Steven R. Garfin, MD

Distinguished Professor and Chair
UCSD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Spine Surgery UC San Diego Distinguished Professor and Chair
UCSD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Spine Surgery

Steven R. Garfin, MD, is the Interim Dean of the School of Medicine and Distinguished Professor (and former Chair) of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Training: Medical school at the University of Minnesota, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at UCSD, and spine fellowship at Pennsylvania Hospital (Philadelphia). He has received numerous research awards, including: ISSLS (x2), NASS (x2), CSRS (x2) and the ORS. He has been honored with the NASS Wiltse Award for Leadership, the Selby Award for Contributions, and the ISSLS Wiltse Lifetime Achievement Award.

He is a member of: the AAOS, AOA, CSRS (past President), ISSLS, NASS (past President), the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (past President), the Orthopaedic Research Society, and the Lumbar Spine Research Society. He has edited 22 books, authored over 150 book chapters, and published 320 peer review articles. He is Deputy Editor of Spine and reviewer for a number of orthopaedic and spine peer review journals. He is the PI for a clinical trial for Relievant, involved with a Phase I clinical trial with AnGes, and on the SABs for SeaSpine, Stryker, Barricade, Spinal Kinetics and Spinal Balance.

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All Sessions by Steven R. Garfin, MD

Time	Program	Topic	Faculty
Friday, December 13, 2019: Spine
2:26 PM - 2:41 PM (15 min)	Case Presentations With Questions & Answers: Cases From Years In Practice: What Would You Do	Spine	Case Panel ModeratorsAlexander R. Vaccaro, MD, PhD, MBA Steven R. Garfin, MDCase PanelMichael Groff, MD John G. Heller, MD D. Greg Anderson, MD Derek W. Moore, MD Colin B. Harris, MD I. David Kaye, MD David W. Polly, Jr. MD
3:13 PM - 3:33 PM (20 min)	Case Presentations With Questions & Answers: WELCOME TO MY WORLD of Tertiary Failed Back Surgery	Spine	Case Panel ModeratorsVinko Zlomislic, MD Marc J. Levine, MDCase PanelI. David Kaye, MD Colin B. Harris, MD David W. Polly, Jr. MD Todd J. Albert, MD Grigoriy Arutyunyan, MD Steven R. Garfin, MDJoseph H. Schwab, MD, MS
Saturday, December 14, 2019: Spine
7:48 AM - 8:18 AM (30 min)	Case Presentations With Questions & Answers: What if It Was Your Neck	Spine	Case Panel ModeratorsJohn G. Heller, MD Grigoriy Arutyunyan, MDCase PanelSteven C. Ludwig, MD Michael Groff, MD Todd J. Albert, MD Steven R. Garfin, MDDerek W. Moore, MD Colin B. Harris, MD Marc J. Levine, MD
8:42 AM - 8:42 AM (0 min)	ADVANCED THINKING IN THE HONORED & DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR CORNER	Spine	Section ModeratorSteven R. Garfin, MD
9:14 AM - 9:22 AM (8 min)	SI Joint Fusions Following Previous Lumbar Fusions: How I Do Them & Can We Predict?	Spine	Steven R. Garfin, MD
11:47 AM - 12:05 PM (18 min)	Case Presentations With Questions & Answers Experiences with Lumbar TDA Revisions	Spine	Case Panel ModeratorsSteven C. Ludwig, MD Derek W. Moore, MDCase PanelD. Greg Anderson, MD I. David Kaye, MD Isador H. Lieberman, MD, MBA, FRCSC Marc J. Levine, MD Grigoriy Arutyunyan, MD Todd J. Albert, MD Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD, PhD, MBA Steven R. Garfin, MD
6:50 AM - 6:55 AM (5 min)	Computer	Spine	Break to LunchSteven R. Garfin, MD

2019 Ortho Summit