CURRICULUM VITAE

Michael A. Finn, M.D. Work Address: University of Colorado School of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery 12631 E. 17th Ave., C307 Aurora, CO 80046 Phone: 303-724-2305 Michael.Finn@ucdenver.edu Education: Undergraduate Bachelor of Science

University of California, Riverside July 1999

Advanced Degrees Doctor of Medicine

University of California, Los Angeles July 2003

Post-graduate Training: Internship General Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2003-2004

Residency Neurological Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2004-2009

Fellowship Orthopedic Spine Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2009-2010 Awards and Honors:

University of California, Riverside Alumni Scholarship, 1995-1996 Phi Beta Kappa, elected 1999 Summa cum laude graduate, University of California, Riverside, 1999 Carl Fuglie, M.D. Scholarship Award in Biomedical Science, 1999 (covers

one year of medical school tuition) Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA), National Institutes of Health,

2001-2002

Research Experience:

IRTA fellow, National Institutes of Health, August 2001-July 2002 Worked in the Neurosurgical Branch conducting research on hemangioblastomas in Von Hippel Lindau disease and on convection enhanced delivery

Resident research year in the University of Utah Orthopaedic Center Biomechanics Laboratory, July 2006-July 2007

Studied the biomechanical properties of various spinal constructs and a new cervical artificial disc

Presentations: 1. Finn MA, Jensen RL, Blumenthal DT. Transient post-ictal MRI changes in

patients with brain tumors may mimic disease progression. Oral Presentation. Richard Lende Neurosurgery Conference, Snowbird, UT. February 2005

2. Finn MA, Apfelbaum RI. Degenerative pannus of the elderly treated with

transoral decompression and C1-2 fusion. Oral Presentation. Richard Lende Neurosurgery Conference, Snowbird, UT. February 2006

3. Finn MA, Fassett DR, Apfelbaum RI. Degenerative pannus of the elderly treated

with transoral decompression and C1-2 fusion. Poster presentation. AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerve. Orlando, FL. March 2006

4. Finn MA, Fassett DR, Apfelbaum RI. Surgical management of non-rheumatoid

atlantoaxial pannus and C1-2 osteoarthritis. Podium Presentation. Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS), Palm Beach, FL. December 2006

5. Finn MA, Fassett DR, Apfelbaum RI.. Surgical management of non-rheumatoid

atlantoaxial pannus and C1-2 osteoarthritis. Oral Presentation. Richard Lende Neurosurgery Conference, Snowbird, UT. February 2007

6. Finn MA, Schmidt MH. Castleman’s disease of the spine mimicking a nerve

sheath tumor. Oral Presentation. Richard Lende Neurosurgery Conference, Snowbird, UT. February 2007

7. Finn MA, MacDonald JD. A population-based assessment of all-terrain vehicle

related neurologic injury. Oral Presentation. Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society, Jackson Hole, WY. June 2007

8. Finn MA, MacDonald JD. High cervical ACDF: techniques, outcomes and complications. Oral Presentation. Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society, Jackson Hole, WY. June 2007

9. Finn MA, Brodke DS, Daubs M, et al. In vitro biomechanics of a novel cervical

total disc implant. Poster Presentation. International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST), Paradise Island, Bahamas. June 2007

10. Finn MA, Yonemura KS, Araghi A, Khoo LT, Perez-Cruet M, Carrino JA, Von

Jako R. Electromagnetic navigation and radiation exposure in the placement of percutaneous pedicle screws. Poster Presentation. North American Spine Society (NASS), Austin, TX, October 2007

11. Finn MA, Bachus KN, Brodke DS. In vitro biomechanics of a novel cervical total

disk implant. Poster Presentation. American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), San Francisco, CA, March 2008

12. Finn MA, Fassett DR, McCall TD, Dailey AT, Brodke DS. The cervical end of

occipitocervical fusion: a biomechanical evaluation of three constructs. Poster Presentation. American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), San Francisco, CA, March 2008

13. Finn MA, Bachus KN, Brodke DS. The rescue screw in anterior cervical fusion:

comparisons of insertional torque and stiffness. Poster Presentation. American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), San Francisco, CA, March 2008

14. Finn MA, Bachus KN, Brodke DS. Two level non-continuous vs 3 level ACDF:

A biomechanical comparison. Oral Presentation. American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), San Francisco, CA, March 2008

