Mark Bernhardt, M.D.

Business Address:

Dickson-Diveley Midwest Orthopaedic Clinic, PA
Medical Plaza Building I, Suite 610
4320 Wornall Road
Kansas City, Missouri 64111
Telephone: (816)531-5757

EDUCATION:

1989 HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL/BETH ISRAEL HOSPITAL
Boston, Massachusetts
Graduated: June, 1989

Completed the Daniel E. Hogan Spine Surgery Fellowship under Augustus A. White, III, M.D., Dr. Med. Sci., Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School and Orthopaedic Surgeon-In-Chief at Beth Israel Hospital.

Responsible for running Dr. White's clinical practice. Evaluated and treated adults with cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine problems. Responsible for two major clinical studies. Reviewer of 2nd edition of Clinical Biomechanics of The Spine by White and Panjabi. Worked closely and collaborated with Neurosurgeons at Beth Israel. Direct supervision of Spine Resident. Responsible for monthly Spine Conference. Helped Dr. White supervise spine research in Orthopaedic Biomechanics Lab.

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Examination:
Part I (written), passed, July, 1988
Part II (oral), passed, July, 1991
Diplomat: Date of certification, July 12, 1991
Date of expiration, December 31, 2001

1988 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-WICHITA/ST. FRANCIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AND AFFILIATED HOSPITALS, Wichita, Kansas.
Graduated: June, 1988

FIFTH-YEAR: 6-month pediatric orthopaedic rotation at Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children - St. Louis Unit; hand surgery; adult reconstruction, spine, and general orthopaedics. FOURTH-YEAR: Chief resident at St. Francis Regional Medical Center, HCA Wesley Medical Center, and V.A. Medical Center; 2-month trauma elective at the Accident Hospital of Lorenz Bohler, Vienna, Austria. SECOND & THIRD YEARS: General orthopaedics; orthopaedic trauma; adult and reconstructive orthopaedics; sports medicine; pediatric orthopaedics; neurosurgery; pathology; anesthesiology; plastic and reconstructive surgery. INTERNSHIP: Rotating first-year of residency under the auspices of the Director of Orthopaedic Education with clerkships in orthopaedic surgery, internal medicine, general surgery, pediatrics, emergency medicine, radiology, and physical medicine and rehabilitation.

National Board of Medical Examiners Examination:
Part III, passed, March, 1984

1983 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, Kansas City, Kansas.
Graduated: May, 1983
Degree: Doctor of Medicine

National Institutes of Health: January and February, 1982. Completed a clinical research elective in medical-surgical neurology at NIH's Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

National Board of Medical Examiners Examination:
Part II, passed, September, 1982
Part I, passed, June, 1981

1979 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, Lawrence, Kansas.
Graduated: May, 1979
Degree: Bachelor of Arts Major: Biology
Grade Point Average: 3.85

Honors/Activities: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Fraternity, 1979; Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 1978; President, Beta Beta Chapter of Phi Kappa Sigma Social Fraternity, 1978-79; Who's Who Among Students in American Fraternities, 1979.

1975 LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL, Lawrence, Kansas.

Graduated: May, 1975

Grade Point Average: 3.93

Class Rank: 9 of 548

Honors/Activities: Kansas Honor Student: Who's Who Among American High School Students, 1975; Male recipient at L.H.S. of Kansas State High School Activities Association Citizenship Award; Class 5A State Wrestling Champion, 145 lb. weight class, 1975.

EMPLOYMENT:

January, 1990 to present.
Orthopaedic Surgeon, in the Dickson-Diveley Midwest Orthopaedic Clinic. Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Orthopaedic Resident Research, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. Responsible for coordinating the UMKC Orthopaedic Surgery Residents' research projects. Shareholder in the Dickson-Diveley Midwest Orthopaedic Clinic. Practicing orthopaedics and spine surgery at St. Luke's Hospital and Children's Mercy Hospital; Consultant at Truman Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri. Director of Spine Deformity Clinic, Children's Mercy Hospital. Who's Who In Health & Medical Services, 1991. CME Course Coordinator, UMKC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, for Grand Rounds (1991 and 1992) and Clinical-Radiographic (1991 - present) Conferences. Spine & Orthopaedic Consultant, Kansas City Royals Professional Baseball Team. Team Physician, Kansas City Blades Professional Hockey Team.

July, 1989 to December, 1989.
Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery. Harvard Medical School faculty member and Associate in Orthopaedic Surgery, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Director of Spine Service, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Beth Israel Hospital. Responsible for administering Spine Fellowship, teaching spine fellows, residents, and medical students and running Dr. Augustus A. White III's spine practice while he was on sabbatical for six months.

