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Dr. Gregory Mundis

M.D. Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Mundis was born in Springfield, MO and, as part of a missionary family, at the age of 2 moved to Vienna, Austria alongside his older sister and parents. His time oversees culminated with a trip to India where his desire to become a physician was birthed. After completing his undergraduate and medical school training in Missouri, he completed an orthopedic residency in Oklahoma and was accepted into the prestigious San Diego Spine Fellowship (website) for additional training in Spine surgery. He also received sub-specialty training with Dr. Behrooz Akbarnia in scoliosis, kyphosis, and complex reconstruction in both children and adults.

His passion for spine surgery is focused in treating scoliosis and spinal deformities. He is part of an elite group of internationally recognized spine surgeons that conduct high profile research called the International Spine Study Group (ISSG). As a result of these efforts and those at SDCSD, Dr. Mundis has had the opportunity to publish 4 book chapters, 9 peer reviewed articles, and has over 60 presentations at national and international meetings focused on the advancement in treating scoliosis and spinal deformity. His current research interests include applying minimally invasive spine surgery to deformity correction, and outcomes based research focused on cost effectiveness.

Dr. Mundis not only has a busy practice focused on treating scoliosis and spinal deformity but also finds the time to invest in other important aspects of spine surgery. He is an avid educator, recently named co-director of the prestigious San Diego Spine Fellowship (website) dedicated to teaching the next generation of spine surgeons. Furthermore he teaches on a monthly basis educating his peer spine surgeons, engineers, students, and other healthcare professionals on advancements in technology, basics of deformity surgery and improvement in healthcare delivery. He is also part of development teams for two separate implant companies, with the hopes of making the next generation of implants better than the last.

The missionary lifestyle and initial calling into spine surgery in Calcutta, India has also burned a deep desire to give back. As such Dr. Mundis makes it a point to go on yearly trips oversees to educate local surgeons on spinal deformities and to perform surgeries on children who otherwise would succumb to their spinal deformity. He has spent time in Saudi Arabia, Kenya, and most recently in Cyprus and Israel. This is perhaps the most gratifying part of his practice and he is currently working with the NuVasive Spine Foundation (website) to establish a lasting presence at a large hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. He has recently joined the American Institute of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery to establish a spine deformity program alongside Dr. Akbarnia to help serve the international community that seeks American physicians to treat their spinal deformity.

Despite his dedication to his patients, education, research and development, and humanitarian efforts nothing compares to his love and dedication to his wife Lesley and their four children. They have fully integrated into the San Diego community and consider themselves Californians. Lesley, trained as a physician assistant, has found her passion outside of medicine as the children’s director at Elevate Church. They share a common vision to see children cared for both physically and spiritually and look forward to joining efforts oversees.

Dr. Gregory Mundis

M.D. Orthopedic Surgeon

Appointments

Current Academic Appointments:

Pediatric and Adult Deformity Surgery
San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders.
La Jolla, CA
2009‐Present

Fellowship Co-Director
San Diego Spine Fellowship Program
August 2011

Chief Financial Officer
San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders
September 2011

Current Hospital Appointments:

Sharp Memorial Hospital
August 2009

Rady Children’s Hospital
August 2009

Scripps Memorial Hospital
August 2009

Scripps Green Hospital
August 2009
Education

Summa cum Laude Graduate in Biology and Pre‐Medicine

Evangel University Springfield, MO
Bachelor of Science
1995-1999

The University of Missouri School of Medicine
Columbia, MO
Doctor of Medicine
1999-2003

The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Program Director: Charles Pasque, MD
2003-2008

San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders
La Jolla, CA
Fellowship
Fellowship Director: Behrooz Akbarnia, MD
2008-2009

Licensure & Certification
Licensure:

State of California – Active
State of Oklahoma – Active
Certifications:

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Professional Associations

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), 2004
American Orthopaedic Association (AOA), 2007
North American Spine Society (NASS), 2008
International Spine Study Group, 2009
Growing Spine Study Group, 2009
Scoliosis Research Society (SRS), 2009
Candidate Member: Western Orthopaedic Association (WOA), 2009
California Orthopaedic Association (COA), 2009
International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS), 2010
Specializations

Orthopaedic Surgery
Adult and Pediatric Spine Deformity Surgery
Cervical Spine Surgery

Dr. Gregory Mundis

M.D. Orthopedic Surgeon

Journal Articles

1. MUNDIS, G., LOWRY K.J., AND KENTER, K.: BILATERAL SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY IN A PATIENT WITH PSEUDOGOUT: A CASE REPORT. MISSOURI MEDICINE 2002;
99(9):505-‐‐9
2. LOSANOFF J, RICHMAN BW, FOERST J, GRIESEMER A, MUNDIS GM, JONES JW. NON-‐‐SPECIFIC ULCERS OF THE COLON: A LITERATURE REVIEW. ENDOSCOPY 2003;
35(6):521-‐‐525.
3. BEALL DP, RITCHIE ER, CAMPBELL SE, TRAN HN, INGARI JV, SANDERS TG, GRAYSON DE, MUNDIS GM, LEHMAN TP, FISH JR. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPEARANCE OF THE FLEXOR CARPI RADIALIS TENDON AFTER HARVEST IN LIGAMENTUS RECONSTRUCTION TENDON INTERPOSITION ARTHROPLASTY.SKELETAL RADIOL. 2005 DEC 20:1-‐‐5.
4. CROW, B.D., MUNDIS, G., ANGLEN J.O.: CLINICAL RESULTS OF MINIMAL SCREW PLATE FIXATION OF FOREARM FRACTURES. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPEDICS 2007 SEP (9)477-‐‐480.
5. MCAFEE, P.C., PHILLIPS, F.M., ANDERSSON, G., BUVENENADRAN A., KIM C.W., LAURYSSEN, C., ISAACS, R.E., YOUSSEF, J.A., BRODKE, D.S., CAPPUCCINO, A., AKBARNIA, B.A., MUNDIS, G.M., SMITH, W.D., URIBE, J.S., GARFIN, S., ALLEN, R.T., RODGERS, W.B., PIMENTA, L., AND TAYLOR, W.: MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINE SURGERY. SPINE. 35(26 SUPPL):S271-‐‐3, 2010 DEC 15.
6. MUNDIS GM, AKBARNIA BA, PHILLIPS FM. ADULT DEFORMITY CORRECTION THROUGH MINIMALLY INVASIVE LATERAL APPROACH. SPINE 35(26 SUPPL):S312-‐‐21,
2010 DEC 15.
7. HAGHIGHI SS, MUNDIS GM, ZHANG R, RAMIREZ B. CORRELATION BETWEEN TRANSCRANIAL MOTOR AND SOMATOSENSORY-‐‐EVOKED POTENTIAL FINDINGS IN CERVICAL MYELOPATHY OR RADICULOPATHY DURING CERVICAL SPINE SURGERY. NEUROLOGIC RESEARCH 2011 SEPT()IN PRINT
8. AKBARNIA BA, MUNDIS GM, SALARI P, YASZAY B, PAWELEK J. INNOVATION IN GROWING ROD TECHNIQUE: A STUDY OF SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF A MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLED GROWING ROD IN A PORCINE MODEL. SPINE
9. Schwab FJ, Hawkinson N, Lafage V, Smith JS, Hart R, Mundis G, Burton DC, Line B, Akbarnia B, Boachie-Adjei O, Hostin R, Shaffrey CI, Arlet V, Wood K, Gupta M, Bess S, Mummaneni PV. Risk factors for major peri-operative complications in adult spinal deformity surgery: A multi-center review of 953 consecutive patients. Eur Spine J. May 5, 2012.

