SteveWon-TzeChangMD

Neurosurgery • Phoenix, AZ

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Office
2910 N 3rd Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85013
Phone+1 602-406-3112

Fax+1 602-406-4187
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Summary

Dr. Steve Chang is a neurosurgeon in Phoenix, AZ and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Chandler Regional Medical Center and St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and has been in practice 15 years. He is experienced in neurosurgical oncology, neurosurgical spine surgery, cerebrovascular disease, and thoracic spine surgery.

Education & Training

Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2003 - 2009
Banner-University Medical Center PhoenixInternship, Transitional Year, 2002 - 2003
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 2009 - 2025
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centricity Practice Solution EMR, GE Healthcare, 2011-2012

Clinical Trials

Fluorescence-guided Surgery for Low- and High-grade Gliomas Start of enrollment: 2010 Nov 01
Completed
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes After Stand-Alone Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Symptomatic L5-S1 Retrolisthesis.
Steve S Cho, S Harrison Farber, Joseph D DiDomenico, Clare W Teng, Marian T Park, Steve W Chang, Laura A Snyder, Zaman Mirzadeh, Juan S Uribe, Jay D Turner> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2023 Dec 1
1 citations
Pseudarthrosis after four-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion without posterior fixation.
Michael D White, S Harrison Farber, Mark A Pacult, Corey T Walker, James J Zhou, Juan S Uribe, Steve Chang, Udaya K Kakarla, Jay D Turner> ;Neurosurgical Focus. 2023 Sep 1
Single-Position Anterior and Lateral Lumbar Fusion in the Supine Position: A Novel Technique for Multilevel Arthrodesis.
S Harrison Farber, James J Zhou, Robert F Rudy, Michael A Smith, U Kumar Kakarla, Randall W Porter, Steve W Chang> ;World Neurosurgery. 2022 Dec 1
Establishing a Reference Procedure Length for Anterior Cervical Fusions: The Role for Standards in Surgical Process Improvement.
Michael Bohl, Udaya K Kakarla, Steve W Chang, Rajiv Sethi, Farrokh Farrokhi, Jean-Christophe Leveque> ;Cureus. 2022 Feb 1
1 citations
Supine Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Cadaveric Proof of Principle for Simultaneous Anterior and Lateral Approaches
S. Harrison Farber, James J Zhou, Michael A. Smith, Randall W. Porter, Steve W. Chang> ;World Neurosurgery. 2021 Nov 9
6 citations
Perioperative and swallowing outcomes in patients undergoing 4- and 5-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.
S. Harrison Farber, David J. Mauler, Soumya Sagar, Mark A. Pacult, Corey T. Walker, Michael A. Bohl, Laura A. Snyder, Kristina Chapple, Volker K.H. Sonntag, Juan S. Ur...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2021 Apr 2
21 citations
The Living Spine Model: A Biomimetic Surgical Training and Education Tool.
Michael A. Bohl, Sarah McBryan, Danielle Pais, Steve W. Chang, Jay D. Turner, Peter Nakaji, U Kumar Kakarla> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2020 Jul 1
6 citations
Range of Motion Testing of a Novel 3D-Printed Synthetic Spine Model:
Michael A. Bohl, Sarah McBryan, Anna G.U.S. Newcomb, Jennifer N. Lehrman, Brian P. Kelly, Peter Nakaji, Steve W. Chang, Juan S. Uribe, Jay D. Turner, U Kumar Kakarla> ;Global Spine Journal. 2020 Jun 1
6 citations
Pedicled Vascularized Occipital Bone Graft to Supplement Atlantoaxial Arthrodesis for the Treatment of Pseudoarthrosis
Edward M. Reece, Aditya Vedantam, Sungho Lee, Mohin A. Bhadkamkar, Matthew G. Kaufman, Michael A. Bohl, Steve W. Chang, Randall W. Porter, Nicholas Theodore, U Kumar K...> ;Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2020 Apr 1
36 citations
History and advances in spinal neurosurgery.
Corey T. Walker, U Kumar Kakarla, Steve W. Chang, Volker K.H. Sonntag> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2019 Dec 1
32 citations
A Quantitative Assessment of the Accuracy and Reliability of Robotically Guided Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement: Technique and Application Accuracy.
Jakub Godzik, Corey T. Walker, Cory Hartman, Bernardo de Andrada, Clinton D. Morgan, George M. Mastorakos, Steve W. Chang, Jay D. Turner, Randall W. Porter, Laura A. S...> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2019 Oct 1
1 citations
Disc Geometry is an Accurate Predictor of Lordotic Correction in the Thoracolumbar Spine Following Schwab Grade 2 Osteotomy: A Cadaveric Study and Biomechanical Analys...