July, 1988 to June, 1989.
Spine Surgery Fellow. Clinical Fellow in Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School/Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Patient care, surgery, research, and teaching responsibilities in the study and treatment of adult spine problems in an academic and private practice environment.

July, 1983 to June, 1988.
Orthopaedic Surgery Resident. University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita/St. Francis Regional Medical Center and Affiliated Hospitals, Wichita, Kansas. Responsible for both in-patient and out-patient admissions, diagnostic work-ups, patient management, as well as attending and presenting educational lectures and conferences and teaching fellow residents and medical students.

November, 1981 to August, 1982.
Medical Assistant. Veterans Administration Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri. Part-time job while a medical student. Duties included starting intra-venous catheters, phlebotomy,including arterial blood gas sticks, performing EKG's, placing naso-gastric tubes, and Foley catheters, etc.

August, 1978 to May, 1979.
Chemistry Undergraduate Teaching Assistant. University of Kansas Department of Chemistry, Lawrence, Kansas. While a senior at K.U. Responsibilities included being a lab instructor for two sections of chemistry each semester, grading lab work, class homework and exams, tutoring, attending lectures, proctoring examinations, and presenting short lectures.

May, 1975 to June, 1983.
Penny's Ready-Mixed Concrete Company, Lawrence, Kansas. Worked part-time at the concrete company after high school while attending college and medical school.

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS:

Law, Melvin D., Jr., Mark Bernhardt, Thomas J. Hopkins, Jonathan Kleefield, and Augustus A. White III: "Lumbar Flexion/Extension Instability as a Predictor of Failure of Posterolateral Lumbar Spinal Fusion," submitted.

Bernhardt, Mark: "Normal Spinal Anatomy: Normal Sagittal Plane Alignment," Chapter 16 in Bridwell and DeWald's The Textbook of Spinal Surgery, 2nd Edition, J.B. Lippincott Company, pp. 185-191, 1997.

Law, Melvin D., Jr., Mark Bernhardt, Thomas J. Hopkins, Jonathan Kleefield, and Augustus A. White III: "Deterioration of Long-Term Outcome in Patients Treated with in situ Posterolateral Lumbar Spine Fusion With and Without Pedicle Screw Instrumentation," Orthop. Trans. 19(3)A:636-637, 1995-96.

Law, Melvin D., Jr., Mark Bernhardt, and Augustus A. White III: "Evaluation and Management of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy," Chapter 7 AAOS Instructional Course Lectures, Vol. 44, pp.99-110, 1995.

McGowan, Dennis P., Mark Bernhardt, Augustus A. White III: "Biomechanics of the Juvenile Spine," Chapter 2 Disorders of The Pediatric Spine, Edited by D. Pang, Raven Press, New York, pp.27-50, 1994.

Law, M. D., Jr., M. Bernhardt, and A. A. White III: "Evaluation and Management of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy," J. Bone and Joint Surg., 76A:1420-1433, 1994.

Whittaker, C. Keith, and Mark Bernhardt: "Magnetic Resonance Imaging Shows Gadolinium Enhancement of Intradural Herniated Disc; A Case Report," Spine, 19(13):1505-1507, 1994.

Bernhardt, Mark, A. Lyle Rosenfield, and Gregg M. Snyder: "Interspace Microdecompression for the Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy: A Five-Year Follow-Up, Orthop. Trans. 18(2):360, 1994.

White, A.A., M. Bernhardt, and M.M. Panjabi: "Clinical Biomechanics of Spinal Stability," in Progressi in Patologia Vertebrale: Le Instabilitá Vertebrali Toraco-Lombari. XVII Gruppo Italiano Di Studio Della Scoliosi, Aulo Gaggi Editore, Bologna, Italy, pp. 13-34, 1994.

Law, Melvin D., Jr., Mark Bernhardt, and Augustus A. White III: "Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Review of Surgical Indications and Decision Making," Yale J. Biol. Med., 66(3):165-177, 1993.

Roberts, R. Mills and Mark Bernhardt: "Accuracy of Fluoroscopic-Guided Pedicle Screw Placement in the Lumbosacral Spine," Orthop. Trans. 17 (1):108-109,1993.

Bernhardt, Mark, Le Roy Gurganius, David L. Bloom, Augustus A. White III: "Magnetic Resonance Imaging Analysis of Percutaneous Discectomy: A Preliminary Report," Spine 18 (2): 211-217, 1993.

Bernhardt, Mark, Richard A. Hynes, Howard W. Blume, and Augustus A. White III: "Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy," Current concepts Review, J. Bone Joint Surg. 75A:119-128, 1993.

Bernhardt, Mark, Le Roy Gurganious, Kyu-Sung Lee, Brian E. McCarthy, and Augustus A. White III: "A Comparison of Percutaneous Discectomy and Laminotomy & Discectomy," Orthop. Trans. 16 (3):619-620, 1992-1993.

