Christopher(Alcala)Alcala-MarquezMD
Orthopaedic Surgery • San Juan, PROrthopedic Spine Surgery
Spine Surgeon-Puerto Rico Spine Center
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Office
1395 Calle San Rafael Apartado 11338
San Juan, PR 00910Phone+1 787-766-7070Fax+1 787-756-5207- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
Twin Cities Spine CenterFellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine, 2013 - 2014
University of Puerto RicoResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2008 - 2013- University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineClass of 2008
Certifications & Licensure
PR State Medical License 2013 - 2024
MN State Medical License 2013 - 2023- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Spine Line's 20 under 40 Spine Surgeons North American Spine Society, 2021
- Russell Hibbs Award Nominee Scoliosis Research Society, 2020
- Minnesota Top Doctors Minneapolis-St.Paul Magazine, 2018-2020
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Clinical Trials
- Liposomal Bupivacaine in One-level Instrumented Posterior Spinal Fusion Start of enrollment: 2019 Jan 26
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsModerate scoliosis continues to progress at 30-year follow-up: a call for concern?Christopher Alcala, Amir A Mehbod, Omar Ramos, John M Dawson, Francis Denis, Timothy A Garvey, Joseph H Perra, Eduardo Beauchamp, Ensor E Transfeldt> ;Spine Deformity. 2024 Jan 1
- Minimally Invasive Decompression With Noninstrumented Facet Fusion Versus Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Stenosis Associated With Grade ...Daniel C Kim, Nicholas Laskay, Christopher Alcala, James Schwender> ;Clinical Spine Surgery. 2023 Dec 1
- 2 citationsChoose Wisely: Surgical Selection of Candidates for Outpatient Anterior Cervical Surgery Based on Early Complications Among Inpatients.Bayard C Carlson, John M Dawson, Eduardo C Beauchamp, Amir A Mehbod, Benjamin Mueller, Christopher Alcala, Kevin J Mullaney, Joseph H Perra, Manuel R Pinto, James D Sc...> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2022 Oct 19
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Press Mentions
20 under 40 Spine SurgeonsJanuary 31st, 2022
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- North American Spine SocietyMember
- Minnesota Medical AssociationMember
- Scoliosis Research SocietyCandidate Member
- Member
- Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Ortopedia y Traumatología (PR Orthopedic Society)Board of Directors
Other Languages
- Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
Abbott Northwestern HospitalMinneapolis, Minnesota
United HospitalSaint Paul, Minnesota
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