Non‐Peer Reviewed Journals

1. MUNDIS GM, AKBARNIA BA. ADULT SCOLIOSIS; CURRENT CONCEPTS. BACKTALK. PUBLICATION OF SCOLIOSIS ASSOCIATION. APRIL 2009

Book Chapters

1. FUSION-‐‐LESS SURGERY IN EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS IN “THE SPINE”. EDITOR IN CHIEF: KEITH BRIDWELL, MD
2. IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS: INFANTILE AND JUVENILE. GROWING SPINE, MANAGEMENT OF SPINAL DISORDERS IN YOUNG CHILDREN (PP. TBD). SPRINGER-‐‐VERLAG, BERLIN HEIDELBERG 2010
3. DUAL GROWING RODS. THE GROWING SPINE, MANAGEMENT OF SPINAL DISORDERS IN YOUNG CHILDREN (PP. TBD). SPRINGER-‐‐VERLAG, BERLIN HEIDELBERG 2010 SPINE
4. GROWING RODS. SPINE SECRETS. 2011

Abstracts

1. JAVIDAN P, SALARI P, MUNDIS GM, AKBARNIA BA. DELAYED POST-‐‐OPERATIEV NEUROLOGIC COMPLICATION IN A PATIENT WITH CONGENITAL KYPHOSCOLIOSIS: RELIEVED BY A NOVEL REVISION TECHNIQUE MADE POSSIBLE AFTER A FOUR-‐‐ROD CONSTRUCT. JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE MEDICINE, VOL 57 (1)#484, JANUARY 2009
2. MUNDIS GM, AKBARNIA BA, SALARI P, MANOS R, VARMA V, BAGHERI R. CAN MINIMALLY INVASIVE LATERAL INTERBODY FUSION REPLACE OPEN INTERBODY APPROACH IN COMBINED SURGERY FOR COMPLEX ADULT SPINE DEFORMITY? PROCEEDINGS OF THE NASS 24TH ANNUAL MEETINGS/THE SPINE JOURNAL,
9(10S):P157S, 2009
3RD ICEOS ISTANBUL, TURKEY:
1. SALARI P, OLIVIERA D, AKBARNIA BA, SPONSELLER P, MUNDIS GM, GROWING SPINE STUDY GROUP: INFANTILE IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; VARIATIONS IN PREFERRED PTREATMENT OPTIONS. J CHILD ORTHOP, 3(6):P503-‐‐533, 2009
2. AKBARNIA BA, MUNDIS GM, SALARI P, YASZAY B.: INNOVATION IN GROWING ROD TECHNIQUE; STUDY OF SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF REMOTELY EXPANDABLE ROD IN ANIMAL MODEL. J CHILD ORTHOP, 3(6):P503-‐‐533, 2009
3. AKBARNIA BA, MUNDIS GM, SALARI P, WALKER B, POOL S, CHANG A.: A TECHNICAL REPORT ON THE ELLIPSE TECHNOLOGIES DEVICE: A REMOTELY EXPANDABLE DEVICE
FOR NON-‐‐INVASIVE LENGTHENING OF GROWING ROD. J CHILD ORTHOP, 3(6):P503-‐‐533,
2009
4TH ICEOS ABSTRACTS TORONTO, CANADA 2010
4. PAWELEK J, SCHROERLUCKE S, AKBARNIA BA, SALARI P, MUNDIS GM.: PREOPERATIVE THORACIC KYPHOSIS CAN PREDICT COMPLICATIONS IN GROWING ROD SURGERY FOR EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS. 4(5):P481-‐‐501, 2010
5TH ICEOS ABSTRACTS ORLANDO, FLORIDA 2011
5. AKBARNIA BA, KABIRIAN N, PAWELEK J, ALAM M, MUNDIS GM, ACACIO R, THOMPSON G, MARKS DS, GARDNER A, SKAGGS D, STUDY GROUP, GROWING SPINE. POST-‐‐ OPERATIVE WOUND INFECTION IN GROWING ROD SURGERY FOR EARLY-‐‐ONSET SCOLIOSIS. INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS (ICEOS) AND GROWING SPINE. 5TH ANNUAL MEETING ORLANDO FLORIDIA, NOV 18-‐‐19, 2011
6. HENNESSY MW, PAWELEK, J, AKBARNIA BA, MUNDIS GM. RADIATION EXPOSURE IN GROWING ROD SURGERY FOR EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS. INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS (ICEOS) AND GROWING SPINE. 5TH ANNUAL MEETING ORLANDO FLORIDIA, NOV 18-‐‐19, 2011