Bernhardt, Mark, Daniel E. Swartz, Pierre L. Clothiaux, Robert R.Crowell, and Augustus A. White III: "Posterolateral Lumbar and Lumbosacral Fusion With and Without Pedicle Screw Internal Fixation," Clin. Orthop. 284:109-115, 1992.

Bernhardt, Mark, Augustus A. White III, Manohar M. Panjabi, and Dennis P. McGowan: "Lumbar Spine Instability," in The Lumbar Spine and Back Pain, 4th Edition, Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, pp. 333-354, 1992.

Bernhardt, Mark, Le Roy Gurganious, Kyu-Sung Lee, Brian E. McCarthy, and Augustus A. White III: "A Comparison of Percutaneous Discectomy and Laminotomy & Discectomy," Orthop. Trans. 16 (1):215-216, 1992.

Bernhardt, Mark, Augustus A. White III, Manohar M. Panjabi, and Dennis P. McGowan: "Biomechanical Considerations of Spinal Stability," in Rothman and Simeon's The Spine, 3rd Edition, W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, pp. 1167-1195, 1992.

Bernhardt, Mark, Gregg M. Snyder: "Interspace Microdecompression for the Surgical Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy," Orthop. Trans. 15 (3):679, 1991.

Bernhardt, Mark, Le Roy Gurganious, David L. Bloom, Augustus A. White III: "Magnetic Resonance Imaging Analysis of Percutaneous Discectomy," Orthop. Trans. 15 (2):298, 1991.

Bernhardt, Mark, Daniel E. Swartz, Pierre L. Clothiaux, Robert R. Crowell, Augustus A. White III: "Posterolateral Lumbar and Lumbosacral Fusion With and Without Pedicle Screw Internal Fixation," Orthop. Trans. 15 (2):294, 1991.

Hynes, Richard A., Mark Bernhardt, Brian E. McCarthy, Augustus A. White III: "Radiographic Versus Anatomic Technique in the Placement of Pedicle Screws for Lumbar Spine Surgery," Orthop. Trans. 15(2):353, 1991.

Bernhardt, Mark and Augustus A. White III: "Fetal Irradiation: A Complication of Percutaneous Discectomy," Spine 16 (2):248, 1991.

Bernhardt, Mark: Acknowledged Reviewer of: White, A. A. III, Panjabi, M. M.: Clinical Biomechanics of the Spine, 2nd ed., J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1990.

Bernhardt, Mark: Acknowledged Reviewer of: White AA III: Your Aching Back, 2nd ed. Simon & Schuster, New York, 1990.

Clark, Charles R., and Mark Bernhardt: "New Treatment Alternatives for Cervical Disc Disease," Perspectives in Orthopaedic Surgery. 1(1):111-118, 1990.

Snyder, Gregg M. and Mark Bernhardt: "Anterior Cervical Fractional Interspace Decompression for Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy," Clin. Orthop., 246:92-99, 1989.

Bernhardt, Mark and Keith H. Bridwell: "Segmental Analysis of the Sagittal Plane Alignment of the Normal Thoracic and Lumbar Spines and Thoracolumbar Junction," Spine 14 (7):717-721, 1989.

Bernhardt, Mark and Keith H. Bridwell: "Segmental Analysis of the Sagittal Plane Alignment of the Normal Thoracic and Lumbar Spines and Thoracolumbar Junction," Orthop. Trans. 13 (1):106, 1989.

Bernhardt, Mark and Augustus A. White III: "Clinical Opinions: Lumbar Spondylosis, Spondylolisthesis, Neurogenic Claudication, and L4 Radiculopathy," J. Spinal Disorders. 2 (1):66-67, 1989.

Snyder, Gregg M. and Mark Bernhardt: "Anterior Cervical Fractional Interspace Decompression for Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy," Orthop. Trans. 12 (3):667, 1988.

Bernhardt, Mark, M. Peter Kuhn, J. Mark Melhorn and Jai H. Yang: "Surgery for Ulnar Nerve Entrapment at the Elbow," Kans. Med., J. Kans. Med.Soc. 89 (9):233-238, 1988.

Bernhardt, Mark, Rodney L. Plaster and Henry O. Marsh: "Proximal Tibial Valgus Osteotomy; The Veterans Administration Hospital Experience, Wichita, Kansas, 1977-82," Kans. Med., J. Kans. Med. Soc. 88 (9):267-270, 1987.

Bernhardt, Mark, Henry O. Marsh and Joe J. Lin: "Pseudomalignant Tumor After Biopsy of Periostitis," J. Pediatr. Orthop. 6:224- 226, 1986.

MEDICAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS:

MEDICAL

American Medical Association (AMA)

Missouri State Medical Association (MSMA)

Kansas Medical Society (KMS)

Metropolitan Medical Society of Greater Kansas City (MMS)

ORTHOPAEDIC

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)

Mid-Central States Orthopaedic Society (MCSOS)

Missouri State Orthopaedic Association (MSOA)

Kansas City Orthopaedic Society (KCOS)

SUB-SPECIALTY

North American Spine Society (NASS)

Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS)

Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)

STATE LICENSURES:

Kansas 20538 7-2-84 (Active)

Missouri R5J30 4-13-89 (Active)

Massachusetts 58272 9-2-87 (Inactive)

HOSPITAL

St. Luke's Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, 1991-1992.

St. Luke's Trauma Committee 1991-present.

St. Luke's Neurosurgical/Surgical ICU Committee, 1991-present.

St. Luke's Surgical Management & Development Committee, 1993- present.

St. Luke's CME Committee, 1992-1994.

UNIVERSITY

UMKC Council on Selection 1991-1995.

UMKC Orthopaedic Department Research & Publication Committee, 1991- present (Chairman, 1991-present).

SOCIETY

AAOS Committee on Educational Programming, 1997-present.

AAOS Graduate Education Committee, 1993-1997.

CSRS Research Committee, 1993-1995.

MCSOS H. O. Marsh Award Committee, 1994-present.

PRESENTATIONS:

March, 1997. "Spine Trauma Review," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Truman Medical Center/UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri.

February, 1997. Orthopaedic Review Course Co-Chairman, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California.

February, 1997. "Lumbar Flexion/Extension Instability as a Predictor of Failure of Posterolateral Lumbar Spinal Fusion," Poster Exhibit, 64th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, California.

December, 1996. "Trauma of the Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, and Sacral Spine," American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Review and Update for Practicing Orthopaedic Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois.

December, 1996. Course Co-Chairman and Spine Section Leader, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Review and Update for Practicing Orthopaedic Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois.

December, 1996. "Surgical Treatment for Herniated Lumbar Discs," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Truman Medical Center/University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri.

October, 1996. "3-D Alignment in Spine Reconstruction," Gus White Spine Fellows Reunion, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

October, 1996. Gus White Spine Fellows Reunion Chairman, Beth Israel Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

October, 1996. Surgical Treatment, Moderator; Harvard Medical School CME Course: Low Back Pain and Sciatica in the Era of Managed Care, Boston, Massachusetts.

October, 1996. "Classic Discectomy, Percutaneous Discectomy, Laser Surgery, and Chymopapain Injections," Low Back Pain and Sciatica in the Era of Managed Care, Harvard CME Course, Boston, Massachusetts.

October, 1996. "Scoliosis: OITE Review," Truman Medical Center/University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.

September, 1996. "Evaluation and Accuracy of Fluoroscopic-Guided Pedicle Screw Placement in the Lumbosacral Spine," read by title, 31st Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

July, 1996. "Evaluation and Management of Cervical SpondyloticMyelopathy," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Truman Medical Center/University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.

April, 1996. "Evaluation and Management of Sacral Fractures," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Truman Medical Center/University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.

March, 1996. "Evaluation and Management of Sacral Fractures," 8th Annual Rae R. Jacobs Lectureship, Kansas City, Kansas.

March, 1996. "Peripheral Nerve Physiology, Anatomy, and Pathology," Orthopaedic Basic Science Lectures, Truman Medical Center/University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.

February, 1996. Orthopaedic Review Course Co-Chairman, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.

December, 1995. "Spinal Reconstruction Surgery," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Truman Medical Center/University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.

September, 1995. "Deterioration of Long-Term Outcome in Patients Treated with In Situ Posterolateral Lumbar Spine Fusion With and Without Pedicle Screw Instrumentation," 30th Annual meeting of Scoliosis Research Society, Asheville, North Carolina.

July, 1995. "Evaluation of the Patient with Low Back Pain," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Truman Medical Center/University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.

May, 1995. "The Straw That Broke the Camel's Back . . . Treatment of Complex Spinal Injuries," 9th Annual Midwest Trauma Society's Conference, Kansas City, Missouri.

April, 1995. "Interspace Microdecompression for Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy," Cervical Spine Symposium, 7th Annual Rae R. Jacobs Memorial Lectureship, Kansas City, Missouri.

April, 1995. "Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Pathoanatomical Considerations, Natural History and Non-Operative Treatment," Cervical Spine Symposium, 7th Annual Rae R. Jacobs Memorial Lectureship, Kansas City, Missouri.

April, 1995. Cervical Spinal Cord Injury, Moderator, Cervical Spine Symposium, 7th Annual Rae R. Jacobs Memorial Lectureship, Kansas City, Missouri.

