ChristopherChaputMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • San Antonio, TX

Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Physician

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Office
8300 Floyd Curl Drive
3rd Floor -3C
San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone+1 210-450-9300

Fax+1 210-450-6023
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Summary

I am the Chief of the Division of Orthopedic Spine Surgery at UTHSC San Antonio, and an endowed professor of spinal diseases.

I treat the full range of spinal issues, from minimally invasive surgery to tumors, trauma, and scoliosis. I have special interests in treating complex cervical spine issues, spinal stability, and developing new ways to improve the biology of healing in the spine.

Education & Training

Baylor College of MedicineClass of 1997

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1998 - 2025
MD State Medical License 2002 - 2006
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

The articular surface technique for lumbar pedicle screw placement: a 3D feasibility study.
Wait, T., Kolar, A., Maldonado, Y., Prabhakar, G., Chaput, C.> ;Journal of Spine Surgery. 2023 Dec 25
Preoperative Dehydration Predicts Adverse Events Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.
Abdullah Ghali, Gautham Prabhakar, David Momtaz, Farhan Ahmad, Adam Abbas, Muhammad Shamim, Mahmoud Issa, Varun Bora, Christopher Chaput> ;International Journal of Spine Surgery. 2023 Dec 26
3 citations
The 8-item Modified Frailty Index Is an Effective Risk Assessment Tool in Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion.
David Momtaz, Gautham Prabhakar, Rishi Gonuguntla, Farhan Ahmad, Abdullah Ghali, Travis Kotzur, Sarah Nagel, Christopher Chaput> ;Global Spine Journal. 2024 Apr 1
Survival rates in atlanto-occipital dissociation: a look at the past 20 years.
Gautham Prabhakar, Galen Mills, David Momtaz, Abdullah Ghali, Christopher Chaput> ;The Spine Journal. 2022 Sep 1
13 citations
Opportunistic application of phantom-less calibration methods for fracture risk prediction using QCT/FEA.
Maria Prado, Sundeep Khosla, Christopher D. Chaput, Hugo Giambini> ;European Radiology. 2021 May 28
9 citations
Dual-energy estimates of volumetric bone mineral densities in the lumbar spine using quantitative computed tomography better correlate with fracture properties when co...
Simon Cataño Jimenez, Sebastian Saldarriaga, Christopher D. Chaput, Hugo Giambini> ;Bone. 2020 Jan 1
19 citations
Obesity and calcification of the ligaments of the spine: a comprehensive CT analysis of the entire spine in a random trauma population.
Christopher D. Chaput, Mehdi Siddiqui, Mark Rahm> ;The Spine Journal. 2019 Aug 1
14 citations
How stem cell composition in bone marrow aspirate relates to clinical outcomes when used for cervical spine fusion
Christopher D. Chaput, Adam Shar, Daniel C. Jupiter, Zach Hubert, Bret H. Clough, Ulf Krause, Carl A. Gregory> ;Plos One. 2018 Sep 24
7 citations
Rapid Osteogenic Enhancement of Stem Cells in Human Bone Marrow Using a Glycogen-Synthease-Kinase-3-Beta Inhibitor Improves Osteogenic Efficacy In Vitro and In Vivo.
Bret H. Clough, Suzanne Zeitouni, Ulf Krause, Christopher D. Chaput, Lauren M. Cross, Akhilesh K. Gaharwar, Carl A. Gregory> ;Stem Cells Translational Medicine. 2018 Apr 1
3 citations
Anterior Fixation of Floating Facet Fractures in the Cervical Spine: A Prospective Case Series and Biomechanical Analysis.
Christopher D. Chaput, Nathan B. Haile, Aditya M. Muzumdar, David M. Gloystein, Vasilios A. Zerris, Paul Justin Tortolani, Mark Rahm, Mark Moldavsky, Suresh Chinthakun...> ;International Journal of Spine Surgery. 2018 Jan 1
3 citations
Rate of contralateral hip fracture after dynamic hip screw vs intramedullary nail for treatment of pertrochanteric hip fractures.
Jonathan D. Hughes, Justin H. Bartley, Kindyle L. Brennan, Yolanda Munoz Maldonado, Michael L. Brennan, Christopher D. Chaput> ;Proceedings. 2017 Jul 1
1 citations
Bioactive Surface Coatings for Orthopaedic Implants.
Christopher D. Chaput> ;Spine. 2017 Apr 1
12 citations
