CURRICULUM VITAE UPDATED Sept , 2019...CURRICULUM VITAE 9/20/2019 . Evalina Levina Burger-Van der Walt, B. Med. Sc., MBCh. B., M. Med.(Ortho) Personal History. Current Position . Professor

CURRICULUM VITAE 9/20/2019

Evalina Levina Burger-Van der Walt, B. Med. Sc., MBCh. B., M. Med.(Ortho) Personal History

Current Position Professor Chair Department of Orthopedics University of Colorado School of Medicine Department of Orthopedics AOP Spine Clinic Box 6510 Mailstop F712 Aurora CO 80045 Office: 303-724-2971 Telefax: 720-848-2019 Email: [email protected] Birthplace Vanderbijlpark, Republic of South Africa Spouse and Children Christiaan J. (Kees) vanderWalt Christiaan J. (Chris) vanderWalt, IV Citizenship South Africa, United States of America Education

Undergraduate B. Med. Sc (UOVS) 1980 (MD equivalent) MB ChB. (UOVS) 1984 (Honors In Pediatrics, Surgery and Psychiatry) University of the Orange Free State P.O. Box 2319 Bloemfontein 0001 Republic of South Africa Post Graduate M. Med (Ortho) 1993 University of Pretoria P.O. Box 667Pretoria0001, Republic of South Africa Internship Vereeniging (Kopanong Hospital) and Sebokeng Hospitals Private Bag X 1026 Thaba Tshwane, 1043, Republic of South Africa - 12/15/1984-05/31/1985

Military Hospital Pretoria Private Bag X169 Pretoria, 0001, Republic of South Africa - 06/01/1985-12/15/1985

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Medical Officer S A Defense Force, Medical Core, Department of Orthopaedics, 1 Military Hospital, Voortrekkerhoogte Private Bag X 169, Pretoria, 0001, Republic of South Africa - 01/01/1986-01/14/1987 Rank: Captain (Medical Officer Spine Unit - 01/16/1987-06/30/1987) Residency Orthopaedic Training Kalafong Hospital Pretoria (University of Pretoria) P.O. Box 667, Pretoria, 0001, Republic of South Africa Pretoria Academic Hospital (University of Pretoria) (Now Steve Biko Hospital) Private Bag X 169 Pretoria, 0001, Republic of South Africa Residency: 07/01/1987-06/30/1993 (including general surgery/ trauma surgery and spine surgery for 24 months) Board Certifications Diplomat of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, July, 2016 South African Orthopaedic Association, 1993-present Academic Appointments 1. Professor and Chair, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Robert D’Ambrosia Chair of

Orthopedics, 11/01/2018-Present

2. Professor, Adult Spine Unit, University of Colorado SOM, Dept. of Orthopedics, 07/01/2012-Present

3. Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs, University of Colorado, 2011-2018 4. Vice Chair, Department of Orthopedics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 01/2008 -

10/2018 5. Director Orthopedic Outpatients University of Colorado Hospital, 07/01/2008-07/01/2013 6. Associate Professor, Adult Spine Unit. University of Colorado SOM, Dept. of

Orthopaedics,07/01/2006-6/30/2012 7. Associate Professor, LSUHSC Orthopaedic Spine Unit, New Orleans, LA, 11/01/2001-

06/31/2006 8. Full-time Senior Orthopaedic Consultant, and Head of the Spinal Unit, Pretoria Academic

Hospital, University of Pretoria, with special interest in Pediatric Orthopaedic Unit, 07/02/1995-05/31/1999


9. Full-time Junior Orthopaedic Consultant, and Head of the Spinal Unit, Pretoria Academic

Hospital, University of Pretoria, with special interest in the Pediatric Orthopaedic Unit, 07/01/1993 -06/30/1995

Professional Appointments 1. Full-time Private Practice, Pretoria East Neuro-Orthopaedic Hospital, Pretoria - 06/01/1999-

10/15/2001 2. Part-time - (40 hrs. month) Senior Orthopaedic Consultant, and Head of the Spinal Unit,

Pretoria Academic Hospital,UniversityofPretoria.06/01/1999-10/15/2001 Awards and Honors

1. Upjohn Prestige Award for the “Best Report” on GeneralPractice,1982 2. Research reward for the Best Medical Student Research Paper :“Argyope as Psychiatric

Laboratory Animal Model”, 1983 3. “Best paper” on ICI National Research DayatJohannesburg,April1984 4. The Cornelius Wessels Medallion for the most Outstanding Final Year Student in General

Surgery,(University of the Orange Free State, R.S.A),1984 5. Registrar’s prize for the Best Scientific Paper, Scientific Day, Faculty of Medicine, University of

Pretoria,1992. Best Junior Researcher for1992 6. The GF Dommisse prize for Outstanding Academic Achievement and Research, University of

Pretoria, 1993. Best Orthopaedic resident 7. Invitation from the DGOT - to travel to Germany and Austria1994 - First time award 8. Smith & Nephew, Spine Traveling Scholarship,1996-1997 9. Special Achiever Award - Soroptimist International (Professional & Business Women’s Service

Organization), Pretoria Tshwana Club - 1997 10. ABC Traveling Fellow - (American-British-Canadian), 2000 11. Partners in Care Award, University of Colorado Hospital, January,2009

12. Cambridge 2010 Edition of Who’s Who Executives and Professionals , February, 2010


13. Thomas Whitecloud Award for the Best Basic Science Paper presented at the (IMAST) International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, “Facet joint biomechanics at the treated and adjacent levels after total disc replacement.”, Toronto - July,2010

14. Best Poster Award, NASS, “Correlation of Vertebral Strength Topography with Three-

Dimensional Computed tomography Structure”, Andriy Noshchenco, PhD., Vikas Patel, M.D., Evalina Burger, M.D., September2010

15. Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Fellow - 2011 16. “Top 10 Best Papers” at 33rd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic

Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT) and the 17th Annual Meeting of the Pan Arab Orthopaedic Association (PAOA) Orthopaedic World Conference. Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Nov.28-30, 2012. Retrograde Ejaculation following anterior lumbar spine surgery.

17. “Top 30 Women in Spine and Neurosurgery to Know in 2013”. Becker’s Healthcare Annual Spine Review. November 20, 2013

18. “Best Doctors 2013”, Denver Business Journal , February 21, 2014 19. “26 Spine Surgeon Leaders at Academic Medical Centers”, Becker’s Spine

Review,December20,2013 20. MORE Award(Media Orthopaedic Reporting Excellence Award) received for accurate reporting

on patient surgical outcomes (Flak Jacket) 21. Featured in “Spine Review” Journal, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016 22. Becker’s list of Spine Surgeons to Know, September, 2014

23. “Best Doctors in America 2015-2016”, Denver Business Journal, August 7, 2015 24. Featured in “Custom rods take guesswork out of spine surgery” UC Health news article,

December 16, 2015 25. “Best Doctors in America 2016-2017”, Denver Business Journal, July 7, 2017 26. “2018 Marquis Who’s Who in the World”, The Marquis Who’s Who Publications Board,

November 1, 2017 27. “Best Doctors in America 2017-2018”, Denver Business Journal, November 11, 2017 28. “Best Clinical Paper Award”, Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic

Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT), “Pelvic Incidence and Its Relationship to Total Hip Dislocation in Patients with Previous Lumbar Spine Fusion”, Cape Town, South Africa, November 30-December 2, 2017, Kleck CJ, York P, Dayton M, Hogan C, Burger EL.


29. “Hull Deformity award”, Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT), “Patient Specific Spine Rods (PSSR) Decrease Rate of Mechanical Complications (MC) after Correction of Adult Spine Deformity (ASD)”, Montreal, Canada, October 10-13, 2018, Kleck CJ, Patel VV, Cain CMJ, Calabrese D, Reeves B, Noshchenko A, Burger EL.

30. “10 Spine Surgeon Leaders to Know”, Becker’s Spine Review, January 30, 2019. Membership in Professional Organizations

1. Medical Association of South Africa - 1985-2001 The South African Pediatric Orthopaedic Society, (Committee Member), 1994-1995

2. The South African Spinal Cord Association, (Secretary) - 1996-1998 3. AO - Alumni - Member from 1996 4. AO - Alumni, South African-Chapter, (Vice-President, 2001- 002) 5. Soroptomist International - Tshwana Club - 1996-2001 6. Scoliosis Research Society, Active Member - 1998- Present 7. American Medical Association Member - 83606860015- 2001-Present

8. Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Trustee member, 2002-2006 9. AO - Spine North America Faculty Member, June 2001- Present 10. North American Spine Society Member, July 8, 2003-Present 11. American Medical Foundation Member, September 23, 2003-2012 12. International College of Surgeons, Fellow, March 17, 2004-November, 2013, Inducted May 6,

2010 13. Robert Gladden Orthopedic Society Member,July7, 2004 -Present 14. SICOT North America Member, Feb, 2004-Present 15. 20TH Century Orthopedic Association Member - 1ST Female Member since 1947; 2003 -

Present 16. American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons Member, October1, 2007-Present 17. Society of Lateral Access Surgery, May 2009-2012


18. Orthopedic Research Society Member, May 2015- Present 19. Ruth Jackson Society Member, 2007-Present 20. Eurospine, The Spine Society of Europe, January 2017-Present 21. American Orthopaedic Association Member- June 2018-Present Committee and Service Responsibilities

University/Institutional Service Departmental Committees 1. ABC Fellows Co-Coordinator for New Orleans, 2001-2006, Denver, 2008, 2016, 2018 2. Educational Committee, LSU Department of Orthopedics, 2002-2006 3. DHMC Spine Trauma Program Coordinator, 2006-2008 4. Academic Council, CU Denver Department of Orthopedics, 2006-2010 5. Faculty Research Coordination Committee, CU Denver, 2007-2010 6. Search Committee for Director of Orthopedic Trauma DHH, 2009-2010 7. Governance Committee Member, 2009-2010 8. Co-organizer of the Orthopedic Faculty Retreat, 2009-2018 9. Executive Committee, CU Orthopedics, 2006-Present 10. Finance Committee, CU Orthopedics, 2006-Present (Chair, 2007-2012) 11. Retreat Organizer, Orthopedic Faculty Retreat, 2014-Present 12. Chiefs Committee, CU Orthopedics, 2014-Present School of Medicine Committees 1. Private Practice Committee, University of retoria,1997-1999 2. Dean’s Strategic Planning Committee member, in conjunction with the LSU Medical School

and the LSU Healthcare Network, 2004 2005 3. Emergency Medicine Departmental Status Review Committee, 2008 4. Member at Large - Faculty Assembly School of Medicine, January 2009-present 5. DPSS Evaluation Committee, November 2009-March 2010 6. Clinical Leadership Committee, 2011-2018 7. Clinical Task Force - SOM; Co-Chair, 2012


8. Member Search Committee; Chair of Anesthesia, CU SOM, 2015-2016 9. Chair Search Committee; Chair of PM&R, CU SOM, 2016-2017 10. School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Executive Committee Member, 2019 11. University Hospital of Colorado Medical Board Committee Member, 2019 12. University of Colorado Medicine (CU Medicine) Board of Directors Hospital Committees 1. Rehabilitation Committee, 1993- 999, Pretoria Academic Hospital, Gauteng, South Africa 2. LSUHSC Ambulatory Surgery Center Committee Member, 2003-2005 3. MCLNO Trauma Committee Representative, LSUHSC Department of Orthopaedics, 2002-2004 4. Kenner Regional Hospital Board, 2004-2006 5. Implant Oversight Committee UCH, 2006 -2012 6. Supply Cost Reduction Team UCH, 2007-2012 7. Spine Center Strategic Management Committee, 2009-2014 8. Orthopedic Outpatient Clinic Director, 2008-2013 9. Physician Accountabilities Group, 2011- 2012 10. South-Box Steering Committee Member, 2011-2012 11. Search Committee Member for Vice President of Ambulatory Care, 2015 12. OR Executive Committee UCH, 2014-Present 13. Technology Assessment Committee UCH, 2015-2017 14. ERAS Spine Committee (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery), 2016 15. UCH Medical Staff Board, 2016-Present 16. Bylaws Committee of the UCH Medical Staff, 2017-2018 17. At-Large Director on the CU Medicine Board, 2017-2018 National and International Committees 1. SRS Coding and Compliancy Committee, 2008-2010 2. SRS Bylaws & Policies Committee Member, 2013-2018 3. SRS Bylaws & Policies Committee Chair, 9 2017-10 2018 4. SRS Adult Deformity Committee Member, 2014-2019 5. SICOT North America Executive Committee, 2007-Present

Treasurer, 2008-2010 President Elect, 2011


President, 2012-2013 Past President, 2013-2014 Member at large, 2015-2017

6. SICOT International Chair Spine Section, 2016-2018 7. SICOT Foundation Member, 2017-Present 8. Adult Spine Evaluation Committee, March 2019-March 2022 9. SRS Patient Education Committee Member-2018-2020 10. SRS Adult Deformity Committee Member, August 2019-Present School Activities 1. LSUHSC Mentors is a volunteer program comprised of LSUHSC faculty and staff who have

taken an interest in making themselves available to their students for professional and personal mentoring. LSUHSC Mentors aim to enrich and individualize students' experiences at LSU School of Medicine.

