AdamLShimerMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Charlottesville, VA

Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine

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Office
415 Ray C Hunt Dr
Ste 3
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Phone+1 434-243-3633

Fax+1 434-243-1539
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Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2002 - 2007
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 2009 - 2024
PA State Medical License 2002 - 2009
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Inpatient - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Prognostic Factors Impacting Surgical Outcomes in Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy.
Brian W Su, Vaib Tadepalli, Pramod N Kamalapathy, Adam Shimer> ;Clinical Spine Surgery. 2022 Dec 1
2 citations
The Feasibility of Translaminar Screws in the Subaxial Cervical Spine: Computed Tomography and Cadaveric Validation.
Woojin Cho, Jason T Le, Adam L Shimer, Brian C Werner, John A Glaser, Francis H Shen> ;Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery. 2022 Mar 1
5 citations
Evaluation of Gait and Functional Stability in Preoperative Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Patients.
Hamid Hassanzadeh, Joshua Bell, Emily A. Dooley, Varun Puvanesarajah, Pramod Kamalapathy, Lawal Labaran, Adam L. Shimer, Francis H. Shen, Shawn D. Russel> ;Spine. 2021 Sep 28
12 citations
Lumbosacral Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis.
Christopher C. Chung, Adam L. Shimer> ;Clinics in Sports Medicine. 2021 Jul 1
Not Just Shoulders and Knees: An Athlete Has a Spine too!
Adam L. Shimer, Francis H. Shen> ;Clinics in Sports Medicine. 2021 Jul 1
1 citations
Fluoroscopically Guided Facet Cyst Rupture: Rate of Conversion to Surgery and Risk Factor Analysis.
Joshua Bell, Manminder S. Bhatia, Jose George, Andrew Hill, Wendy M. Novicoff, Nicolas C Nacey, Adam L. Shimer> ;Clinical Spine Surgery. 2021 Feb 24
5 citations
Risk of Surgical Site Infection and Mortality Following Lumbar Fusion Surgery in Patients With Chronic Steroid Usage and Chronic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus a...
Anuj Singla, Rabia Qureshi, Dennis Q Chen, Ali Nourbakhsh, Adam L Shimer, Francis H Shen, Hassanzadeh, H.> ;Spine. 2019 Apr 1
4 citations
Unplanned Immediate Return to Operating Room After Spine Surgery: Significance of Immediate Postoperative Radiographs.
Dennis Q. Chen, Adam L. Shimer, Xudong Li, Hamid Hassanzadeh, Francis H. Shen, Anuj Singla> ;Spine. 2019 Feb 15
Risk of Surgical Site Infection and Mortality Following Lumbar Fusion Surgery in patients with Chronic Steroid Usage and Chronic MRSA infection.
Singla, A.,Qureshi, R.,Chen, D. Q.,Nourbakhsh, A.,Hassanzadeh, H.,Shimer, A. L.,Shen, F. H.> ;Spine. 2018 Sep 21
19 citations
Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Postoperative Infection and Revision Surgery in Elderly Patients Undergoing Anterior Cervical Fusion.
Jason A. Horowitz, Varun Puvanesarajah, Amit Jain, Xudong Li, Adam L. Shimer, Francis H. Shen, Hamid Hassanzadeh> ;Spine. 2018 Sep 1
1 citations
Quantitative Assessment of the Anatomical Footprint of the C1 Pedicle Relative to the Lateral Mass: A Guide for C1 Lateral Mass Fixation.
Brian W. Su, Alexander A. Theologis, Robert H. Byers, Adam L. Shimer, Gregory D. Schroeder, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Bobby Tay> ;Global Spine Journal. 2018 Aug 1
16 citations
Perioperative Complications Associated With Posterolateral Spine Fusions: A Study of Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries.
