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Office
206 Bedford Way
Franklin, TN 37064Phone+1 615-790-3290- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Board certified Orthopaedic surgeon specializing in outpatient minimally invasive and endoscopic spine surgery.
Education & Training
- University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1997 - 2002
- Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 1997
- University of Southern CaliforniaB.S., Exercise Science, 1989 - 1993
Certifications & Licensure
- TN State Medical License 2003 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- KY State Medical License 2024 - 2025
- GA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- CO State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- AL State Medical License 2023 - 2023
- CA State Medical License 1999 - 2023
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
- Basic Science research Award 2002
- Willis O. Hunter Academic Achievement Award University of Southern California, 1993
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Impact of occupational characteristics on return to work for employed patients after elective cervical spine surgery.Hani Chanbour, Jacquelyn S Pennings, Claudia Davidson, Andrew J Croft, Wilson E Vaughan, Kristin R Archer, Amir M Abtahi, Byron F Stephens, Scott L Zuckerman, Jeffrey ...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2024 Mar 29
- Impact of Unplanned Readmission on Patient-Reported Outcomes After Cervical Spine Surgery: A National Study of 13 355 Patients.Pennings, J., Chanbour, H., Croft, A., Vaughan, W., Davidson, C., Bydon, M., Archer, K., Zuckerman, S., Khan, I., Asher, A., Gardocki, R., Berkman, R., Abtahi, A., Ste...> ;Neurosurgery. 2024 Feb 21
- Impact of unplanned readmissions on lumbar surgery outcomes: a national study of 33,447 patients.Andrew J Croft, Jacquelyn S Pennings, Alicia M Hymel, Hani Chanbour, Inamullah Khan, Anthony L Asher, Mohamad Bydon, Raymond J Gardocki, Kristin R Archer, Byron F Step...> ;The Spine Journal. 2024 Apr 1
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Journal Articles
- Reconstruction of Large Rotator Cuff Tendon Defects with Porcine Small Intestinal Submucosa in an Animal ModelC.G. Zalavras, R.J. Gardocki, E. Huang, M. Stevanovic, T. Hedman, J. Tibone, Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 1/1/2006
- Thoroacoscopic Anterior Spinal Release and Fusion: Evolution of a Faster Improved ApproachE.Y. Huang, J.M. Acosta, R.J. Gardocki, P.D. Danielson, R.A.K. Reynolds, V. Tola, J.E.Stein, Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 1/1/2002
- Measurements of Lumbopelvic Lordosis using the Pelvic Radius Technique as it Correlates with Sagittal Spinal Balance and Sacral TranslationR.J.Gardocki, R.G. Watkins, L.A. Williams, 1/1/2002
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion on 23 Hour Stay BasisR. J. Gardocki, Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 1/11/2009
- Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Prelimanry Results at 3 Months Post OpR. J. Gardocki, Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 1/11/2009
- Outpatient Microscopic Lumbar Discectomy Using a Tubular Retractor: Pain on Day of SurgeryR. J. Gardocki, Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 1/11/2009
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Lectures
- Ninety Day Follow Up of Elective Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody FusionLas Vegas, NV - 1/16/2017
- Minimally Invasive Spine SurgeryLos Angeles, CA - 1/29/2014
- SpondylolisthesisGermantown, TN, 2010; Memphis, TN, 2012 - 1/9/2012
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Press Mentions
- Dr. Raymond Gardocki: Adding Endoscopic Spine at Vanderbilt & How COVID Changed How He Performs Spine SurgeryNovember 20th, 2020
- Dr. Raymond Gardocki Joins Vanderbilt Ahead of Endoscopic Spine Program LaunchNovember 6th, 2020
- Drs. Michael Cohen, Raymond Gardocki & More: 4 Spine, Neurosurgeons Making HeadlinesOctober 3rd, 2019
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Hospital Affiliations
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Tennessee
External Links
- Linked Inhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/raymond-gardocki-25ba9276
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