March, 1995. "3-D Alignment in Spine Surgery," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, TMC/UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri.

January, 1995. "Normal Sagittal Plane Alignment of the Spine," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, TMC/UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri.

September, 1994. "Treatment of Thoracic & Lumbar Spine Fractures & Dislocations," Isola Spine Instrumentation Tutorial, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.

September, 1994. "Saving Lumbar Motion Segments," Isola Spine Instrumentation Tutorial, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.

September, 1994. "3-D Alignment in Spine Reconstruction," Isola Spine Instrumentation Tutorial, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.

July, 1994. "Idiopathic Scoliosis," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, TMC/UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri.

June, 1994. "The Accuracy of Pedicle Screw Placement in the Lumbosacral Spine," Poster Presentation at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Mid-Central States Orthopaedic Society, Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

June, 1994. "The Accuracy of Pedicle Screw Placement in the Lumbosacral Spine," Missouri State Orthopaedic Association, Tan-Tar-A Resort, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri.

June, 1994. "An Algorithm for Surgical Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy," Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Missouri State Orthopaedic Association, Tan-Tar-A Resort, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri.

April, 1994. "Cervical Spine Injuries in the Athlete," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, TMC/UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri.

February, 1994. "Normal Sagittal Plane Alignment of the Spine," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, TMC/UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri.

January, 1994. "Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, TMC/UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri.

November, 1993. Orthopaedics Symposium, Chairman and Moderator, Kansas City Southwest Clinical Society, 71st Annual Fall Clinical Conference, Kansas City, Missouri.

October, 1993. "Treatment of Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Fractures and Dislocations," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, TMC/UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri.

October, 1993. "Failure of Lumbar Spine Fusion With Freeze Dried Cancellous Allograft Bone," presented at the 8th Annual Meeting of the North American Spine Society, San Diego, California.

October, 1993. "Deterioration of Outcome After Two Years in Patients Treated with and without Pedicle Screw Instrumentation," presented at the 8th Annual Meeting of the North American Spine Society, San Diego, California.

September, 1993. "A Comparison of Anatomic Versus Radiographic Techniques in the Placement of Pedicle Screws in the Lumbar Spine," read by title, 28th Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society, Dublin, Ireland.

August, 1993. "Spine Trauma," General Surgery Trauma Conference, St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

July, 1993. "Surgical Treatment of Cervical Spine Fractures and Dislocations,"Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, TMC/UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri.

June, 1993. "Pedicle Screw Placement Study," presented at Orthopaedic Spine Instrumentation Workshop, St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas.

June, 1993. "Accuracy of Pedicle Screw Placement," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, TMC/UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri.

May, 1993. "Physical Diagnosis of the Orthopaedic Patient," presented to medical students, UMKC School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri.

May, 1993. "Surgery for Scoliosis and Other Spinal Deformities," presented at "Kansas Medicine: Ten Years Later," KU Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.

May, 1993. "Accuracy of Fluoroscopic-Guided Pedicle Screw Placement in the Lumbosacral Spine," poster presentation at AAOS/SRS Spine Instrumentation Workshop, Orlando, Florida.

April, 1993. "Care of the Patient After a Laminectomy or a Fusion," presented at CORE II Orthopaedic Nursing Education Course, St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

April, 1993, "Rehabilitation of the Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Patient," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, TMC/UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri.

January, 1993. "Current Concepts of Musculoskeletal Trauma; the Multiple-trauma Patient," Multi-disciplinary Trauma Conference, St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

January, 1993. "Cervical Spine and Brachial Plexus Injuries in the Athlete," presented at "Baseball Medicine," at the Annual Meeting of the Major League Baseball Trainers and Physicians Association, Kansas City, Missouri.

January, 1993. "Spinal Cord Trauma," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, TMC/UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri.

December, 1992. "Interspace Microdecompression for the Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy; A Long-Term Follow-up Study of 33 Patients," Poster presentation at 20th Annual Meeting of Cervical Spine Research Society, Palm Desert, California.

September, 1992. "Accuracy of Fluoroscopic-Guided Pedicle Screw Placement in the Lumbosacral Spine," presented at the 27th Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society, Kansas City, Missouri.

March, 1992. "Injuries of the Cervical Spine in the Athlete," presented at Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Truman Medical Center, UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri.

February, 1992. "A Comparison of Percutaneous Discectomy and Laminotomy & Discectomy," Scientific Paper Presentation, 59th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Washington, D.C.

January, 1992. "A Comparison of Percutaneous Discectomy and Laminotomy & Discectomy," presented at Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Truman Medical Center, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.

