BOARD OF CERTIFICATION: ·
American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, 1984
EDUCATION: ·
Pacific Union College, Angwin, CA, B.S., 1969
Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, M.D., 1973
INTERNSHIP: · Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT, 1973-1974
RESIDENCIES: · General Surgery, Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT, 1974-1976
· Orthopedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 1976-1980
FELLOWSHIPS: · Spine Surgery, Dr. E.H. Simmons, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1980-1981
· Upper Extremity, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, 1981-1982
HONORS AND AWARDS: · William E. Lower Fellowship Thesis Prize, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1979
· Surgical Residents Research Prize, American College of Surgeons, Ohio Chapter, 1979 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
· Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mercy San Juan Hospital, Carmichael - 1998
· Private Practice, Carmichael, CA 1994 - present
· Spine Surgery, Spine Center of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 1993-1994
· Spine Surgery, The Spine Institute, Indianapolis, IN, 1990-1993
· General Orthopedics, North Pacific Orthopedic Associates, Portland, OR, 1982-1990
MEMBERSHIPS:
· American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
· American Medical Association
· Wisconsin Medical Society
· Simmons Surgical Society
· North American Spine Society
· Sacramento-El Dorado Medical Society
· California Medical Society
LICENSURE:
· California
· Oregon
· Ohio
· Indiana
· Wisconsin
PRESENTATIONS:
· Surface Replacement of the Hip in Canines: Effect of Surgical Approach of Femoral Head Blood Supply
American College of Surgeons - Chicago, October 1979
Orthopedic Research Society - Atlanta, February 1980
National Orthopedic Residents Conference - Mayo Clinic, May 1980
· Nonunion of the Clavicle
Orthopedic Grand Rounds, University of Toronto, April 1981
· Synovectomy of the Elbow, Wrist, Hand, for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Medical Grand Rounds, Loma Linda University, May 1982
· Chemonucleolysis - Current Concepts 1984
Oregon Family Practice and Internal Medicine Symposium, Portland, Oregon, October 1984
·Thoracolumbar Fractures without Neurological Compromise
10th Annual Simmons Surgical Society Meeting, Pebble Beach, California, May 1988
· Sacroiliac Arthrodesis
12th Annual Simmons Surgical Society Meeting, Sanibel Island, Florida, April 1990
· Pedicle Screw Fixation of the Lumbar Spine
Orthopedic Grand Rounds, Indiana University Medical Center, June 1992
· Current Concepts in the Evaluation and Treatment of the Worker with a Low Back Injury
Indiana State Workmans Compensation Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, September 1992
· Internal Fixation of the Spine - Update
American Association of Surgical Technicians, 23rd Annual National Convention, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 1993
· "Reasons Why Treatment of Low Back Pain Fails", Adventist Health Workers’ Compensation Division, May 20, 1997.
· "Recognizing and Treatment of Scoliosis",
Sutter Spine Institute Scoliosis Support Group, December 13, 1997.
· "Degenerative Lumbar Spine", AO/ASIF, Nurses Course, Reno, NV, April 25, 1998.
PUBLICATIONS:
· The Effect of Surgical Approach in Surface Replacement of the Canine Hip. Elvert F. Nelson, M.D., Mary-Blair Matejczk, M.D., and A. Seth Greenwald, D.Phil(Oxon), Orthopedic Transactions Vol. 4, No. 2, p. 264.
· Integraff Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Arthroscopic Technique. Roy Rusch, M.D., Elvert F. Nelson, M.D., and Don Noel, P.A. Prosthetic Ligament Reconstruction of the Knee W.D. Saunders, Chapter 1, p. 52-64.
· Fractures and Traumatic Conditions of the Wrist. Gary Frykman, M.D., and Elvert F. Nelson, M.D. Rehabilitation of the Hand, 3rd Edition, C.V. Mosby, Chapter 18, p. 267-283.
· Evaluation and Treatment of Spinal Tumors. Elvert F. Nelson, M.D., and Pasquale X. Montesano, M.D. Mercy San Juan/American River Monitor.
· Occipital Cranial Injuries. Elvert F. Nelson, M.D.,
and Pasquale X. Montesano, M.D. Orthopaedic Knowledge Update -- Trauma, Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1996, Section 4: Spine, Chapter 33, pp 311-316.
PUBLICATIONS PENDING:
· ORIF of Occipital Condyle Fractures. Pasquale X. Montesano, M.D., and Elvert F. Nelson, M.D. Techniques in Fracture Surgery. To be completed in 1998.
ABSTRACTS:
· Montesano, PX, Nelson, EF, Turretta, SE: The Use of Hydroxyapatite as an Implant for the Autograft Site in the Iliac Crest. Cervical Spine Research Society, December 1997.
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