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Office
Penn State Hershey Medical Center
500 University
Hershey, PA 17033- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Christopher Kowalski, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon who is subspecialty trained in spine surgery. He specializes in cervical, thoracic, and lumbar problems ranging from disc herniations to complex spinal deformity correction surgeries. His interests include degenerative, traumatic, and oncologic spinal conditions and aims to help patients navigate operative, as well as nonoperative, treatment modalities to help solve their spine problems.
Education & Training
Colorado State UniversityMaster of Healthcare Administration, 2018 - 2021
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2016 - 2021
Virginia Commonwealth University School of MedicineClass of 2016
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2022 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2016 - 2022
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 16 citationsRisk Factors For Prolonged Opioid Use After Spine Surgery.Christopher Kowalski, Ryan Ridenour, Sarah McNutt, Djibril M. Ba, Guodong Liu, Jesse E. Bible, Michael Aynardi, Matthew R. Garner, Douglas L. Leslie, Aman Dhawan> ;Global Spine Journal. 2021 Apr 15
- 10 citationsPreoperative Opioid Use Is Associated With Persistent Use, Readmission and Postoperative Complications After Arthroscopic Knee SurgeryRyan Ridenour, Christopher Kowalski, Aditya Yadavalli, Djibril M. Ba, Guodong Liu, Douglas L. Leslie, Jesse E. Bible, Michael Aynardi, Matthew R. Garner, Aman Dhawan> ;Arthroscopy. 2020 Dec 16
- 5 citationsOpioid Use, Perioperative Risks, and Associated Postoperative Complications in Foot and Ankle Surgery.Ryan Ridenour, Christopher Kowalski, Djibril M. Ba, Guodong Liu, Jesse E. Bible, Matthew R. Garner, Douglas L. Leslie, Michael Aynardi, Aman Dhawan> ;Foot & Ankle Specialist. 2019 Oct 28
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Other Languages
- Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
Medical City PlanoPlano, Texas
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