Presentations

PODIUM PRESENTATIONS:
1999-‐‐2003
1. GRIESEMER, A., MUNDIS, G.M., JONES, J.W.: TRANSMYCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION: A TWO-‐‐ YEAR FOLLOW UP. MISSOURI CHAPTER OF AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, LAKE OF THE OZARKS, MO. JUNE 2001.
2003 -‐‐ 2008
2. MUNDIS, G.M., BEALL D.: MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPEARANCE OF THE FLEXOR CARPI RADIALIS TENDON AFTER HARVEST IN LIGAMENTOUS RECONSTRUCTION TENDON INTERPOSITION ARTHROPLASTY. UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPEDICS VISITING PROFESSORSHIP, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. MAY 2005
3. MUNDIS, G.M., LEWIS, T.R., TEAGUE, D., ERTL, W.: PELVIC RING INJURIES: A COMPARISON COHORT RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW ON FAILURE OF FIXATION AND ANALYSIS OF FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME WITH STANDARDIZED OBJECTIVE OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS. UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPEDICS VISITING PROFESSORSHIP, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. MAY 200
4. MUNDIS, G.M., PUCKETT, G.M.: INCIDENCE OF POST-‐‐OPERATIVE INFECTION IN ACUTELY STABILIZED SPINE FRACTURES VERSUS ELECTIVE INSTRUMENTED SPINE SURGERY. UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPEDICS VISITING PROFESSORSHIP, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. MAY 2006
5. MUNDIS, G.M., PUCKETT, T.A.: POST OPERATIVE INFECTIONS IN FRACTURES OF THE SPINE: A REVIEW OF 340 CONSECUTIVE CASES AT A LEVEL ONE TRAUMA CENTER. ORTHOPEDIC TRAUMA ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING, BOSTON, MA. 2007
6. MUNDIS, G.M., PUCKETT, T.A.: POST OPERATIVE INFECTIONS IN FRACTURES OF THE SPINE: A REVIEW OF 340 CONSECUTIVE CASES AT A LEVEL ONE TRAUMA CENTER. COMMITTEE ON TRAUMA SOUTHWEST CHAPTER, NOV 2007
7. SMITH, J., MUNDIS, G.M., DAVEY, J.P.: ARM COMPARTMENT SYNDROME FOLLOWING CLOSED REDUCTIONS PERCUTANEOUS PINNING OF A SUPRACONDYLAR HUMERUS FRACTURE: A CASE REPORT. UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPEDICS VISITING PROFESSORSHIP, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. JUNE 13, 2008.
8. MUNDIS, G.M., PUCKETT, T.A., CLAY SHOVELERS FRACTURE WITH NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE. UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPEDICS VISITING PROFESSORSHIP, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. JUNE 13, 2008
9. MUNDIS, G.M., LEWIS, T.R., PUCKETT, T.A.: SHORT-‐‐SEGMENTAL FIXATION OF THORACOLUMBAR BURST FRACTURES: A RADIOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL ANALYSIS. UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPEDICS VISITING PROFESSORSHIP, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. JUNE 13, 2008.
2009
10. MUNDIS, G.M., AKBARNIA, B.A., SALARI, P. AND BAGHERI, R.: CAN MINIMALLY INVASIVE LATERAL INTERBODY FUSION REPLACE OPEN INTERBODY APPROACH IN COMBINED SURGERY FOR COMPLEX ADULT SPINE DEFORMITY? 2ED ANNUAL RESEARCH MEETING OF SOIETY OF LATERAL ACCESS SURGERY, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA: APRIL 16-‐‐18, 2009
11. MUNDIS, G.M., AKBARNIA, B.A., SALARI, P. AND BAGHERI, R.: CAN MINIMALLY INVASIVE LATERAL INTERBODY FUSION REPLACE OPEN INTERBODY APPROACH IN COMBINED SURGERY FOR COMPLEX ADULT SPINE DEFORMITY? SOCIETY OF LATERAL ACCESS SURGERY, SAN DIEGO, APRIL16-‐‐18, 2009
12. MUNDIS, G.M., AKBARNIA, B.A., SALARI, P. AND BAGHERI, R.: CAN MINIMALLY INVASIVE LATERAL INTERBODY FUSION REPLACE OPEN INTERBODY APPROACH IN COMBINED SURGERY FOR COMPLEX ADULT SPINE DEFORMITY? INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON ADVANCED SPINE TECHNIQUES (IMAST) ANNUAL MEETING. VIENNA, AUSTRIA, JULY 15-‐‐
18, 2009
13. HAWKINSON N, SCHWAB FJ, KELLY B, FARCY JPC, MUNDIS GM, CUNNINGHAM ME, AKBARNIA BA, HOSTIN R, HART RA, BOACHIE-‐‐ADJEI O, FURTON DC, KLINEBERG E, SHAFFREY CI, BESS S, INTERNATIONAL SPINE STUDY GROUP: MAJOR COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING ADULT SPINAL DEFORMITY SURGERY: IS THERE A HIGH RISK PATIENT PROFILE? INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON ADVANCED SPINE TECHNIQUES (IMAST). VIENNA, AUSTRIA, JULY 15-‐‐18, 2009
14. SALARI PA, OLIVEIRA D, AKBARNIA BA, SPONSELLER P, MUNDIS GM: INFANTILE IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; VARIATIONS IN PREFERRED TREATMENT OPTIONS: 16TH INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON ADVANCED SPINE TECHNIQUES (IMAST), VIENNA, AUSTRIA, JULY 15-‐‐18, 2009
15. MUNDIS GM, AKBARNIA BA, BILLINGHURST J, HAGHIGHI S. BLINDNESS AND VISUAL EVOKED POTENTIALS: A NOVEL APPLICATION OF AN ESTABLISHED TECHNIQUE TO MONITOR INTRA OPERATIVE VISUAL PATHWAYS. 44TH ANNUAL MEETING OF SCOLIOSIS RESEARCH SOCIETY (SRS) SAN ANTONIO, TX SEPTEMBER 23-‐‐26TH, 2009
16. HAWKINSON N, SCHWAB FJ, KELLY B, FARCY JPC, MUNDIS GM, CUNNINGHAM ME, AKBARNIA BA, HOSTIN R, HART RA, BOACHIE-‐‐ADJEI O, FURTON DC, KLINEBERG E, SHAFFREY CI, BESS S, INTERNATIONAL SPINE STUDY GROUP: MAJOR COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING ADULT SPINAL DEFORMITY SURGERY: IS THERE A HIGH RISK PATIENT PROFILE? CONGRESS OF NEUROLOGIC SURGERY. NEW ORLEANS, LA. 2009
17. SALARI PA, OLIVEIRA D, AKBARNIA BA, SPONSELLER P, MUNDIS GM: INFANTILE IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; VARIATIONS IN PREFERRED TREATMENT OPTIONS. 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS (ICEOS), TORONTO, CANADA, NOVEMBER 19-‐‐20, 2010
18. AKBARNIA BA, MUNDIS GM, SALARI P, YASZAY B.: INNOVATION IN GROWING ROD TECHNIQUE; STUDY OF SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF REMOTELY EXPANDABLE ROD IN ANIMAL MODEL. 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS (ICEOS), TORONTO, CANADA, NOVEMBER 19-‐‐20, 2010
2010
19. HAWKINSON N, SCHWAB FJ, KELLY B, FARCY JPC, MUNDIS GM, CUNNINGHAM ME, AKBARNIA BA, HOSTIN R, HART RA, BOACHIE-‐‐ADJEI O, FURTON DC, KLINEBERG E, SHAFFREY CI, BESS S, INTERNATIONAL SPINE STUDY GROUP:MAJOR COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING ADULT SPINAL DEFORMITY SURGERY: IS THERE A HIGH RISK PATIENT PROFILE? AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY. NEW ORLEANS, LA. MARCH 9-‐‐13, 2010
20. SCHROERLUCKE S, MUNDIS GM, SALARI P, BAGHERI R, PAWELEK J, AKBARNIA BA: ISOLATING THE EFFECT OF THE LATERAL APPROACH IN COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SURGERY FOR ADULT SPINAL DEFORMITY: A RADIOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS, 3RD ANNUAL SOLAS RESEARCH MEETING, LA JOLLA, CA, APRIL 8-‐‐10, 2010
21. MUNDIS GM, AKBARNIA BA, SALARI P, MANOS R, VARMA V, BAGHERI R. IS THE LESS INVASIVE FAR LATERAL APPROACH SAFE WAY TO RECONSTRUCT THE ANTERIOR SPINAL COLUMN IN ADVANCED ADULT DEFORMITY SURGERY? A MINIMUM 2-‐‐YEAR FOLLOW-‐‐UP STUDY. 3RD ANNUAL SOLAS RESEARCH MEETING, LA JOLLA, CA, APRIL 8-‐‐10, 2010
22. SCHROERLUCKE S, AKBARNIA BA, MUNDIS GM, BAGHERI R, SALARI P, PAWELEK J: CAN XLIF IMPROVE CORONAL L4 TILT IN SEVERE ADULT LUMBAR SCOLIOSIS? 3RD ANNUAL SOLAS RESEARCH MEETING, LA JOLLA, CA, APRIL 8-‐‐10, 2010
