Overview of Dr. Theiss John D Sherrill Professorof Orthopaedic Surgery
Education & Training Twin Cities Spine Center Fellowship, Orthopedic Surgery of the Spine, 1994 - 1995
University of Pennsylvania Health System Residency, Orthopedic Surgery, 1989 - 1994
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Class of 1989
Certifications & Licensure AL State Medical License 1995 - 2021
MN State Medical License 1994 - 1995
PA State Medical License 1992 - 1994
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery Publications & Presentations PubMed
Bisphosphonates and parathyroid hormone analogs for improving bone quality in spinal fusion: State of evidence.
Kivanc Atesok, Martina Stippler, Brendan M Striano, Grace Xiong, Matthew Lindsey, Elysia Cappellucci, Alexandra Psilos, Sven Richter, Michael J. Heffernan, Steven M. T...> ;Orthopedic Reviews. 2020 Aug 18 Elective spine surgery with continuation of clopidogrel anti-platelet therapy: Experiences from the community.
John C. Prather, Tyler Montgomery, Doug Crowther, Gerald McGwin, Cyrus Ghavam, Steven M. Theiss> ;Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma. 2020 Jun 7 Sagittal Pelvic Kinematics in Hip Arthroplasty.
Thomas E Niemeier, Brad W. Wills, Steven M. Theiss, Shane F Strom> ;Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine. 2020 Jun 1 Fate of Hardware in Spinal Infections
Kivanc Atesok, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Martina Stippler, Brendan M Striano, Michael Carr, Michael J. Heffernan, Steven M. Theiss, Efstathios Papavassiliou> ;Surgical Infections. 2020 May 21 Current Strategies in Prevention of Postoperative Infections in Spine Surgery.
Kivanc Atesok, Efstathios Papavassiliou, Michael J. Heffernan, Danny Tunmire, Irina Sitnikov, Nobuhiro Tanaka, Sakthivel Rajaram, Jason Pittman, Ziya L. Gokaslan, Alex...> ;Global Spine Journal. 2020 Apr 1 Check-in Kiosks in the Outpatient Clinical Setting: Fad or the Future?
Zachary A Mosher, Parke Hudson, Sung R. Lee, Jorge L. Perez, Alexandra M. Arguello, Gerald McGwin, Steven M. Theiss, Brent A. Ponce> ;Southern Medical Journal. 2020 Mar 1 Advancing Simulation-Based Orthopaedic Surgical Skills Training: An Analysis of the Challenges to Implementation.
Kivanc Atesok, Shepard R. Hurwitz, Donald D. Anderson, Richard M. Satava, Geb Thomas, Ted Tufescu, Michael J. Heffernan, Efstathios Papavassiliou, Steven M. Theiss, J....> ;Advances in orthopedics. 2019 Sep 2 Clinical Outcomes of Cervical Facet Fractures Treated Nonoperatively With Hard Collar or Halo Immobilization.
Stephen F. Pehler, Ross Jones, Jackson R. Staggers, Jonathan Antonetti, Gerald McGwin, Steven M. Theiss> ;Global Spine Journal. 2019 Feb 1 Current Best Practices and Emerging Approaches in the Management of Acute Spinal Trauma.
Kivanc Atesok, Nobuhiro Tanaka, Yohan Robinson, Jason Pittman, Steven M. Theiss> ;Advances in orthopedics. 2019 Jan 1 Traumatic Lumbosacral Dislocation: Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Management.
Andrew S. Moon, Kivanc Atesok, Thomas E. Niemeier, Sakthivel Rajan Rajaram Manoharan, Jason Pittman, Steven M. Theiss> ;Advances in orthopedics. 2018 Oct 28 Stability of the Subaxial Spine after Penetrating Trauma: Do Classification Systems Apply?
Jackson R. Staggers, Thomas E. Niemeier, William E. Neway, Steven M. Theiss> ;Advances in orthopedics. 2018 Oct 9 The Significance of Upper Extremity Neuromonitoring Changes During Thoracolumbar Spine Surgery.
Kivanc Atesok, Walter Smith, Ross Jones, Thomas E. Niemeier, Sakthivel Rajan Rajaram Manoharan, Gerald McGwin, Jason Pittman, Steven M. Theiss> ;Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 2018 Oct 1 Ability of magnetic resonance imaging to accurately determine alar ligament integrity in patients with atlanto-occipital injuries.
