PaulCMcAfeeMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Baltimore, MD

Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine

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Office
3333 N Calvert St
Ste 655
Baltimore, MD 21218
Phone+1 410-554-2175

Fax+1 410-554-2917
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Education & Training

Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1983 - 1984
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1979 - 1983
University of Virginia Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1978 - 1979
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 1978

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2011 - 2026
MD State Medical License 1984 - 2025
NY State Medical License 1979 - 2013
NC State Medical License 2012 - 2013
OH State Medical License 1982 - 1984
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2003-2014
Top Doctors:Baltimore Area Castle Connolly, 2012
Top Doctors:Washington-Baltimore Castle Connolly, 2012
Women's Health Castle Connolly, 2008
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Clinical Trials

Safety and Effectiveness Study of the TOPS System, a Total Posterior Arthroplasty Implant Designed to Alleviate Pain Resulting From Moderate to Severe Lumbar Stenosis Start of enrollment: 2006 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Innovations in Robotics and Navigation, Part 2.
Paul C McAfee, Isador H Lieberman, Nicholas Theodore> ;International Journal of Spine Surgery. 2022 Oct 1
Robot for Ligament Tensioning and Assessment of Spinal Stability.
Paul C McAfee, Lukas Eisermann, Kenneth Mullinix> ;Global Spine Journal. 2022 Apr 1
Computer Simulated Enhancement and Planning, Robotics and Navigation With Patient Specific Implants and 3-D Printed Cages.
Paul C McAfee, Bryan W Cunningham, Ken Mullinex, Lukas Eisermann, Daina M Brooks> ;Global Spine Journal. 2022 Apr 1
1 citations
Spinal Navigation and Robotics Are More Accurate, More Precise, and More Minimally Invasive.
Paul C McAfee> ;Global Spine Journal. 2022 Apr 1
1 citations
Innovations in Robotics and Navigation.
Paul C. McAfee, Isador H. Lieberman, Nicholas Theodore> ;International Journal of Spine Surgery. 2021 Oct 1
3 citations
Accuracy of Robotic-Assisted Spinal Surgery-Comparison to TJR Robotics, da Vinci Robotics, and Optoelectronic Laboratory Robotics.
Bryan W. Cunningham, Daina M. Brooks, Paul C. McAfee> ;International Journal of Spine Surgery. 2021 Oct 1
4 citations
Middle-Column Gap Balancing and Middle-Column Mismatch in Spinal Reconstructive Surgery.
Paul C. McAfee, Bryan W. Cunningham, Ken Mullinex, Elliott Dobbs, Lukas Eiserman> ;International Journal of Spine Surgery. 2018 Apr 1
15 citations
The SPOT GRADE: A New Method for Reproducibly Quantifying Surgical Wound Bleeding
William D. Spotnitz, Dirk Zielske, Valerie Centis, Rachel W Hoffman, Daniel L. Gillen, Catherine Wittmann, Vincent Guyot, Doris Moura Campos, Patricia Forest, Alan Pea...> ;Spine. 2017 Oct 1
3 citations
Middle Column Gap Balancing to Predict Optimal Anterior Structural Support and Spinal Height in Spinal Reconstructive Surgery.
Paul C. McAfee, Lukas Eiserman, Bryan W. Cunningham, Kenneth Mullinix, Daina M. Brooks> ;Spine. 2017 Apr 1
32 citations
Five-Year Follow-Up of a Prospective, Randomized Trial Comparing Two Lumbar Total Disc Replacements.
Richard D. Guyer, Kenneth A. Pettine, Jeffrey S. Roh, Thomas A. Dimmig, Domagoj Coric, Paul C. McAfee, Donna D. Ohnmeiss> ;Spine. 2016 Jan 1
2 citations
In vitro biomechanical evaluation of four fixation techniques for distractive–flexion injury stage 3 of the cervical spine
Thomas Henriques, Bryan W. Cunningham, Paul C. McAfee, Claes Olerud> ;Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences. 2015 Jul 30
148 citations