23. MUNDIS GM, AKBARNIA BA, SALARI P, MANOS R, VARMA V, BAGHERI R. IS THE LESS INVASIVE FAR LATERAL APPROACH SAFE WAY TO RECONSTRUCT THE ANTERIOR SPINAL COLUMN IN ADVANCED ADULT DEFORMITY SURGERY? A MINIMUM 2-‐‐YEAR FOLLOW-‐‐UP STUDY. 17TH INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON ADVANCED SPINE TECHNOLOGY (IMAST). TORONTO, CANADA, JULY 21-‐‐24, 2010
24. SALARI P, PAWELEK J, MUNDIS GM, SPONSELLER PD, BOACHIE-‐‐ADJEI O, SCHWEND RM, BOSCH P, BLAKEMORE LC, AKBARNIA BA: FACTORS INFLUENCING THE DECISION FOR SURGICAL INTERVENTION IN EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS. 17TH INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON ADVANCED SPINE TECHNOLOGY (IMAST). TORONTO, CANADA, JULY 21-‐‐24, 2010
25. V.C. LAFAGE, F.J. SCHWAB, B.N. UNGAR, R.A. HART, G.M. MUNDIS, B.A. AKBARNIA, D.C. BURTON, B. LINE, O. BOACHIE-‐‐ADJEI, R. HOSTIN, C.I. SHAFFREY, J.S. SMITH, K.B. WOOD, S. BESS, ISSG. RISK FACTORS FOR MAJOR PER-‐‐OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS IN ADULT SPINAL DEFORMITY SURGERY: A MULTI-‐‐CENTER REVIEW OF 953 CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS. 45TH ANNUAL MEETING OF SCOLIOSIS RESEARCH SOCIETY, SEPTEMBER 22-‐‐
25TH, KYOTO, JAPAN
26. SCHROERLUCKE S, SALARI P, PAWELEK J, MUNDIS GM, AKBARNIA BA: PREOPERATIVE THORACIC KYPHOSIS CAN PREDICT COMPLICATIONS IN GROWING ROD SURGERY FOR EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS. 45TH ANNUAL MEETING OF SCOLIOSIS RESEARCH SOCIETY, SEPTEMBER 21-‐‐24TH, KYOTO, JAPAN
27. AKBARNIA BA, MUNDIS GM, SALARI P, YASZAY B: INNOVATION IN GROWING ROD TECHNIQUE; STUDY OF SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF REMOTELY EXPANDABLE ROD IN ANIMAL MODEL. 45TH ANNUAL MEETING OF SCOLIOSIS RESEARCH SOCIETY, KYOTO JAPAN, SEPTEMBER 21-‐‐24, 2010
28. MUNDIS GM, AKBARNIA BA, SALARI P, MANOS R, VARMA V, BAGHERI R. IS THE LESS INVASIVE FAR LATERAL APPROACH SAFE WAY TO RECONSTRUCT THE ANTERIOR SPINAL COLUMN IN ADVANCED ADULT DEFORMITY SURGERY? A MINIMUM 2-‐‐YEAR FOLLOW-‐‐UP STUDY. 2010 ANNUAL MEETING O FTHE SOCIETY FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINE SURGERY, MIAMI FLA, NOVEMBER 5-‐‐7, 2009
29. SCHROERLUCKE S, SALARI P, PAWELEK J, MUNDIS GM, AKBARNIA BA: PREOPERATIVE THORACIC KYPHOSIS CAN PREDICT COMPLICATIONS IN GROWING ROD SURGERY FOR EARLY ONSET
SCOLIOSIS. 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS AND GROWING SPINE (ICEOS), TORONTO CANADA, NOVEMBER 19-‐‐20, 2010
30. AKBARNIA BA , SCHROERLUCKE S, SALARI P, PAWELEK J, MUNDIS GMK: PREOPERATIVE THORACIC KYPHOSIS CAN PREDICT COMPLICATIONS IN GROWING ROD SURGERY FOR EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS. 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS AND GROWING SPINE (ICEOS), TORONTO CANADA, NOVEMBER 19-‐‐20, 2010
2011
31. MUNDIS GM. ADULT AND PEDIATRIC DEFORMITY: CLASSIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT. NUVASIVE TIER 5 DEFORMITY TRAINING. SAN DIEGO CA, FEB 2011
32. MUNDIS GM. HYPOKYPHOSIS AND PROXIMAL JUNCTIONAL KYPHOSIS IN AIS. K2M COMPLEX SPINE DEFORMITY COURSE. SAN DIEGO CA, MARCH 24-‐‐25TH, 2011
33. MUNDIS GM. THORACIC PEDICLE SCREWS AND DIRECT VERTEBRAL DEROTATION. K2M COMPLEX SPINE DEFORMITY COURSE. SAN DIEGO, CA, MARCH 24-‐‐25TH, 2011
34. KESHAVARZI S, MUNDIS GM, PEKMEZCI M, AKBARNIA BA, WEBER M, AMES C, DEVIREN V: THE UTILITY AND LIMITATIONS OF XLIF FOR ADULT SCOLIOSIS. SOCIETY OF LATERAL ACCESS SURGERY, SAN DIEGO, CA MARCH 31 – APRIL 2, 2011
35. AKBARNIA BA, MUNDIS GM, BAGHERI R, KABIRIAN N, SALARI P, PAWELEK J: LATERAL APPROACH FOR INTERBODY FUSION (LIF) IS A SAFE AND EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUE TO RECONSTRUCT THE ANTERIOR SPINAL COLUMN IN COMPLEX ADULT SPINAL DEFORMITY: A MINIMUM 2-‐‐YEAR FOLLOW UP STUDY. SOCIETY OF LATERAL ACCESS SURGERY, SAN DIEGO, CA MARCH 31 – APRIL 2, 2011
36. MUNDIS GM, EASTLACK RK, MOAZZAZ P, TURNER A, CORNWALL B. CONTRIBUTION OF ROUND VS. RECTANGULAR EXPANDABLE CAGE ENDPLATES TO SPINAL STABILITY IN A CADAVERIC CORPECTOMY MODEL (XCORE). SOCIETY OF LATERAL ACCESS SURGERY, SAN DIEGO, CA MARCH 31 – APRIL 2, 2011
37. AKBARNIA BA, MUNDIS GM, MOAZZAZ P, KABIRIAN N, EASTLACK R, PAWELEK J: CAN LESS INVASIVE LATERAL INTERBODY FUSION WITH TRANSPSOAS ALL RELEASE (LIFTAR) REPLACE THREE COLUMN OSTEOTOMY FOR CORRECTION OF ADULT FOCAL SAGITTAL PLANE DEFORMITY? SOCIETY OF LATERAL ACCESS SURGERY, SAN DIEGO, CA MARCH 31
– APRIL 2, 2011
38. MUNDIS GM, AKBARNIA BA, BAGHERI R, SALARI P, KABIRIAN N: IS THE LESS INVASIVE FAR LATERAL APPROACH A SAFE WAY TO RECONSTRUCT THE ANTERIOR COLUMN IN ADVANCED ADULT DEFORMTY SURGERY? A MINIMUM 2-‐‐YEAR FOLLOW UP STUDY. INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SPINE SURGERY. LAS VEGAS NEVADA, APRIL 26-‐‐29, 2011
39. V.C. LAFAGE, F.J. SCHWAB, B.N. UNGAR, R.A. HART, G.M. MUNDIS, B.A. AKBARNIA, D.C. BURTON, B. LINE, O. BOACHIE-‐‐ADJEI, R. HOSTIN, C.I. SHAFFREY, J.S. SMITH, K.B. WOOD, S. BESS, ISSG. RISK FACTORS FOR MAJOR PERI-‐‐OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS IN ADULT SPINE DEFORMITY SURGERY: A MULTI-‐‐CENTER REVIEW OF 953 CONSECUTIVE CASES.
11TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SPINE SURGERY MEETING, LAS VEGAS, NV APRIL 2011
40. SCHROERLUCKE S, SALARI P, PAWELEK J, MUNDIS GM, AKBARNIA BA: PREOPERATIVE THORACIC KYPHOSIS CAN PREDICT COMPLICATIONS IN GROWING ROD SURGERY FOR EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS. PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA, MONTREAL CANADA, MAY 11-‐‐14, 2011
41. MUNDIS GM. ADULT AND PEDIATRIC DEFORMITY: CLASSIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT. NUVASIVE TIER 5 DEFORMITY TRAINING. SAN DIEGO CA, JUNE 1ST, 2011
42. AKBARNIA BA, MUNDIS GM, MOAZZAZ P, KABIRIAN N, EASTLACK R, PAWELEK J: CAN LESS INVASIVE LATERAL INTERBODY FUSION WITH TRANSPSOAS ALL RELEASE (LIFTAR) REPLACE THREE COLUMN OSTEOTOMY FOR CORRECTION OF ADULT FOCAL SAGITTAL PLANE DEFORMITY? SPINE STUDY GROUP ANNUAL MEETING, MIAMI FLA, JUNE 2011
43. SCHROERLUCKE S, EASTLACK RK, STEKLOV N, AKBARNIA BA, MUNDIS GM, MARINO JF. BIOMECHANICAL TESTING OF PEDICLE SCREWS: POLYAXIAL, MONOAXIAL, AND A NOVEL UNIPLANAR DESIGN. SPINE STUDY GROUP ANNUAL MEETING, MIAMI FLA, JUNE 2011
44. SCHROERLUCKE S, SALARI P, PAWELEK J, MUNDIS GM, AKBARNIA BA: PREOPERATIVE THORACIC KYPHOSIS CAN PREDICT COMPLICATIONS IN GROWING ROD SURGERY FOR EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS ANNUAL MEETING AMERICAN ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION, BOSTON MA, JUNE 22-‐‐25, 2011
45. AKBARNIA BA, MUNDIS GM, MOAZZAZ P, KABIRIAN N, EASTLACK R, PAWELEK J: CAN LESS INVASIVE LATERAL INTERBODY FUSION WITH TRANSPSOAS ALL RELEASE (LIFTAR) REPLACE THREE COLUMN OSTEOTOMY FOR CORRECTION OF ADULT FOCAL SAGITTAL PLANE DEFORMITY? 18TH ANNUAL MEETING ON ADVANCED SPINE TECHNOLOGY, COPENHAGEN NORWAY, JULY 14-‐‐16, 2011
46. GUPTA M, KLINEBERG E, LAFAGE V, BESS S, SCHWAB F, BOACHIE O, KEBAISH K, WOOD
K, AKBARNIA B, MUNDIS G, AMES C, O’BRIEN M, HOSTIN R, ISSG. PEDICLE SUBTRACTION OSTEOTOMY WITH EXTENSION OF FUSION TO THE PELVIS: DOES ANTERIOR INTERBODY SUPPORT AT L5-‐‐S1 IMPROVE SAGITTAL AND PELVIC PARAMETERS? 18TH ANNUAL MEETING ON ADVANCED SPINE TECHNOLOGY, COPENHAGEN NORWAY, JULY 14-‐‐16,