Michael A. Bohl, Randall J. Hlubek, Michael A Mooney, Kristina Chapple, Mark C. Preul, Steve W. Chang, Jay D. Turner, U Kumar Kakarla> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2019 Sep 1
4 citations
Posterior open-wedge anterior longitudinal ligament release: Cadaveric technique analysis.
Michael A. Bohl, Randall J. Hlubek, David S. Xu, Claudio Cavallo, Mark C. Preul, Steve W. Chang, Jay D. Turner, Juan S. Uribe, Udaya K. Kakarla> ;Clinical Anatomy. 2019 Apr 1
18 citations
Minimally Invasive Single-Position Lateral Interbody Fusion With Robotic Bilateral Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
Corey T. Walker, Jakub Godzik, David S. Xu, Nicholas Theodore, Juan S. Uribe, Steve W. Chang> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2019 Apr 1
10 citations
Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Interbody Fusion With Robotically Assisted Bilateral Pedicle Screw Fixation: 2-Dimensional Operative Video.
Jakub Godzik, Corey T. Walker, Nicholas Theodore, Juan S. Uribe, Steven W. Chang, Laura A. Snyder> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2019 Mar 1
The Barrow Biomimetic Spine: effect of a 3-dimensional-printed spinal osteotomy model on performance of spinal osteotomies by medical students and interns.
Bohl, M. A.,Zhou, J. J.,Mooney, M. A.,Repp, G. J.,Cavallo, C.,Nakaji, P.,Chang, S. W.,Turner, J. D.,Kakarla, U. K.> ;J Spine Surg. 2019 Apr 30
22 citations
The Barrow Biomimetic Spine: Fluoroscopic Analysis of a Synthetic Spine Model Made of Variable 3D-printed Materials and Print Parameters.
Michael A. Bohl, Michael A Mooney, Garrett J Repp, Peter Nakaji, Steve W. Chang, Jay D. Turner, U Kumar Kakarla> ;Spine. 2018 Dec 1
The segmental distribution of cervical range of motion: A comparison of ACDF versus TDR-C.
Chang, S. W.,Bohl, M. A.,Kelly, B. P.,Wade, C.> ;J Clin Neurosci. 2018 Sep 11
9 citations
Pedicled Vascularized Bone Grafts for Posterior Occipitocervical and Cervicothoracic Fusion: A Cadaveric Feasibility Study.
Michael A. Bohl, Michael A Mooney, Joshua S Catapano, Kaith K. Almefty, Jay D. Turner, Steve W. Chang, Mark C. Preul, Edward M. Reece, U Kumar Kakarla> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2018 Sep 1
7 citations
Pedicled Vascularized Bone Grafts for Posterior Lumbosacral Fusion: A Cadaveric Feasibility Study and Case Report.
Michael A. Bohl, Michael A Mooney, Joshua S Catapano, Kaith K. Almefty, Jay D. Turner, Steve W. Chang, Mark C. Preul, Edward M. Reece, U Kumar Kakarla> ;Spine Deformity. 2018 Sep 1
5 citations
Vascularized Spinous Process Graft Rotated on a Paraspinous Muscle Pedicle for Lumbar Fusion: Technique Description and Early Clinical Experience
Michael A. Bohl, Kaith K. Almefty, Mark C. Preul, Jay D. Turner, U Kumar Kakarla, Edward M. Reece, Steve W. Chang> ;World Neurosurgery. 2018 Jul 1
11 citations
Biomechanical evaluation of interbody fixation with secondary augmentation: lateral lumbar interbody fusion versus posterior lumbar interbody fusion
Jakub Godzik, Samuel Kalb, Marco T. Reis, Phillip M. Reyes, Vaneet Singh, Anna G.U.S. Newcomb, Steve W. Chang, Brian P. Kelly, Neil R. Crawford> ;Journal of Spine Surgery. 2018 Jun 22
The Barrow Innovation Center Case Series: Early Clinical Experience with Novel, Low-Cost Techniques for Bone Graft Containment in the Posterolateral Fusion Bed
Michael A. Bohl, David S. Xu, Lorin Daniels, Steve W. Chang, Peter Nakaji, Randall W. Porter, U Kumar Kakarla> ;World Neurosurgery. 2018 Aug 1
Novel Surgical Treatment Strategies for Unstable Lumbar Osteodiscitis: A 3-Patient Case Series.
Bohl, M. A.,Hlubek, R. J.,Turner, J. D.,Reece, E. M.,Kakarla, U. K.,Chang, S. W.> ;Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2017 Sep 30
11 citations
The Barrow Biomimetic Spine: Comparative Testing of a 3D-Printed L4-L5 Schwab Grade 2 Osteotomy Model to a Cadaveric Model.
Michael A. Bohl, Michael A Mooney, Garrett J Repp, Claudio Cavallo, Peter Nakaji, Steve W. Chang, Jay D. Turner, U Kumar Kakarla> ;Cureus. 2018 Apr 17
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Authored Content

The Barrow Innovation Center Case Series: Early Clinical Experience with Novel, Low-Cost Techniques for Bone Graft Containment in the Posterolateral Fusion BedMay 2018
Vascularized Spinous Process Graft Rotated on a Paraspinous Muscle Pedicle for Lumbar Fusion: Technique Description and Early Clinical ExperienceApril 2018
Divergent Bilateral PLIF with Cortical Screw Fixation: Description of New Trajectory for Interbody Technique from Midline ExposureFebruary 2018