ChristianPDiPaolaMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Worcester, MA

Assistant Professor, Orthopedics & Physical Rehabilitation, University Massachusetts Medical School

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Office
119 Belmont St
Dept Of Orthopedics/Spine Center
Worcester, MA 01605
Phone+1 508-334-8119

Fax+1 508-334-6052
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Education & Training

University of RochesterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2003 - 2008
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2009 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2020 - 2025
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
Does the ACS NSQIP Surgical Risk Calculator Accurately Predict Complications Rates After Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Procedures
Ankur S. Narain, Alexander Z. Kitto, Benjamin M. Braun, Matthew J. Poorman, Patrick Curtin, Justin Slavin, Giles F. Whalen, Christian P. DiPaola, Patrick J. Connolly, ...> ;Spine. 2020 Dec 17
7 citations
Multicenter study of lumbar discectomy with Barricaid annular closure device for prevention of lumbar disc reherniation in US patients: A historically controlled post-...
K. Brandon Strenge, Christian P. DiPaola, Larry E. Miller, Clint Hill, Robert G. Whitmore> ;Medicine. 2019 Aug 1
8 citations
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis for Patients Having Elective Spine Surgery: When, Why, and How Much.
Hayden B Rockson, Christian P. DiPaola, Patrick J. Connolly, Michael P. Stauff> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2019 Jul 3
3 citations
Controversies in the Management of Central Cord Syndrome: The State of the Art.
Peter J. Wagner, Christian P. DiPaola, Patrick J. Connolly, Michael P. Stauff> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2018 Apr 4
19 citations
A comparison of the Wiltse versus midline approaches in degenerative conditions of the lumbar spine.
John Street, R Andrew Glennie, Nicolas Dea, Christian P. DiPaola, Zhi Wang, Michael Boyd, Scott Paquette, Brian K. Kwon, Marcel F. Dvorak, Charles G. Fisher> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2016 Apr 22
26 citations
Incidence and risk of delayed surgical site infection following instrumented lumbar spine fusion
Peter Lewkonia, Christian P. DiPaola, John Street> ;Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2016 Jan 1
2 citations
Controlled Laboratory Comparison Study of Motion With Football Equipment in a Destabilized Cervical Spine: Three Spine-Board Transfer Techniques
Mark L. Prasarn, MaryBeth Horodyski, Matthew J. DiPaola, Christian P. DiPaola, Gianluca Del Rossi, Bryan P. Conrad, Glenn R. Rechtine> ;Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2015 Sep 1
25 citations
Surgeon-industry conflict of interest: survey of North Americans' opinions regarding surgeons consulting with industry
Christian P. DiPaola, Nicolas Dea, Vanessa K. Noonan, Christopher S. Bailey, Marcel F. Dvorak, Charles G. Fisher> ;The Spine Journal. 2014 Apr 1
9 citations
Surgeon-industry conflict of interest: survey of opinions regarding industry-sponsored educational events and surgeon teaching: clinical article.
Christian P. DiPaola, Nicolas Dea, Marcel F. Dvorak, Robert S. Lee, Dennis Hartig, Charles G. Fisher> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2014 Mar 1
6 citations
Motion is reduced in the unstable spine with the use of mechanical devices for bed transfers
Calvin T. Hu, Christian P. DiPaola, Bryan P. Conrad, MaryBeth Horodyski, Gianluca Del Rossi, Glenn R. Rechtine> ;The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 2013 Jul 19
16 citations
Accuracy of intraoperative computed tomography-based navigation for placement of percutaneous pedicle screws.
Jason C. Eck, Jeffrey Lange, John Street, Anthony Lapinsky, Christian P. DiPaola> ;Global Spine Journal. 2013 May 22
41 citations
Estimating the Effective Radiation Dose Imparted to Patients by Intraoperative Cone-Beam Computed Tomography in Thoracolumbar Spinal Surgery
Jeffrey Lange, Andrew Karellas, John Street, Jason C. Eck, Anthony Lapinsky, Patrick J. Connolly, Christian P. DiPaola> ;Spine. 2013 Mar 1
2 citations