2011
47. HENNESSY MW, PAWELEK, J, AKBARNIA BA, MUNDIS GM. RADIATION EXPOSURE IN GROWING ROD SURGERY FOR EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS. 18TH ANNUAL MEETING ON ADVANCED SPINE TECHNOLOGY, COPENHAGEN NORWAY, JULY 14-‐‐16, 2011
48. MUNDIS GM. ADULT AND PEDIATRIC DEFORMITY: CLASSIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT. NUVASIVE TIER 5 DEFORMITY TRAINING. SAN DIEGO CA, SEP 7TH, 2011
49. YASZAY B, KABIRIAN N, PAWELEK J, EMANS J, JOHNSTON C, SHAH SA, MUNDIS GM, AKBARNIA BA, STUDY GROUP, GROWING SPINE. BEWARE THE RISKS OF INSTRUMENTING TO THE PELVIS IN AMBULATORY EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS PATIENTS TREATED WITH GROWTH SPARING SURGERY. (CASE PRESENTATION) 46TH ANNUAL MEETING SCOLIOSIS RESEARCH SOCIETY, LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY, SEP 14-‐‐16, 2011
50. SCHWAB F, BESS S, BLONDEL B, HOSTIN R, SHAFFREY CI, SMITH JS, BOACHI-‐‐ADJEI O, BURTON D, AKBARNIA BA, MUNDIS GM, AMES CP, KEBAISH KHALED, HART RA, LAFAGE V, INTERNATIONAL SPINE STUDY GROUP. COMBINED ASSESSMENT OF PELVIC TILT, PELVIC INCIDENCE/LUMBAR LORDOSIS MISMATCH AND SAGITTAL VERTICAL AXIS PREDICTS DISABILITY IN ADULT SPINAL DEFORMITY. 46TH ANNUAL MEETING SCOLIOSIS RESEARCH SOCIETY, LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY, SEP 14-‐‐16, 2011
51. SCHROERLUCKE S, EASTLACK RK, STEKLOV N, AKBARNIA BA, MUNDIS GM, MARINO JF. BIOMECHANICAL TESTING OF PEDICLE SCREWS: POLYAXIAL, MONOAXIAL, AND A NOVEL UNIPLANAR DESIGN. ANNUAL MEETING OF SOCIETY FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINE SURGERY, LAS VEGAS NV, OCT 20-‐‐22, 2011
52. AKBARNIA BA, KABIRIAN N, PAWELEK J, ALAM M, MUNDIS GM, ACACIO R, THOMPSON G, MARKS DS, GARDNER A, SKAGGS D, STUDY GROUP, GROWING SPINE. POST-‐‐ OPERATIVE WOUND INFECTION IN GROWING ROD SURGERY FOR EARLY-‐‐ONSET SCOLIOSIS. INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS (ICEOS) AND GROWING SPINE. 5TH ANNUAL MEETING ORLANDO FLORIDIA, NOV 18-‐‐19, 2011
53. HENNESSY MW, PAWELEK, J, AKBARNIA BA, MUNDIS GM. RADIATION EXPOSURE IN GROWING ROD SURGERY FOR EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS. INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS (ICEOS) AND GROWING SPINE. 5TH ANNUAL MEETING ORLANDO FLORIDIA, NOV 18-‐‐19, 2011
2012
54. AKBARNIA BA, MUNDIS GM, MOAZZAZ P, KABIRIAN N, BAGHERI R, EASTLACK R, PAWELEK J. ANTERIOR COLUMN REALIGNMENT (ACR) FOR FOCAL KYPHOTIC SPINAL DEFORMITY USING A LATERAL TRANSPSOAS INTERBODY APPROACH AND ALL RELEASE.
5TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY OF LATERAL ACCESS SURGERY, DEL MAR
CALIFORNIA, MAY 3-‐‐5
55. NOMOTO E, STANTON P, KABIRIAN N, BRUFFEY J, PAWELEK J, MUNDIS GM, AKBARNIA BA, EASTLACK R. SUBSIDENCE AND LUMBAR SAGITTAL ALIGNMENT FOLLOWING LATERAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION. 5TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY OF LATERAL ACCESS SURGERY, DEL MAR CALIFORNIA, MAY 3-‐‐5
56. STANTON P, NOMOTO E, KABIRIAN N, BRUFFEY J, PAWELEK J, MUNDIS GM, AKBARNIA BA, EASTLACK R. ANALYSIS OF TRANSPSOAS LATERAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION (LLIF) FOR THE TREATMENT OF ADULT LUMBAR DEGENERATIVE SPONDYLOLISTHESIS (DS): A RADIOGRAPHIC REVIEW. 5TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY OF LATERAL ACCESS SURGERY, DEL MAR CALIFORNIA, MAY 3-‐‐5
57. MUNDIS GM, NOMOTO E, HENNESSY M, PAWELEK J, AKBARNIA BA. LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS OF RADIATION EXPOSURE DURING THE COURSE OF GROWING ROD TREATMENT FOR EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS. 19TH ANNUAL MEETING ON ADVANCED SPINE TECHNOLOGY, ISTANBUL TURKEY, JULY 18-‐‐21, 2012
58. AMES C, SCHEER J, SMITH J, KLINEBERG E, HART R, MUNDIS GM, BURTON D, HOSTIN R, O’BRIEN M, SHAFFREY C, BESS S, SCHWAB F, KEBAISH K, DEVIREN V, ISSG. REOPERATION RATES AND IMPACT ON OUTCOME IN A LARGE PROSPECTIVE MULTICENTER ADULT SPINAL DEFORMITY DATABASE. 19TH ANNUAL MEETING ON ADVANCED SPINE TECHNOLOGY, ISTANBUL TURKEY, JULY 18-‐‐21, 2012
59. BESS S, LINE B, BOACHIE-‐‐ADJEI O, HART R, LAFAGE V, SCHWAB F, AKBARNIA BA, AMES C, BURTON D, HOSITIN R, KLINEBERG E, MUNDIS GM, SHAFFREY C, SMITH J. DOES RECOMBINANT HUMAN BONE MORPHOGENIC PROTEIN-‐‐2 (BMP) USE IN ADULT SPINAL DEFORMITY (ASD) INCREASE COMPLICATIONS AND ARE COMPLICATIONS DOSE RELATED? A PROSPECTIVE, MULTICENTER STUDY OF 257 CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS. 19TH
ANNUAL MEETING ON ADVANCED SPINE TECHNOLOGY, ISTANBUL TURKEY, JULY 18-‐‐21,
60. SHAH S, MUNDIS GM, DHAWALE A, YORGOVA P, NEISS G, PAWELEK J, EMANS J, THOMPSON G, AKBARNIA BA, OZGUR D. THE EFFECT OF SERIAL GROWING ROD LENGTHENING ON SAGITTAL PROFILE IN EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS. SPINE ACROSS THE SEA, KAUAI, HI JULY 29-‐‐AUG 2
61. KABIRIAN N, AKBARNIA BA, PAWELEK J, ALAM M, MUNDIS GM, ACACIO R, MARKS D, GARDNER A, SKAGGS D. DEEP SURGICAL SITE INFECTION FOLLOWING GROWING ROD SURGERY IN EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS: HOW DOES IT CHANGE THE COURSE OF TREATMENT? 47TH ANNUAL MEETING SCOLIOSIS RESEARCH SOCIETY, CHICAGO IL, SEPT
4-‐‐8, 2012
62. BESS S, LINE B, BOACHIE-‐‐ADJEI O, HART R, AMES C, LAFAGE V, SCHWAB F, AKBARNIA BA, BURTON D, HOSTIN R, KLINEBERG E, MUNDIS GM, SMITH J, SHAFFREY C, ISSG. OPERATIVE TIME AND PATIENT AGE, RATHER THAN RECOMBINANT HUMAN BONE MORPHOGENIC PROTEIN-‐‐2 (BMP) USE, INCREASE MAJOR COMPLICATIONS IN ADULT SPINAL DEFORMITY (ASD) SURGERY. 47TH ANNUAL MEETING SCOLIOSIS RESEARCH SOCIETY, CHICAGO IL, SEPT 4-‐‐8, 2012
63. FU KM, BESS S, SCHWAB F, SHAFFREY C, LAFAGE V, SMITH J, AMES C, BOACHIE-‐‐ADJEI O, BURTON D, HART R, KLINEBERG E, HOSTIN R, MUNDIS GM, MUMMANENI P, ISSG. HEALTH IMPACT COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT DISEASE STATES AND POPULATION NORMS TO ADULT SPINAL DEFORMITY (ASD): A CALL FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. 47TH ANNUAL MEETING SCOLIOSIS RESEARCH SOCIETY, CHICAGO IL, SEPT 4-‐‐8, 2012
64. HART R, BESS S, BURTON D, SHAFFREY C, PROTOPSALTIS T, BOACHIE-‐‐ADJEI O, AMES C, DEVIREN V, HOSTIN R, KLINEBERG E, MUMMANENI P, MUNDIS GM, SMITH J, SCHWAB F, ISSG. PROXIMAL JUNCTIONAL FAILURE (PJF) CLASSIFICATION AND SEVERITY SCALE: DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A STANDARDIZED SYSTEM. 47TH ANNUAL MEETING SCOLIOSIS RESEARCH SOCIETY, CHICAGO IL, SEPT 4-‐‐8, 2012
65. SHAH S, MUNDIS GM, DHAWALE A, YORGOVA P, NEISS G, PAWELEK J, EMANS J, THOMPSON G, AKBARNIA BA, OZGUR D. THE EFFECT OF SERIAL GROWING ROD LENGTHENING ON SAGITTAL PROFILE IN EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS. 47TH ANNUAL MEETING SCOLIOSIS RESEARCH SOCIETY, CHICAGO IL, SEPT 4-‐‐8, 2012
66. SCHWAB F, LAFAGE V, SHAFFREY C, SMITH J, MOAL B, AMES C, FU KM, MUMMANENI P, BURTON D, GUPTA M, DEVIREN V, MUNDIS GM, HART R, BESS S, ISSG. THE SCHWAB-‐‐SRS ADULT SPINAL DEFORMITY CLASSIFICATION: ASSESSMENT AND CLINICAL
CORRELATIONS BASED ON A PROSPECTIVE OPERATIVE AND NON-‐‐OPERATIVE COHORT.
47TH ANNUAL MEETING SCOLIOSIS RESEARCH SOCIETY, CHICAGO IL, SEPT 4-‐‐8, 2012