2. UC Denver student mentor for high school students allowing shadowing opportunities, 2007-

2016 3. UC Denver Student Mentor, 2008-Present 4. Research track student oversight,

• 2010-2012; Ryan Farmer • 2014-2016; Cameron Barton • 2014-2017; Marissa Hughbanks

5. Mentor Master’s in PublicHealth,2013-2014, Damien Illing 6. Observer Program: Rum Mudiyan-2018 (Sub I) Lisa Wilke MS-IV (Germany) Clinical Service 1. MCLNO/University Hospitals, New Orleans, LA, 2001-2006 2. Kenner Regional Medical Center, Kenner, LA, 2001-2006 3. Metropolitan Development Center, Belle Chasse, LA, 2001-2006 4. Pelter Lawless Development Center, Thibodaux ,LA,2001-2006 5. Consultant, Children’s Hospital, New Orleans, LA, 2001-2006 6. AOP Spine Center, Denver, CO, 2006-Present


7. Denver Health Medical Center, Spine Trauma Consultant, Denver, CO, 2006-2015 8. University of Colorado Hospital, Inpatient and Outpatient Services, Denver, CO, 2006-Present 9. The Veterans Hospital at Denver, Orthopedic Spine Service, Denver, CO, 2006-Present Licensures and Certifications Certification SAOA (South-African Orthopaedic Association), 1993 ABOS (American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons), July 28, 2016 Licensures The Health Professionals Council of South Africa (Medical & Dental Council) Issued Date: 11/30/1985 Registration Number: MP28454 General Medical Council - United Kingdom Issued Date: 08/14/2007-Present Reference Number: 4660767 Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners Issued Date: 07/21/2001-7/21/2006 Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals Issue Date: 11/01/2001-07/21/2006 State of Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies Division of Registrations Issue Date: 01/05/2006 Federal DEA License Issue Date: 11/16/2001 ATLS Certification Issue Date: 12/09/2001 BLS Certification: Valid until: 11/20/2019 Training Certifications TOPS System Bio-Skills Training Certification, Premia Spine


Inventions and Patents

1. Non-disclosure agreement signed with Synthes for developing new sacral fixation and sagittal balance screw, 2006

2. TTO Office CU Innovations

• Lumbar Distractor • Standardized pain scale device • Lab test for determining scoliosis progression • Osteotomy Screw

3. Spark Program CU Innovations, Project Title: Novelty Cages Accommodating Individual

Endplate Architecture”, 2018 Review and Referee Work

Editorial Board 4. The Journal of Orthopedics: July, 2000- Present 5. Spine Surgery Today: March, 2014-Present 6. Orthopedics Today: May, 2016-Present 7. Journal of Surgery and Perioperative Care: March, 2018-Present 8. International Journal of Innovative Surgery Member: March, 2018-Present Reviewer 1. The Journal of Patient Safety ,2007-Present 2. Biomedical Materials, 2009-Present 3. The American Medical Foundation, peer reviewer, 2003-2008 4. SAS Journal, 2010-Present 5. The Spine Journal, 2011-Present 6. Spine Journal, Peer review, Article Title “The Total Disability Index (TDI): a single measure of

disability in patients with and/or back pain”, 2-10-2019 Invited Lectures and Presentations

9. Invited surgeon to Swaziland, SA, November, 1993 10. Invited surgeon to Princess Marina Hospital, Gabarone, Botswana, November,1997


11. Alie Key Memorial Lecture, Biennial SASCA Conference, 12-15 August 2001, Johannesburg, SA

12. Inaugural G. F. Dommisse Memorial lecture, “The Shoulder of a Giant” SASS Congress, 17-19

June 2004, Windhoek, Namibia 13. Invited course faculty to the 2005 Controversies in Lumber Spine Symposium, 28-30, April

2005, Las Vegas, NV 14. ARGO SPINE meeting: Invited speaker 01/23/2008-01/25/2008, First American

representation at this meeting 15. Spinal Summit: Invited speaker 02/10/08-02/13/08, Vail, CO 16. JSRS- Invitational Speaker 10/08/08; 10-11/08, Japan 17. Grand Rounds “Complex Spine Surgeries: Goals and Complications, ”Anesthesiology, CU

Denver, CO, April 7,2009 18. Grand Rounds “Complex Spine Surgeries: Goals and Complications”, Orthopedics CU, Denver,

CO, August5,2009 19. Grand Rounds “Spine Surgery 2011”, LSU Health Sciences Center, Department of Orthopedic

Surgery, August 26, 2011 20. Grand Rounds “Spine Injuries in Airline Crash Victims”, Orthopedics, University of Colorado

SOM, January 8, 2013 21. Grand Rounds “The Aging Spine”, 14th Annual Women’s Health Symposium, Aurora, CO,

February 27, 2016 22. “Theories and Concepts Behind Stand-Alone Anterior Fusions”, M.O.R.E. Journal. 8th

M.O.R.E. International Symposium Congress Edition, April 2016 23. Guest Lecture “Spine Stenosis”, SICOT Orthopaedic World Congress, Rome, Italy,

September 2016 24. Grand Rounds “The Aging Spine”, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Colorado SOM

and The Denver VA GRECC, December 1, 2016 25. Invited Speaker, SICOT 38th Orthopaedic World Congress, Cape Town, South Africa,

November 2017 26. Invited Speaker, 2017 Women in Spine Surgery, Colorado, March 2018 27. Invited Speaker, Australian Spine Society, April, 2018


28. Speaker, 20th Century Annual Meeting, “Patient Specific Roads and Rod Breakage”,

Nemacolin, PA. 2018 29. Invited Speaker, “One Size Does Not Fit All”, 19th Annual EFORT Congress, Barcelona, Spain,

May 30-June 1, 2018 30. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 29-30, 2019 31. Moderator, Orthopaedic Research Society, Saturday, February 2, 2019 32. Invited Speaker, 9th M.O.R.E. International Symposium, Lugano, Switzerland, April 11-13

2019 33. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 23-24, 2019 34. Invited Speaker, 9th MORE International Symposium, Lugano, Switzerland, April 11-13, 2019 35. Spine Symposium Panel Member, Western Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting,

Monterey, CA, July 31- August 3, 2019 36. Invited Speaker, 9th M.O.R.E International Symposium, Lugano, Switzerland, April 11-13,

2019. Teaching Record

1. During my association with the University of Pretoria, I was involved with four hours of formal post-graduate teaching a week and responsible for teaching the Annual Spine course to medical students

2. Academic Council, LSU Department of Orthopaedics 3. Academic Council CU Denver, Department of Orthopaedics; adhoc member Graduate Students Trained 1. Formal examiner for the medical students from 1993-2000, in which a class of 200 graduated

each year 2. Medical students lectures at LSU on spine topics 3. Students from UC Denver SOM rotate on my service during their orthopedic block,2006-2016 Post-Graduate


1. The Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Pretoria graduated between two and six orthopaedic residents per year. I have been involved n the examination of these residents twice a year from 1993 to1999. I was also responsible for reviewing the spine part of the National In-Training exam in South Africa.

2. Educational Committee, LSU Health Sciences Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Training on a daily basis; clinical hands on cases in surgery and clinics

3. Physical therapy course - Annual Spine Lecture series for postgraduate physical therapy

students in the Master’s course, LSU. (2001-2005) 4. Responsible for designing a new curriculum for Resident teaching in Orthopaedics, LSU, 2002 5. Participation in the LSUHSC Family Practice Residency Program in which the residents focus

on back pain management at LSU, 2004 6. 4 CORNERSPGY3 Orthopedic Resident Conference - March 1-4, 2007 7. Spine lectures for residents and fellows, CU SOM - Annually 8. Rocky Mountain Resident Spine Forum - October 20-21, 2007 9. Pre-Fellowship Bioskills Workshop, Denver - May 2008 and 2009 10. IMAST Workshop Faculty Member, Lyon, France, July 19, 2019 PhD Students 1. Hayne, Matthew, Thesis Review Committee, “Time Dependent Strain Response of Titanium

Based Biomedical Alloys used in Spine Surgery”, School of Mines,2013 2. Paietta, Rachel, Thesis Defense Committee, “Microscale Material Properties of Bone and the

Mineralized Tissues of the Intervertebral Disc-Vertebral Body Interface”, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2013

Post-Residency Fellows Trained 1. A spine fellowship was instated at the University of Pretoria in 2000, Dr. E. Coetzee, currently

in practice in Pretoria, South Africa, trained under my guidance in 2000-2001 2. Co-Director of Pain Fellowship, LSU, 2004-2006 3. Joint Directorship of Pain Management Fellowship with Neurology, Dr. Ann Conn trained with

using all aspects of interventional pain management from 2004-2005, Dr. Connery Jaffrey trained 2005-2006

4. Family Practice Sports Medicine Fellow, Dr. Warren Goude, trained in Interventional Pain


Management from 2004-2005 5. Two spine fellowships were instated at CU Anschutz. One academic and one clinical.

a. Dr. Botolin - Academic - 08-01/08-07/31/09 b. Dr. Zang on 8/1/08 in the GME accredited program c. Dr. Patil - 09/01/09-09/01/10 d. Dr. Botolin - clinical - 08/01/09-06/30/10

6. Co-Director for Spine Fellowship, ACGME accreditation achieved 2010-2016

a. Dr. Yoshihara - 2010-2011 b. Dr. Matt Lafluer - 2011-2012 c. Dr. Christopher Kleck - 2012-2013 d. Dr. James Perry - 2013-2014 e. Dr. Khaled Mohammad - 2014-2015 f. Dr. David Ou-Yang - 2015-2016 g. Dr. Andrew Cleveland - 2016-2017 h. Dr. Nicholas Schroeder - 2016-2017 i. Dr. Nolan Wessell - 2017-2018 j. Dr. Aaron Stevenson - 2017-2018 k. Dr. Eren Kuris - 2018-2019

Leadership Advancement 1. 2004, Academy for the Advancement of Educational Scholarship at LSU 2. September 2010,“Human Resource Management - How to Avoid Difficult Situations”, Blair D.

Gifford, PhD, Professor, UCD Business School 3. January 2011,“Income: Why It’s Important,” Richard W. Foster, PhD, Professor of Finance and

Health Administration, UCD Business School 4. March 2011, “Working in Teams!”, Kenneth Bettenhausen, PhD, Associate Professor, UCD

Business School 5. 2011-2012 ELAM Fellow 6. October 2012, Patient Safety Leadership Congress, Colorado Hospital Association 7. April 2013, Physician Leadership Boot Camp, Poudre Valley - Fort Collins, CO


8. January 2014, “Being Seen and Being Heard”, ELUM, San Antonio, Texas 9. October 2015, Physicians Professional Leadership Seminar, “Training Physicians to Lead Clinical

Integration”, Phoenix, AZ 10. January 2017, Next Level Leadership, “Building Personal and Organizational Capacity”, ELUM,

Denver, CO 11. January 2018, “Communication Skill Development” and “Systems Engineering/Thinking in

Healthcare 2.0”, ELUM, Denver, CO 12. April, 2019, “ELAM Women In Leadership Power Breakfast”, Denver, Colorado Formal Course Responsibilities 1. Several lectures created on Basic Spine Problems and Management for the AO-ASIF

Operating Room Personnel courses, now on their website,2002-2005 2. Annual Spine Course for LSU Physical Therapy,2003-2005

3. Organizer of Monthly Spine Journal Club, 2007-2013 4. Spine lectures for residents and fellows accredited to the curriculum, 3-4 per year - Annual-

Current Course Directorships 1. S. A. Paediatric Orthopaedic Congress, 1994 2. Basic Orthopaedic Concepts for Prosthetic and Orthotic Students, 1994 and 1995 3. SAOA Congress, 1994 4. Table Instructor/Lecturer, AO-Advanced Spine Course, R.S.A., March 1996 5. Spine Symposium - for General Practitioners - Pretoria, 6-7 June 1997 6. Committee Member for SAOA Instructional Course Spine Symposium, March 1998 7. Chairperson - 1st International AO Advanced Spine Course, October 1998, South Africa 8. SAOA Congress Committee, 1999, Pretoria, SA 9. Chairperson - Spine Symposium for General Practitioners, 27 March 1999, Pretoria, SA 10. Chairperson-AO Interactive Spine Course, 2-3 March 2000, Johannesburg, SA


11. Chairperson - Sofamor/Danek; Medtronic Spine Course, 23 - 27 July 2000, Pilanesberg, SA 12. ABC - Fellows Coordinator, 2001, South Africa 13. ABC - Fellows Academic program, 16-17 May2002, New Orleans, LA 14. Chairperson, AO - ASIF Spine Operating Room Personnel Course, 19 October 2002, Nashville,

TN 15. Chairperson, AO - ASIF Spine Operating Room Personnel Course, 18-19 October 2003, New

Orleans, LA 16. Chairperson (Spine Trauma), Louisiana Orthopaedic Annual Meeting, 6-8 November 2003,

New Orleans, LA 17. Co-Chairperson, 1ST Biennial LSU School of Medicine Orthopaedic Spine Conference, 11-13

April 2005, New Orleans, LA 18. 1s tAnnual Pfiedler Operating Room Spine Course, Course Director, Sept 2009, Denver, CO. 19. 2nd Annual Pfiedler Operating Room Spine Course, Course Director, July 10, 2010, Memphis,

TN 20. Operating Room Spine Course, July 2-3, 2011, Boston, MA 21. Chairperson Spine Session, SICOT World Congress, November 19-22, 2014, Rio de Janeiro,

Brazil 22. Chairperson Spine Session, SICOT World Congress, September 8-10, 2016, Rome, Italy 23. International Program Chair, SICOT World Congress, November 30-December 2, 2017, Cape

Town, South Africa 24. International Program Chair, SICOT World Congress, October 10-13, 2018, Montreal,

Canada Curriculum Development/ Implementation 1. Interdepartmental communication for devising formal residency orthopaedic curriculum, LSU,

2002- 2006 2. Co-Director - program developer for pain management fellowship with Neurology, 2004-2006 3. Sports Medicine Fellowship with Family Practice, 2004-2006 4. Spine Surgery Fellowships, academic and clinical Funded and implemented for the

Department of Orthopedics at UC Denver for 2007- 2010 CME accredited, ACGME


accreditation for 2010-2011 National, International and CME instruction 1. The Failed-back Surgery Syndrome, AO-Spine Instructional Course (SA), March 1996,

Johannesburg, SA 2. Neck Injuries in Children, Faculty day, U.P. 1996, Pretoria and SAPOS, 22 April 1996,

Bloemfontein, SA 3. Medico-Legal Conference on NeckInjuries,October,1996,Pretoria, SA

• Anatomy of the spine • Mechanism of injury and treatment

4. Orthotic /ProstheticWorkshop,15July1997,Pretoria,SA

• Latest advances in scoliosis surgery 5. Clinical examination of the cervical spine, SAOA Instructional Course, 03 August 1997, Cape

Town, SA 6. Staging and Management of Spinal Tumours, SAOA Instructional Course, March 1998 ,

Pilanesberg, SA 7. The Thoracoscopic Approach for Anterior Release in Deformities of the Thoracic S pine.

Orthopaedic, Moss Miami Spring Symposium, September 1998, Pretoria, SA 8. AO Spine Course, October 1998, Johannesburg, SA 9. The Thoracoscopic Approach for Anterior Release in Deformities of the Thoracic Spine.

