Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, UCSD
Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr. Steven R. Garfin, MD
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Steven Garfin practices Orthopaedic Surgery. He attended University of Minnesota Medical School. University of Minnesota Medical School is ranked 40/10 in Research/PrimaryCare. He has 6 awards "America's Top Doctors", "Top Doctors:San Diego Area", "Top Doctors:Southern California", "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "Super Doctor" and "Top MD". Steven R. Garfin, MD is a published doctor and has 51 publications published. The lastest was: 'A randomized controlled trial of gabapentin for chronic low back pain with and without a radiating component.' Steven Garfin accepts Medicare.
Publications
- Osteocel® Plus Cellular Allograft in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF): Evaluation of Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes from a Prospective Multi-center S...
- Survey of inspection and palpation rates among spine providers: evaluation of physician performance of the physical examination for patients with low Back pain.
- Survey of inspection and palpation rates among spine providers: The evaluation of physician performance of the physical examination for patients with low Back pain.
- Patient perceptions of physician reimbursement for Spine surgery.
- Evaluation of hip flexion strength following Lateral lumbar interbody fusion.
- Sacral Colpopexy Followed by Refractory Candida albicans Osteomyelitis and Discitis Requiring Extensive Spinal Surgery.
- Can Statistics Alone Add Clinical Meaning to Non-Specific Billing Databases?: Commentary on an article by Richard A. Deyo, MD, MPH, et al.: "Revision Surgery Following...
- Adjacent level effects of bi level disc replacement, bi level fusion and disc replacement plus fusion in Cervical spine- a finite element based study.
- Minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion.
- A retrospective review of long anterior fusions to the sacrum.
- Psoas Muscle Architectural Design, In Vivo Sarcomere Length Range, and Passive Tensile Properties Support its Role as a Lumbar Spine Stabilizer.
- The economics of minimally invasive Spine surgery: the value perspective.
- Biomechanical Evaluation of Transfacet Screw Fixation for Stabilization of Multilevel Cervical Corpectomies.
- Psychiatric disorders and risk of transition to chronicity in men with first onset low Back pain.
- Incidence and prevention of Intervertebral cage overhang with minimally invasive lateral approach fusions.
- Regional Myosin heavy chain distribution in selected paraspinal muscles.
- Do design variations in the artificial disc influence Cervical spine biomechanics? A finite element investigation.
- Spine surgeons survey on attitudes regarding osteoporosis and osteomalacia screening and treatment for Fractures, fusion surgery, and pseudoarthrosis.
- Biopsy of osteoporotic vertebral compression Fractures during kyphoplasty: unsuspected histologic findings of chronic osteitis without clinical evidence of osteomyelitis.
- Morphometric analysis of the ventral nerve roots and retroperitoneal vessels with respect to the minimally invasive lateral approach in normal and deformed Spines.
- Nerve injury to the posterior rami Medial branch during the insertion of pedicle screws: comparison of mini-open versus percutaneous pedicle screw insertion techniques.
- Preventing progression to chronicity in first onset, subacute low Back pain: an exploratory study.
- Architectural analysis and intraoperative measurements demonstrate the unique design of the multifidus muscle for lumbar Spine stability.
- Residual motion on flexion-extension radiographs after simulated Lumbar arthrodesis in human cadavers.
- Delayed diagnosis of a flexion-distraction (seat belt) injury in a patient with multiple abdominal injuries: a case report.
- Bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) in the treatment of pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis.
- A rat osteoporotic Spine model for the evaluation of bioresorbable bone cements.
- Efficacy of noradrenergic and serotonergic antidepressants in chronic Back pain: a preliminary concentration-controlled trial.
- Residual sagittal motion after Lumbar fusion: a finite element analysis with implications on radiographic flexion-extension criteria.
- High-molecular-weight hyaluronan inhibits macrophage proliferation and cytokine release in the early wound of a preclinical postlaminectomy rat model.
- Pullout strength of thoracic pedicle screw instrumentation: comparison of the transpedicular and extrapedicular techniques.
- Paraspinal muscle vasculature contributes to posteroLateral spinal fusion.
- Fungal infections of the Spine.
- Cervical disc replacement.
- Topical high molecular weight hyaluronan reduces radicular Pain post laminectomy in a rat model.
- Strut allograft union and remodeling using rhBMP-2 in a spinal corpectomy model.
- Topical high-molecular-weight hyaluronan and a roofing barrier sheet equally inhibit postlaminectomy fibrosis.
- Spinal instability: the orthopedic approach.
- Axial load-dependent Cervical spinal alterations during simulated upright posture: a comparison of healthy controls and patients with Cervical degenerative disease.
- History and evolution of Disc replacement.
- Response of Fractured osteoporotic bone to polymethylacrylate after vertebroplasty: case report.
- Temperatures within the lumbar Disc and endplates during intraDiscal electrothermal therapy: formulation of a predictive temperature map in relation to distance from t...
- Assessment of pedicle screw placement utilizing conventional radiography and computed tomography: a proposed systematic approach to improve accuracy of interpretation.
- Two-year fusion rate equivalency between Grafton DBM gel and autograft in posterolateral Spine fusion: a prospective controlled trial employing a side-by-side comparis...
- Biomechanical analysis of anterior instrumentation for Lumbar corpectomy.
- Medical management of osteoporosis.
- Percutaneous balloon kyphoplasty for the correction of spinal deformity in painful vertebral body compression Fractures.
- Emerging technologies in Spine surgery.
- Minimally invasive treatment of osteoporotic vertebral body compression Fractures.
- A randomized controlled trial of gabapentin for chronic low Back pain with and without a radiating component.
Schools
University Of Minnesota Medical School
University Of California San Diego Med Center
Pennsylvania Hospital
California Orthopaedic Association
Procedures Preformed
- Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
- Dural Repair or Other Spinal Spinal Cord Repair
- Excision of Scapula, Clavicle, Rib, or Sternum
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Conditions Treated
- Adhesive Capsulitis
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- Ankle Sprain and Achilles Tendon Sprain or Rupture
- Ataxia
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Doctors Specialties
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
- Top Doctors:San Diego Area
- Top Doctors:Southern California
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Super Doctor
- Top MD
Education
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Pennsylvania Hospital - University of Pennsylvania Health System -
University of California San Diego -
University of Minnesota Medical School
Hospital
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UC San Diego Health
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1679515829 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | GARFIN | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | STEVEN | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 920379124 | |
| NPPES Provider State | CA | |
| Specialty Description | Orthopedic Surgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 217.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 1.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 52.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 23.96 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1679515829 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | GARFIN |
| First Name Of The Provider | STEVEN |
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