15. Finn MA, Bachus KN, Brodke DS. Two level non-continuous vs 3 level ACDF:

A biomechanical comparison. Oral Presentation. Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society. Park City, UT, June 2008

16. Finn MA, Brodke DS, Daubs M, Patel A, Bachus KN. Local and global subaxial

cervical spine biomechanics after single level fusion or cervical arthroplasty with a novel implant. Oral Presentation. Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society, Park City, UT, June 2008

17. Dailey AT, Finn MA, Hart D, Schmidt M, Apfelbaum RI. Difference in fusion

rate for one versus two screws in elderly odontoid fractures. Poster Presentation. Cervical Spine Research Society. Austin, TX, November 2008

18. Dailey AT, Fassett DR, Finn MA, Bachus K, Brodke DS. Do dynamic cervical

plates provide adequate stability in flexion distraction injuries? Poster Presentation. Cervical Spine Research Society. Austin, TX, November 2008

Publications 1. Wait SD, Vortmeyer AO, Lonser RR, Chang DT, Finn MA, Bhowmick DA, Pack

SD, Oldfield EH, Zhuang Z. Somatic mutations in VHL germline deletion kindred correlate with mild phenotype. Ann Neurol 2004 Feb; 55(2):236-40.

2. Ishiyama G, Finn M, Lopez I, Tang Y, Baloh RW, Ishiyama A. Unbiased

quantification of Scarpa’s ganglion neurons in aminoglycoside ototoxicity. J Vestib Res 2005; 15(4):197-202

3. Lonser RR, Vortmeryer AO, Butman JA, Glasker S, Finn MA, Ammerman JM,

Merrill MJ, Edwards NA, Zhuang Z, Oldfield EH. Edema is a precursor to central nervous system peritumoral cyst formation. Ann Neurol 2005 Sep; 58(3):392-9

4. Finn MA, Blumenthal DT, Salzman KL, Jensen RL. Transient post-ictal MRI

changes in patients with brain tumors may mimic disease progression. Surgical Neurol 2007; 67(3): 246-250, 2007

5. Finn MA, Schmidt MH. Castleman disease of the spine mimicking a nerve sheath

tumor. J Neurosurg Spine 2007 May; 6(5):455-459

6. Finn MA, Klimo P, Couldwell WT. Interpositional synthetic dural graft technique for the treatment of dural arteriovenous fistulas. Clinical Pearl. Neurosurg Focus 2007 March; 22(3):E10

7. Finn MA, Fassett DF, Vaccaro AR. Clinical outcomes assessments of a nucleus

pulposus replacement. In Davis RJ and Girardi FP (eds): Nucleus Arthroplasty in Spinal Care. Vol. 3. Surgical Techniques and Technology. Chapter 19, pp. 33-38. Minneapolis MN: Raymedica, LLC, 2007

8. Finn MA, McCall TD, Schmidt MH. Pigmented villonodular synovitis associated

with pathologic fracture of the odontoid and atlantoaxial instability. Case report and review of the literature. J Neurosurg Spine 2007 Aug; 7(2):248-53

9. Finn MA, Walker ML. Spinal lipomas: clinical spectrum, embryology, and

treatment. Neurosurg Focus 2007 Aug; 23(2):E10

10. Finn MA, Fassett DR, Bessey J, Vaccaro AR. The use of Luque segmental instrumentation in the injury pediatric spine. In Kim, Ludwig, Vaccaro (eds): Spine Trauma: Adult and Pediatric. Philadelphia, Elsevier, 2008

11. Finn MA, Fassett DR, Apfelbaum RI. Surgical treatment of non-rheumatoid

atlantoaxial degenerative arthritis producing pain and myelopathy. Spine 2007 Dec 15; 32(26):2067-73

12. Finn MA, Vaccaro AR, Fassett DR, Lown D. Socioeconomic impact of nucleus

arthroplasty technology. In Davis RJ and Girardi FP (eds): Nucleus Arthroplasty in Spinal Care. Vol. 4. Surgical Techniques and Technology. Chapter 25, Minneapolis MN: Raymedica, LLC, 2007

13. Finn M, Fassett DR, Apfelbaum RI. Odontoid screw fixation. In Vaccaro AR,

Baron E (eds): Operative Techniques in Spinal Surgery. pp. 41-56. Philadelphia, Elsevier, 2007

14. Finn MA, Vrionis FD, Schmidt MH. Spinal radiosurgery for metastatic spine

disease. Cancer Control 2007 Oct; 14(4):405-11

15. Finn MA, Fassett DR, McCall TD, Clark R, Dailey AT, Brodke DS. The cervical end of an occipitocervical fusion: a biomechanical evaluation of 3 construct. Laboratory investigation. J Neurosurg Spine 2008; 9(3):296-300

16. Finn MA, Bishop FS, Dailey AT. Surgical treatment of occipitocervical instability.

Neurosurgery 2008 Nov; 63(5):961-8 17. Coppens JR, Ric Harnsberger H, Finn MA, Sharma P, Couldwell WT.

