pros, Cons, and are They Still Relevant? ICL Instructional Course, LSRS Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. May 2025   
    • ICL Course: Complications: How Common are they, and How to Talk to Patients About Them. LSRS Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. 2025
    • Facet Replacement/Total Joint Replacement (MOTUS)? NASS Evidence and Technology Spine Summit. Olympic Valley, CA. Feb 2025
    • Open Decompression and Fusion +/- Interbody. NASS Evidence and Technology Spine Summit. Olympic Valley, CA. Feb 2025
    • Surgical Session: Endoscopic Fusions: Indication, Case Selection, and Limitation? NASS Evidence and Technology Spine Summit. Olympic Valley, CA. Feb 2025
    • An International Prospective Multicenter Study of Paper 30 Bracing vs No Bracing for the Nonoperative Management of A3/A4 Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures. LSRS Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. May 2025
    • Can These Non-Operative Tolls Aid in the Prognosis when Lumbar Fusion is Performed? NASS Evidence and Technology Spine Summit. Olympic Valley, CA. Feb 2025
    • Fenestrated Screws: Operative Treatment Strategies in the Osteoporotic Patient. NASS Evidence and Technology Spine Summit. Olympic Valley, CA. Feb 2025
    • Patient-Specific Planning Platform and Implants for Spine Surgery: What’s the Value and Cost?  NASS Evidence and Technology Spine Summit. Olympic Valley, CA. Feb 2025

Dedicated spine research fellowships and structured mentorship programs for residents, medical students, and trainees:

Orthopaedics Fellowships
One-Year Research Fellowships
Medical Student Summer Research Traineeship