October 1998, AO - Spine, Johannesburg, SA 10. Thoraco-lumbar Fractures - South African Experience. October 1998, AO - Spine,

Johannesburg, SA 11. Posterior Instrumentation for Spondylolisthesis. October 1998, AO - Spine, Johannesburg,

SA 12. Posterior Approach in the Management of Spinal Tumours. October 1998, AO - Spine,

Johannesburg, SA 13. Moving patient with acute spinal injury. Botswana, Medical Council Conference,

October,1998, Francistown, Botswana 14. Treatment of Spinal Cord Injuries. Botswana, Medical Council Conference, October, 1998 ,

Francistown, Botswana 15. Table Instructor - Comprehensive Spine Course, December 1996 and 1998, Davos,

Switzerland


16. Fractures Fixation in Plegic patients - Does it make a difference?, S.A. Spine Society Annual

Meeting,13 June 1999, Bloemfontein, SA 17. Foam in place seating systems, National Conference for Orthotics and Prosthetics, 2 July

1999, Durban, SA 18. The indications for surgery in low back ache, Medical AGM, Insurance companies, Irene

County Club,15 August 1999, Memphis, TN 19. Neuromuscular Scoliosis: How, What and When?, Annual Conference of the Council of the

Physically Disabled, 3 August1999,Johannesburg, SA 20. Recurrence of Spinal Tumours.5TH Stryker Invitational Symposium. 26-29 September1999,

Ilheus, Brazil 21. Instructional Course on Spinal Problems, Scoliosis, Neck Pain, Spinal Fractures and

Scheuermann’s Kyphosis, 3 October1999, Newcastle, CO 22. Clinical examination of the vertebral column, 29 January 2000, Pretoria, SA 23. Indications for Surgery in Low Back Pain, Physical Therapy Annual Meeting 15 February

2000, Gauteng, SA 24. Faculty, AO Operating Room Personnel Course, 20 July2002, Atlanta ,GA 25. Preventing Back Surgery, 02 August 2002, Kenner Regional Medical Center Auditorium,

Kenner, LA 26. Post-Operative Spine Care, 02 August 2002, Kenner Regional Medical Center Auditorium,

Kenner, LA 27. Faculty, AOASIF Nursing Continuing Education, 7 September 2002, Panama City Beach, FL 28. The Seven Stages of Backache, 24 October 2002, Kenner Regional Medical Center

Auditorium, Kenner, LA 29. AO Advanced Spine Course, 22-24 January 2003, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa,

Invited Guest Speaker 30. AOASIF Comprehensive & Interactive Spine Course, 27 February 2003-03 March 2003, Sun

Valley, ID 31. Controversies in Lumber Spine Surgery Symposium, 10-12 April 2003, Las Vegas, NV 32. Why Does My Body Ache? 31 May 2003, Easter Seals Louisiana & Health South

Rehabilitation Hospital of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA


33. Neuromuscular Scoliosis, Basic Concepts in Pediatric Orthopaedics, 17-18 October

2003,Children’s Hospital, New Orleans, LA 34. Presented the abstract “Failure of proximal constructs in scoliosis - The role of mental

memory” at the following conference: • South African Spine Society annual meeting, 12-14 June 2003, Johannesburg, South

Africa 35. Minimal Access Spinal Techniques Hands-on Course (MAST), 11 July, 2003, Denver, CO 36. Determining Fusion Levels, AOASIF Deformity Symposium, 19-20 July, 2003, Coronado, CA 37. Presented he following interactive series at the AOASIF, Comprehensive Spine Course, 7-10

August 2003, Quebec City, Quebec: • Lumbar Disc Herniation: Natural History and Treatment Options (Comprehensive) • Decision Levels of Fusion (Interactive) • Surgical Options-Laundry List (Comprehensive and Interactive) • Extension to the Sacrum (Comprehensive and Interactive)

38. Evaluation and Initial Stabilization of the Spine, The 11TH LSU Trauma Management

Workshop, 11-13 December, 2003, New Orleans ,LA 39. The Shoulders of a Giant. South African Spine Society 6TH Annual Congress, 17-19 June

2004, Windhoek, Namibia 40. Invited faculty to the Annual AO Deformity Course, 25-29 July 2004, Annapolis, MD 41. In-situ fusion for Grade 3 spondylolisthesis, invited faculty to the DePuy Spine,

Controversies in Lumbar Spine Surgery symposium, 29-31July, 2004, New Orleans, LA 42. Spondylolisthesis, Basic Concepts in Pediatric Orthopaedics, 02-03 October 2004, Children’s

Hospital, New Orleans, LA 43. Co-Chairperson and lecturer at the 1st Biennial LSU Orthopaedic Spine Conference, 11-13

April, 2005, New Orleans, LA: • Pitfalls - OR Safety Symposium • Adult deformity-do we make a difference • Spinal metastases: an update • The seven stages of back pain • Functional impairment & disability • Clearing the spine in the multi-trauma patient

44. Panelist & lecturer t the Controversies in Lumber Spine Surgery Symposium, 28-30 April

2005, Las Vegas, NV: • Panel Discussion: How and when is a lumbar disc replacement revised (Panelist) • Panel Discussion: Are MIS fusions are better? (Panelist)


• Burden of proof: clinical outcomes, fusion rates, complication rates ( Lecturer) 45. AAOS Board Maintenance of Certification and Preparation Review,18-20 November 2005, San

Diego, CA • Pain management • Spinal stenosis and degenerative conditions • Spine trauma • Spondolyo-arthropathiess • Infections in the spine • Spinal cord injury and rehabilitation

46. The double thoracic curve and Sagittal imbalance, AOSPINE Deformity Symposium, July 22-

23, 2006, Montreal, Quebec 47. Faculty at the Rocky Mountain Residents Forum, “Cervical Spondylosis”, 13-15 October,

2006, Denver, CO 48. AAOS Board Maintenance of Certification Preparation and Review, 17-19 Nov, 2006,

Washington, DC • Pain management

49. AAOS Board Maintenance of Certification Preparation and Review, Dec.1-3, 2006, San

Francisco, CA • Trauma, Cervical Thoracic Lumbar • Spinal cord injury and rehabilitation • Infection • Pain Management

50. Fall summit 9/27/07-9/28/07 Minimal invasive orthopedic surgery techniques, “Pain

management” Keystone, CO 51. AxiaLIF Surgeon Training Course, April 3-4, 2008, Denver, CO 52. Spinal Stenosis, Community Outreach in Aurora, CO, 4/16/2009 53. Advances in Spine Surgery, Grand Rounds, Department of Orthopaedics, August 5, 2009 54. Advances in Spine Surgery, 20th Century Orthopaedic Meeting, Montblanc, Canada

8/13/2009 55. Complex Spine Surgery: Goals and Complications, Grand Rounds; Department of

Anesthesiology Grand Rounds, April 7, 2008. Quebec, August 13, 2009 56. Biomechanical Model for evaluating the effects of Rib Head Release on Spinal Deformities

Motion, 2nd research symposium-Department of Orthopaedics - April 8, 2010 57. Facet Joint Biomechanics at the Treated and Adjacent Levels After Total Disc Replacement,

Twentieth Century Orthopedic Association, Hilton Head, Georgia, October 22, 2010


58. O-Arm and Stealth System Navigation for Pedicle Screw Placement in Thoracolumbar Spine

Surgery, Twentieth Century Orthopaedic Association, A Annual Meeting, August 3-7, 2011 59. Spine Surgery - A Historical Perspective, The American Academy of Neurological and

Orthopaedic Surgeons, AANOS 36th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, June 8, 2012 60. “AAOS Board of Maintenance of Certification Preparation and Review”, Educator, December

5-7, 2013 Santa Monica, CA 61. AAOS Orthopaedic Board Maintenance of Certification Preparation and Spine Review Course,

5-7 December, 2015,Santa Monica, CA 62. “Women in Spine Surgery”, Symposium for Scoliosis Research Society, 2017 63. “Global Spinal Care”, Symposium Moderator and Organizer, SICOT, 2017 64. “Adult Scoliosis, Titanium Allergy”, SICOT, 2017 65. “Women in Spine Surgery”, Synthes Professional Education, Denver, 2018


Videos and Multimedia 1. “The Pirogoff Amputation in Review”, 1992 2. National TV Broadcast Program: Agenda: Program on amputations in the Military

situation,1992 3. Women’s Day South Africa 1995,National broadcast on Women in Orthopedics 4. Health forum - National TV, Backache, 1995 5. “Principles of Thoracoscopic Surgery”, 1998

6. One Hour Radio Chat Show, Radio Punt, 10:00-12:00, 12 April1 999, Pretoria 7. “Low Back Pain”, LSU Health Care Network/Tiger Care, WLAE-TV, Metairie, LA, 18 May 2004 8. “New Technologies in Spine Surgery”, LSU Health Care Network/TigerCare, WLAE-TV,

Metairie, LA 10 May 2005 9. “New Non-Invasive Surgery Helps Those Suffering from Back Pain”, Channel 7 News, May 9,

2008 10. “Isthmic Spondylolisthesis” Video lectures and conferences to Education Center in Lahore,

Pakistan and Brazil, August 17, 2010 11. “Saving a Patient from His Flak Jacket”, UCH Wall Stories.com - University of Colorado

Hospital, 2013

12. The Cutting Edge MD. University of Colorado, 2014 13. International Magazine for Spinal Surgeons (IM) Prove, “Guest Star, Dr. Evalina Burger”,

2014 14. “New Technology in Spine Surgery”, International News Report, 7 News Brisbane, April,

2018 15. “Career Saving Surgery Keeps Local Hero in the Cockpit”, KDVR-Den (Fox 31 News), May

17, 2018 http://kdvr.com/2018/05/17/career-saving-surgery-keeps-local-hero-in-the-cockpit/

16. “Patient specific implants: One size does not fit all”, Symposium on Adult Deformity, IMAST-

Scoliosis Research Society, Los Angeles, July, 2018 17. “Osteoporosis”, Co Author, IMAST – Scoliosis Research Society, Los Angeles, July 2018 18. “Best in the World: International cast of doctors helps councilman fight cancer”, CU

Anschutz Today, August 29, 2018

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Grant Support 1. Synthes Grant The relationship between hip flexion and lumbar sacral angle, IRB approval 005304, May

2002. (Principle Investigator)Results lost due to Hurricane Katrina. 2. Ortho Biotech, Inc.

Safety and Efficacy of PROCRIT administered peri-operatively versus the standard care in blood conservation in subjects undergoing major elective spinal surgery, IRB approval # 003859. Results lost due to Hurricane Katrina. Study terminated.

3. Mathys Grant Radiologic and clinical outcomes of ChronOS Bone filler used as a bone graft enhancer, -

LSU, IRB approval #006367, in conjunction with Dr. E. Coetzee, Republic of South Africa, April 21, 2005. (Principle Investigator) Revised paper accepted for publication after initial results were lost due to Hurricane Katrina.

4. DePuy, Johnson and Johnson 2006 The effect of Autoclaving on Metal Memory of their new 5.5mm Stainless steel rods. Principle

Investigator. $5500.00, 2008 5. Show-IKA2006- 2008 Japan: Metal strengths-UC Denver, Principle Investigator. $83,000 - 2007-2009 6. Aesculap, Inc.,2007-present Activ-L Artificial Disc., PI Patel, CT, $1,448,783 7. Vertiflex, 2009-2016

ISSIS Clinical Trial, PI Patel, $638,949 8. NIHR15 2011 Co-investigator/Advisor with Dr. Reed Ayers from Colorado School of Mines. “The Anelastic

strain response of spine rods in a biological environment”, $287,000 over three years, 2011 9. Lanx, Inc 2011 Co-investigator with Dr. Reed Ayers from Colorado School of Mines. $16,000 to provide

material for the NIH grant 10. Medtronic Sofamor-Danek, 2011-2016 Three dimensional accuracy of Stealth Surgical Navigation with O-Arm Imaging, PI,

Medtronic Sofamor-Danek, $63,504 11. Synthes, 2011

Biomechanical Cervical Disc Replacement Facet Force $59,485 12. Synthes,2012-2015 Biomechanical Evaluation of Anterior Cage-Plate Fixation (ALIF cage and ATB Plate or Synfix)

Versus Iliac Screws with TLIF, PI, $53,063.64


13. Medtronic, 2012-2015 Effects of Vitamin D deficiency on Lumbar Spine Fusion and the role of rhBMP-2, PI Lindley,

co-investigator, $28,932 14. Insite, CT-SI Bone, 2012-2015

Investigation of Sacroiliac Fusion Treatment, $20,693 Investigation of Sacroiliac Fusion Treatment-CT, Grant Renewal, $50,686 15. Medicrea, 2012-present The relationship between sagittal plane correction and quality of life in adult deformity

patients treated with posterior instrumentation-CT, PI Burger, $32,659 The relationship between sagittal plane correction and quality of life in adult deformity

patients treated with posterior instrumentation-CT Grant Renewal, $45,591, 2016 16. SI Bone, 2012-present

Validation of a New Sacroiliac-Joint Specific Disability Questionnaire, $48,833, 2012-2015 Validation of a New Sacroiliac-Joint Specific Disability Questionnaire, Grant Renewal, PI Lindley, $45,322, 2016

17. Medicrea, 2014-2015 Outcomes of complex adult spine surgery, $27,954 18. Anschutz Foundation, 2014-2019 Unrestricted Research Grant Dr. Evalina Burger to start various projects, $500,000.00 19. OrthofixInc., 2014-2017 A Retrospective Study Evaluation the Efficacy of the Orthofix Cervical-Stim® Bone Growth

Stimulator in Patients that Have Undergone Cervical Fusion Surgery and are at High-risk for Non-fusion, $46,000 A Retrospective Study Evaluation the Efficacy of the Orthofix Cervical-Stim® Bone Growth

Stimulator in Patients that Have Undergone Cervical Fusion Surgery and are at High-risk for Non-fusion, Grant Renewal, PI Patel, $83,457,2016

20. Integra Life Sciences Corporation, 2014-2017

Dura Seal Exact Spine Sealant System Post Approval Study, Grant Renewal, PI Patel $36,393, 2016

21. Orthofix Inc., 2015-2018 Odontoid: Safety and Efficacy of Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (Cervical-Stim) as an Adjunct

to Enhance Union, Industry, PI Patel, $10,433 21. Spinal Kinetics, 2015-2018 Prospective, Concurrently Controlled, Multi-Center Study to Evaluate the Safety and

Effectiveness of the Spinal Kinetics M6®-C Artificial Cervical Disc Compared to Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) for the Treatment of Symptomatic Cervical Radiculopathy, PI Patel, $16,099


23. Orthofix Inc., 2015-Present Retrospective observational study of patients who have undergone lumbar fusion surgery

with adjunctive use of the Orthofix Spinal-Stim ® Device, PI Patel, $18,900 24. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 2016-2018 A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Crossover Study Comparing the Analgesic Efficacy of

Cannabis versus Oxycodone, PI Lindley, $743,122 25. Premia Spine, Ltd. 2017-2020 Clinical Study Protocol to Assess the Safety and Effectiveness of the Premia Spine TOPSTM

System, PI Patel, $129,348 26. Vertiflex, 2017-2020 ASCEND: Assessing Super ion Clinical Endpoint vs. Decompression, PI Patel, $212,985 27. Orthofix Inc., 2018-2021

Spinal Stim Clinical Trial, A Multi-Center, Open-Label, Prospective Study of Spinal Stim (MOP-SS) as Adjunctive Care following Lumbar Fusion Surgery, 4/9/2018-4/8/2021, $8,589.15 (per-patient budget)

28. Orthofix Inc., 2018-2023 Cervical Stim Clinical Trial, A Multi-Center, Open-Label, Prospective Study of Cervical Stim Device as Adjunctive Care following Cervical Fusion, 4/30/2018-4/29/2023, $9,786.06 (per-patient budget)

29. Pfizer Inc., 2015-2018

A Phase 2b, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Staphylococcus, Pfizer Inc, Industry, 5/5/2015 to 5/4/2018, $10,099

30. Pfizer Inc., 2017-2020

A Phase 3, placebo-controlled, randomized, observer-blinded study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of a Clostridium Difficile Vaccine in adults 50 years of age and older. Pfizer Inc, Industry, 01/01/2017 to 12/31/2020, $116,728.

Consultancies: 1. Innovation Spine 2007: $40,000 2. Innovasis Spine 2007: $40,000 3. Medicrea - 2011-Present $35,000 per annum max (Proportioned on hourly rates) 4. DSM Biomedical 2015 5. X-Spine - 2015-2016 6. Paradigm Spine - 2015 7. Signus - 2015-2017 8. Spine Wave - 2016-Present


9. Adallo Spine – 2019-Present IDE Clinical Trials:

1. Orthofix Bone Stimulator PI Patel, Co-investigator, $20,000. 2006-2009.

2. Aesculap “Active L” lumbar disc trial. Aesculap Company, Study P I Pa te l , Co-investigator, $1.6million. November 1, 2007-present.