An allograft generated from adult stem cells and their secreted products efficiently fuses vertebrae in immunocompromised athymic rats and inhibits local immune respon...
Bret H. Clough, Eoin P. McNeill, Daniel Palmer, Ulf Krause, Thomas J. Bartosh, Christopher D. Chaput, Carl A. Gregory> ;The Spine Journal. 2017 Mar 1
1 citations
Optimization of scaffolds and surface-based treatments for orthopedic applications
Christopher D. Chaput> ;Spine. 2016 Apr 1
11 citations
The Relationship of Obesity to Increasing Health-Care Burden in the Setting of Orthopaedic Polytrauma.
Heather Licht, Mark Murray, John Vassaur, Daniel C. Jupiter, Justin L. Regner, Christopher D. Chaput> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2015 Nov 18
35 citations
Bone regeneration with osteogenically enhanced mesenchymal stem cells and their extracellular matrix proteins.
Bret H. Clough, Matthew R. McCarley, Ulf Krause, Suzanne Zeitouni, Jeremiah J Froese, Eoin P. McNeill, Christopher D. Chaput, H. Wayne Sampson, Carl A. Gregory> ;Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 2015 Jan 1
12 citations
Short Term Culture of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Commercial Osteoconductive Carriers Provides Unique Insights into Biocompatibility
Matthew B. Murphy, Richard K. Suzuki, Theodore Sand, Christopher D. Chaput, Carl A. Gregory> ;Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2013 Aug 19
23 citations
The significance of facet joint cross-sectional area on magnetic resonance imaging in relationship to cervical degenerative spondylolisthesis.
Christopher D. Chaput, Jared Allred, Jesse Pandorf, Juhee Song, Mark Rahm> ;The Spine Journal. 2013 Aug 1
152 citations
A prospective, randomized, controlled clinical investigation comparing PCM cervical disc arthroplasty with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. 2-year results from...
Frank M. Phillips, Joe Y B Lee, Fred H. Geisler, Andrew Cappuccino, Christopher D. Chaput, John G. DeVine, Christopher Reah, Kye Gilder, Kelli Howell, Paul C. McAfee> ;Spine. 2013 Jul 1
117 citations
Intrawound vancomycin powder reduces surgical site infections in posterior cervical fusion.
Cyrus T. Caroom, Jessica M. Tullar, E. Garrison Benton, Jason R. Jones, Christopher D. Chaput> ;Spine. 2013 Jun 15
1 citations
The rib head as a landmark in the anterolateral approach to the thoracic spine: a computed tomography–based morphometric study
Kyriakos Papadimitriou, Anubhav G. Amin, Ryan M. Kretzer, Christopher D. Chaput, P. Justin Tortolani, Jean Paul Wolinsky, Ziya L. Gokaslan, Ali A. Baaj> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2013 May 1
22 citations
Reduction in Radiation (fluoroscopy) While Maintaining Safe Placement of Pedicle Screws During Lumbar Spine Fusion
Christopher D. Chaput, Keri George, Amer F. Samdani, John I. Williams, John P. Gaughan, Randal R. Betz> ;Spine. 2012 Oct 1
5 citations
No correlation between stroke specialty and rate of shoulder pain in NCAA men swimmers.
Lucas Wymore, Robert E. Reeve, Christopher D. Chaput> ;International Journal of Shoulder Surgery. 2012 Jul 1
6 citations
The use of routine thoracoabdominal CT scans in the polytrauma patient to estimate obesity.
David F. Ferguson, Bryce J. Busenlehner, Mark Rahm, Sachin M. Mehta, Juhee Song, Matthew L. Davis, H. Wayne Sampson, Christopher D. Chaput> ;Obesity. 2012 Jun 18
88 citations
Human mesenchymal stem cell-derived matrices for enhanced osteoregeneration.
Suzanne Zeitouni, Ulf Krause, Bret H. Clough, Hillary Halderman, Alexander U. Falster, Darryl T. Blalock, Christopher D. Chaput, H. Wayne Sampson, Carl A. Gregory> ;Science Translational Medicine. 2012 May 2
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Press Mentions

UT Health San Antonio’s Spine Center First to Offer Next Generation Imaging in South TexasDecember 8th, 2023

Hospital Affiliations

University Health / UT Health Science Center at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas
University Health / UT Health Science Center at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio, Texas
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleTemple, Texas