Poster Presentations

1. MUNDIS GM. CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS SURGERY IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE. POSTER PRESENTATION, RESEARCH DAY, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI COLUMBIA. OCTOBER, 2000.
2. MUNDIS GM. CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS SURGERY IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE . POSTER PRESENTATION, MISSOURI CHAPTER OF AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, LAKE OF THE OZARKS, MO. JUNE 2001.
3. MUNDIS GM, TEAGUE D, ERTL W. FAILURE OF ANTERIOR PELVIC RING FIXATION. 2006 AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS ANNUAL MEETING, CHICAGO, IL
2006. POSTER PRESENTATION.
4. MUNDIS GM, PUCKETT TA. INCIDENCE OF POST-‐‐OPERATIVE INFECTION IN ACUTELY STABILIZED SPINE FRACTURES VERSUS ELECTIVE INSTRUMENTED SPINE SURGERY. POSTER PRESENTATION ORTHOPEDIC TRAUMA ASSOCIATION 2006 ANNUAL MEETING, PHOENIX AZ
5. MUNDIS GM, LEWIS TR, TEAGUE D, ERTL W. PELVIC RING FRACTURES WITH ASSOCIATED ACE TUBULAR FRACTURES: TREATMENT AND OBJECTIVE OUTCOMES. POSTER PRESENTATION 2007 ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING
6. AKBARNIA, B.A., OLIVIERA, D., SALARI P., KOSTIAL, P., MUNDIS, GM: COMPLICACAO NEUROLOGICA APOS TROCA DOS IMPLANTES DE HASTES DE CRESCIENTO: RELATO DE CASO. XII CONGRESSO DA SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE CLUNA, FOZ DO IGUCU, BRASIL. APRIL 30, 2009.
7. KLINEBERG E, GUPTA MC, WOOD KB, BURTON DC, AKBARNIA BA, BOACHIE-‐‐ADJEI O, CUNNINGHAM ME, HART RA, HOSTIN R, MUNDIS GM, SCHWAB FJ, SHAFFREY CI, SMITH JS, BESS S.: OFF LABEL USE OF RHBMP2 IN SPINAL SURGERY: SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN AMOUNT, LOCATION, AND USE IN SPINAL SURGERY. E-‐‐ POSTER PRESENTATION. IMAST. TORONTO, CANADA. JULY 21-‐‐24, 2009
8. HAWKINSON N, SCHWAB FJ, KELLY B, FARCY JPC, MUNDIS GM, CUNNINGHAM ME, AKBARNIA BA, HOSTIN R, HART RA, BOACHIE-‐‐ADJEI O, FURTON DC, KLINEBERG E, SHAFFREY CI, BESS S, INTERNATIONAL SPINE STUDY GROUP: MAJOR COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING ADULT SPINAL DEFORMITY SURGERY: IS THERE A HIGH RISK PATIENT PROFILE? 44TH ANNUAL SCOLIOSIS RESEARCH SOCIETY, SAN ANTONIO, TX, SEPTEMBER
23-‐‐26TH, 2009.
9. MUNDIS GM, AKBARNIA BA, BILLINGHURST J, HAGHIGHI S. BLINDNESS AND VISUAL EVOKED POTENTIALS: A NOVEL APPLICATION OF AN ESTABLISHED TECHNIQUE TO MONITOR INTRA OPERATIVE VISUAL PATHWAYS. NORTH AMERICAN SPINE SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, NOVEMBER 10-‐‐14TH, 2009
10. MUNDIS GM, AKBARNIA BA, SALARI P, MANOS R, VARMA V, BAGHERI R. IS THE LESS INVASIVE FAR LATERAL APPROACH SAFE WAY TO RECONSTRUCT THE ANTERIOR SPINAL COLUMN IN ADVANCED ADULT DEFORMITY SURGERY? A MINIMUM 2-‐‐YEAR FOLLOW-‐‐UP STUDY. NORTH AMERICAN SPINE SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, NOVEMBER 10-‐‐14TH, 2009
11. AKBARNIA BA, MUNDIS GM, SALARI P, WALKER B, POOL S, CHANG A.: A TECHNICAL REPORT ON THE MAGEC SYSTEM: A REMOTELY EXPANDABLE DEVICE FOR NON-‐‐ INVASIVE LENGTHENING OF GROWING ROD. INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON ADVANCEMENT OF SPINE TECHNOLOGIES JULY 21-‐‐24, 2010 (E-‐‐POSTER)
12. SALARI P, PAWALEK J, MUNDIS GM, SPONSELLER PD, BOACHIE-‐‐ADJEI O, SCHWEND RM, BOSCH P, BLAKEMORE LC, AKBARNIA BA.: FACTORS INFLUENCING THE DECISION FOR SURGICAL INTERVENTION IN EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS. 45TH ANNUAL MEETING OF SCOLIOSIS RESEARCH SOCIETY, KYOTO, JAPAN, SEPTEMBER 21-‐‐24, 2010 (E-‐‐POSTER)
13. KLINEBERG E, GUPTA MC, WOOD KB, BURTON DC, AKBARNIA BA, BOACHIE-‐‐ADJEI O, CUNNINGHAM ME, HART RA, HOSTIN R, MUNDIS GM, SCHWAB FJ, SHAFFREY CI, SMITH JS, BESS S.OFF LABEL USE OF RHBMP2 IN SPINAL SURGERY: SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN AMOUNT, LOCATION, AND USE IN SPINAL SURGERY. 45TH ANNUAL MEETING OF SCOLIOSIS RESEARCH SOCIETY, KYOTO, JAPAN, SEPTEMBER 21-‐‐24, 2010 (E-‐‐POSTER)
14. SALARI P, PAWALEK J, MUNDIS GM, SPONSELLER PD, BOACHIE-‐‐ADJEI O, SCHWEND RM, BOSCH P, BLAKEMORE LC, AKBARNIA BA.: FACTORS INFLUENCING THE DECISION FOR SURGICAL INTERVENTION IN EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS. 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS (ICEOS), TORONTO, CANADA, NOVEMBER 19-‐‐20, 2010 (E-‐‐ POSTER)
15. MUNDIS GM, AKBARNIA BA, SALARI P, BAGHERI R.: TWO YEAR POST-‐‐OP FOLLOW-‐‐UP ON A LESS INVASIVE FAR LATERAL APPROACH IN ADVANCED ADULT SPINE DEFORMITY. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS (AAOS), SAN DIEGO, CA, FEBRUARY
15-‐‐19TH, 2011
16. SCHROERLUCKE S, MUNDIS GM, SALARI P, BAGERI R, PAWALEK J, AKBARNIA B.: ISOLATING THE EFFECT OF THE LATERAL APPROACH IN COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SURGERY FOR ADULT SPINAL DEFORMITY: A RADIOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS. INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SPINE SURGERY, LAS VEGAS, NV, APRIL 26-‐‐29, 2011
17. AKBARNIA B, MUNDIS GM, MOAZZAZ P, KABIRIAN N.: SEGMENTAL CORRECTION OF ADULT FOCAL SAGITTAL PLANE DEFORMITY USING A NOVEL LATERAL INTERBODY APPROACH WITH ANTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT RELEASE. INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SPINE SURGERY, LAS VEGAS, NV, APRIL 26-‐‐29,
2011
18. MUNDIS GM, AKBARNIA BA, BAGHERI R, SALARI P, KABIRIAN N: IS THE LESS INVASIVE FAR LATERAL APPROACH A SAFE WAY TO RECONSTRUCT THE ANTERIOR COLUMN IN ADVANCED ADULT DEFORMTY SURGERY? A MINIMUM 2-‐‐YEAR FOLLOW UP STUDY. AMERICAN ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING, BOSTON MA, JUNE 22-‐‐25, 2011
19. YASZAY B, PAWELEK J, KABIRIAN N, BASTROM T, EMANS JB, THOMPSON GH, MCCARTHY RE, MUNDIS GM, AKBARNIA BA, STUDY GROUP, GROWING SPINE. THE VALUE OF FLEXIBILITY RADIOGRAPHS IN PREDICTING CORONAL CURVE CORRECTION FOLLOWING GROWING ROD SURGERY. 18TH ANNUAL MEETING ON ADVANCED SPINE TECHNOLOGY, COPENHAGEN NORWAY, JULY 14-‐‐16, 2011
20. YASZAY B, KABIRIAN N, PAWELEK J, EMANS J, JOHNSTON C, SHAH SA, MUNDIS GM, AKBARNIA BA, STUDY GROUP, GROWING SPINE. BEWARE THE RISKS OF INSTRUMENTING TO THE PELVIS IN AMBULATORY EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS PATIENTS TREATED WITH GROWTH SPARING SURGERY. 18TH ANNUAL MEETING ON ADVANCED SPINE TECHNOLOGY, COPENHAGEN NORWAY, JULY 14-‐‐16, 2011