3. Vertiflex “Superion” interspinous spacer trial. PI Patel, Co-investigator, $604,342. July1, 2009-present.

4. Pioneer “Nubac” nucleus replacement. Principle Investigator, $79,000. April 1, 2010.

5. Pfizer Inc., 2015-2018 Phase 2b, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the “Safety and

Efficacy of Staphylococcus Vaccine”, $10,099 6. Pfizer, Inc. 2017-2020 A Phase 3, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized, Observer-Blinded Study to Evaluate the

“Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability, of a Clostridium Difficile Vaccine in Adults 50 Years of Age and Older” PI Patel, $116,728

7. Premia Spine, 2017-2020

Clinical Study Protocol to Assess the Safety and Effectiveness of The Premia Spine TOPS™ System. Premia Spine LTD, Industry, 01/01/2017 to 12/31/2020, $129,348

Study Groups: 1. Complex Spine Study Group. Study the outcome of deformity surgery. IRB: Funded by

K2M July 2008-2011. Data entry support $1000 per case, over two years 2. Spine study group for adult deformity (International) founded by Medicrea - 2011 to

present Fellowship funding: 1 Pioneer: 2008 2. DePuy: 2008 and 2009 1. Synthes: 2009


2. OREF: Spine Fellowship Grant 2010 ,2012 (PGY6 level of funding) 3. OREF: Spine Fellowship Grant2013-2014, $31,290 4. OMeGA: Fellowship Grant in Spine Surgery, 2014-2015/2018-2019, $15,000 5. Globus: Fellowship Grant in Spine Surgery, 2015-2016 , $67,022 6. Globus: Fellowship Grant in Spine Surgery, 2016-2019, $67,022 7. Medicrea: Fellowship Grant in Spine Surgery, 2017-2018 Post-Doctoral Funding: 3. Synthes 2009-2011, $70,000 annually 4. Medicrea 2014-2015, PRA medical student 5. Medicrea 2015-2016 , Research funding Bibliography Refereed 1. Burger EL, Lindeque BG. Sacral and non-spinal tumors presenting as backache. Actna

Orthopaedica Scandinavica, 1994; 65(3) p344 - 346. 2. Burger EL. Stress Fractures of the First Metatarsal. Foot & Ankle International, June 1997;

18(6), p373-374. 3. Solomonow M, Baratta RV, Zhou BH, Burger EL, Zieske A, Gedalia A. Muscular dysfunction

elicited by creep of lumbar viscoelastic tissue. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 13, pp. 381-396, January 2003.

4. Solomonow M, Zhou BH, Baratta RV, Burger EL. Biomechanics and electromyography of

accumulative lumbar disorder: response to static flexion. Clinical Biomechanics18, pp. 890- 898, July 2003.

5. Sbriccoli P, Solomonow M, Zhou BH, Baratta RV ,Lu Y, Zhu, M, Burger EL. Static load

magnitude is a risk factor in the development of cumulative lumbar disorder. Muscle and Nerve 29, pp. 300-308, January 2004.

6. Clayton JL, Men-muir B, Harris M, Weintraub S, Marr AB, Wright MJ, Rafaat A, McSwain N,

Long S, Burger EL, Hunt JP. Predictors of cervical spine injury. Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care: 57(6) December 2004 p1376. Abstract also submitted at the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma 18TH Annual Scientific Assembly for oral presentation, Marriott Beach Harbour Resort and Spain Fort Lauderdale, FL, 12-15 January 2005.


7. Burger EL, Baratta RV, King AGS, Easton R, Lu Y, Solomonow M, Riemer B. The memory properties of cold-worked titanium rods in scoliosis constructs. Spine, 2005 Feb; 30:4, pp,373-379. **The paper was also selected as one of the top 10 abstracts out of 497 for the Scoliosis Research Society, nominated for Russe l l Hibbs Award.

8. Courville A, Sbriccoli P, Zhou B, Solomonow M, Lu Y, BurgerEL. Short rest periods after static lumbar flexion are a risk factor for cumulative low back disorder. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 2005 Feb; 15(1):37-52.

9. Lalonde J, Rabalais RD, Mansour A, Burger EL, and Baratta RV. New Tension Band Material

for Fixation of Transverse Olecranon Fractures: A Biomechanical Study. Orthopedics. 2005 Oct; 28(10):1191-4.

10. Burger EL, Canton C. Preparing an orthopedic practice to survive natural disaster: a

retrospective analysis of rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina. Orthopedics. 2007 Apr; 30(4):290-4.

11. Rabb C, Patel VV, Burger EL. Ethical issues related to training future spine care

physicians. Spine Line.2007 Sept; 8(5):34-35.

12. Burger EL, Patel VV. Calcium phosphates as bone graft extenders. Orthopedics. 2007 Nov; 30(11):939-42.

13. Rabalais D, Burger EL, Lu Y, Mansour A, Baratta R. Comparison of Two Tension-band

Fixation Materials and Techniques in Transverse Patella Fractures: A Biomechanical Study. Orthopedics. 2008 Feb; 31(2):128.

14. Patel VV, Dwyer A, Estes S, Burger EL. Use of Intraoperative Multiplanar Imaging and

Myelography for Immediate Evaluation of Lumbar Spinal Decompression. J Spinal Disorders Tech. 2008, 21(3):209-212.

15. Weiss HR, Bess S, Wong MS, Patel VV, Goodall D, BurgerEL. Adolescent Idiopathic

Scoliosis - To Operate or Not? A Debate Article. Patient Safety in Surgery. Sept 30; 2(1):25.

16. Pate lV, Estes S, Lindley EM, Burger EL. Lumbar Spinal Fusion Versus Anterior Lumbar Disc Replacement: The Financial Implications. J Spinal Disorders Tech. 2008 October; 21(7):473-6.

17. Pate lV, Estes S, Naar EM, Lindley EM, Burger EL. Histologic Evaluation of High Speed Burr

Shavings Collected During Spinal Decompression Surgery. Orthopedics. 2009 January; 32(1):23.

18. Freudenberger C, Lindley EM, Beard D, Recklind C, Williams A, Burger EL, Patel VV.

Posterior Versus Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Anterior Tension Band Plating: Retrospective Analysis. Orthopedics. 2009 July; 32(7): 492.

19. Sloan TB, Meyers G, Janik DJ, Burger EL, Patel VV, Jameson LC. Intraoperative Autologous Transfusion of Hemolyzed Blood. AnesthAnalg. 2009 July; 109(1):38


20. Botolin S, Agudelo J, Dwyer A, Patel VV, Burger EL. High rectal injury during trans-1 axiaLIF L5-S1 fixation: A case report. Spine (PhilPa 1976). 2010 Feb15; 35(4):E144-8.

21. Lindley EM, Guerra FA, Krauser JT, Matos SM, Burger EL, Patel VV. Small peptide (P-15) bone substitute efficacy in a rabbit cancellous bone model. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials. 2010 Aug; 94,94(2):463-8.

22. Lindley EM, Jaafar S, Noshchenko A, Baldini T, Nair DP, Shandas R, Burger EL, Patel VV.

Nucleus replacement device failure: A case report and biomechanical study. Spine (PhilaPa 1976). 2010 Oct 15; 35(22):E1241-7.

23. Patil SS, Lindley EM, Patel VV, Burger EL. Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of Axial

Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Orthopedics. 2010 Dec 1; 33(12):883.doi:10.3928/01477447-20101021-05.

24. Sherman BP, Lindley EM, Turner AS, Seim HB, Benedict J, Burger EL, Patel VV. Evaluation

of ABM/P-15 vs. Autogenous Bone in an Ovine Lumbar Interbody Fusion Model. EuroSpine J. 2010 Dec; 19(12):2156-63.

25. Botolin S, Puttlitz C, Baldini T, Petrella A, Burger EL, Abjornson C, Patel VV. Facet joint

biomechanics at the treated and adjacent levels after total disc replacement. Spine. (PhilaPa1976). 2011 Jan 1; 36(1):E27-32.

26. Robinson ES, Gonzalez P, Lindley EM, Estes S, Cooley R, Burger EL ,Patel VV. Piriformis

Syndrome versus Radiculopathy Following Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement. Spine (PhilaPa1976). 2011Feb15; 36(4):E282-7.

27. Noshchenko A, Xianfeng Y, Armour GA, Baldini T, Patel VV, AyersR, Burger EL. Evaluation of

spinal instrumentation rod bending characteristics for in-situ contouring. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2011 Jul; 98(1):192-200.doi:10.1002/jbm.b.31837. Epub 2011 May11.

28. Noshchenko A, Patel VV, Baldini T, Yun L, Lindley EM, Burger EL. Thermomechanical Effects

of Spine Surgery Rods Composed of Different Metals and Alloys. Spine (PhilaPa1 976). 2011 May 15; 36(11):870-8.

29. Lindley EM, McCullough MA, Burger EL, Brown CW, Patel VV. Complications of Axial

Lumbar Interbody Fusion. J NeurosurgSpine. 2011 May 20; 15(3):23-9. **Article accompanied in J NeurosurgSpine by a peer-written editorial and

response from the authors; featured online with a Podcast synopsis of the article. 30. Lyons AS, Sherman BP, Puttlitz CM, Patel VV, Adjornson C, Turner AS, Seim HB3rd, Burger

EL Lindley EM. Failure of resorbable plates and screws in an ovine model of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. The Spine J. 20117(9):876-83.


31. Lindley EM, Botolin S, Burger EL, Patel VV. Unusual spine anatomy contributing to wrong level spine surgery: a case report and recommendations for decreasing the risk of preventable 'never events' . Patient Safety in Surg.2011 Dec 14.; 5(1):33.

32. Lindley EM, McBeth ZL, Henry SE, Cooley R, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Patel VV. Retrograde

ejaculation following anterior lumbar spine surgery. Spine. 2012, 37(20):1785-9. **Article featured online in the journal’s Spine Blog by a peer-written editorial and response from the authors

33. Patil S ,Lindley EM, Burger EL, Yoshihara H, Patel VV. Pedicle Screw Placement With O-arm and Stealth Navigation. Orthopedics. 2012 Jan 16; 35(1):e61-5.doi:10.3928/01477447-20111122-15.

34. Winter RB, Burger EL. L5 Hemivertebra Resection andT12-S1Fusion ina 14-Year-OldFemale

with a 36-Year Follow-up. Spine (PhilaPa 1976). 2012 Apr 1. 37(7):E445-50.

35. Myers KD, Lindley EM, Burger EL, Patel VV. C1-C2 fusion: postoperative C2 nerve impingement-is it a problem? Evid Based Spine Care J. 2012Feb;3(1):53-6.doi:10.1055/s-0031-1298601. PMID:23236306 [PubMed]Free PMC Article.

36. Yao X, Blount TJ, Suzuki N, Brown LK, vanderWalt CJ, Baldini T, Lindley EM, Patel VV, Burger

EL. A biomechanical study on the effects of rib head release on thoracic spinal motion. EuroSpine J. 2012, 21(4):606-12.

37. Lindley EM, Patti BN, Taylor M, Burger EL, Patel VV. Lumbar artificial disc replacement in

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: A case report and discussion of clinical management. Int J SpineSurg. 2012 Dec 1; 6:124-9.doi:10.1016/j.ijsp.2012.02.006.eCollection 2012.

38. Noshchenko A, Plasied A, Patel VV, Burger EL, Baldini T, LuY. Correlation of Vertebral

Strength Topography with 3-Dimensional Computed Tomography Structure. Spine (PhilaPa1976). 2013 Feb 15;38(4):339-49.

39. Golembeski S,Lindley EM, McBeth ZL, SophaclesA, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Patel VV.

Translating versus non-translating cervical plates. CurrOrthPrac. 2013 Mar/Apr; 24(2):165-70.

40. Paietta RC, Burger EL, Ferguson VL. Mineralization and collagen orientation throughout

aging at the vertebra lendplate in the human lumbar spine. J StructBiol. 2013 Aug 30.doi:pii:S1047-8477(13)00217-7.10.1016/j.jsb.2013.08.011.

41. Sloan TB, Vasquez J, Burger EL. Methohexitalin total intravenous anesthesia during

intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring. J ClinMonitComput. 2013 Dec;27(6):697-702.doi: 10.1007/s10877-013-9490-1.Epub2013Jun29.PMID:23813116.

42. Lindley EM, Levy BJ, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Patel VV. Failure of the Fernstrom ball in

contemporary spine surgery: A case of history repeating itself. Curr Orth Prac. 2014, 25(1):87-91.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22261631










43. Burger EL, Noshchenko A, Patel VV, Lindley EM, Bradford AP. Ultrastructure of

Intervertebral Disc and Vertebral-Disc Junctions Zones as a Link in Etio-pathogenesis of Idiopathic Scoliosis. Advances in Orthopedic Surgery Volume 2014, Article ID 850594, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/850594.

44. Noshchenko A, Hoffecker L, Lindley EM, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Patel VV. Perioperative and Long-term Clinical Outcomes for Bone Morphogenetic Protein Versus Iliac Crest Bone Graft for Lumbar Fusion in Degenerative Disk Disease: Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis. Journal of spinaldisorders&techniques,2014May27(3),117-135.

45. Branting NCB, Flug JA, Jesse MK, Lowry PA, Strickland CD, Burger EL. Discography with

epidural contrast extravasation along an exiting nerve root. The Spine Journal, 2014 Nov 24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee. 2014.10.030.

46. Lindley EM, Milligan K, Farmer R, Burger EL, Patel VV. Postoperative Pain Management following Spine Surgery: Patient-Controlled Transdermal Fentanyl vs Intravenous Morphine Pump. Orthopedics. 2015, 38(9):e819-24.

47. Noshchenko A, Hoffecker L, Lindley EM, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Patel VV, Bradford AP. Predictors of Spine Deformity Progression in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis. World J Orthop. 2015 Aug 18; 6(7):537-58. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v6.i7.537. eCollection 2015 Aug 18.

48. Lindley EM, Milligan K, Farmer R ,Burger EL, Patel VV. Patient-Controlled Transdermal

Fentanyl Versus Intravenous Morphine Pump After Spine Surgery. Orthopedics. 2015 Sep 1;38(9):e819-24.doi: 10.3928/01477447-20150902-61.

49. Noshchenko A, Hoffecker L, Lindley EM, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Patel VV. Long Term Treatment

Effects of Lumbar Arthrodeses in Degenerative Disc Disease. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2015 Nov; 28(9):E493-521. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000124.

50. Sun D, Burger EL, Weyant MJ, Lindley EM, Patel VV. Pulmonary Cement Embolism After

Navigated Pedicle Screw Placement: A Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature. CurrOrthPrac. 2015 Sept/Oct; 26(5):553-558. Doi:10.1097/BCO.0000000000000274.

51. Barton C, Noshchenko A, Patel VV, Cain CMJ, Kleck CJ, Burger EL. Risk factors for rod fracture after posterior correction of adult spinal deformity with osteotomy: a retrospective case-series. Scoliosis. 2015 Nov 4;10:30.doi:10.1186/s13013-015-0056-5.PMID: 26543498.

52. Polly DW, Cher DJ, Wine KD, Whang PG, Frank CJ, Harvey CF, Lockstadt H, Glaser JA, Limoni

RP, Sembrano JN, INSITE Study Group. Randomized Controlled Trial of Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion Using Triangular Titanium Implants vs Nonsurgical Management for Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction: 12-Month Outcomes. Neurosurgery. 2015 Nov;77(5):674-90; discussion 690-1. Doi:10.1227/NEU. 0000000000000988. PMID: 26291338.

53. Noshchenko A, Lindley EM, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Patel VV. What is the Clinical Relevance of

Radiographic Nonunion After Single-Level Lumbar Interbody Arthrodesis in Degenerative Disc

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.%202014.10.030

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26301183


Disease?: A Meta-Analysis of the YODA Project Database. Spine (PhilaPa 1976). 2016 Jan;41(1):9-17. Doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001113. PMID: 26274529.

54. Fattor JA, Hollenbeck JF, Laz PJ, Rullkoetter PJ, Burger EL, Patel VV, Cain CMJ. Patient-

Specific Templating of Lumbar Total Disk Replacement to Restore Normal Anatomy and Function. Orthopedics. 2016 Mar 1;39(2):97-102. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20160304-06. PMID: 27023417.

