Darrel Scott Brodke MD
Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopedics, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, University of Utah
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590 S Wakara WaySalt Lake City, UT 84108
Phone+1 801-587-7109
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Education & Training
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1989 - 1994
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1994 - Present
AZ State Medical License 2020 - 2027
NV State Medical License 2020 - 2027
ID State Medical License 2020 - 2026
MT State Medical License 2020 - 2026
UT State Medical License 1997 - 2026
WY State Medical License 2020 - 2026
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery- Join now to see all
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
- Luis and Janet Peery Presidential Endowed Chair Department of Orthopaedics, University of Utah
Clinical Trials
- A Pivotal Study of a Facet Replacement System to Treat Spinal Stenosis Start of enrollment: 2006 Oct 01
- Efficacy of Riluzole in Surgical Treatment for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy (CSM-Protect) Start of enrollment: 2012 Mar 01
- Riluzole in Spinal Cord Injury Study Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Effect of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) on Buprenorphine Prescribing for Opioid Use Disorder Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Back Pain.Hyunkyu Ko, Julie M Fritz, Thomas F Higgins, Darrel S Brodke, Brook I Martin
Spine. 2025-09-15 - The sodium-glutamate antagonist riluzole improves outcome after acute spinal cord injury: results from the RISCIS randomised controlled trial analysed using a global s...Michael G Fehlings, Karlo M Pedro, Mohammed Ali Alvi, Ali Moghaddamjou, James S Harrop
Ebiomedicine. 2025-08-01 - Narrative Review of Perioperative Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Agonists in Spine Surgery.James W Connelly, Rajkishen Narayanan, Teeto Ezeonu, Parth Kothari, Nicholas Spina
Clinical Spine Surgery. 2025-07-17
Journal Articles
- The Impact of Preoperative Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Postoperative Patient-Reported Pain, Disability, Quality of Life, and Prescription Opioid Use in Lumba...Juneyoung L Yi, Evan Joyce, Darrel S Brodke, Andrew T Dailey, William R Spiker, Nicholas T Spina, Erica F Bisson, World Neurosurgery
Authored Content
- The Impact of Preoperative Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Postoperative Patient-Reported Pain, Disability, Quality of Life, and Prescription Opioid Use in Lumbar Spine Degenerative Disease: A Pilot StudyOctober 2018
Press Mentions
Spine Surgeon Named CEO of Orthopedic Services for University of Utah HealthJune 16th, 2021- Chair of Department of Orthopaedics Named at University of UtahJune 15th, 2021
Meet Dr. Virany Hillard, Brain & Spine Surgeons of NY's New Medical DirectorMarch 12th, 2020- Join now to see all
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