December, 1991. "The Adolescent Spine," presented at "Orthopaedics for the Primary Care Physician," St. Luke's Hospital/Rex L. Diveley Orthopaedic Seminars. CME Course, Kansas City, MO.

December, 1991. "Low Back Pain," presented at "Orthopaedics for the Primary Care Physician," St. Luke's Hospital/Rex L. Diveley Orthopaedic Seminars, CME Course, Kansas City,MO.

November, 1991. "Low Back Pain and Sciatica," presented at the 69th Annual Fall Clinical Conference, Kansas City Southwest Clinical Society, Overland Park, KS.

August, 1991. "Injuries of the Cervical Spine in the Athlete," presented at Sports Medicine for Coaches Seminar, Center for Health Enhancement, St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

July, 1991. "Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Disc Disease," presented at Rehabilitation Services In-Service Conference, St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

July, 1991. "Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis," presented at the Operating Room Nurses In-Service Conference, St Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

June, 1991. "A Comparison of Percutaneous Discectomy and

Laminotomy & Discectomy," presented at 104th Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Association, The Breakers, Palm Beach, Florida.

May, 1991. "Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy," presented at the 38th Annual meeting of the Mid-Central States Orthopaedic Society, Kansas City, Missouri.

April, 1991. "Low Back Pain," presented at Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, TMC/UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri.

March, 1991. "Principles of Treatment of Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Fractures," presented at Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, University of Kansas (Wichita), St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas.

March, 1991. "Evaluation and Treatment of the Patient with Low Back Pain and Sciatica," presented at Orthopaedic Residents Teaching Conference, UKSM - W, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

February, 1991. "Orthopaedic Spinal Reconstructive Surgery," presented at Rheumatology Conference, St. Luke's Hospital/UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri.

December, 1990. "Idiopathic Scoliosis," presented at "Orthopaedics for the General Practitioner," St. Luke's Hospital/Rex L. Diveley Orthopaedic Seminars CME Course, Kansas City, MO.

December, 1990. "Surgery For Intervertebral-Disc Disease," presented at "Orthopaedics for the General Practitioner," St. Luke's Hospital/Rex L. Diveley Orthopaedic Seminars CME Course, Kansas City, MO.

December, 1990. "Low Back Pain and Sciatica," presented at "Orthopaedics for the General Practitioner," St. Luke's Hospital/Rex L. Diveley Orthopaedic Seminars CME Course, Kansas City, MO.

November, 1990. "Interspace Microdecompression For The Surgical Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy," presented at the 18th Annual Meeting of the Cervical Spine Research Society, San Antonio, Texas.

September, 1990. "Posterolateral Lumbar and Lumbosacral Fusion With and Without Pedicle Screw Internal Fixation," read by title at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society, Honolulu, Hawaii.

July, 1990. "Introduction to Cotrel-Dubousset Spine Instrumentation for Surgical Treatment of Scoliosis,"

presented at Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, TMC/UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri.

June, 1990. "Magnetic Resonance Imaging Analysis of Percutaneous Discectomy," presented at 17th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Boston, Massachusetts.

June, 1990. "Posterolateral Lumbar and Lumbosacral Fusion With and Without Pedicle Screw Internal Fixation," presented at 17th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Boston, Massachusetts.

June, 1990. "A Comparison of Percutaneous Discectomy and Laminotomy and Discectomy," presented at Beth Israel Hospital/Harvard Medical School Spine Fellows Reunion, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

June, 1990. Gus White Spine Fellows Reunion Chairman, Beth Israel Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

April, 1990. "Lumbar Spinal Stenosis," presented at Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, TMC/UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri.

March, 1990. "Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy," presented at Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, TMC/UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri.

February, 1990. "Lumbar Fusions With and Without Pedicle Screw Internal Fixation," presented at Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Truman Medical Center/UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri.

December, 1989. "Posterolateral Lumbar and Lumbosacral Fusion With and Without Internal Fixation," presented at Beth Israel Hospital/Harvard Medical School Spine Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.

October, 1989. "MRI Analysis of Percutaneous Discectomy," presented to North American Traveling Fellows, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

September, 1989. "Introduction to Cotrel-Dubousset Spinal Instrumentation," presented at BIH/HMS Spine Journal Club, Boston, Massachusetts.

June, 1989. "Surgical Anatomy and Surgical Approaches to the Cervical Spine," presented at BIH/HMS Spine Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.

May, 1989. "The New England Emigrant Aid Society, Abolitionists, and the Settlement of Kansas" and "Spinal Cord Trauma Evaluation," presented at BIH/HMS Spine Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.

April, 1989. "Percutaneous Lumbar Discectomy: Surgical Technique" and "Magnetic Resonance Imaging Analysis of Percutaneous Discectomy," presented at BIH/HMS Spine Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.