55. Kleck CJ, Perry JM, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Milligan K, Patel VV. Sacroiliac Joint Treatment

Personalized to Individual Patient Anatomy Using 3-Dimensional Navigation. Orthopedics. 2016 Mar 1;39(2):89-94. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20160304-05. PMID: 27023416.

56. Barton C, Noshchenko A, Patel VV, Kleck CJ, Burger EL. Early Experience and Initial

Outcomes With Patient-Specific Spine Rods for Adults Spinal Deformity. Orthopedics. 2016 Mar 1;39(2):79-86. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20160304-04. PMID: 27023415.

57. Kleck CJ, Cullilmore I, LaFleur M, Lindley E, Rentschler ME, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Patel VV. A

new 3-dimensional method for measuring precision in surgical navigation and methods to optimize navigation accuracy. EurSpine J.2015Sep22. 2016 Jun;25(6):1764-74. doi: 10.1007/s00586-015-4235-0. PMID: 26394858.

58. Zaghloul K, Matoian B, Denardin N, Cain CMJ, Burger EL, Patel VV. Surgical Technique:

Preventing Proximal Adjacent Level Kyphosis with Strap Stabilization. Orthopedics. 2016 Jul 1;39(4):e794-9. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20160503-05.

59. Lindley EM, Barton C, Blount T, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Seim HB 3rd, Turner AS, Patel VV. An

analysis of spine fusion outcomes in sheep pre-clinical models. Eur Spine J. 2017 Jan;26(1):228-239. doi: 10.1007/s00586-016-4544-y. PMID: 27165183.

60. Noshchenko A, Hoffecker L, Cain CMJ, Patel VV, Burger EL. Spinopelvic Parameters in

Asymptomatic Subjects Without Spine Disease and Deformity: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis. Clin Spine Surg. 2017 Mar 31. doi:10.1097/BSD.0000000000000533.

61. Blood AG, Sandoval MF, Burger EL, Halverson-Carpenter K. Risk and Protective Factors

Associated with Surgical Infections among Spine Patients. Surgical Infections. Apr 2017, 18(3): 234-249. doi:10.1089/sur.2016.183. PMID: 28394747.

62. Kleck CJ, Illing D, Lindley EM, Noshchenko A, Patel VV, Barton C, Baldini T, Cain CMJ,

Burger EL. Strain in Posterior Instrumentation Resulted by Different Combinations of Posterior and Anterior Devices for Long Spine Fusion Constructs. Spine Deform. Spine Deform. 2017 Jan;5(1):27-36. doi: 10.1016/j.jspd.2016.09.045. PMID: 28038691.

63. Noshchenko A, Hoffecker L, Cain CMJ, Patel VV, Burger EL. Spinopelvic Parameters in

Asymptomatic Subjects Without Spine Disease and Deformity: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis. Clin Spine Surg. 2017 Mar 31. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000533. PMID: 28368866.

64. Ayers R, Hayne M, Burger EL. Spine rod straightening as a possible cause for revision.


Clinical Applications of Biomaterials. 2017 Jul; 28(123): 1-7. doi: 10.1007/s10856-017-5935-2.

65. Ayers R, Kleck CJ, Miller M, Burger EL. Bacterial Infection of Spine Instrumentation and

Microbial Influenced Corrosion (MIC): Chicken or Egg. Biomedical J Sci and Tech. 2017 Nov. 1(6)-2017. BJSTR. MS.ID.000521. DOI : 20.2617/BJSTR.2017.01.000521.

66. Ayers R, Miller M, Schowinsky J, Burger EL, Patel VV, Kleck CJ. Three Cases of metallosis

associated with spine instrumentation. J of Material Science: Material in Medicine 29:3. 2017 Dec. DOI 10.1007/s10856-017-6011-7.

67. Noshchenko A, Cain CMJ, Zaghloul K, Lindley EM, Kleck CJ, Burger EL, Patel VV.Pedicle

screw placement assisted by 3D imaging (O-arm System with StealthStation® software) versus free-hand technique for multilevel posterior thoracolumbar fusion. Current Orthopaedic Practice: March/April 2018 - Volume 29 - Issue 2 - p 151 - 156 doi: 10.1097. BCO.0000000000000601 Original Research.

68. Kleck CJ, Burger EL .Development of Bilateral Facet Cysts Causing Recurrent Symptoms

After Decompression and the Placement of an Intralaminar Implant: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2018 Feb 28. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.17.00009.

69. Kleck CJ, Johnson C, Akiyama M, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Patel VV.One-step Minimally

Invasive Pedicle Screw Instrumentation Using O-Arm and Stealth Navigation. Clin Spine Surg. 2018 Jan 31. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000616.

70. Bozzio AE, Johnson CR, Fattor JA, Kleck CJ, Patel VV, Burger EL, Noshchenko A, Cain CMJ.

Stand-alone Anterior Lumbar Interbody, Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody, and Anterior/Posterior Fusion: Analysis of Fusion Outcomes and Costs. Orthopedics. 2018 Apr 11. doi: [In Press]

71. Kleck CJ, Illing D, Lindley EM, Noshchenko A, Patel VV, Barton C, Baldini T, Cain CMJ,

Burger EL.Reply to Letter to Editor: Strain in Posterior Instrumentation Resulted by Different Combinations of Posterior and Anterior Devices for Long Spine Fusion Constructs. Spine Deform. 2018 May-Jun: 6(3):335-340. doi: 10.1016/j.jspd.2018.03.005. No abstract available. PMID: 29735147.

72. Look NE, Kleck CJ, Burger EL. Surgical Intervention for Cauda Equina Syndrome in the

Second and Third Trimesters of Pregnancy. A Report of Three Cases. JBJS Case Connect. 2018 Sept 12. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.17.00289.

73. Solla F, Fiere V, Barrey C, Burger EL, Kleck CJ. Patient specific rods for surgical correction

of sagittal imbalance in adults: technical aspects and preliminary results. Clin Spine Surg. 2018 Sep 25. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000721.

74. Hollenbeck JFM, Fattor JA, Patel V, Burger E, Rullkoetter PJ, Cain CMJ. Validation of Pre-

operative Templating for Total Disc Replacement Surgery. Int J Spine Surg. 2019 Feb 22;13(1):84-91. Doi:10.14444/6011. eCollection 2019 Jan. PMID: 30805290 [PubMed]


75. Anand N, Agrawal A, Burger EL, Ferrero E, Fogelson JK, Kaito T, LaGrone MO, Le Huec JC,

Mudiyam R, Sasao Y, Sembrano JN, Trobisch PD, Yang Sh. The Prevalence of the Use of MIS Techniques in the Treatment of Adult Spinal Deformity (ASD) Amongst Members of the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) in 2016.Spine Deform. 2019 Mar;7(2):319-324. Doi 10.1013/j.jspd.2048.08.014 PMID: 30660228 [PubMed]

76. Schroeder N, Noschenko A, Burger E, Patel V, Cain C, Ou-Yang d, Kleck C. Pelvic Incidence

Changes Between Flexion and Extension. Spine Deform. 2018 Nov – Dec;(6):753-761. doi: 10.1016/j.jspd.2018.03.008 PMID: 30348355 [PubMed]

Other Publications 1. Editorial Kleck CJ, Johnson C, Akiyama M, Burger E, Cain CJ, Patel VV. “One-Step Minimal

Invasive Pedicle Screw Instrumentation Using O-Arm and Stealth Navigation”. Clinical Spine Surgery. 2018. Online.

2. Editorial Kleck CJ, Burger E. “Development of Bilateral Facet Cysts Causing Recurrent Symptoms after Decompression and the Placement od an Intralaminar Implant”. Journal of Bone and Joint Case Connector. 2018:8(e11);1-5

Invited Publications 3. Burger EL. “Spine Tumours: Staging and Managemente”, SABone&Joint1998;VIII(3),

Aug.p28 - 34. 4. Burger EL. Letter: “Excellent Orthopedic Services in Botswana”, SABone&JointSurgery,

1998; VIII(2),Jul.p.23. 5. Burger EL.“Lumbar Disk Replacement: Restoring Mobility”, The Cutting Edge:


OrthopedicsToday, April2004. 6. Burger EL. “The art of practicing spine surgery”, Orthopedics. 2006 Dec;29(12):1062-3. 7. Burger EL. “Rebuilding a Spine Practice Following a National Disaster”, AO-InSpine,

Volume 3 Issue1 April2007. 8. Burger EL. “Inaccessibility of Care”, Orthopedics. 2008 May; 31(5):430-431. 9. Burger EL . “Transparency in Academics: A Pathway to Growth”, AAOS Now Journal. June

2014. 10. Burger EL. “ScoliScore: Is It Enough?” Spine Deformity Journal. Volume 2, Issue 4.

July2014. 11. Burger EL. “Many Factors can lead to wrong-level spinal surgery, but most are

Preventable”, Spine Surgery Today. July/August2014.

Books 1. Patel VV, Brown C, Burger EL. “Spine Trauma Surgical Techniques”, Springer-Verlag,

Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2010. 2. Patel VV, Patel A, Harrop J, Burger EL. “Spine Surgery Basics”, Springer-Verlag, Copyright

Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2014. 3. Chapman M, James M, Burger EL. “Chapman’s Comprehensive Orthopaedic Surgery”,

Copyright Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing (P) Ltd., Daryaganj, New Delhi 2019 Book Chapters 1. Burger EL.“ Complications in Spine Surgery”, Spine Trauma Surgical Techniques. 2010.

2. Patel VV, Botolin S, Burger EL . “Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion”, in - Sacral and Pelvic Procedures, edited by Drs. Daniel Kim, Alexander Vaccaro, Peter Whang, See Hoon Kim, and Sang Don Kim ,Quality Medical Publishing, 2011.

3. Burger EL. “Neuro-monitoring for Thoracic Spine Surgery”, in Monitoring the Nervous

System for Anesthesiologists and Other Health Care Professionals. Springer Publishing, 2011. 4. Patel VV, Henry S, Burger EL. “Diagnosis and Treatment of Iatrogenic Durotomy”, in

Surgical Anatomy & Techniques to the Spine (2nd Edition Elsevier),2012. 5. Patel VV, Lafleur M, Burger EL, Cain A. “Trans-1 Lumbar Fusion”, in Surgica lAnatomy &


Techniques to the Spine (2nd Edition Elsevier),2012. 6. Kleck C, Ayers R, Burger EL, Patel VV. “Metallurgy of Spinal Instrumentation”, Springer

Publishing, 2014. 7. Burger EL, Patel VV. “Spine Injuries in Mass Casualties”, in Orthopedics in Disasters:

Orthopedic Injuries in Natural Disasters and Mass Casualty Events. Springer Publishing, 2016. 8. Sloan TB, Burger EL, Kleck CJ, Olivia AM. “Neurophysiological Monitoring in Thoracic Spine

Surgery”,in Monitoring the Nervous System for Anesthesiologists and Other Health Care Professionals. Springer Publishing, 2017.

9. Michael Chapman MD, Michelle James, EL Burger, “Thoracolumbar fractures: Evaluation

and Initial Care”, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, 2019. Scientific Abstracts

Single Author Papers

1. The spider as psychiatric laboratory model. - ICI Research, April 1984, Johannesburg.-**Best Paper Award

2. Core drill needle biopsy in musculoskeletal tumours. - SAOA, 1988, Cape Town. 3. Non-spinal tumours presenting as back pack. - SAOA, Sept 1992, Cape Town. 4. The Pirogoff amputation in review. - SAOA, Sept 1992, Cape Town. 5. Fractures of the Talusin children. - SAPOS, April 1993, Pretoria. 6. Limb reimplantation in a two-year old. - SAPOS, April 1994, Pretoria. 7. Spinal Vertebral Biopsies: A worthwhile diagnostic modality? - SAOA, 1995. 8. Paediatric Orthopedic sinGermany. - SAPOS ,April 1995, Cape Town.

9. Fractures of the Talus in Children. 10yearfollow-up.SAPOS,Sept 1996,J ohannesburg. 10. Cervical Disc Prolapse in Facet Dislocations. - SAOA September 1996, Durban. 11. Neck Injuries in Children. - E.F.O.R.T. Congress, Barcelona, Spain. 24-27 April 1997. 12. Talus Fractures in Children. - E.F.O.R.T. Congress, Barcelona, Spain. 24-27 April 1997. 13. The Thoracoscopic Approach for Anterior Release in Deformities of the Thoracic Spine. -

SAOA, Sept. 1998, Bloemfontein. 14. Management strategies for Thoraco-Lumbar Fractures. SAOA September 1998,

Bloemfontein. 15. Sacrum Fractures. - SAOA Annual Congress. 8 September1999, Pretoria. 16. Three Dimensional Computerized Tomography in Congenital Vertebral Abnormalities. - SAOA


September 1999, Pretoria. 17. Reoccurrence of Spinal Tumours due to Inaccurate Diagnosis. - SAOA Annual Congress. 14

September 2000, Durban. 18. Spinal Problems in Cerebral Palsy. - SAPOS International Course, 8-9 March 2001. 19. Multilevel Ant-postlumbar fusion. - S.A. Spine Society Congress 24-26 May 2001, Port-

Elizabeth. 20. The value of MRI in the neurological intact patient with a facet dislocation. - S.A. Spine

Society Congress, 24 - 26 May 2001, Port-Elizabeth. 21. Fixation of transverse patella fractures with new tension band techniques: a biomechanical

study. - Louisiana Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, 22- 23 November, 2002, New Orleans, LA.

22. Failure of proximal constructs in scoliosis - The role of mental memory. - Scoliosis Research Society annual meeting, 9-13 September 2003, Quebec, Canada.

23. Biomechanical analysis of new tension band techniques. - **selected for oral presentation at the Orthopaedic Research Society 51ST annual meeting in Washington, DC, 20-23 February 2005.

24. 20th Century Orthopaedics Scientific Session “The Effect of Electronic Medical Record System Implementation on Complication Rate in Adult Spine Deformity Surgery”, 20th Century Annual Meeting, Santa Rosa, Florida, October 2014

Multi Author Papers 1. Burger EL, Patel VV. Lumbar Spinal Fusion vs. Lumbar Disc Replacement: The Financial

Implications. International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST). Bahamas, July 7-14, 2007.

2. Patel VV, Freudenberger C, Burger EL, Beard D, Reckling WC, Williams A. Clinical Outcomes of Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion versus Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Anterior Tension Band Plating. Spine Week International Spinal Conference. Geneva, Switzerland, May 26-31, 2008.

3. Patel VV, Burger EL, Lindley EM, Zhao L, Wong P, Pradhan BB, Bae HW, Kanim L, Delamarter RB. Tisseel fibrin glue use in spinal surgery: Effects on bone morphogenetic protein diffusion, bone morphogenetic protein-stimulated bone growth, andsoft tissue swelling. Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society. Portugal, June 23, 2008.

4. Lindley EM, Estes S, Burger EL, Patel VV. Evaluation of rh-BMP2/fibrin glue-associated edema in rabbit muscle tissue. 23rd Annual Meeting of the North American Spine Society(NASS). Toronto, Ontario, Canada, October14-18, 2008.


5. Burger EL, Patel VV, Abjornson C, Turner S, Seim HB, Lyons A, Puttlitz CM. Failure Analysis of Absorbable Cervical Plates. 25thAnnual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons (AANS/CNS). Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves. Phoenix, Arizona, March 11 - 14, 2009.