Adam R. Dyas, Thomas E. Niemeier, Gerald McGwin, Steven M. Theiss> ;Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine. 2018 Oct 1 Conservative Treatment of Hangman Variant Fractures.
Thomas E. Niemeier, Sakthevil R. Manoharan, Amrita Mukherjee, Steven M. Theiss> ;Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 2018 Jun 1 Posttraumatic Spinal Cord Injury without Radiographic Abnormality.
Kivanc Atesok, Nobuhiro Tanaka, Andrew O'Brien, Yohan Robinson, Dachling Pang, Donald Deinlein, Sakthivel Rajan Rajaram Manoharan, Jason Pittman, Steven M. Theiss> ;Advances in orthopedics. 2018 Jan 4 Type III odontoid fractures: A subgroup analysis of complex, high-energy fractures treated with external immobilization
Thomas E. Niemeier, Adam R. Dyas, Sakthivel Rajan Rajaram Manoharan, Steven M. Theiss> ;Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine. 2018 Jan 1 Factors impacting Press Ganey patient satisfaction scores in orthopedic surgery spine clinic.
Brian E. Etier, Scott P. Orr, Jonathan Antonetti, Scott B. Thomas, Steven M. Theiss> ;The Spine Journal. 2016 Nov 1 Thirty-day readmissions following adult spinal deformity surgery: an analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database.
Sakthivel Rajan Rajaram Manoharan, Dustin K. Baker, S.M. Pasara, Brent A. Ponce, D. Deinlein, Steven M. Theiss> ;The Spine Journal. 2016 Jul 1 Association between orthopaedic in-training examination subsection scores and ABOS Part I examination performance.
Brent A. Ponce, Jay A. Savage, Amit M. Momaya, Jacob Seales, James R. Oliver, Gerald McGwin, Steven M. Theiss> ;Southern Medical Journal. 2014 Dec 1 Use of permanently placed metal expandable cages for vertebral body reconstruction in the surgical treatment of spondylodiscitis.
Graham Calvert, Larry A May, Steven M. Theiss> ;Orthopedics. 2014 Jun 1 Correlation of Pelvic and Spinal Parameters in Adult Deformity Patients With Neutral Sagittal Balance
Donald Deinlein, Amit Bhandarkar, Patti Vernon, Gerald McGwin, Kevin Wall, Brian Reece, Jack Mckay, Steven M. Theiss> ;Spine deformity. 2013 Nov 1 Social networking profiles and professionalism issues in residency applicants: an original study-cohort study.
Brent A. Ponce, Jason R. Determann, Hikel A. Boohaker, Evan D. Sheppard, Gerald McGwin, Steven M. Theiss> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2013 Jul 1 An Extension–Distraction Injury of the Thoracic Spine with Traumatic Partial Correction of Thoracic Kyphosis
Brad A. Culotta, Donald Deinlein, Steven M. Theiss, Jack E. Lemons> ;Evidence-based Spine-care Journal. 2013 Jun 18 Nonoperative treatment of occipital condyle fractures: an outcomes review of 32 fractures.
Jeremiah Jonathan Maddox, John Anthony Rodriguez-Feo, Grady Eaton Maddox, Gregory Gullung, Gerald McGwin, Steven M. Theiss> ;Spine. 2012 Jul 15 Ex vivo transfer of the Hoxc-8-interacting domain of Smad1 by a tropism-modified adenoviral vector results in efficient bone formation in a rabbit model of spinal fusion.
Joanne T. Douglas, Angel A. Rivera, Gray R. Lyons, Patricia Lott, Dezhi Wang, Majd Zayzafoon, Gene P. Siegal, Xu Cao, Steven M. Theiss> ;Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 2010 Feb 1 Join now to see all Press Mentions State-by-State Breakdown of Spine, Neurosurgeon Moves in 2019 December 15th, 2019
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University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Orthopedic Surgery, 1989 - 1994
Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1989
AL State Medical License 1995 - 2021
MN State Medical License 1994 - 1995
PA State Medical License 1992 - 1994
State-by-State Breakdown of Spine, Neurosurgeon Moves in 2019December 15th, 2019
Alabama Woman Miraculously Survives Internal DecapitationAugust 15th, 2019
University of Alabama HospitalBirmingham, Alabama
Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical CenterBirmingham, Alabama