April, 1989. "Spine and Spinal Cord Trauma," presented at BIH/HMS General Surgery Trauma Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.

April, 1989. "Spinal Deformities", lecture to Simmons College Physical Therapy Students, Boston, Massachusetts.

March, 1989. "Case Presentation," presented at "The Cervical Spine: Diagnostic and Management Issues," American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons CME Course, Boston, Massachusetts.

February, 1989. "Internal Fixation of Dens Fractures" and "Spinal Cord Injury and Quadriplegia," presented at BIH/HMS Spine Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.

January, 1989. "Preliminary Reports: Retrospective Review of Patients Treated with Steffee Plating & Fusion; Prospective Study of Patients Treated by Percutaneous Discectomy," presented as a part of the 1st Annual Camp International/Beth Israel Hospital Visiting Lectureship, Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

January, 1989. "Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy," presented at BIH/HMS Spine Conference, BIH, Boston, Massachusetts.

December, 1988. "Lumbar Spinal Stenosis," presented at BIH/HMS Spine Conference, BIH, Boston, Massachusetts.

November, 1988. "Evaluation of Cervical Spine Trauma with Plain Roentgenograms," presented at General Surgery Trauma Conference, BIH, Boston, Massachusetts.

November, 1988. "Radiographic Evaluation of Cervical Spine Trauma; Cervical Orthoses; & Spinal Cord Injury Evaluation," presented to Emergency Ward Staff and Orthopaedic Surgery Residents, BIH, Boston, Massachusetts.

October, 1988. "Case Presentations and Demonstration of Low Back Examination," presented at "New Management Strategies for Patients with Low Back Pain and Sciatica," a Harvard Medical School/Beth Israel Hospital continuing education course, Boston, Massachusetts.

October, 1988. "Segmental Analysis of the Sagittal Plane Alignment of the Normal Thoracic and Lumbar Spines and Thoracolumbar Junction," presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society, Baltimore, Maryland.

September, 1988. "Anterior Cervical Fractional Interspace Decompression for Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy," presented at the 1988 Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Seattle, Washington.

September, 1988. "Segmental Analysis of the Sagittal Plane Alignment of the Normal Thoracic and Lumbar Spines and Thoracolumbar Junction," presented at BIH/HMS Spine Conference, BIH, Boston, Massachusetts.

April, 1988. "Anterior Cervical Fractional Interspace Decompression for Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy," poster presentation, American Association of Neurological Surgeons 1988 Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

April, 1988. "Segmental Analysis of the Sagittal Plane Alignment of the Normal Thoracic and Lumbar Spines and Thoracolumbar Junction," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas.

April, 1988. "Pediatric Orthopaedics: Rare Disorders of the Lower Extremities," presented to Orthopaedic Surgery Residents, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

March, 1988. "Anterior Cervical Fractional Interspace Decompression for Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy," presented at 21st Annual American Orthopaedic Association Residents' Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.

January though March, 1988. "Spinal Disorders," lectures presented to UKSM-W medical students on orthopaedic surgery rotation, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

February, 1988. "Anterior Cervical Fractional Interspace Decompression for Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy," poster exhibit and scientific paper presentation, 55th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Atlanta, Georgia.

February, 1988. "Basic Principles of Bone Grafting," presented to Orthopaedic Surgery Residents, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

November, 1987. "Congenital Vertical Talus," presented to Orthopaedic Surgery Residents, Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children/Washington University, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.

November, 1987. "Anterior Cervical Fractional Interspace Decompression for Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy," presented at the 4th Annual Residents and Fellows Conference, Southern Orthopaedic Association/Southern Medical Associ-ation's 81st Annual Scientific Assembly, San Antonio, Texas.

October, 1987. "Anterior Cervical Fractional Interspace Decompression for Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy," presented at Kansas Orthopaedic Society Meeting, K.U. Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.

September, 1987. "Surgery for Ulnar Nerve Entrapment at the Elbow," presented at Annual Meeting of Kansas Chapter of American College of Surgeons, Wichita, Kansas.

September, 1987. "Anterior Cervical Fractional Interspace Decompression for Cervical Radiculopathy," presented at Annual Meeting of Kansas Chapter of American College of Surgeons, Wichita, Kansas.

June, 1987. "Ulnar Nerve Decompression at the Elbow; A Review of the Wichita V.A. Experience, 1976-1986, "Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas.

May, 1987. "Anterior Cervical Fractional Interspace Decompression for Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy," presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Mid-Central States Orthopaedic Society, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

April, 1987. "The Goals of Cerebral Palsy," presented to Orthopaedic Surgery Residents, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

April, 1987. "Osteochondritis Dissecans," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas.

