WalterRandallSassardMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Pearland, TX

Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Clinical Associate Professor, Orthopedic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine

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Office
8520 Broadway St
Ste 100
Pearland, TX 77584
Phone+1 832-736-9779

Fax+1 713-790-7500
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Education & Training

Carolinas Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1970 - 1974
Carolinas Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1967 - 1968
Medical University of South CarolinaClass of 1967

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1974 - 2025
SC State Medical License 1978 - 1997
NC State Medical License 1968 - 1984
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals EHR, athenahealth, Inc, 2013
Back Pain Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2010-2012
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Smaller Radius Width in Women With Distal Radius Fractures Compared to Women Without Fractures.
Gary M. Kiebzak, Walter R Sassard> ;Cureus. 2017 Dec 14
59 citations
The cell saver in adult lumbar fusion surgery: A cost-benefit outcomes study
Charles A. Reitman, William C. Watters, Walter R. Sassard> ;Spine. 2004 Jul 15
133 citations
Two-year fusion rate equivalency between Grafton DBM gel and autograft in posterolateral spine fusion: a prospective controlled trial employing a side-by-side comparis...
Frank P. Cammisa, Gary L. Lowery, Steven R. Garfin, Fred H. Geisler, Peter M. Klara, Robert McGuire, Walter R. Sassard, Harrison A. Stubbs, Jon E. Block> ;Spine. 2004 Mar 15
74 citations
Augmenting local bone with Grafton demineralized bone matrix for posterolateral lumbar spine fusion: avoiding second site autologous bone harvest.
Walter R. Sassard, Dan K Eidman, Paul Milton Gray, Jon E. Block, Richard Russo, James L Russell, Elma M Taboada> ;Orthopedics. 2000 Oct 1
66 citations
Repair of symptomatic pseudoarthrosis of anterior cervical fusion. Posterior versus anterior repair.
Alexander E. Brodsky, Momtaz A. Khalil, Walter R. Sassard, Bernard P. Newman> ;Spine. 1992 Oct 1
28 citations
Posterior Atlanto-axial Dislocation without Fracture: Case Report With Successful Conservative Treatment
Walter R. Sassard, Charles F. Heinig, William R. Pitts> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 1974 Apr 1
Alveolar soft-part sarcoma. A case report.
Brodsky, A. E., Dennis, M. D., Sassard, W. R.> ;J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1983 Jul
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Hospital Affiliations

St. Luke's Health - Baylor St. Luke's Medical CenterHouston, Texas