6. Lindley EM, McCullough M, Brown C, Burger EL, Patel VV. Complications Associated with Axial Lumbar Interbody Fusion. 26th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons (AANS/CNS): Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves. Orlando, Florida, February 17-20, 2010.

7. Lindley EM, Robinson ES, Gonzalez P, Estes S, Cooley R, Burger EL, Patel VV. Piriformis Syndrome versus Radiculopathy Following Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement. 26th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons (AANS/CNS): Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves. Orlando, Florida, February 17-20, 2010.

8. Botolin S, Puttlitz C , Petrella A, Baldini T, Burger EL, Abjornson C, Patel VV. Facet joint biomechanics at the treated and adjacent levels after total disc replacement. 26th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons (AANS/CNS): Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves. Orlando, Florida, February 17-20,2 010.

9. McCullough M ,Lindley EM, Brown C, Burger EL, Patel VV. Complications Associated with Axial Lumbar Interbody Fusion. 10th Annual Meeting of the Spine Arthroplasty Society (SAS). New Orleans, Louisiana, April 27-30, 2010.

10. Botolin S, Puttlitz C, Petrella A, Baldini T, Burger EL, Abjornson C, Patel VV. Facet joint biomechanics at the treated and adjacent levels after total disc replacement. 10thAnnual Meeting of the Spine Arthroplasty Society (SAS).NewOrleans, Louisiana, April27-30, 2010.

11. Lindley EM, McCullough M, Brown C, Burger EL, Patel VV. Complications Associated with Axial Lumbar Interbody Fusion. American College of Spine Surgery Annual Meeting ACSS).Newport Beach,California, June 10-12, 2010.

12. Lindley EM, Robinson ES, Gonzalez P, Estes S, Cooley R, Burger EL, Patel VV. Piriformis Syndrome versus Radiculopathy Following Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement. American College of Spine Surgery Annual Meeting (ACSS). Newport Beach, California, June 10-12, 2010.

13. Lindley EM, McCullough M, Brown C, Burger EL, Patel VV. Complications Associated with Axial Lumbar Interbody Fusion. 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST). Toronto, Canada, July 21-24, 2010.

14. Botolin S, Puttlitz C, Petrella A, Baldini T, Burger EL, Abjornson C, Patel VV. Facet joint biomechanics at the treated and adjacent levels after total disc replacement. 17th

International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST). Toronto, Canada, July 21-24, 2010.**Winner of the Whitecloud Award for Best Basic Science Paper

15. Botolin S, Puttlitz C, Petrella A, Baldini T, Burger EL, Abjornson C, Patel VV. Facet joint biomechanics at the treated and adjacent levels after total disc replacement. 7th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31-September 3, 2010.


16. Botolin S, Puttlitz C, Petrella A,Baldini T, Burger EL, Abjornson C ,Patel VV .Facet joint biomechanics at the treated and adjacent levels after total disc replacement. 12th Meeting of the Combined Orthopaedic Associations (COMOC). Glasgow, Scotland, September 12-17, 2010.

17. Noshchenko A, Burger EL, Patel VV. Correlation of Vertebral Strength Topography With 3-Dimensional Computed Tomography Structure. 25th Annual Meeting of the North American Spine Society (NASS). Orlando, Florida, October 5-9, 2010.

18. Botolin S, Puttlitz C, Petrella A, Baldini T, Burger EL, Abjornson C, Patel VV. Facet joint biomechanics at the treated and adjacent levels after total disc replacement.25th Annual Meeting of the North American Spine Society (NASS). Orlando, Florida, October 5-9, 2010.

19. Lindley EM, Sherman BP, Ohnmeiss D, Zigler J, Kasow DB, Janssen ME , Burger EL, Patel VV. The Positive Predictive Value of Provocative Discography in Artificial Disc Replacement. 25th Annual Meeting of the North American Spine Society (NASS). Orlando, Florida, October 5-9, 2010.

20. Patil S, Lindley EM, Burger EL, Patel VV. O-arm and Stealth System Navigation for Pedicle Screw Placement in Thoracolumbar Spine Surgery. 11th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS). Las Vegas, Nevada, April 26- 29, 2011.

21. Golembeski S, Lindley EM, Sophacles A, Burger EL, Patel VV. Dynamic Translating versus Variable Angle Plates in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. 11th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS). Las Vegas, Nevada, April 26-29, 2011.

22. Botolin S, Puttlitz C, Petrella A, Baldini T, Burger EL, Abjornson C, Patel VV. Facet joint biomechanics at the treated and adjacent levels after total disc replacement. 124th Annual Meeting of theA merican Orthopaedic Association (AOA). Boston, Massachusetts, June 22-25,2011.

23. Patil S, Lindley EM, Burger EL, Patel VV. O-arm and Stealth System Navigation for Pedicle Screw Placement in Thoracolumbar Spine Surgery. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT) .Prague, Czech Republic, September 6-9, 2011.

24. Noshchenko A, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Lindley EM, Patel VV. Two Year Bone Morphogenetic Protein Clinical Effects after Lumbar Fusion in Degenerative Disc Disease.19th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST). Istanbul, Turkey, July18-21,2012.

25. Lindley EM, McBeth ZL, Henry SE, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Patel VV. Retrograde ejaculation

following anterior lumbar spine surgery. 33rd Annual meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT) & 17th Annual Meeting of the Pan Arab Orthopaedic Association (PAOA) Orthopaedic World Conference. Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 28-30, 2012.**Top 56 Best Papers

26. Burger EL, Patel VV, Noshchenko A. Modeling of vertebral strength topography by

quantitative computed tomography (CT )imaging. 33rd annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT) & 17th annual meeting of the Pan Arab Orthopaedic Association (PAOA) Orthopaedic World Conference. Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 28-30, 2012.


27. Lindley EM, Razavi-Shearer D, Patel VV, Henry SE, McBeth Z, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Finn MA. Medical marijuana use characteristics in patients with chronic spine pain disorders. 28th Annual Meeting of the North American Spine Society (NASS). New Orleans, Louisiana, October 9-12, 2013.

28. Noshchenko A, Lindley EM, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Patel VV. Long Term Patient-Centered

Clinical Outcomes of Lumbar Arthrodeses in Degenerative Disc Disease: A Systematic Review with Meta Analysis. 29th Annual Meeting of the North American Spine Society (NASS). San Francisco, California, November 12-15, 2014.

29. Noshchenko A, Lindley EM, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Patel VV. Rates of Complications and

Required Additional Surgical Interventions after Surgical and Nonsurgical Treatment in Lumbar Spondylosis: A Systematic Review with Meta Analysis. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology( SICOT). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November19-22 2014.

30. Kleck CJ, Illing D, Lindley EM, Cain CMJ, Burger EL, Patel VV. Post-Market Analysis of

Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Stimulation Use for Cervica lFusion. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT).Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,November19-22, 2014.


Clinical Outcomes of Lumbar Arthrodeses in Degenerative Disc Disease: A Systematic Review with Meta Analysis. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 19-22, 2014.

32. Illing D, Perry J, Lindley EM, Patel VV, Cain CMJ, Kleck CJ, Burger EL. The Effect of

Electronic Medical Record System Implementation on Complication Rates In Adult Spine Deformity Surgery. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 19-22, 2014.

33. Burger EL, Illing D, Razavi-Shearer D, Weitzel NS ,Lindley EM, Kleck CJ, Cain CMJ,

Jameson LC, Patel VV. Preoperative Coagulation Profile Testing to Predict Blood Loss in Complex Spine Surgery: Identifying the Patient at Risk. 29th Annual Meeting of the North American Spine Society (NASS). San Francisco, California, November 12-15, 2014.

34. Burger EL, Illing D, Razavi-Shearer D, Weitzel NS, Lindley EM, Kleck CJ, Cain CMJ,

Jameson LC, Patel VV. Preoperative Coagulation Profile Testing to Predict Blood Loss in Complex Spine Surgery: Identifying the Patient at Risk. 15th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS). San Diego, California, April15-17, 2015.

35. Kleck CJ, Perry J, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Patel VV. Minimally Invasive Technique for

Placement of Sacroiliac Arthrodesis Implants using O-Arm and Stealth Navigation.15th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS).San Diego, California, April 15-17,2015.

36. Lindley EM, Razavi-Shearer D, Patel VV, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Finn MA. Medical Marijuana

Use Characteristics in Patients With Chronic Spine Pain Disorders.15th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS). San Diego, California, April 15-17, 2015.



Required Additional Surgical Interventions after Spinal Arthrodesis versus Alternative Treatment in Lumbar Spondylosis: A Systematic Review with Meta Analysis.15thAnnual Meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS). San Diego, California, April15-17, 2015.

38. Noshchenko A, Lindley EM, Burger EL ,Cain CMJ, Patel VV. Long Term Patient-Centered

Clinical Outcomes of Lumbar Arthrodeses in Degenerative Disc Disease: A Systematic Review with Meta Analysis. 15th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS). San Diego, California, April15-17, 2015.

39. Cain CMJ, Hollenbeck JFM ,Fattor JA, Patel VV, Burger EL, Laz PJ, Rullkoetter PJ. Patient-

specific templating for ADR identifies factors that influence clinical outcomes. 15th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS). San Diego, California, April 15-17, 2015.

40. Fière V, Burger EL, Chang MS, Molloy S. Role of Lumbar Interbody Fusion in Adult Spinal

Deformity Surgeries: Does the Number of Cages Matter? Annual Meeting of Eurospine. Copenhagen, Denmark. September 2-4, 2015.

41. Burger EL. Patient-specific ROM Predicted by Pre-operative Templating after Total Disc Replacement Surgery. 16th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS). Las Vegas, Nevada, April 6-8, 2016.

42. Noshchenko A, Lindley EM, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Patel VV. What Is the Clinical Relevance

of Nonunion after Lumbar Arthrodesis? A Meta-analysis of theYODA Project Database”. 16th

Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS). Las Vegas Nevada, April 6-8, 2016.

43. Barton C, Noshchenko A, Patel VV, Cain CMJ, Kleck CJ, Burger EL. Risk Factors

Associated with Rod Fracture After Osteotomy for Adult Spinal Deformity”.16th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS). Las Vegas, Nevada, April 6-8, 2016.

44. Kleck CJ, Illing D, Lindley EM, Patel VV, Barton C, Baldini T, Cain CMJ, Burger EL. A

Comparative Analysis of Lumbo-sacral Fixation Strengths: What Is Best in a Long Fusion? 16th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS). Las Vegas, Nevada, April 6-8, 2016.


Associated with Mechanical Complications Including Proximal Junctional Failure after Osteotomy for Adult Spinal Deformity. 16th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS). Las Vegas, Nevada,April6-8, 2016.

46. Barton C, Noshchenko A, Patel VV, Cain CM, Kleck CJ, Burger EL. Risk Factors

Associated with Rod Fracture After Osteotomy for Adult Spinal Deformity.13th Meeting of the Combined Orthopaedic Associations (COMOC). Cape Town, South Africa. April 11-15, 2016.


47. Burger EL, Noshchenko A, Barton C, Molloy S, Chang M, Fiere V. Sagittal Plane Correction is Correlated with Quality of Life at Early Follow-Up in Adult Deformity Patients. 13th Meeting of the Combined Orthopaedic Associations (COMOC). Cape Town, South Africa. April 11-15, 2016.


Associated with Mechanical Complications Including Proximal Junctional Failure after Osteotomy for Adult Spinal Deformity.13th Meeting of the Combined Orthopaedic Associations (COMOC). Cape Town, South Africa. April 11-15, 2016.


Clinical Outcomes of Lumbar Arthrodeses in Degenerative Disc Disease: A Systematic Review with Meta Analysis.13th Annual Meeting of the Combined Orthopedics Associations (COMOC). Cape Town, South Africa, April 11-15, 2016.


Required Additional Surgical Interventions after Surgical and Nonsurgical Treatment in Lumbar Spondylosis: A Systematic Review with Meta Analysis. 13th Annual Meeting of the Combined Orthopedics Associations (COMOC). Cape Town, South Africa, April 11-15, 2016.

51. Kleck CJ, Illing D, Lindley EM, Patel VV, Barton C, Baldini T, Cain CMJ, Burger EL. A

Comparative Analysis of Lumbosacral Fixation Strengths: What is Best in a Long Fusion? 13th Annual Meeting of the Combined Orthopedics Associations (COMOC). Cape Town, South Africa, April 11-15, 2016.

52. Noshchenko A, Lindley EM, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Patel VV. What is the Clinical Relevance

of Nonunion after Lumbar Arthrodesis? A Meta-Analysis of the YODA Project Database. 13th Annual Meeting of the Combined Orthopedics Associations (COMOC). Cape Town, South Africa, April 11-15, 2016.

53. Burger EL. Implementation of SSI bundles in spine surgery.13th Annual of the Combined

Orthopedics Associations (COMOC). Cape Town, South Africa, April 11-14, 2016. 54. Burger EL, Fière V, Molloy S, Chang M. Combined Antero-Posterior Approach Would Not

Increase The Risk of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis (PJK) in Adult Spinal Deformity: A multi-center study. The 23rd International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST). Washington, D.C., USA. July 13-16, 2016.

55. Payne KA, Sauque M, Shaw N, Erickson C, Yarger P, Baldini T, Kleck CJ, Patel V, Burger

EL. Blockade of Osteoclast-Mediated Bone Resorption with a RANKL Inhibitor Enhances Spinal Fusion. Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS). San Diego, California, March 19-22, 2017.

56. Payne K, Sauque M, Erickson C, Yarger P, Shaw N, Baldini T, Kleck CJ, Patel VV, Burger

EL. Blockade of Osteoclast-Mediated Bone Resorption with a RANKL Inhibitor Enhances Spinal Fusion. 69th Annual Meeting of the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons (ABJS). Austin, Texas, April 5-9, 2017.


57. Payne K, Sauque M, Erickson C, Yarger P, Shaw N, Baldini T, Kleck CJ, Patel VV, Burger EL. Blockade of Osteoclast-mediated Bone Resorption with a RANKL Inhibitor Enhances Bone Formation in a Rat Model of Spinal Fusion. Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS). Boca Raton, Florida, April 12-14, 2017.

58. Burger EL. Blockade of Osteoclast-Mediated Bone Resorption with a RANKL Inhibitor

Enhances Spinal Fusion in a Rat Model. Annual Meeting of TCOA 2017. Woodstock, Vermont, August 17, 2017.


EL. Blockade of Osteoclast-Mediated Bone Resorption with a RANKL Inhibitor Enhances Spinal Fusion. ASBMR 2017 Annual Meeting. Denver, Colorado, September 2017.

60. Kleck C, Fiere V, Burger EL, D’Astorg H, Szadkowski M, Patel VV, Calabrese D,

Noshchenko A. Surgical Planning and Patient-Specific Rods (PSR) Improve Correction of Sagittal Imbalance in Adult Spinal Deformity (ASD). Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Cape Town, South Africa, November 30-December 2, 2017.

61. Patel VV, Ferguson V, Ortega A, Wuthrich Z, Thompson K, Jones Z, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Kleck CJ, Lindley EM. Spinal Fusion and rhBMP in a Vitamin D deficient Rat Model. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Cape Town, South Africa, November 30-December 2, 2017.

62. Kleck CJ, Burger EL. Perioperative Management of Complex Spine Cases. Annual Meeting

of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Cape Town, South Africa, November 30-December 2, 2017.