February, 1987. "The Treatment of Intra-Articular Fractures," presented to Orthopaedic Residents, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

January, 1987. "Iatrogenic Low Back Pain and Spinal Stenosis," presented to Orthopaedic Residents, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

January, 1987. "Orthopaedic Traumatology in Vienna, Austria," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

September, 1986. "Orthopaedic Pathology," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

September, 1986. "Traction," an In-service presentation to Orthopaedic Nurses and Nurse Assistants, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

September, 1986. "Scoliosis Screening," presented to Wichita parochial school nurses, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

August, 1986. "Pseudomalignant Tumor after Biopsy of Periostitis," Case Report, Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

August, 1986. "Anterior Cervical Fractional Interspace Decompression for Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy," Senior Paper presented to Orthopaedic Surgery Staff and Residents, and Neurosurgery Staff, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

April, 1986. "Roentgenographic Diagnosis of Cervical Spine Trauma," presented to Orthopaedic Surgery Residents, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

April, 1986. "PIP and MCP Joint Injuries," presented to Orthopaedic Surgery Residents, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

March, 1986. "Running Injuries," presented to Sunflower Chapter of American Association of Medical Transcriptionists, WMC, Wichita, Kansas.

March, 1986. "Clinical Biomechanics of Spinal Instrumentation," presented to Orthopaedic Surgery Residents, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

February, 1986. "Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Hand; Finger and Thumb Deformities," presented to Orthopaedic Surgery Residents, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

December, 1985. "Orthopaedic Pathology: Selected Cases," presented to the UKSM-W Radiology Staff and Residents, WMC, Wichita, Kansas.

November, 1985. "Repair of Injuries to the Extensor Apparatus of the Hand," presented to the Orthopaedic Surgery Residents and Staff, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

October, 1985. "Total Joint Arthroplasty of the Shoulder," presented to the Orthopaedic Surgery Residents, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

August and September, 1985. "Degenerative Arthritis of the Spine and Extremities," lectures presented to UKSM-W medical students on the Orthopaedic Surgery rotation, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

July, 1985. "Radiology of Rheumatic Disorders; Analysis of Hand

X-rays," presented to Arthritis Unit personnel, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

July, 1985. "Joint Fluid Analysis," presented to Arthritis Unit personnel, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

June, 1985. "Tuberculous and Mycotic Infections of Bones and Joints," presented to the Orthopaedic Surgery Residents, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

May, 1985. "Flexor Tendon Injuries and their Repair," Plastic

Surgery Conference, presented to St. Francis and Wesley Residents on Plastic Surgery Service and the Plastic Surgery Staff, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Center, Wichita, Kansas.

May, 1985. "Chondrogenic Bone Tumors," presented to Orthopaedic Surgery Residents, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

April, 1985. "Principles of Management of Fractures and Dislocations," presented to Physician's Assistant Students, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas.

March, 1985. "Proximal Tibial Valgus Osteotomy; A Review of the Wichita V.A. Experience, 1977-1982," Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas.

January, 1985. "Mechanical Properties of Soft Tissues," presented to the Orthopaedic Surgery Residents, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

December, 1984. "Surgical Approaches to the Cervical Spine," presented to the Orthopaedic Surgery Staff and Residents and Neurosurgery Staff, WMC, Wichita, Kansas.

October, 1984. "Arthroscopic Meniscal Repair: Techniques and Results," presented to the Kansas Orthopaedic Society, Hutchinson, Kansas.

September, 1984. "Fractures, Dislocations, and Disorders of the Wrist and Hand," presented to Physical Therapy students, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas.

March, 1984. "Solitary Enchondroma and Multiple Echondromatosis," presented to Orthopaedic Surgery Residents, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

February, 1984. "Rehabilitation of the Cervical Spinal Cord- Injured Patient," presented to the Orthopaedic Surgery Residents, SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

December, 1983. "Treatment of Non-Unions about the Hip," presented to the Orthopaedic Surgery Residents SFRMC, Wichita, Kansas.

September, 1983. "Fractures and Common Rotational and Angular Deformities in Children," presented to Physical Therapy students, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas.

March, 1982. "Cancer of the Cervix," presented to Obstetrics and Gynecology Team IV, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.

February, 1982. "Asymptomatic Carotid Bruits," presented at a noon conference to members of the Experimental Therapeutics Branch of the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke at the Clinical Center at the NIH, Bethesda, Maryland.

November, 1981. "Pediatric Fractures," presented to General Surgery Team III, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. Fulfillment of communications skills requirement for graduation.

May, 1979. "A History of the Circulation, from Galen to Harvey," presented to BIOL 771, Cardiovascular Physiology class, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.

February, 1979. "The Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome," presented to BIOL 701, Topics in Cardiopulmonary Physiology class to BIOL 420, Seminar in Human Biology class, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.