Long-term Outcomes of the US FDA IDE Prospective, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing PCM Cervical Disc Arthroplasty With Anterior Cervical Discectomy and F...
Frank M. Phillips, Fred H. Geisler, Kye Gilder, Christopher Reah, Kelli Howell, Paul C. McAfee> ;Spine. 2015 May 15
6 citations
Biomechanical and anatomical considerations in lumbar spinous process fixation—an in vitro human cadaveric model
Xiaolei Sun, Ashley A. Murgatroyd, Kenneth P. Mullinix, Bryan W. Cunningham, Xinlong Ma, Paul C. McAfee> ;The Spine Journal. 2014 Sep 1
19 citations
Comparison of 2 lumbar total disc replacements: results of a prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter Food and Drug Administration trial with 24-month follow-up.
Richard D. Guyer, Kenneth A. Pettine, Jeffrey S. Roh, Thomas A. Dimmig, Domagoj Coric, Paul C. McAfee, Donna D. Ohnmeiss> ;Spine. 2014 May 20
18 citations
Multilevel extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) and osteotomies for 3-dimensional severe deformity: 25 consecutive cases.
Paul C. McAfee, Erin M. Shucosky, Liana Chotikul, Ben Salari, Lun Chen, Dan Jerrems> ;International Journal of Spine Surgery. 2013 Dec 1
18 citations
Epidural application of spinal instrumentation particulate wear debris: a comprehensive evaluation of neurotoxicity using an in vivo animal model.
Bryan W. Cunningham, Nadim J. Hallab, Nianbin Hu, Paul C. McAfee> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2013 Sep 1
9 citations
The Comprehensive Biomechanics and Load-Sharing of Semirigid PEEK and Semirigid Posterior Dynamic Stabilization Systems.
Dilip K. Sengupta, Brandon Bucklen, Paul C. McAfee, Jeff Nichols, Raghavendra Angara, Saif Khalil> ;Advances in Orthopedics. 2013 Aug 4
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
29 citations
Adjacent-level range of motion and intradiscal pressure after posterior cervical decompression and fixation: an in vitro human cadaveric model
Ryan M. Kretzer, Wesley Hsu, Nianbin Hu, Hidemasa Umekoji, George I. Jallo, Paul C. McAfee, P. Justin Tortolani, Bryan W. Cunningham> ;Spine. 2012 Jun 1
81 citations
A meta-analysis of comparative outcomes following cervical arthroplasty or anterior cervical fusion: results from 4 prospective multicenter randomized clinical trials ...
Paul C. McAfee, Chris Reah, Kye Gilder, Lukas Eisermann, Bryan W. Cunningham> ;Spine. 2012 May 15
14 citations
An attempt at clinically defining and assessing minimally invasive surgery compared with traditional “open” spinal surgery
Paul C. McAfee, Steven R. Garfin, W. Blake Rodgers, R. Todd Allen, Frank M. Phillips, Choll W. Kim> ;SAS Journal. 2011 Dec 1
20 citations
Cervical total disk replacement: complications and avoidance.
Behnam Salari, Paul C. McAfee> ;The Orthopedic Clinics of North America. 2012 Jan 1
194 citations
Minimally invasive surgery: lateral approach interbody fusion: results and review.
Jim A. Youssef, Paul C. McAfee, Catherine A. Patty, Erin Raley, Spencer DeBauche, Erin M. Shucosky, Liana Chotikul> ;Spine. 2010 Dec 15
21 citations
A computed tomography-based morphometric study of thoracic pedicle anatomy in a random United States trauma population.
Ryan M. Kretzer, Christopher D. Chaput, Daniel M. Sciubba, Ira M. Garonzik, George I. Jallo, Paul C. McAfee, Bryan W. Cunningham, P. Justin Tortolani> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2011 Feb 1
75 citations
Minimally invasive spine surgery.
Paul C. McAfee, Frank M. Phillips, Gunnar Andersson, Asokumar Buvenenadran, Choll W. Kim, Carl Lauryssen, Robert E. Isaacs, Jim A. Youssef, Darrel S. Brodke, Andrew Ca...> ;Spine. 2010 Dec 15
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Press Mentions

MedStar Health First in World to Use 3D Navigation for Minimally Invasive Spine SurgeryMay 16th, 2022
6 Centers Adding Surgical Robots in JuneJuly 15th, 2021
5 Spine Surgery 'Firsts' in the Past MonthJuly 7th, 2021
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