Does intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring have predictive value for functional recovery following spinal cord injury? A case report
Jason C. Eck, Christopher J. Martin, Anthony Lapinsky, Patrick J. Connolly, Christian P. DiPaola> ;Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing. 2013 Feb 1
42 citations
Physician-industry conflict of interest: public opinion regarding industry-sponsored research
Charles G. Fisher, Christian P. DiPaola, Vanessa K. Noonan, Christopher S. Bailey, Marcel F. Dvorak> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2012 Jul 1
16 citations
An evidence-based medicine process to determine outcomes after cervical spine trauma: what surgeons should be telling their patients.
Peter Lewkonia, Christian P. DiPaola, Rowan Schouten, Vanessa K. Noonan, Marcel F. Dvorak, Charles G. Fisher> ;Spine. 2012 Aug 15
42 citations
Postoperative infection treatment score for the spine (PITSS): construction and validation of a predictive model to define need for single versus multiple irrigation a...
Christian P. DiPaola, Davor Saravanja, Luca Boriani, Hongbin Zhang, Michael Boyd, Brian K. Kwon, Scott Paquette, Marcel F. Dvorak, Charles G. Fisher, John Street> ;The Spine Journal. 2012 Mar 1
A synthesis of best available evidence and expert opinion on outcomes after cervical trauma: what should surgeons be telling their patients?
Peter Lewkonia, Christian P. DiPaola, Rowan Schouten, Marcel F. Dvorak, Charles G. Fisher> ;Evidence-Based Spine-Care Journal. 2011 Nov 1
64 citations
Cervical Collars are Insufficient for Immobilizing an Unstable Cervical Spine Injury
MaryBeth Horodyski, Christian P. DiPaola, Bryan P. Conrad, Glenn R. Rechtine> ;The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2011 Nov 1
318 citations
Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score: An Analysis of Reliability and Validity From the Spine Oncology Study Group
Daryl R. Fourney, Evan Frangou, Timothy C. Ryken, Christian P. DiPaola, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Sigurd Berven, Mark H. Bilsky, James S. Harrop, Michael G. Fehlings, S...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2011 Aug 1
20 citations
Removing a patient from the spine board: is the lift and slide safer than the log roll?
MaryBeth Horodyski, Bryan P. Conrad, Gianluca Del Rossi, Christian P. DiPaola, Glenn R. Rechtine> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2011 May 1
640 citations
A novel classification system for spinal instability in neoplastic disease: an evidence-based approach and expert consensus from the Spine Oncology Study Group.
Charles G. Fisher, Christian P. DiPaola, Timothy C. Ryken, Mark H. Bilsky, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Sigurd Berven, James S. Harrop, Michael G. Fehlings, Stefano Borian...> ;Spine. 2010 Oct 15
17 citations
Cervical spine motion generated with manual versus jackson table turning methods in a cadaveric c1-c2 global instability model.
Christian P. DiPaola, Bryan P. Conrad, MaryBeth Horodyski, Matthew J. DiPaola, Andrew Sawers, Glenn R. Rechtine> ;Spine. 2009 Dec 15
141 citations
Morbidity and Mortality of Major Adult Spinal Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Analysis of 942 Consecutive Patients
John Street, Brian Lenehan, Christian P. DiPaola, Michael D. Boyd, Brian K. Kwon, Scott Paquette, Marcel F. Dvorak, Y. Raja Rampersaud, Charles G. Fisher> ;The Spine Journal. 2009 Oct 1
98 citations
Survey of spine surgeons on attitudes regarding osteoporosis and osteomalacia screening and treatment for fractures, fusion surgery, and pseudoarthrosis
Christian P. DiPaola, Jesse E. Bible, Debdut Biswas, Matthew J. DiPaola, Jonathan N. Grauer, Glenn R. Rechtine> ;The Spine Journal. 2009 Jul 1
19 citations
Comparison of the flat torso versus the elevated torso shoulder pad removal techniques in a cadaveric cervical spine instability model.
MaryBeth Horodyski, Christian P. DiPaola, Matthew J. DiPaola, Bryan P. Conrad, Gianluca Del Rossi, Glenn R. Rechtine> ;Spine. 2009 Apr 1
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Hospital Affiliations

UMass Memorial Medical CenterWorcester, Massachusetts
Milford Regional Medical CenterMilford, Massachusetts
Rochester General HospitalRochester, New York