21. AKBARNIA BA, KABIRIAN N, PAWELEK J, ALAM M, MUNDIS GM, ACACIO R, THOMPSON G, MARKS DS, GARDNER A, SKAGGS D, STUDY GROUP, GROWING SPINE. POST-‐‐ OPERATIVE WOUND INFECTION IN GROWING ROD SURGERY FOR EARLY-‐‐ONSET SCOLIOSIS. 18TH ANNUAL MEETING ON ADVANCED SPINE TECHNOLOGY, COPENHAGEN NORWAY, JULY 14-‐‐16, 2011
22. SCHROERLUCKE S, EASTLACK RK, STEKLOV N, AKBARNIA BA, MUNDIS GM, MARINO JF. BIOMECHANICAL TESTING OF PEDICLE SCREWS: POLYAXIAL, MONOAXIAL, AND A NOVEL UNIPLANAR DESIGN. 18TH ANNUAL MEETING ON ADVANCED SPINE TECHNOLOGY, COPENHAGEN NORWAY, JULY 14-‐‐16, 2011
23. HART R, LINE B, HOSTIN R, O’BRIEN M, SHAFFREY C, SMITH J, BOACHIE-‐‐ADJEI O, CUNNINGHAM M, BURTON D, AKBARNIA B, MUNDIS G, LAFAGE V, SCHWAB F, AMES C, DEVIREN V, BESS S, KEBAISH K, WOOD K, KLINEBERG E, GUPTA M, ISSG. SELF REPORTED FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS DUE TO LUMBAR STIFFNESS CORRELATE WITH AGE AND SRS-‐‐
22 SCORES AMONG ASYMPTOMATIC VOLUNTEERS. 18TH ANNUAL MEETING ON
ADVANCED SPINE TECHNOLOGY, COPENHAGEN NORWAY, JULY 14-‐‐16, 2011
24. BURTON D, LAI SM, AKBARNIA B, AMES C, BESS S, DEVIREN V, HART R, KEBAISH K, MUNDIS G, SHAFFREY C, SMITH J, ISSG. THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DRAM AND THE SRS 22R: CAN WE SUBSTITUTE THE SRS 22R FOR THE DRAM FOR ASSESSING PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS? 18TH ANNUAL MEETING ON ADVANCED SPINE TECHNOLOGY, COPENHAGEN NORWAY, JULY 14-‐‐16, 2011
25. MUNDIS GM, AKBARNIA BA, BAGHERI R, SALARI P, KABIRIAN N: IS THE LESS INVASIVE FAR LATERAL APPROACH A SAFE WAY TO RECONSTRUCT THE ANTERIOR COLUMN IN ADVANCED ADULT DEFORMTY SURGERY? A MINIMUM 2-‐‐YEAR FOLLOW UP STUDY. 46TH ANNUAL MEETING SCOLIOSIS RESEARCH SOCIETY, LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY, SEP 14-‐‐16,
2011
26. HENNESSY MW, PAWELEK, J, AKBARNIA BA, MUNDIS GM. RADIATION EXPOSURE IN GROWING ROD SURGERY FOR EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS. 46TH ANNUAL MEETING SCOLIOSIS RESEARCH SOCIETY, LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY, SEP 14-‐‐16, 2011
27. AKBARNIA B, MUNDIS GM, MOAZZAZ P, KABIRIAN N.: SEGMENTAL CORRECTION OF ADULT FOCAL SAGITTAL PLANE DEFORMITY USING A NOVEL LATERAL INTERBODY APPROACH WITH ANTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT RELEASE. (E-‐‐POSTER) ANNUAL MEETING OF SOCIETY FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINE SURGERY, LAS VEGAS NEVAD, OCT 20-‐‐22, 2011
28. MUNDIS GM, EASTLACK RK, MOAZZAZ P, TURNER A, CORNWALL B. CONTRIBUTION OF ROUND VS. RECTANGULAR EXPANDABLE CAGE ENDPLATES TO SPINAL STABILITY IN A CADAVERIC CORPECTOMY MODEL (XCORE). (E-‐‐POSTER) ANNUAL MEETING OF SOCIETY FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINE SURGERY, LAS VEGAS NEVAD, OCT 20-‐‐22, 2011
29. SCHWAB F, BESS S, BLONDEL B, HOSTIN R, SHAFFREY CI, SMITH JS, BOACHI-‐‐ADJEI O, BURTON D, AKBARNIA BA, MUNDIS GM, AMES CP, KEBAISH KHALED, HART RA, LAFAGE V, INTERNATIONAL SPINE STUDY GROUP. COMBINED ASSESSMENT OF PELVIC TILT, PELVIC INCIDENCE/LUMBAR LORDOSIS MISMATCH AND SAGITTAL VERTICAL AXIS PREDICTS DISABILITY IN ADULT SPINAL DEFORMITY. NORTH AMERICAN SPINE SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING, CHICAGO IL, NOVEMBER 2-‐‐5TH, 2011
30. YASZAY B, PAWELEK J, KABIRIAN N, BASTROM T, EMANS J, THOMPSON G, MCCARTHY RE, MUNDIS GM, AKBARNIA BA, STUDY GROUP, GROWING SPINE. THE VALUE OF FLEXIBILITY RADIOGRAPHS IN PREDICTING CORONAL CURVE CORRECTION FOLLOWING GROWING ROD SURGERY. INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS (ICEOS) AND GROWING SPINE. 5TH ANNUAL MEETING ORLANDO FLORIDIA, NOV 18-‐‐19,
2011
31. YASZAY B, KABIRIAN N, PAWELEK J, EMANS J, JOHNSTON C, SHAH SA, MUNDIS GM, AKBARNIA BA, STUDY GROUP, GROWING SPINE. BEWARE THE RISKS OF INSTRUMENTING TO THE PELVIS IN AMBULATORY EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS PATIENTS TREATED WITH GROWTH SPARING SURGERY. INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS (ICEOS) AND GROWING SPINE. 5TH ANNUAL MEETING ORLANDO FLORIDIA, NOV 18-‐‐19, 2011
32. NOMOTO E, STANTON P, KABIRIAN N, BRUFFEY J, PAWELEK J, MUNDIS GM, AKBARNIA BA, EASTLACK R. SUBSIDENCE AND LUMBAR SAGITTAL ALIGNMENT FOLLOWING LATERAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION. 19TH ANNUAL MEETING ON ADVANCED SPINE TECHNOLOGY, ISTANBUL TURKEY, JULY 18-‐‐21, 2012
33. STANTON P, NOMOTO E, KABIRIAN N, BRUFFEY J, PAWELEK J, MUNDIS GM, AKBARNIA BA, EASTLACK R. ANALYSIS OF TRANSPSOAS LATERAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION (LLIF) FOR THE TREATMENT OF ADULT LUMBAR DEGENERATIVE SPONDYLOLISTHESIS (DS): A RADIOGRAPHIC REVIEW. 19TH ANNUAL MEETING ON ADVANCED SPINE TECHNOLOGY, ISTANBUL TURKEY, JULY 18-‐‐21, 2012
34. YASZAY B, KABIRIAN N, PAWELEK J, BASTROM T, EMANS J, THOMPSON G, MUNDIS GM, AKBARNIA BA. WHAT DO CORONAL FLEXIBILITY FILMS REALLY TELL US ABOUT THE TREATMENT OF IDIOPATHIC EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS PATIENTS USING GROWING RODS?
19TH ANNUAL MEETING ON ADVANCED SPINE TECHNOLOGY, ISTANBUL TURKEY, JULY
18-‐‐21, 2012
35. MUNDIS GM, TERRAN J, DEVIREN V, AMES C, GUPTA M, BURTON D, ISSG. RISK FACTORS IN PREDICTING EARLY POST-‐‐OPERATIVE CORONAL IMBALANCE IN ADULT SPINAL DEFORMITY PATIENTS: A MULTICENTER ANALYSIS. 19TH ANNUAL MEETING ON ADVANCED SPINE TECHNOLOGY, ISTANBUL TURKEY, JULY 18-‐‐21, 2012
36. MOAL B, SCHWAB F, AMES C, SMITH J, MUMMANENI P, MUNDIS GM, TERRAN J, KLINEBERG E, HART R, BOACHIE ADJEI O, SHAFFREY C, LAFAGE V, ISSG. RADIOGRAPHIC OUTCOMES OF SPINAL DEFORMITY CORRECTION IN ADULT PATIENTS: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF VARIABILITY AND FAILURES ACROSS DEFORMITY PATTERNS. 19TH ANNUAL MEETING ON ADVANCED SPINE TECHNOLOGY, ISTANBUL TURKEY, JULY 18-‐‐21, 2012
37. AMES C, SCHEER J, DEVIREN V, SMITH J, BESS S, HOSTIN R, KLINEBERG E, HART R, MUNDIS GM, O’BRIEN M, SHAFFREY C, LAFAGE V, KEBAISH K, SCHWAB F, ISSG. EFFECT OF UPPER INSTRUMENTED VERTEBRA (UIV) ON ADULT SPINAL DEFORMITY (ASD) CORRECTION, MAINTENANCE OF CORRECTION, AND HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE (HRQOL) FOLLOWING LUMBAR PEDICLE SUBTRACTION OSTEOTOMY (PSO). 19TH ANNUAL MEETING ON ADVANCED SPINE TECHNOLOGY, ISTANBUL TURKEY, JULY 18-‐‐21,
2012
38. AKBARNIA BA, MUNDIS GM, MOAZZAZ P, KABIRIAN N, BAGHERI R, EASTLACK R, PAWELEK J. ANTERIOR COLUMN REALIGNMENT (ACR) FOR FOCAL KYPHOTIC SPINAL DEFORMITY USING A LATERAL TRANSPSOAS INTERBODY APPROACH AND ALL RELEASE.
47TH ANNUAL MEETING SCOLIOSIS RESEARCH SOCIETY, CHICAGO IL, SEPT 4-‐‐8, 2012