63. Patel VV, Burger EL. One-Step Techniques for MIS Pedicle Screw Placement. Annual

Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Cape Town, South Africa, November 30-December 2, 2017.

64. EL Burger, Kleck CJ, Patel VV, Calabrese D, Noshchenko A, Sean M, Chang M, Fiere M.

Quality of Life and Sagittal Alignment After Surgical Correction of Adult Spinal Deformity (ASD)with Posterior Instrumentation. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Cape Town, South Africa, November 30-December 2, 2017.

65. Burger EL, Shaw N, Erickson C, Yarger P, Yu Y, Baldini T, Kleck CJ, Patel VV, Payne KA.

Blockade of Osteoclast-Mediated Bone Resorption with a RANKL Inhibitor Enhances Spinal Fusion. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Cape Town, South Africa, November 30-December 2, 2017.

66. Ayers R, Kleck CJ, Miller M, Burger EL. Metal Release from Spine Instrumentation and the

Local Tissue Reaction. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Cape Town, South Africa, November 30-December 2, 2017.


67. Kleck CJ, York P, Dayton M, Hogan C, Burger EL. Pelvic Incidence and Its Relationship to Total Hip Dislocation in Patients with Previous Kumbar Spine Fusion. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Cape Town, South Africa, November 30-December 2, 2017. **Best Clinical Paper Award

68. Burger EL, Fuentes S, Fiere V, Blondel B, Faure A, Tropiano P, Passias PG. Patient-

specific Rods Show a Reduction in Rod Breakage Incidence. 29th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Spine Society of Australia (SSA). Adelaide, Australia, April 27-29, 2018.

69. Burger EL, Shaw N, Erickson C, Yarger P, Yu Y, Baldini T, Kleck CJ, Patel VV, Payne KA.

Blockade of Osteoclast-Mediated Bone Resorption with a RANKL Inhibitor Enhances Spinal Fusion in a Rat Model. Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) Annual Meeting.Bologna, Italy, October 10-13, 2018.

70. Kleck CJ, Noshchenko A, Cain CMJ, Burger EL, Patel VV. Evaluation of pelvic incidence

(PI) constancy at different physiologic postures, and assessment of confounding factors that may affect stability of this parameter. Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) Annual Meeting. Bologna, Italy, October 10-13, 2018.

71. Burger EL, Raabe T, Passias P, Kleck C, Protopsaltis T, Patient-specific Rods Show a

Reduction in Rod Breakage Incidence. ISDS Abstract Submission, 2018. Posters 2. Burger EL. Gunshot wound of the Spine. 10th Combined Meeting of the English Speaking

World. Auckland, February 1998. 3. Patel VV, Freudenberger C, Burger EL Beard D, Reckling WC, Williams A. Clinical Outcomes

of Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion versus Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Anterior Tension Band Plating. Spine Week International Spinal Conference. Geneva, Switzerland, May 26-31, 2008.

4. Patel VV, Burger EL, Lindley EM, Zhao L, Wong P, Pradhan BB, Bae HW, Kanim L, Delamarter RB. Tisseel fibrin glue use in spinal surgery: Effects on bone morphogenetic protein diffusion, bone morphogenetic protein-stimulated one growth and soft tissue swelling. Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society. Portugal, June 23, 2008.

5. Lindley EM, Estes S, Burger EL, Patel VV. Evaluation of rh-BMP2/Fibrin Glue-associated Edema in Rabbit Muscle Tissue. 23rd Annual Meeting of the North American Spine Society (NASS) .Toronto, Ontario, Canada, October 14-18, 2008. Lindley EM, Estes S, Burger EL, Patel VV. Evaluation of rhBMP-2/Fibrin Glue-Associated Edema in Rabbit Muscle Tissue. 37th Annual Meeting of the Cervical Spine Research Society (CRCS). Austin, Texas, December 4-6, 2008.**2008 Annual Meeting’s Top 10 scoring Posters.

6. Burger EL, Yao X, Patel VV, Brown L, vanderWalt C, Suzuki N, Baldini T. A Biomechanical Model for Evaluating the Effects of Rib Head Release on Spinal Motion. 16th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST). Vienna, Austria. July 15-18, 2009.


7. Lindley EM, Estes S, Burger EL, Patel VV. Evaluation of Inflammation and Edema Responses to rhBMP-2 and Fibrin Glue in a Rabbit Model. 16th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST). Vienna, Austria. July 15-18, 2009.

8. Burger EL, Yao X, Patel V, Brown L, vanderWalt C, Suzuki N, Baldini T. A Biomechanical Model for Evaluating the Effects of Rib Head Release on Spinal Motion. 44th Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS). San Antonio, Texas, September 23-26, 2009.

9. Lindley EM, Estes S, Burger EL, Patel VV. Evaluation of Inflammation and Edema Responses to rhBMP-2 and Fibrin Glue in a Rabbit Model. Scoliosis Research Society (SRS). San Antonio, Texas, September 23-26, 2009.**Top 10 Scoring Posters

10. Patil S, Zhang J, Patel VV, Burger EL. AxiaLIF surgical outcomes. 24th Annual Meeting of the North American Spine Society (NASS). San Francisco, California, November 10-14, 2009.

11. Botolin S, Baldini T, Burger EL, Puttlitz C, Abjornson C, Petrella A, Noshchenko A, Lindley EL, Patel VV. Lumbar Facet Joint Biomechanics after Nucleotomy, Nucleus Replacement, and Total Disc Replacement. 24th Annual Meeting of the North American Spine Society (NASS). San Francisco, California, November 10-14, 2009.

12. Lindley EM, McCullough M, Brown C, Burger EL, Patel VV. Complications Associated with Axial Lumbar Interbody Fusion. 26thAnnual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons (AANS/CNS): Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves. Orlando, Florida, February 17-20, 2010.

13. Botolin S, Puttlitz C, Petrella A, Baldini T, Burger EL, Abjornson C, Patel VV. Facet joint biomechanics at the treated and adjacent levels after total disc replacement. 26th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons (AANS/CNS): Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves. Orlando, Florida, February 17-20, 2 010.

14. Lindley EM, Robinson ES, Gonzalez P, Estes S, Cooley R, Burger EL, Patel VV. Piriformis Syndrome versus Radiculopathy Following Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement. 26th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons (AANS/CNS): Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves. Orlando, Florida, February 17-20, 2010.

15. Lindley EM, Sherman BP, Ohnmeiss D, Zigler J, Kasow DB, Janssen ME, Burger EL, Patel VV. The Positive Predictive Value of Provocative Discography in Artificial Disc Replacement. 26th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons (AANS/CNS): Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves (AANS/CNS). Orlando, Florida, February 17-20,2010.

16. Jameson LC, Bullard KJ, Burger EL, Mongan P, Sloan T. Coagulation differences during major blood loss between major spine procedures and general inpatient surgical procedures. Moderated Poster Discussion Rounds, IAMS, Hawaii, March 20, 2010.

17. Jameson LC, Bullard KJ, Burger EL, Mongan P, Sloan T. Impact of cellsaver blood transfusion on coagulation profile and transfusion in major spine procedures. Moderated Poster Discussion Rounds. IAMS, Hawaii, March 20, 2010.

18. Lindley EM, Sherman BP, Ohnmeiss D, Zigler J, Kasow DB, Janssen ME, Burger EL, Patel VV. The Positive Predictive Value of Provocative Discography in Artificial Disc Replacement. 10th Annual Meeting of the Spine Arthroplasty Society (SAS). New Orleans, Louisiana, April 27-30, 2010.



19. Noshchenko A, Burger EL, Patel VV. Correlation of Vertebral Strength Topography With 3-Dimensional Computed Tomography Structure. American College of Spine Surgery Annual Meeting (ACSS) Annual Meeting. Newport Beach, California, June 10-12, 2010.

20. Lindley EM, Sherman BP, Ohnmeiss D, Zigler J., Kasow DB, Janssen ME, Burger EL, Patel VV. The Positive Predictive Value of Provocative Discography in Artificial Disc Replacement. American College of Spine Surgery (ACSS) Annual Meeting. Newport Beach, California, June 10-12, 2010.

21. Botolin S, Puttlitz C, Petrella A, Baldini T, Burger EL, Abjornson C, Patel VV. Facet joint biomechanics at the treated and adjacent levels after total disc replacement. American College of Spine Surgery (ACSS) Annual Meeting. Newport Beach, California, June 10-12, 2010.

22. Noshchenko A, Burger EL, Patel VV. Correlation of Vertebral Strength Topography With 3-Dimensional Computed Tomography Structure. 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST). Toronto, Canada, July 21-24, 2010.

23. Lindley EM, Robinson ES, Gonzalez P, Estes S, Cooley R, Burger EL, Patel VV. Piriformis Syndrome versus Radiculopathy Following Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement. 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST). Toronto, Canada, July 21-24, 2010.

24. Lindley EM, Sherman BP, Ohnmeiss D, Zigler J, Kasow DB, Janssen ME, Burger EL, Patel VV. The Positive Predictive Value of Provocative Discography in Artificial Disc Replacement. 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST). Toronto, Canada, July 21-24, 2010.

25. Noshchenko A, Burger EL, Patel VV. Correlation of Vertebral Strength Topography With 3-Dimensional Computed Tomography Structure. 17th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST). Toronto, Canada, July 21-24, 2010.

26. Noshchenko A, Burger EL, Patel VV. Correlation of Vertebral Strength Topography With 3-Dimensional Computed Tomography Structure. 7th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31-September 3, 2010.

27. Lindley EM, Robinson ES, Gonzalez P, Estes S, Cooley R, Burger EL, Patel VV. Piriformis Syndrome versus Radiculopathy Following Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement. 7th Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31-September 3, 2010.

28. Lindley EM, McCullough M, Brown C, Burger EL, Patel VV. Complications Associated with Axial Lumbar Interbody Fusion. 7th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31-September 3, 2010.

29. Lindley EM, Sherman BP, Ohnmeiss D, Zigler J, Kasow DB, Janssen ME, Burger EL, Patel VV. The Positive Predictive Value of Provocative Discography in Artificial Disc Replacement. 7th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31-September 3, 2010.

30. Lindley EM, McCullough M, Brown C, Burger EL, Patel VV. Complications Associated with Axial Lumbar Interbody Fusion. 25th Annual Meeting of the North American Spine Society (NASS). Orlando, Florida, October 5-9, 2010.


31. Botolin S, Puttlitz C, Petrella A, Baldini T, Burger EL, Abjornson C, Patel VV. Facet joint biomechanic sat the treated and adjacent levels after total disc replacement. 25th American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). San Diego, California, February 15-19, 2011.

32. BurgerEL, RaoM,CainCMJ,Rullkoetter PJ. The influence of pro disc-l positioning on mechanics of the lumbar spine. Annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS). San Francisco, California, February 4-7, 2012.

33. Burger EL, Patel VV, Noshchenko A. Two Year Bone Morphogenetic Protein Clinical Effects

After Lumbar Fusion in Degenerative Disc Disease. Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). San Francisco, California, February 7-11, 2012.

34. Noschenko A, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Lindley EM, Patel VV. Two Year Bone Morphogenetic

Protein Clinical Effects After Lumbar Fusion in Degenerative Disc Disease. International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery, Barcelona, Spain, March 20-23, 2012.

35. Noshchenko A, Burger EL, Patel VV. Clinical Outcomes of Lumbar Arthrodeses in Patients with Spondylosis.125th Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Association(AOA). Washington D.C., USA, June27-30, 2012.

36. Farmer RP, Paietta RC, Ferguson VL, Burger EL, Patel VV. Histological characterization of the cartilaginous endplate in the infant spine.19thInternational Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST). Istanbul, Turkey, Toronto, Canada, July 18-21, 2012.

37. Lindley EM, McBeth ZL, Henry SE, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Patel VV. Retrograde ejaculation following anterior lumbar spine surgery. 27th Annual Meeting of the North American Spine Society (NASS). Dallas, Texas, October24-27, 2012.

38. Farmer RP, Paietta RC, Ferguson VL, Patel VV, Burger EL. Histological Characterization of

the Cartilaginous Endplate in the Human Spine. Annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS). San Antonio, Texas, January 26-29, 2013.

39. Finn MA, Razavi-Shearer D, Henry SE, Patel VV, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Lindley EM. Medical

Marijuana use characteristics in the spinal surgery patient. 6th Annual meeting of the Lumbar Spine Research Society (LSRS). Chicago, Illinois, April 11-12, 2013.

40. Lindley EM, Spiegel B, Milligan K, Zimkowski M, Rentschler M, Burger EL, Patel VV. A New

Method for Clinically Assessing Pain. 34th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Hyderabad, India, October 17-19, 2013.

41. Burger EL, Weitzel N,Razavi-Shearer D, Lindley EM, Henry S, Kleck CJ, Cain CMJ,

Noshchenko A, Jameson L, McBeth Z, Patel VV. Prospective analysis of coagulation profile testing to predict coagulopathy and morbidity in major spine surgery: Identifying the patient at risk. 34th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Hyderabad, India, October 17-19, 2013.

42. Lindley EM, Bond A, Razavi-Shearer D, Noshchenko A, Henry S, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Patel

VV. Vitamin D Deficiency in Spine Surgery Patients. 34th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Hyderabad, India, October 17-19, 2013.


43. Lindley EM, Razavi-Shearer D, Patel VV, Henry S, McBeth Z, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Finn M.

Medical Marijuana Use Characteristics In Patients With Chronic Spine Pain Disorders. 34th

Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Hyderabad, India, October 17-19, 2013.

44. Patel VV, Lindley EM, Cain CMJ, Burger EL. Cervical Fusion Outcomes with the Use of an

External Bone Stimulator.34th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Hyderabad, India, October 17-19, 2013.

45. Kleck CJ, Lafleur M, Lindley EM, Clark M, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Rentschler M, Razavi-Shearer D, Patel VV. Pedicle Screw Precision with3-Dimensional Imaging, Navigation and Measurement. 34th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Hyderabad, India, October 17-19, 2013.

46. Patel VV, Lindley EM, Cain CMJ, Burger EL. Efficacy of an External Bone Stimulator in Promoting Lumbar Fusion. 34th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Hyderabad, India, October 17-19, 2013.

47. Lindley E, Barton C, Blount T, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Seim H, Turner A, Patel VV. A Review of

Control Group Outcomes in Sheep Fusion Models and Recommendations for Future Studies. 34th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Hyderabad, India, October 17-19, 2013.

48. Lindley E, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Patel VV. Fentanyl Iontophoretic Transdermal System and Morphine Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia for Pain Management Following Spinal Surgery. 34th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Hyderabad, India, October 17-19, 2013.

49. Lindley EM, Spiegel B, Zimkowski M, Rentschler M, Blount T, Milligan K, Burger EL, Patel VV. A New Method For Clinically Assessing Pain. Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). New Orleans, Louisiana, March 11-15, 2014.

50. Lindley EM, Barton C, Blount T, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Seim H, Turner AS, Patel VV. A

Review of Control Group Outcomes in Sheep Fusion Models and Recommendations for Future Studies. 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). New Orleans, Louisiana, March 11-15, 2014.


Clinical Outcomes of Lumbar Arthrodeses in Degenerative Disc Disease: A Systematic Review with Meta Analysis.21stInternational Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST). Valencia, Spain, July 16-19, 2014.