Oronasopharyngeal chordomas. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2009 Mar 18 18. Bishop FS, Finn MA, Samuelson M, Schmidt RH. Endovascular balloon

angioplasty for treatment of posttraumatic venous sinus thrombosis. J Neurosurg 2009; Mar 27

19. Finn MA, Brodke DS, Daubs M, Patel A, Bachus KN. Local and global subaxial

cervical spine biomechanics after single-level fusion or cervical arthroplasty. Eur Spine J. 2009 Oct;18(10): 1520-7

20. Hillard VH, Fassett DR, Finn MA, Apfelbaum RI. The use of allograft bone for

posterior C1-2 fusion. J Neurosurg Spine 2009; 11(4):396-401

21. Klimo Jr P, Patel AA, Finn MA, Apfelbaum RI. Long-term outcomes after multilevel anterior cervical decompression, instrumentation and fusion. J Spinal Res Found 4(2): 50-60, 2009

22. Dailey AT, Hart D, Finn MA, Schmidt MH, Apfelbaum RI. Anterior fixation of odontoid fracture in the aging population. J Neurosurg Spine 2010; Jan 12(1):1-8

23. Finn MA, Schmidt MH. Postoperative infections of the spine. Accepted for

publication in Youman’s Neurological Surgery 6th Edition 24. Finn MA, Schmidt MH. Castleman disease. Spine ehandbook. Congress of

Neurological Surgeons. Available: http://univ.cns.org. (in press)

25. Finn MA, Schmidt MH. Postoperative spine infection. Spine ehandbook.

Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Available: http://univ.cns.org. (in press) 26. Schmidt MH, Finn MA. Occipitocervical Stabilization with Rod-screw System. In

Manual of Spine Surgery (ed. U Vieweg and F. Grochulla), Springer, Berlin (in press)

27. Finn MA, Apfelbaum RI. Atlantoaxial transarticular screw fixation: update on

technique and outcomes in 269 patients. Neurosurgery. 2010 Mar;66(3 Suppl):184-92.

28. Bishop FS, Samuelson MM, Finn MA, Bachus KN, Brodke DS, Schmidt MH.

The biomechanical contribution of varying posterior constructs following anterior thoracolumbar corpectomy and reconstruction. J Neurosurg Spine 2010;Aug 13(2):234-9

29. Finn MA, MacDonald JD. A population-based study of all-terrain vehicle-related neurological injury. Neurosurgery 2010 Oct;67(4):993-7.

30. Finn MA, Samuelson MS, Bishop F, Bachus KN, Brodke DS. Two-level

noncontiguous vs. three-level ACDF: a biomechanical comparison. Accepted for publication in Spine

31. Finn MA and Anderson PA. Cervical Jumped Facets and Incomplete

Neurological Deficit: Closed-reduction Versus Urgent Surgery. In Jandial D and garfin S (eds): Best Evidence for Spinal Surgery: 20 Cardinal Cases, Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA; accepted

32. Finn MA, Samuelson MM, Schmidt MS. Radiosurgery for Metastatic Spinal Disease. In Nader R, Berta S, Levy M (eds): Neurosurgery Tricks of the Trade, Thieme, NY

33. Finn MA and Schmidt MS. Occipital cervical stabilization with rod screw systems. In Vieweg U and Grochulla F (eds.): Manual of Spine Surgery, Springer, Berlin. Accepted

34. Finn MA and Anderson PA. Cervical spine trauma. In Browner BB and Fuller RF(eds): Musculoskeletal Emergencies, Elsevier, NY submitted.

35. Finn MA and Dailey AT. Retropharyngeal approaches to the upper cervical spine. In (eds): Advanced Reconstruction, Spine. Rosemont, Ill AAOS publications.

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