Varun Puvanesarajah, Jourdan M. Cancienne, Brian C. Werner, Amit Jain, Anuj Singla, Adam L. Shimer, Francis H. Shen, Hamid Hassanzadeh> ;Spine. 2018 Jan 1
48 citations
A Comparison of Anterior and Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusions: Complications, Readmissions, Discharge Dispositions, and Costs.
Rabia Qureshi, Varun Puvanesarajah, Amit Jain, Adam L. Shimer, Francis H. Shen, Hamid Hassanzadeh> ;Spine. 2017 Dec 15
31 citations
Use of the "dual construct" for the management of complex spinal reconstructions.
Francis H. Shen, Rabia Qureshi, Rose Tyger, Rebecca Lehman, Anuj Singla, Adam L. Shimer, Hamid Hassanzadeh> ;The Spine Journal. 2017 Sep 5
16 citations
Surgeon Reimbursement Relative to Hospital Payments for Spinal Fusion: Trends From 10-year Medicare Analysis.
Nikhil Jain, Frank M. Phillips, Adam L. Shimer, Safdar N. Khan> ;Spine. 2018 May 15
6 citations
Cost Implications of Primary Versus Revision Surgery in Adult Spinal Deformity.
Rabia Qureshi, Varun Puvanesarajah, Amit Jain, Khaled M. Kebaish, Adam L. Shimer, Francis H. Shen, Hamid Hassanzadeh> ;World Neurosurgery. 2017 Aug 1
2 citations
Spinal subdural abscess following repeat lumbar microdiscectomy: A case report of imaging findings for a rare infection
Adam L. Shimer, Nicholas C. Nacey> ;Clinical Imaging. 2017 Jul 1
3 citations
Anatomy of Lamina in the Subaxial Cervical Spine With the Special Reference to Translaminar Screws: CT and Cadaveric Analysis With Screw Trajectory Simulation.
Woojin Cho, Jason T Le, Adam L Shimer, Brian C Werner, John A Glaser, Francis H Shen> ;Clinical Spine Surgery. 2017 Jun 1
13 citations
The Association of Perioperative Glycemic Control with Deep Postoperative Infection After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion in Patients with Diabetes.
Jourdan M. Cancienne, Brian C. Werner, Hamid Hassanzadeh, Anuj Singla, Frank H. Shen, Adam L. Shimer> ;World Neurosurgery. 2017 Jun 1
9 citations
Percutaneous Direct Repair of a Pars Defect Using Intraoperative Computed Tomography Scan: A Modification of the Buck Technique.
Ali Nourbakhsh, Fletcher R. Preuss, Adam L. Shimer> ;Spine. 2017 Jun 1
21 citations
Retrospective analysis underestimates neurological deficits in complex spinal deformity surgery: a Scoli-RISK-1 Study.
Michael P. Kelly, Lawrence G. Lenke, Jakub Godzik, Ferran Pellisé, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Justin S. Smith, Stephen J. Lewis, Christopher P. Ames, Leah Y. Carreon, Mi...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2017 Jul 1
24 citations
Complications and Mortality Following One to Two-Level Anterior Cervical Fusion for Cervical Spondylosis in Patients Above 80 Years of Age.
Varun Puvanesarajah, Amit Jain, Adam L. Shimer, Anuj Singla, Francis H. Shen, Hamid Hassanzadeh> ;Spine. 2017 May 1
9 citations
Complications after Fusion for Thoracolumbar Fractures in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis.
Varun Puvanesarajah, Jourdan M. Cancienne, Adam L. Shimer, Francis H. Shen, Hamid Hassanzadeh> ;Global Spine Journal. 2017 Apr 3
42 citations
Perioperative hemoglobin A1c as a predictor of deep infection following single-level lumbar decompression in patients with diabetes.
Jourdan M. Cancienne, Brian C. Werner, Dennis Q. Chen, Hamid Hassanzadeh, Adam L. Shimer> ;The Spine Journal. 2017 Mar 22
31 citations
Complications and Mortality Following 1 to 2 Level Lumbar Fusion Surgery in Patients Above 80 Years of Age.
Varun Puvanesarajah, Amit Jain, Adam L. Shimer, Xudong Li, Anuj Singla, Francis H. Shen, Hamid Hassanzadeh> ;Spine. 2017 Mar 15
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Hospital Affiliations

University of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville, Virginia