52. Kleck CJ, Perry J, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Patel VV. Minimally Invasive Technique for

Placement of Sacroiliac (SI) Arthrodesis Implants using O-Arm and Stealth Navigation. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 19-22, 2014.


53. Kleck CJ, Burger EL, Patel VV. One Step Technique for Minimally Invasive Placement of Pedicle Screws with O-Arm and Stealth Navigation. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 19-22, 2014.

54. Kleck CJ, Illing D, Lindley E, Patel VV, Barton C, Baldini T, Razavi-Shearer D, Cain CMJ,

Burger EL. A Comparative Analysis of Lumbosacral Fixation Strengths: What is Best in a Long Fusion? Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 19-22, 2014.

55. Cain CMJ, Hollenbeck J, Fattor J, Patel VV, Burger EL, Laz P, Rullkoetter P. Patient Specific

Templating can Determine the Suitability and Optimal Placement for Lumbar TDR. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 19-22, 2014.

56. Burger EL, Lindley EM, Noshchenko A,Cain CMJ, Patel VV. Rates of Complications and Required Additional Surgical Interventions after Surgical and Nonsurgical Treatment in Lumbar Spondylosis: A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 19-22, 2014.

57. Burger EL, Kleck CJ, Illing D, Lindley EM, Cain CMJ, Patel VV. Post-Market Analysis of Pulsed

Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Stimulation Use for Cervical Fusion. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 19-22, 2014.

58. Burger EL, Lindley EM, Noshchenko A, Cain CMJ, Patel VV. Long-Term Patient-Centred

Clinical Outcomes of Lumbar Arthrodeses in Degenerative Disc Disease: A Systematic review with Meta-Analysis. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 19-22, 2014.

59. Klec CJ, Illing D, Lindley EM, Patel VV, Barton C, Baldini T, Razavi-Shearer D, Cain CMJ,

Burger EL. A Comparative Analysis of Lumbosacral Fixation Strengths: What is Best in a Long Fusion? 29th Annual Meeting of the North American Spine Society (NASS). San Francisco, California, November 12-15 2014.

60. Kleck CJ, Illing D ,Lindley EM, Patel VV, Barton C, Baldini T, Cain CMJ, Burger EL. A

Comparative Analysis of Lumbosacral Fixation Strengths: What is Best in a Long Fusion? 15thAnnual Meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS). San Diego, California, April 15-17, 2015.

61. Illing D, Perry J, Lindley EM, Patel VV, Cain CMJ, Kleck CJ, Burger EL. The Effect of

Electronic Medical Record System Implementation on Complication Rates in Adult Spine Deformity Surgery. 15th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS). San Diego, California, April15-17,2015.

62. Kleck CJ, Burger EL, Patel VV. One Step Technique for Minimally Invasive Placement of

Pedicle Screws with O-Arm and Stealth Navigation. 15th Annual Meeting of the International

Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery(ISASS). San Diego, California, April 15-17, 2015.


63. Lindley EM, Barton C, Blount T, Seim H, Turner AS, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Patel VV. An

Analysis of Fusion Rates Among Control Groups in Sheep Fusion Models. 15th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS). San Diego, California, April 15-17, 2015.

64. Kleck CJ, Illing D, Lindley EM, Ryaby J, Hahn R, Ladiwalla S, Cain CMJ, Burger EL, Patel

VV. Post-Market Analysis of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Stimulation Use for Cervical Fusion. 15th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS). San Diego, California, April 15-17, 2015.

65. Kleck CJ, Illing D, Lindley EM, Patel VV, Barton C, Baldini T, Razavi-Shearer D, Cain CMJ,

Burger EL. A Comparative Analysis of Lumbosacral Fixation Strengths: Wha tis Best in a Long Fusion? 28th Annual Conference of Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSICON). Pune, India, January 23-25, 2015.

66. Illing D, Perry J, Lindley EM, Patel VV, Cain CMJ, Kleck CJ, Burger EL. The Effect Of

Electronic Medical Record System Implementation On Complication Rates In Adult Spine Deformity Surgery. 28th Annual Conference of Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSICON). Pune, India, January 23-25, 2015.

67. Kleck CJ, LaFleur M, Lindley EM, Clark M, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Rentschler ME,Razavi-

Shearer D, Patel VV. Pedicle Screw Precision With 3-Dimensional Imaging, Navigation, And Measurement. 28th Annual Conference of Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSICON). Pune, India, January 23-25, 2015.

68. Burger EL, Barton C, Noshchenko A, Patel VV, Cain CMJ, Kleck CJ. Risk Factors

Associated with Rod Fracture After Osteotomy for Adult Spinal Deformity. Annual Meeting of Eurospine. Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2-4, 2015.

69. Burger EL, Barton C , Noshchenko A, Patel VV, Cain CMJ, Kleck CJ. Risk Factors

Associated with Mechanical Complications Including Proximal Junctional Failure After Osteotomy for Adult Spinal Deformity. Annual Meeting of Eurospine. Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2-4, 2015.

70. Burger EL, Noshchenko A, Barton C, Molloy S, Chang M, Fiere V. Sagittal Plane Correction

is Correlated with Quality of Life at Early Follow-up in Adult Deformity Patients. Annual Meeting of Eurospine. Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2-4, 2015.

71. Burger EL, Molloy S, Chang MS, Fiere V. Role o fLumbar Fusionin Adult Spinal Deformity

Surgeries: Does the Number of Cages Matter? Annual Meeting of Eurospine. Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2-4,2015.

72. Martyn R, Zaghloul K, Lindley EM, Kleck CJ, Cain CMJ, Burger EL, Patel VV. Pedicle Screw

Placement in Spine Surgery: A Retrospective Reviewof O-Arm/Stealth vs. Non-Computerized Navigation Techniques. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Guangzhou, China, September 17-19, 2015.


73. Barton C, Noshchenko A, Patel VV, Cain CMJ, Kleck CJ, Burger EL.Risk Factors Associated with Mechanical Complications Including Proximal Junctional Failure after Osteotomy for Adult Spinal Deformity. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Guangzhou, China, September 17-19, 2015.

74. Barton C, Noshchenko Andriy, Kleck CJ, Patel VV, Burger EL. Early Experience and Initial

Outcomes with Patient Specific Spine Rods For Adult Spinal Deformity. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Guangzhou, China, September 17-19, 2015.

75. Burger EL, Noshchenko A, Barton C, Molloy S, Chang M, Fiere V, Kleck CJ. Sagittal Plane

Correction is Correlated with Quality of Life at Early Follow-Up in Adult Deformity Patients. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Guangzhou, China, September 17-19, 2015.

76. Kleck CJ, Jesse MK, Illing D, Williams A, Petersen B, Milligan K, Glueck D, Lind K, Patel VV,

Burger EL. 3D Morphometric Analysis for Normal Sacroliac Joints: A New Classification of Surface Shape Variation. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Guangzhou, China, September 17-19, 2015.

77. Noshchenko A, Lindley EM, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Patel VV. What is the Clinical Relevance

of Non-Union After Lumbar Arthrodesis? A Meta-Analysis of the YODA Project Database. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Guangzhou, China, September 17-19, 2015.

78. Bozzio AE, Johnson CR, Fattor JA, Kleck CJ, Patel VV, Burger EL, Noshchenko A, Cain

CMJ. Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes of Stand-alone Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion versus Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusions and 360-degree Fusions. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Rome, Italy, September 8-10, 2016.

79. Hollenbeck JFM, Cain CMJ, Fattor JA, Patel VV, Burger EL, Rullkoetter PJ. Pre-operative

Templating for TDR Predicts Post-operative ROM and Could Improve Clinical Outcomes. Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS). Orlando, Florida, March 5-8, 2016.

80. Kleck CJ, Lindley EM, Prendergas JM, Perry AC, Rentschler ME, Burger EL, Cain CMJ,

Patel VV. Pedicle Screw Precision with 3-Dimensional Imaging, Navigation, and Measurement. Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS). Las Vegas, Nevada, April 6-8, 2016.

81. Martyn R, Zaghloul K, Lindley EM, Kleck CJ, Cain CMJ, Burger EL, Patel VV. Pedicle

Screw Placement in Spine Surgery: A retrospective review of O-arm/Stealth vs Non-Computerized Navigation Techniques. Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS). Las Vegas, Nevada, April 6-8, 2016.

82. Burger EL, Sandoval MF. Best Practice to Prevent Spine Infections: A literature review. 13th

Annual Meeting of the Combined Orthopaedic Associations (COMOC) Cape Town, South Africa, April 11-15, 2016.


83. Kleck CJ, Perry JM, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Patel VV. Minimally Invasive Technique for Placement of Sacroiliac (SI) Arthrodesis Implants using O-Arm and Stealth Navigation. 13th Annual Meeting of the Combined Orthopedics Associations (COMOC). Cape Town, South Africa, April 11-15, 2016.

84. Kleck CJ, Burger EL, Patel VV. OneStep Technique for Minimally Invasive Placement of

Pedicle Screws with O-Arm and Stealth Navigation. 13th Annual Meeting of the Combined Orthopedics Associations (COMOC). Cape Town, South Africa, April 11-15, 2016.

85. Barton C, Noshchenko A, Kleck CJ, Patel VV, Burger EL. Early Experience and Initial

Outcomes with Patient Specific Rods for Adult Spine Surgery. 13th Annual Meeting of the Combined Orthopaedic Associations (COMOC) Cape Town, South Africa, April 11-15, 2016.

86. Martyn R, Zaghloul K, Lindley EM, Kleck CJ, Cain CMJ, Burger EL, Patel VV. Pedicle

Screw Placement in Spine Surgery: A retrospective review of O-arm/Stealth vs Non-Computerized Navigation Techniques. 13th Annual Meeting of the Combined Orthopedics Associations (COMOC). Cape Town, South Africa, April 11-15, 2016.

87. Noshchenko A, Hoffecker L, Kleck CJ, Cain CMJ, Patel VV, Burger EL. Defining of optimal

spinopelvic parameters in adults: A systematic review with meta-analysis. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Rome, Italy, September 8-10, 2016.

88. Barton C, Noshchenko A, Kleck CJ, Patel VV, Burger EL. Early Experience and Initial

Outcomes with Patient Specific Rods for Adult Spine Surgery. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Rome, Italy, September 8-10, 2016.

89. Noshchenko A, Hoffecker L, Kleck CJ, Cain CMJ, Patel VV, Burger EL. Defining of optimal

spinopelvic parameters in adults: A systematic review with meta-analysis. 51st Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS). Prague, Czech Republic, September 21-24, 2016.

90. Burger EL. An Evaluation of Standardized Bundles to Reduce Surgical Site

Infections among Spine Patients. Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS). Boca Raton, Florida, April 12-14, 2017.

91. Lindley EM, Wuthrich ZR, Burger EL, Cain CMJ, Kleck CJ, Patel VV. Spine Fusion and

rhBMP in a Vitamin D Deficient Rat Model. Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS). Boca Raton, Florida, April 12-14, 2017.

92. Payne KA, Sauque M, Shaw N, Erickson C, Yarger P, Baldini T, Kleck CJ, Patel VV, Burger

EL. Blockade of Osteoclast-Mediated Bone Resorption with a RANKL Inhibitor Enhances Spinal Fusion in a Rat Model. Annual Meeting of the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons (ABJS), Austin, Texas, April, 2017.


EL. Blockade of Osteoclast-Mediated Bone Resorption with a RANKL Inhibitor Enhances Spinal Fusion in a Rat Model. Annual Meeting of ASBMR 2017. Denver, Colorado, September 8-11, 2017.


94. Fiere V, D'Astorg H, Szadkowski M, Burger EL. Are Patient-Specific Rods Effective to Manage Adult Spinal Deformity? Annual Meeting of EUROSPINE. Dublin, Ireland, October 11-13, 2017.

95. Burger EL, Kleck CJ, Patel VV, Calabrese D, Noshchenko A, Molloy S, Chang MS, Fiere V.

Quality of life and sagittal alignment after surgical correction of adult spinal deformity with posterior instrumentation. Annual Meeting of EUROSPINE. Dublin, Ireland, October 11-13, 2017.

96. Burger EL. Chang MS, Lafage R, Patel VV, Noshchenko A, Fiere V, Calabrese D. Quality of

Life and Sagittal Alignment after Surgical Correction of Adult Spinal Deformity with Posterior Instrumentation and Simultaneous Translation on Two Rods technique. Annual Meeting of the North American Spine Society (NASS). Orlando, Florida, October 25-28, 2017.

97. Burger EL, Kleck CJ. Surgical Intervention for Cauda Equina in the Second and Third

Trimesters of Pregnancy: A Case Series. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT), Cape Town, South Africa, November 30-December 2, 2017.

98. Rodriguez-Fontan F, Reeves B, Ou-Yang D, Calabrese D, Ayers R, Noshchenko A, Kleck

CJ, Cain CMJ, Burger EL, Patel VV. Strap Stabilization for Prevention of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in Posterior Spinal Fusion. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Cape Town, South Africa, November 30-December 2, 2017.

99. Rodriguez-Fontan F, Reeves B, Noshchenko A, Ou-Yang D,Kleck CJ, Cain CMJ, Burger

EL, Patel V. Strap Stabilization Use in Posterior Instrumented Spinal Fusion for Proximal Junctional Kyphosis Prevention: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Annual Meeting of ORS 2018. New Orleans, Louisiana, March 10-13, 2018.

100. Fiere V, D’Astorg H, Szadkowski M, Burger EL. Are Patient-Specific Rods Effective to

Manage Adult Spinal Deformity? Annual Meeting of EUROSPINE. Barcelona, Spain, September 19-21, 2018.

101. Kleck CJ, Noschenko A, Cain C, Burger EL, Patel V. Evaluation of Pelvic Incidence (PI)

Constancy at Different Physiologic Postures, and Assessment of Confounding Factors that May Affect Stability of this Parameter. Annual Meeting of thr Scoliosis Research Society (SRS). Bologna, Italy, October 10-13, 2018.

102. Kleck CJ, Branche K, Netsanet R, Noschenko,A, Burger E, Patel V, Ou-Yang D, Radius of

Curvature in Patient-Specific Short Rod Constructs Versus Standard Pre-Bent Rods. 2019 Spine Society of Australia 30th Annual Scientific Meeting (SSA). Brisbane Australia, April 5-7, 2019

103. Ayers R, Burger EL, Patel VV, Kleck C, Cain C. Laser Marking as the Origin of Spine Rod

Fractures: A Single Center Study. 26th IMAST Annual Meeting, Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 17-20, 2019.

104. Burger EL, Kleck, C. The Use of Predictive Modelling in Spine Surgery. CCTSI CU_CSU

Summit VII, Westminster, Colorado, August 14, 2019


Volunteer Work 1. Started an outreach clinic “Kovsko-clinic” as a medical student for an underprivileged area in

Bloemfontein South Africa 1981-1984 2. Medical missionary work in Lesotho with a local church group 1983-1984 3. Editor of medical student news bulletin 1983 - 1984 4. “Harry’s Angels” flying surgeon service to Swaziland1993 - 1995 (Oppenheimer funded

missions) 5. Physically disabled clinic in New Orleans 2002-2005 6. Scoliosis School screening- New Orleans 2002-2005 7. Volunteered as team physician for DSA School, Scotland 8/4/08-8/17/08 8. Good Shepherd Clinic, Littleton, CO, 2006-Present 9. Bethesda Mobile Spine Clinic Volunteer Service 10. Little People Association - 2009 11. DU Parent Council - 2009-2013 12. PWOC, Greenwood Village, CO

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