| | Dr. Kenneth Light | | | | | QUALIFICATIONS
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York B.A. 1972
Cornell University, College of Medicine M.D. 1976
Certified Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery
University of California, San Francisco, CA 1981
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery 1985
Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery 1985
Certified Specialist in Spinal Surgery,
State University of New York at Buffalo 1985
POSITIONS HELD
Private Practice at St. Francis Memorial Hospital
Jensen, Watson and Light, M.D.'s, Inc. 1981 - present
Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 1985
Director of Spinal Surgery
San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA 1985
Co-Medical Director
San Francisco Spine Center at St. Francis Memorial Hospital 1991 - present
MEMBERSHIPS
The Leroy Abbott Society
Simmons Surgical Society
San Francisco Medical Society
American Medical Association
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
Board of Trustees American Back Society
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Undergraduate, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1972-1976
winner of Walter S. Teagle Scholarship
Cornell University College of Medicine 1976
INTERNSHIP
General Surgery at the University of California, San Diego, CA 1976-1977
RESIDENCY
Resident in General Surgery
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 1977-1978
Resident in Orthopedic Surgery
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 1978-1981
Resident in Orthopedic Surgery
French Hospital, San Francisco, CA July - Dec 1978
Resident in Orthopedic Surgery
San Francisco, General Hospital, San Francisco, CA Jan - June 1979
Resident in Orthopedic Surgery
University Hospital July - Dec 1979
Resident in Orthopedic Surgery
Kaiser Hospital, Oakland, CA Jan - June 1980
Resident in Orthopedic Surgery
Children's Hospital, Oakland, CA July - Dec 1980
Chief Resident in Orthopedic Surgery
San Francisco, General Hospital, San Francisco, CA Jan - July 1981
FELLOWSHIP
Fellowship in Spinal Surgery with Edward H. Simmons, M.D.
State University of New York at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York July 1984 - June 1985
SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS
University of California, San Francisco. Grand Rounds: Disorders of the Patellorfemoral Joint, September, 1978.
University of California, San Francisco. Grand Rounds: Supracondylar Fractures of the Femur, March, 1980.
The Leroy Abbott Society: Femoral Neck Fractures-The San Francisco General Hospital Experience, May, 1980.
Roswell Park Memorial Institute Lecture Series: Metastatic Tumors of the Spine, December, 1984.
State University of New York. Graduation: Metastatic Disease of the Spine-A Rational Approach, May, 1985.
Combined Rounds: General Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery. State University of New York at Buffalo, September, 1984. Compartment
Syndrome.
Scoliosis Research Society, San Diego, California. A Rational Approach to the Surgical Management of Metastatic Disease of the Spine,
September, 1985.
Kenneth I. Light, M.D., page 2
International Symposium of Orthopedic Surgery, Beijing, China. Metastatic Disease of the Spine; The Indications and Technique of
Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion. November, 1985.
Grand Rounds: Kaiser Hospital, Oakland, California. The Surgical Treatment of Metastatic Disease of the Spine, February, 1986.
The Leroy Abbott Society: Metastatic Diseases of the Spine. 1986.
The Leroy Abbott Society: A Prospective Analysis of Myelogram, CT, Discogram, and MRI in the Diagnosis of Degenerative Disease of
Lumbar Spine. May, 1987.
Faculty: Fundamental Problems of Low Back Disability. Buffalo, New York, July, 1987. Metastatic Disease of the Spine; The Clinical
Assessment of Low Back Disability.
Faculty: American Back Society Bioskills Workshop, San Francisco, California, December 1987.
International Society for Study of the Lumbar Spine, Miami, Florida. "Metastatic Diseases of the Spine: A Rational Approach." April,
1988.
Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons, Carmel, California. "Metastatic Diseases of the Spine: A Rational Approach." April, 1988.
American Back Society, Orlando, Florida. Grand Rounds, Bioskills Workshop and Consultation Clinic. May, 1988.
Simmons Surgical Society, Carmel, California. "A Prospective Study of MRI, Myelogram, CT Scan, and Discogram in the Diagnosis of
Degenerative Disc Disease of the Spine." May, 1988.
American Orthopedic Association, Hot Springs, Virginia. "Metastatic Diseases of the Spine." June, 1988.
North American Spine Society, Colorado Springs, Colorado. "Metastatic Diseases of the Spine." July, 1988.
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, State University of New York at Buffalo. "The Clinical Assessment of a Patient with Neck, Shoulder,
and Arm Pain." July, 1988.
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, State University of New York at Buffalo. "The Indications and Technique of Anterior Cervical
Discectomy and Fusion with the Keystone Technique." July, 1988.
Hawaii State Chiropractic Association, Honolulu, Hawaii. "Indications and Techniques of Spinal Surgery." September, 1988.
American Back Society, San Francisco, California. "Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: The Simmons Keystone Technique."
December, 1988.
Federation of Spinal Associations, Las Vegas, Nevada. "Diseases of the Spine: A Rational Approach." February, 1989.
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada. Diseases of the Spine: A Rational Approach." February, 1989.
Spinal Deformity and Trauma in 1989, Buffalo, New York. Reconstruction of the Spine for Malignant Disease." July, 1989.
PUBLICATIONS
Metastatic Disease of the Spine: Incidence, Disability Patterns and Treatment. Accepted: Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research.
Simmons Keystone Anterior Cervical Discectomy & Fusion: Surgical Rounds for Orthopedists. October, 1989.
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