Visiting Professor

COLLEGE ANATOMY: DOES IT REALLY MATTER EVANGEL UNIVERSITY, SPRINGFIELD, MO. OCT 6TH, 2011
COLLEGE CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY, MATH: REALLY? EVANGEL UNIVERSITY, SPRINGFIELD, MO OCT 7TH, 2011
MOVING COMPLEX PROCEDURES FROM THE HOSPITAL TO THE ASC EXAMPLES AND ECONOMIC IMPACT CASA HEALTH PLAN SUMMIT, DANA POINT CA, MARCH 30TH, 2012
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA VISITING PROFESSOR GRAND ROUNDS JUNE 2ND, 2012

Course Faculty

1. INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS DEBATE: CHEST VS SPINE (BOB CAMPBELL, MD) ISTANBUL, TURKEY. NOVEMBER 2009
2. NUVASIVE SPINE FELLOWS COURSE; COURSE DIRECTOR SAN DIEGO, CA OCT 2010
3. DEPUY SPINE FELLOWS COURSE. LAS VEGAS, NV JUNE 2011
4. ANNUAL DEPUY SPINE FELLOWS COURSE. LAS VEGAS NV, MAY 12-14, 2011
5. 2ND ANNUAL NUVASIVE SPINE FELLOWS COURSE; COURSE CO-DIRECTOR OCT 2011 SAN DIEGO, CA
6. ANTERIOR COLUMN REALIGNMENT. NUVASIVE, DEC 16-‐‐17, 2011. SAN DIEGO, CA
7. COMPLEX SPINE STUDY GROUP ANNUAL MEETING, JAN 12-‐‐14 NEWPORT BEACH, CA (MIS VS. OPEN SAGITTAL REA
8. 11TH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON CURRENT CONCEPTS IN SPINAL DISORDERS “THE ROLE OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY IN SAGITTAL DEFORMITY CORRECTION” LAS VEGAS, NV FEB 2-‐‐4. 2012
9. AAOS ANNUAL MEETING INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE LECTURE; “MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINE SURGERY: DOES IT HAVE A ROLE IN DEFORMITY SURGERY?” SAN FRANCISCO, CA FEB 8-‐‐11, 2012
10. DEFORMITY DOWN UNDER; SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA APR 20-‐‐21, 2012
A. FUSIONLESS SURGERY AND GROWTH MODULATION IN AIS (APRIL 20, 2012)
B. DIRECT VERTEBRAL ROTATION; THEORY AND PRACTICE (APRIL 20, 2012)
C. GROWTH MODULATION-‐‐ CONGENITAL SCOLIOSIS (APRIL 21, 2012)
D. MINIMZING COMPLICATIONS IN DEFORMITY SURGERY (APRIL 21, 2012)

Awards and Honors

EVANGEL UNIVERSITY -‐‐ OUTSTANDING GRADUATE
Science and Technology Department
Awarded to top graduating student in the Department of Science and Technology 1999
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-‐‐ Columbia RESEARCH DAY
1st Place Poster Presentation
“Cardiac Bypass surgery in patients with chronic renal failure on Dialysis, 2000
Columbia MO MISSOURI CHAPTER AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
1st Place Posium Presentation
“Transmycardial Revascularization-‐‐ a two year follow up” 2001
ELFRIEDE TACHMAN MEMORIAL AWARD
2003 University of Missouri School of Medicine
WINNER OUTSTANDING CLINICAL RESEARCH PRESENTATION
“Incidence of Post-‐‐operative Infection in Acutely Stabilized Spine Fractures versus Elective Instrumented Spine Surgery.” 2006
WINNER OUTSTANDING CLINICAL RESEARCH PRESENTATION
“Post operative infections in fracture of the spine: A review of 340 consecutive cases at a level one trauma center.” 2007
ELECTED TO THE GOOD HUMANITARIAN HONOR SOCIETY 2008
M. RAYAN RESEARCH AWARD
University of Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center 2008